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State law closes loophole in 2014 bill By Leo Place
ENCINITAS — As customers headed into Seaside Market for some Saturday morning shopping this past weekend, state Sen. Catherine Blakespear could be seen handing out reusable fabric shopping bags to constituents to raise awareness about a new statewide bill. Senate Bill 1053, authored by Blakespear, bans the distribution of plastic bags at checkout at grocery stores, convenience stores, food marts, liquor stores, and retailers with pharmacies. As of Jan. 1, these stores can only offer recycled paper bags at checkout for 10 cents apiece, or customers can bring in their own reusable bags. The bill is intended to curb plastic waste in the state by closing a loophole in the original plastic bag ban, which was passed in 2014 and later approved by voters in 2016 under Proposition 67. While the 2014 law banned single-use plastic bags, it still permitted stores to offer thicker plastic bags that were considered recyclable and reusable. However, the state lacked the necessary infrastructure to recycle these bags, and most people ended up throwing them away. Data indicate that plastic bag waste in the state has increased since the 2014 law took effect. California generated 157,395 tons of plastic bag waste in the year the ban was passed, and by 2021, that figure had grown to more than 231,000 tons — an increase of about 47%. “It went to the voters, and they TURN TO PLASTIC BAGS ON 24
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REGION — Authorities have publicly identified four people who lost their lives in recent weeks to San Diego-area traffic accidents. The most recent of the roadway fatalities took place about 2:15 a.m. on Dec. 22, when 27-year-old Cameron Sirkow of Glendora crashed a vehicle into a parked tractor-trailer in the 3900 block of South El Camino Real in Encinitas, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Sirkow died at the scene, the agency reported. At about 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 19, Trent Newberry, 34, was riding a motorcycle that crashed
into a pickup truck on state Route 76 near Camino Del Rey in Bonsall, according to the medical examiner. An ambulance crew took Newberry to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, where he was pronounced dead. A day earlier, another deadly motorcycle accident took place in the northern reaches of the San Diego area. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 18, John McCarthy of San Diego crashed his two-wheeler into a pickup truck and a center-divider barrier near Aliso Creek Rest Area, the county agency reported. McCarthy, 57, died at the site of the wreck.
At about 2 p.m. on Dec. 6, a sedan struck 39-year-old Susana Gascon as she was walking across the street in the 800 block of North Mollison Avenue in her hometown of El Cajon, according to the medical examiner. Paramedics took Gascon to Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, where she died 22 days later.
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Encinitas planners OK Sage Canyon Apartments Developer’s bid to avoid frontage upgrades denied By Cameron Adams
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Planning Commission approved most elements of a proposed apartment complex on a vacant lot in New Encinitas but denied the developer’s request to avoid roadway improvements along El Camino Real. The developer, Wermers Properties, is behind the proposed Sage Canyon Apartments project, a 120unit multifamily development on a 5.23-acre site just south of the intersection of Sage Canyon Drive and El Camino Real. Of those units, 24 would be deed-restricted to low-income households — 22 in perpetuity and two for 55 years — to qualify for density bonus waivers that would loosen requirements for building height, open space and storage space, according to city documents. The commission voted to approve those aspects of the project at its Dec. 18 meeting, after delaying a vote in September, but denied the developer’s request to forgo frontage improvements along El Camino Real, a decision aligned with city staff recommendations. A staff report prepared for the project stated that the requested “concession would have a specific, adverse impact … upon public health and safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact if the concession is granted.” According to city documents, staff raised concerns multiple times about the lack of improvements along El Camino Real and recommended adding sidewalks and a buffered bike lane along the east side of the road. The bike lane currently narrows near the southern portion of the development for cyclists heading north on El Camino Real, and there is no paved sidewalk along that stretch of roadway. The
A RENDERING (left) and site map (right) show a proposed 120-unit multifamily apartment complex planned for a 5.23-acre vacant lot in New Encinitas, just south of Sage Canyon Drive and El Camino Real. The Encinitas Planning Commission approved most aspects of the project in December, but required roadway improvements along El Camino Real. Courtesy photo
staff report noted that at the prevailing speed on that portion of the road — 56 mph — pedestrians would face nearly a 90% risk of death if struck by a vehicle, based on findings from the Federal Highway Administration. Tim Hutter, an attorney representing the developer, said during the meeting that the city had not met the legal standard required to deny the request to waive the roadway improvements. Hutter noted that the city is already planning improvements along that section of El Camino Real, including restriping. While city staff presented national, state and local research, he said, they failed to objectively and quantifiably demonstrate adverse impacts from the project’s estimated 68 additional daily pedestrian or bicycle trips and 720 daily vehicle trips. “Instead, what we hear is, ‘any increase in this area would cause some additional risk,’ and that’s not what the standard calls for,” Hutter said. “There were multiple references even in the city engineer’s memo — which, again, is very detailed — to the correlation between increased population and these safety standards. The correlation is not causation.” Hutter added that potential next steps could include appealing the decision to the City Council or pursuing litigation. The developer applied Dec. 23 to have the project heard by the City Council, a city spokesperson told The
Coast News. Which meeting the discussion will occur at has not yet been determined, and as of Jan. 5, no City Council agendas had been posted. The 120-unit proposal is the third plan to come before the city for the site’s development.
In May 2016, the Planning Commission approved preliminary plans for a 10-lot single-family subdivision, according to city documents. That proposal included roadway improvements to El Camino Real, but the discretionary permits expired before con-
struction began. In October 2023, the Planning Commission approved a separate plan for 145 units, including 29 low-income units, according to city documents. The plan was later abandoned following concerns raised by the Coastal Commission.
Commission Vice Chair Christine Ryan said at the December 2025 meeting that the density bonus law’s goal of encouraging public transit use conflicts with the nearest bus stop being nearly a mile away. “The fact that the nearest bus stop is .9 miles away, now you have people walking to the bus stop almost a mile or riding a bike to a bus stop when they don’t have the ability to safely leave their community in order to get to that bus stop,” Ryan said. Commissioner Robert Prendergast said he appreciated the staff’s work and supported the recommendation to approve the project while denying the exemption from roadway improvements. “If you just stand on the road, it’s not safe, and we’ve documented that it’s not safe,” Prendergast said.
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ecent commentary in The Coast News, “Solutions abandons commitment to sobriety at its own risk,” has drawn a sweeping — and deeply inaccurate — conclusion from a single line in a press release announcing my appointment as interim CEO of Solutions for Change. The suggestion that the organization is preparing to abandon its foundational commitment to sobriety in pursuit of government funding is simply wrong. It deserves a clear correction. Let’s start with the facts. Solutions for Change has built its entire model on one core principle: sobriety is non-negotiable. It is not a talking point. It is the backbone of our approach, the reason our outcomes endure, and the very reason we have intentionally forgone most state and federal homelessness funding since the adoption of Housing First as the dominant — and often exclusive — public funding framework. That decision was not accidental, convenient, or cost-free. It was principled. Housing First, as implemented through most state and federal channels, explicitly prohibits requiring sobriety as a condition of participation. Solutions for Change rejected that approach because we have seen, over decades, what happens when recovery is optional and accountability is diluted. We chose a harder path because it works. That commitment has not changed. It is not changing. And it will not change on my watch. The line that sparked this criticism referenced “assessing Solutions for Change’s current position relative to funding opportunities.” That language was neither coded nor duplici-
tous. It reflects responsible leadership — ensuring the organization understands the evolving funding landscape without compromising its values. Critically, the funding landscape is evolving. At the federal level, there has been a growing recognition that a single-model approach to homelessness has failed to produce durable results. The Trump Administration has explicitly encouraged a more diversified strategy, including pathways that prioritize recovery, ac-
Our commitment to sobriety has not changed, is not changing and will not change on my watch.
countability, and long-term independence. As a result, funding streams through the Department of Housing and Urban Development are increasingly supporting programs that more closely resemble Solutions for Change than Housing First. Those are among the funding opportunities being evaluated, along with private grants, partnerships, and philanthropic investments. None of them requires abandoning sobriety. Many explicitly value it. The implication that Solutions for Change is chasing a “taxpayer-funded gravy train” misunderstands both our history and my own. I was raised in a family profoundly impacted by drug and alcohol addiction
and the chaos that so often accompanies it. Recognizing early in my life the connection between drug and alcohol abuse and terrible life outcomes, at the age of 11, I made a personal vow of complete abstinence from alcohol, tobacco, and drugs — a vow I have kept to this day. That decision, among others, provided the foundation from which I built my life and career. For more than 20 years, I served on the board of the North Coastal Prevention Coalition, including 12 years as its president, helping develop nationally recognized substance-abuse prevention strategies. I also served as the founding co-chair of San Diego County’s Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force, which became a national model. I speak and write frequently about the importance of sobriety, including during my volunteer teaching at Solutions for Change, Operation HOPE-North County, and other organizations where people seek to build — or rebuild — their lives. My professional and personal record on sobriety is neither new nor ambiguous. It is precisely because of this record — and because of my alignment with Solutions for Change’s core philosophy — that I was asked to step into this role. The bottom line is simple: sobriety is not an accessory to the Solutions for Change model. It is the engine. We will continue to defend it, advance it, and make the case — based on evidence and outcomes — that recovery, accountability, and agency are indispensable to breaking the cycle of homelessness. Those principles are not negotiable. They never have been. Aaron Byzak is the interim CEO of Solutions for Change.
an Francisco’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, seemingly collects a pocketful of plaudits every day. By contrast, his counterpart in Los Angeles, Karen Bass, gets new grief almost daily. The positives about Lurie, who ousted former Mayor London Breed in late 2024, were propelled by a coalition of voters unhappy with his city’s previous status quo. Though he was better known before running for his charitable leadership as founder of the poverty-fighting nonprofit Tipping Point, after getting elected Lurie immediately began focusing on crime, homelessness, housing bottlenecks and quality of life issues like the cleanliness of the streets. Lurie streamlined housing approvals, reorganized and sped up city safety responses, launched an anti-homelessness campaign and enjoys a 73% approval rating among local voters. Bass faced some of the same issues when she took over, but did little to clean up streets and fill potholes, did not reduce homelessness by much — with tent cities still proliferating almost four years after she was elected in 2022. Most damaging of all, she absented herself during the start of the last January’s Los Angeles County firestorms that killed 12 people and saw more than 7,000 structures burn in her city alone. Bass still is regularly blamed and castigated for the snail’s pace at which reconstruction has moved — even though most of the responsibility for that probably lies with insurance companies issuing many payouts far below what’s needed to rebuild — even where homeowners had paid for sufficient coverage. Not that Lurie is credited with perfect performance. One example of a criticism: The slow response to a massive December Pacific Gas & Electric power outage that left fully a third of San Francisco without electricity, shutting down museums like the Legion of Honor art museum and leaving thousands of homes and shops without electricity for more than a day. Still, the predominant image of Levi Strauss heir Lurie is that of an earnest problem solver blending private sector agility with an ability to experiment with public policy. Very few San Franciscans would bet against his chances for reelection, even if it is rather early in his term. Meanwhile, very few Angelenos or others would bet on Bass’ reelection
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chances, even if she has only one formal opponent today: Austin Beutner, a billionaire former superintendent of the city’s school system who fostered creation of many charter schools. Bass seems to encounter a crisis a day, not even getting a break during Christmas week, when her city’s largest newspaper blasted her for asking that the last few comments she made in one video interview about the local Fire Department’s failures of last January be edited out because she thought the interview had already ended. Perhaps Bass — a former congresswoman and ex-speaker of the state Assembly — believes she’ll get a pass on many of her clear failures because she carries a Democratic label into the 2026 nonpartisan reelection campaign. Uh-uh. A prospective repeat opponent, developer Rick Caruso — former chief of the USC board of trustees during that university’s long series of scandals — switched from Republican registration to Democratic because he knows the GOP label is locally poisonous. Beutner, a former investment banker and publisher of the Los Angeles Times, calls himself a “pragmatic Democrat,” a tag that might be appealing against Bass, who has been a party regular and is known as a staunch liberal. Right now, Lurie clearly enjoys a stronger position at home than Bass. His high approval rating reflects both a rebuke of past mayors and the appeal of his problem-solving approach. Support for Bass is more mixed, with her current record containing many more failures than have afflicted either Lurie or any other recent Los Angeles mayor. But all Bass might need to redeem herself is a strong performance in the face of whatever might be the next crisis — if it comes before the November election. Their public perceptions are in stark contrast, largely because of differences in how each has approached their city’s problems of the last few years, and the very nature of those problems. Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com.
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Encinitas sued over employee complaint records Voice of San Diego seeks docs related to $65K settlement By Jordan P. Ingram
ENCINITAS — A San Diego-based news organization has filed a lawsuit against the City of Encinitas, alleging the city unlawfully withheld public records tied to a $65,000 settlement paid to a former city employee who claimed she was harassed and retaliated against after filing an internal complaint. Voice of San Diego, a nonprofit media outlet, filed a petition for writ of mandate on Oct. 10 in Vista Superior Court, seeking to compel the city to release records under the California Public Records Act related to the settlement first reported by The Coast News in August. The lawsuit claims the city improperly withheld documents related to alleged employee misconduct, including investigative and disciplinary records. Scott Lewis, CEO and editor-in-chief of Voice of San Diego, said the organization filed the lawsuit after repeated attempts to obtain records tied to the settlement were unsuccessful. “We’re always advocates for transparency and helping the public understand what’s happening,” Lewis told The Coast News.
CITY HALL in downtown Encinitas. Voice of San Diego has filed a lawsuit against the City of Encinitas seeking the release of public records tied to a $65,000 settlement paid to a former city employee who alleged harassment and retaliation. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram
“We know there was a female employee who made accusations and that the city settled with her. Typically, records related to a settlement and the underlying allegations are accessible, and in this case, we haven’t been able to get anywhere with the city.” The lawsuit stems from a public records request submitted Aug. 18 by Voice of San Diego reporter Tigist Layne, seeking “all claims and related materials” connected to The Coast News article, “Encinitas pays $65K to ex-city employee who claimed complaint led to firing,” which details the settlement. The city provided a
four-page settlement agreement to the news outlet but withheld all other records citing several exemptions, according to the complaint. Felix Tinkov, an attorney representing Voice of San Diego, wrote that the city’s refusal to release additional records “withholds, delays, and obstructs public record disclosure … vital to the public’s understanding of how the city performs the people’s business.” As previously reported by The Coast News, the settlement resolved a complaint filed by a former city employee who alleged she was subjected to sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation. The
agreement required the city to pay the former staffer $52,000 in settlement funds and $13,000 in wages, and to post workplace harassment notices at all city worksites. The agreement states that the city admits no wrongdoing. Voice of San Diego argues in the complaint that the public has a right to review records documenting how the city handled the allegations. Additionally, Lewis said the outlet seeks to determine whether additional records exist and what information should be available to the public. “We want to know if there’s more and what the
public should have access to,” Lewis said. The city “expressly” denied the allegations in a Nov. 12 court filing, arguing that related documents were refused on valid legal grounds. In its response to the lawsuit, the city argues that the withheld materials are exempt from disclosure under privacy protections, personnel-file exemptions, the attorney-client privilege, and state and federal laws governing discrimination and employment records. The city further contends it “has fully complied with its disclosure obligations under the CPRA.” The city did not immediately respond to a request for comment because its offices were closed for the holiday. “Sometimes the Public Records Act requires litigation, and we’re prepared to keep pursuing the records until we understand something different,” Lewis said. The case has been assigned to Judge Earl H. Maas.
