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THE SEASON IS IN FULL SWING The Village marked Sunday, Dec. 7 with the 57th installment of the biggest event of the season – the La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival. Under the banner 'Spirit of Christmas – Peace on Earth,' this year's gala attracted up to 30,000 along Girard Avenue and at points in every direction as marching bands played, horses rode, antique cars putted along and parade entrants strutted their holiday stuff. The event was a perfect beginning to the holiday bustle – and for more parade information and holiday images, please see pages 18 and 19.

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Wildlife photographer Mangelsen has seen it all; now you can too By DAVE SCHWAB He's taken some four million photographs of animals in their natural states – and wildlife photographer Thomas Mangelsen’s new book, “The Last Great Wild Places,” is a compendium of the finest work from one of the most prolific and award-winning nature photographers of our time.

“It’s a 40-year retrospective,” said Mangelsen, 69, who was in town recently at his Images of Nature Gallery at 7916 Girard Ave., one of eight Mangelsen galleries nationwide. “It includes all my classic images from the beginning to very recently.”

The Grand Island, Neb.-born photographer, the son of a 5-anddime store owner, grew up on the

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Renowned wildlife photographer Thomas Mangelsen says man-versus-lion shoots are “cool.”

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100 years and counting The La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival was more than just – well – a Christmas parade and holiday festival. It also marked the 100th anniversary of the multi-use La Jolla Recreation Center, and parade organizers gave it its just due. Our story, with two very cool images from 1915, is on page 5.

THE JURY'S IN Plan group nixes Whale Watch manse, Alzheimer's unit By DAVE SCHWAB La Jolla Community Planning Association reaffirmed its staunch opposition to a modernistic manse proposed in La Jolla Shores and nixed a proposal to site an Alzheimer’s facility on Fay Avenue in a former spa building in the heart of the Village.

Those were some of the highlights of the Dec. 4 meeting of the community advisory group that makes land-use recommendations to the City.

With one abstention, community planners opposed 15-0 a residence proposed at 8490 Whale Watch Way that has been years in the pipeline and, according to developers, has been extensively downsized and reconfigured to allay neighbors’ concerns that the project is too bulky and out of character with its surroundings.

The Whale Watch project now calls for demolishing an existing single-family residence and constructing a 7,000-square-foot, two-story structure over a basement on a lot

slightly larger than 20,000 square feet.

The Whale Watch project was remanded to the association by the City Planning Commission, with commissioners requesting that the project applicant significantly reduce the size of a garden wall on site.

But local residents and planners were unconvinced the Whale Watch project was different enough now not to be considered out of character with its surroundings.

Association board member and architect Phil Merten said that certain findings have to be made for the Whale Watch project to be granted permits.

“One of those is that the project is in compliance with the (City) municipal code and with the La Jolla Shores Planned District Ordinance (development blueprint),” Merten said, contending the rede-

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With the goal of clarifying state law on greenhouse gas emissions, the board of directors of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) announced Dec. 5 it will appeal a recent Fourth District Court of Appeal decision on the environmental review of its regional transportation plan up to the California Supreme Court.

“The Board decided that it is our responsibility to press forward with this case,” said Dick Dale, SANDAG board chair. “We’ve done our absolute best to follow the law in everything we’ve done. At this point, the law needs to be clarified – not just for our region but for every planning agency and city in California.”

On Nov. 24, a three-judge panel of the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued a split decision on whether SANDAG fully complied with state environmental laws in preparing the environmental impact report for its 2050 Regional Transportation Plan. Two of the three justices concluded that the report lacked analysis. The third justice disagreed, concluding that SANDAG had applied the correct standards in analyzing the potential environmental impacts of the plan “Left unchallenged, this appellate court decision will make it

even more difficult for agencies and cities to know which regulations to follow and what standards to apply,” Dale said. “The confusion will result in slowing down all projects in the state – transit projects, bike projects, pedestrian improvements and highway projects.”

SANDAG completed the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan – a long-range planning document that outlines $214 billion in transportation investments – in 2011.

The Cleveland National Forest Foundation and other petitioners subsequently filed suit challenging the environmental impact report, a separate document that analyzes the environmental impacts of the plan.

Among other issues raised in its defense, SANDAG argued that it followed the direction it received from the state as it applied various laws regarding greenhouse gas emissions. But in some instances that direction was found ambiguous, particularly given the fact that SANDAG was the first metropolitan planning organization in California to produce a transportation plan under new greenhouse gas reduction laws.

The majority also concluded that SANDAG should have based its greenhouse gas analysis on the

reduction of overall driving in the region and that it disregarded the issue of reducing traffic congestion. SANDAG’s longstanding position has been that it is taking a multi-pronged approach to greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

“How many miles cars drive is an important measure in greenhouse gas reductions, but it’s not the only measure,” Dale said.

“Future technologies may dramatically cut greenhouse gases from vehicles. So we must pursue many options – including increasing transit, biking and walking. We are looking at future projects that increase those choices and trying to find a combination of projects that the region is willing to support.”

Since the completion of the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan, several other planning organizations have issued transportation plans for their regions, and the information included in them has evolved. Updates to regional plans are required every four years, and with each update, SANDAG seeks to improve on the previous iteration of the plan. As required by law, SANDAG is currently working on an update to the 2050 Regional Transportation and environmental impact report.

velopment does not factor in all of the square footage on the property.

He said this makes the dimensions “80 percent more than the citywide maximum for floor area ratio,” the amount of developed space on the lot.

“As a piece of sculpture (Whale Watch manse), it’s really nice,” said Merten, who added, “But its tremendous size — that’s the problem.”

“As a piece of sculpture (Whale Watch manse), it’s really nice — but it’s tremendous size — thats the problem.”

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Association colleague Michael Costello said it was “disingenuous” and “a misuse of language” to refer to the 20-foot-high wall on the property as “a garden wall.”

“Its bulk and scale is huge from the street. It really looms,” said board member Janie Emerson.

“This is a beautiful design architecturally, but with a garden wall that high, that is the problem,” agreed planner Ray Weiss.

Planners also voted down, 10-5-1, a proposal to convert the former spa

site at 7630 Fay Ave., once the Chopra Center, into Monarch Cottages, an Alzheimer’s facility.

Noting Fay Avenue is gradually changing into a cultural zone, with plans in the works for a boutique movie theater and a concert hall down the street, planners argued that a residential care facility for the elderly didn’t fit in with surrounding businesses and the trend of development in the area.

A brief slideshow presentation was given by assisted-care industry reps who spoke in favor of Monarch Cottages, saying such a facility was needed and that the Village was an ideal spot for it.

“This really is the highest and best use in this particular location for this building,” argued architect James Brown, representing developers.

“With a residential care facility, you get less parking impact and almost no significant traffic increase” that would come with some other retail uses.

Former association board member Jim Fitzgerald pointed out the Alzheimer’s facility would be out of character with zoning for the area, whose plans call for mixed use with an emphasis on ground-level retail.

Attorney Matt Peterson, representing the project applicant, disagreed, contending that a residential-care facility on Fay would provide a “transitional use,” which he said is allowed in the La Jolla Planned District Ordinance.

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UC assailant committed to state mental hospital A man suspected of stabbing a biotech executive near the Westfield UTC was committed Dec. 3 to a state mental hospital after a judge declared he was mentally incompetent to stand trial for attempted murder.

The parents of Odie James Miller Jr., 21, were present Wednesday when San Diego Superior Court Judge Joseph Brannigan ordered Miller to Patton State Hospital.

Brannigan also ordered that Miller take medication and that it should be given by force if Miller refuses to take it.

“Hopefully, he will be restored to competency,” said Brannigan after reading Miller's mental evaluations.

Criminal proceedings remain suspended against Miller, who will be returned to San Diego for trial if doctors and another judge find he has regained his competency.

Miller’s attorney, Amy Hoffman, said Odie Miller Sr., Miller’s father, wanted another judge’s order that banned contact with him set aside.

Miller was on probation for assaulting his father in 2013, and she said the elder Miller has not been able to talk to his son since his Aug. 7 arrest.

Deputy District Attorney Geoff Allard said the order was there

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because Odie Miller Jr. “threatened to stab his family.” Allard argued to keep the order as it is.

Brannigan reviewed the other judge’s noncontact order because the father was considered a victim.

He ruled the order must remain in effect even while his son is in the hospital and that the order did not permit telephone calls. Brannigan said he might reconsider the order once the son has been stabilized on anti-psychotic medication.

Miller is accused of repeatedly stabbing the biotech executive, 44, referred to in court records as Brian M., around 12:15 p.m. on August 6 in the vicinity of Renaissance Avenue and Towne Centre Drive. The attack occurred at random and without motive.

Robber gets 9 years in bank hold-up series A prolific bank robber who held up banks in La Jolla and Torrey Pines was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison and ordered to pay more than $19,0 to the banks he robbed.

Victor Lamar Moore apologized to San Diego Superior Court Judge Timothy Walsh about the spree and said he had no intent to harm anyone. Moore, 33, said he has “sincere penitence, and now I must pay my debt to society.”

His attorney, Peter Will, said Moore denied using a real gun in any of the hold-ups and said he had “a rough upbringing.” He described Moore as “a polite, articulate guy.”

After hearing Moore’s statement, Walsh told him, “You obviously have potential.”

Moore admitted to the Jan. 4 robbery of a U.S. Bank inside an Albertsons grocery store at 7895 Highland Village Place. He presented a demand note seeking $10,000 to the teller.

The teller said she did not have anything near $10,000 and gave

him $800. A police officer pulled Moore’s vehicle over on I-5, and found money from the bank inside the car.

Moore was fined nearly $12,0 and given credits for 381 days in jail. The probation department recommended 11 years and four months in prison, while prosecutor Roy Lai urged the nine-year sentence.

