The Peninsula Beacon, December 17th, 2009

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City budget noose is ready to tighten Libraries, public safety set to take hits

BY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | THE BEACON

Peninsula residents won’t be alone in sharing the city’s unfolding budget pains. Reductions in public safety positions and additional cuts to city services marked the final action of the San Diego City Council in 2009 as councilmembers recess until next year.

The City Council on Dec. 14 approved midyear budget amendments to help close an estimated

$179 million budget deficit projected for 2011. Part of Mayor Jerry Sanders’ 18-month plan adopted by the council includes cutting administrative positions, reducing library hours at all branches, cutting civilian positions in public safety services and shifting about $4.3 million in Mission Bay Park revenue to the general fund, effectively putting off maintenance projects.

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A budget plan adopted by the City Council on Monday calls for cuts in public safety positions and city services. Hours of operation will be cut for city libraries — including branches in Ocean Beach and Point Loma. PHOTO BY MARIA EPSTEN | THE BEACON

Home for the holidays Some of the most dazzling home interiors and exteriors on the Peninsula were showcased in dazzling fashion recently during the 2009 Point Loma Holiday Home Tour. Above, participants enter a Colonial Revival-style home built in 1927 on Azalea Drive. Left, warm holiday decor is splashed inside an English Tudor Revival-style home in the historical La Playa neighborhood on San Fernando Street. Below, an inside view of the beautifully decorated home above on PHOTOS BY DON BALCH | THE BEACON Azalea Drive.

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Seasonal spirit

The Veterans Winter Shelter on Sports Arena Boulevard hits full capacity the same day it reopens. 3

The annual hot chocolate charity tradition on Garrison Street targets a teen grappling with bone cancer. 4

Parents weigh in to avert ‘cataclysmic’ school crisis

BY SEBASTIAN RUIZ | THE BEACON

One by one, parents, teachers and a couple students approached the microphone during a forum Dec. 9 at Mission Bay High School to voice ideas and possible solutions to the school district’s impending budget worries. Interim Superintendent Bill Kowba painted a bleak picture and said the San Diego Unified School District faces an estimated $147 million to $203 million budget deficit in 2010-11.

Tapping into dollars set aside for special programs, offering health insurance trade-offs, work

furloughs, an unlikely parcel tax and staff pay reductions backed

by IOUs, were some ideas speakers and San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) administrators brought forward to help close the projected budget gap which SDUSD Board Trustee John de Beck called “cataclysmic.”

Drawing about 150 parents and community members, last week’s meeting is the latest in a series of public forums over school budget constraints district administrators blame on increasing costs combined with less SEE SCHOOLS, Page 7

Heartbreaker for Pointers Point Loma High comes away empty-handed despite dominating Cathedral Catholic for three quarters in the Division III CIF finals. 9

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Midway fire damage reaches millions Flames ripped through the corporate offices of an exotic dance business and an adjoining video store Sunday night on Rosecrans Street near Midway Drive. The blaze caused damage ranging as high as $4 million, according to investigators with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The fire appeared to have been triggered in the attic of the two-story building and was reported to officials around 9:30 p.m. Hot spots continued to smolder into Monday morning as crews remained on scene. No injuries were reported. Officials said about 45 firefightCOURTESY PHOTOS BY JIM GRANT | THE BEACON ers were dispatched to battle the blaze.

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THURSDAY · DECEMBER 17, 2009 THE PENINSULA BEACON

Veterans Winter Shelter opens on Sports Arena

BY ANTHONY GENTILE | THE BEACON

Amid financial turmoil and budget bludgeoning, the city’s Veterans Winter Shelter opened in Point Loma on Dec. 9. The 150bed shelter, operated by the nonprofit Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) took in a record 138 veterans on the first day and is already at capacity.

“We don’t really care where they come from. We just know that they wind up at our doorstep,” said VVSD president Phil Landis. “If you’re homeless and you’re a veteran and you live anywhere in San Diego County, you know about us. And if you’re going to be in a shelter, ours is the one that you’d prefer to be in.”

VVSD has operated the shelter since 1997 and spent the last five years at 2801 Sports Arena Blvd., a location donated by the Navy.

The shelter opened two days earlier than its scheduled date of Dec. 11 to give some additional relief from recent rains.

“We see providing a winter shelter specifically for veterans as a moral imperative,” Landis said.

“There isn’t enough shelter as it is and I think the nation, at a minimum, should provide the means whereby a homeless veteran can get out of the rain.”

According to Landis, the shelter opened despite being about $50,000 short of funds. He said donations are necessary for the

shelter to run, and they have not been as steady in 2009 as in previous years.

“This is heralded as a city shelter, but that’s really a misnomer,” Landis said. “This is our 13th year and every year since its inception, the city’s contribution has never been enough to fully support the cost of running the shelter. VVSD has kicked in every year.”

Landis said VVSD contemplated opening the shelter with fewer services and beds to break even.

In the end though, he decided that was not an option.

“We are opening the shelter knowing in advance that we don’t have all the money — without borrowing it — to run it,” Landis said. “We’re just going to figure it out as we go.”

Applicants to the shelter — which will remain open until April 8 — go through a thorough background check before they are accepted. That process includes confirming that the person is a veteran through the Department of Veterans Affairs and what Landis called a comprehensive needs assessment.

“We do an extensive assessment and intake,” Landis said.

“Unlike other shelters where the folks just come in and are assigned a bed, this is a comprehensive service model that’s wrapped around a winter shelter.

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Just feeling young at art Students of Young At Art Children’s Creative Center in Ocean Beach painted holiday windows at OB Paint & Hardware store recently in a community event designed to give little artists some hands-on experience and a chance to have some creative holiday fun. Above, Malia Humphrey puts her creativity to the test while (at left) teacher Karen Howell, foreground, shows Humphrey and Haven Hefferman how to apply finishing touches.

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THURSDAY · DECEMBER 17, 2009 THE PENINSULA BEACON

NEWS Garrison St. hot chocolate charity to aid local family

BY ANTHONY GENTILE | THE BEACON

Maria Yakkey is inviting the public to a special holiday celebration Sat., Dec.19, from 5 to 10 p.m. at her decked-out restaurant, Maria’s Café, located at Sunroad PHOTO BY NICOLE SOURS LARSON | THE BEACON Marina on the east end of Harbor Island.

Maria’s Cafe to host free holiday dinner for community Saturday

BY NICOLE SOURS LARSON | THE BEACON

Maria’s Café, Deli & Market, located at Sunroad Resort Marina at the east end of Harbor Island, will again host a free family holiday party as a gift to the community on Sat., Dec. 19 from 5 to 10 p.m.

As is typical at Maria’s Café, now decorated for Christmas, familystyle favorite dishes and desserts will be in abundance, as will nonalcoholic hot beverages. Guests are encouraged to bring a new unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots Toy Drive.

Santa will arrive during the party with a gift for every child.

And for adults wishing to participate in a gift exchange, participants are encouraged to bring a wrapped gift to put under the tree

and pick another to take home.

“This is my thank you to everybody for their support throughout the year,” said Maria Yakkey, who owns and operates the café with her husband, John. “We really love Christmas and have a lot to be thankful for this year.”

Yakkey said she encourages past or prospective customers to attend because, for the Yakkeys and their family and staff, Christmas is a time for family and friends and a time to build relationships.

