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Transitional home on Mount Soledad focuses on young adult recovery By KENDRA HARTMANN
uncharted waters
TAKING A DIP Anne Cleveland is shown during her record swim of the English Channel.
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Local marathon swimmer lauds the efforts of a fellow adventurer
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local marathon swimmer tipped her bathing cap in salute to the recent 110-mile historic swim from Cuba to Florida by 64-year-old Diana Nyad, noting she’s a role model for people of all ages. “She’s an inspiration for graying baby boomers,” said La Jolla High School graduate Anne Cleveland, who has swum the English Channel several times and for many years was the oldest person, at age 48, to make a non-stop, two-way crossing of the notoriously cold and choppy 22-mile channel between France and Great Britain. “It’s a wonderful thing for a 64-year-old woman to try something bold like that. Everybody’s really stoked about it,” Cleveland said. Nyad stepped ashore in Key West on Monday, Sept. 2 just before 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, about 53 hours after she began her swim from Havana on Aug. 31. As Nyad approached the shore, spectators surrounded her in the water, taking pictures and cheering her on. She walked on to dry land looking dazed and sunburned with lips swollen from seawater. Once on the beach, Nyad was put on a stretcher and received medical treatment, including an IV. “I have three messages,” said Nyad after her historic swim.
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“One is, we should never, ever give up. Two is, you’re never too old to chase your dream. Three is, it looks like a solitary sport, but it is a team.” Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a protective shark cage. It was a long-awaited triumph for her, as it was her fifth attempt since 1978 and her fourth since turning 60. Acknowledging the immensity of Nyad’s accomplishment, Cleveland nonetheless pointed out that, “There are questions to be answered for the marathon swimming community.” Cleveland said international organizations supporting and promoting marathon open-water swimming have strict rules ensuring it’s just the swimmer alone, pitting their skills and endurance against the elements. Long-distance swimmers, for example, aren’t allowed to wear wetsuits and, when making a long-distance swim, they aren’t ever allowed out of the water and into a boat. There are observers present at all times on support craft to hand out food and water and document the swimmer’s course, as well as time its duration. SEE SWIM >> PG. 22
As a young teenager growing up in Santa Barbara, Alex Zemeckis found himself in a pattern: skipping school to surf and skateboard, and — more destructively — regularly getting drunk and high. Zemeckis, of course, was not alone. In fact, it turns out, he was merely one in a sea of statistics that all point to the undeniable fact that teens and young adults are the prime targets of addictive substances. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, young adults ages 18-25 are the biggest abusers of prescription opioids (as well as other substances). What all this means is that there is a sizable population of those in their late teens and 20s that have already been through the cycle of abuse, addiction and detox — and who are all looking to start over. It is for this reason that Zemeckis, now 27, founded The Grounds, a transitional recovery program for young men between the ages of 18 and 30. Unlike a typical sober-living environment, The Grounds, which opened in May, is focused on a curriculum of personal mentoring and discipline, providing an environment designed
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LIFE TEACHERS Alex Zemeckis, left, and Cannon Kristofferson opened The Grounds transitional recovery home on Mount Soledad in May. The program provides support to men 18-30 recovering from addiction with a curriculum based on learning life skills and personal responsibility. KENDRA HARTMANN
Ambassadorial Roundtable brings a major Asian force to La Jolla
EAST MEETS WEST Singapore ambassador Ashok Mirpuri, left, takes a visit of San Diego with Ina von Ber, center, president and CEO of the Ambassadorial Roundtable, meeting District 1 City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner in the process. COURTESY PHOTO
The second installment of the Ambassadorial Roundtable, a revived effort to make San Diego a hub of cultural diplomacy, took place at a private home in La Jolla on Sept. 5. Ina von Ber, founder of the Ambassadorial Roundtable and organizer of the semi-regular events, brought the ambassador of Singapore, Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, to our coastal community to discuss his country’s history and its relationship with the United States and Califor-
nia. Singapore became independent in 1965. Mirpuri, who, at 53, is older than his country, was born a British subject before briefly becoming a Malaysian subject, and then finally a Singapore citizen. The youth of his country, he said, has played a major role in its development. “The idea of nationhood is very important to Singapore,” he said. “If you think about the people [fighting for independence] in the late 1700s
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in the U.S., who had that idea of nationhood, for us, we’re in the very early stages of that nationhood and we’re trying to understand our place in the world.” Singapore was thrust into independence by the retreat of the British, who had established a port to facilitate trade between Europe and East Asia in 1819. When they with-
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS >> The San Diego Foundation has named La Jollan Matt Fettig as its new chief investment officer. Fettig will oversee and manage the investment strategies Matt Fettig and activities of the organiza-
People tion dedicated to effective and responsible charitable giving. Fettig worked at Canterbury Consulting, an Orange County investment consulting firm specializing in endowments, foundations, pensions and family offices. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, with a bachelor’s degree in economics, and a CFA charterholder.
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Scripps Health president and CEO Chris Van Gorder has been included among “130 Nonprofit Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know,” a list of notable industry senior executives compiled by Becker’s Hospital Review magazine.
Van Gorder oversees more than 13,500 employees at five acute-care hospital campuses and 26 outpatient clinics. Since becoming president and CEO of Scripps in 2000, he has been instrumental in positioning the organization among the nation’s leading health care institutions.
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Harold Joachim Simon Jan. 1, 1928 ~ Aug. 6, 2013 After a fulfilling life and career, Harold Joachim Simon, M.D., Ph.D. died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Aug. 6. He was a founding member of the UCSD School of Medicine faculty and a leader in the field of international health and health policy; professor emeritus of internal medicine; and founding chief of the Division of Global Health. As one of the first faculty members recruited to UCSD School of Medicine in 1966, in advance of the 1968 charter class of students, Dr. Simon was integral in designing the school’s innovative curriculum and established many of its lasting programs. Born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1928, Simon emigrated to the U.S. in 1938, settling in San Francisco. After attending UC Berkeley, he was awarded the M.D. degree cum laude by Harvard Medical School. Subsequently, he was one of the first Jewish residents at Cornell/New York Hospital and was awarded the Ph.D. degree from Rockefeller University where he was a member of the charter class. He was on the faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine 1959-1966. As UCSD School of Medicine’s first dean of admissions, education and student affairs, he established the procedures for recruitment and admission, student affairs, and curriculum development. His commitment to teaching students that understanding and respecting patients’ cultural backgrounds and belief systems are critically important aspects of providing effective healthcare was expressed through implementation of communitybased and international programs for students. This included developing a medical Spanish and crosscultural studies course that was the first of its kind in the country. He was an early champion of affirmative-action programs. Dr. Simon established the Division of International Health for the Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Sciences. He travelled extensively, lecturing at medical schools throughout the world and as an advisor to many developing countries, helping them establish health education and healthcare systems. He was an 18-year member of Technion-Israel Institute of
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Technology Board of Governors. Dr. Simon authored eight books and more than 130 articles in refereed journals on infectious diseases, particularly host-parasitic interactions, medical education, health policy and cross-cultural issues. He was a fellow of numerous societies, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Royal Society of Medicine. He was a founding fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He received an honorary doctorate from Yokohama City University. The Harold Simon Chair in International Health and CrossCultural Medicine at UCSD was endowed in his honor. In addition to his professional activities, Dr. Simon was an avid reader, skier, spontaneous road-trip enthusiast, deepsea fisherman, military-history expert, violinist, appreciator of nature, believer in Jewish values and competitive bridge player. Dr. Simon is survived by his wife of 40 years Ruth Covell, M.D., son David Simon, M.D. (Audrey Kim, M.D.) of Seal Beach; step-son Stephen Covell, Ph.D. (Ying Covell, Ph.D.) of Michigan; daughters, from his first marriage to Doris Livingston, Simon Grasshoff, Leslie Simon of La Jolla and Lynne Simon of Marin County; and grandchildren Adrienne and Portia Simon Krichman, Xiaoyi and Yixiang Covell, and Jonah Simon. He is also survived by his brother, Ernest Simon, M.D. He was predeceased by his sister Edith Coliver. Burial at El Camino Memorial Park took place on Aug. 7. Donations may be made to The American Technion Society of San Diego, The Covell Geriatric Innovation and Education Fund (UCSD) or the Program on Gender Inequities and Global Health (UCSD).