Moore also pleaded guilty to holding up a Wells Fargo Bank, the first bank he robbed, on La Jolla Village Drive on Aug. 24, 2012.

The other banks and a credit union are located in Carmel Mountain, Scripps Ranch, Rancho Bernardo, Solana Beach and San Diego.

Moore also pleaded guilty to attempted robbery of two banks in El Cajon and San Ysidro. The series included hold-ups in 2012 and 2013.

Moore was initially charged with only the Torrey Highlands bank robbery, but other charges were added after the investigation continued.

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News Back-Door Bandit sentenced in robberies A member of the Back Door Bandits was sentenced Dec. 1 to eight years in state prison after pleading guilty to multiple robbery charges involving the Smashburger restaurant in La Jolla and other restaurants.

Duran Montiq Caldwell was ordered to pay $2,675 to one employee of the Smashburger restaurant on Prospect Avenue.

Five other employees were also robbed that same night, Aug. 4, 2013.

Caldwell, 25, was also ordered

by San Diego Superior Court Judge Charles Rogers to pay $853 to a Rigoberto’s Taco Shop restaurant in La Jolla and $440 to a

Roberto’s restaurant elsewhere.

Caldwell received credit for 556 days in jail.

Deputy District Attorney Jayln Wang also announced guilty pleas by the ringleader, Ryan Patrick Churchill, 23, who admitted to committing 11 robberies and two attempted robberies.

Churchill’s trial was set to begin Dec. 2, and he will be sentenced Dec. 23. Wang said he faces a maximum 14-year prison term. Churchill remains in jail on $500,000 bail.

Wang also said a juvenile, now 18, was prosecuted in Juvenile Court for robbery and is awaiting sentencing. The getaway driver,

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Thomas Abel Nelson, 24, pleaded guilty to robbing Smashburger and will be sentenced on Jan. 8.

Nelson is free on $50,000 bond.

The group got their nickname from entering and leaving out the back door of restaurants. The El Cotixan restaurant in La Jolla was held up along with others in Clairemont and Rancho Penasquitos.

Rogers heard 35 witnesses in the six-day preliminary hearing in May before he ordered the three to stand trial. Wang said only the employees were robbed by the bandits and that no customers were held up.

Faulconer invites SD residents to State of the City address Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced he will unveil a new vision to create opportunities and improve the lives of San Diego residents at his first State of the City address on Jan. 14 in downtown's Balboa Theatre.

“San Diego is a city of great promise, and now is the time to turn our potential into progress,” Faulconer said. “As mayor, I’m grateful to work on your behalf to build a more trustworthy, inclusive and effective city government. I know there is much more work we need to do, so I invite you to join me as I discuss how we move forward together.”

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Start time is 6 p.m.; the theater is located at 868 Fourth Ave. Upon taking office last March, Faulconer began implementing his One San Diego vision by attempting to build a more inclusive city government that creates opportunities for San Diego residents and delivers results for every neighborhood. Under his platform, Faulconer hired the first female police chief in San Diego history; directed 50 percent of all new major revenue toward neighborhood improvements; improved emergency response times in underserved neighbor-

lobbied for a third term, but the four council Republicans favored Lightner, stating that Gloria had Children's Pool group become too partisan in recent launches closing suit months.

Friends of Children's Pool, which Lightner's first act after taking retains unofficial oversight sur- the president's seat was to adjourn rounding the city's approach to La the meeting.

Jolla Children's Pool, has filed suit challenging the city's decision to Scripps researcher wins top close the area from Dec. 15 to mid- young scientists award May, pupping season for the seals.

A young scientist at the Scripps The group maintains that the Research Institute in La Jolla has closure violates rights of public won a prestigious $25,000 prize access set out in California's Consti- for his work on how mammalian tution and the state's Costal Act. cell size is influenced by its enviThe pool has been the target of ronment. controversy for decades amid Liron Bar-Peled was named the ongoing pollution and access 2014 grand prize winner of the issues. Located off Coast Boulevard Science & SciLifeLab Prize for near Jenner Street, the pool is reg- Young Scientists, which recognizes ularly used for recreation by divers, innovative research by early-career swimmers, fishermen and families. scientists.

Bar-Peled received the award, Sherri Lightner elected administered by four universities SD City Council president in Sweden, in Stockholm on Dec. San Diego Republican City 9.

Councilmember Sherri Lightner, In his prize-winning essay, Barwhose District 1 includes La Jolla, Peled answers a fundamental queson Dec. 10 became the first female tion in the area of cell and developelected council president. The vote mental biology: how eukaryotic cell growth is regulated by the was 7-2.

Former president Todd Gloria environment. The essay, "Size Does

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hoods; increased hours at libraries to their highest level in eight years; is working to bring a customer-service attitude to city government; and is encouraging innovative companies to grow, expand and hire in San Diego.

Matter," was published in the journal Science.

He and his team revealed that several cell components become mutated in certain human diseases, ranging from a primary immune disorder to glioblastoma and ovarian cancers. The findings may eventually be used to identify new ways of diagnosing and treating them.

San Diego's finances in good shape, budget office says The City of San Diego is on track to end the fiscal year almost on budget.

By the end of June, the city is expected to be over its $1.2 billion general fund budget by only $100,000, according to the Financial Management Department's analysis of data from July through September.

Seth Gates, in the council's Independent Budget Analyst's Office, who helped review the report, said it shows the city's finances are "outstanding" for the first time in years. Gates said although the fore-

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Perspective At 100, La Jolla's fabled rec center is looking just fine

By DAVE SCHWAB In 1915, La Jolla philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps made one of several donations to her community: the La Jolla Recreation Center. A century later, the facility has become exactly what Scripps intended: a community hub for all of La Jolla.

Throughout its storied existence, the rec center has served people of all ages, from toddlers to seniors, offering a broad array of recreational services as well as hosting public meetings of virtually every important community group in town, including the La Jolla Town Council and the La Jolla Community Planning Group, which makes land-use recommendations to the City.

“For 100 years, the rec center has served its major purpose — community life,” said Carol Olten of the La Jolla Historical Society.

“Through many years, thousands of families, children and sports enthusiasts have enjoyed its facilities ranging from toddlers to serious tennis professionals.”

Olten said the rec center has become all things to all people. “(Public) meetings are held there,” she said. “Yoga is practiced there. Basketball, tennis and soccer are played there. Swings and slides and other funny tots stuff are played upon there."

But perhaps the most important function the rec center serves in the community is as its sounding board.

“Disputes over parking, signs, sidewalks are resolved – and not resolved – there,” Olten said,

The road fronting the fledgling La Jolla Recreation Center looked a little more desolate in the San Diego of 1915.

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adding that “If the rec center walls could talk, they would probably say, ‘Please, La Jollans, after 100 years, we’ve had enough.'”

La Jolla Rec Center director Nicole Otjens noted that the facility provides recreational amenities, including grass playing fields and basketball courts, for everyone.

“We’re a hub of recreation for people of all ages,” said Otjens, noting the center features three playgrounds for kids and outdoor basketball courts and a weight room for adults. “We have yoga and fitness classes and a youth flag football team, the La Jolla Sharks,” she added.

Otjens pointed out the La Jolla Recreation Council, which supports the center, raises funds to purchase “hours,” allowing it to be kept open longer to serve patrons.

But providing recreation is only one of the center's functions.

“We do 10 to 12 community events a year,” Otjens said, “including an egg hunt, a children’s Halloween costume judging and the December holiday celebration.”

The La Jolla Recreation Center was formally dedicated on July 3, 1915. It was the product of the combined vision of philanthropist

Scripps and progressive young architects Irving and Louis Gill.

Together, they conceived of the “La Jolla Community House and Playground.”

In her bequest of the center as a gift to the city, Scripps was adamant about the building being open to any person regardless of race, creed or opinions. That was stipulated as a “condition” in the deed turning the property over to the city for public use.

The center and numerous buildings surrounding it, including the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the earliest buildings at The Bishop’s School and the La Jolla Woman’s Club, together form the historical cornerstone of La Jolla Village.

Four years after the Rec Center opened, Archibald Talbot, a young man from Iowa who came to California to study law, took what he thought would be a temporary job as director of the rec center. He held that position until his retirement in 1952. While rec center director, Talbot and his wife Agnes developed a vigorous program of sports, including basketball and tennis tournaments. Among the prime achievements of the Talbots was creation of the annual La Jolla Tennis Tournament. In 1968, Mr. Talbot was honored as La Jolla’s “Mr. Tennis.”

“The Talbots took the lead in carrying out Ellen Browning Scripps’ ideas of making the rec center a true Community House — a gathering place for the creation of strong minds and bodies,” said Olten. “Their spirits linger on as one of our keepsakes: the La Jolla Recreation Center.”

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Ellen Browning Scripps, center, receives a nod for meritorious service from San Diego Mayor E.M. Capps in 1915.

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The legalization of marijuana has been one of the most controversial issues in America during recent election cycles. With two more states (Oregon and Alaska) and Washington, D.C. legalizing recreational marijuana in the recent election, the issue is more prominent than ever. Recently, President Obama pledged to cease federal interference in state-level marijuana issues.

Hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries have opened in San Diego County in the last few years, making San Diego one of the biggest hubs of the medical marijuana industry in the United States. Despite this, local governments have resisted the boom and have cracked down on local shops.

Citing nearly impossible-toobserve zoning laws and other legal obstacles, the city has shut the doors of more than 200 dispensaries in recent months.

Whereas more continue to set up shop around the city, several more were shut down. This constant quarrel does not seem to be coming to a halt anytime soon.