Maria’s Café is located at 955 Harbor Island Drive on east Harbor Island. Winter hours are daily (except Wednesdays) from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on Fridays and 10 p.m. on Saturdays.

For more information, call (619) 220-0455.

It started a decade ago with four girls, hot chocolate and good intentions. Today, the Hot Chocolate Sale has become an annual holiday tradition in Point Loma.

This year, the altruistic bunchwill strive help a local family whose teenage son is grappling with bone cancer.

The charity stand on Garrison Street will be serving up holiday treats from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18.

“The girls all set up the table and have it decorated with lights,” said Carrie Ybarra, mother of hot chocolatier Jessica Ybarra. “They make their own signs and they all sit out there and have their own

position.”

For the past 10 years, Jessica Ybarra, Emily Ferdyn, Adriana Pickering and Meghan Zander have run the stand, with proceeds going to various charities. Last year’s event raised a personal record $1,400 for Childrens Hospital.

“It’s always been for charity and done with that in mind,” Ybarra said.

This year, the girls hope to shatter that record by raising $2,000.

All proceeds will benefit the family of Matt Alcantara, a Point Loma High School sophomore who is battling osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer.

“Their family is known for always giving to the community

and I think it’s time we give back to them,” Ybarra said. “Especially during such a difficult time in their lives with their son going through this process.”

The hot chocolate stand is located at 3701 Garrison St. Hot chocolate with garnishes, which include sprinkles and marshmallows, will be sold for $1 along with assorted baked goods. Patrons can then take their holiday treats and enjoy the annual holiday light extravaganza on Garrison Street that draws people from across the city.

“It’s an opportunity for people to give during this time of year to a special family that most of them know,” Ybarra said. “The family is so sweet. They are the nicest family in the world.”

Baron's Marketplace hosted a Holiday Gala on Dec. 12th featuring hot drinks and various holiday appetizers and local musicians. Larry Zeiger (left) performs one of his original songs to the delight of the crowd while The Mothers of Intention do their thing. Photos courtesy of Baron’s.

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NEWS 5 Hornblower Hybrid ushers in quiet technology at Embarcadero THURSDAY · DECEMBER 17, 2009 THE PENINSULA BEACON

BY NICOLE SOURS LARSON | THE BEACON

Over the next few weeks as one strolls or drives along the Embarcadero by Hornblower Cruises’ Grape Street Pier, passersby should stop and take a look at the unlikely sight of a pair of 10-foothigh, white and blue turbines twirling atop a tour boat emblazoned with the logo Alcatraz Cruises.

This is the first-ever hybrid ferry operating in the United States – and quite possibly the wave of the future. The turbines were built in San Diego at Helix Wind, under the Coronado Bridge.

Now visiting San Diego through Sunday, Jan. 3, the eco-friendly Hornblower Hybrid is the first of Hornblower Cruises’ planned fleet of “green” alternative-powered ferries and tour boats. Based in San Francisco, the vessel normally ferries tourists for the National Park Service (NPS) from Pier 33 to Alcatraz and Angel Island.

“We made a commitment to do this for the NPS,” said Jim Unger, Hornblower Cruises & Events vice president and San Diego general manager. “One of the most important reasons that (the ship) is down here is to show off our technology and create interest in our technology partners and customers.”

Unger said the firm plans to convert the San Diego-based Adventure Hornblower to green power, whether hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell or a more advanced technology, within a few years. Each conversion, he said, builds upon previous lessons learned.

The Hornblower Hybrid, a 10year-old catamaran originally built as a diving vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, was converted at Bayside Boatworks in Sausalito to run on a mixture of electric, solar and wind power with a boost from diesel-powered generators to provide back-up power as needed.

In addition to electric shore power for use dockside, it boasts a whimsical fifth source of power: a stationary bicycle that passengers can pedal to add their personal power to the ship’s energy grid.

The 64-foot ship’s computerized “brain” directs power from all sources to charge the bank of 64 marine-grade batteries housed under the salon deck and then distributes electricity to the vessel’s motors, navigation systems, lighting and other operating systems.

“It’s mostly a sensing and switching system, like a Prius,” Unger said. “At times of lesser need when the batteries are fully charged it will go offline. It determines that (distribution) even when we’re on shore power.”

The Hybrid features several flat-panel displays — called the “Prius gauge” — in the pilothouse, showing energy generation and distribution so that passengers can monitor power flow.

Once underway, the ultra-quiet Hybrid can cruise at 6-7 knots using only renewable energy. To boost speed to 10 knots, as needed on its 56-hour voyage down the coast or for maneuvering in tight docking quarters, the Hybrid draws on its environmentallyadvanced supplemental Tier 2

The Hornblower Hybrid, the first ferry of its kind in the nation, typically serves the San Francisco Bay area. It can be seen locally, however, at the company’s Grape Street Pier while the ship visits through Jan. 3. Hornblower is offering spePHOTO BY NICOLE SOURS LARSON | THE BEACON cial tours on its first alternative-fuel vessel.

diesel generators, which sip only six gallons of fuel per hour, compared to the more than 30 gallons per hour for conventional generators.

The Hybrid’s other eco-friendly features include interior carpeting made from recycled materials, countertops crafted from recycled blue Skyy Vodka bottles, energy-saving LED lighting using a total of only 150 watts and signage made from plyboo, a combination of plywood, bamboo and recyclable ink.

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this boat is consistent with the ideas of sustainability,” Unger said.

Hornblower also favors use of local boatyards and contractors for conversion and maintenance of its vessels. Just as the San Francisco-based Hybrid was overhauled in the Bay Area, the next project — conversion of a 600passenger ship incorporating a hydrogen fuel cell in its renewable power systems to ferry Statue of Liberty visitors in New York Harbor — will be undertaken at a yard in nearby Connecticut.

When the Adventure Hornblower is converted to green power, Unger said he plans to use a San Diego boatyard.

The Hybrid’s $4.5 million conversion, funded entirely by Hornblower, was designed in-house by Cameron Clark, Hornblower’s director of environmental affairs and special projects at Alcatraz Cruises, a Hornblower subsidiary.

Installation of the new systems took only about 30 days, said Hybrid Capt. Aaron Warren, who was involved in the construction.

Warren captains the boat on cruises and brought her to San Diego.

The Hybrid can accommodate 149 passengers as a ferry and up to 110 for a cocktail party.

During the Hybrid’s six-week visit to San Diego, Hornblower is offering the public special twohour Happy Hour and Eco Bay cruises aboard the Hybrid on Dec. 17, 19 and 26. The trip is $40 for adults and $35 for children for Hybrid Happy Hour and includes light hors d’oeuvres and music.

For the Hybrid Eco Bay Cruise, the cost is $30 for adults and $15 for children.

The Hybrid is also participating in the San Diego Bay Parade of Lights and is welcoming passengers Dec. 20 with holiday appetizers and desserts at rates of $69 for adults and $49 children.

For more information and reservations, call (888) 467-6256, or visit www.hornblower.com and click on San Diego and “local events.” The Hybrid departs the Hornblower dock off Harbor Drive at Grape Street.

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THURSDAY · DECEMBER 17, 2009 THE PENINSULA BEACON

GUEST COMMENTARY

Think green to reduce waste this holiday San Diego Environmental Services Department From Thanksgiving through the New Year’s holiday, the average San Diego household generates between three and 10 extra bags of trash. However, not all this material is considered waste. Mixed into the trash are many recyclable materials, such as food and packaging. Too often these recyclables end up buried in the City’s Miramar Landfill, taking up valuable space.

