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2011 · 13TH ANNUAL EDITION
LA JOLLA LIGHT
Enlightening La Jolla Since 1913
Vol. 99 Issue 43 • October 27, 2011
Online Daily at www.lajollalight.com
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THE WEEK IN REVIEW
INSIDE
Budget woes hound schools Drastic budget cuts will be required if the San Diego Unified School District is to stave off financial collapse, said trustee Scott Barnett and business superintendent Phil Stover to the La Jolla Cluster Association at an Oct. 19 meeting. Reaction? The Cluster Association wants a community-wide meeting to apprise all parents of the dire situation. More on A5
■ Fan palms are
the region’s symbolic trees. A12
Lawyer claims fireworks fees
Image courtesy of La Jolla Village Merchants Association. Spot this flier in a shop window and stop in for a treat. For more seasonal events, see Best Bets on page B12.
■ Challenged
athletes conquer La Jolla course. A19
■ History prof
talks about pirates. B1
Halloween comes to town ■ Pillage the Village: La Jolla Village Merchants Association presents the third annual trick-or-treating event from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, with goodies from participating merchants and businesses to those who stop by in costume. ■ Kids’ Halloween Festival: La Jolla Recreation Center will offer carnival games, a costume contest, pony rides, inflatable jumpers and more, 1-4 p.m. Oct. 29, at 615 Prospect. (858) 552-1658. ■ Shores Fall Family Fest: Fourth annual neighborhood celebration hosted by the merchants along Avenida de la Playa in La Jolla Shores, 3-6 p.m. Oct. 29, with kids and adults costume contest, food, face-painting, musical bands, freebies and raffles. Tickets: $5 advance, $10 day of at (619) 840-3482 or
www.lajollashoresmerchants.com. ■ Family Harvest Festival: Bounce houses, crafts, pumpkin decorating, game booths and prizes, plus free hot dogs, chips, lemonade, cotton candy, and popcorn, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 28, from La Jolla Community Church and Eastgate Christian School. Organizers request all costumes be child-friendly. Free admission at 4377 Eastgate Mall, east of Genesee. (858) 558-9020, ext 208. www.ljcommunitychurch.org. ■ Library Liberties: Stories, crafts and trick or treating, 10:30 a.m. Oct. 27, plus, Halloween crafts for ages 4 and older, 12:302 p.m. Oct. 29, at Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 454-0268.
SEE HALLOWEEN, A7
Environmental attorney Marco Gonzalez is seeking $756,132 in reimbursement from the city for court fees incurred suing the municipality and a nonprofit La Jolla group over alleged improprieties with permitting and environmental regulations for Fourth of July fireworks displays. More on A10
Embezzlement hearing on hold A preliminary hearing for a Loma Portal woman who has pled not guilty to stealing more than $3 million from Jack’s La Jolla where she worked as a bookkeeper has been rescheduled for Dec. 6. Tara Virginia Moore, 39, faces more than 10 years in prison if convicted of grand theft and embezzlement. Bill Mitchell, deputy district attorney, said Moore’s preliminary hearing, originally set for Nov. 10, was postponed to allow time to sort through evidence. More on A14
Peters seeks Congressional seat La Jollan and former First District City Councilman Scott Peters, now a port commissioner, announced he’ll run for Congress challenging incumbent Republican Brian Bilbray in the newly created 52nd District. “Some of our representatives have worked within the Washington, D.C., Beltway for so long, they’ve forgotten they work for the people back home,” said Peters, characterizing himself as “a common-sense Democrat.” More online at lajollalight.com
La Jolla couple shares husband’s breast cancer story ■ Gala guests go
mining for a cure. B12
BY JUDEE SEDLER We have lived in La Jolla since 1987. This past January, my husband, Carl, found a lump in his right breast and immediately went to his doctor, Leila Rhodes, M.D. on La Jolla Blvd. She swiftly set up tests for him and in February he had a mastectomy of the right breast. Carl turned 85 years old on Oct. 12, and you’d never expect men to get this disease, plus a man at age, 84 at the time! Now, Carl is cancer free and didn’t require any radiation or che-
mo; he’s just on hormones for the next five years. Carl has had wonderful care by his surgeon, Dr. Cheryl Olson and his oncologist at Scripps, Dr. Sabina Wallach. Since there is such a low percentage of men affected by this disease, I thought La Jolla Light readers might want to hear about this. I felt the need to bring more attention to breast cancer, particularly when it hits home!
SEE BREAST CANCER, A9
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Carl and Judee Sedler on Carl’s 85th birthday Oct. 12.
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