News Environmentalists, political leaders propose ban on plastic bags By DAVE SCHWAB A grassroots movement to protect marine wildlife by eliminating single-use plastic bags that can end up in oceans off San Diego and statewide gained traction recently with a news conference at SeaWorld. The popular marine park, which stopped using plastic bags in spring 2011, was an appropriate venue. “That one change to our business operation resulted in a reduction of one million bags per year that would have ended up in a landfill or worse, in the ocean,” said SeaWorld president John Reilly. Elected officials, business and civic leaders and environmentalists gathered Aug. 29 to declare support for SB 405, a bill authored by state Sen. Alex Padilla (D-20th) to phase out single-use plastic bags in California, which is to be resubmitted in 2014. Padilla said he was at the conference to deliver two messages. “The first is a thank you to SeaWorld for leadership in voluntarily phasing out plastic bags, and the other is to call attention to our bill in Sacramento,” he said. Padilla noted more than 80 California cities and counties have voted to discontinue using plastic bags. But only one San Diego community, Solana Beach, has followed suit thus far. Padilla said studies have shown only 3 percent of plastic bags get recycled. Where does the other 97 percent go? “In the ocean, on the beach, in rivers and parks and our sewer systems to the tune of $25 million a year for government to try and collect and divert to landfills or recycle,” said Padilla. “That’s money that cities won’t have to spend chasing plastic bags.” Dave Koontz of SeaWorld public relations and marine park staffer Jody Westberg were on hand Aug. 29 to demonstrate just how dangerous plastic trash ending up in the ocean really is to marine wildlife. “We’ve seen firsthand the negative impacts plastic bags can have on the coastal ecosystem,” Koontz said, noting sea turtles are particularly susceptible as they mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, which they ingest. “We’ve actually had to remove the remains of plastic bags from inside them,” Koontz said, adding other forms of plastic, including fishing lines and six-pack carriers, have also proved problematic for sea life. Westberg showed up with an armful of plastic trash, including a lobster pot, fishing lines and netting, as well as other plastic items recovered from the ocean. “We had a California sea lion in
SEA DEBRIS SeaWorld employee Jody Westburg holds up plastic refuse found in the ocean. DAVE SCHWAB
rehab that actually regurgitated plastic bags,” Westberg said. “It’s not that there’s a callous disregard that people are consciously polluting,” said Koontz. “It’s just this feeling that one little piece of trash is not going to amount to anything. But if you take and multiply all of this, it’s very cumulative with a detrimental impact.” Nathan Weaver of Environment California, a statewide citizenbased environmental advocacy
UPDATE >> The City Council’s Rules and Economic Development Committee unanimously voted to move ahead Sept. 11 with crafting an ordinance to reduce single-use plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and other retail outlets. “Now is the time for San Diego to take a leadership role on limiting single-use plastic bags and reducing the pollution associated with them,” said District 1 City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner. “As we can see from best practices from other cities, the benefits are real and can be done in a way that won’t burden our local businesses or our most vulnerable residents.”
organization, said his group is taking the anti-plastic crusade to the streets. “Plastic bags are one of the most common garbage items on California beaches,” said Weaver. “The single best way to clean up plastic bags is simply not to use them.” Weaver said 10,000 San Diegans have signed a petition calling for a ban on plastic bags. Weaver said Environment California is willing to work with the San Diego City Council to draft an anti-plastic ordinance that’s “right for San Diego.” He said the organization will do the same for other municipalities statewide. Asked if it would be difficult to wean people from using plastic bags, Padilla said, “Local ordinances demonstrate that people adapt very quickly. If we make reusable or alternative bags to plastic available for free or low cost, people will use them.”
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3 ordered to trial in UC bank robbery Three people were ordered Sept. 3 to stand trial for robbing a University City bank in which a security guard shot one of the robbers. After hearing from 19 witnesses in the preliminary hearing, San Diego Superior Court Judge Howard Shore ordered the trio to stand trial for the June 11 robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank on Genesee Avenue. A security guard shot Casey Allen Wilson, 27, of El Cajon, who appeared in court with a cast around his arm. Wilson, Laura Joyce Elshire, 42, and Robert Anthony Hodge, 28, were ordered to stand trial. Hodge was also ordered to stand trial for allegedly committing four other bank robberies in
NEWSBRIEFS >> CONSPIRACY, ROBBERY CHARGES IN LA JOLLA HEIST — More robbery charges were filed against three men accused of holding up the Smashburger on Prospect Avenue in La Jolla and robbing the employees as part of the so-called “Back Door Bandits” series. A preliminary hearing has been
San Diego and Del Mar. Police Det. DeWayne Glazewski said he interviewed Hodge and said he admitted to all of the hold-ups. Glazewski testified Wilson and Elshire went inside the bank with Wilson presenting a note to a teller. Elshire was disguised with a blonde wig and wearing a baseball cap, but she never made it outside the bank, according to testimony. A security guard shot Wilson who escaped and the guard held Elshire inside at gunpoint, along with most of the money. Hodge was driving the getaway car, a Cadillac that belonged to Wilson’s girlfriend, said Glazewski. “He was in a panic because Casey was bleeding in the car … and decided he would drop him
set for Oct. 1 in San Diego Superior Court for Ryan Patrick Churchill, 22, Duran Caldwell, 23, and Thomas Abel Nelson, 23. They all pleaded not guilty to the charges Aug. 23. Churchill had been free on $50,000 bond when he was charged only with the Smashburger hold-up, but his bail was increased to $500,000 by Judge David Szumowski. He remains in
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off at a Sharp Hospital,” said Glazewski. Hodge drove into Mexico, but police there arrested him and turned him over to San Diego police on July 6. Elshire is also accused of possessing contraband in jail. Two witnesses testified Elshire received some razor blades from someone visiting her at the Las Colinas Women’s Detention Facility. Deputy Marilyn Mendez testified she patted Elshire down after the visit and discovered the contraband and two to three cream-colored rocks in a clear bag in her bra on July 25. A trial date will be set on Sept. 17. All three have pleaded not guilty, and all remain in jail on high bail.
custody. The bail for Caldwell and Nelson was increased to $300,000 and $150,000, respectively. Caldwell remains in jail. Nelson was originally free on $50,000, and it was increased to $150,000. Nelson was able to post that amount and is free, according to court records.
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TEQUILA TRAIL EVENT RETURNS TO OLD TOWN SEPTEMBER 19 Tequila Trail, part of the annual Spirits of Mexico Festival, returns to Old Town San Diego on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. For the price of a $35 ticket, Mexican cuisine and tequila lovers will blaze through the streets of Old Town sampling selections of agave spirits paired with culinary specialties from the participating restaurants. Sponsored by Olmeca Altos Tequila, the event boasts the finest tequilas, mescals, sotols, bacanoras and
other Mexican spirits as well as culinary specialties from 11 of Old Town’s celebrated eateries: Barra Barra Saloon, Café Coyote, Casa de Reyes, Casa Guadalajara, El Alamo, El Patio, La Piñata, Miguel’s Cocina, Old Town Mexican Café, Rockin’ Baja Coastal Cantina and The Cosmopolitan Restaurant. The 2013 Tequila Trail is a fundraiser for the Old Town Chamber of Commerce and is made possible by Olmeca Altos Tequila, Fiesta de Reyes, and the IWSC Group, pro-
ducers of Spirits of Mexico. Following the end of Tequila Trail, an after party will commence at Casa de Reyes. The after party requires an additional $10 admission and includes dessert. The 2013 Spirits of Mexico Festival is set to showcase hundreds of the world’s top agave and other Mexican spirits Sept. 17 through 21 in the historic heart of San Diego -Old Town San Diego. Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, The Spirits of Mexico Festival is arguably the largest
and most prestigious event for agave spirits in North America. This year’s San Diego festival is packed with tasting receptions, educational seminars, a comprehensive tasting competition and resultant awards ceremony, as well as plenty of authentic Mexican cuisine. For more information about the Spirits of Mexico Festival, visit www.thespiritsofmexico.com. To purchase tickets for Tequila Trail, go to oldtowntequilatrail.com.
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Rose Canyon group works to save watershed through education Coastal residents have been able to get up close and personal with local wildlife in Rose Canyon Open Space Park and Marian Bear Memorial Park through nature exploration programs sponsored by Friends of Rose Canyon. A community organization dedicated to the protection, preservation and restoration of Rose Canyon and the Rose Creek watershed, the group leads nature walks, conducts outdoor classes for neighborhood schools and protects the canyon from destructive projects. “Getting people out in the canyons plays an important role in protecting our waterways,” said Debby Knight, executive director of Friends of Rose Canyon and one of its founders. “Bringing people into the canyons to experience their beauty and encounter nature close up helps inspire them to want to save these protected natural areas.” Knight and the other naturalists
who lead these nature explorations teach participants about how these canyons form the Rose Creek Watershed, which carries water and urban runoff from University City and Clairemont to Mission Bay. They also identify local plants and animals, describe the threats from urban runoff and non-native plants and discuss how protecting the remaining undeveloped land helps preserve the watershed. “Programs like this play a critical role in protecting Rose Canyon and offer a wonderful opportunity for students to get outdoors,” said District 1 City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner, whose district includes the entirety of Rose Canyon Open Space Park in University City. The program was made possible by a $25,000 grant to Friends of Rose Canyon and the Rose Creek Watershed Alliance from San Diego Gas & Electric’s Environmental Champions program.