“The landfill is a finite resource and has a limited number of years of useable life left to bury trash,” said Chris Gonaver, director of the city of San Diego’s Environmental Services Department.

“Although San Diego’s waste diversion rate is up to 64 percent, we must do a better job recycling because more than two-thirds of material buried in the landfill is recyclable.

Worse, as the Miramar Landfill and other regional landfills continue to reach capacity, transportation and disposal costs for San Diego’s waste will increase,” Gonaver added.

• Drop off extra packaging materials at local private mailing centers. Call the Plastic Loosefill Council Peanuts Hotline at 1-800-828-2214 for the names of local businesses that reuse packing peanuts.

• Recycle non-metallic wrapping paper and boxes if you do not plan to use them again.

• Save wrapping paper and ribbons to reuse next year.

Ribbons made from paper can be recycled. Ribbon made from plastic or fabric is not recyclable but can be reused on other packages.

• Cardboard boxes with clear plastic windows can be recycled.

Gifts that reduce waste When selecting gifts to give family friends, and coworkers, consider the following ideas that can help reduce the amount of waste generated: • Give non-material gifts such as gift certificates for balloon rides, bay/whale watching cruises, music lessons, transit passes and gym or museum memberships. Buy tickets to a Reduce, reuse, recycle Wrapping materials such as local theme park, sporting event, movies or concerts. ribbon and wrapping paper • Give two gifts in one by are one of the largest quantities of materials that end up in using baskets, fabric bags, scarves or pillowcases to wrap the trash during the holiday gifts. season. In fact, each year • Make home-baked goodies 38,000 miles of ribbon alone is thrown out nationwide; which such as cookies, brownies or is enough to tie a bow around fudge and place in a reusable tin box, a kitchen container or the Earth!

San Diegans can give the gift a decorated box with minimal packaging. that keeps on giving by recy• Give services such as makcling products that can be reused and re-made into post- ing dinner or helping with home improvements. consumer material. Please • When selecting your gift consider the following ideas please consider how long it that will help reduce, reuse will last. Often, a cheaper item and recycle materials used will wear out long before its when wrapping packages: more durable equivalent.

• Decorate your home with • If you are giving electronholly, cedar, berries, fruits and nuts, all of which can be com- ics, give rechargeable batteries and a battery charger with posted after use. Use popcorn it. and cranberries to decorate • And, always remember to the tree. look for items made from recy• Create gift tags from last cled content. year’s holiday cards or wrapping paper.

For more information on • If you use traditional gift holiday waste reduction ideas, wrapping or send holiday recycling, composting and cards, buy paper products other related topics, call (858) made from recycled paper 694-7000, or visit that can also be recycled.

• Design your own wrapping www.recyclingworks.com. paper using paper shopping — A public service bags: decorate them with paints, crayons or art. You can announcement from the San also use blueprint paper or the Diego Environmental Services Department.

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By KEVIN FAULCONER In just five years, the Downtown Parking Management Group (DPMG) has managed to lower metered rates and increase revenue without wading through a sea of bureaucratic red tape.

More local control and less government has led to dramatically positive results, and I believe it’s time for the City to expand on this successful formula.

The group — made up of downtown residents, business owners and community leaders — was formed in 2004 and given the authority to alter parking meter rates and hours of operation in certain areas of downtown.

What DPMG members quickly learned, after working with a consultant, is that many of the meters in the pilot area were underutilized. Industry experts say 85 percent of metered spaces should be occupied throughout the day.

On streets with low meter usage, the DPMG reduced the City’s standard hourly rate, $1.25, to as low as 50 cents in some places. It also extended the maximum parking limit — up to 9 hours in certain areas. The result: A 106 percent increase in utilization, and an 89 percent increase in parking meter rev-

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enues between 2005 and 2007.

By lowering meter rates and extending limits, the City brought in more parking meter revenue.

This is an important point, obviously. And it couldn’t have happened any other way because the DPMG does not have the authority to raise rates.

Mayor Jerry Sanders will soon bring his Parking Meter Utilization Plan to the City Council. The goal of that plan is threefold: Increase community control over parking meter rates and hours of operation, better utilize metered spaces and streamline the process to remove politics and bureaucracy.

Similar to the pilot zone governed by DPMG, the mayor’s plan would give established neighborhood parking groups the authority to alter times and rates in order to maximize parking usage.

Changes could be appealed to the City Council, but neither the mayor nor the City Council would have the authority to increase rates.

San Diego’s meters currently cost parkers $1.25 an hour from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays — everywhere in the city outside of the downtown pilot area.

Under the mayor’s plan, rates

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in certain areas could increase to $2.50 an hour and enforcement could be extended to 11 p.m., but nothing would change without the approval of local parking groups, and rates would likely decrease in most places.

The mayor’s plan is expected to come before council before the end of the year. It’s an issue I’ve monitored closely because downtown is home to the highest concentration of metered parking spaces.

Community members are the ones who should be deciding what works best for downtown residents, businesses and tourists. It’s one of the reasons why I’ve been such a strong advocate of DPMG. The Mayor’s plan would set parameters. It could not be used to increase meter rates or extend hours of operations without community input.

You cannot argue with the results of the DPMG. Building upon its success, we now have an opportunity to expand the pilot program across San Diego.

— Kevin Faulconer is a San Diego City Council member representing District 2, which includes downtown, Point Loma and Ocean Beach.

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Friday, Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. According to event organizers, all items will be on sale, including men’s and women’s clothing and accessories, furniture and household items, Christmas clothing and decorations.

All proceeds go to cancer research and education. Volunteers and donations are welcomed.

The store is located in the Von’s Shopping Center, 3609 Midway Drive. For more information, call (619) 224-4336.

Donations sought to ease plight of homeless

Socks, shoes and shampoo are in high demand at the Joyce Synder Center at 1675 Garnet Ave., a Cancer Society shop to refuge for area homeless to find host price-cutting event food, winter clothes and health The Point Loma American Can- checkups.

“We’re the only full-time center in cer Society Discovery Shop will hold its semi-annual 50 percent-off sale the beach and bay area dealing

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Cuts also include reductions to lifeguard services at Torrey Pines State Beach for nine months out of the year, according to city documents. During the council meeting, District 1 Councilwoman Sherri Lightner pointed to revenue owed the city which could cover “lifeguard services at Torrey Pines State Beach, or the restoration thereof.”

The City Council also reduced canine and mounted police units.

Councilmembers approved the budget recommendations in a 7-1 vote Monday, with District 5 Councilman Carl DeMaio reiterating his vote against the mayor’s recom-

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with the homeless,” said center president Larry Mullen. “We operate five days a week and it’s primarily a volunteer operation aside from the full-time director. We have a continuing need for three items: hygiene items, clothing and food.”

The center needs pants for men in sizes 30-36, winter clothes, shoes, hygiene items, multivitamins, canned food and bottled water.

Licensed nursing volunteers are also needed anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

Last month, the center handed out nearly 400 pairs of socks and fed close to 700 people. The Community Christian Service Agency (CCSA) runs the Pacific Beach facility, as well as one in Clairemont.