When there is no legal backing for citing zoning laws in order to close the shops, the city has been known to harass landlords, send-

ing inspectors to dig up any building violations and stack up numerous fines if the shop owners are not evicted. The shop owners struggle to find new locations due to intimidated landlords, who are wary of having medical marijuana shops as tenants due to city harassment. If a new location can be found in rare legal zoning boundaries, businesses have to move their entire operations to new locations, sometimes impossible for a newly opened shop.

Shockingly, out of the hundreds of dispensaries around the city, there is only one in all San Diego County (located in El Cajon) recognized as a legal operation by the city.

Why is the city of San Diego so grudging to accept medical marijuana, which is becoming only more normal on a national level? If any city should understand the benefit of regulating marijuana and keeping it out of illegal street operations, it should be San Diego, with its long involvement fighting Tijuana drug cartels. The State of California legalized medical marijuana in 1996 by public vote – and in 2014, the city of San Diego needs to wake up to the reality that public opinion has moved in favor of marijuana (especially medical) and quit its shameful display of finding ways to criminalize something that has been legal for years.

Goodwill goes online amid shopping bustle Goodwill, the education, training and job placement giant with a presence on five continents, has announced the opening of shopgoodwill.com, the first internet auction site run by a nonprofit.

Participating Goodwills from across the country offer an array of art, antiques and collectibles. Revenues from sales help fund Goodwill's programs for people with physical disabilities and other barriers to employment. Goodwill maintains 179 member organizations in 15 countries and 14 affiliate members in 13 countries.

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CD golfer Savannah Magallon has a clear view of the fairway You look at a golfer out on the links, and you think all that is going on is selecting a club, setting up a shot and working on the short game, when what is really going on is moral support, a shoulder to cry on, the right coach at the right time.

Savannah Magallon, a junior at La Jolla Country Day School, was struggling. Mom was facing surgery and radiation in her cancer treatment, and dad had experienced kidney failure. In the middle of all this, Savannah, trying to impress in a club softball tryout last summer, injured her knee on a bang-bang “do-or-die,” scooping a grounder up and making the throw on the run. At least that’s the way the play was supposed to unfold. Instead, the Torrey upperclassman, performing on a jutted field, set her left foot in a hole and — twist! — wrenched her knee.

“I never went to a doctor. ‘Wait a week, and let’s see.’ That’s always my approach,” said Magallon, a hardworking, goal-oriented young woman who doesn’t savor time out when she’s working her life plan. She still doesn’t know what the diagnosis on the knee would have been. “I had a funny tan — funky — with a knee brace that summer. My friends put a photo on Facebook of just the knee.”

One thing led to another, and Savannah, the only child of parents who own their own business, switched sports, from softball to golf.

“The softball coach was really mad,” she related.

She picked up some golf clubs

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cast is based on a small timeframe, it's one of the best budget monitoring reports he's seen.

The analysis projects San Diego will end the fiscal year spending less than expected on salaries because the city has so many openings. As of October, the city has 219 more vacancies than anticipated. Additionally, the monitoring report shows the city is likely to bring in more money from sales and hotel room taxes thanks to more visitors.

— KPBS Faulconer hails new lighting in Balboa Park fete Mayor Kevin Faulconer and former City Council President Todd Gloria have switched on a series of energy-efficient lights that will illuminate Balboa Park at night for next year's centennial celebrations and beyond.

“After 100 years of serving as

and played on Country Day coach Bill Cahoone’s team last fall without any prior practice or coaching.

The knee wasn’t severely tested and didn’t present problems.

“When it gets cold,” Magallon said, “it can get sore.”

Cahoone, Torrey golf coach for the past 20 years, was of course delighted to have her. “I told her when she was a sophomore that she had more of a chance to get a college scholarship in golf than softball,” he said.

When he left during a reporter’s

My parents always taught me to be strong. To not follow others. I make my own path.

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interview of the student-athlete, the junior gave him a parting hug, an indication of the bond they have created. Thoroughly appropriate, very refreshing in this day of high-pressure prep athletics.

Where she has taken it, a year later, is nose-to-the-grindstone, dedicated practice and improvement, dropping what was a score in the 50s or 60s for nine holes two years ago to a score in the upper 70s over 18 holes in practice, lower 80s in tournaments.

Key relationships that helped get her emotionally through her tumultuous sophomore year, in

the crown jewel of our world-class city, we’re showing off Balboa Park in a whole new light,” Faulconer said. “This is just one of the many ways we are elevating and improving Balboa Park to make sure it remains a treasure for future generations of San Diegans.

This is a big project only made possible by so many groups working together to get it done.”

The lighting project removed existing outdoor light fixtures and replaced them with red, green and blue LED lights, programmable in 2,700 color hues and which allow for architectural color washes on building exteriors. The project is a partnership between the City of San Diego, SDG&E and CleanTECH San Diego.

Public input on Navy's pipeline fix has ended The United States Navy has terminated its public comment period on a draft environmental assessment to evaluate potential environmental impacts associated

view of her parents’ health challenges, were two mentors who took her under their wing at a crucial time.

“Bob Madsen is like a member of the family now,” said Cahoone’s most improved player on the squad.

Magallon explained that she hit a few balls for Madsen, head of instruction at Sycuan, and that he immediately took her on as a project. The other was Patrick Baynes, 21, who became her playing buddy. One worked with Savannah on specific skills; the other walked the course with her and provided the kind of moral support that only presence can give.

“Here was a person you’d only known six months,” she said of Baynes, yet the emotional support he was lending was equivalent to years of bonding. While she got through her sophomore year academically, she was working her plan on the golf course to increase her skills. The goal: a college scholarship.

“I really enjoy it. I can sit there and chip a ton of balls and enjoy it,” she said. “I like working toward a goal. I’ll pick a pin and (think), where am I going to leave the ball?

I’ll make a 2-foot circle. I’ll make a 3-foot, 6-foot, 9-foot putt. It’s satisfying to reach your goal.”

She’s not one of the Torreys’ top players — yet. Nonetheless, Cahoone says, “I haven’t had someone improve that much in one season.” How does she do it?

“She’s extra-committed, driven to excel and improve her game.” “(Savannah)’s engaged in the

with the proposed repair and relocation of a portion of the Navy’s Miramar fuel pipeline in the Point Loma area.

The Navy proposes to repair and relocate approximately five miles of the southern end of the pipeline to provide for the continued fueling needs of Navy ships. The area in question runs along 3.5 miles of pipeline from the La Playa waterfront area (Naval Base Point Loma to Lytton Street) to the Rosecrans Street right-of-way to address items such as dents, corrosion and metal loss. The Navy also proposes to relocate approximately one mile of the pipeline in the vicinity of the San Diego River and install five isolation valve stations.

The 30-day public comment period began Nov. 7.

The Miramar pipeline is a Navyowned facility extending 17 miles between Naval Base Point Loma and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. It was built in 1954 and provides fuel for Navy ships and aircraft.

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Savannah Magallon’s 2013 knee injury has left her none the worse for wear in her sport.

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game,” Cahoone continued, “to the point where everything is new to her.” She pays attention to every detail of her game in her headlong dash to progress.”

Magallon is “very close” and fiercely loyal to her parents, Omar and Katherine. Asked why she is so motivated, she doesn’t hesitate to say, “Upbringing.”

“My parents,” she said, “always taught me to be strong. To not follow others. I make my own path.”

Looking ahead to two years from now, she’d like to go to San

Diego State University, her parents’ alma mater, study business and marketing and play golf on a full ride if they would take her. This is the school “I always told my parents I would never go to,” she laughed. But she would like to stay close to home, to keep a watchful eye on her parents’ health situations, though she said both are doing well now. She also said SDSU has a strong undergraduate business program.

San Diego figures in Holiday, Poinsettia tilts The San Diego Bowl Game Association has announced that the USC Trojans will face Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl Saturday, Dec. 27. This will be the Trojans; first appearance in the game. Nebraska will be the first Big Ten team to play in the game since 1994. It played in the Holiday Bowl three times, most recently in 2010, while it was a member of the Big 12 Conference.

In a related item, San Diego State University's Aztecs Dec. 6 accepted an invitation to play Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl Tuesday Dec. 23 at Qualcomm Stadium, the Aztecs' fifth consecutive bowl appearance. The run of bowl games came after San Diego State went to just five bowls over the previous 43 seasons.

The Holiday-bound Cornhuskers are 9-3, while the Trojans are 8-4. The teams have one common opponent, Fresno State, which USC beat 52-13 and Nebraska defeated 55-19.

The San Diego Bowl Game Association, which oversees the game, announced in June of 2013 that it had signed a six-year agreement under which the Big Ten Conference will supply a team beginning with this year's game, replacing the Big 12, which had annually supplied a team since 1995.

“We've had a great relationship with the Big 12, but we felt it was time for a change," Holiday Bowl executive director Bruce Binkows-

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Elder abuse, embezzlement charges filed against piano shop owner By DAVE SCHWAB After a months-long investigation, criminal charges have been filed by the District Attorney's Office against a Bird Rock merchant whose business practices have been called into question.

“There are 14 felony counts that I have filed against Peter Schroeder. Five are financial elder abuse, and the balance are either embezzlement or grand theft,” said Paul Greenwood of the DA’s office.

Schroeder and his wife, Dolores, own Schroeder Piano Company & Piano Rentals, Inc. at 5680 La Jolla Blvd. The Bird Rock merchant handles piano consignments. Several former customers of the establishment have stepped forward during the investigation to allege that they were swindled in their dealings with the Schroeders.

Talbott comes to Ascot Shop Clothier Robert Talbott, Inc. has launched its branded shopin-shop initiative at La Jolla’s Ascot Shop, located at 7750 Girard Ave. This opening marks Robert Talbott’s third shop-inshop opening this year.

Schroeder Piano Company owner Peter Schroeder is the subject of 14 felony counts ranging from financial elder abuse to grand theft.

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One such customer is La Jolla financial consultant Lance Pelky.