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“We are thrilled to partner with such a great organization like Friends of Rose Canyon,” said Pedro Villegas, director of community relations for SDG&E. “The work they do to educate the region on how to be stewards of the environment is a commitment that SDG&E shares.” The grant provided funding to help reach students from Spreckels, Curie, Hawthorne, Whitman, Doyle and Bayview Terrace elementary schools and University City High School. Six of the schools the program reached are classified as Title 1 schools, meaning that more than half of the students are from low-income families. In the past year, Friends of Rose Canyon conducted 95 nature exploration events involving more 3,000 people of all ages, providing a unique chance for participants who live in the canyons’ nearby communities to learn about opportunities to access and enjoy nature within their neighborhood. Knight, who grew up playing in the woods on the East Coast, said she was inspired to create the outdoor exploration program because she felt opportunities for people to interact with their outdoor environment are dwindling due to encroaching development. Under the program, Knight said
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LOOKING SKYWARD Students from a University City High School AP environmental science class look to the treetops on a bird walk in Rose Canyon with an expert guide. The outing was one of a number of nature exploration events for UCHS students organized by Friends of Rose Canyon. COURTESY PHOTO
small groups of no more than six children are taken out into the field by an adult guide. “We’re very urban and we don’t have much nature,” said Knight. “Many of these kids really have never been off the sidewalk before. They’re scared at the beginning, but then they’re running up the trails at the end and it’s very exciting.” Knight noted Friends of Rose Canyon found that some students in the program had never looked through binoculars before. So, she said, the organization purchased
binoculars and teaches kids how to use them before taking them out bird watching in open-space areas. “It’s a wonderful thing that San Diego has these last remaining open-space canyons,” said Knight. “They are the most valuable land we have in the city.” You can join Friends of Rose Canyon for free at www.rosecanyon.org to receive emails about nature exploration programs and to volunteer for native plant restoration projects. More information is also available at www.rosecreekwatershed.org.
Mixing &mingling Message from the COB The La Jolla and Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce held our last "Business after Five" mixer of the Summer at Harry's American Bar and Grill in University City. Attendees enjoyed great appetizers and networking out on Harry's beautiful and spacious patio. Several new members were introduced. Many thanks to Harry's General Manager, Carlos Chavez, and his staff.
located at 875 Prospect Street La Jolla, CA. We have the good fortune to be meeting outside around their enticing Fire Pit Area. All of our new members from this year will be showcased. And our new Vice President for downtown La Jolla will be introduced. It will be a great event so mark your calendars now! And we will be happy to see you there.
The September Business after Five Mixer Cordially, George Schmall will be hosted by Roppongi Restaurant, COB LJGTCC.
Photos from the May Business After Five Mixer @ Harry's
WHAT: La Jolla & Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After Five” Mixer WHERE: 875 Prospect Street La Jolla, CA 92037 WHEN: Sept. 18th, 2013 5:30-7:30 p.m. Members $10.00 Non-members $15.00
A sample of some of the delicious food and drinks provided by Harry's Bar & Grill.
Michele Boehm MBoehm@kinecta.org www.Kinecta.org/MBoehm
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Owner Steve Schulze cuts the ribbon for the new Nekter LJGTCC Vice President Ken Katcko Juice Bar at 834 Kline St. To his right are director of mar- with Manager Carlos Chavez and his keting Tiffany Carter; LJGTCC board chairman George well trained staff of Harry's Bar & Grill. Schmall; and chamber vice president Ken Katcko.
Chairman of the Board George Schmall with New Member Luis Gonzalez of La Jolla Foundation Salon.
News & Views Bird Rock Community Council civic report San Diego Police Lt. Tom Underwood was introduced as the new community-relations officer for La Jolla and the beach areas at the Bird Rock Community Council’s (BRCC) Sept. 3 meeting. Underwood noted that almost every recent residential burglary in Bird Rock, which have been more numerous in summer, involved residents who’d left a door or window open. Underwood can be reached at (619) 952-8447. Sterling McHale from county Supervisor Ron Roberts office also attended the meeting, speaking about surface public parking lots on the north and south side of the County Administration Center, which will be discontinued at the end of September with cars diverted to a brand new subterranean parking lot on the south side of the building. “The underground parking, free for three hours, has the same amount of parking spaces,” McHale said, adding the two surface parking lots are being converted to 16-plus acres of green park space. “That will be done about seven months from now,” McHale said. BRCC board member Barbara Dunbar said the community’s annual maintenance assessment district (MAD) meeting to discuss the budget for upkeep of traffic medians on or near La Jolla Boulevard will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5 at Bird Rock Elementary School’s library or another public location to be determined. “We have to have the budget submitted to the city in January,” Dunbar said. The next BRCC meeting will be Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Bird Rock Elementary School, 5371 La Jolla Hermosa Ave. — Dave Schwab
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An update on the state of the Mayor’s Office By TODD GLORIA, INTERIM MAYOR OF SAN DIEGO
It’s been a distracting and difficult summer for San Diegans. It was my intention to spend the summer months focused on what I cared about: improving my Council District 3 neighborhoods, advocating for the convention center expansion, pre-paring for the opening of our new Downtown library and collaborating with community leaders on the Balboa Park Centennial. In July, our city was thrust into a national and international media spotlight with people all over — from Talmadge to Sacramento, from Dallas to Lon-
don — shaking their heads and asking, “What is going on in San Diego?” I assumed the office of mayor on Aug. 30, and there’s much work to be done until a new mayor is elected. Between now and then I’m focusing my efforts in three main areas. My first order of business is a top-down review of all city departments. I want to know what is working, what isn’t and what our employees need to better serve our neighborhoods. And I need to make sure contracts, which were previously stalled since January, get signed so critical work for this city is getting done. My second order of business will be a restructuring of the mayor’s staff and creating a new culture on the 11th floor where folks are
excited to come to work. I want to ensure my staff is working efficiently and productively in an environment where they feel empowered and inspired to strengthen neighborhoods. My third order of business is to vastly improve the communications coming from the Mayor’s Office and city departments. When people don’t have the information they need, they’re left to their own imaginations. I don’t intend to let folks imagine what’s happening in our city. I intend to tell them. I also need to hear your ideas on how we can improve neighborhoods. To that end, I would encourage you to contact my office at (619) 236-6330 or toddgloria@san-diego.gov. You can also connect with me on Facebook and on Twitter.
I inherited a mess that I will fix. Please know, however, that during the summer’s news conferences, taped statements and rampant Twitter chatter about what was wrong with San Diego, our city employees were working hard to provide important and necessary services we rely on to live safely and comfortably. Looking ahead, I would ask for your patience and partnership. I know this is a tall request, as the white noise of cynicism about our city’s government has become a deafening roar these past three months. I would also ask you to stay engaged and return to the polls on Nov. 19 to vote for a new mayor. San Diegans didn’t deserve the former mayor and now isn’t the time to become a spectator in our democratic process. Don’t give up on San Diego. With your patience and participation, we will remind the nation why we are America’s Finest City.
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News The Syria conversation comes to La Jolla
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MEETING PEACEFULLY FOR PEACE A public vigil against a possible U.S. military strike in Syria was held by MoveOn.org Civic Action group Sept. 9 in front of Euro Footwear at 7777 Girard Ave. in La Jolla. War protestors carried signs and banners and held lit candles peacefully showing support for avoiding military action. Some cars driving by honked horns in support of the protestors. Photos by DON BALCH
The next La Jolla Town Council SunSetter mixer on Sept. 19 will boast a unique feature: a fashion show modeling clothing from Goodwill Industries. To be held Thursday, Sept. 19 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at La Jolla Woman’s Club, 7791 Draper Ave., all participating models will be wearing Goodwill clothing and accessories. Hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar will be offered. Goodwill Industries recently opened its first store in La Jolla at 7631 Girard Ave. The fashion show will feature some of the store’s highquality fashions and accessories, including clothing from French and Italian designers. Goodwill’s mission is to get people with disabilities and other barriers to employment by developing their skills and work habits through training and real work. Through its stores and business services, Goodwill of San Diego County provides jobs to hundreds of San Diego residents with disabilities. — Dave Schwab
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Residents get a distinguished speaker and crime-prevention advice in one By DAVE SCHWAB Eyes got big when electric sparks arced between the poles of the police communications officer’s Taser, and when he flicked his wrist to extend his self-defense baton to arm length. It was all part of police Lt. Larry Hesselgesser’s free talk titled “Safety in you home, business and SAN DIEGO POLICE LT. LARRY community,” given WedHESSELGESSER nesday, Aug. 28 as part of the ongoing Distinguished The best way to guard against Speaker Series at La Jolla Communiresidential burglaries, common in ty Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd. La Jolla and more plentiful in sumHesselgesser addressed the submer with people away on vacations, ject of community crime discussing is to lock down your residence. break-ins, traffic and car and iden“Burglars are out there casing, tity theft, as well as answering looking for things — door and winguests’ questions. dows open, gates unlocked — that “You’re our eyes and ears and we make it easy for them to get in your need to work together,” Hesselgesshouse,” Hesselgesser said. er told the crowd, noting NeighborSuggestions given for making hood Watch is a great tool residents homes harder targets for crooks can use to guard against crime. He included getting a dog, adding more added social-media sites, like security lighting and using dowels, nextdoor.com, as well as smart which don’t allow windows to open phones, are providing new technomore than a couple of inches. logical avenues for residents to be Hesselgesser said there are an in contact with one another and share information to make their SEE CRIME >> PG. 8 neighborhoods safer.