Donations can be dropped off at 1675 Garnet Ave. during those hours of operation. Tax-deductible donations can also be made to: CCSA, 1675 Garnet Ave., San Diego, 92109.

15 “fulltime equivalent” (FTE) positions.

• Reduction of Balboa Park parking lot sweeping service and one FTE position.

• Winter restroom closures across the Park and Recreation Department.

• Implement rolling “brown outs” by reducing eight engines from fire stations.

• Elimination of services at Torrey Pines State Beach for nine months.

• Reduction of a lifeguard position at Windansea Beach.

• Reduction of 41 police department civilian positions.

• An estimated $4.3 million in Community service cuts: • Reduction of library hours to Mission Bay Park improvement 36 hours a week and elimination of deferred maintenance. mendations because he said it is “not structurally balanced.”

“It relies on one-time monies … one-time fixes that will fall apart in … 2012,” DeMaio said. “It also intentionally underfunds our retiree healthcare benefits to the tune of $60 million.”

Even with the changes adopted by the City Council under this plan, the city would still face an estimated $77 million deficit next year, according to DeMaio.

The City Council initially approved the budget recommendations Dec. 9 before casting the final approval Monday.

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money from state coffers over recent years.

“Only way I see out of this is to cut pay with vouchers and the furloughs,” de Beck said.

De Beck admitted that potential savings in the ballpark of $63 million to $100 million through furloughs alone would not cover the projected deficit. De Beck unsuccessfully floated the furlough idea last year which, he said, would have lessened the blow on this year’s budget deficit.

He added that cutting staff pay while offering “vouchers” to make up the difference and paid at a later date could also help.

Though he couldn’t offer details on a voucher program, he said other California districts, including Los Angeles, have successfully run a similar program.

The idea of a school districtwide “parcel tax,” ranging from $20 to $750, also surfaced.

Though unlikely, de Beck said such a tax could raise tens of millions of dollars.

A group of parents also pointed toward healthcare benefits cuts as a way to save money. Offering incentives, like cash, to employees covered under their spouses’ healthcare program could help save some money. However, no details on such a program were offered.

And any changes to employee pay and benefits would have to be negotiated with unions.

One parent, Darlene Tuulick, said the school should cut administrative pay. “(The district) should start at the top and stay away from the

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kids,” said Tuulik, a Clairemont resident and mother of a student at La Jolla High School.

Several disliked the idea of cutting pay, school hours through furloughs or cutting benefits.

Mission Bay High School teacher Matt Moody, who runs the Mission Bay High School newspaper program, said the school already froze the school’s newspaper budget.

He said cutting more programs or, potentially, class time, sends the wrong message to parents and students.

“I find it unconscionable that an underperforming school district … would want to cut additional days from their students’ academic schedule,” Moody said.

His comments were met with applause.

As the community gathers to brainstorm, voice their opinion and concerns, district board trustee de Beck said now is the time to address school district board members concerning parents’ priorities before important milestones next year.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to offer his state budget proposal in January, which would give the SDUSD a clearer picture of what to expect from the state, officials said.

This is the third year in a row the state faces funding reductions to education, school district officials said.

De Beck said parents and community members should voice their concerns to district board trustees before the board votes on possible cuts to program funding next year.

“Everything we do is going to hurt children. It’s not going to be a free ride,” he said.

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because it is so comprehensive.”

Landis said the veterans who take advantage of the annual shelter come from various parts of the county and their average age is late 40s to early 50s.

He said the makeup of the shelter actually goes against a misperception about the demographics of the shelter — that it is full of primarily Vietnam War veterans.

“They come from every era, from World War II to the current conflict,” Landis said. “What we’re seeing are younger and younger and younger people.”

Local grassroots organization Girls Think Tank (GTT) is already chipping in to aid veterans staying at the shelter.

The organization held its fourth annual Winter Survival Backpack Event on Wednesday, Dec. 16, when participants distributed 150 backpacks filled with hats, gloves, toiletries, blankets, towels, and food, along with donations of clothing and books.

“With the Winter Survival Backpack project, Girls Think Tank and its supporters are able to show thanks to military veterans who have served our nation and given of themselves,” said Amylu Weas, GTT’s project director for Winter Survival Backpack Event.

For more information about VVSD or to donate money for the Veterans Winter Shelter program, visit www.vvsd.net.

Additional donations can be made by calling all VVSD executive assistant Rod Stark at (619) 393-2034.

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SPORTS Pointers lose heartbreaker to old nemesis Cathedral

BY SCOTT HOPKINS | THE BEACON

It was a great moment for Point Loma High School football players Friday during the Division III CIF finals.

The third-quarter had just expired and the clock on the massive Qualcomm Stadium scoreboard was being reset to 12:00 for the final quarter of play. The score showed the Pointers leading reigning state champion Cathedral Catholic by a 14-6 margin.

The statistics on the scoreboard also told a tale — the Pointers had outgained the Dons on the ground by a 328-44 margin.

On the saturated turf below, the Dogs appeared ready to put the final bite on their opponents, who stood at midfield, heads hanging and apparently discouraged.

Seniors Will McDonough — who suffered a season-ending injury in the season opener but dressed for the finals — and defensive stalwart Anthony Joyner, who was mauling opponents, embraced on the sidelines.

“One quarter left of Pointer football!” Joyner yelled to his fellow senior teammates, signaling the end of their high school football careers. Joyner held four fingers aloft, a team habit, signaling the importance of playing hard to the final second.

It was a great moment. But it didn’t last.

The Pointers dropped a heartbreaker Dec. 11 on a rainy afternoon as Cathedral stormed back

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After Point Loma High School’s heartbre aking loss during the Division II CIF finals at Qualcomm Stadium on Dec. 11, a player’s shoulder pads and jersey remain on the turf. Pointer player Eric Bueno stands alone at left. The Pointers dominated Cathedral Catholic until the fourth quarter, when the Dons stormed back to win 2014.

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Cox Cable Channel 4 to score 14 unanswered points in the final quarter and escape with a 20-14 victory and its third consecutive CIF Division III crown.

Point Loma finished the 2009 season at 9-4.

Aided by a questionable pass interference penalty that stunned observers, Cathedral scored its second touchdown with just over seven minutes left to play. A twopoint conversion pass attempt fell incomplete, leaving the Pointers clinging to a slim 14-12 lead.

Following a Pointer punt, the Dons got the ball back again and were desperately trying to sustain a drive in the game’s final four minutes when it happened.

Cathedral quarterback Max Brewer lofted a long pass downfield to receiver Chance Early, who appeared to be well-covered. Early was able to make the catch at the Pointer 30 as he appeared to be going down. Somehow, Early slipped away from the tackle and sprinted the remaining distance to the end zone. With the two-point conversion successful, the final score was dealt.

The Pointers had two possessions in the final four minutes, but the Dons’ defense, given renewed energy, stifled the Dogs’ efforts.

As the final seconds ticked away and reality raised its ugly head,

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tears replaced raindrops on the faces of many Pointer players, while some heaved deep sobs.

Momentarily forgotten were the stellar performances of players like Leslie Rogers (22 carries, 140 yards) who broke loose for a 60yard touchdown on the opening drive of the second half to give Point Loma a 7-6 lead.

QB Keegan Fitzgerald scored the Pointers’ second touchdown late in the third quarter on a 25-yard sprint, building the lead to 14-6.