Several years ago, Pelky alleged, he consigned a $10,000 piano with Schroeder on a 60-40 split and was repeatedly told by

The 700-square-foot area, designed to reflect the brand’s Monterey Peninsula origins, displays the Robert Talbott collection, which includes outerwear, knitwear, trousers, suits, dress shirts and its eponymous neckwear. Features include large imagery of the coast, dark hardwood flooring and Carmel stone.

Talbott launched the shop-inshop retail initiative in April,

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American plains hunting and observing wildlife. His hands-on approach in part explains his uncanny ability to capture candid wildlife photographs.

“I rely heavily on my experience to put me in the right place at the right time and watch for the right moment,” he said.

Like the picture on Eastern Africa's Serengeti Plain of a pride of lions sauntering toward him on a dirt road.

“I was in a Land Rover early in the morning, and lions, 20 or 30 of all different age groups, were coming out of the marsh towards the road,” he said. “I realized this was kind of a cool shoot because you could see all their legs coming right at us, the whole man-versus-lion thing.”

Noting he didn’t get his first camera until he was 23 (extremely late for a photographer), Mangelsen added his avocation “just started out as fun and grew into a profession.” He's captured rare moments and vast panoramas during photographic shoots on all seven continents, from shots of Arctic polar bears to images from the deep jungles of South America to pictures of the tigers of India to shots revealing the diversity of wildlife in the American West.

Mangelsen talked about his art, wildlife conservation, climate

Thomas Mangelsen is a passionate conservationist whose friend Jane Goodall wrote the foreword to his book. PHOTO BY DAVE SCHWAB

change and future destinations, saying there’s a method to his madness in choosing locales.

“I try to choose new places every year and go back to old haunts I’ve become familiar with and fell in love with, like the Serengeti,” he said, adding he’ll be returning to the Serengeti in early 2015.

“The more you go back to a place, the better you know it,” said Mangelsen, adding he also returns to spots he feels have great potential for getting shots he missed or would like to get.

“The Earth is a big place. I’ll never live long enough to get to all of my bucket list,” he said, adding, “It keeps getting bigger.”

But Mangelsen’s interest in wildlife extends well beyond photography. He’s become a passionate conservationist who’s befriended others campaigning for

Schroeder that it “hadn’t sold yet.”

Pelky said he ultimately stopped hearing from Schroeder altogether. He then took his case to TV consumer watchdog Michael Turko and “The Turko Files,” which subsequently profiled Schroeder and Schroeder’s alleged unfair business practices.

After that, Pelky claims Schroeder offered to pay him part of the money he was owed, which Pelky said he rejected, before both parties finally arrived at a mutually agreed-upon partial settlement.

Upon hearing that criminal charges have now been filed against Schroeder, Pelky said, “If these criminal charges are proven to be true, or if defendant Peter Schroeder pleads guilty, it could finally spell the end of possibly

introducing two of its venues in stores in Beverly Hills and Highland Park, Ill. The brand plans to open two additional locations in early 2015.

Talbott, founded in 1950 in Monterey, is an American purveyor of luxury apparel and accessories for men and women, including neckwear, shirts, knitwear, sportswear and madeto-measure clothing. It offers its

preservation of wildlife and their habitats, like Jane Goodall, who wrote a foreword to his new book.

“Twenty-five thousand elephants a year are being poached, mostly for trinkets,” Mangelsen said, adding the same fate is befalling a thousand or more rhinoceri a year, slain for their horns, which are purported to have aphrodisiac qualities. Mangelsen pooh-pooh'd this as “just a stupid myth.”

Global warming is something Mangelsen has observed firsthand.

“I’ve seen city-block-long glaciers in Antarctica that are half the size they were five years ago,” he said, adding one of his favorite photographic subjects – polar bears – are disappearing from much of their

decades of (alleged) criminal behavior happening right under our noses, right in front of us at the corner of Bird Rock Avenue and La Jolla Boulevard.”

Pelky said a conviction of Schroeder on the alleged charges filed against him “would be both bitter — and sweet — for all San Diegans.”

“Bitter as it would finally prove that Peter Schroeder may have been a criminal who preys on the weak as well as the strong,” Pelky said. “Sweet because, if convicted, he may finally get the hard prison time due to him for shattering the trust, lives, dreams and hopes of his victims, their families and the wonderful community of Bird Rock.”

An attempt by La Jolla Village

News to contact Schroeder’s attorney, Schuyler V. V. Hoffman, was unsuccessful.

In a previous Village News article on Schroeder, his wife Dolores said her company has settled with Pelky and a handful of others who’ve come forward with allegations she maintains are unfounded.

“Pelky’s account was settled five years ago,” she emailed. “He was paid more than he deserved after threats that he would do more bad publicity. There are other mitigating circumstances with (other) accounts payable that are too lengthy to go into.”

Deputy district Attorney Paul Greenwood's office can be reached at (619) 531-3464.

products at specialty and highend stores and at Robert Talbott brand stores and on roberttalbott.com.

The Ascot Shop was established in La Jolla in 1950 as a traditional men’s haberdashery.

Robert Talbott sports high-end fashion for men and women.

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current habitat in the Arctic because ice is disappearing.

“They (bears) have to have ice to hunt seals who haul out, who are 90 percent of their diet,” Mangelsen said. “If the ice is gone, seals are gone, the polar bears are gone.

It’s very simple.”

Speaking of polar bears, Mangelsen spoke of a wildlife shoot he was on with the late Spence Wilson, who operated the downtown theater The Cove, which many La Jollans of today remember.

“Spence saved our lives,” he concluded, noting Wilson’s observational skills as he stood watch with the Navy for enemy subs during World War II. “I was with a National Geograph-

ic crew photographing a polar bear mother and her cubs, and a whiteout snowstorm just came up out of nowhere,” Mangelsen said. “I didn’t see them. Spence did and waived his arms (to warn us). There was a polar bear coming, stalking us very intently, and we grabbed our gear and pulled the (truck) ladder up just before the polar bear got there.”

Asked when — or even if — he’ll retire, Mangelsen, who lives near Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, answered, “Just when I die,” adding, “I’d like to die in the field.”

To order Mangelsen’s new book, or for more information, visit www.mangelsen.com.

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Woman’s Glam Expo made everybody's holiday shopping easy Fashion Files

Diana Cavagnaro

A Women’s Empowerment Glam Expo and crafter’s market was held on Dec. 6 in Sorrento Valley. Everyone arrived looking fabulous, which was the theme for the day.

The afternoon was a great way to kick off the holiday shopping season.

G FASH Jewelry hosted this terrific shopping market with local artisans, such as BeautiControl, Pure Romance, Thirty-One and Origami Owl. The event was also a brand launch for G FASH. During the afternoon, the company presented two fashion shows by SD Model Management, featuring the gorgeous G FASH jewelry.

Guests had fun scurrying from booth to booth and buying their holiday gifts. Beauty Demos were given by hair and makeup company Bellus Academy. G FASH also

set up lash, nail polish and makeup stations for all to enjoy. Fabulous raffle prizes were given away, and at the end of the day, the crowd was treated to a performance by Eturnul. Everyone said that they had a “'Gone with the Wind' fabulous” time. The guests went home with a must-have goodie bag.

A Kids Art Corner was set up so parents could bring their children and still enjoy the day shopping and listening to speakers. Different speakers talked throughout about female empowerment and well-

ness. A portion of the proceeds went to DOVE Outreach, which benefits youth education and selfesteem programs for girls and women throughout San Diego. For more information, visit selfesteem.dove.us.

UPCOMING EVENTS SUNDAY, DEC. 14: WISH UPON A SNOWFLAKE fashion show and toy drive presented by Lady Lane at Jolt’N Joe’s, 379 Fourth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter, starting at 6 p.m.

The event will showcase independent

designers and visual arts. Proceeds will go to local community youth organizations. Admission is $30 or $10 off with a new unwrapped toy.

— Diana Cavagnaro, a nationally recognized hat designer and milliner, has been operating a fashion business for 30 years, the last 20 years in downtown San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter. She has been teaching in the fashion department at San Diego Mesa College for 20 years.

G FASH owner Gwen Barnes trotted out some of her fare for the glam expo, which also featured handbags from Thirty-One Gifts.

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NVA’s “Nutcracker” explores new turf, hoping to become a classic Thea-tah for the holidays Through Dec. 31, Carlsbad’s New Village Arts Theatre presents “The Nutcracker.” No, not the popular ballet, but a 2007 play with music and dance, co-created by Phillip Klapperich, Jake Minton, Kevin O’Donnell and Tommy Rapley at Chicago’s House Theatre.

Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse,” the piece is not just for children (and it may not be for some children) but also for the entire family.

As friends gather for the traditional Christmas party at Clara’s house, everyone anticipates the arrival of her older brother, Fritz, home from the war. Guests include Clara’s Great Uncle Erich (David Macy-Beckwith, the Drosselmeyer character). Instead of Fritz, a marine in dress uniform presents Clara’s mother with a folded American flag and Fritz’s sword,

which later comes in handy as Clara, her toys and Drosselmeyer fight the evil Rats, who hate Christmas. The forces of good are abetted by Drosselmeyer’s gift, a Nutcracker doll that springs to life, the spit 'n' image of Fritz.

The parents, deep in their own grief, cancel future Christmas celebrations. The heroic Clara is portrayed (and sung ever so purely) by exceptionally talented, 11-yearold Abby DeSpain, remembered from her NVA debut in “Wait Until Dark.” DeSpain and Macy-Beckwith, the only two whose characters believe in magic, carry the show, which needs stronger lyrics and music. Director is NVA artistic director Kristianne Kurner, with choreography by Colleen Kollar Smith and musical direction by Cris O’Bryon.