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La Jolla Community Planning Association civic report La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA) granted a time extension for the Cohen project in La Jolla Shores, as well as ruling that findings could be made to support two other residential redevelopments on Calle del Cielo and Bonair Street at its Sept. 5 monthly meeting. The Cohen residence at 8130 La Jolla Shores Drive was seeking a three-year time extension for a permit to demolish an existing 1,690-square-foot singlefamily home and construct a new 3,842-square-foot residence with a 753-square-foot garage in its place on a 0.13-acre property. An LJCPA subcommittee had previously voted that findings could not be made for granting a time extension for the project due to public safety concerns regarding the steepness of the home’s driveway and its impact on the adjacent sidewalk.
“I don’t see any basis for us to deny the extension of time. We’re not rearguing the project,” said trustee Jim Fitzgerald. Trustee Phil Merten said public safety concerns are a viable reason for denying a time extension, adding that he felt the redevelopment project met all applicable municipal codes. Trustee Gail Forbes pointed out the project’s location is of particular concern. “There are no streets (other than La Jolla Shores Drive) with 60,000 cars a day,” Forbes said. The motion to approve the time extension passed by a wide margin. Regarding the Sudbury residence, planned demolition and replacement of an existing single-family home at 8053 Calle del Cielo, UC San Diego representative Anu Delouri read a letter from the university, which owns
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property adjacent to the project. “UCSD is confident revised plans provide for minimum disruption and that a mutual agreement between the university and developers will be finalized in the future,” Delouri said. LJCPA vice president Joe LaCava stepped down from his role as trustee to reintroduce a downscaled project calling for three separate condo residences sharing two driveways to be built at 754-758 Bonair St. where the street dead-ends. Noting there is a “hopscotch of development” in the surrounding area, LaCava said the project’s height has been reduced from 30 to 25 feet and that three separate condo units would be built on site rather than grouping them all in one building in
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average of six home burglaries a week between La Jolla, Pacific Beach and Clairemont, all handled by the police department’s Northern Division. Asked what thieves are looking to steal, Hesselgesser answered, “Cash, jewelry and guns.” “If you have guns, jewelry or other valuables, keep them in a safe that’s bolted down so burglars are not able to come and get them quickly,” he advised. Speaking from experience, Hesselgesser said house alarm systems, including those with motion sensors, are coming down in price. He also advised residents to go to Home Depot or Lowe’s and purchase LED lights, which are expensive at $25 per bulb, but which last 20 years. “They are way brighter and can be set to be activated by a sensor,” he said. For car break-ins, Hesselgesser offered the same advice as he did with homes: “Lock your doors and windows, don’t leave stuff — phones, laptops — in plain view.” Car and home burglaries are unalike in that “car burglaries happen in the middle of the night, and house burglaries happen during the day,” Hesselgesser said. One final piece of advice Hesselgesser left the audience with was to implore them to keep their eyes open, be observant and above all else, contact Northern Division at (619) 531-2000 if they see anything suspicious.
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to help members acquire life skills and self esteem. “What we’re focused on is these guys’ integration back into a realworld setting,” Zemeckis said. “The goal is to transition them to independence. We take a unique approach that’s almost unheard of in the recovery industry in California.” Zemeckis and program director Cannon Kristofferson run their program out of an elegant home on Mount Soledad. Under the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, six unrelated adults can share a single residence, making The Grounds, which is licensed, insured and operating at a six-person maximum, a legal facility. That doesn’t mean, of course, that neighbors don’t have their concerns. But Zemeckis assures that those he accepts as members are carefully vetted and are held to the highest behavioral standards (they are not allowed to smoke cigarettes out front of the house, and they’re not permitted to talk about addiction or “war stories” outside of the home or within earshot of neighbors). “We do thorough interviews, and these are not people that are coming out of the penal system,” Zemeckis said. “Because this is not the type of facility that [personal health] insurance typically covers, most of these guys are coming from middle- to upper-class families, and they’ve experienced some kind of failure to launch. Many of them have simply grown up in a way that they didn’t have to be held responsible, so we kind of feel like their parents, teaching them simple things like cooking and how to do laundry.” Members must go through a 30day minimum primary treatment program before coming to The Grounds. For the duration of their stay — which generally runs three to six months — members must undergo therapy off site and must either attend school or work part
time. During their time in the house, they learn basic life skills, like how to cook, clean and how to deal with social situations they might encounter with a roommate or coworker. Zemeckis and Kristofferson keep members on a tight schedule. Morning meditation starts promptly at 7:30 a.m., and members must learn how to schedule chores, work, school and recreation into their day. In addition to learning how to function in society, Zemeckis and Kristofferson hope to impart some sense of public service, as well. They are getting members involved in projects like helping neighbors with landscaping and offering to hang outside lights during the holiday season. The hope, Zemeckis said, is that The Grounds and its members will start to be seen as assets, rather than a neighborhood burden. “We have gone door to door, taking the approach of being transparent from the start,” he said. “Unfortunately, there are those places that don’t do good work and aren’t transparent, but we’re trying to dispel the misconceptions those places have built. We want neighbors to be stoked we’re here. We can make a huge impact on the community.” As for what happens when members make it through The Grounds’ program, Zemeckis and Kristofferson said they see their guys through to the end — and beyond. There is an exit plan for each member to integrate back into society, but more than that, Zemeckis and Kristofferson track their progress and hope that former members can come back and act as mentors to newer members. “We’re not done with them when they leave,” Kristofferson said. “We’re trying to plant a seed that shows them they have a choice. All they’ve known is getting loaded. We’re showing them different avenues, and that there’s another way.” For more information about The Grounds, visit thegroundsrecovery.com.
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In recounting stories of death and grief, local author shows it’s all about putting ‘one foot forward’ By KENDRA HARTMANN
Ken Fousel was his wife’s caregiver for more than a decade after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The experience prompted him to start a men’s only support group.
Lydia Lewis, a psychotherapist, lost her husband, Reggie, a former detective with the New York City Police Department, to prostate cancer that returned after 15 years in remission.
Margaret Abdun-Nur, whose husband proposed on their first date, was married for 59 years when he died of colon cancer. She has coped with the loss by taking ballroom dance lessons.
Michele Linn was 27 when she lost her husband, whose helicopter crashed in Iraq. The day that he died, she was celebrating her daughter’s first birthday. ALL PHOTOS BY JUDITH FOX
were only from one perspective.” hen Judith Fox was 50, Fox said she felt the process of her husband, Jerry Fox, mourning her husband’s death was diagnosed with an would have been made much easiaggressive form of cancer. Exactly er if she could have had access to one month after his diagnosis, he similar stories of struggle. was dead. “We need stories to The tragedy was a help frame our experitotal shock to Fox, ences,” she said. “It’s who wasn’t sure how we’ve always where to turn when done it historically.” she found herself a Fox, a photographer 50-year-old widow. and writer who pubShe didn’t know anylished a book about one who had been her second husband, widowed, let alone Edmund Ackell, and anyone her age. his struggle with “It was a major Alzheimer’s in 2009, struggle, on top of the decided that, though pain of his death,” she couldn’t help her she said. “I turned to 50-year-old self deal some books that were JUDITH FOX with widowhood, she available at the time, could help those struggling now. but they were all basically written On Sept. 3, Fox’s newest book, by the same person. They were “One Foot Forward: Stories and helpful up to a point, but they
Faces of Widows and Widowers” was released. Though she essentially wrote a book that she said would have helped her when dealing with the loss of her first husband, the process of writing “One Foot Forward” was cathartic for other reasons, as well. Ackell, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 1998, is now under hospice care, and Fox is once again preparing for the inevitable. “In great measure I wrote a book that would have helped back then, but Ed is at the end of his life now,” she said. “Since his diagnosis, I’ve been experiencing what’s known as anticipatory grief.” Fox set forth in finding widows and widowers to interview, and for nearly a year she lived and breathed the project. She wanted as large a cross section as she could find, and find it she did.