Until the end, the Point Loma defense had stifled a Dons’ offense that had produced an 11-1 record to reach the CIF finals.

The Pointers dominated the Dons for much of the game. But with one touchdown called back on a penalty, a crucial fumble at the Dons’ one-yard line in the third SEE POINTERS, Page 10

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Bolts poised for run at 9th straight

BY BOB HURST | THE BEACON

Darrin Sproles will try to give the Chargers some juice Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals at Qualcomm PHOTO BY DON BALCH | THE BEACON Stadium.

This game might not turn out as wild as the teams' last meeting three years ago, when the Bolts rallied with 42 points in the second-half, but you never know.

San Diego has won eight straight games to take sole possession of the AFC West and has not lost a game in December since 2006.

The Chargers have an edge in the passing game while Cincinnati has the edge on the ground, unless LaDainian Tomlinson pulls through with a solid effort. Look for an entertaining contest with turnovers possibly being the key to victory.

All-time series: Chargers lead 18-10.

Last meeting: San Diego won 49-41 at Cincinnati in 2006.

WE E K 15 Cincinnati at San Diego @ Qualcomm Sunday, Dec. 20, 1:05 p.m.

TV: CBS Key stats: Cincinnati's defense ranked fourth through Week 13, with the lowest points-per-game allowed at 15.6 and fewest rushing yards allowed at 81.8. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers ranked third in passer rating through Week 13 with a mark of 104.9, right behind Brett Favre and Drew Brees. Tight end Antonio Gates was seventh with 994 receiving yards.

Noteworthy: The Bengals will finish the season with a winning record for only the second time in 19 years.

Prediction: Chargers 33, Bengals 31

Pointer Davis Callejon (7) returns a punt with the help of Morris Mathews (9) and Thomas Bell (5) during last week’s game at Qualcomm Stadium against Cathedral PHOTO BY SCOTT HOPKINS | THE BEACON Catholic, who edged the Pointers 20-14.

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Chargers defense key to 2009 success story

BY BOB HURST | THE BEACON

San Diego's offense gets the headlines, but the Chargers defense has played a big role in the team's success too.

Before the Bolts' winning streak, they had allowed 38 and 34 points to Pittsburgh and Denver. But in the next seven games, no team scored more than 23 points against the defense and the Chargers allowed 20 or fewer points in five contests.

San Diego limited opponents to less than 300 total yards in four

games during a seven-game stretch. The Chargers recorded 14 total sacks in games against Kansas City, Oakland and the New York Giants in Weeks 7 to 9.

Linebacker Shaun Phillips has been a royal pain to opponents, notching seven sacks and seven tackles for a loss through the first 12 games of the season. Outside linebacker Shawne Merriman collected four sacks in that time while cornerback Antonio Cromartie had three interceptions.

In the Chargers 32-3 win over Denver in Week 11, the defense

forced three turnovers, including two fumbles. Against the Chiefs the following week, San Diego converted four turnovers into scores in a 43-14 rout, including cornerback Paul Oliver's 40-yard return of a fumble recovery for a touchdown. And in Week 13 at Cleveland, the Chargers took control in the third quarter, holding the Browns offense to just 10 yards in a 30-23 victory.

When the playoffs arrive, how far the Chargers advance will likely depend on their defense making some news by making big plays.

period, a field goal attempt blocked and two interceptions, the Dogs were unable to finish off their opponents.

“The truth is our kids went out there and played their butts off for four quarters,” said a somber Mike Hastings, Point Loma’s head coach.

“They went toe-to-toe with the defending state champions and by all rights should have beat them.”

As tears continued to flow later in the locker room, assistant coach Dave Aros told players the only loss they had suffered was that they would never play together again as a team.

“I’m super proud of these seniors,” Hastings said. “They’re

They went toe-to-toe with the defending state champions and by all rights should have beat them.

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going to go out and do a lot of great things in life.”

The Pointers have been to the CIF finals a remarkable four times in the past five years. This year, both junior varsity and freshman teams won league titles, providing a bright outlook for the future.

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San Diego mainstay shines in dining entertainment at Humphrey’s

BY BART MENDOZA | THE BEACON

One might think the only way to get noticed in the music business is for an artist to be the focus of concert performances. Yet a growing number of performers have begun branching out and providing a soundtrack to other activities.

Instead of having the audiences come to where they are performing, the musicians go instead to where crowds congregate.

A couple cases in point are the annual Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon and the Ocean Beach Street Fair and Chili Cook-Off. But an increasingly common occurrence is having artists provide background music for a dining experience.

Once the exclusive domain of cover artists, a brunch these days can include music by the same artists who might headline the venue during evening hours.

This is the case with singer Stellita Lindgren, who will appear with pianist Larry Logan during brunch at Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge on Sunday, Dec. 20.

A mainstay of San Diego’s music scene for the past 20 years, Lindgren has done it all, from girlgroup oldies to jazz.

Today, in addition to her piano duo, she also fronts her own R&B group — Stellita’s Groove — and is one of The Corvelles, a trio dedicated to the girl-groups’ sounds of the 1960s.

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It’s a long way from her debut on New Year’s Eve 1989 with the show band The Revelles. Lindgren has never looked back.

One of the area’s premier R&B singers, Lindgren credits vocalist Natalie Cole as a major influence behind her sound.

“She had so much in her sound that I admired, particularly her R&B side,” Lindgren said. “Jazz is something I can do, but it just isn’t enough.”

Though the set list for brunch is comprised of cover songs, Lindgren has different goals for her own music.

“I need the beat in my songs to be R&Bish, a little more funky and uptempo,” Lindgren said.

Lindgren said a brunch gig is significantly different than a regular concert.

“I do a lot of cocktail parties and I started doing that early on,” Lindgren said. “So I got used to people talking, smiling and laughing while you play. You can tell they can hear you, every once in awhile, they’ll look at you and smile.”

The event’s timing is important for her repertoire as well.

“The early hour makes things different, loud or too fast won’t work,” Lindgren said. “Also, it’s a different type of audience in that they have usually made reservations. So it’s not so much about drawing a crowd, as it is in a regular show. It’s more about providing the right music for the diners.”

According to Lindgren, the morning listeners tend to favor jazz standards “but I’ll mix it up with some Motown or even Michael Jackson. There can be such a wide variety of people there that you try to have a little something for different aspects of the crowd.”

Upcoming projects include delving into the world of soundtracks.

Meanwhile, Lindgren said she is working on a followup to her 2000 album “Finally.”

Lindgren attributes the delay in new recordings to a heavy work schedule between her various groups and occasional session dates.

She said she intends to keep the bulk of her original material with Stellita’s Groove, though there may be some crossover.

“I’m working material into the band slowly but surely, but I may also eventually incorporate a tune or two in the brunch or cocktail party setting,” Lindgren said.

After two decades performing, Lindgren has seemingly lost none of the passion or fire for her craft.

“I’ve always felt that music soothes the soul,” Lindgren said.

“It takes away the stress. You can see it in people’s faces as they listen, while they eat. It feels good to have that affect with your music.”

Lindgren performs at 10 a.m Dec. 20 at Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge, 2241 Shelter Island Drive on Shelter Island.

For more information, visit www.humphreysbackstagelive.- Stellita Lindgren, a mainstay of San Diego music for the last 20 years, performs com.

Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. at Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge. COURTESY PHOTO BY SANDRA CASTILLO

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Again ‘Grinch’ charms young and old

BY CHARLENE BALDRIDGE | THE BEACON

The Old Globe recently opened its 12th annual “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” The annual feast for children of all ages continues through Dec. 27 at the landmark Balboa Park Theatre.

Each year, the critic attends kicking and screaming, “Oh, no! Not again!” Each year she experiences what can only be described as Grinch nostalgia. Having watched the eyes of little children fill with wonder, she comes away inspired and resolved to be less jaded in the New Year.

John Lee Beatty’s Who-Ville set is unchanged. Each costume created

by Globe associate artist Robert Morgan remains essentially the same, setting up memories of performances past, bygone portrayals of Young Max, Old Max and the furry green Grinch himself. Only Grandma Who (silvery soprano Eileen Bowman) is still played by the woman who created the role in 1998.

The most amazing phenomenon and legacy is the stream of CindyLou Whos who have graced the production over the years. Mel Marvin’s music is not simple and has a big range for a youngster, who must hold her own in the show’s hit song “Santa for a Day.” This year’s Cindy-Lou, 5-year-old Shea Starrs Siben, stole every heart opening night. Shea first saw “Grinch” at 3, when her elder sister Skylar played Cindy-Lou. Shea now plays Cindy-Lou, sharing the role with 9-year-old Anna Bahen, who plays alternate performances. All the Who children are double cast.

Cindy-Lou Who melts the heart of the Grinch in the Old Globe’s “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”

PHOTO BY CRAIG SCHWARTZ

Many readers know the story written by Dr. Seuss, Theodor “Ted” Geisel, who lived in La Jolla.

After his death, Geisel’s widow, Audrey, gave the children of San Diego the gift of this “Grinch.” The show, which has since proliferated, premiered in its present form at the Globe in 1998, under the childlike direction of then artistic director Jack O’Brien.

Old Max (the Grinch’s dog), who wanted to see the place once more, returns to Who-Ville, and as he tells the tale encounters his youthful self as well as all the citizens of WhoVille, from whom the Grinch (“You’re One of a Kind”) determines to steal Christmas. Having taken all the toys, trees and roast beasts, the Grinch, whose heart has already been touched by Cindy-

Lou, hears the Whos celebrating anyway. He realizes that Christmas is about something more than its accompaniments.

The current production, directed for the third year by Benjamin Endsley Klein, is excellent. Music director John Samorian conducts the large company, and his eight-piece Who-Chestra lends excellent support, especially to the youngest singer/performers, who find their pitches and are well-heard, thanks to Paul Peterson’s excellent sound design. Favorite musical moments are “Who Likes Christmas,” “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and the elder Whos’ quartet “This Time of Year.” It’s guaranteed that one goes home singing “Santa for a Day.” In his Old Globe debut as the Grinch, Broadway veteran Jeff Skowron is a keeper, pitch perfect, vocally interesting and not too scary. Martin Van Treuren, returning as Old Max, is the absolute best, dramatically and vocally, and Logan Lipton’s second outing as Young Max is a joy.

The critic was accompanied by a friend three years older than she. It was her first experience of the show, and she was absolutely captivated. It’s fun for the experienced “Grinch”-goer to see wonder reflected in the eyes of newbies, whether youthful or aged.

“Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” continues through Dec. 27, with performances scheduled at times that accommodate families with small children and grownups as well. See the detailed schedule at www.theoldglobe.org or call (619) 23-GLOBE.

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December A Look Ahead ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Sunday, Dec. 20, 4 p.m., Musica Vitale Chorus performs with director Elena Vizuet, harpist Elena Mashkotseva and organist Geoffrey Graham in “Music for Advent and Christmas.” The event is followed by a reception. A $5 donation is requested and students are admitted free. The event takes place at All Souls’ Episcopal Church, 1475 Catalina Blvd. For more information, call (619) 223-6394, ext. 13, or e-mail allsouls.music@gmail.com.

Saturday, Dec. 26, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the three resident dance companies at Dance Place San Diego in the NTC Promenade of Liberty Station will provide a day of free instruction. Participating are Malashock Dance, Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater and San Diego Ballet. Classes include stretch, ballet, jazz, tango, modern and hip hop. Dance Place is located at 2650 Truxtun Road.

For more information, visit www.malashock-dance.org, wwwsandiegodancetheater.org or www.sandiegoballet.org.

Through Jan. 17, Quilt Visions/Visions Art Quilt Gallery hosts a new exhibit, “Interpretations 2009.” An opening reception takes place Saturday, Nov. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. The admission to the gallery, located at 2825 Dewey

• Today, Dec. 17, 1:15 p.m., hot dog and festive bake sale by 4thgraders.

• Dec. 19-Jan. 3, winter break.

OB ELEMENTARY • Dec. 21- Jan. 1, winter break.

School resumes Monday, Jan. 4.

ST. CHARLES BORROMEO • Today, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., Christmas programs.

• Friday, Dec. 18, 12:15 p.m. dismissal, Christmas recess begins.

COMMUNITY/CIVIC Thursday, Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m., regular meeting of the Peninsula Community Planning Board.

Agendas are posted at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St. and are online by visiting www.pcpb.net. For more information, call (619) 2222240.

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Thursday, Dec. 24, 6 to 9 p.m., 36th annual Plumosa Park Festival of Lights. The luminarias tradition was started by Carol Settles in 1956 and has grown beyond the park to surrounding streets.

Plumosa Park is located on the east side of Chatsworth Boulevard. For more information, call (619) 222-3065, or e-mail mizdell@pacball.net.

Tuesday, Jan. 5, noon, monthly meeting of the Ocean Beach Woman’s Club. New members are welcome. The meeting takes place at the clubhouse at the corner of Bacon and Muir streets.

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• Thursday, Dec. 17, Dana Instrumental Music Winter Concert assemblies in Jackson Theater; 9:20 a.m. for grade 5, 11:20 a.m. for grade 6.

• Friday, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m., Dana Instrumental Music Winter Concert in Jackson Theater.

• Dec. 21-Jan. 1, winter break.

Thursday, Dec. 24, various times, The Rock Church hosts Christmas Eve services at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Childcare is not provided. For more information, call (619) 226-ROCK, or e-mail worshiparts@therocksandiego.org.

CABRILLO • Today, Dec. 17, 6 p.m., holiday program featuring grades kindergarten through 4.

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Troy Fountas, 9, of Ocean Beach claimed the San Diego Scholatic Fall Chess Championship title at Balboa Park in the Novice Division recently.

The tournament was held at the San Diego Chess Club in Balboa Park.

Fountas competed in five rounds against 11 other competitors. He is the son of John and Tami Fountas. Above, Troy holds his first-place trophy next COURTESY PHOTO to his dog, Daisy.

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SERVICE DIRECTORY - THE PENINSULA BEACON

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009

ARTIST SERVICES

ESTATE SALE

HANDYMAN

Estate Sale

High Quality Home Improvement

3664 Governor Drive University City, 92122

Dec. 11th – 12th Fri & Sat Only 25% OFF, 10am – 3pm

CLEANING Have a Clean Home for the Holidays!