“Tru” — which I had never seen before (neither was I ever a Capote devotee) — continues through

Dec. 21 at Diversionary Theatre in University Heights. This features a wonderful, understated performance by Todd Blakesley upon a gorgeous set by Matt Scott. The play itself takes place at Christmastime in 1975. Based on Capote’s work, it does not have a dramatic arc, though it does have an upbeat ending. Capote may have contended with his lifelong demons (drugs and alcohol), but he never overcame them. Many friends deserted him, having become fodder for his witty and malicious gossip, most of it true. He was his own elegant, debauched creation. diversionary.org It’s not too late to catch San Diego Musical Theatre’s “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” based on the classic film. It plays weekends through Dec. 21 at North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave., San Diego. sdmt.org or (858) 560-5740.

Wednesdays through Sundays through Dec. 28 at the Old Town Theatre: Cygnet Theatre’s “A Christmas Carol,” with beloved actor Tom Stephenson, directed by Sean Murray. cygnettheatre.com or (619) 337-1525.

Want strong language and adult situations? Try Second City’s “NutCracking Holiday Revue,” with sketches, original music, magic and mayhem. It continues through Dec. 21 at La Jolla Playhouse’s Mandell Weiss Forum. lajollaplayhouse.org.

Classical music Don’t miss Beethoven’s 9th Symphony this weekend (Dec. 1214) at Mandeville Auditorium.

Chorus and orchestra are conducted by Steven Schick, and the piece concludes with orchestra, soloists and chorus in the magnificent “Ode to Joy.” lajollasymphony.com

By CHARLENE BALDRIDGE

Clara (Abby DeSpain) dotes on her fave toy in New Village Arts Theatre's “The Nutcracker,” running through Dec. 31.

PHOTO BY DAREN SCOTT

Also this weekend, San Diego Symphony Maestro Jahja Ling conducts the world premiere of David Bruce’s Violin Concerto (“Fragile Light”), performed by Gil Shaham. Bruce is the associate composer of San Diego Symphony. The renowned Shaham is always a welcome guest in San Diego. Also programmed is Rachmaninoff ’s Symphony No. 2. sandiegosymphony.org.

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UCSD playwright Adele Shank dies at 74 Adele Edling Shank, who developed and led UCSD's playwriting program, died Nov. 27 in San Diego. She was 74.

Pioneer of a writing style called hyperrealism, Shank joined the UCSD faculty in 1981 as a lecturer, when the department was still called the Department of Drama, and became a member of the permanent faculty in 1984. Shank served as chair from 1989 to 1992, years that saw considerablegrowth in the department. She was also instrumental in seeing that the department became the Department of Theatre and Dance.

In 2010, she and her husband Theodore, also a distinguished professor emeritus in the UCSD theater department, made a gift to establish the Adele and Theodore Shank Professional Playwriting Residency Award. The fund supports graduating MFA student recipients in playwriting residencies at recognized and renowned theaters across the country. In recognition of the program, the former Forum Studio at UCSD was renamed the Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre.

Many of Shank's students have gone on to successful careers in

theater, film and television and in academia, including Naomi Iizuka, who is now directing the program her mentor built.

Shank said her style of writing was inspired by such painters as Robert Bechtle and Richard Estes.

Her plays were produced nationally and in England and often involved collaboration with her husband, who directed most of the premieres. Her acclaimed six-part California series, which followed a quirky suburban family, included “Sunset/Sunrise,” “Winterplay,” “Stuck: A Freeway Comedy,” “Sand Castles,” “The Grass House” and “Tumbleweed.”

The Litchfield, Minn. Native and UC, Davis graduate's plays were also workshopped and produced at La Jolla Playhouse, San Francisco's Magic Theatre, Los Angeles Theatre Center and the Humana Festival at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, among many others nationally and abroad. The playwright also played a major part in creating UC San Diego's Wagner New Play Festival, an annual showcase for emerging playwrights at UCSD. She is survived by her husband Theodore; their daughter Kendra;

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their son Stan; and her sister, Susan Edling.

In lieu of flowers, the Shank family suggests contributions in Adele Shank's memory be made to TheatreForum. Donations can be made online at giveto.ucsd.edu; please type "4719" or "TheatreForum" in the search field. Checks can also be made payable to the UC San Diego Foundation, with "TheatreForum 4719" in the memo, and mailed to 9500 Gilman Drive, #0940, La Jolla, CA 92093-0940.

TIMELY GIFT Calendars always make ideal presents, chiefly because everybody needs them. But when La Jolla is the subject and artist and photographer Sharon Hinckley (pictured) has taken the shots, the meaning is that much more special.

Twelve of Hinckley's photos (one per month) and a spectacular cover shot are featured in the item, available for $13.99 online at lajollaart.com or at Warwick's Books, Copy Cove, Norma Kay, Wall Street Art and Framing and other locations around La Jolla, University City and Pacific Beach. COURTESY PHOTO

ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF OLD TOWN Popular Shop and Dine Promotion to be held at Fiesta De Reyes again this Holiday Season For the third year in a row, Fiesta de Reyes is offering San Diegans a special treat this holiday season.

When you do your holiday shopping at Fiesta de Reyes, you will be rewarded with a discounted lunch or dinner.

The ever-popular Shop and Dine promotion will kick off on Thursday, Nov. 20. For every $20 spent at one of the 19 boutique shops in Fiesta de Reyes

between November 20 and January 4, guests will receive $5 off their meal at Barra Barra Saloon, Casa de Reyes or The Cosmopolitan Restaurant in Old Town.

Guests may use one $5 coupon per person, per visit.

The $20.00 expenditure can be a combination of purchases throughout Fiesta de Reyes shops. From children’s gifts, garden

decor, ethnic-inspired clothing, and accents for any home, you’re bound to find something for everyone on your holiday list at Fiesta de Reyes.

In addition, gift baskets will be on display throughout the Fiesta de Reyes plaza this holiday season and guests can enter to win each one at no cost. The winners will be drawn from all entries on January 5.

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Dining 3-year-old Table 926 is celebrating you!

By MARTIN JONES WESTLIN The holidays are catching up to everybody, as they're wont to do every year. The sledgehammer they wield seems to get bigger every season, because they're here so soon after summer starts. I don't wanna say anything, but the Christmas peeps may be looking to merge celebrations with the guys who mount the Fourth of July parades nationwide.

So much for separation of church and state.

Meanwhile, you have another birthday fete to attend, in the form

of a visit to Turquoise Street's Table 926. The venue, which basically straddles the de facto boundaries between La Jolla and Pacific Beach, is three years old now and wants you to know it, so it's set aside Friday, Dec. 12 for the doings.

Between 5 and 10 p.m., you can expect $3 sparkling wine, live local music, two happy hours and dishes you just might not find anywhere else. Lamb Merguez sliders, duck confit tacos, squash bisque and white shrimp and grits are on tap, and sides like fresh corn grits stand at the ready. Specialty drinks mark a new installment, as Table

926 is launching a weekend brunch (trust me: Any one of the seasonal omelets will be supergreat).

Wine, beer and desserts are all over the place here too, as are a couple twists on regular fare, like the cow's milk cheeses from Wales and Italy. Add the birthday atmosphere, and the La Jolla-PB confluence will mark itself as the place to be!

Church/state issues will be with us forever – but third birthdays come around only once. Get your look at one as Table 926 bares its rapidly aging soul at 926 Turquoise St.

Table 926 has a cool cow's milk cheese from Wales.

The Broken Yolk Café The Broken Yolk Café offers a large selection of home cooked meals in a comfortable and casual atmosphere. There are more than 20 different omelets to choose from, as well as a wide variety of other breakfast favorites which include pancakes, waffles and french toast. Feel more like lunch? Try one of our juicy half-pound burgers or one of our large sandwiches.

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Donovan’s

Donovan’s sets the standard of fine dining excellence. A classic steakhouse. A stylish, lively atmosphere. Cordially friendly. We like to think of Donovan's as your own special place. A place where you can celebrate with friends, family and associates. www.donovanssteakhouse.com. In La Jolla at 4340 La Jolla Village Drive in the Golden Triangle area, (858) 450-6666. In the Gaslamp Quarter at 570 K Street on the corner of 6th and K, (619) 237-9700

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Art of presentation is king at University City’s Ahi Sushi If you love Sushi, then you’re in for a treat at the new Ahi Sushi & Grill. With more than 260 items on their menu, they are sure to have all your favorites.

As casual venues go, Ahi caters to a different level of taste, chiefly because of its attention to presentation. You get a dragon roll in the shape of a dragon, a caterpillar roll that looks like a caterpillar and an orange cut to look like a bear, a rabbit or any animal that comes to the artist’s mind. Meanwhile, that giant menu includes Chinese entries as well, and you can eat them in front of a big-screen TV. Ahi Sushi & Grill is located at 3949 Governor Drive in University City in the shopping center.

For more information, call (858) 678-0288 or visit iloveahi.com. Ahi has other locations in Alpine, San Marcos and San Diego as well.

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Taste of the Himalayas La Jolla Welcome to the new Taste of Himalayas Restaurant in La Jolla , which is conveniently located on Prospect. Find out for yourself why every one is talking about this exciting new restaurant. We are pleased to introduce all of you to a new taste which is a reflection of unique and authentic cuisines from the Himalayan countries of Nepal and India. The finest of Nepalese and Indian cuisines are rich and diverse. Using the finest vegetables, meats and seafoods which are fully flavored with fancy spices and modest herbs combine to provide a delicious culinary experience. The warm hospitality of the Nepalese and Indians is legendary. In Sanskrit literature, the famous words “Atithi Devo Bhavah” or “the guest is truly your god” is a motto of Nepalese and Indian hospitality.