Young, old, male, female, straight, gay — they’re all covered in the individuals she interviewed. Only one variable stayed relatively consistent: location. That was what shocked her the most, Fox said. “I thought I would have to travel all over the country to find people who had the experiences I wanted to profile,” she said. “It turned out all but one lived in Southern California, and I found every one either because I knew them or friends knew them, or friends of friends knew them. And that tells me that there are so many stories around us that we never get to hear or learn from.
They are literally all around us.” Fox’s book tells the story of a young mother who lost her husband suddenly and was left with three young children. It tells of octogenarians who watched their spouses slowly deteriorate before their death. It tells of a military wife whose husband died in Iraq and a young woman whose husband committed suicide. There is the story of a middle-aged gay man who lost his husband and the story of a woman who was con-
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tion will be open from Feb. 8 through May 10 in the MCASD Jacobs Gallery. MCASD is located at 700 Propsect St. and is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; closed Wednesday. The museum is free on the third Thursday of every month from 5 to 7 p.m.
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“Quick Draw,” a collection of drawings, from Sept. 14 through Oct. 19. An opening reception for the artist will take place Saturday, Sept. 14 from 5 to 8 p.m.
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SCRIPPS ON PROSPECT: EVOLUTION OF VILLA AND COTTAGE — The La Jolla Historical Society and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego are presenting “Scripps on Prospect: Evolution of Villa and Cottage,” a collaborative exhibition that examines the historical evolution of their respective buildings — MCASD at 700 Prospect and the Historical Society’s Wisteria Cottage at 780 Prospect. The exhibition opens Sept. 21 in the MCASD’s Axline Court. The original buildings were constructed within less than a decade of each other, and both as private residences. MCASD, formerly known as
Wisteria Cottage circa 1920.
Upcoming exhibits: South Moulton Villa, was built in 1896 and was the residence of Ellen Browning Scripps until her death in 1932. Her half-sister, Eliza Virginia, purchased Wisteria Cottage shortly after it was built in 1904 and it remained in her name until her death in 1921. Private walkways linked both buildings together, remnants of which remain today. The exhibition runs through Jan. 5. A slightly revised version of the exhibi-
Quint Contemporary Art, 7547 Girard Ave., presents Adam Belt: Longview, a solo exhibition of sculptural and installation work by Adam Belt. The exhibition opens on Saturday, Sept. 14 with a public reception from 6 Adam Belt’s “Wish to 8 p.m., and You Were Here”
The La Jolla Art Association Gallery, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, opens its new exhibit, “It’s a Mod, Mod World” with a reception on Sunday, Sept. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit, which features modern art, runs through Sept. 20. The reception will feature art, plus poetry by selfdescribed beat poet Chris Vannoy. lajollaart.org R.B. Stevenson Gallery, 7661 Girard Ave., Suite 201, presents San Diego artist Richard Richard Allen Allen Morris’ exhibit, Morris
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Renowned artist John August Swanson will have a rare exhibit and sale of his artwork at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect St. from Sept. 13-15. The artist is known for his biblical imagery and his works are in permanent collections at the Vatican, the Smithsonian Institution and more. A reception will be held Sept. 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $20, $25 at the door, include wine and hors d’oeuvres, and can be purchased at www.sjbts.org.
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Seacoast Hearing Care Relocates to 565 Pearl To Celebrate the Grand Opening, there will be activities all month long. • Free hearing tests (to determine whether your hearing can be improved
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C O A S TA L D I N I N G I N & A R O U N D L A J O L L A Apollonia Apollonia has been the destination of choice for La Jollans with an appetite for Greek delicacies. The restaurant has a handsome outdoor patio where shaded alfresco dining is delightful. Venture inside and you will find a charming ambiance in every dining room and in the beautiful lounge. The menu includes age-old favorites such as Dolmathakia and Moussaka, alongside some absolute surprises guaranteed to tantalize your adventurous curiosity. The menu offers many heart-healthy items prevalent in Greek cuisine. Apollonia's service is very friendly and as pleasant as the food. Open daily from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM (SunThur) and to 10:00 PM (Fri & Sat).
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DINING BRIEFS >> HIATUS LOUNGE at Hotel La Jolla is channeling its Latin side with its inaugural Tequila Fest on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. Tequila Fest will feature premium and unique brands that lovers of the agave spirit will enjoy, as well as bites from top-floor dining spot Cusp’s chef, Donald Lockhart. In addition to the tastes, guests can enjoy music, prizes and cocktails from bartender manager Nate Howell. Tickets are $10 at the door, which will get guests a passport to taste all of the fine agave present. A completed passport will enter guests into the Tequila Fest drawing, where prizes include unique bottles of booze, swag and more. AGAVE LIST FOR TEQUILA FEST 2014: • Olmeca Altos • Clase Azul • Corralejo • Casa Noble • Espolon • Partida • Fortaleza Hiatus Lounge is located at Hotel La Jolla at 7955 La Jolla
CAFÉ JAPENGO, awarded a Gold Medallion for Best Sushi in San Diego 2013, has introduced a bento box-lunch special available weekdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The box incorporates items like: • 4-piece California roll • 3-piece sashimi (tuna, salmon, yellowtail) • Mixed greens salad with a palm-sugar vinaigrette • 4-piece tempura (3 vegetable, 1 shrimp) • 2-piece skewered beef yakitori (marinated with sweet soy and grilled with garlic black bean sauce) • Vegetable udon noodle stir-fry with teriyaki sauce • Miso soup
TEQUILA TOAST Hiatus’ Worth the Wait cocktail, made with Espolon tequila, features a mix of Espolon tequila, Delirio Mezcal, Framboise, ginger syrup, lemon oil, tabasco, egg white, rosemary, and bourbon bitters.
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Live music calendar >> Friday, Sept. 13 • Tomcat Courtney, blues legend, 5 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Lisa Campbell, 6 p.m., Prospect Bar & Grill • James Speer, piano jazz, 7 p.m., Eddie V’s • Breez’n, R&B and jazz, 7 p.m., Amaya • Tad Sisler, vocals, piano, keyboards, 8 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • FUNdamental Fridays, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly • AfroJazziacs , Latin and Afro Cuban rhythms, 9 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Scratch, acoustic soul trio, 9 p.m., Beaumont’s
Saturday, Sept. 14 • Robin Henkel, acoustic blues, 10 a.m., Bird Rock Coffee Roasters • Ryan Hiller, noon, Prospect Bar & Grill • Jimmy Lewis, 3:15 p.m., Prospect Bar & Grill • Tomcat Courtney, 5 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • PSO, punk, 6 p.m., Che Café • Aquile, 6:30 p.m., Prospect Bar • James Speer, 7 p.m., Eddie V’s • Mark Leesman Band, blues to top 40, 7 p.m., Amaya • Tad Sisler, 8 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • Superstar Saturdays, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly • DJ Night, 9 p.m., Prospect Bar & Grill • Jewel City Rock Club, classic rock, 9:30 p.m., Beaumont’s • Tony LaVoz and the Cold Duck Trio, R&B and jazz, 9 p.m., Café-Bar Europa
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Sunday, Sept. 15 • Kayla Hope, 11:30 a.m., Beaumont’s • Brent Curtis & Mike Myrdal, noon, Prospect Bar & Grill • Sounds Like Four, 4 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Jimmy Lewis, 4 p.m., Prospect Bar & Grill • John Cain, 5 p.m., Eddie V’s • Shelle Blue, blues and rock, 6 p.m., The Shores • Big Boss Buble, rock and Euro jazz, 7 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • FocusedxMinds, indie rock, 7 p.m., Che Café • Normandie Wilson, swing pop and jazz, 7 p.m., Amaya
Monday, Sept. 16 • Sean Murphy, 4 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • John Cain, 5 p.m., Eddie V’s • Pan Am, bossa nova and jazz, 7 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • JoJo Hahn, 7 p.m., Amaya • Whenskiesraegray, indie rock, 7 p.m., Che Café
Tuesday, Sept. 17 • Gabriela Aparicio, 4 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Freddie A Dream Trio, 5 p.m., Eddie V’s • Jon Sandoval, jazz and pops, 7 p.m., Amaya • AfroJazziacs, 7:30 p.m., Café-Bar Europa