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A man sitting on the center median along Oceanside Boulevard died on Jan. 2 after being struck by a vehicle, the Oceanside Police Department report-
ed last weekend. The vehicle was traveling eastbound along Oceanside Boulevard around 7:19 p.m. near the intersection with College Boulevard when it entered the median and struck the pedestrian. Officers arrived on scene and discovered an individual with fatal injuries and declared him deceased. The victim was identified as Michael Figueroa, 40, of Oceanside. The vehicle’s driver, also an adult male, remained at the scene and cooperated with law enforcement, according to the department. He is not suspected of having been under the influence of drugs or alcohol. An investigation is underway by the Oceanside Police Department’s Traffic Services Unit. “Based on the investigation, Mr. Figueroa was seated on the center median at the time of the collision. Evidence indicates the vehicle veered through the intersection and traveled onto the median, where it struck Mr. Figueroa. The median in that area is very narrow,” said Oceanside Police Department spokesperson Gina Avalos. Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Oceanside Police Department at (760) 435-4769. — Leo Place
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City extends library operator deal By Samantha Nelson
ESCONDIDO — The Escondido Public Library, which is currently operating out of the North County Mall during building renovations, will continue to be run by a third-party operday when Encinitas res- (our High School Auxiliary) ator for at least two more Linda Kermott drives and new member recruitment. years after a City Council he ocean she remarks, “I I feel fortunate to be able to vote last month. y life!” serve my community and lead In 2017, the city enve, Linda went to school such a wonderful organization tered into a professional Diego City and got at this stage of my life.” Theher Encinitas Chamservices agreement with ntary Teaching berCredenof Commerce welLibrary Systems & Services SDSU. She comes worked Michael for “The Glenn Thrift Shop as provides a rs in the Santee and Cawonderful shopping opportu(LS&S) to operate the liits new Board Chairman, lley School Districts. nity with amazing prices. All brary for 10 years, ending a role he steps into with their 3 children grad- merchandise is donated and June 30, 2027. THE ESCONDIDO Public Library has temporarily relocated to strong local roots and a college, she and her includes women’s clothing -At the time, the move the North County Mall while the original building undergoes visionfrom for work-out support-wear to everynd moved toclear Encinitas was highly controversial much-needed renovations. Photo by Samantha Nelson thewas city’sday vibrant busig closer to theing ocean clothing to formal wear among residents, many community. m come true.ness “I consid-- shoes, jewelry and accessowhom feared that out- extension will keep the li- turn of Sunday hours. The elf very fortunate“I’m to live ries,honored men’s clothing really to and books, LINDA KERMOTT is of the sourcing the library to a brary operating in the near library, however, has reWhen traveling and peohousewares and decorator step into this role,” Glenn current President of the third-party contractor term while giving the city mained closed on Sundays , “Where areshared. you from?” items.” “What motivated 200-member Assistance would compromise its in- time to identify long-term since the pandemic. we reply Encinitas, the “On Small Business Saturday League of Rancho San me most was the chance se is always,to“What are we will have lots tegrity as a public asset. funding sources once the “We have been waiting t opcontinue supporting a of new mer- Dieguito. The non-profi ing here?” chandise, discounts for the erates a thrift store located None of the current agreement expires. nine years to try to take community that truly knew she wanted to get military andvalteachers; retired at 1542 Encinitas Blvd. council members were City Manager Sean our library back into pubin ues collaboration and loed in the community. or working. Be sure and stop Encinitas. serving on the City Council McGlynn said that because lic hands,” Hunter said. “It businesses. It feels like Boulevard!” w an articlecal about two by 1542 Encinitas at the time the decision was the library is undergoing a should not be run for corpostep after ladies whoa natural operated next “All of the money made from knitted items to hospitals and made. major renovation funded rate profit.” working persont shop. Sheyears visitedofthe the Shop, fundraisers and more. All of this is done by Inour January 2024, the by a $10 million library inHunter and others and joinedally the Assisgrantsbusiness goes back into our comalongside MICHAEL GLENN, a 30-year membership which city is a 100% approved the use of urged the city to explore frastructure grant, it is difLeague of Rancho San munity. Last month we clothed owners, nonprofits, and Encinitas resident, volunteer, also non-profi t organi- Rescue Plan Act ficult for staff to determine partnerships with the counAmerican to 8 years ago. Since over 740 elementary students city leaders to help move chairs the Visit Encinitas zation.” funds to operate the library. the full operational costs ty’s library system as a way he has served as Hospi- forward in need from local school Encinitas in our a Tourism Her perfect day in Encinitas? Advisory Board. Chairman, Corresponddistricts. We tutor preschool Later that year, in June, the until reconstruction is com- to stabilize Escondido’s lipositive way.” Courtesy photo “Going on a walk along the laecretary, Membership children, support a local im- goons in our area then city terminated its existing plete in mid-2026. brary operations. meeting Glenn’s connection to man and is now serving migrant integration program, friends at Moonlightprofessional services agreeIn addition, McGlynn According to staff, Beach for Encinitas runs deep. “I’ve strong mix of long-standsident of the 200-mem- offer student scholarships, boogey-boarding, working ment with at LS&S and en- noted that the City Coun- Sunday hours were first lived in Encinitas for 30 ing businesses, entreganization. provide books to the Boys the Thrift Shop and into a new deal using cil’s decision to prioritize eliminated during the 2008 ending years Iand the past preneurs, creative tered my work because get spent and Girls Club and YMCA, and the day watching aARPA beautiful funds, which expires Measure I revenue — the recession but returned af15fundraisworking supply on economic brands, and the willingrsee the Shop, victims of abuse with sunset on the beach.” on June 30, 2026. city’s one-cent sales tax — ter the city entered into its hilanthropicdevelopment, programs, clothing, supply ness local senior hospitality, to support one anThat decision provid- for public safety, infrastruc- agreement with LS&S in ting, events,nonprofit Assisteensleadership, facilities with flowers, provide and other.” SHO than $3 million in ture, and homelessness ini- 2017. more P community engagement.” “My focus as Chair- edLO relief In-person library CAto His involvement man will be on making L the city’s general tiatives has created funding fund, reducing an anticiSHOP & SUPPORT services were suspended gaps for library operations with the Chamber in- sure the Chamber continduring the COVID-19 pancludes serving as Co- uesLOCAL to be aTHIS strongHOLIDAY! advo- pated $10 million budget going forward. deficit for fiscal years 2025 “We will have to enterdemic in 2020. When serChair of the Business & cate for local businesses, Business Saturday and 2026. tain additional revenue and vices resumed in 2021, the Economic Development whileSmall also creating more Visit us in person, or online With the deadline ap- options,” McGlynn said. city chose not to reinstate Committee and a mem- ways for members to con-25th is November or on social media: proaching and ARPA funds Several members of the Sunday hours due to limitber of the Government nect, share ideas, and be Limited edition poster give-away encinitaschamber.com/ now exhausted, costs must public expressed frustra- ed foot traffic and instead Affairs Committee. He heard. at I want Chamselectthe local businesses! 5 Encinitas Blvd., Suite 116 return to the city’s general tion with the city’s decision extended weekday and Satalso serves as Chair of the ber to continue to be apwww.encinitaschamber.com 760-753-6041 fund to continue providing to place the LS&S extension urday hours. Visit Encinitas Tourism proachable and focused While operating from Advisory Board, where on delivering value to our library services. Under the on the Dec. 17 agenda, quesexisting agreement, the city tioning why there was not its temporary location at he led efforts for the rede- members.” was required to approve an more public involvement in the North County Mall, the velopment of VisitEnci“By hosting forums, library is open from 10 a.m. nitasCA.com — a digital community events, and extension by Jan. 1 to con- the process. tinue working with LS&S Escondido resident to 8 p.m. Monday through gateway promoting the discussions with city beyond June 30. Laura Hunter described Saturday and remains region’s attractions and leadership, we can help The City Council ap- the item as a “last-minute, closed on Sundays. Staff excultural assets. keep communication proved the extension on manufactured crisis.” pects to begin discussions “Visitors don’t just open and productive. The Dec. 17 by a 4-1 vote. “Where is the commitwith the City Council and come for our beaches and Chamber can help by adThe contract exten- ment from the city to pay the public in September resunsets. They shop, dine, vocating for businesses, and experience what sharing helpful resourc- sion allows LS&S to con- for our library? This is a garding the library’s longtinue providing library public asset that should be term funding and service makes Encinitas special. es, and creating events operations through June a priority of ours,” Hunter options. That economic impact where business owners Most council members benefits all of us, and it’s can learn from each other 30, 2028. The city will pay said. LS&S approximately $3.2 Hunter also questioned agreed that the two-year vital that we promote and find support.” thoughtful, sustainable His perfect day in million in the 2026-27 fis- the continued outsourcing extension was reasonable, tourism that supports our Encinitas? It’s a true lo- cal year and $3.3 million in of the library to LS&S, not- but emphasized that more ing that the original 2017 robust community engagecommunity year-round.” cal’s itinerary — coffee 2027-28. According to staff, the agreement promised the re- ment will be needed going Glenn believes the downtown, surfing Carforward. greatest strength of the diff with his sons, tacos in Councilmember ConEncinitas business com- Leucadia, a hike through suelo Martinez cast the lone munity is its people. Olivenhain, and ending dissenting vote. 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tension was presented to the council. “We could have prevented this to some extent,” Martinez said. “I want us to do better in communicating with the public.”
Angel Paws owner charged with grand theft The owner of Angel Paws Pet Cremation in San Marcos has been charged with felony grand theft after failing to refund several customers who never received their pets’ cremated remains, including some who were given ashes that turned out not to be from their pet, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said. Christopher Settle, 39, was arrested on Dec. 2 and arraigned in court on Dec. 10. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge. His business closed suddenly in September, causing distress to many customers who had still not received their pets’ ashes. The DA’s Office has identified 20 victims who paid for pet cremation services at Angel Paws between July and September, but never received their animals’ ashes. Three victims received remains that they believed to be from their pet, until they later discovered that their animals were still intact at the business. The combined financial loss for the 20 victims is over $4,700, the DA’s Office said. According to the DA’s Office, Settle continued to accept animals for cremation at Angel Paws during the summer even after power to the business had been shut off due to non-payment. His permit to operate an incinerator had also expired. While the power was out, several animals were wrapped in plastic and blankets and stored outside of freezers. In July, San Marcos Code Enforcement began receiving complaints about a strong odor coming from the business. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by 46 customers between September and December regarding Angel Paws. Settle’s next hearing is on March 10 in Vista Superior Court. — Leo Place
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La Costa water main failure sends geyser into air By Leo Place
CARLSBAD — A valve failure in a water main in the La Costa area caused a tall geyser of water to shoot into the air early on Monday morning, resulting in a multi-foot hole in the road. Around 2:40 a.m. on Jan. 5, the Olivenhain Mu-
nicipal Water District received reports of a water emergency near the intersection of Calle Timiteo and Caminito Malaga. They arrived on scene and saw a geyser showering the area, causing minor flooding, and a significant hole in the road caused by
the water pressure from the break. The Carlsbad Fire Department also responded to the scene. Olivenhain Municipal Water District personnel determined that the incident was caused by a valve in the water main,
located approximately two feet underground, failing. The valve was servicing a nearby fire hydrant, and contained a "significant amount of pressure,” according to spokesperson Brian Sodeman. After shutting off the water, crews excavated the
Woman rescued in creek
it’s relatively easy to repair and did not result in any customer outages,” Sodeman said of the incident. Olivenhain Water will also be collaborating with the City of Carlsbad to fully repave the damaged portion of the road in the future.
Cities designate interim fire chief By Leo Place
By City News Service
ESCONDIDO — San Diego County fire and emergency personnel rescued a woman on New Year’s Day who was swept into a creek by heavy rainwaters that flowed into Lake Hodges in Escondido. Deputies with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office San Marcos Station were dispatched at about 8:10 a.m. on Jan. 1 to a water emergency after a man reported that he and his wife had entered the lake’s ground at a low-water crossing near the roadway. About an hour later, the couple returned to the same crossing and found the rains had flooded the area. “Water on the crossing was now flowing swiftly to the lake. The couple entered the flowing water on foot to get back to their vehicle. Despite walking cautiously, the current swept them both off their feet. The water carried them into a creek that flowed into Lake Hodges,” the Sheriff’s Office said. After struggling with the current, the male victim reached shore, but his wife continued downstream. The man was able to walk to a nearby residence, where he contacted the Sheriff’s Office for help. Deputies, personnel from Cal Fire San Diego and local fire agencies responded to the area, and a rescue operation was launched. Shortly afterward, a San Diego Fire-Rescue helicopter located the female victim. She was rescued and taken to a hospital. The couple has been reunited and is in stable condition, officials said. Their names and ages were not released. The Sheriff’s office advised the public never to walk, swim, or drive through flooded areas and to use caution when entering areas prone to flooding. “Just six inches of fast-moving water is enough to put your life at risk. Remember, turn around, don’t drown,” sheriff’s officials added. It was one of two flood-related rescues in San Diego County on New Year’s Day. A few hours later, lifeguards rescued a man who had become trapped under a bridge in Mission Valley after the San Diego River rose.
failure site, repaired the valve, and applied a cold patch to the damaged road section. Crews were still on scene as of the early afternoon, with a portion of the road closed near La Costa Avenue. “The good news is that
COUNCILMEMBER JOY Lyndes announced she will not seek reelection after completing her current term this year. She said she plans to continue work on environmental initiatives, open-space preservation and housing insecurity during the remainder of her time. File photo
Lyndes plans her exit
to her work consideration by late JanuCouncilmember withShethepointed San Diego Asso- ary or early February. She also initiatof Governments, to complete term, ciation SANDAG, as helping pre- ed an emergency action serve what draws people item that led to city policy only to Encinitas, but changes following communot seek reelection not throughout North County nity outcry over an arrest By Cameron Adams
ENCINITAS — Councilmember Joy Lyndes announced she will not seek reelection this week following the completion of her current term later this year. Lyndes told The Coast News that the decision is an effort to “push the reset button” amid a period of mixed emotions. “After having done a lot at City Council, I felt it was time to refocus my time on personal things,” she said. Lyndes experienced personal loss in 2025 with the death of her husband. In a news release, she described grief as overwhelming at times and thanked those who offered support. “The community’s kindness carried me through – their walks with me, their meals, their flowers, their steady presence,” she said. “I will always be grateful for the love this community has shown me.” Lyndes told The Coast News she is proud of the projects and initiatives she has contributed to and looks forward to advancing many of them further during the remainder of her time on the council. She first served a twoyear appointment to the council before being elected as the District 3 representative in 2022. Prior to her appointment, she served six years on the Encinitas Environmental Commission. During her time on the council, Lyndes advocated for sustainability efforts and other environmental initiatives.
San Diego. Lyndes currently serves as chair of the SANDAG Regional Habitat Conservation Task Force. She said the city’s “longstanding and fortunate agreement with SANDAG” helps maintain Encinitas’ world-renowned beaches, in part through sand replenishment. She added that many environmental issues in the area are centered on the beach, including improving water quality and protecting the shoreline. “I think a lot of why we love to live here is that beautiful shoreline and it doesn’t take care of itself,” Lyndes said. She has also supported efforts to preserve and expand open space. Through efforts such as the Encinitas Habitat Stewardship Program and the acquisition of Surfer’s Point to be preserved as open space, she said the city has “gone from strength to strength.” Lyndes told The Coast News she hopes to spend part of her remaining time on the council working to “expand and wrap in other properties” into the Encinitas Habitat Stewardship Program. Another focus has been addressing housing insecurity and homelessness through coordination with the Sheriff’s Office on public safety and with the city’s Safe Parking Program. Lyndes said she hopes to have a proposal to restructure and reactivate the program ready for council
by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement near Park Dale Lane Elementary School in August. She said the process helped the city better understand the federal agency and improve communication with residents. “I think it was just the right thing we could do for our community,” Lyndes said. “We’ll keep on trying to keep that communication going. It’s tough.” Additionally, Lyndes said she looks forward to expanding city conversations with local businesses, including through a recently initiated commission. “There’s a lot of great stuff to be done and I look forward to doing it,” she said.
SOLANA BEACH — A new interim fire chief has stepped forward to serve Del Mar and Solana Beach as the two cities work toward a new fire services partnership. The Solana Beach City Council agreed on Dec. 10 to appoint longtime fire official Colin Stowell as interim fire chief for the Solana Beach and Del Mar fire departments, effective Jan. 5. Stowell will be coming out of retirement for the role. He retired as chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department in 2024 after more than 20 years of service, and also led East County's Heartland Fire and Rescue Department, serving El Cajon, La Mesa, and Lemon Grove, for two years. “We thank Chief Stowell for his willingness to serve our community and look forward to more updates on this role and transition in early 2026,” the city of Solana Beach said in a Dec. 26 announcement. Encinitas Fire Chief Josh Gordon previously served as fire chief for Encinitas, Solana Beach, and Del Mar under a cooperative fire management services agreement between the three cities. In place since 2009, the agreement consolidated executive leadership and implemented cost-sharing among the three fire departments. However, Gordon will now lead Encinitas Fire exclusively, as the department prepares to exit the cooperative agreement by March and establish an independent fire department. Additional fire manage-
ment staff roles previously shared between the cities — including an administrative fire captain, fire marshal, senior deputy fire marshal, and management analyst — are now also held by Encinitas employees. Solana Beach will also be looking for a permanent fire chief to take over in the next few months, with City Manager Alyssa Muto recommendSTOWELL ing on Dec. 10 to start the recruitment process “as soon as possible.” “Given Mr. Stowell’s unique knowledge and experience, the City Manager recommends hiring Mr. Stowell as an Interim Fire Chief during the recruitment process and until a permanent Fire Chief has been selected and hired,” a staff report states. After Encinitas announced in July that it would leave the cooperative agreement, Solana Beach and Del Mar began discussing options for a new fire management model between the two cities. A proposed cost-sharing agreement could be addressed by the Del Mar City Council as soon as next week. Del Mar has nine fire personnel, and Solana Beach has 18. Each city has one fire station. Neither city will lose any of its own fire personnel or equipment as a result of the transition. All three fire departments will maintain strong partnerships, and neighboring agencies will continue to assist one another in emergencies.
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Pets of the Week TIPPERARY is pet of the week at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society. She is a 5-year-old, 65-pound, female shepherd mix. She is a low- to medium energy dog who enjoys napping, sunbathing, cuddling and playing in water. She spent some time in foster care with a trained volunteer. Her foster said that Tipperary is house- trained, likes dog treats and enjoys chasing lizards. The $145 adoption fee includes a medical exam, neuter, up-to-date vaccinations, registered microchip and a one-year license if the new home is in the jurisdiction of San Diego Humane Society’s Department of Animal Services. Information: Stop by RCHS at 389 Requeza St., Encinitas, call 760-7536413 or visit SDpets.org. BLUE is the San Diego Humane Society’s pet of the week. He is a 6-yearold male mix. Blue behaves really well on a leash. His previous owner said he is both crateand potty-trained. He prefers a peaceful life over large crowds. He loves car rides and quiet adventures. He would prefer a home where children 5 years and older can respect his space. Blue’s adoption fee is $165. He is located at the Oceanside campus. Fees include spay/neuter services, current vaccinations, permanent microchip identification, an incentive for pet insurance and a license for residence in the city limits of Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, Oceanside, San Diego, San Marcos, Solana Beach and Vista. Information: Visit sdhumane.org/adopt or call 619-299-7012.
Paid parking in Balboa Park starts By City News Service
THE SAN Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance won the Grand Marshal Award at the 137th annual Rose Parade on New Year’s Day with its elephant-inspired float. Courtesy photos
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Laura Garcia, a 12-yearold female giant anteater, arrived at the San Diego Zoo through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan. It is estimated that around 5,000 giant anteaters are left in the wilderness. The wildlife care team will acclimate Laura Garcia to her new habitat over the upcoming weeks and introduce her to Orion, a 10-year-old male giant anteater. ROSE PARADE
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San Diego-based Cygnet Theatre has named Christopher Lysik as the 2026 Dee Silver, M.D. Commission, which reinforces the theater’s ongoing commitment to developing new theatrical works. Dee Silver is a long-time Rancho Santa Fe resident and official sponsor of the commission. Lysik is a 2024 graduate of the Iowa Playwrights Workshop MFA program who was chosen to develop and refine a new work that aligned with the commission’s mission. NEW EYEWEAR
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SAN DIEGO — A plan to ask visitors to Balboa Park to pay to park their vehicles in city lots took effect Monday, breaking a tradition of more than 100 years of the city’s crown jewel being free for visitors in private vehicles. San Diego residents are now able to purchase a monthly, quarterly or annual parking pass at a discounted rate by visiting sandiego.thepermitportal. com. Residents can choose to pay $30 for a monthly parking pass, $60 for a quarterly pass or $150 for an annual one. Nonresidents can pay $40, $120 or $300 for the same levels. City residents can apply for discount rates through a city website using address verification. Park employees, volunteers and those with an ADA placard will continue to be able to park for free. A free tram service will continue to serve visitors, going from the Inspiration Point parking lot to a variety of stops within Balboa Park. The move has proven controversial, with one vandal making their displeasure known last week. Multiple kiosks were vandalized on New Year’s Day, filled with expanding contractor’s foam and at least one smeared with feces. The fiscal year 2026 budget passed last summer anticipated $15.5 million in parking revenue from Balboa Park. That revenue number assumed $12.5 million in fee parking in Balboa Park and at least $3 million from zoo parking. A revised figure presented to the City Council in November instead found the non-zoo parking might bring in just $2.9 million, or a decrease of $9.6 million from initial estimates. Originally, the city had planned to begin charging for parking in October, but delays prevented that and three months of revenue from happening. Expected parking
rates have dropped as well. The parking passes come under three pricing tiers — Levels 1, 2, and 3 —based on demand and proximity: • Level 1 lots, located in the core of the Central Mesa area, would be subject to the highest rate — $16 per day and $10 for up to 4 hours for nonresidents and $8 per day and $5 for up to 4 hours for city residents. These include: Space Theater, Casa de Balboa, Alcazar, Organ Pavilion, Bea Evenson, Palisades and South Carousel; • Level 2 lots would be priced at $10 per day for nonresidents and $5 per day for residents. These include: Pepper Grove, Federal, Upper Inspiration Point and Marston Point; and • Level 3 lots would also be priced at $10 per day with the first 3 hours free. Resident rate: $5 per day with the first 3 hours free. This includes the lower Inspiration Point lot. The Office of the Independent Budget Analyst estimated revenues in this fiscal year from the nonzoo parking would be close to $4 million, still well short of plans. The zoo, which operates on an independent lease from the city, will allow members to continue to park for free. For nonmembers and nonresidents, general parking is $16 per vehicle, per day, $44 daily for oversized vehicles per day. City of San Diego resident rates are half that. Councilman Raul Campillo was an outspoken opponent of charging to park in Balboa Park, but was also flummoxed last year that city staff hadn’t done market surveys to determine what might be the best price point. “We have no idea how much money we will actually get, just a projection. We could actually be losing money on this,” he said, saying the city’s budgetary issues should not come at a cost to its residents.