Nepalese and Indians believe that they are honored if they share their meal times with guests. We prepare all the dishes to meet your taste preference, our menu consists of food originated from different parts of Nepal and India. We know that you will enjoy the taste from the Himalayan countries of Nepal and India with majestic atmosphere and experience the difference. Delicious, creative and healthy food is our commitment to our society.

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HEALTH BRIEFS >> Senior Friendly Home Adjustments As we age, we may begin to notice that our homes are not as accommodating as they once were. The toilet may seem too low, the cabinets seem too high and steps and throw rugs pose a real risk. Sometimes major overhauls to make your home safe are necessary but other times there are easy and inexpensive fixes to new problems.

Are you having more difficulty opening and shutting the door or turning on faucets? Replacing doorknobs and faucets with a lever handle helps as you are using your whole hand to turn inside of possibly stiff fingers.

Are you afraid of falling in the shower or bathtub? A curbless shower or a walkin bathtub is a major change but a simpler idea could be a shower chair so you can sit while showering. Add a hand-held showerhead and cleaning yourself becomes a breeze.

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Remember to have some grab bars installed next to the toilet or shower to also help. As we get older, our extensor muscles that allow us to straighten our

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By Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. You often say to a friend, “You are a sister to me” or “You’re the brother I never had.” And you are indeed blessed if you have a true friend, one who knows your foibles, your hopes, fear and aspirations and loves you not only because of who you are but also in spite of who you are.

A friend is one who knows your secrets and can be trusted to keep them, who is there for the fun times but also can be counted on for the bad ones. A friend does not get bored when you obsess about something.

Sometimes, I need to think through something by mulling it over endlessly. I repeat the same arguments in my head and get nowhere until I can do this out loud with a friend who will listen patiently until I get some clarity about whatever is worrying me. Normally, it is what spouses are good for, but barring one, it is only a good friend who can stand that kind of recycling.

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Losing a Friend or a Pet And yet when a friends dies, our grief is often seen as less legitimate than when we lose a family member, and therefore there is less support from our family and other friends. The community does not rally around the grieving person, and there are fewer resources available. Members of grief support groups have all lost a parent, sibling, spouse or child. Friends are seen as replaceable.

“You have many friends” is a frequent response and only makes matters worse for not acknowledging the depth of the loss. The only way to cope is to recognize how awful you feel— how bereft—and to reach out to your friend’s family and grieve with them.

It may feel incongruous to write about losing a pet in the same column as losing a friend.

Yet for those of us who have loved an animal, the difference is not obvious. A dog or cat can become a best friend and, for some people who are isolated in their homes, the only friend.

An animal is a companion who knows our habits and

anticipates them. I have heard people speak of their dogs and cats as their furry kids. We hold them on our laps, stroke them, mumble sweet nothings to them. And if they're small enough, we carry them around — just like we do with babies.

An animal is a constant presence, it is always there, underfoot, next to us on the couch, and often in our beds.

Obviously, when we lose a pet, we don’t attend a religious service or hold a memorial, although families with young children often do. We won't be receiving condolence cards nor have the pet’s relatives to grieve with. We are left on our own and often receive very unhelpful comments such as “Just get another dog/cat.”

When we have loved and have been loved back, whether by a person or an animal, we ache when that connection is lost; we feel an emptiness, and we miss that presence. It is a void that cannot be quickly filled.

I urge people who know someone who has just lost a friend or a pet to make a condo-

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lence call, check on how the person is doing, stay in touch frequently, maybe even daily, and treat this loss as seriously as you would the loss of a family member.

ki said in a 2013 City News Service interview. "We just thought it was time for a fresh look."

One reason for the change: “The Big Ten has a lot of alumni in Southern California,” Binkowski said.

Regarding the Poinsettia, San Diego State is 7-5 this year, with all its victories coming by at least 10 points.

The Midshipmen are 6-5 entering the Dec. 13 regularseason finale against Army and have won four of their last five games. They lead the nation in rushing, averaging 357.8 yards per game.

The teams have two common opponents, Air Force and San Jose State. The Aztecs defeated Air Force 3014 and San Jose State 38-7, while the Midshipmen lost to Air Force 30-21 and defeated San Jose State 41-31.

San Diego State has won eight consecutive games against service academies.

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ASK THE RETIREMENT CONCIERGE Q: My grandson asked to borrow money for a down payment for his new home.

He just got out of school and has SHARONANN married, and his HAMILTON wife works, although he is still looking for a job as a teacher. Their income right now is about $45,000, but when he works, it will be closer to $90,000. The down payment they requested is $50,000 for a $300,000 condo. I hate to say no, but he still has not repaid the car

Who can you trust, really?

loan he asked for while in college. It is only $12,000, but that is not the point. Signed: Cautious Grandma

A: You are right to be cautious.

Research shows that trust is built by small actions over time. It comprises truthfulness, reliability, strength and ability. The concept of trust has been on our minds for several millennia. In the situation with your grandson, has he shown you that he is trustworthy?

David Straker’s book “Changing Minds” teaches the reader about the language and the elements of trust.

Straker states that trust is both an

Josefowitz to be inducted into SD County Women's Hall of Fame Educator and author Her latest project focusNatasha Josefowitz, es on how men and who writes the biweekwomen grieve and heal ly “Doing It Better” coldifferently and takes a umn for The San Diego new approach to the difCommunity Newspaferent stages of grief. per Group, has been Her latest book, “Living selected as an inductee Without the One You into the San Diego Cannot Live Without,” County Women’s Hall is a reflection of her of Fame. Her induction research and personal ceremony is set for experiences on the subSunday, March 1.

NATASHA ject.

JOSEFOWITZ Josefowitz was selectJosefowitz was a proed as one of six women fessor of management who have worked to for 30 years and is an improve the lives of other women internationally known business and made changes in their comconsultant and keynote speaker. munities. The selection commitFor 10 years, she had her own tee, comprising the San Diego weekly program on public radio County Commission on the Status and a monthly segment on televiof Women, the Women's Museum sion. She has also been a guest on of California, the UCSD Women's numerous radio and TV shows, Center and the Department of including “All Things Considered,” Women's Studies at San Diego “The Larry King Show” and “The State University.

Dr. Ruth Show,” to name a few.

Josefowitz, 88, has spent her life Josefowitz is the best-selling as an educator. She taught the first author and award-winning poet course in the United States for of 20 business and poetry books. women in management at the Her articles and poems have been University of New Hampshire; her published in more than 100 jourbook “Path to Power, a Woman’s nals and magazines, including The Guide from First Job to Top ExecuHarvard Business Review, The tive” became a bestseller. She Wall Street Journal, Psychology worked as a consultant to governToday, The London Times and ment and profit and nonprofit most major newspapers in the organizations to help women enter United States. male-dominated places of work.

CHRISTMAS AT THE LODGE You wouldn't know it to look at it, but this space at The Lodge at Torrey Pines was a focus of activity as the Lodge held its holiday concert in conjunction with officials and students at La Jolla Country Day High School. The school choir performed for parents, students and hotel guests as everyone celebrated the season with hot cider and treats.

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emotional and a logical act. He discusses four dimensions of trust and consequent definitions: Predictability: being able to predict what other people will do and what situations will occur. Value exchange: making an exchange with someone when you do not have full knowledge about them, their intent and the things they are offering to you.

Delayed reciprocity: giving something now with an expectation that it will be repaid, possibly in some unspecified way at some unspecified time in the future. Exposed vulnerabilities: Enabling other people to take advan-

handout and prepare them for the responsibility of adulthood. You will help them both learn to be more trustworthy people. So pat yourself on your back for the good Grandma that you are!

tage of your vulnerabilities—but expecting that they will not do this.

Straker challenges us to learn about trust and how to build it because it will serve us well in every communication.

In brief, your grandson has broken trust with you because of the car loan, but he can earn it back with small actions like repaying his car loan as agreed. You could offer to help with the house down payment once he has been working for a year, repaying the car loan, and he and his wife have saved something toward the home themselves. In this way, you will be giving them a hand up instead of a

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San Diego named nation's third best beer city Livabiliyt.com has named San Diego the third best Best Beer City 2014 in the country as local breweries nationwide enjoy a boom in the art and science of brewing while enhancing their cities' livability.

Livability says San Diego offers innovative and award-winning breweries, residents who consume beer at higher rates than the average American, sophisticated beer tastes and a high quality of life for beer lovers.

The site took into account the number of awardwinning breweries and beers the town has crafted in recent years according to the Great American Beer Festival. It used data from Esri to find cities where people were drinking more craft and high-end beers than average and less macro-brews than average.

The number of liquor stores per capita and the city's

reputation as a beer town were also considered.

Bend, Ore. was named No. 1 in the survey, with Denver at No. 2. Ten cities were ranked in the poll.

San Diego was the only California finalist.

“Being a great beer city has positive implications for attracting talent, fostering business and drawing in tourists,” Livability editor Matt Carmichael said. “But most importantly, it means you have great beer."

San Diego is surrounded by more than 80 breweries and brewpubs and is known for creating new styles of beer, including the extremely hoppy San Diego Pale Ale, or Double IPA. The city scored the highest in beer consumption out of the cities on this list, with residents preferring premium, craft brews.

The city is also home to several storied breweries.

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Upcoming Chamber Mixers — December 18 & 20 Gene and Ted Bardusan of The La Jolla Wellness Studio will be hosting the Chamber's Holiday Mixer as part of their own Holiday Celebration. The event will be held Thursday Dec. 18th from 4-7 pm and will be catered by Trilogy. The La Jolla Wellness Studio is a fitness and wellness center and is located at 7580 Fay Ave., Suite F, La Jolla.

The Chamber will also be Co-sponsoring the Phenix Salon Suites Business Expo on Saturday Dec. 20th from 5-9 pm. Phenix Salon Suites provides over thirty private luxurious suites’ fully equipped for different beauty and health professionals all conveniently located at one address. The Expo will

be an open house and showcase for the public to come in and meet the Salon Professionals as well as meeting many other Chamber Members. There will be lots of demonstrations, free samples and door prizes Food and refreshments will be served.