• Freddie A Dream Trio, 6 p.m., Eddie V’s • Aquile, 6 p.m., Prospect Bar & Grill • Steve Poltz, 6:45 p.m., Scripps Aquarium • Rick Ross, jazz and pop, 7 p.m., Amaya • Kayla Hope, 8 p.m., Beaumont’s
Thursday, Sept. 19 • Gabriela Aparicio, 4 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Rob Bondurant, 6 p.m., Prospect Bar & Grill • Chris Cerna Trio, 6 p.m., Eddie V’s • Tad Sisler, 7 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • Pan Am, Latin jazz, 6 p.m., CaféBar Europa • The Mark Fulton Band, Top 40 and classic rock, 7 p.m., Amaya • Ham’s Way, indie rock, 7 p.m., Che Café • Lotus, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly
Friday, Sept. 20 • Lisa Campbell, 6 p.m., Prospect Bar & Grill • Tomcat Courtney, 5 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • AJ Degrasse trio, 7 p.m., Eddie V’s • Brian Warren, frontman of Weatherbox, 7 p.m., Che Café • Que Bordel, gypsy folk, 7 p.m., Amaya • Tad Sisler, 8 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • Fly Fridays, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly • AfroJazziacs, 9 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • John Stanley King, blues and rock, 9 p.m., Beaumont’s
Wednesday, Sept. 18 • Carlos Velasco, 4 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Tomcat Courtney, 6 p.m., Café-Bar Europa
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Saturday, Sept. 21 • Ryan Hiller, noon, Prospect Bar Jimmy Lewis, 3:15 p.m., Prospect Bar & Grill
One of the most influential musicians to emerge from San Diego over the past two decades, Steve Poltz is also one of the most successful, as well as the most prolific. Performing on Sept. 18, 8:45 p.m., at Scripps Aquarium, he is rarely out of arms length of a guitar. Poltz’s songs can range in emotion from comedy to tear-jerking sadness, his plaintive voice and simple playing style drawing in the listener. As a tunesmith, he’s best known for co-writing Jewel’s mega hit, “You Were meant For Me,” but he always has an endless amount of • Tomcat Courtney, 6 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Aquile, 6:30 p.m., Prospect Bar Mark Leesman Band, blues to top 40, 7 p.m., Amaya • Jazz Mikan, 7 p.m., Eddie V’s • Tad Sisler, 8 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • Superstar Saturdays, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly • Tony LaVoz and the Cold Duck Trio, 9 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Gonzology, classic covers, 9 p.m., Beaumont’s
great songs, some written as recently as yesterday. An extremely engaging entertainer, Poltz truly involves a crowd in his shows. Whether or not you’re a fan of the singer-songwriter genre, or are even familiar with his music, you will leave this show thoroughly entertained. STEVE POLTZ: Wednesday, Sept. 18 at BIRCH AQUARIUM. 6:45 p.m., 21 and up. aquarium.ucsd.edu/Education/Public_Pro grams/Adult_Programs/Green_Flas h_Concerts — Bart Mendoza
Sunday, Sept. 22 • Kayla Hope, 11:30 a.m., Beaumont’s • Brent Curtis and Mike Myrdal, noon, Prospect Bar & Grill • Sounds Like Four, 4 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Jimmy Lewis, 4 p.m., Prospect Bar & Grill • Ray Briz Trio, piano jazz, 5 p.m., Eddie V’s • Normandie Wilson, 7 p.m., Amaya • Middle Earth, 8 p.m., Café-Bar Europa
See the full music calendar at ljtoday.com.
EVENTS CALENDAR >> SEPT. 28: PEERS GALA WHAT: The fifth annual PEERS Gala to Benefit Challenged Athletes Foundation will take place Sept. 28 at the private La Jolla Farms residence of Steve and Lisa Altman. Guests will experience gourmet cuisine, entertainment, a silent and live auction, and inspirational stories of perseverance from the challenged athletes served by CAF. Funds raised at this year’s event will be used to fund adaptive sports equipment, running prosthetics, coaching, mentoring and competition expenses for challenged athletes of all ages and abilities. Each year, the PEERS Network selects an outstanding local nonprofit to benefit from its annual PEERS Gala. This year’s VIP reception will be hosted by Bill Walton at 5:30 p.m., followed by the general admission event at 6:30 p.m. The special honoree this year will be Dr. David Smotrich. For more information on PEERS Network, visit www.peersnetwork.org. For more info on the Challenged Athletes Foundation, visit www.challengedathletes.org.
Want to listen to your news? Check out ljtoday.com for all the latest from The Voice of La Jolla, Ron Jones. Jones is featured on our site with audio updates of all things La Jolla. This week, listen as Jones recounts the latest local happenings, including the opening of Sur La Table on Girard; La Jolla Meals On Wheels' new program, La Jolla Friendly Visitors; a visit with state Sen. Marty Block; and thoughts from the ambassador of Singapore, Ashok Kumar Miripuri, at the latest installment of the Ambassadorial Roundtable. La Jolla Today teamed up with Jones, La Jolla’s pre-eminent radio voice, announcer and emcee this year to bring more local news in a variety of formats. Jones’ frequent contributions include news updates and interviews of local movers and shakers, providing La Jollans with a convenient way to consume their local news. For sponsorship information, call (858) 270-3103.
SEPT. 28: SOLAR SEMINAR SEPT. 28: OKTOBERFEST WHAT: Solar seminar at the La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Ave. The seminar is free and lunch is provided. The presentation will cover solar technology, rebates and incentives, and guests can have questions answered. The goal of the presentation is to educate the local community about how to get paid to go solar by receiving up to $1,500 cash back on installations. It will also discuss how residents can take advantage of the significant federal tax credit and hedge against future utility rate hikes.
WHAT:The Congregational Church of La Jolla’s ninth annual Oktoberfest takes place Saturday, Sept. 28 from 5 to 9 p.m. Join the community for some accordion playing, dancing and entertainment. Guests will enjoy a hearty German repast of roasted sausages, kraut, red cabbage, German potato salad and apple crisp. Tickets are $12, with beer and wine selling for $4. Call (858) 459-5045 for tickets. The church is located at 1216 Cave St.
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ATHENAEUM: above: Alice Brana (event co-chair), Ann Craig (event chair), Max Gurney, Ginny Black (event co-chair) and Bob Black, Erika Torri (Athenaeum executive director)
ATHENAEUM: above: Sally Fuller, Lewis and Connie Branscomb (as King and Queen of Hearts; they led the parade), Joy and Jim Furby
MCASD: above: Harry and Valerie Cooper, Jeremy and Jan Westerlund, Lynda and Rich Kerr
ATHENAEUM: above: Dan and Cynthia Kronemyer, ATHENAEUM: above: John Armstrong, Myrna NaeEffie and Ralph Lundberg, Joyce and Martin Nash gle, Marilyn Miles, Ingrid Hibben, Victor LaMagna
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with Vincent Andrunas Being the repository of a fabulous collection devoted to music and art, the Athenaeum attracts many creative, artistic devotees. For 24 years, its annual galas have celebrated the art and culture of exotic destinations. This year’s theme was “New Orleans and All That Jazz” — domestic, nationalistically speaking, but exotic nonetheless. Ann Craig chaired, with Ginny Black and Alice Brana as cochairwomen. A committee of
MCASD: above: Iris and Matthew Strauss (he’s MCASD board president), Hugh Davies (MCASD executive director), Sonia and Gavin Mandelbaum (event chairs)
gifted (and dedicated) volunteers labored heroically (while the air conditioning was temporarily disabled), transforming the Atheneum’s rooms into the settings of The Big Easy. One room celebrated Mardi Gras, with Paula McColl’s mural depicting jazz musicians joining the colorful glitz of that famed festival. The patio morphed into the “Café du Monde.” Another gallery became the Magnolia Room, where drawings of the fragrant bloomer decorated the walls (which the artists painted orange to emphasize the greenery) and table centerpieces incorporated live cuttings. Most of the 290 guests arrived in inventive costumes, complementing the theme and décor. Music, of course, was everywhere. Euphoria Brass Band played energetically on the sidewalk (and for the traditional
MCASD: above: Dr. Jerry Picolysky and Lee Clark, Hélène and George Gould, Patsy and David Marino
MCASD: above: Hal and Debbie Jacobs, Pam and MCASD: above: Alexander Wallin, Amanda Mitts, Ron Gregg Marks, Abby Freeman, Ben Strauss-Malcolm and Cathy Busick, Alyce and Tom Vessey
parade along nearby streets), later moving into the lobby. Cool a capella group Augie’s Side Effect cruised from room to room, entertaining everyone. Drinks, appetizers and dinner itself evoked the celebrated N’awlins cuisine. The entrée of catfish meuniere pecan was particularly enjoyable, and many more tickets could have been sold if the venue had more capacity. Get your tickets early for next year’s 25th anniversary event!