Fallbrook Chamber seeks entries for art contest By Staff
FALLBROOK — The Fallbrook Gas Company and the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce are seeking entries for the annual “Best of Show” art competition. The art competition is an open-themed show with three categories: two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and photography.
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Cash prizes are $300 for first place, $200 for second place, and $100 for third place in the two-dimensional and three-dimensional categories. The photography category offers $150 for first place, $125 for second place, and $100 for third place. The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce will award a $75 cash prize for its overall “Chamber Pick.” Artwork must be delivered to the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce office at 111 S. Main Avenue in Fallbrook on Jan. 24 between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The competition’s entries will be displayed at the office between Jan. 26 and Feb. 27, with office hours between Monday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday between 10 a.m. and
ONE OF last year’s winners at the annual Fallbrook Chamber art show. Courtesy photo
3 p.m., and Saturday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The community is invited to vote for the People’s Choice Award between Jan. 26 and Feb. 19. To register or request the rules and entry form,
contact Anita Kimzey at 714-222-2462 or email fpgcartcompetitions@gmail. com. Rules and entry forms can be picked up at the following locations: • Fallbrook Propane Gas Company: 1561 S Mission Rd, Fallbrook, CA 92028 • Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce: 111 S Main Ave, Fallbrook, CA 92028 • Bonsall Chamber of Commerce: 5256 S Mission Rd #311, Bonsall, CA 92003 • Green Art House: 1075 S Mission Rd Suite D, Fallbrook, CA 92028 • The Gallery (Fallbrook Artists Association): 119 N Main Ave, Fallbrook, CA 92028 • Downloaded online from www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org
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Army veteran, 84, finds new calling as playwright By Samantha Nelson
OCEANSIDE — Former Army Capt. Mike Vopatek has lived a life of adventure, growing up as a Navy brat in states across the country — from Hawaii to Washington, D.C. — serving overseas, safeguarding fellow soldiers through harrowing circumstances, and raising a family while working as a financial adviser. Now, at 84, he has discovered a new talent: playwriting. Vopatek moved with his wife to the Hacienda Mission San Luis Rey community in Oceanside two years ago to be closer to his children and grandchildren. He discovered play w riting VOPATEK after joining a class at the Oceanside Public Library, where his final assignment was to create a humorous, one-act play inspired by his time as a young cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Although he discovered playwriting later in life, Vopatek recalled that during his time as a cadet, he was often tasked with entertaining upperclassmen with short plays, jokes and skits. He continued performing during his military service to amuse senior-ranking officers, though he never considered himself much of an actor or writer. After completing the one-act play, Vopatek took on his next project — writing and staging a two-act play inspired by his service in the Vietnam War.
A MILITARY outpost, where former Army Capt. Mike Vopatek was stationed, after a Vietcong attack in 1968. Courtesy photo
FORMER ARMY Capt. Mike Vopatek, right, poses with a fellow soldier and a dog who helped save their lives in Vietnam. When a traitor let enemy forces into their camp one night, the dog began barking, which alerted the soldiers to danger. Courtesy photo
“I was with the Vietnamese at their level trying to defend and protect them,” Vopatek said, noting his assignment included working closely with a local
One of the most significant scenes in the play — which also occurred in real life — involves the digging of a secret underground escape tunnel. Vopatek and
“Someone let the enemy through the front gate to kill us in the middle of the night,” he said. “They survived because of the tunnel.”
Drawing from real events during his service in the Vietnam War, Vopatek’s play explores trust, survival and life after war — themes that struck a chord with audiences who lived through the era, regardless of their views on the conflict.
orphanage to help children and nuns. The two-act play takes on a more serious tone than the humorous one-act production, though it includes moments of humor between scenes of war.
fellow soldiers dug the tunnel in case a traitor allowed the enemy into their camp. “We never knew who we could trust,” he said. The tunnel later saved the soldiers when a traitor surfaced.
The play ultimately reveals the traitor's identity. In real life, Vopatek said he did not learn who it was until years later. Working with his playwriting instructor, Gill Sotu, Vopatek recruited a
Daniel B. Johnson Vista December 23, 2025
Loren Paul Bailey Vista December 20, 2025
Andres Saavedra Escondido January 2, 2026
Graciela Barajas Araujo Oceanside December 23, 2025
Vehicle, gas tanker collide on highway Crash spills fuel, closing SR-67 for hours in Poway By City News Service
POWAY — A GMC Hummer crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a gas tanker on Jan. 2 on state Route 67 in Poway, seriously injuring one person, spilling a small amount of fuel and forcing a temporary closure of the roadway. The crash was reported about 5:30 a.m. less than one mile north of Poway Road, according to the Poway Sheriff’s Station. Sheriff’s Sgt. Saleem Payman said the Hummer was traveling southbound when the driver lost control, crossed the center median and struck the fuel tanker, which was traveling in the opposite direction. The Hummer driver, whose identity was not released, was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by emergency crews, sheriff’s Lt. Sean Gallagher said.
The driver was taken to a hospital with a head injury. The driver of the fuel tanker reported minor pain but did not require medical treatment, authorities said. County Hazardous Materials teams responded to the scene after a minor fuel leak was discovered from the tractor portion of the tanker truck, sheriff’s officials said. The leak did not involve the tanker trailer itself and was quickly contained, with no further environmental impact, authorities said. State Route 67 was closed in both directions for several hours while crews worked to clear the scene and complete the cleanup. The roadway fully reopened about 11:30 a.m., sheriff’s officials said. The Poway Sheriff’s Station Traffic Unit was continuing to investigate the cause of the crash. Anyone who witnessed the collision or has additional information was urged to call the Poway Sheriff’s Station at 858-5132800.
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local director and actors to bring the production to life at The Hacienda, which created a theater space to support the play. The performance resonated with fellow residents, many of whom lived through the Vietnam era. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, regardless of where residents originally stood on the controversial war. Based on audience reactions, Vopatek said viewers also appreciated what happens to the main character—inspired by Vopatek — after the war. “The audience really liked the fact that these people went on and lived productive lives,” he said. “They can relate to individuals in the play, and the actors did a really good job of portraying that.” Looking ahead, Vopatek hopes to connect with producers and theatrical directors who may take an interest in the play and bring it to larger stages across the region and beyond. “I just want the opportunity to meet them,
tell them what the story is about, and leave a copy of the script with them,” he said. Vopatek’s story serves as a reminder that life goals have no age limit. He continues to share his experiences with younger audiences in local schools and beyond, encouraging them to explore their passions and pursue their dreams at any stage of life.
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CITY OF ENCINITAS PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF RECRUITMENT FOR CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES FOR TERMS EXPIRING MARCH 1, 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Encinitas is accepting applications for appointment to City Commissions/Committees for those terms expiring March 2026. Application forms must be completed online from the City’s website. All applicants must be registered voters of the City of Encinitas. The Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission and Planning Commission have geographic specific appointment requirements. There are two (2) application deadlines: one for incumbents wishing to reapply and a later date for all other applicants. The deadline for incumbents wishing to reapply is Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., and the deadline for all other applicants is Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. All applicants will be asked to attend the February 11, 2026, City Council meeting (subject to change) to briefly discuss (2 to 3 minutes) their qualifications and interest in serving on a commission. Appointments may be made at the same meeting or continued to a future City Council meeting. Terms will begin March 1, 2026. APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE AND TERMS EXPIRING IN 2026: COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS: Four (4) appointments to be made for three-year terms ending March 1, 2029. Terms expiring are: • Vicki Campbell, appointed 02-08-2023, Term 1 • James Hebert, appointed 02-08-2023, Term 1 • Niyati Kadakia, appointed 02-08-2023, Term 1 • Jennifer Marakovits, appointed 02-08-2023, Term 1 The Commission for the Arts is a seven member board. The Commission for the Arts shall conduct public hearings and prepare recommendations to the City Council on matters regarding the visual, performing, and literary arts. The Commission will promote the arts within the community through: 1) quality visual, performing and literary arts programming, 2) exposure and advocacy, 3) arts education programs, and 4) the development of arts venues. The Commission will assist the City Council on matters that may be referred to the Commission by the City Council. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION: Two (2) appointments to be made for three-year terms ending March 1, 2029. Terms expiring are: • Katie Fletcher, appointed 09-11-2024, Partial Term • Carol Parker, appointed 02-08-2023, Term 1 The Environmental Commission is a seven-member board. The Environmental Commission shall conduct public hearings and prepare recommendations to the City Council on matters regarding the environment to include without limitation: Develop an Annual Work Plan and presentation to the City Council; Review and update from time to time, as necessary, the Environmental Action Plan; Develop policies and plans to provide for and advocate for environmental protection within the City of Encinitas; Develop policies and plans for developing environmental awareness in cooperation with other public and private agencies to include school districts; Provide review and recommendations to the City Council on such matters that may be referred to the Commission by the City Council. MOBILITY & TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION: Three (3) appointments to be made for three-year terms ending March 1, 2029. Terms expiring are: • James Gross, appointed 02-08-2023 (Leucadia Representative), Term 1 • Glen Johnson, reappointed 02-08-2023 (Old Encinitas Representative), Term 2 – Termed Out • David Thile, appointed 02-08-2023 (New Encinitas Representative), Term 1 The Traffic and Public Safety Commission is a seven member board with five members representing each of the five communities of Encinitas: Cardiff, Leucadia, New Encinitas, Old Encinitas, and Olivenhain; and two (2) members representing the community at-large. Applicants must have resided as a registered voter in Leucadia, New Encinitas, or Old Encinitas for no less than six months prior to appointment and maintain residency and voter registration in Leucadia, New Encinitas, or Old Encinitas while serving on the Commission. The Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission shall study and report to the City Council upon any matter referred to it by the City Council. The Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission shall have advisory responsibility in regard to mobility and traffic safety issues. A. It is the duty of this Commission to serve as a liaison between the public and the City Council, and to conduct analyses and provide recommendations to the Council on matters related to safety and mobility of all modes of transportation. B. If the recommendations of the Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission are to modify existing traffic controls, devices, markings, or measures, or install new controls, devices, markings or measures, then those recommendations shall be included with a report by the City Traffic Engineer or his/her designee in an agenda item to the City Council. C. If the recommendations of the Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission are to not modify existing traffic controls, devices, markings, or measures nor to install new traffic controls, devices, markings or measures, then these recommendations shall be included in a report by the City Traffic Engineer or his/her designee to the Council for information only. The Commission decision can be reviewed by Council if an appeal is filed or by Council request. (See Chapter 1.12.) D. The City Council may refer to the Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission requests to review and prepare recommendations on major roadway projects. E. Powers Delegated to the Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission to be advisory. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as restricting or curtailing any of the powers of the City Council, or as a delegation to the Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission of any of the authority or discretionary powers vested and imposed by law in the City Council. The City Council declares that the public interest, convenience, and welfare require the appointment of a Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission to act in a purely advisory capacity to the City Council for the purpose enumerated. Any power herein delegated to the Commission to adopt rules and regulations shall not be construed as a delegation of legislative authority but purely a delegation of administrative authority. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION: Four (4) appointments to be made for three- year terms ending March 1, 2029. Terms expiring are: • Georg Capielo, appointed 02-21-2024, Partial Term • Kimberly Evers, appointed 02-21-2024, Partial Term • Michael Quin, appointed 02-08-2023, Term 1 • Julie Van der Auwera, appointed 02-08-2023 Term 1 The Parks and Recreation Commission is a seven member board. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall conduct public hearings and prepare recommendations to the City Council on matters regarding public parks, recreational facilities, and community services to include, without limitation: policies and plans for the acquisition, development, improvement, and utilization of parks, playgrounds and other recreational facilities; policies and plans for the development and operations of community service programs for the benefit of the residents of the City; policies and plans for developing community service programs in cooperation with other public and private agencies to include school districts; and such matters that may be referred to the Commission by the City Council. PLANNING COMMISSION: Three (3) appointments to be made for three-year terms ending March 1, 2029. Terms expiring are: CITY OF DEL MAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 4:30 p.m., (or as soon thereafter as practicable) in the City of Del Mar Town Hall, 1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, California, the City Council will conduct a public hearing on the
following: Project: Introduction of an Ordinance to Process Administrative Corrections to Del Mar Municipal Code Chapter 23.12, Division 7 to Reflect Adoption of the 2025 California Green Building Code with Local Amendments In Effect Since 2018 Relating to New Non-Residential
Development Location: Citywide Applicant: City of Del Mar Environmental Status: This project is not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b) (3). It can be seen with certainty that the adoption of the State Building Code with minor amendments will not
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Robert Prendergast, appointed 02-08-2023 (Olivenhain Representative), Term 1 Christine Ryan, appointed 02-08-2023 (Leucadia Representative), Term 1 Susan Sherod, reappointed 02-08-2023 (New Encinitas Representative), Term 2 – Termed Out The Planning Commission is a five member board with each member representing one of the five communities of Encinitas: Cardiff, Leucadia, New Encinitas, Old Encinitas, and Olivenhain. Applicants must have resided as a registered voter in Leucadia, New Encinitas, or Olivenhain for no less than six months prior to appointment and maintain residency and voter registration in Leucadia, New Encinitas, or Olivenhain while serving on the Commission. The Planning Commission shall perform such duties as may be specified by ordinance or resolution of the City Council or by the laws of the State of California. Further, the Planning Commission shall study and report to the City Council upon any matter referred to it by the City Council and shall keep the City Council currently advised of all matters pending, and shall furnish any special information, reports or materials which the City Council may request. The Planning Commission shall make a final determination as authorized by the Code for the following applications: Coastal Development, Conditional Use Permit (Major), Tentative Tract Map, Zoning Code Interpretation, Application for project in more than one Community Planning area, and other applications and duties as required by the Code. In addition, the Planning Commission shall make recommendations to the City Council as authorized by the Code for the following applications: General Plan Interpretation, General Plan Amendment, Zoning Code Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment, Specific Plan, and other applications as required by the Code. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION: Four (4) appointments to be made for three-year terms ending March 1, 2029. Terms expiring are: • Steven Cesnauskas, appointed 02-19-2025, Partial Term • Sergio Mora, appointed 05-14-2025, Partial Term • James Morton, appointed 09-27-2023, Term 1 • Harriet Seldin, appointed 02-19-2025, Partial Term The Public Health and Safety Commission shall consist of seven members who are registered voters of the City and persons appointed serve at the pleasure of the City Council. The Commission shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Council, the City departments, and the City’s law enforcement services provider (San Diego Sheriff ’s Department), and mental and social services providers by performing the following responsibilities on a continuing basis: A. Communicate and cooperate with City departments and the City’s law enforcement services provider (San Diego Sheriff ’s Department), individual citizens, and community groups in identifying public health and safety concerns and recommend solutions to the City Council for consideration. B. Promote cooperation and encourage coordination between the Commission, the Fire Department, and the City’s law enforcement services provider, and other entities, public and private, who are involved with community safety activities and efforts. C. Prepare an annual report to the City Council and to the community on the activities of the Commission. SENIOR CITIZEN COMMISSION: Four (4) appointments to be made for three-year terms ending March 1, 2029; and one (1) unscheduled vacancy with a term ending March 1, 2027. Terms expiring are: • Jesse Hanwit, appointed 02-08-2023, Term 2 – Termed Out • Karen Koblentz, appointed 02-08-2023, Term 1 • Lambert Ling, appointed 02-08-2023, Term 1 • Maureen Martin, appointed 02-08-2023, Term 1 • Unscheduled Vacancy, term ending March 1, 2027 The Senior Citizen Commission is a seven-member board. The Senior Citizen Commission shall conduct public hearings to gather information and thereafter make recommendations to the City Council on matters regarding services for Senior Citizens which include, without limitation: Policies and plans for the development and operation of programs and services for the benefit of Senior Citizens within the City; policies and plans for developing programs and services in cooperation with other public and private agencies which would benefit Senior Citizens; and such matters that may be referred to the Commission by the City Council. URBAN FOREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE*: Four (4) appointments to be made for three-year terms ending March 1, 2029. Terms expiring are: • Matthew Altman, appointed 10-09-24, Partial Term • Brad Lefkowits, appointed 9-27-23, Term 1 • Mim Michelove, appointed 06-11-25, Partial Term • Linda Schneider, appointed 09-27-23, Term 1 The UFAC is composed of members of the community with interest and expertise in urban forestry. This group advises and works together with the City Arborist to review and provide comments on City plans and policies related to urban forestry, including updates to the various aspects of the City’s Urban Forest Management Program and Administrative Manual, and, shall among other things: review and provide comments on Tree Plans prior to consideration by the City Council; review and provide comments on the Approved Tree Species Master List prior to consideration by the City Council; review and provide comments to the City Arborist on proposed City Tree removals except in the case of emergency removals; advise City Staff regarding programs of public outreach and education in order to promote public understanding of the City’s urban forest, including programs to celebrate and promote Arbor Day; review and consider Heritage Tree applications in consultation with the City Arborist, and shall make recommendations to the Planning Commission; and review and provide comments to the City Arborist on proposed changes to the City’s Urban Forest Management Program. *Effective September 27, 2023, Encinitas Municipal Code Section 2.30.020 Terms and Term Limits shall apply to this committee. General Information (for complete text see Chapter 2.30 of the Municipal Code) • Persons appointed to a City board, commission, or committee serve at the pleasure of the City Council. • All Commissions with the exception of the Youth Commission shall have three-year staggered terms of office. The Youth Commission shall have a one-year term of office. • All Commissions, with the exception of the Youth Commission, shall have term limits of two (2) consecutive full terms of office. After reaching the term limit, a person must sit out one appointment cycle before reapplying to the same City Commission. Upon terming out of one Commission, a person may apply to a different City Commission. • Commissioners may not serve on more than one commission at a time. Sitting commissioners may apply for vacancies on other commissions, and if so appointed, their prior commission appointment shall automatically terminate. • A Board, Commission, or Committee Member’s term shall be automatically terminated if the member is absent from three (3) consecutive, regular meetings held by the member’s agency. 01/09/2026 CN 31651