Homes, Office, Multi tenant, Retail Shopping Centers L.L. Commercial Cleaning Residential and Commercial Cleaning

Antiques, Art, Furniture, Books, Lenox, Jade,Costume & Fine Jewelry, Vintage Glassware,Vintage Silver Plate, Pottery, Bauer, Wedgwood, Mahogany Furniture, Display Cabinets

ESTATE SERVICES COMPANY Much Too Much To Mention M. Earline Talbot

619.937.5988 insured/worker compensation

760-420-5730

Cleaning Service

FLOORING

by Cecilia Sanchez Family owned & operated 15 years experience.

Traditional Hardwood Flooring

Office, residential & vacancy cleanings #1 vacation rental experts Free estimates & excellent references (619) 248-5238

• REFINISHING • REPAIR • INSTALLATION SPECIALIZING IN HARDWOOD FLOORS Over 20 years experience in San Diego

JOHN WEIGHTMAN

Maid Service Trustworthy,reliable & detail oriented!

(619) 218-8828

Ocean Home Services Only $35/hr. Master Carpenter w/ 25 years experience.

Interior /exterior woodworking (ex-termite inspector) Quality design fence work wood /vinyl Professionally Installed windows & doors Drywall Install/Repair and finish work.

Detail Quality Painting Light Electrial & Plumbing

(619) 241-1231 not licensed

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Valentina

Lawn Care & Gardening

(858) 229-0016

Retired gentleman, weekly, bi-monthly, residential & commerical.

Low as $20 a visit.

A gardener you

CONCRETE MASONRY STRUCTURAL & DECORATIVE BRICK • BLOCK STONE • TILE CONCRETE DRAINAGE WATERPROOFING 30 years experience

619.450-9804

can talk to!

SERVICES FOR ALL YOUR REPAIR AND UPGRADE NEEDS

Electrical Drywall Plumbing Painting Home Sale Punch Lists Bath Exhaust Experts MARROQUIN CONSTRUCTION CORP

619.403.1272 www.marroquincorp.com Lic 927447 - USN Retired

HAULING

A VETERAN HAULING Insured · Reliable

Best Prices & Free Estimates

10% Discount - Senior & Veteran

Call A Veteran

619-847-1535 Teco’s Gardening Tree Trimming Lawn Renovation New Plants & Design Whole Tree Removal Sprinkler Installation/Repair General Clean-Ups Stump Grinder Service Clean Palms & Trees

(858) 459-0959 cell: (858) 405-7484 COPIES

We Also Do: Fencing, Floors, Stucco Repairs Concrete, Demolition, Brick & Block Walls Drywall, Painting, Roofing Plumbing, Drains Installed/Repaired General Hauling

3¢

You Call-We Haul!

No Job Too Small!

Evictions, cleanouts, construction debris, tree trimming, etc.

We are eco friendly

(619) 234-7067 lic# 706902

skelley.office@cox.net KelleyPainting-sd.com

PLUMBING

Inside/Outside Screens & Track Cleaning Residential Specialist Commercial Licensed & Insured.

FREE DELIVERY!

Get your FREE estimate today!

Holiday Discounts!

100% Guarantee!

LOW PRICES! 15 years experience!

(619) 384-7615

JB’s Window Cleaning & Service

• Mini Blinds –Bill HARPER PLUMBING & HEATING–

• Screens

$58 first hour for repairs, fixture installation only

• Mirrors

(estimates given for additional services)

Pressure Washing

BBB Member since 1986 Self-Employed Lic #504044

Experienced

CALL BILL 619-224-0586

Call

(619) 248-2778

A Plumper shouldn’t drain your wallet!

Specializing in:

Advertise in the Service Directory for as low as $35!

Drain Cleaning • Whole House Water Filtration Tankless Water Heater Whole House Re-piping

Give Heather or Kim a call!

NO Overtime Charge. All Work Guaranteed.

Lowest Price in the industry.

FREE TANKLESS WATER HEATER* (up to 50 gallons) *with installation of a whole house repipe

877.201.0828

Scott Smith, has been serving the beach communities since 1979.

858-272-ROOF (7663) 619-224-ROOF (7663)

858-270-3103 x115 858-270-3103 x140

SOLAR

PAINTING

(858) 503-5976 (858) 220-6184

2500 OFF

$

ANY DETAIL SERVICE

www.iluvjunk.com

10% Senior Discount

COMPLETE AUTO DETAILING RECESSION SPECIAL

619-933-4346

Low Prices Free Estimates

COPIES

SOLAR ELECTRIC Call us for all your solar electric needs

j_teco@yahoo.com

• Hand Washing & Waxing • Oxidation & Fall out Removal • Complete Interior Work • Engine Cleaning Your Green Alternative Since 1981

Pacific Beach

AUTO DETAILING 4645 Cass Street • 858-581-0211 Beach & Bay Press Building- entrance on Emerald Street across from the Post Office

Mowing & Trimming Weekly / Bi-Weekly 20 yrs experience Dependable & Honest

(NO LIMIT)

FREE ESTIMATES CLEAN UP • HAULING Call Scott at Pro-Mow (858) 652-0873

Color Copies

.29¢ and Up

SHOP OPEN M–F 12:30 to 5:00 PM

CLEAN - COURTEOUS - PROFESSIONAL • Interior / Exterior • Custom Cabinet Finishing • Residential & Commercial • Wallpaper Removal • Stucco Repair • ”Popcorn” Ceiling Removal

• Insured, Quality Workmanship

FREE ESTIMATES 619-219-1923

Sales, Service & Supplies Same Day Response Digital/Analog • Reliable

BRETTCUSTOMS@COX.NET LIC #936550

Chuckie’s

Painting Company 3200 ADAMS AVE. STE. 103

(619) 795-9429

SAN DIEGO, CA 92116

Ph. (619) 282-6252 Fax (619) 521-0117

www.chuckiespainting.com

copyserv@att.net

CA Lic. #925325

ELECTRICAL

PAINTING

chuckgjr@cox.net

HANDYMAN

JACOB’S ELECTRIC

RENT-A-HUSBAND Handyman with 20 years experience.

Many Skills • Hourly or Bid Non-licensed

(619) 843-9291

Call for a FREE ESTIMATE

SAVE $ while Helping the environment!

ROOFING

Hedges hauling • Reasonable Rates Free Estimates • References

William Carson

• Residential / Commercial • Service / Repair - Panels • Custom Lighting / Spas Bonded & Insured • License #903497

10% SENIOR DISCOUNT

Toner Cartridge Recharging

HANDYMAN

Gardening Clean-up

Licensed & Insured Lic #638122

Clean, Quality Work!

A Glass Act Window Cleaning

Jose’s

References & Portfolio

5¢ Self Service

• Full Service • Interior/Exterior • Power Washing • Stucco Repair • Residential/Commercial • Bonded / Insured

(888) 228-6637

619-225-8362

carsonmasonrysandiego.com

From one original only, 100 min. on 8.5 x 11”

San Diego Business for over 14 years

(760) 233-9785 CONSTRUCTION

WINDOW CLEANING

PAINTING

One Low Rate:

GARDENING·LANDSCAPING

TONER CARTRIDGES

KELLEY

Call Scott

Weekly • Monthly • Special Occasions

CONCRETE/MASONRY

PAINTING

Prompt & Professional Insured

Ask for Bob 858-454-5922

Better Business Bureau Member Lic#810245 • Bonded • Insured A+ Quality Construction Inc.