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A very different French theme was featured the next day for the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s 37th annual Monte Carlo gala, held at MCASD’s La Jolla facility. Consistently one of the biggest over-the-top bashes in town, it was chaired this year by Sonia and Gavin Mandelbaum. Having honeymooned in the south of France 10 years ago,
they themed the party as an evening of alfresco dining in St. Tropez, followed by a night at the fabulous Les Caves du Roy nightclub. Delicious decadence, indeed! Tickets for this spectacular event ranged from $650 to $2,500 per person (or just $100 for the late-night after party, chaired by Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge and wife Jen). More than 350 attended the entire event; many more came late. Champagnes, cocktails and a cornucopia of canapés were consumed during the reception. Dinner was in a parking lot totally transformed by tall trees, black Astroturf, and finely-decorated tables. Guests enjoyed a sumptuous four-plate dinner featuring seared scallops, braised lamb shoulder and other tasty treats prepared by Giuseppe Ciuffa and Ryan Johnson in a “view” kitchen adjacent to the diners. Michele
Coulon created the decadent dessert assortment. “Hired gun” professional dancers pulled event principals onto the dance floor, where they were quickly joined by other partygoers. Soon afterward, they joined the after party, where new delights awaited. A DJ spun tunes, and a lovely trapeze artist swung from the Salon de Musique (Axline Court) heights. In the VIP Club Les Caves, a highdecibel band performed; elsewhere, casino tables offered roulette, blackjack, craps and roulette. Winners later traded their chips for drawing tickets. Activity was everywhere, continuing long after the 12:30 p.m. prize drawing. Eventually, of course, everyone went home — taking with them memories of a spectacular evening. Proceeds will benefit MCASD’s exhibitions and education programs.
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order to “replicate the appearance of single-family homes.” Several trustees remarked they felt the revised project ought to go back to the subcommittee for reconsideration first. LaCava said he’d been told by the subcommittee chair that proposed project changes weren’t significant enough for it to be returned for reconsideration. Trustee Fran Zimmerman said she felt the project would be “a very attractive addition to the neighborhood,” but added, “I worry about the cars.” Trustee Tom Brady agreed, saying the proposed project “was an improvement over what’s there now.” Trustee Ray Weiss said he was concerned that the review of the project was bypassing “due process” by not returning to the subcommittee for reconsideration. “I don’t understand why the subcommittee was unwilling to see it again,” he said. A motion that the redesigned project could now meet the findings for conforming with neighborhood character passed by a 10-4-1 margin. The community advisory group also voted to have last year’s nine-item list of proposed community infrastructure improvements resubmitted for the city’s 2015 Public Infrastructure Budget. The list includes Coast Boulevard sidewalk improvements at Children’s Pool, Scripps Park restoration, enhancement of a walking path along Coast Boulevard and a parking feasibility study for Coast Walk. Also included on this year’s CIP list were Torrey Pines Road corridor improvements phases 1-3, funding for the proposed Prospect Street Belvedere at Girard Avenue and a new sidewalk at Rock Park (La Jolla Hermosa Park) in Bird Rock.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION FOR ORDER MODIFYING JUDGEMENT OF NEWSPAPER’S STANDING AS NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION FOLLOWING NAME CHANGE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF MANNIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. TO HAVE THE STANDING OF LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS AS A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION ASCERTAINED AND ESTABLISHED.
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Charles Schevker & Natasha Alexander ere’s a short story to help get to a point. Very recently, Natasha and I decided to move from a former residence into the Village of La Jolla. We now live not far from the Ferrari car dealership. For any readers who do not know — or maybe who do not care — a Ferrari is considered a super sports car, and, well, it also has a super price tag. Now, it just strangely happens that no matter which direction I need to walk, I always seem to find myself walking past that Ferrari dealership. Not sure how that happens — must just be poor planning on my part. I stand outside on the sidewalk with my face pressed against the glass just fantasizing what it would be like to own one of those amazing cars. I occasionally catch a glimpse of my reflection in the showroom glass and I can see the stupid-looking expression on my face. Although I should be embarrassed, I’m not. Now, I ask myself, do I really, really need a Ferrari? I hate rhetorical questions. Of course I really need a Ferrari. I currently own a Porsche, the fourth in the last 25 years. I never drive it. I’m always afraid something bad will happen to it. The Porsche is 6 years old and has only 8,000 miles. So, if I owned a Ferrari, what makes me think I would drive it more than I do the Porsche? The answer is it would be no different, if not worse. So why
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REAL ESTATE BRIEF >> SECOND-HIGHEST SALE OF A PROPERTY IN LA JOLLA — Ed Mracek and Marty Vusich of Willis Allen Real Estate recently sold the former residence of the late Reinhold Weege at 9736 La Jola Farms Road for $18.5 million, set-
do I want a Ferrari (oh, but not just any one — I already know the style, color and everything)? The answer is because I just have to have it. It is one of my (many) dreams. This idea, as ridiculous as it sounds, caused me to think deeper about why people purchase homes, and not just any home, but bigger and better homes. Why do you need an ocean view? Why do you need a house in La Jolla? Here is what we all need to know, although having this knowledge will not change a single event in our lives. Just like there are laws of physics, there are laws of commerce, and this is law No. 1: We buy on emotion and then justify our decision with logic. No? Think about a recent purchase, and how did you justify it? Was it a two-for-one shoe sale? Was it that new black dress to add to the existing collection of 30 black dresses, or was it spending $100,000 to upgrade your kitchen
because it was going to save you time cooking (yeah right)? I began to reflect back to all our past clients we have helped to buy or sell a house, and I remembered how happy and delighted they were to move on with their lives and dreams. Then, I had an “ah-ha” moment — and it was a scary one. My thought was that nobody really cares whether real-estate agents have college degrees, can speak in full sentences, know how to operate a smart phone, can complete all of the required contracts and documentation, can provide information to better prepare the client to make more informed decisions or whether we are faster than a speeding bullet. The No. 1 consideration as to whether an agent provided excellent client service is making sure you experience the reality of your dreams. Your dreams are all that matter. As you press your face up against the glass window at the real-estate showroom displaying your dream homes, just remember a good real-estate agent will help you to live those dreams. Whether you are buying or selling, you are moving on to the next great step in your life and that of your family’s.
If you have any questions about real estate in San Diego, send your inquiries to Charles Schevker or Natasha Alexander at Cschevker@san.rr.com. They will respond directly to you, and those questions that have a broader public appeal will be published along with our next column in La Jolla Today.
ting the record as the second-highest sale of a home in La Jolla history. The home was designed by architect Frederick Weir on the site of the former Salk Institute residence. Weege, who bought the home with wife Shelley in 1995 for nearly $4.4 million, was the producer and creator of NBC’s “Night Court.” The Weege’s built their dream home a near 15,000-square-foot, four-structure compound on 2.58 ocean-front acres. Interior design was
finished by Arthur Porras. The property was formerly the residence of Salk CEO Frédéric de Hoffmann. His widow donated the house to Salk in the early 1990s and it was renovated to recruit a new CEO. Eventually the Salk Trustees elected to sell the property and use the proceeds to further their scientific research. The sale of the property is second only to Bill Lerach’s purchase of 9776 La Jolla Farms Road for $23.5 million in 2005.
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er in La Jolla. She was the first and only solo woman printer in the Printing Industries Association. The business grew and expanded before she sold it and tried to retire in 1990. The Welcome Wagon, who she had done some printing for, had
The La Jolla-based premium coffee company now has a pour-over bar, as well as offering drip coffee and selected espresso options, serving Padres’ fans on the field level at the leftfield grandstand deck. “We are beyond excited about launching the pour-over coffee bar experience at Petco Park,” said BRCR owner Chuck Patton. “Not only are we thrilled to have front-row seats to support our home team, but we are excited to be a part of the Padres family that is dedicated to the gourmet and wholesome fan experience. We thank them for their support of local San Diego-owned and -operated businesses like us and look forward to serving coffee lovers and Padre fans alike to enhance their ballpark experience.” The ballpark welcomed the addition. “Bird Rock Coffee takes great pride in roasting and brewing the highest quality coffee, and we’re happy to be able to offer it to our fans,” said Scott Marshall, Padres vice president of concessions and retail.
an opening for South La Jolla and asked her to step in temporarily in 1990. She enjoyed it so much that 15 years later, she was still doing it. When that company closed in 1999, she and her daughter, Julie Taylor, founded San Diego Newcomers to carry on the torch of welcoming newcomers. The Village Vaudeville, created by the Soroptomist Club in the
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Since 2002, BRCR, a grassroots company, began selling its organic and fair-trade coffee at farmer’s markets and through home-delivery service. In 2006, Patton opened the coffee shop at 5627 La Jolla Blvd. — Dave Schwab TIHANYI SISTER’S AND SURF SCHOOL DRAW ACCOLADES — Izzy and Coco Tihanyi (right), co-owners of Surf Diva Surf School at 2160 Avenida de la Playa, were thrilled to be featured on Yahoo! Shine for an episode of “Secrets to your Success.” The Tihanyi sisters, avid lifelong surfers, discussed in the interview their successful business approach to women’s surf instruction. “I realized that women want to be taught in a different way,” said Izzy. “We have a lesson plan that’s geared toward women where they understand everything — the safety, the rip currents, the tides — before they go out in the water.” Izzy operated the surf school while Coco
1980s to raise money for widows or divorcées getting back in to the workforce, featured Rose Mary dancing in a chorus line called the Hot Flashettes. The show was popular and ran for 11 years. In 1989, the Salvation Army honored her as a Woman of Dedication and she has twice received the Star Award from the San Diego Performing Arts League.