have a significant effect on the environment. Staff Contact: Nicole Morrow, AICP, Associate Planner nmorrow@delmar.ca.us or 858-375-9529 Description: This is a request for the City Council to introduce an ordinance to process administrative corrections requested by the California Building
Standards Commission that involve amending Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) Chapter 23.12, Division 7 to reflect local adoption of the 2025 California Green Building Code by the City Council in September 2025 and the City’s intent to carry forward local amendments previously adopted by the City Council in 2018 that
require new non-residential construction to comply with the CalGreen Code Appendix A5. The proposed action will incorporate the findings required by the CBCS and reformat the existing local amendment to model the formatting found elsewhere in the DMMC. Those desiring to be heard in
LEGALS favor of or in opposition to this item will be given an opportunity to do so by participating in City Council meetings by addressing the City Council for up to three minutes or by submitting a written comment. Please submit a completed “Speaker Slip”, including the item number you wish to speak on, to the City Clerk prior to the Mayor announcing the agenda item. The forms are located near the door at the rear of the Meeting Room. When called to speak, please approach the podium and state your name for the record. Written Comments: Members of the public can participate in the meeting by submitting a written red dot comment via email to cityclerk@delmar.ca.us. The deadline to submit written comments is 12 p.m. on the day of the meeting and the subject line of your email should clearly state the agenda item you are commenting on. If you have questions about the information in this notice, please contact Nicole Morrow, Email: nmorrow@delmar. ca.us, Phone: 858-375-9525. Under California Government Code 65009, if you challenge the nature of the proposed action in Court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing. s/s Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/ City Clerk DATE December 22, 2025 01/09/2026 CN 31676
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (Planning Commission) The Planning Commission of the City of San Marcos will hold the following public hearing in the City Council Chambers located at San Marcos City Hall, 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA at 6:30 p.m., on Monday, February 2, 2026. Project No.: SP24-0002 Applicant: MG Properties Request: Specific Plan Amendment and Conditional Use Permit to allow up to 13,500 square feet of existing ground floor commercial space within a mixed use building to be converted to a maximum of ten (10) residential apartment units, located within the Davia Village-MARC Specific Plan Area. Environmental Determination: All requirements of CEQA have been met, in that the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND 13-003) addressed the environmental impacts of the existing mixed-use development. An Addendum to MND 13-003 was prepared to evaluate any changed conditions, and it has been determined that no substantial changes to the project, to the circumstances under which it is undertaken, or new information of substantial importance will occur that would require preparation of a subsequent MND or EIR. Location of Property: 1045 Armorlite Drive, more particularly described as Parcels 1, 2, and 3 of Parcel Map No. 21282, in the City
LEGALS of San Marcos, County of San Diego, State of California, as shown on the map filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County on October 1, 2015, as File No. 2015-7000387, Official Records. Assessor’s Parcel Number: 219-163-62-00, 219-163-6300 and 219-163-64-00. Further information about this notice can be obtained from Corina Flores, Associate Planner, by calling 760-7441050 extension 3229, or via email cflores@san-marcos. net . The Planning Division can be contacted at (760) 744-1050, extension 3233 or via email gjackson@san-marcos.net. The City of San Marcos is committed to making its programs, services and activities accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation to participate in this public hearing or any other City program, service, or activity, please contact the City Clerk’s office at 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069, or call (760) 744-1050, extension 3186. Phil Scollick, City Clerk, City of San Marcos. PD: 01/09/26. 01/09/2026 CN 31670 NOTICE INVITING BIDS The City of Del Mar, OWNER, invites sealed bids for: JIMMY DURANTE BOULEVARD PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT The City of Del Mar seeks a bid from qualified contractors for construction of the Jimmy Durante Boulevard Pavement Rehabilitation Project (Work). The Work generally consists of construction of drainage facilities and associated pavement reconstruction, repair of retaining wall with stone façade, traffic control, landscape improvements and installation of irrigation system with water meter and construction of a soldier pile wall. RECEIPT AND OPENING OF BIDS: All bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes, bearing on the outside the bidder’s name, address, the appropriate State Contractor’s License designation held by the bidder, and marked “ SEALED BID FOR THE JIMMY DURANTE BOULEVARD REHABILITATION PROJECT.” Sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Del Mar, located at 1050 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, California, until 2:00 PM, January 28, 2026. Mailed bids shall be addressed to: City Clerk at 1050 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, California 92014 and must be received by bid closing shown above. Bids which are not properly marked may be disregarded. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to ensure his bid is submitted in the proper time. Any bid received after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids will be returned to the bidder unopened. OBTAINING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents may be obtained from the City’s website https:// www.delmar.ca.us/873/Bids and directly through www. bidnetdirect.com/california/ cityofdelmar. OPINION OF PROBABLE CONSTRUCTION COST: The probable construction cost for this project is approximately $2,755,000.
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LEGALS PRE-BID MEETING: An optional pre-bid meeting will be conducted at 11:00 am on January 7, 2026. Meeting will be held at Town Hall, 1050 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA, 92014. COMPLETION OF WORK: All Work performed under this contract for the Base Bid shall be completed within 74 Calendar Days, including mobilization, as specified in the Contract. BID SECURITY: Bid Security shall accompany the bid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check, or a Bid Bond made payable to the Owner in the amount of ten percent of the total bid amount. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS: For contracts above $25,000, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment Bond made payable to the Owner in the amount of one hundred percent, and a Performance Bond made payable to the Owner in the amount of one hundred percent of the contract amount. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: All bidders are required to register with the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) in accordance with Labor Code sections 1771.1 and 1725.5 and are subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by DIR in accordance with Labor Code section 1771.4. WAGE RATES: Prevailing wage rate for the locality in which the Work is to be performed and the construction activity applies to this contract. Not less than these rates shall be paid to all workers employed on the project. CONTRACTOR’S LICENSING LAWS: Contractor is required to be licensed under the classification of GENERAL ENGINEERING CONTRACTING, CLASS A, as of the date of submittal of the bid documents and shall maintain such license until final acceptance of the Work. Contractor shall also obtain a City of Del Mar business license after being awarded a contract. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION: All questions relative to this project prior to the opening of bids shall be directed to Polly Robertson, City of Del Mar, Management Analyst, for the project listed. It shall be understood, however, that no specification interpretations will be made by telephone. Questions shall be in writing and must be delivered by January 14, 2026, by email to probertson@delmar.ca.us. OWNER: City of Del Mar BY: Joe Bride, Public Works Director /signature/ Date: December 23, 2025 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31637 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-23966389-AB Order No.: 230443886-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/17/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, or cash equivalent if deemed acceptable to the trustee, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or
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federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): KRISTI J COURTOIS, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 4/20/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0278774 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California; Date of Sale: 2/2/2026 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the entrance to the East County Regional Center by statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $433,667.78 The purported property address is: 2360 HOSP WAY #230, CARLSBAD, CA 92008 Assessor’s Parcel No. : 167-25042-46 All bidders, at the date, time, and place of the scheduled sale, will be required to show satisfactory support to the auctioneer of their ability to pay the amount they intend to bid, unless arrangements have been made with the trustee prior to the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-7588052 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA23-966389-AB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the
telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 619-645-7711, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA23-966389-AB to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE POST-SALE OVER BIDDERS: For postsale information in accordance with Section 2924m(e) of the California Civil Code, use file number CA-23-966389-AB and call (866) 645-7711 or login to: http://www.qualityloan. com. The above statutorily mandated notices to Tenant, Prospective Owner-Occupant, and Prospective Post-Sale Over Bidders are brief summaries of what may be required under Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. Compliance with all relevant provisions will be required. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-758-8052 Or Login to: http://www.
qualityloan.com Post-Sale Information (CCC 2924m(e)): (866) 645-7711 Reinstatement or Payoff Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION TS No.: CA-23-966389-AB IDSPub #0282417 1/9/2026 1/16/2026 1/23/2026 CN 31660
CONDITIONS, AND EFFECT OF THE SALE AND THE LIABILITY OF DEFAULTING BIDDERS.PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER , FOR CASH IN LAWFUL MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, ALL THE RIGHTS, TITLE, AND INTEREST OF SAID JUDGMENT DEBTOR(S) IN THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO SATISFY SAID EXECUTION, WITH ACCRUED INTEREST AND COSTS ON: DATE/ TIME OF SALE 01/29/2026 10:00AM LOCATION OF SALE: 325 S. MELROSE DR, SOUTH COURTHOUSE ENTRANCE, VISTA, CA 92081. DIRECTIONS TO THE PROPERTY LOCATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE LEVYING OFFICER UPON ORAL OR WRITTEN REQUEST M. LACOSTA 2803, SHERIFF’S AUTHORIZED AGENT LIENS MAY BE PRESENT WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT SURVIVE THIS LEVY 01/09/2026, 01/16/2026, 01/23/2026 CN 31653
possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Tyler Ross Fogle, unmarried man, and Steven Michael Boop, unmarried man, as joint tenants Recorded: 10/16/2020 as Instrument No. 2020-0632035 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California; Date of Sale: 2/6/2026 at 09:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Entrance of the East County Regional Center, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $457,440.85 The purported property address is: 751 MERIT DR, SAN MARCOS, CA 92078 Assessor’s Parcel No. : 222-17408-00 All bidders, at the date, time, and place of the scheduled sale, will be required to show satisfactory support to the auctioneer of their ability to pay the amount they intend to bid, unless arrangements have been made with the trustee prior to the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY (CCP 701.540) ATTORNEY: WASSERMAN KORNEHEISER COMBS LLP 7955 RAYTHEON RD. STE A SAN DIEGO, CA 92111 TELEPHONE NO. (858) 5059500 ATTORNEY FOR: VILLA TRINIDAD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION LEVYING OFFICER: SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 325 S. MELROSE DR. SUITE 2400 VISTA, CA 92081 PHONE: (760) 940-2898 FAX: (760) 8066215 CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICE NUMBER (800) 7352929 TDD OR 711 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO: 325 S MELROSE DR. VISTA, CA 92081 PLAINTIFF/ PETITIONER: VILLA TRINIDAD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT: RICHARD P CAREY JR COURT CASE NUMBER: 37-2023-00051417 LEVYING OFFICER FILE NUMBER: 2025400339 DATE: 12/17/2025 UNDER A WRIT OF EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE ABOVE COURT ON 12/17/2024, ON THE JUDGMENT RENDERED ON 11/15/2024 FOR THE SUM OF $29,497.49; I HAVE LEVIED UPON ALL THE RIGHTS, TITLE, AND INTEREST OF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR(S), RICHARD P CAREY JR IN THE REAL PROPERTY, IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 3283 SAN TOMAS DR., OCEANSIDE, CA 92056: LEGAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL 1: LOT 5 OF DEL ORO HILLS VILLAGE 3, IN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP THEREOF NO. 12174 FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, ON AUGUST 26, 1988. PARCEL 2: A NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT ON AND OVER THE “COMMON AREA” AS DEFINED IN THE FIRST RESTATED DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF VILLA TRINIDAD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION RECORDED SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 20050812476, FOR ACCESS, USE, ENJOYMENT, INGRESS AND EGRESS, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF SAID DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS. THIS EASEMENT IS APPURTENANT TO PARCEL 1 ABOVE DESCRIBED. THE COMMON AREA IS FOR THE USE OF OWNERS OF LOTS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREAFTER MADE, AND IS NOT FOR THE USE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PARCEL 3: ONE MEMBERSHIP IN VILLA TRINIDAD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION (“ASSOCIATION”). APN: 165692-05-00 MINIMUM BID AMOUNT (IF APPLICABLE). PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS SHOULD REFER TO SECTIONS 701.510 TO 701.680, INCLUSIVE, OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE FOR PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE TERMS,
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-25-1017711NJ Order No.: FIN-25007517 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/10/2020. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, or cash equivalent if deemed acceptable to the trustee, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title,
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Year in photos (L to R): The late disability rights activist Neil Marcus, jockey Flavien Prat, San Dieguito Academy senior Thomas Walsh and Encinitas Councilmember Luke Shaffer.
2025 A Year in Review
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By Jordan P. Ingram
rom Palomar Mountain to Oceanside Pier, North County represents a diverse collection of communities, political ideologies, and cultures. In 2025, the region saw civic strain and solidarity — decisions made in council chambers, courtrooms and corporate offices that echoed into classrooms and households, where policy and its benefits and consequences became impossible to ignore. These are our mostread, most-debated and most impactful stories from 2025.
Government
In one of the biggest political stories of the year, Encinitas Councilmember Luke Shaffer entered a court-approved diversion agreement stemming from a July parking dispute with a local homeowner, a move that could lead to dismissal of misdemeanor assault and hit-and-run charges next year after community service and anger-management requirements are met. The case drew sustained public attention because it involved an elected official accused of using his position during a neighborhood confrontation, raising broader questions about accountability, conduct in office and the standards to which public servants are held. San Diego council removes historic protections
at Surf Sports Park (Oct. 2025) • The San Diego City Council voted to terminate a 40-year-old grant deed protecting open space at Surf Sports Park and replace it with new lease rules governing youth soccer tournaments, a move that split the region. City leaders said clearer lease terms would improve enforcement, while residents, environmental groups and neighboring cities warned the decision weakened long-standing promises to preserve the San Dieguito River Valley. After years of back and forth, the matter is still not over. In December, the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit challenging the council’s decision. • The Pride flag became a flashpoint after the Oceanside City Council reversed an earlier vote to fly the LGBTQ pride flag in June when Councilmember Jimmy Figueroa withdrew support, citing backlash and personal conviction. LGBTQ advocates pushed back, including Max Disposti of the North County LGBTQ Resource Center, who was among those pressing for visibility. Figueroa later addressed public criticism, but the episode underscored deep-rooted divisions over the role and responsibilities of local government. • A planner investigation intensified scruti-
ny of public conduct when Oceanside investigated a complaint alleging a discriminatory text during a March meeting tied to the Ivey Ranch Park Association. The alleged message from City Planner Sergio Madera to Principal Planner Rob Dmohowski included: “There are like 100 people here, including a bunch of special needs f–kers bursting out.” The complaint landed amid debate over historic designations near Mission San Luis Rey. “The conversation was highly offensive, lewd, demeaning and discriminatory,” the complaint states. “These two City employees have not complied with the laws prohibiting discrimination.” • In Encinitas, the council’s emergency vote in response to outrage over several live-streamed immigration arrests prompted a Brown Act dispute. C a r d i f f- b y - t h e - S e a resident Garvin Walsh, a county Republican Party official, accused the council of improperly invoking the Brown Act’s “immediate need” exception when it adopted emergency measures Aug. 20 in response to public outcry over Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Encinitas. “The city will be better off if the council recognizes they made a mistake, reverses that, and then starts over,” Walsh said. “This is an opportunity to well and
truly learn a lesson, without incurring great costs.” While Mayor Bruce Ehlers said he believed the city “acted properly” on Aug. 20 and would prevail in court, the Encinitas City Council ultimately rescinded the action “out of an abundance of caution” to eliminate legal risk and “cure this legal threat absolutely.” • In a lingering policy dispute from the COVID-19 pandemic, the city agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a former employee’s federal civil rights lawsuit tied to a denied religious exemption request to the city’s now-defunct vaccine mandate. The deal ended a twoyear legal fight with former longtime employee Scott Vurbeff and reopened debate over the efficacy of COVID-19 policies, such as vaccine mandates, and how they were applied. • The newly-elected Encinitas City Council faced some early difficulties in 2025 after public records showed former Encinitas management quietly withdrew a nearly $3 million state grant application aimed at encampment resolution without notifying the newly seated City Council. When asked about the grant application withdrawal, former mayor Tony Kranz said, “I was very disappointed,” while Mayor Bruce Ehlers called it “a rogue move,” adding, “Honestly, it’s pretty brazen.” The
murky withdrawal proved to frustrate the council’s latest attempts to keep the city’s Safe Parking Program, operated by nonprofit Jewish Family Services, from leaving town in December. In a sudden and unexpected move last month, Jewish Family Services of San Diego abandoned the program after five years citing a lack of financial sustainability. The program, located in the parking lot of the Encinitas Community Center, provided 306 people with a safe place to park and sleep since launching in 2020, while also offering “vital resources and tools, and a welcoming environment to help them stabilize their lives and transition back into housing.” Ehlers said the city would have been willing to help pay for the program with state grants, such as the aforementioned Encampment Resolution Funding, which could have provided long-term financial support. Instead, the newly seated council was left scrambling as Jewish Family Services prepared to exit Encinitas. In short, a last-minute, behind-thescenes decision by former city management made without council knowledge or approval continues to hamper the city’s ability to address homelessness.