Phenix is located at 7655 Girard Ave. Suite 201, La Jolla.

Both of these events are free to Members and Non Members as well. The Chamber extends this invitation to all members and the general public to attend. For more information please call Chamber CEO George Schmall at his office of Financial BodyGuards. (858) 350-1253

Photos from the Embassy Suites Hotel Business After 5 Mixer

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LJGTCC COB George Schmall and Embassy Suites Catering Manager Brittney Annestad.

Attendees enjoyed the beautiful environment and food as well as great networking.

On November 19th The La Jolla and Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce held our November Business after Five Mixer on the lavish Fire Pit Patio at Embassy Suites Hotel. The hotel's fabulous restaurant "Indulge" served delicious appetizers including Mini Seared Filet Mignon Puff Pastries in California Cabernet Reduction, Spinach and Phyllo Spanakopita, Soy-Ginger Glaze Ahi Poke, Curry Chicken Salad, Goat Cheese Crostini and Cumin Spiced BBQ Meatballs. All of these tasty treats are available as regular menu selections. Attendees enjoyed the beautiful environment and food as well as great networking. Our special thanks go to Hotel General Manager Tim Billing; Director of Sales, Mark Manis; and our delightful hostess, Catering Sales Manager, Ms Brittney Annestad.

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Scripps researcher wins top young scientists award

toma and ovarian cancers. The findings may eventually be used to identiA young scientist at the Scripps fy new ways of diagnosing and treatResearch Institute in La Jolla has won ing them. a prestigious $25,000 prize for his -- Times of San Diego work on how mammalian cell size is influenced by its environment.

Liron Bar-Peled was named the 2014 grand prize winner of the Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists, which recognizes innovative research by early-career scientists.

Bar-Peled received the award, administered by four universities in Sweden, in Stockholm on Dec. 9.

In his prize-winning essay, Bar-Peled answers a fundamental question in the area of cell and developmental biology: how eukaryotic cell growth is regulated by the environment. The essay, "Size Does Matter," was published in the journal Science.

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AN INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS The flags of many nations may dot this elementary-school playground, but at its core, this site fuels an administration found in French educational circles. The San Diego French American School, begun in 1988 with a student enrollment of one, held its annual Marche de Noel (Christmas Market), a major event in French schools and another vital reason for the Soledad Mountain Road neigh-

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Winging it: Seasonal garden décor takes flight To me, the garden is a doorway to other worlds; one of them, of course, is the world of birds. The garden is their dinner table, bursting with bugs and worms and succulent berries – so plant more to accommodate you both!

–Anne Raver This holiday season, why not make your garden a treat for our feathered friends. By attracting birds to your garden, you will not only be rewarded with their songs; they will also help rid your garden of harmful insect pests. Here are a few birdseed ornament ideas you can make at home that are also great holiday projects for children.

Birdseed Pinecones: Roll pinecones in peanut butter, then in birdseed, pressing to adhere. Tie a thin piece of raffia or twine to the base of the

cone, making a knot at one end, and hang the loop from tree branches or shrubs.

Treat Wreath: Spread a grapevine wreath with peanut butter and stick birdseed, whole sunflower seeds, raisins and dried fruit (dried apple slices and cranberries work nicely) to it. Hang the wreath from a tree; attach to a high portion of a tree trunk.

Birdseed Cookies: A great way to get rid of stale bread. Toast bread slices and cool. Using holiday cookie cutters in your favorite shapes, press out a design in one slice of bread. Punch a hole in the top of the bread cookie, spread with peanut butter and attach birdseeds, raisins and dried cranberries, pressing to adhere to cookie. Tie a double strand of raffia through the hole and tie a knot at one end, forming a loop.

Hang from tree branches.

Birdseed Bagels: Have some stale bagels lying around? Slice bagels in half, spread the bagels with peanut butter on both sides and dip in birdseeds and sunflower seeds. Tie twine or raffia through the bagel's hole and hang from tree branches.

Peanut Treats: With a large needle, string peanuts (in their shells) on raffia. String about 2 to 3 peanuts and tie the raffia loosely to tree branches. This can also be done with raisins, grapes and popcorn. You can also make a long garland with the peanuts, but be sure to thread the outermost corner of the nuts so that the birds can detach them easily.

Orange Peanut Butter Cups: When you juice oranges and have leftover orange shells, fill the hollow shells with peanut butter and top with birdseeds, pressing down to

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Fruit Treats: Slice apples, pears and oranges and hang from branches with wire ornament hangers or short pieces of raffia or twine punched through the top of the fruit.

Make sure the strings of fruit, nuts and popcorn are short, since longer strings are difficult for the birds to handle and they could get entwined.

A few inches works perfectly. Tie the raffia loosely to branches so that it can be pulled away easily.

— Linda Marrone is a Realtor with Coldwell Banker. Stories about her historic La Jolla garden have been published in local and national magazines.

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HOME IS WHERE THE HEARTH IS The 57th annual La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival is history, and its numbers reflect its success. 30,000 attended the parade, which featured 2,000 marchers and performers and about 100 float entries; Jack McGrory and Bill Kellogg were instrumental in helping raise funds, and the parade chairs have everyone's undying gratitude. Parade director Mike Carlin and his family made sure there were no injuries among animals and people, all of whom enjoyed glorious skies and 80-degree temps. Please look for more images in next week's La Jolla Village News, which publishes Tuesday, Dec. 23. Meanwhile, very few days of the year let neighborhoods reflect the true spirit of the holiday involved – but Christmas, with its cavalcade of colored traditional lights and ornate interiors, is one of them. Shown here are a few diverse images from a spectacularly decorated Village, featuring one of the neighborhood's more daring facades, the walkway at the Mormon Temple and an interior that evokes the holiday's charm and meaning. COURTESY PHOTOS

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“We’re taking education and making it a big part of what we’re focusing on this year,” said Sheila Fortune, the association’s executive director, who noted the group is committed to getting word out about what it does — and how it goes about it.

“Education is what it’s all about,” agreed association chair ClaudeAnthony “CA” Marengo.

“This is an important discussion,” noted board member and Realtor Claudette Berwin.

Marengo said one order of business for next year is to find ways to entice corporations and other new and desirable businesses to come to the Village.

“We could have a beautiful presentation package of La Jolla Village sent to corporations that say ‘come to La Jolla,’” said Berwin.

Fortune noted that a drive to get businesses in La Jolla Village to pay their delinquent business-license taxes has borne fruit in a big way, bringing much-needed revenues to the district.

Marengo said he’s like to bolster district membership, which now stands at 1,357.

“I’d like to see us at 1,500 by end of the year,” he said.

In other matters: • Heather Vrana, marketing/Information Center assistant manager, introduced herself to the audience, noting she will be giving monthly updates on how the association promotes Village businesses.

“We hand out maps and literature and help people find the things they need,” Vrana said, adding that the info center, located between We Olive and Haagen Dazs near the corner of Prospect and Ivanhoe, is open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center also has a website, lajollabythesea.com, as well as having a social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

• Marengo announced that La Jolla Village News has been selected as the district’s media partner and will be working with the district in 2015 to get the word out about what the organization is and all that it is doing.

• Village neighbors complained to the LJVMA board about smelly, dripping yellow garbage trucks that have been parking in the downtown recently for long periods of time.

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FRIDAY, Dec. 12 • Senior Winter Wonderland Dance, 5:15 to 8:45 p.m., ages 55 and up, La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St., $15 per person. (858) 552-1658.

• The Comedy Store, 7 p.m. Headliner is comedian Kirk Fox, a former tennis pro who's gone on to play the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen, has a "Comedy Central Presents" installment and was the last comic on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. $20. thecomedystore.com.

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SATURDAY, Dec. 13 • La Jolla Symphony concert, 7:30 p.m., Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD campus. ucsd.edu.

SUNDAY, Dec. 14 • Holiday celebration, The Chancel and Bell Choirs, 4 to 5:30 p.m., 6063 La Jolla Blvd. This year’s Christmas concert, “How Great Our Joy,“ features choral works by three premier composers, including Craig Courtney, Howard Helvey and Dan Forrest. Other highlights consist of familiar carols and inspiring anthems by a variety of composers and arrangers. Piano, strings, woodwinds and percussion accompany the choir and soloists. Admission is complimentary and a free-will offering will be taken. Refreshments will be served following the concert. (858) 454-7108 or email info@lajollaumc.org.

MONDAY, Dec. 15 • Museum of Photographic Arts exhibit, 2 to 3 p.m., La Jolla Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave., This will be a lively discussion and viewing of images selected from the museum's permanent collection. (858) 552-1657.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 • Sheraton La Jolla Hotel holiday party, 4 to 7 p.m., 3299 Holiday Court. The event includes gift cards, door prizes, raffle tickets, an opportunity drawing and a silent auction. $35 members, $55 non. sdshrm.org/events/ event_details.asp?id=499151.

• Lunch with Santa, ages 2½ to 10, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St. donation at the door. Parents, bring along your children for fun with Santa and his helpers. Cameras recommended. sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/centers/ and scroll down.

SUNDAY, Dec. 21 • La Jolla Open Aire Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla Elementary School, corner Girard Avenue and Genter Street. Weekly farmers market offers the best in local produce and arts and crafts by local artisans plus a food court and live entertainment. lajollamarket.com.

MONDAY, Dec. 22 • Chanukah festival of lights and live performance by The Moshav Band, 7 p.m. BarFly La Jolla, 909 Prospect St., No. 100, pre-sale tickets $20, $26 at the door, ages 21 and up. barflylajolla.com.