handled marketing and clothing designs. “We are so excited to share our story of Surf Diva,” said Coco. “For me it was really important to design clothing that would fit different body types and know that you don’t have to be 14 years old and a size 2. You can be 45 and a size 14 and still have a wetsuit you can buy and wear and feel good in.” The sisters’ motto is: “The best surfer in the water is the one having the most fun.” — Dave Schwab
Throughout her San Diego life she has sung in the La Jolla Presbyterian Church Choir and the San Diego Master Chorale, retiring last summer after 54 years. She was even registered as a vocal instrument with the San Diego Symphony. At 83, she is active in a club she helped found, Club Altura. She is also taking classes in law and music appreciation.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 20 • Mandeville Auditorium jazz composers orchestra reading, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium at UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, performance reading of five new works by jazz composers Miya Masaoka, Michael Dessen, Daniel Francis Marschak, Alan Chan and Tobin Chodos, (858) 534-4637, free SATURDAY, Sept. 21 • Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation, 7 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., more than 25 classic and new risqué animated films, www.spikeandmike.com, $15 SUNDAY, Sept. 22 • Larry M. Edward’s “Dare I Call It Murder,” noon, Warwick’s 7812 Girard Ave., author book signing, (858) 454-
0347, warwicks.com, free MONDAY, Sept. 23 • La Jolla Parks and Beaches monthly meeting, 4 to 5:30 p.m., La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St., lajollaparksandbeaches.org/meetings-2/, (858) 552-1658 TUESDAY, Sept. 24 • Laurie King book signing, noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., King will discuss and sign her new book “The Bones of Paris,” (book must be purchased from Warwick's to be signed), (858) 454-0347, warwicks.com WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25 • NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center Building Tour, 5:30 to 8 p.m., 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, presentation by Gould Evans, self-guided tours and light refreshments and hors d’oeurves, aiasandiego.org/event/noaa-tour/, $10 to $20 THURSDAY, Sept. 26 • La Jolla Republican Women general meeting and luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., La Jolla Country Club, 7301 High Ave., features guest speakers Keith Slotter from the FBI and Lynn Stuart from “San Diego’s Most Wanted Crime,” (619) 447-0864 or lmarteeny@cox.net, $30 members and guests
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SWIM >> CONT. FROM PG. 1
Cleveland noted the “litmus test” for the sanctity of an openwater, long-distance swim like Nyad’s is an observer’s report, which Cleveland said documents and validates the authenticity of the swim, what, if any, assistance Nyad received, whether she ever got out of the water and into a boat, etc. Cleveland, who didn’t start marathon swimming until she
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drew from the tiny island at the tip of Asia, the British left behind an “important maritime harbor,” Mirpuri said, through which “more than 30 million containers pass every year.” Long Beach, the largest U.S. port, he pointed out, sees 6 million pass through every year. The sudden independence tinged with British heritage, Mirpuri said, has resulted, 48 years later, in a country that has established itself as a hub for communications, transportation and finance. The road to success, however, came in the form of trial by fire, as the British took with them a large chunk of Singapore’s economy. “It was a very uncertain future that we faced,” he said. “In 1965, Singapore faced 20 percent unemployment and a very uncertain economic future. All we had was a British military base. Twenty percent of our economy was fixed on that.” Today, Mirpuri said, Singapore has zero unemployment. Not only that, but the country has worked to become a favorite of foreign investors, and the world has responded. The U.S. has more investments in Singapore than it does in
RECORD TREK Anne Cleveland (with the Cliffs of Dover in the background) long held a record as the oldest person, at age 48, to make a non-stop, twoway crossing of the English Channel. COURTESY PHOTO
was in her 40s, said she’s pretty much retired now from the com-
China, and five times more than it has in India. “U.S. companies, many from California and many of them biotech and technology companies, have invested in Singapore because of the intellectual property protection and the rule of law,” he said. “In 1965, when we became independent, a decision was made to open up to foreign investments and to make it a safe haven for investors in the region.” Singapore has also established itself as a major petrochemical and energy hub, though it has no natural energy resources of its own. Investments from companies like Shell and Exxon/Mobile have made it a nerve center for energy in East Asia. Mirpuri said Singapore has managed to build itself up by focusing on its shortcomings. Water, for instance, is very scarce in the country, which has to purchase water every day from Malaysia. “We have now developed new technologies — which I’m going to be discussing with the City Council here — for recycled water, which is potable and available to all citizens, and we’ve worked on desalination,” he said. “We have developed all these technologies because of what we lacked. We looked not at our
petitive sport. “I don’t have anything to prove to anybody, least of all myself,” said Cleveland, a licensed Realtor who teaches yoga in the La Jolla area and occasionally mentors Channel swimmers. “I had the journey,” she said. “It was a wonderful experience to look at myself and observe myself doing and achieving. I’m in a different place now, more into being and teaching.” To learn more about long-distance swimming, visit marathonswimmers.org/forum.
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templating how to help her terminally ill husband die, the way they had both planned years earlier. One woman tells the story about how her husband died in an accident — shortly after she had served him divorce papers. Some experienced the horrors of a violent or painful death, while others were able to plan for a peaceful passing. Each story is accompanied by candid photographs of the storytellers as they recount their experiences with death. Fox said one of her rules for inclusion in the process was that the subjects be open and honest with their feelings and stories, and she wanted the photographs to reflect that. “I wanted to have very informal, conversational interviews,” she said. “And I wanted to capture that on film. The photos are very emotional, raw and real. I think they capture the complexity of loss and humanity and dignity. I planned that. It was absolutely what I wanted.” Like her last book, “I Still Do: Loving and Living with Alzheimer’s,” Fox hopes “One Foot Forward” will help broaden the conversation on a difficult topic. Her own experience as a widow struggling to understand death and loss exposed a society that is patently uncomfortable with end-of-life issues. “We all know it’s coming, but it’s like we don’t believe it,” she said. “Some of that is understandably protective, but it does us all a disservice. It makes something difficult to begin with much more difficult. These stories are all around us, but we
strengths, because we had no strengths, but instead we’re looking at where we lack things and how to develop based on that.” Another major target the country set its sights on was a major overhaul of its educational system. When Mirpuri started school in 1966, he said, only 3 percent of those who started with him would go on to higher education at age 18. “Today,” he said, “70 percent of the children that start school will make it to higher education. Some schools in the U.S. have even started using our math and science systems.” Looking ahead, Mirpuri said he hopes to continue to grow the relationships between Asian countries and the U.S., through trade agreements and partnerships. He even proposed a reorientation of the way we look at physical maps of the world. “Normally, when you look at a map, you have the Atlantic Ocean in the middle, Europe [on the right] and the Western Hemisphere on the left,” he said. “We need to reorientate that to put the Pacific Ocean in the middle, the U.S. on the right and Asia on the left because that’s where, particularly for a city like San Diego, your partnerships are going to be.”
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may not know it because it’s not part of our culture to talk about it.” Apart from contributing to the social dialogue, Fox is using her book to help in other — perhaps more tangible — ways. One hundred percent of the author royalties from “One Foot Forward” will be donated to the National Hospice Foundation, a cause near to her heart. At a book-signing event at Warwick’s on Monday, Sept. 16, a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to local Elizabeth Hospice. “I find that books can serve as a platform to advocate for things I really care about,” she said. “… With ‘One Foot Forward,’ it gives me the opportunity to encourage a conversation about death, but also about palliative and hospice care … It’s another area people are uncomfortable with, something they think means they will die in the next week. But it’s about much more than that. It’s about comfort and care at the end of life.” For Fox, the stories in the book — though all very different — should reflect just how much we’re all alike when it comes to death and grief. “We’re all different in our own way, yet grief and loss touch us all, regardless of where we live or our circumstances,” she said. “I know that for myself, talking to others really helped me understand what I’m going through now. Each loss is specific, but they’re universal also.” Fox will be at Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., on Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss and sign her book, which is available for $29.95. For more information on her writings and photography, visit judithfox.com.
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ing inspiration, hands-on demonstrations, educational seminars and onestop shopping for everything pertaining to the home and garden. In addition to being an extensive home and garden product marketplace, the Fall Home/Garden Show offers several unique features this year, including an interior-design walkthrough exhibit of rooms, featuring the
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Association of Professional Landscape Designers, 30-minute design consultations for only $30 at the show. The show runs Friday, Sept. 13, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $8; children under 12 are free. Seniors 55 and over are $1 on Friday. After 3 p.m. daily, all tickets are $6. Discount tickets on the
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