Immigration
Few issues shaped 2025 like federal immigration en-
forcement, one of the cornerstones of the second Trump administration. While supporters have cheered the swift and unapologetic approach to illegal immigration, several North County communities have reported being on edge, bracing for stepped-up enforcement, workplace raids and the effects on local families. Solana Beach’s grassroots network, Somos TIAS (Take Inspired Action Siempre), expanded from roughly a dozen residents to more than 90 members, with chapters forming in Encinitas and Escondido. The group’s mission was grounded in what residents described as daily disruption — families avoiding routine trips “for fear of being taken from their families while at work.” • In Encinitas, community outrage boiled over into public demonstrations after federal agents detained men near Park Dale Lane and Village Parkway, close to an elementary school. A resident described the scene, saying masked ICE agents “slammed him into the ground.” Pilar Romero, who witnessed the incident, said, “I felt so upset, that they are intruding on our lives and other people’s lives.” ICE, in turn, defended the operation. Field office director Patrick Divver said the public “unsafely and unnecessarily forced themTURN TO 2025 ON 13
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CYCLISTS RIDE southbound along Coast Highway 101 past Seaside Beach in Encinitas on April 28, navigating the barrier-protected cycle track at the center of a renewed debate over safety, design and whether the city should remove bollards and curb stops in favor of wider, buffered bike lanes. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram
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selves into a law enforcement scene,” and that one man “violently resisted arrest.”
Education
A pioneering class that started in kindergarten six years ago reached the point where the program could follow students into middle school in the San Marcos Unified School District. The district’s plan to expand to Woodland Park Middle School reflected a broader demand for bilingual instruction as the model matured. “I hope many more kids will get the opportunity to learn in two languages at our school, because all kids deserve to have the new possibilities open to them like I did,” said fifth grader Audrey Black, who learned Spanish for the first time at Twin Oaks. • A group of educators at a Vista continuation school raised alarms about rigor and oversight standards at Major General Raymond Murray and Alta Vista high schools even as students described overwhelming and life-changing support. Graduate Haide Lopez put it simply: “My mind is made open to new things.” Another student, Gael Garcia, credited the path to graduation: “Without doing summer school and a little bit of Edgenuity, I wouldn’t have graduated.” • Cal State San Marcos faced renewed scrutiny after disciplinary notices followed a rally supporting undocumented students. M.E.Ch.A. president Yolotzin Aquino framed the urgency: “A lot of them are nervous, a lot of them are frightened, a lot of them are scared right now and are laying low on campus.” • An Escondido kindergarten teacher and a Bonsall high school educator were named among California’s top educators, earning statewide praise for their leadership, culturally responsive teaching and deep community engagement.
Housing
Housing developments, regardless of affordability, continued to strain relations between residents and local officials as California’s
push to create more housing collides with ongoing concerns over neighborhood character, traffic, infrastructure and quality of life. • Residents voiced skepticism over a proposed 36-home subdivision near a Fallbrook elementary school, raising concerns about density, traffic, wildfire risk and whether the development fit the village’s rural character. • A major redevelopment vote closed a long-running downtown debate when Oceanside approved a revised 401 Mission Avenue project to replace the Regal Theater after the developer returned with changes following community pushback. Thousands commented on social media, largely opposed to the project which they compared to development in Orange County. “So many people said they didn’t want this. Our votes didn’t matter, and that’s why people lose faith in voting. This isn’t for locals or the people of Oceanside — it’s for tourists and the rich,” one person said. • The Elfin Forest/Harmony Grove Town Council and the Endangered Habitats League filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn county approval of the 453-unit project, citing wildfire danger, limited evacuation routes and reliance on outdated fire safety analysis. The complaint follows a legal challenge filed by the Sierra Club shortly after the project’s approval nearly three months ago.Nov. 17 — San Marcos extends moratorium protecting senior mobile home parks. San Marcos extended a moratorium blocking the conversion of senior mobile home parks into all-ages communities while drafting a permanent zoning overlay aimed at preserving housing for older residents. The city first adopted a 45-day moratorium via an urgency ordinance in December 2024, following concerns that Lakeview Mobile Estates, a senior park for individuals aged 55 and older located off Discovery Street, might be converted into an all-ages park without proper notice. The city has been working on developing an ordinance that would establish
an overlay zone to preserve the city’s senior mobile home parks. “This is something I definitely think is very important,” Mayor Rebecca Jones at the mos trecent action this past November. “This is the second extension, and we will be seeing this again.”
Public safety
Based on The Coast News analysis of county data, pedestrian rail fatalities in San Diego County reached a record level in 2024, with 30 deaths, including 23 suicides. NCTD CEO Shawn Donaghy called the impact personal and noted that the issue of suicides on the rail is especially troubling, shining a light on the greater need for mental health support. “Any time that we have a loss of life along the rail line, especially a suicide situation, there’s just an emotional attachment to the situation itself. We really want to make sure our community has the resources it needs to not make that decision,” Donaghy said. • Dozens of unofficial reported crashes along Coast Highway 101 in Cardiff fueled a new round of arguments over Class IV barrier-protected bike lanes. Since April 2020, at least 42 crashes — including 19 serious injuries and one fatality — have occurred along the 1.3-mile section between Chesterfield Drive and the Solana Beach border, according to combined crash data from state and local sources. That represents a more than 400% increase in serious crashes compared to the 14 years before the installation of protected bike lanes along both sides of the highway. Traffic Commisioner Ron Medak’s takeaway became a rallying cry: “We didn’t make it safer — we made it significantly more dangerous,” Medak said of the addition of bollards to bike lanes along South Coast Highway 101. “It’s no longer the safest, nor is it the most pleasant,” said Karl Rudnick, a Solana Beach resident and ride leader with the North County Cycle Club who has been cycling along this stretch of coastline for 30 years. “I know a lot of peo-
ple who won’t ride Cardiff 101. It’s not fun anymore. It’s too bad.” Supporters of the protected lanes and the existing configuration pushed back just as hard. “We’re going to fight you tooth and nail if you try to change it,” attorney Marco Gonzalez said. • In Carlsbad, commissioners advanced a 12-year minimum age under a state pilot while questioning whether it would move the needle. Chair Josh Coelho called it “a toothless, bare minimum attempt,” “kind of a Band-aid for a bullet hole.” Following a lengthy discussion in September, the Carlsbad City Council directed staff to draft an ordinance prohibiting e-bike riders younger than 12. Meanwhile, the San Marcos City Council adopted a similar ban to become the first city in North County to adopt a rider age limit. So far, Chula Vista, Coronado, Poway, San Marcos and Santee have adopted local ordinances banning children under 12 from riding Class 1 or Class 2 e-bikes. • Local grief fueled activism in Encinitas after 12-year-old Emery Chalekian was killed in a marked crosswalk. The driver, Eddie Sengendo, 44, has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and pleaded not guilty but was not present for his arraignment. Chalekian’s death has local group Safe Streets Encinitas and other concerned residents pressing for stricter enforcement and infrastructure upgrades.
Health care
Confusion and fear washed across the region after Anthem policyholders found Scripps Health out of network beginning Jan. 1. Escondido resident Kirsten Lozano, seeking treatment while living with ulcerative colitis, described the emotional toll: “It was a terrifying moment for me, because I had no income.” She added, “It’s been unbelievable. I’m pretty sick; I’m not doing well.” • The Tri-City Healthcare District board unanimously agreed to pursue a partnership with Sharp HealthCare, a move aimed at stabilizing hospital finances and reshaping acute
care in North County — lease for Phoenix service from Carlsbad, a decision pending voter approval. that prompted a currently Business pending lawsuit by CarlsThe abrupt closure of bad-based Citizens for a Black Plague’s Oceanside- Friendly Airport, which taproom and Purgatory was later joined by the city. “It’s not what the airLounge in Escondido locations marked a jolt for port was meant to be,” said the craft beer scene — a Dom Betro, member of the reminder of how quickly Palomar Airport Action a popular local brand can Network, representing 25 homeowners’ associations vanish. The Gothic-inspired and 10 community groups. • A nearly 70-year-old brewery, the brainchild of retired professional skate- downtown Fallbrook parkboarder Jordan Hoffart, ing lot became the center of marketer Jarred Doss, and a bitter community dispute, other partners, had pre- pitting business owners viously closed the Dearly seeking relief from mountDeparted taproom in the ing maintenance costs North Park neighborhood. against library supporters • After nearly 30 years, and residents fighting to the Sports Center Skate- preserve the space as a pubpark at Kit Carson Park lic amenity. What began as a debate in Escondido shut down for good following a safety over whether the Alvarado audit that found “multiple Street lot should remain a public amenity or be sold safety deficiencies.” “The foundational for redevelopment spiraled substructure has exceeded into a bitter dispute within its life span and is beyond the Friends of the Fallbrook repair,” with rebuild esti- Library, prompting a board mates of $1 million to $3 shakeup, accusations of million,” said city spokes- misinformation and fears of a hostile takeover. man Mike Thorne. According to Concrete Disciples, the inland skate Culture facility offered “one of the The racing chaplain best double mini ramps on Del Mar’s backstretch: anywhere with a spine, roll- A quiet, intimate feature pulled readers behind the er and extensions.” • A Little Moore Café Breeders’ Cup spectacle to closes amid lawsuits: In the unseen pre-dawn laLeucadia, a reopened café bor that sustains racing. shut down less than a year Chaplain Eli Hernandez’s later after a fallout between mission for hundreds of the longtime friends and busi- track’s backstretch workness partners. One line cap- ers was direct: “Our goal is tured the personal collapse to serve the people with an behind the legal dispute: open heart.” Hours before specta“We had a huge falling out.” • A different kind of tors filled the grandstands business story brought and suites to wager more equal helpings of optimism than $180 million in handle and blowback: United Air- at the most recent Breeders’ lines’ announced return to Cup, dozens of grooms, hotMcClellan-Palomar Air- walkers, exercise riders and port in 2026. United’s Pat- stable hands were already rick Quayle summed up the hard at work — mucking appeal of smaller-airport stalls in the shedrow and links: “There’s something washing down million-dolspecial about connecting it lar horses ahead of racing’s to the world.” premier event. But opponents have The work is steady but consistently panned pro- the pay is low — some have posals for an increase in received the same wage for commercial flights at Palo- decades — and missed work mar Airport, citing envi- can mean the difference beronmental concerns, noise tween stability and crisis. pollution, public safety “They’re so beaten risks, and negative impacts down in life that they don’t on the quality of life for resi- trust anyone and they’re dents under the flight paths. very secretive,” said Kevin United’s return follows Dougan, director of develthe Board of Supervisors’ opment for the Race Track approval last January of a TURN TO 2025 ON 35 two-year American Airlines
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Every surfer starts in the same place
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he first known surf story was told by ancient Hawaiians nearly 500 years ago. Preserved through chants and hulas, they communicated how Maui Chiefess Kelea was kidnapped and taken to Oahu, where she proved herself the best surfer in The Islands. While Kelea’s saga predates Gidget’s by over 400 years, I believe that surfing and surf stories are older still — as old as time itself. Imagine Adam, or, more likely, his rebellious wife, Eve, wandering from Eden to the Persian Gulf. Once there, she immerses herself in the clean, warm waters. Using a large piece of driftwood for floatation, a whitewater wave sends her speeding toward shore. Once she feels stable, she rises to her feet on the organic surf craft. Upon returning to the Garden, she enthusiastically shares her stoke with the slack-jawed Adam, and the surf story is born. I find the idea of Adam
water spot chris ahrens or Eve being surfing’s first parents plausible because of a story told me by legendary surfer, Woody Brown, in 1991. Woody convinced me that day of what he believed, that surfing is as intuitive as walking. In 1937, Brown didn’t know surfing existed. Considering the lack of media at that time, that’s understandable. According to him, “I had never before seen even a picture of a surfer or a surfboard.” Brown was a glider pilot transplanted from New York to San Diego. His wife would slingshot his sailplane from the family car into the wild blue yonder, soaring beyond the 300-foot cliffs overlooking Black’s Beach in La Jolla. After crashing on the
Fancy Goes too Far 12/23/2025] A 38-year-old man named Sergei who was Mixed Messages taking part in a corporate holiday party at the Igra Stolov “Game of Tables” cooking studio in Moscow was rushed to surgery after drinking a cocktail that ruptured his stomach, Metro UK reported on Dec. 25. The liquid nitrogen-infused drink was part of a “cryo-show” being put on by one of the culinary school’s chefs. Liquid nitrogen is used by chefs and mixologists to flash-chill drinks and provide dramatic effects, but because the liquid expands rapidly into a gas when exposed to room temperatures, it’s critical that the drinks are not consumed before the nitrogen has had a chance to fully evaporate. Witnesses at the Moscow event claimed they were given no warnings by the chef or staff of the danger the cocktail presented. Sergei underwent surgery and remained in serious condition at the time of the report. [Metro UK, 12/25/2025]
Lost & Found
Residents of Ogmoreby-Sea, Wales, were understandably puzzled when hundreds of small, hobnailed shoes began washing up on the local beach, the BBC reported on Dec. 23. The mystery only grew deeper when expert analysis revealed that the shoes were from the Victorian era. The working theory is that an Italian cargo ship from that time, known to have sunk just off the coast, has finally decayed enough to release some of its valuables to the ocean currents. The small size of the footwear is likely due to the fact that “people had much smaller feet in those days,” said local mudlarker Lara Maiklem. (The hobby of mudlarking involves scouring riverbanks for historical artifacts.) [BBC,
After denying requests for a number of vanity license plates on the grounds that the requested tags were obscene or inflammatory, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias created a YouTube video in which he read off some of his favorites, including “IBPOOPN,” “SNDNUDZ,” “BDASMOM” and “ICUP.” WBEZ Chicago reported that while Giannoulias and his staff appreciate the creativity of the state’s drivers, he advises them to “keep it clean and avoid ending up on the naughty list.” [WBEZ, 12/22/2025]
It Takes a Village
It’s not a baby boom, but it’s a start: Lara Bussi Trabucco is the first baby to have been born in the tiny rural Italian town of Pagliara dei Marsi in almost 30 years, The Guardian reported on Dec. 26. Lara’s arrival bumped the village’s population to roughly 20. “Pagliara dei Marsi has been suffering from drastic depopulation, exacerbated by the loss of many elderly people, without any generational turnover,” said Mayor Giuseppina Perozzi. Lara’s mother, Cinzia Trabucco, 42, lived in Rome for years before moving to her grandfather’s hometown for a quieter lifestyle. Birth rates in Italy have been falling for 16 years, reaching a record low in 2024, per the country’s statistics agency. Government incentives and “baby bonuses” can only do so much, leaving parents and communities struggling as nurseries, schools and even maternity wards close down. In this landscape, little Lara has become a symbol of hope -- and a tourist attraction, says her mom: “People who didn’t even know Pagliara dei Marsi
beach one day, Woody located a piece of driftwood, swam it out a ways, and rode shoreward. After discovering the secret thrill of prone surfing, the adventurous, athletic, and inventive Brown returned home and built a surfboard shaped like an airplane wing. Within a year, he became the leader of the then-tiny San Diego surf pack. Standing tall, he rode anything the ocean threw at him. As legendary surfing pioneer, Don Okey says, “Without ever seeing surfing or a surfboard, Woody Brown became the best surfer in the area and made the best surfboard we had ever seen. We followed him, and he made brave men out of us all.” Not until C.R. Stecyk’s 1976 Surfer Magazine piece “Curse of the Chumash,” did it become obvious that surfing in California predated all written records. Stecyk made it clear that members of the Chumash tribe were surfing hundreds, maybe thousands, of years before
Europeans arrived in the Golden State. While wave riding may have been initially done by the tribe for practical reasons, like getting their canoes to shore more quickly, they must have noticed that the process felt darned good. After some brave soul paddled out, caught a wave, and stood triumphant on his plank canoe, racing an endless Malibu wall, other tribal members, no doubt, tried going him one better. To determine who was best, they each caught a wave and rode it as far as they could. The one who went the furthest was deemed the winner. Coveted golden cowrie shells were put on the line, and the first professional surfing contest debuted in California. While I am in no way comparing myself to Eve, Kelea, the Chumash, or Woody Brown, I discovered surfing in 1958 when I was ten years old. I had never seen surfing before, but when my neighbor Robert, who had
accompanied our family on vacation to Lake Arrowhead, found two large strips of pine bark on shore, I had never seen surfing before. After paddling the frail slabs out a short way, we intuitively turned them around and rode tiny ripples to the sand. By day’s end, we were standing up on our crude surf craft. We had no idea what to call this fun new thing, and mainstream surfing remained unknown to Robert and me until we saw “Gidget” together in 1959. We had discovered real surfing and would soon fail at imitating it by attempting to ride the plywood planks we had carved from the base of my HO Railroad set. It would be three more years until I traded 45 of my paper route dollars for a used 9’6” Wardy Surfboard.
Odd Files
two mandolins (worth about $4,000 apiece) into his parka and exiting the store, returned the instruments four days later, along with a box of chocolates and a handwritten note that read, “SORRY, I BEEN DRUNK, MERRY CHRISTMAS You are a good man.” “I suspect that a friend of his or his mom said, ‘Hey,’” Levine said. Police are looking for the suspect and still plan to press charges. [WABC-7, 12/29/2025]
manager came outside to discuss the complaints with the inebriated volunteer, Pavlik attempted to impale the manager with the donation kettle tripod, then fled. The manager was uninjured, and Pavlik was arrested at his home. [WFLA, 12/26/2025]
existed have come, only because they had heard about Lara. At just 9 months old, she’s famous.” [The Guardian, 12/26/2025]
Animal Antics
Ken Johnson has been living with a 550-pound black bear under his home in Altadena, California, since November, reported Fox 12 Oregon on Dec. 22. After weeks of attempting to scare the ursine squatter off with loud noises and fake dog barks, Johnson got a little help from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which set up a cage trap near the crawl space and sprayed it with caramel and cherry scents to lure the bear inside. In a classic case of “good news, bad news,” the cage was successful, in that it captured a bear, but unsuccessful, in that it was not THE bear, but rather a different bear that had wandered onto Johnson’s property. That bear was relocated and released, but Johnson’s unwanted guest remains. “I thought this would be over by now,” Johnson said. “It’s still going on, and there’s no sign of him leaving.” [KCAL, 12/22/2025]
Good Intentions
Steven Pavlik, 63, of Stuart, Florida, is facing charges of aggravated assault and resisting arrest after his stint as a Salvation Army bell-ringer went very much awry on Dec. 23, WFLA reported. Pavlik was stationed in front of a Publix grocery store on Kanner Highway before “Drunk ringing, belligerent tidings and assault took him from bell duty to booking blotter after a full blown charity tirade,” the Martin Country Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post recounting the incident. Having become intoxicated during the course of his charitable work, Pavlik began confronting passersby, who informed the Publix store manager; when the
The preceding paragraphs serve as the opening passages of Ahrens’ forthcoming book, “Good Things Love Water.” He is also the author of “Windansea: Life. Death. Resurrection.”