SOLAR ELECTRIC

619 -527-2227 TILE

D.K. TILE Repairs, re-grouts & installations of all ceramic tile & stone.

All work done by owner.

Free Estimates Lic # 428658 858.566.7454 858.382.2472

TREE SERVICES

CROWN POINT CLIPPERS, INC.

TREE SERVICE FREE ESTIMATES

Baylor’s Brush Painting Interior - Exterior Painting ® Personal Service ® Established 1980 Bonded, St. Lic. #538443

ED BOEHLER (619) 224-9713

FREE ESTIMATES! • FINE PRUNING & THINNING • ARTISTIC TREE LACING • TREE & STUMP REMOVAL WWW.CROWNPOINTCLIPPERS.COM

(858) 270-1742 Fully licensed and insured. Lic# 723867

CARZ

www.SanDiegoCarz.com

25+ Cars Under $4,990 MARK or JASON 3196 MIDWAY DR. (619)224-0500

REAL ESTATE DIRECTORY · THE PENINSULA BEACON

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009

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CA DRE Broker's # 01312924 Karen Dodge CA DRE Broker's # 01312925 Mike Dodge

Half Block to Sail Bay

Wrap Up Your Holiday Shopping Here!

4052 Promontory St., Pacific Beach 3947 Sequoia St., Pacific Beach

This 2BD/2BA Condo is just steps from Mission Bay and a few blocks to the ocean.

Light & Bright southernly facing unit. 2-car underground parking spaces. 2 storage areas. Fireplace. Great Vacation home! Offered at $569,900

Open House Most Sat/Sun 1– 4

Karen: 619-379-1194 • Mike: 619-384-8538 E-mail: Karen-Mike@San.rr.com Web: www.karen-mike.com

Brand new Tuscan-style contemporary single family homes, almost 2,000 sf. Each 3BR/4BA with penthouse room opening to large rooftop deck, perfect for holiday parties!

Bernie

Either 1 blk to Crown Point Shores or 3 blks to Sail Bay...with miles of sandy beaches and park areas to walk, sail, run, bike or sunbathe.

CALL FOR HOLIDAY PRICING! Kathy Evans 858.488.SELL

RESI DEN COM & TIAL MER CIAL

Seagulls Sing - are you listenin'?

Coastal Properties

DRE #00872108

Work with a Beach Specialist

SOS na

Pacific Beach Call to see my Listings: • Custom Home in Crown Point • 18 New Condos, One block from Ocean • New Condos Near Sail Bay

3 blks to the beach, a new 1,600 sf condo is listed. $589K “I’LL COME TO YOUR RESCUE” WWW.BERNIESOSNA.COM

Buying? Selling?

THINKBRIAN.BIZ

CHRISTMAS LIGHT HANGING 1-866-WE-HANG-4U

Brian J. Lewis 619-300-5032 DRE #01440201

1-866-934-2644 OR 619-387-6399 www.thechristmaslightpros.com

Coastal Properties

STAY, SEE & DREAM SAN DIEGO

Just Liste d!

3445 Bayside Walk · The Baysider · 3 bed / 3 bath · Panoramic Views · 2-car attached garage · Private bay front wrap around deck · Walk to eat, shop & surf · Owner financing available

Four fabulous 2- and 3-bedroom NEW construction condos in the heart of Pacific Beach! All units are move-in ready with private garages, outdoor living and many upgrades! A Must See!

Staci Malloy

(619) 977-4334 CELL (858) 490-6127 DIRECT

Valerie Zatt 858.274.1553

858.490.6129

www.oppsd.com

www.stacimalloy.com

directory

OPEN HOUSE Sun 11am-2pm

5323 Soledad Mountain Road

4BR/2BA

$895,000

James Shultz • 858-354-0800

Sun 1pm-4pm

4052 Promontory

3BR/4BA

$899,000

Kathy Evans • 858-488-SELL

Sun 10am-2pm

3445 Bayside Walk

3BR/3BA

$1,495,000

Valerie Zatt • 858-274-1553

Sun 10am-2pm

3709 Ocean Front Walk

4BR/4BA

$6,500,000

Valerie Zatt • 858-274-1553

POINT LOMA / OCEAN BEACH LA JOLLA Sat 1pm-4pm

356 Prospect St. #N-2

Sat 11am-3:30pm

1BR/1BA

$785,000

Marie Huff • 619-838-9400 Matt Glynn • 858-869-7661

2458 Azure Coast

3BR/2.5BA

$849,000

Sat 1pm-4pm

1948 El Camino del Teatro

3BR/2.5BA

$1,995,000

Jeff Lang • 858-699-7000

Sat 1pm-4pm

475 Marine St.

3BR/3BA

$2,150,000

Rob Peters • 619-206-1318

Sat 11am-2pm

8101 Prestwick

Sat 1pm-4pm

5749 Abalone

4BR/4BA

$2,580,000

Brant Westfall • 858-922-8610

4BR/4.5BA

$3,495,000

Sandy Kaiser • 858-682-5002 Maxine & Marti Gellens • 858-551-6630

Sat 1pm-4pm

5410 Calumet Ave.

4BR/5BA

$9,990,000

Sun 1pm-4pm

356 Prospect St. #N-2

1BR/1BA

$785,000

Marie Huff • 619-838-9400

Sun 11am-3:30pm

2458 Azure Coast

3BR/2.5BA

$849,000

Jim Holland • 858-405-6442

Sun 1pm-4pm

240 Coast Blvd. #3

2BR/2BA

$895,000

Marta Schrimpf • 858-361-5562

Sun 11am-1pm

6748 Tyrian

2BR/2BA

$1,298,000

Peter Van Rossum • 858-204-3221

Sun 1pm-4pm

7254 Draper Ave.

3BR/3BA

$1,685,000

Maxine & Marti Gellens • 858-551-6630

Sun 10am-1pm

8101 Prestwick

4BR/4BA

$2,580,000

Brant Westfall • 858-922-8610

Sun 1pm-4pm

5749 Abalone

4BR/4.5BA

$3,495,000

Kate Hamidi • 858-722-2666

Sun 1pm-4pm

2610 Inyaha Lane.

6BR/6.5BA$4,845,000-$5,775,876

Claire Melbo • 858-229-

8383

PACIFIC & MISSION BEACH / CROWN PT Tues, Wed, Fri 12pm-4pm

924 Hornblend

Sat 1pm-4pm

1022 Felspar

2BR Units$519,000-$556,000 3BR/3BA

$589,000

Alex Rojas • 858-427-3664 Kathy Evans • 858-488-SELL

Sat 1pm-4pm

4052 Promontory

3BR/4BA

$899,000

Kathy Evans • 858-488-SELL

Sat 10am-2pm

3709 Ocean Front Walk

4BR/4BA

$6,500,000

Valerie Zatt • 858-274-1553

Sun 1pm-4pm

1022 Felspar

3BR/3BA

$589,000

Kathy Evans • 858-488-SELL

Sun 1pm-4pm

4563 Point Loma Ave.

Sun 1pm-4pm

5120 W. Point Loma Blvd.

3BR/2.5BA

$799,000

Cindy Wing • 619-223-9464

3BR/2BA

$895,000

Cindy Wing • 619-223-9464

4BR/2BA

$629,000

James Shultz • 858-354-0000

CLAIREMONT Friday 3pm-6pm

3042 Courser Ave.

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