TUESDAY, Dec. 23 • The Comedy Store, 7:30 p.m. The best of San Diego features the best and brightest comics in the industry. 21 and up, two-drink minimum. thecomedystore.com.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24 • CHRISTMAS EVE, Happy Holiday!

THURSDAY, Dec. 25 • CHRISTMAS. Happy Holiday

THURSDAY, Dec. 18 • Gillispie School campus tour, 8:45-9:15 a.m., 7380 Girard Ave. Over the past year, the Gillispie campus has grown immensely, with additions including a new sports field, art atelier, sustainability garden, and science bungalow, and it was voted the best private preschool-grade 6 school in La Jolla. Touring is the first step in learning more about what sets a Gillispie education apart. RSVP to admissions lead Brittany Wiczek at bwiczek@gillispie.org or call (858) 4593773, ext. 135. gillispie.org.

FRIDAY, Dec. 26 • Steven Ybarra live performance in the Palm Plaza area of Westfield University Towne Centre, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 4425 La Jolla Village Drive. sandiegoreader.com/places/university-towne-centre/.

La Jolla is the setting for a new mystery novel No National Football League pension was big enough to stem the tide that former player Thomas “Big Mac” MacDonald was battling – and he'd lose it in the divorce anyway, like everything else. Everything else, it seems, but his classic Volkswagen van. And even that wasn't necessarily a given, as the Mission Bay/Bird Rock-area beach park where the homeless sleep in their cars was rapidly losing residents.

In fact, the park is shrouded in mystery, with which MacDonald and his 12-year-old daughter are

confronted as MacDonald sets out to rebuild his life. He'll go all out to do the right thing, knowing that failure will only mark him as another player who died before his time.

San Diego resident, trainer, speaker, 21-time author and entrepreneur Lee Silber knows the feeling. As writer of his latest novel “The Homeless Hero” and creator of Big Mac, he spent a week on the streets of San Diego as a homeless person – on purpose – which he describes on leesilber.com.

“I had no idea how hard life

could be,” Silber said of the experience, which involved everything from blowing through his last $40 to collecting cans for spare change.

“I learned so much from good people (and bad) about what it takes to live in your car or under a cardboard box, and much of what I discovered made its way into my book. Researching it was trying (but worth it), and writing it was a labor of love.”

“Of course,” Silber said in a release, “the book is purely fictional... The characters and the situations are made up, but the loca-

tions are real. I'm sure La Jollans will recognize the references to the famous—and not so famous— places used to set the scenes.”

In time for the holidays, “The Homeless Hero,” at 272 pages, is available from amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere for $9.90. The book is published by San Diego-based Deep Impact Publishing.

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A company spokesperson confirmed the layoff Wednesday. Qualcomm is also laying off approximately the same number of people from its global workforce, the spokesperson said.

"We regularly evaluate our businesses to determine where efficiencies can be obtained and priorities addressed," the spokesperson said in a statement. "On occasion, that requires we adjust the size or skill mix of our work teams in order to shrink or eliminate some projects and start

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According to its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed Wednesday with EDD, 178 workers in San Diego will get the pink slip and 111 in its San Jose and Santa Clara locations.

The layoff will begin around Feb. 11, 2015, according to the WARN filing.

The spokesperson said some employees will be moved to other parts of the company and the rest will receive severance and transition packages but did not specific which areas are being cut or expanded.

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Sat & Sun 11-4pm . .3943 Sequoia ..............................3BR/4BA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott Booth • 858-775-0280

LA JOLLA Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . .2107 Calle Guaymas....................5BR/4.5BA . . .$2,375,000.....................................Monica Baxter • 858-752-7854 Sat 11-2 Sun 1-4pm . .5519 Chelsea ..............................5BR/4.5BA . . .$3,250,000 ....................................Irene Chandler • 858-775-6782 Sat 12-3pm . . . . . . . .8285 El Paseo Grande .................5BR/5BA . . . . .$4,200,000 .......................................Cher Conner • 858-551-7292 Sun 12-3pm . . . . . . . .5480 La Jolla Blvd. #J-303 ..........$1,350,000-$595,000 ............................................Gregg Whitney • 858-456-3282 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . .7635 Eads Ave #207....................2BR/2BA . . . . .$848,000 .............................Barbara Leinenweber • 619-981-0002 Sun 11-2pm . . . . . . . .1720 Nautilus St..........................4BR/3BA . . . . .$1,599,000 .........................Cooleen Anne Cooney • 858-367-3454 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . .2416 Dresden Place ....................4BR/3.5BA . . .$1,800,000-$2,200,000 ................David Schroedl • 858-459-0202 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . .6209 Beaumont Ave. ...................4BR/4BA . . . . .$2,350,000....................................Carol Hernstad • 858-775-4473 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . .5648 Linda Rosa .........................3BR/2.5BA . . .$2,700,000 ....................................Rachael Kaiser • 619-302-2363 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . .6652 Avenida La Reina................5BR/3.5BA . . .$2,895,000-$3,195,000 ................David Schroedl • 858-459-0202

POINT LOMA / OCEAN BEACH Sat & Sun 11-4pm . . .3025 Curtis St. ............................4BR/4BA . . . . .$995,000.........................................Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Sat & Sun 1-4pm . . . .3327 Russell St...........................4BR/3.5BA . . .$1,199,500 ..................................Diane Sampson • 858-699-1145 Sat & Sun 11-4pm . . .3375 Ullman St. ..........................4BR/4BA . . . . .$1,295,000......................................Robert Realty • 619-852-8827

Awe-inspiring European Estate 4 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, approx 4,846 esf. Panoramic Ocean Views, wrap around decks, pool and spa, gourmet kitchen. $3,250,000

- $3,595,000

Sat & Sun 11-4pm . . .3640 Pio Pico St. ........................5BR/7BA . . . . .$2,975,000......................................Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Sat & Sun 11-4pm . . .736 Armada Terrace ....................4BR/5BA . . . . .$3,000,000......................................Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Sun 2-4pm . . . . . . . . .3128 Kellogg...............................5+BR/5BA . . . .$2,895,000...................................Leslie Reynolds • 619-987-4156 Sat 11am-2pm . . . . . .4 new luxury homes - 2 BR/2BA..Only 2 left! . . .#3953,3955,3957,3959 Lamont St...............................$635-$670K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex Rojas • 858-863-4141

UNIVERSITY CITY Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . .4241 Caminito Terviso.................4BR/3BA . . . . .$925,000.............................................Russ Craig • 858-361-7877 Sun 1-4pm . . . . . . . . .4116 Caminito Cassis..................4BR/3BA . . . . .$979,000.............................................Russ Craig • 858-361-7877

BAY PARK Sat 10-1pm . . . . . . . .4910 Northaven Ave. ...................4BR/3BA . . . . .$820,000..............................Sarah’s of San Diego • 858-876-8792 Sun 10-1pm . . . . . . . .4514 Milton St. ...........................3BR/2BA . . . . .$669,000..............................Sarah’s of San Diego • 858-876-8792

1298 Prospect St., Suite 2L

Gregg@GreggWhitney.com

(858) 456-3282

*MERRY CHRISTMAS* Klatt Realty is offering For Sale this exceptionally well located home on Crown Point Drive with 2 bedrooms, a sun room, and, 1 bathroom! The next owner will enjoy the exceptional views of Mission Bay which is directly across the street!

Priced at $1,300,000!!! This will sell fast!

Rental: $3,900*** RPM!!! We have just listed this well located Ocean Views Twin Home for a 1-year lease at $3,900*** Rent-Per-Month! This superb property will be ready for January 1, move-in!

Call us today for your appointment to see this excellent property!

Deborah Greenspan BRE# 017333274

(619) 972-5060 Deborah.Greenspan@SothebysRealty.com

JOSEPH DEAN KLATT PhD & ENYA LIST WHERE THE REAL ESTATE ACTION IS

KLATT REALTY INC. Ca BRE Iic. #00617121

Pacific

7325 Vista Rancho Court New Price

$2,450,000!

Enya

(858) 454-9672 1124 Wall St., La Jolla DrJosephKlatt@san.rr.com | www.KlattRealty.com

24 · FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2014 · LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS

Breathtaking Views • Open This Sunday 1-4 • Muirlands Village Open This Sunday 1-4 6652 Avenida La Reina, La Jolla Magnificent panoramic ocean views above Windansea Beach & the Village. Watch the waves, sailboats & the night lights of La Jolla!

This 5BR/3.5BA masterpiece embraces romance & understated elegance throughout in a completely remodeled & incredibly private residence. Just a few blocks to Muirlands JR High and LJ High School, the best sandy beaches in La Jolla, Sunday’s famed Farmer’s Market & many great shops and restaurants. .

Offered Between $2,895,000 & $3,195,000

Just Reduced! • Wonderfully Remodeled in Mount La Jolla 5538 Caminito Consuelo La Jolla This Fabulous highly remodeled 3BR/3BA La Jolla Home is situated in one of the communities best locations. Quiet and Private set amongst the trees with wonderful canyon and mountain views.

Now offered at $785,000

Spectacular Family Home • Open This Sunday 1-4 • Backyard Tropical Resort

David Schroedl 858 • 459 • 0202

DavidKnowsLaJolla@gmail.com BRE #00982592 DavidKnowsLaJolla.com

Pacific

Sothebys INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Open This Sunday 1-4 2416 Dresden Place, La Jolla • 4BR/3.5BA This spectacular family home on a quiet secluded cul-de-sac with beautiful southern ocean and bay views is truly an entertainer’s dream. Featuring 4BR/3.5BA, a private office/den and a gorgeous custom kitchen. The backyard is complete with an inviting pool and spa, outdoor kitchen/bar, palapa, fire-pit & putting green.

Offered Between $1,800,000 & $2,200,000

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