Dude, My Seafood?
The FBI is on the case of a $400,000 shipment of lobsters that has gone missing, Boston.com reported on Dec. 30. The truck and its valuable cargo disappeared somewhere between its departure point at a warehouse in Taunton, Massachusetts, and its destinations at Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota. “It followed a pattern we’re seeing more and more,” said Dylan Rexing, president and CEO of Rexing Companies, “where criminals impersonate legitimate carriers using spoofed emails and burner phones to hijack high-value freight while it’s in transit.” U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement estimates that the U.S. economy loses $15-35 billion annually to cargo theft, with high-value items like pharmaceuticals, electronics and alcohol among the most frequent targets. [Boston.com, 12/30/2025]
The World Around Us
Face the Music
At least he left an entertaining note. Buzzy Levine, owner of Lark Street Music in New Jersey, enlisted the help of the public by posting surveillance video of a theft that took place in his store on Dec. 22, but it turns out, he needn’t have bothered. WABC-7 NY reported on Dec. 29 that the shoplifter, seen in the video stuffing
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Escondido OKs council member salary increases Teen arrested in Uber carjacking; drywaller fined By Samantha Nelson
ESCONDIDO — Council members will see an increase in their salaries beginning after the 2026 election cycle. During the City Council’s final meeting of 2025, council members unanimously agreed to increase their salaries by 5% each year for the next two years, for a total increase of 10%. The council is required to consider salary adjustments under both local and state law. Under city policy, council compensation is brought forward for consideration in December of odd-numbered years. If approved, any increase does not take effect until after the subsequent November election cycle ends and members are sworn in the following December. The City Council previously approved a salary increase in 2023. Before that, the last increase occurred in 2017. Under the current rate, Escondido pays council members $2,245.06 per month. The mayor receives that base pay plus an additional $4,035.06 per month, for a total monthly compensation of $6,280.12. Council members are considered full-time equiv-
proposed a smaller increase to both council salaries and the mayor’s additional compensation, ultimately agreed with Martinez’s proposal. Councilmember Judy Fitzgerald said she initially struggled with the idea of increasing salaries but ultimately supported the raises, citing the need to attract a broader pool of candidates. “We can’t keep saying no to pay raises and keep kicking this down the road for somebody else to deal A FEDERAL court has ordered an Escondido drywall con- with,” she said. “I’m hoping tractor to pay $790,000 in back wages. Courtesy photo/Alta it will attract future candidates who are qualified to Mayor Dane White said. alent employees. serve here.” White noted that three After negotiations, the City Council agreed to in- sitting council members are crease base council member up for reelection in 2026, Drywall company pay to $2,469.56 but froze “who may not see any of any increase to the mayor’s that money.” White, along to pay $790K for additional compensation. with council members Joe The mayor will still receive Garcia and Consuelo Mar- wage violations the increase tied to the base tinez, is up for reelection An Escondido drywall council member pay rate. this year. construction contractor will While most council Martinez, who previ- pay $790,000 in back wagmembers expressed dis- ously opposed salary in- es, damages and penalties comfort with increasing creases, suggested raising after it was found the comtheir salaries during the pay by 10% over two years pany failed to pay federally Dec. 17 meeting, they ac- while freezing the mayor’s required overtime and minknowledged that higher additional compensation to imum wage to 580 workers, pay could make the posi- narrow the pay gap. the U.S. Department of LaMartinez acknowl- bor announced Tuesday. tions more accessible to future candidates who are edged that while the mayor A consent judgment not independently wealthy has additional responsibili- filed in federal court reor retired and who might ties, the position carries the quires Innovative Wall Sysotherwise need a second job same voting weight as other tems Inc. and its president while performing full-time council members. council duties. She also noted that othSeveral current council er cities in the region do not members also work second compensate their mayors at jobs. higher rates than council “This item is not fun. It members. almost feels kind of slimy,” White, who initially
and CEO to pay the affected employees $385,000 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages. The company must also pay a $20,000 civil penalty. The Department of Labor said that following a federal investigation, it was found that the company — operating as Alta Drywall — didn’t accurately keep track of hours employees worked and failed to pay the required overtime rate of time-and-a-half when workers exceeded 40 hours in a workweek. As a result, the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, which lays out the requirements for minimum wage and overtime pay, according to the Department of Labor. The court order also requires that the company abstain from any future FLSA violations.
Teen arrested in alleged Uber carjacking A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of carjacking after allegedly using a “ghost gun” to force an Uber driver out of
his vehicle in Valley Center, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The incident occurred about 10 p.m. Monday in the 16900 block of Eagle Way, where the teen requested a ride using the Uber app, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. Evan Sobczak. “When the Uber driver arrived, the male suspect produced an unserialized 9mm ‘ghost gun’ handgun, pointed it at the driver, and forced him out of the vehicle,” Sobczak said. The suspect then allegedly drove off in the victim’s car. With assistance from San Pasqual Tribal Police officers, deputies located the stolen vehicle unoccupied in the 16800 block of Kuttap Way, Sobczak said. A short time later, deputies detained a person matching the suspect description outside a nearby residence, Sobczak said. The victim later positively identified the juvenile as the suspect, Sobczak added. The teen was arrested on suspicion of carjacking and possession of an unserialized firearm and booked into Juvenile Hall, according to the sergeant.
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MIAMI CORNERBACK Keionte Scott (Helix HS) returned an interception for a touchdown against Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin (Carlsbad HS) in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal on New Year’s Eve. Coast News graphic/Courtesy photos/OSU, UM
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REGION — Déjà vu struck on New Year’s Eve for Helix High alum Keionte Scott. Scott, a San Diego native and cornerback at the University of Miami, intercepted Ohio State quarterback, Heisman Trophy finalist and Carlsbad alum Julian Sayin in the second quarter and returned it 72 yards for a touchdown, fueling No. 10 Miami’s 24-14 underdog win over No. 2 Ohio State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The play was reminiscent of Scott’s pick-six of Sayin’s older brother, Aidan, in the 2019 CIF Open Division finals — a game Carlsbad went on to lose. “It’s the same team we’ve been since the beginning. People are just getting to see it now and they’re starting to believe it,” Scott said of the Hurricanes after the CFP game. “We’re just doing what we do. The same thing we do in practice is the same thing we’re going to do in the game. ... We trust in the coaches and trust in each other.” Sayin, named the Maxwell Football Club’s 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year on Dec. 30, threw for 287 yards and a touchdown in the loss, but his two interceptions proved decisive. Under constant pressure from Miami’s stout pass rush, he acknowledged missed opportunities. “I think there were some opportunities today where I could have maybe taken off and scrambled for some yards,” Sayin said, per Brianna MacKay of The Columbus Dispatch. “I took some sacks that weren’t necessary and got us into tougher situations. They have two really good edge rushers, so we knew we were going to get the ball out of our hand quick. There were times today where I held on to the football, and they were able to get after me and get some sacks.” Ohio State finished its season 12-2. Miami also 12-
2, advanced to Thursday’s CFP semifinal against Ole Miss at the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Ariz. Sayin wasn’t the only former Lancer in action on New Year’s Eve. One of his favorite targets at Carlsbad, Zack Marshall, took the field for Michigan in the Citrus Bowl against Texas. The Longhorns won 41-27, with Marshall recording one reception for four yards.
Escondido High coach steps down
In December, Escondido High head football coach Stephen Dixon announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he was resigning from his position. Hired in 2023, Dixon’s Cougars went 2-9 this season and 12-23 over his three-year tenure. The program made local headlines in November 2024 when a sideline brawl broke out with Steele Canyon, with Escondido seen as primarily at fault. Two-way senior standout Bowyn Cannon, who rushed for 1,500 yards and 14 touchdowns this season, told The Coast News: “Dixon was a great coach, and I learned a lot of key lessons from him. I was surprised at first that he stepped down, but I’m appreciative I was able to play for him.” In the post on X, Dixon wrote: “I’m extremely grateful God allowed me to be a part of Escondido High School and serve as their head coach. I want to personally thank Principal Jacobs and the administration for the opportunity to help be a leader on campus. With that said, I am stepping down. To my players and their families: I love you, and you all hold a special place in my heart. No matter what’s next in my life, know that I will always carry you loyal, strong, and true in my heart. God bless you all.” Escondido, Mission Hills and El Camino high schools now have head coaching vacancies heading
into the 2026 season.
Ex-Charger kicker to chair zoo board
Former San Diego Chargers placekicker Rolf Benirschke has been elected the chairman of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s Board of Trustees, officials announced Tuesday. Benirschke, who previously served as vice chairman, succeeds Steven Simpson, who will continue to serve on the board. Benirschke’s father, Kurt Benirschke, was instrumental in establishing the Alliance’s conservation research program, laying the foundation for decades of scientific innovation. Rolf worked in the research lab at the zoo while he was in college and later created Kicks for Critters, a fundraising and awareness platform for the zoo and endangered species, when playing for the Chargers. Benirschke has always been active in the San Diego community, and was named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 1983 for his off-the-field contributions and resilience in overcoming Crohn’s disease.
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• Quarterback Parker Armstrong (class of 2027) is transferring from Scripps Ranch to La Costa Canyon. Armstrong threw 10 touchdowns over two varsity seasons at Scripps Ranch. The move bolsters the Mavericks as they prepare to replace standout Quinn Roth, who is graduating. • The Oceanside Bombers, an expansion team set to debut at Frontwave Arena in the 2026 AF1 season — the highest tier of indoor football — held open tryouts on Dec. 27. The Bombers will be the only AF1 team sharing a market — and arena — with an existing indoor football franchise. The San Diego Strike Force of the Indoor Football League currently holds the lease on Frontwave Arena through 2027.
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Carlsbad Marathon vet races to keep streak alive O’side man, 77, slowed by injury ahead of No. 25
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n Nov. 2, Joe Cacciola, 77, owner of Sea Star Charters in Oceanside, went out for a run, always part of his fall routine: gradually ramping up distance and intensity in preparation for the Carlsbad Marathon, an event he has run every year since 2000. Through the summer, he keeps it light — four- or five-mile maintenance runs around Batiquitos Lagoon. But that day, he pushed nine miles. The next morning, his left leg ached. Two days later, he could barely walk. For the first time in 24 consecutive Carlsbad Marathons — he ran the half marathon in 2000 and the event wasn’t held in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic — Cacciola’s streak was in jeopardy. “What bad timing,” Cacciola told The Coast News. “I need to be building up speed and distance. I was out completely for a month. I couldn’t do anything.”
JOE CACCIOLA, 77, owner of Sea Star Charters in Oceanside, ran his first Carlsbad Marathon in 2001 and plans to run it for the 25th consecutive time on Jan. 18. Courtesy photo
Cacciola’s piriformis muscle inflamed, and sciatic nerve pain shot down his leg, sending him frequently to a physical therapist. “I know I can gut a half marathon, but man, that next 13 miles, I don’t know about it,” Cacciola said. “But, you know, [the physical therapist] goes, ‘No, don’t give up yet.’ I was questioning myself.” On New Year’s Eve, Cacciola was back at the PT’s office. By Jan. 4, he was running again — 20 miles in the rain. “Under adverse condi-
tions, I surprised myself, so I’m going to go for it,” he said. On Jan. 18, Cacciola, who finished first in his age group last year with a time of 5 hours, 50 minutes, will run his 25th consecutive Carlsbad Marathon — though with one important caveat. “It’s going to be considerably slower,” he said. “I’m just hoping that they don’t pull me off the course.” Coming off an injury, Cacciola is leaning on a mantra he picked up before his first Carlsbad Mara-
thon: Race your pace. The words, oft-repeated in his head, have long set his tempo as he moves through the two-loop course past Buena Vista Lagoon and the streets of Carlsbad Village, with the Pacific Ocean stretching along beach and surf. Turning at La Costa Avenue and again at Mountain View Road, he repeats, race your pace — marking all the miles he’s run over decades — before the final stretch at Breakwater Road, where the mantra guides him to the finish line. The approach came from Alex Breckenridge, a fellow Villanova graduate and marathoner at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. At an alumni event in 2000, he shared advice that has stayed with Cacciola for more than a quarter century. “I asked him, ‘Alex, I’m about to run my first marathon. What’s your best advice?’” Cacciola recalled. “He looked at me and said, ‘Race your pace.’ I said, ‘What does that mean?’ He said, figure out the time you want to finish, adjust your pace for that distance, and don’t go too fast or too slow — just race your pace. “Newer runners often go out too fast and hit the 18-mile wall. That’s what I
try to remember every time I run.” Typically, Cacciola aims for a mile pace of 13 minutes, 10 seconds. His fastest finish came in the 2000s, at 5 hours, 33 minutes. Notably, two years ago, at age 75, he ran 5 hours, 41 minutes — a personal best in the previous 16 years. “After my first marathon, I thought, ‘Well, this wasn’t so bad. I can do this again,’” Cacciola said. “Year after year, it became a personal goal — now I’m 60, 70, 75. It’s more challenging, but it’s still something I set for myself.” Cacciola started running the Carlsbad Marathon with a group of eight he met at Fantasy Fitness in Oceanside. Over time, the group dwindled to four, and then, years ago, he became “the last man standing.” “I keep telling myself I’d really like to do a full marathon at 80 years of age,” Cacciola said. “God willing, if I’m able, I’d really like to be able to do that. This is my personal goal.”
ed the chairman of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s Board of Trustees. Benirschke, who previously served as vice chairman, succeeds Steven Simpson, who will continue to serve on the board. Benirschke’s father, Kurt Benirschke, was instrumental in establishing the Alliance’s conservation research program, laying the foundation for decades of scientific innovation. Rolf worked in the research lab at the zoo while he was in college and later created Kicks for Critters, a fundraising and awareness platform for the zoo and endangered species, when playing for the Chargers. He also started Celebration for the Critters, a fundraising event that continues today as the Food Wine and Brew Celebration. “I am honored and very humbled to step into the role of chairman and help continue dad’s legacy of applying science and innovation to conservation and wildlife protection,’’ Benirschke said. “San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has played a huge role in my life, and I am excited to be a part of this amazing team that continues to advance Former San Diego its mission of conservation.’’ Chargers placekicker Rolf Benirschke has been elect— City News Service
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SPRING PEEPERS herald the arrival of early spring at Buena Vista Lagoon in Carlsbad, signaling the time for gardeners to begin spring cleanup. Barely an inch long, the tiny amphibians make their presence known after dusk with an unmistakable call. Courtesy photo
Spring is on the way
In the first weeks of the new year, we will reassess our successes and failures of the past year. Which crops were the most successful, and why? How has the weather affected the vegetable growth? jano nightingale How have we handled insects and nuisance wildlife? pring peepers! For How have the sun and shade those who have nev- affected growth? er heard them, they are quite a surprise. Cleanup A slow hum coming from a To start our spring garwooded glen, gradually increasing to a loud cacopho- den, we harvest and clean up existing vegetable plants ny. The sound that comes that have completed their from this mysterious, tiny growing cycle and gone to frog fills the nightly silence seed. We will pull the pole and heralds the first signs of beans off the trellis to make spring. I located a group at way for early peas, and rake the Buena Vista Lagoon in the soil in the bed to make Carlsbad, at the intersec- room for the green crops tion of Jefferson and Maron and root crops that we will streets at 7 p.m. each eve- plant. ning. If you have a lagoon or pond near your house, you Mapping out might hear them as well. the raised bed
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Tree doctor wins ‘best of’ award 2 years in a row For over 40 years, Russell Bowman has been delighting residents of San Diego County with his plant and tree expertise. So, it’s no wonder Bowman Plant & Tree Care Specialists have been named the San Diego Union-Tribune Community Press’ “Best of North County” voters’ poll for tree and plant care for a 2nd year in a row! He is lovingly referred to as the San Diego “tree doctor extraordinaire” by his clients, Bowman is known for transforming sickly trees and gardens into Disneyesque wonderlands. Using his own happy juice, a proprietary blend of organic biological nutrition, Bowman uses techniques he picked up during his time as a horticulturist at Disneyland. “When you feed plants, you need to ensure they have enough time to absorb the nutrition, before it is de-
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graded by the sun’s rays,” he said. He’s done more than just care for sick plants and trees, he’s revolutionized both residential and commercial properties by the use of his organic fertilizer tanks that inject his proprietary formula through your irrigation systems. He fills these magical fertigation tanks monthly to keep your property looking healthy and vibrant all year long. In a very short time, this program pays back through reduced water bills. “When you give your body proper nutrition, it affects your overall health and boosts your immunity, so you don’t get sick. The same is true for plants and trees.” Bowman feeds complete “nutrition delivery biology” derived from earthworm castings to replenish the missing healthy soil biology. This works with a client’s current irrigation system so that each time the landscaping is watered, the needed soil biology is replenished. “This is the secret to keeping your property looking like a Disney five-star resort.” Russell is quick to point out that healthy plants and trees are also environmentally friendly. A healthy plant will be more efficient at photosynthesizing sunlight into oxygen and the healthy soil/compost helps bring down uses far less water. He donates his time and expertise for the trees for the Point Loma Association and gardens at
the Rock Church in Point Loma, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, the YMCA, Barnes Tennis Center, Chili’s Restaurants, Stone Brewery in Escondido, and San Diego Botanic Garden. He also served with the San Diego Rose Society in Balboa Park for 12 years. Each weekend, Russell takes food, clothes and toys to a Tijuana children’s orphanage. “My calling is to beautify the earth, making trees and plants healthy,” The Master Gardener taught me everything I know. I’ve learned that when you love something, it’s not something you have to do; it’s something you want to do.” To learn more about Bowman and his services, please contact Russell at 858-499-9417. He provides tree and plant nutritional care as well as ongoing routine garden maintenance. Call today and receive a free estimate! Russell Bowman abides by all applicable state laws and requirements and does not perform any services that require a licensed contractor. Business license B2017006153. sandiegotreedoctor.com
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The almost spring garden
Spring in the vegetable garden grows in much the same way as the frogs. We have waited for months to replant last season’s growth and pull the weeds that come with it. Now, we are ready to roll up our sleeves, put on our garden gloves and begin. The Carlsbad Senior Center Garden is located at the Pine Avenue Park Community Garden, with a class of senior gardeners that meets weekly to grow vegetables and learn about how to use them in daily meals.
