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www.SDNEWS.com Volume 15, Number 38
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010
San Diego Community Newspaper Group
World Oceans Day 2010 gets ‘Seussed’ up
Prop. D: Voters choose a form of city government City Councilmembers share their views on mayor-council vs. council-manager concepts
BY MARIKO LAMB | VILLAGE NEWS Beachgoers and residents can celebrate World Oceans Day “Seuss style” with activities June 5 to 8 in La Jolla and surrounding beach communities.This year, World Oceans Day not only marks a tribute to the ocean’s rich diversity but also the 50th anniversary of “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish,” a classic children’s book by La Jolla’s own former resident Theodore Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. La Jolla will join hundreds of communities around the globe to promote ocean and marine life conservation though events such as San Diego Coastkeeper’s World Oceans Day Celebration in Kellogg Park on June 6. The beach coast, kayak and dive cleanup begins at 9 a.m. with free interactive exhibits until noon. At 10 a.m., Below the Surface will kick off the first in its five-part series of Preservation Paddleouts to raise awareness about protected areas along the California coast. Jamie Ortiz, director of marketing for Coastkeeper, stressed the importance of preserving the city’s beaches. “So much of our recreation and business depends on ocean life, from tourism to fishing to kayaking, “ she said. “If we don’t take the time to preserve the marine life, it won’t be there in the future.” Birch Aquarium will also commemorate World Oceans Day on June 8 with special activities themed around Dr. Seuss’s colorful children’s story “One Fish,Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” Kids can explore the wonders of ocean creatures and their habitats through scavenger hunts, story telling and a diving show in the aquarium’s kelp forest from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For those who can’t get enough of World Oceans Day celebrations, the aquarium will be hosting events throughout the month to raise awareness about ocean conservation and bioSEE OCEAN, Page 4
BY ANTHONY GENTILE | VILLAGE NEWS
TOP: Members of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Color Guard present the colors. ABOVE: T-34 aircraft perform the “Missing Man” formation flyover during the event. RIGHT: California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman joins in the Pledge of Allegiance at the Mt. Soledad ceremony. DON BALCH | Village News
HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED The banners were flying high as veterans, military personnel, politicians and citizens participated in the Memorial Day ceremony at the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial on May 31.
Although electing a new governor will steal much of the attention in the upcoming June 8 primary election, San Diego’s Proposition D will have a profound impact on local government. The ballot measure gives voters the task of choosing between two distinct forms of government. If Proposition D is passed, the strong mayor (mayor-council) form of government that has been in place temporarily since voters approved it in 2006 will become permanent, and a ninth council district will be added within the city. If it does not pass, the city will return to the councilcity manager form of government that it ran under from 1931 to 2006 and the number of members on City Council will stay the same. In the strong mayor form of government, the mayor is removed from City Council and runs the daily operations of the city while the council sets the legislative agenda for the city. In the council-manager form, the mayor is a member of City Council and an appointed city manager runs the daily operations of the city. Rather than a City Council vote, the strong mayor government gives the mayor a veto. District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer, a supporter of Proposition D, said the mayoral veto — which the City Council can override with a two-thirds vote — creates a system of checks and balances. “The measure provides for increased authority for the council and the mayor, and it allows for healthy back and forth between the two branches of government,” Faulconer said. If Proposition D is passed, the new ninth SEE VOTE, Page 4
UCSD doctoral student wins national award BY CHARLENE BALDRIDGE | VILLAGE NEWS University of California, San Diego (UCSD) doctoral student Andrew Allen, 24, received a Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) Student Composer Award on May 14 at New York City’s Jumeirah Essex House Hotel. He is one of 11 winners ages 13 to 26 in BMI’s 58th annual awards. The Student Composer Awards recognize superior creative talent and winners receive scholarship grants to be applied toward their musical education. This year, more than 500 manuscripts
were submitted. Allen is a UCSD Magellan Scholar and recipient of the Anthony and Carolyn Donato Prize. He received first prize in the 2008 Austin Peay State University Young Composer’s Competition and the 2010 National Association of Composers/USA Young Composers’ Competition, and received an honorable mention in the Frederico Mompou International Awards. Allen’s BMI award-winning work, “Garden of Forking Paths,” is scored for electric guitar, alto sax, marimba and piano, and was commissioned by the
Fracas Quartet (Ross Lafleur electric guitar; Andrew Liebermann, sax; Stephanie Titus, piano; and Matt Witten, percussion), which is based in Rochester, N.Y. All are current or former students at the Eastman School. In mid-July the quartet is playing at the Musselman Arts Triathlon, an all-day arts festival presenting musicians, dancers and visual artists in a 12-hour marathon of music. The world premiere of Allen’s work is set for that festival, which is held in Geneva, N.Y. SEE AWARD, Page 4 Andrew Allen, center left, receives the Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) Student Composer Award.
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