Time to assess your garden
At the Senior Garden, we use the square foot garden technique for maximum use of space. Instead of planting in rows, we stake out our garden in squares to make an intensive use of the space. Our garden is in a raised bed that measures 4 feet by 20 feet and is 4 feet off the ground for ease in bending and lifting. We use a yardstick for measuring the squares, and chopsticks (yes, chopsticks!) and twine to delineate the rows. Looking at the garden as a grid, we have two 10foot beds that will hold two 1-foot squares from seed, with room for an additional two squares set aside for seedlings to plant at a later time.
Roots and shoots
We will plant the first square with root crops as follows (each row is 12 inches in length): • Four rows of beets (two varieties) • Two rows of radishes (assorted varieties) • One row carrots The second square is used for crops of greens:
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• One row Swiss shard • One row assorted let• One row arugula
Vertical vegetables
After the first two squares have been planted, we move onto the vertical vegetables. We have a metal lattice that divides the 20foot plot, and we use the lattice to hold up the peas and beans. • Two packets sugar snap peas • Two packets Kentucky pole beans We will plant these seeds in 2-inch holes alongside the lattice and tie them to the fence as they grow.
Next step
In the next few weeks, we will fill the second half of the garden with our cool season crops of seedlings that we have purchased, including broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. Stay tuned for the next installment! Jano Nightingale is a master gardener and horticulturist who teaches at the Carlsbad Senior Center. Contact her at janosgarden@gmail.com.
Gas prices hit three-year low By City News Service
REGION — The average price of a gallon of selfserve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped Wednesday to its lowest amount since Dec. 24, 2022, decreasing six-tenths of a cent to $4.441. The average price has dropped three consecutive days, decreasing 2.5 cents, including 1.4 cents Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. The decreases
follow back-to-back increases totaling three-tenths of a cent. The average price is 3 cents less than one week ago, 21.3 cents lower than one month ago and 7.5 cents below what it was one year ago. It has dropped $1.994 since rising to a record $6.435 on Oct. 5, 2022. The national average price rose for the second consecutive day following a five-day streak of decreases totaling 2.7 cents, increas-
ing four-tenths of a cent to $2.819. It is 2 cents less than one week ago, 13.6 cents lower than one month ago and 24.9 cents below what it was one year ago. “The world has spent years recovering from the economic whiplash of the pandemic and the shock of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the situation has been improving quietly since 2022,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
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rank and I swirled, smelled and savored another outstanding year of wine. This year was especially meaningful as we celebrated 20 years of writing and our 1,000th column. We are deeply grateful to our famiglia of loyal readers, wineries, winemakers, restaurateurs, chefs and restaurants that continue to welcome us to the table. I am also grateful for the continued assistance of founder Frank Mangio, who assists with column proofs and helps shape ideas. This year, Frank’s top three reds join my top seven, six reds and a chardonnay, in our 2025 Top 10 list.
are layered with green apple and pear. The round, supple palate reveals peach, tropical fruit, Fuji apple and vanilla bean, underscored by hints of butterscotch, maple and baking spice imparted by partial American oak aging. daouvineyards.com.
Gianni Buonomo Reserve Charbono Sierra Foothills CA 2018. $79. Gianni Buonomo Vintners is one of my favorite San Diego urban wineries, and I suspected the Charbono Reserve would land among my top wines while enjoying it this summer with homemade pizzas. The 2018 Charbono delivers ripe black currant and blackberry with hints of pencil shavings, creating a layered wine from a varietal planted
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Mazzei Castello Fonterutoli Chianti Classico Gran Selezione IT 2022. $140. This 100% sangiovese cru is sourced from top parcels surrounding the Fonterutoli hamlet in Castellina in Chianti. Six clones and eight estate massal selections shape this medium-bodied DOCG wine, aged 18 months in 50% new oak and finished in concrete for four months. The palate offers cherry and raspberry layered with earthy hints of tobacco. Balanced tannins and acidity make this an ideal pairing for your fa-
(2%) blending for the 2022 vintage. Sourced from the estate’s top vineyard blocks and aged 24 months in 100% new French oak, the wine delivered power, polValley CA 2022. $365. ish, and precision. This was an exceptional Napa Valley Insignia was easily my wine! josephphelps.com. best, and most expensive, sip of 2025. First produced 50 years ago, Insignia stands Board Track Racer as Napa Valley’s original Cabernet Sauvignon proprietary Bordeaux-style Columbia Valley WA blend, led by cabernet sau2022. $25. vignon (92%) and supported by petit verdot (4%), caberI discovered this value net franc (2%) and malbec gem at North County Wine
Company, recommended by owner Jim Tobin. The Board Track Racer project, launched in 2007 with The Vincent Red label, was created by Mark Ryan to deliver wallet-friendly wines ready to drink on release without sacrificing quality. The nose exuded blackberry, cassis and black plum aromas. A rich palate of black cherry, mocha and spice had a long and juicy, fruit-forward finish. Consistent 90plus point accolades from
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CIRQ Pinot Noir Russian River Valley CA 2021. $225. The sale of Kosta Browne to Duckhorn Vineyards in 2018 made perfect sense, with its Pinot Noir joining the ranks of Goldeneye. I was excited to see winemaker Michael Browne back in the saddle with his CIRQ and CHEV labels. I savored the 2021 CIRQ Pinot at this year’s Del Mar Wine & Food Festival, offering dark cherry flavors accented by cranberry and cinnamon spice, with notes of chocolate and strawberry on the nose, and silky, polished tannins. cirq.com.
DAOU Bodyguard Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley CA 2022. $45. Winemaker Daniel Daou, best known for luscious reds, also crafts impressive whites. The 2022 Bodyguard Chardonnay is a perfect example, showing a bright golden hue in the glass. Floral aromas of jasmine and lemon blossom
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Vista company the magic behind Petco festivals By Cameron Adams
VISTA — Fans of Americana music piled into Petco Park on a cold December evening for the Wild Horses Festival, headlined by Mumford & Sons. The team recognized the opportunity to facilitate communal experiences and ensured the sights and sounds of the night reached those fans. “Tonight when Mumford goes on and the crowd goes wild, I’ll still get goosebumps. And I'll still be terrified that something's gonna go wrong, but I also know the team's team's great. They'll figure it out,” said Steven Evans, chief executive officer and founder of Show Imaging. “How many people get to say, ‘I'm going to work tonight to make 40,000 people happy?’” Show Imaging, based in Vista with offices in Montana and Florida, facilitates a wide range of in-person experiences, from music festivals such as Wild Horses, Under the Big Sky, and Proper to events with large production components, including Comic-Con and college graduations. Madison Wells, director of show services, said there are “different challenges every time we do a show,” including taking “obscure puzzle pieces and finding how they fit together.” Sometimes that means running the entire event; other times, it means working with a range of stake-
POST MALONE performs in December 2024 at the Wild Horses Festival at Petco Park, a country music event facilitated by Vista-based Show Imaging. Courtesy photo/Show Imaging
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT cases belonging to Show Imaging sit backstage on Dec. 26 during the Wild Horses Festival at Petco Park. The Vista-based live event production company supplied and coordinated key technical elements for the festival. Photo by Cameron Adams
holders. “We are much more interested in the big picture than providing gear,” Wells said. The stage at Petco Park for the Dec. 26 show was built on temporary flooring installed over the baseball surface used for a WWE event earlier in the month. As crews prepared for the show on Dec. 23, part of the temporary flooring was removed to allow ballplayers to work on their offseason throwing programs in the right-field corner. Wells said other venue-specific accommodations must be made when-
ever Show Imaging works with Petco Park. The outfield pitch clock had to be removed to install a stage ramp, while batting cages and luxury boxes were converted into dressing rooms and green rooms for the artists. After Wild Horses, Show Imaging then had a few days to convert the stadium, Gallagher Square and a nearby parking lot into a five-stage electronic dance music festival called Proper. Now in the third year of the tandem shows, Mark Lopez, chief experience officer, said that experience has
helped. “Logistically our crew is very familiar with this venue,” Lopez said. “It’s helpful to know what our client wants.” He said different shows involve different clients, including venues, promoters, artists and sometimes municipalities. “We produce temporary events that are at different venues that we build uniquely every single time with a timeline we can’t control for something that happens for a short window that doesn’t happen again,” Lopez said. “For me, being from North County, that’s
cool to have a unique company that does cool events nationwide in Vista.” Show Imaging’s origins could be summed up in an axiom by Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry: “A man has got to know his limitations.” Evans said he found himself drawn to acting while attending Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos. “I was not very good,” he said with a laugh. “I’m not a dancer, I’m not a singer. And so I started doing more of the tech.” Evans pursued that passion while a student at the University of California San Diego, including producing a show for the then-sitting president, the annual graduation ceremony and the Sun God Festival on campus. Evans said he enjoys providing the opportunity
“to have collective joy in a time where that's not what everybody gets to do.” The live event production business grew slowly from there until he founded Show Imaging, which now includes a large warehouse in Vista and more than 200 employees nationwide. He said he still feels a deep tie to San Diego and to creating memorable experiences that reflect the local vibe. “We’ve been able to build a really interesting, imperfect company that I think represents what San Diego stands for,” Evans said. “I think that companies like us and some of the other companies – even though we're friendly competitors – we kind of just help each other out, and I want us all to succeed, because it's great. It's a great city.”
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Sprinkles closes doors By City News Service
CUSTOMERS PLACE grocery items into paper bags on Saturday at Seaside Market in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. As of Jan. 1, all plastic bags are now banned at grocery store checkouts in California. Photo by Leo Place
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said ‘yes, we do want to ban plastic bags,’” Blakespear said. “For the past 10 years, we’ve had those thicker plastic bags available with paper bags.” SB 1053 redefines a “single-use bag” to include plastic and non-recycled paper bags. Stores were given until the start of 2026 – a year after the bill passed — to use their existing stock of plastic bags and transition to paper bags. There are slightly different rules for pre-checkout bags, which include bags customers use to carry produce and other items before checking out. As of
last year, these must either be recyclable paper bags or 100% compostable bags. SB 1053 also includes an exemption for bags used to wrap items such as meat to prevent contamination with other items. Stores can continue to sell plastic bags as a separate product, in addition to offering them at checkout. The law saw support from several environmental groups and retail organizations, including the California Grocers Association. Blakespear noted that in recent years, some jurisdictions have enacted bans on plastic bags to reduce waste, creating a patchwork of regulations across the state. “A lot of coastal cities
have already banned plastic bags, and then there was a lack of uniformity across the state. So this just makes it so no matter where the Vons is located, it’s the same environment, which is paper,” Blakespear said. The bill also requires that, by the start of 2028, all recycled paper carryout bags contain at least 50% post-consumer recycled content. Researchers estimate that a plastic bag has an average lifespan of 12 minutes from the moment it is given to a customer at checkout until it is discarded. However, the long-term environmental impact is much greater, with these bags taking up to 1,000 years to fully break down.
SAN DIEGO — Sprinkles Cupcakes, the gourmet pastry purveyor that got its start in Beverly Hills 20 years ago and spread across Southern California and into other states, abruptly closed its doors on Jan. 31 with little explanation. News of the closure, in fact, was revealed not by the current owner of the chain, but by its founder, Candace Nelson, who sold the business to a private equity firm in 2012. Nelson broke the news on social media, posting a video in which she said she had learned “a few days ago” that the company would halt operations at the end of the day on New Year’s Eve. “Just to say that out loud is completely surreal,'' Nelson said. “Even though I sold the company over a decade ago, I still have such a personal connection to it, and this isn't how I thought the story would go.
SPRINKLES CUPCAKES, a SoCal gourmet cupcake chain, abruptly closed all of its locations nationwide. Courtesy photo
I thought Sprinkles would continue to grow and be around forever. I thought it would be my legacy. It's hard to describe how I'm feeling right now. But one thing is for sure, I'm incredibly grateful for all of the joy our cupcakes brought to millions of people over the years.'' Nelson founded the company in 2005 with a
single location in Beverly Hills. It then quickly expanded across the state and spread to locations including Florida, Nevada, Texas, and Washington, D.C. The company sold its gourmet cupcakes from storefronts and ATM-like vending machines. Nelson sold the chain to KarpReilly LLC, an equity firm, in 2012.
cherry lead to an opulent palate of red fruit accented by tobacco, chocolate and Wine Enthusiast, Wine & spice. Being aged 36 months Spirits and Wine Spectator in large casks and finished are well deserved. markry- in stainless steel created plush tannins and an eleanwinery.com. gant, enduring finish. ruffino.it. Ruffino Greppone
legendary master winemaker in Italian wine history and battle-tested for decades with his Super Tuscans and Tignanello, has brought it home with his Guado Il Tasso, a comfort wine with generous amounts of cabernet sauvignon, cab franc, merlot, and accents of syrah and petite verdot…a super team of winners. The super-secret is supple ripe tannins with a fleshy sensation through the finish. Perfetto! antinori.it/ en.
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Mazzi Brunello di Montalcino IT 2022. $75.
Ruffino Brunello DOCG, embodying centuries-old winemaking wisdom and meticulous craftsmanship, was another standout I enjoyed at the Del Mar Wine & Food Festival. Made from 100% sangiovese grosso, the wine displayed an intense ruby color with garnet hues. Aromas of plum, black currant and
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Antinori Tenuta Guado Al Tasso ‘Il Bruciato’ Bolgheri IT 2023. $32.
Decoy Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Sonoma CA 2022. $30.
Building on a rich wine heritage, Duckhorn Piero Antinori, the most has gone over the top with its Decoy value package, a limited-edition Decoy wine experience, using grapes from some of the most acclaimed California vineyard sources, including their own estate properties. Once discovered, you will be captive to soft tannins and a powerful, full-bodied structure with juicy boysenberry and blackberry flavors. decoywines.com.
Kirkland Signature (Costco) Margaux Bordeaux Left Bank FR 2023, $20.
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Costco is crushing it again, this time winning over wine connoisseurs who once swore they would never shop there. With impeccable timing, the warehouse giant has shattered the notion that pizza, rotisserie chicken and paper towels cannot coexist with documented, world-class wines from Napa Valley, France and Italy. Even more surprising are wine prices up to 200% less than expected. Costco even recommends decanting or cellaring select bottles for added complexity. Readers…we have entered a new world of wine. Reach them at info@ tasteofwineandfood.com.
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Mixed reactions to Venezuela in San Diego County By City News Service
REGION — Reactions were mixed this week by San Diegans responding to the military action in Venezuela, in which that country’s President Nicolás Maduro was captured by the U.S. military and brought to New York to face drug charges. Alejandra Herrera owns Encuento Cafe, an Old Town restaurant that serves Venezuelan food. “We are very happy. We’ve been waiting for this for three years,’’ she told City News Service. “It’s something that we definitely needed.’’ Herrera immigrated to the United States from Venezuela 11 years ago. “It’s going to be very difficult at the beginning,’’ she said. “ ... We are grateful to the United States.’’ Criseiea Waldenberg, president of Casa de Venezuela of San Diego, called it “one of the happiest moments of my life. Venezuela is FREE of this dictator!’’ she posted on Instagram. “Venezuelans tried the pacifist way for years with no results. A third of the population of Venezuela lives in exile, thousands have died, disappeared or are incarcerated. “Venezuela used to be one of the top 10 strongest economies in the world. You know me, I’m all about love, peace and understanding, but long ago Venezuelans understood that with these criminals, violence was the only way out,’’ Waldenberg’s statement continued. “Venezuelans will FOREVER be thankful to the USA for finally listening to their plea for help.’’ However, Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-San Diego, stated her opposition to the operation on X.
A COURTROOM sketch shows former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, seated at right, during their first appearance in federal court in New York on Jan. 5. Maduro and Flores, wearing prison jumpsuits, pleaded not guilty to federal charges, including narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking conspiracies. Courtesy photo A PHOTO released by the U.S. government shows Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro wearing sunglasses and headphones while in U.S. military custody following his capture during a large-scale operation in Caracas. Maduro was transported to New York to face federal drug trafficking charges. Courtesy photo
“Kidnapping President Maduro in a regime change operation won’t help protect the American people. It won’t actually mitigate drug trafficking in the United States: Venezuela plays virtually no role in producing or trafficking fentanyl,’’ Jacobs said. “I strongly urge President Trump to abstain from further unauthorized actions and any occupation of Venezuela. Next week, the Senate will vote on a resolution to block U.S. military action against Venezuela absent authorization by Congress, and the House must do the same,’’ Jacobs continued. “And the American people deserve answers, so Congress must be briefed
by Secretary Rubio, Secretary Hegseth, and our intelligence leaders as soon as possible.’’ Rep. Mike Levin, D-Oceanside, also said President Donald Trump should have informed Congress prior to the raid. “Nicolas Maduro was an illegitimate authoritarian ruler who dismantled Venezuela’s democratic institutions and presided over repression, corruption, and economic collapse. Millions of Venezuelans have paid the price, and their country is better off without him,’’ Levin said. “But that reality does not relieve the Trump administration of its constitutional obligations. “I want to thank the
men and women of our military and intelligence community for their professionalism and courage, and I am relieved that no American service members were killed. “My gratitude, however, does not change that the President did not come to Congress to present a legal and strategic justification or seek the authorization the Constitution requires,’’ Levin’s statement continued. “That failure risks drawing the United States deeper into an unauthorized conflict, without the consent of the American people or their elected representatives.’’ Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Fallbrook, had a different take. “Our elite military have again performed brilliantly with total effectiveness, and minimum loss of life. They are the best-trained, best- equipped, and bravest in the world,’’ Issa posted on
Disney pays $10M to settle FTC claims Case involved YouTube videos, children’s data By City News Service
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge has approved an order requiring Disney to pay $10 million to settle allegations that the company allowed personal data to be collected from children who viewed kid-directed videos on YouTube without notifying parents or obtaining their consent as required, according to court papers obtained last week. A complaint filed in September by the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that Disney Worldwide Services and Disney Entertainment Operations violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by failing to properly label some videos that it uploaded to YouTube as “made for kids.’’ The Los Angeles federal court complaint alleged that by mislabeling the videos, Disney allowed
DISNEY WILL pay $10 million to settle claims that the company violated federal children’s online privacy rules tied to kid-directed videos on YouTube. Photo by Saturnino Perez Garrido
for the collection, through YouTube, of personal data from children under 13 who viewed child-directed videos and use of that data for targeted advertising to children. Under the settlement order finalized by the judge last week, Burbank- based Disney is required to: • Pay a $10 million civil penalty for violating the rule; • comply with the rule,
including by notifying parents before collecting personal information from children under 13 and obtaining verifiable parental consent for collection and use of that data; and • establish and implement a program to review whether videos posted to YouTube should be designated as made for children — unless YouTube implements technologies that can determine the age, age
range or age category of all YouTube users or no longer allows content creators to label videos as such. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the last provision anticipates the growing use of age-assurance technologies to protect kids online. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said COPPA was enacted by Congress to ensure that parents, not companies, make decisions about the collection and use of their children’s personal information online. “Our order penalizes Disney’s abuse of parents’ trust, and, through a mandated video-review program, makes room for the future of protecting kids online — age-assurance technology,’’ Ferguson said in a statement when the case was filed. The COPPA rule requires websites, apps and other online services that are directed to children under 13 to notify parents about what personal information they collect and obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting such information.
X. “Once again, @realDonaldTrump has taken strong action to protect America’s homeland from neighboring threats of narcoterrorism and the scourge of deadly narcotics. The Trump Administration has my full support.’’ After months of escalating tensions in which the U.S. conducted deadly strikes against alleged drug boats from Venezuela, seized an oil tanker and ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers, the U.S. military launched the largescale operation in Caracas overnight Friday and early Saturday. Maduro, who is under federal indictment in the United States for allegedly running a cartel that has funneled drugs into the U.S., and his wife were taken from their home and were being transported aboard the USS Iwo Jima to New York to face charges. At a news conference on
Jan. 3, Trump said the United States would “be running’’ Venezuela indefinitely until a “judicious’’ transfer of power could take place. He added that the United States would be taking over the country’s oil fields, increasing production and selling the oil to other nations, including China and Russia. Venezuela contains the world’s largest proven oil reserves and used to be among its largest oil producers, but its production has fallen off drastically in the last couple decades. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Saturday that the nature of the military operation, which officials planned for days but waited to launch until weather conditions were ideal, did not allow for congressional notification. Trump added that Congress was known to leak information, and that could have jeopardized the mission.
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Coast News legals continued from page 11 encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-2802832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA25-1017711-NJ. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 619-645-7711, or visit this internet website http://
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www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA25-1017711-NJ to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE POST-SALE OVER BIDDERS: For postsale information in accordance with Section 2924m(e) of the California Civil Code, use file number CA-25-1017711-NJ and call (866) 645-7711 or login to: http://www.qualityloan. com. The above statutorily mandated notices to Tenant, Prospective Owner-Occupant, and Prospective Post-Sale Over Bidders are brief summaries of what may be required under Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. Compliance with all relevant provisions will be required. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall
be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Post-Sale Information (CCC 2924m(e)): (866) 645-7711 Reinstatement or Payoff Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION TS No.: CA-25-1017711-NJ IDSPub #0282350 1/9/2026 1/16/2026 1/23/2026 CN 31652
publication of the Notice of Sale is: $3,545,999.11 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (855) 313-3319 or visit this Internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 138931-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 138931-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more
than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (855) 3133319 CLEAR RECON CORP 3333 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 225 San Diego, California 92108 STOX 956662_138931CA 01/02/2026, 01/09/2026, 01/16/2026 CN 31628
note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $496,445.83 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (855) 313-3319 or visit this Internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 123678-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 123678-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of
the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (855) 3133319 CLEAR RECON CORP 3333 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 225 San Diego, California 92108 STOX 956627_123678CA 01/02/2026, 01/09/2026, 01/16/2026 CN 31627
T.S. No. 138931-CA APN: 301-070-17-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 9/21/2018. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 2/2/2026 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 9/26/2018 as Instrument No. 2018-0402024 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: WILLIAM MARSHALL AND LYDIA MARSHALL, TRUSTEES OF THE WILLIAM AND LYDIA MARSHALL LIVING TRUST DATED JULY 18, 2016 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER BY STATUE, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA 92020 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 13027 VIA LATINA, DEL MAR, CA 92014 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial
T.S. No. 123678-CA APN: 157-771-02-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 6/14/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 1/26/2026 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 6/16/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-0299163 the subject Deed of Trust was modified by Loan Modification recorded on 08/02/2023 as Instrument 2023-0208312 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JOAN G MICHAEL, A WIDOW WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER BY STATUE, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA 92020 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: PARCEL 1: LOT 19 OF SPRING CREEK UNIT 4-H AND 4-I, IN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP THEREOF NO. 11775, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, APRIL 15, 1987. PARCEL 2: A NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT (IRREVOCABLE RIGHT AND LICENSE) TO USE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES LOT 39 OF SPRING CREEK UNIT 4D, IN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO MAP THEREOF NO. 11774, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ON APRIL 15, 1987. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1690 BRONCO WAY, OCEANSIDE, CA 92057 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the
T.S. No. 119433-CA APN: 145-042-07-00 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/26/2018. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 1/26/2026 at 10:30 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 11/30/2018 as Instrument No. 2018-0495812 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JOE DAVID BETANCOURT JR. AND VERONICA ORTIZ BETANCOURT, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER BY STATUE, 250 E. MAIN STREET, EL CAJON, CA 92020 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1519 WALTON STREET, OCEANSIDE, CA 92058 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $334,072.90 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under
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said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (855) 3133319 or visit this Internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 119433-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www. clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 119433-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (855) 313-
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DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other non-signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Filed Date: 01/05/2026 Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31673
New Birth’ Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certified copies. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other non-signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Filed Date: 12/31/2025 Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31662
que pide la persona en 1? Para entender lo que pide la persona on 1, vaya al tribunal en la dirección indicada en la parte superior de la página 1. Pida al secretario de la corte permiso para ver el expediente de su caso. Tendrá que darle al secretario el número de su caso, que aparece arriba y en la página l. La solicitud de una orden de restricción se hace en el formulario CH-100, Solicitud de órdenes de restricción por acoso civil. Where can I get help? Free legal information is available at your local court’s self-help center. Go to www.courtsca.gov/ selfhelp to find your local center. ¿Dónde puedo obtener ayuda? Puede obtener información legal gratis en el centro de ayuda de su corte. Vea www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelpselfhelpcenters.htm?rdeLocale Attr=es para encontrar el centro de ayuda en su condado. Do I need a lawyer? You are not required to have a lawyer, but you may want legal advice before your court hearing. For help finding a lawyer, you can visit www.lawhelpca.org or contact your local bar association. ¿ Necesito un abogado? No es obligatorio tener un abogado, pero es posible que quiera consejos legales antes de la audiencia en la corte.Para ayuda a encontrar un abogado, visite www.lawhelpca.org/es/ homepage o contacte al Colegio de Abogados local. Date; December 30, 2025 s/s G. Mornick Order on Request to Continue Hearing Case# 25CU066003N Superior Court of California, County of San Diego North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista CA 92081 Protected Party; William Alfred Arsenault Jr. Restrained Party: Cindy Louise Gibbons Next Court Date: The request to reschedule the court date is granted. Your court date is rescheduled for the day and time listed below: New Court Date: March 04, 2026 Time: 1:30 PM Dept. N-02 Temporary Restraining Order There is no Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) in this case until the next court date because: A TRO was not previously granted by the court. Reason Court Date is Rescheduled There is good cause to reschedule the court date. The protected party has not served the restrained party. Serving (Giving) Order to Other Party The request to reschedule was made by the: Protected party Other: Alternate Service by Publication is Approved. Date: December 30, 2025 s/s Devon L. Lomayesva, Judicial Officer Request for Accommodations Assistive listening systems, computer-assisted real-time captioning, or sign language interpreter services are available if you ask at least five days before the hearing. Contact the clerk’s office or go to www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm for Request for Accommodations by Persons With Disabilities and Response (form MC-410). (Civ. Code, § 54.8.) -Clerk’s CertificateI certify that this Order on Request to Continue Hearing (Temporary Restraining Order) (CLETS-TEA or TEF) (form EA116) is a true and correct copy of the original on file in the court. Date: Dec. 30, 2025 Clerk, by:, G. HORNICK Deputy Service of Documents by the Person in 1. SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Date: 12/11/25 Earl H. Maas III, Judicial Officer NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served. 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31658
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 26CU000146N TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Michelle Marie Minkler filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Michelle Marie Minkler change to proposed name: Michelle Marie Noel. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: On February 20, 2026 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. N-25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/f ind-my-court. htm.) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required. A certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certified copies. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE
LIEN SALE THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE WILL BE SOLD AT LIEN SALE ON 1/22/2026, AT 4691 CALLE JOVEN, OCEANSIDE CA 92057 AT 9:00 AM 18, DODG, GR CARA, SV, NONE,, 2C4RDGBG4JR181013 01/09/2026 CN 31669 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 25CU069002N TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Mashell Raylene Nelson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Mashell Raylene Nelson change to proposed name: Mashell Raylene Smith. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: On February 13, 2026 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. 25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/f ind-my-court. htm.) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required. A certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of
Summons (Civil Harassment Restraining Order) Citación (Orden de restricción por acoso civil) Case Number: Número de caso: 25CU066003N 1. Person asking for protection: La persona que aolicita protección: William Alfred Arsenault, Jr. 2. Notice to: Avisa a: Cindy Louise Gibbons The person in 1. is asking for a Civil Harassment Restraining Order against you. La persona en 1, está pidiendo una orden de restricción por acoso civil contra usted. You have court date: Tiene una audiencia en la corte: Date / Fecha: March 04, 2026 Time / Hora: 8:30 AM Dept. / Depto.: N-02 Name and address of the court: Nombre y dirección de la corte: Superior Court of California, County of San Diego Corte Superior de California, Condado de San Diego 325 S. Melrose Drive Vista, CA 92081 What if I don’t go to my court date? If you do not go to your court date, the judge can grant a restraining order that limits your contact with the person in 1. Having a restraining order against you may impact your life in other ways, including preventing you from having guns and ammunition. If you do not go to your court date, the judge could grant everything that the person in 1. asked the judge to order. ¿Qué pasa si no voy a la audiencia? Si no va a la audiencia, el juez puede dictar una orden de restricción que limita su contacto con la persona en 1. Una orden de restricción en su contra puede tener otras consecuencias, como prohibirle tener armas de fuego y municiones. Si no va a la audiencia, el juez puede ordenar todo lo que pide la persona en 1. How do I find out what the person in 1. is asking for? To find out what the person in 1. is asking the judge to order, go to the courthouse listed at the top of page 1. Ask the court clerk to let you see your case file. You will need to give the court clerk your case number, which is listed above and on page 1. The request for restraining order will be on form CH-100, Request for Civil Harassment Restraining Order. ¿Cómo puedo entender lo
LEGALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the contents of the following storage units will be offered for sale at public auction for enforcement of storage lien. Storage address: 1566 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92027. The Online Auction will be held on Friday January 16, 2026 per the times shown below. Location of Online Auction: www.storagetreasures.com. Terms are CASH ONLY! Valley Rose Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or cancel the auction. The following units may include, but not limited to electronic items, furniture, & household items, unless otherwise stated. On 01/16/2026 at 1:00 pm Guadalupe Herrera- Unit S307 On 01/16/2026 at 1:15 pm Jason Phillips- Unit C315 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31656 Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice SecureSpace Self Storage Vista located at 220 Huff St Vista CA 92083 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via w w w. s t o ra ge t re a s u re s . c o m on 1/28/2026 at 2:30 PM. Bernard Movilla; Maria Mohoff; Tomomi Bennett; Marlene Santana Maqueda; Deborah Hesson; Rosemarie Clawson; Miguel Orozco. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. 01/09, 01/16/2025 CN 31650 NOTICE OF ENTRY OF JUDGEMENT ON SISTERSTATE JUDGEMENT CASE #: 25CU051116N TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR: Adam Schiffer aka Adam Jeremy Schiffer YOU ARE NOTIFIED Upon application of the judgment creditor, a judgment against you has been entered in this court as follows: 1. Judgment creditor: Wynn Las Vegas, LLC dba Wynn Las Vegas 2. Amount of judgment entered in this court: $1,227,146.12 This judgment was entered
LEGALS based on a sister-state judgment previously entered against you as follows: 1. Sister state: Nevada 2. Sister-state court: Eighth Judicial District Court, 200 Lewis Ave., LV, NV 89155 3. Judgment entered in sister state on: April 17, 2025 4. Title of case and case number: Wynn Las Vegas, LLC v Adam Schiffer – A-24-899789C A sister-state judgment has been entered against you in a California court. Unless you file a motion to vacate the judgment in this court within 30 DAYS after service of this notice, this judgment will be final. This court may order that a writ of execution or other enforcement may issue. Your wages, money, and property could be taken without further warning from the court. If enforcement procedures have already been issued, the property levied on will not be distributed for 30 days after you are served with this notice. Superior Court of California County of San Diego North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081 Attorney: Lawrence J. Semenza III, Esq. Semenza Rickard Law 10161 Park Run Dr. #150 Las Vegas CA 89145 Date: September 24, 2025 CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Clerk, by J. Centeno NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual judgment debtor. APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR PUBLICATION Date: 12/23/2025 Clerk of the Superior Court, By C. Terriquez 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31643 Fourth Circuit Court of Davidson County, Tennessee Docket N° 25D1004 SILVERIO DAVID POLANCO TEJADA (Plaintiff/Husband) v. MICAELA POLANCO (Defendant/Wife) To: MICAELA POLANCO Take notice that a pleading
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Coast News legals continued from page 27 seeking relief against you has been filed in the abovecaptioned action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE. You are required to enter your appearance herein within thirty (30) days after [date of last publication], same being the date of the last publication of this notice, to be held at the Circuit Court located at 1 Public Sq, Nashville, TN, and defend or default will be taken on [thirty days after last publication]. By: CHRISTINE FARLEY RANDELL, ESQ. Attorney for Plaintiff 2604 Nolensville Pike, Ste C Nashville, TN 37211 (615) 781-6881 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31641 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 25CU065648N TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Brandi Marie Duncan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Brandi Marie Duncan change to proposed name: Brandi Marie Breneman. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
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NOTICE OF HEARING: On January 23, 2026 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. N-25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/f ind-my-court. htm.) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required. A certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certified copies. If all the requirements have
not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other non-signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Filed Date: 12/10/2025 Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31610
should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: On January 30, 2026 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. N-25 of the Superior Court of California, 325 S Melrose Dr., Vista CA 92081, North County Division. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/f ind-my-court. htm.) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required. A certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certified copies. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other non-signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Filed Date: 12/18/2025 Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31601
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: On February 03, 2026 at 8:30 a.m., in Dept. C-61 of the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 330 W. Broadway, San Diego CA 92101 Central Division, Hall of Justice. (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the court’s website. To find your court’s website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/f ind-my-court. htm.) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120). If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC100) will be granted without a hearing. One copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. To change a name on a legal document, including a birth certificate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identification, a certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC-130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certified copy is required. A certified copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certificate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business Office for a fee. Petitioners who are seeking a change of name under the Safe at Home program may contact the assigned department for information on obtaining certified copies. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other non-signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Filed Date: 12/16/2025 Maureen F. Hallahan Judge of the Superior Court
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 25CU067294N TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Jason Michael Diener filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Jason Michael Diener change to proposed name: Jason Michael Simpson. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this Court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for a change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 25CU066801C TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Mariah Burns McFarland filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Present name: Mariah Burns McFarland change to proposed name: Samantha Mariah Burns McFarland.
LEGALS 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31591 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9000239 Filed: Jan 06, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. OG Painting. Located at: 1707 Walton St., Oceanside CA 92058 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Omar Granados, 1707 Walton St., Oceanside CA 92056. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 11/30/2025 S/Omar Granados, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31677 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023123 Filed: Dec 09, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Orbit U Store. Located at: 437 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos CA 92069 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Stomar Inc., 437 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos CA 92069. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/09/2025 S/Amy Williams, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31675 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9000016 Filed: Jan 02, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Bagel Dog and the Juice Giraffe. Located at: 30833 Prairie Sun Way, Murrieta CA 92563 Riverside. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Sean Michael Richardson, 30833 Prairie Sun Way, Murietta CA 92563. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Sean Michael Richardson, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31674
LEGALS Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023084 Filed: Dec 09, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Modern Direct Seller; B. Oh My Hi. Located at: 8107 Thistle Ct., San Diego CA 92120 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 1301 N. Broadway #32103, Los Angeles CA 90012. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Launder Enterprises LLC, 1301 N. Broadway #32103, Los Angeles CA 90012. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/01/2019 S/Jeremy Launder, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31668 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9000051 Filed: Jan 02, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Express Keys. Located at: 4099 Carmel Springs Way, San Diego CA 92130 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Joshua Seth Robinson, 4099 Carmel Springs Way, San Diego CA 92130. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 10/10/2025 S/Joshua Seth Robinson, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31667 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023993 Filed: Dec 23, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Local Beach. Located at: 2270 Camino Vida Roble #E, Carlsbad CA 92011 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Southwind Commerce LLC, 688 Caudor St., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/01/2025 S/Toby Bost, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31665
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9000094 Filed: Jan 05, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Flores Maris. Located at: 924 Marguerite Ln., Carlsbad CA 92011 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Adele Marie Doninguez, 924 Marguerite Ln., Carlsbad CA 92011. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/05/2026 S/Adele Marie Dominguez, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31672
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9024230 Filed: Dec 30, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Best in Class Education. Located at: 4435 Foxhollow Ct., San Diego CA 92130 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Innovista Holding Ventures, Inc., 4435 Foxhollow Ct., San Diego CA 92130. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Yaxin Shui, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31664
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9000057 Filed: Jan 02, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Surf Bowl Co. Located at: 1255 Rosecrans St., San Diego CA 92106 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. JIMACAI LLC, 1255 Rosecrans St., San Diego CA 92106. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/29/2025 S/Ismael Chavira, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31671
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9024233 Filed: Dec 30, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Sight History. Located at: 11425 Sierra Rojo Rd., Valley Center CA 92082 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jonathan Khouri, 11425 Sierra Rojo Rd., Valley Center CA 92082. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Jonathan Khouri, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31663
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Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9024060 Filed: Dec 24, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. North Coastal Family Advocacy. Located at: 744 Val Sereno Dr., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Julie Golokow Banuelos, 744 Val Sereno Dr., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Julie Golokow Banuelos, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31661
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023246 Filed: Dec 11, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Pattern Crafters. Located at: 3815 Crownpoint Ct., Carlsbad CA 92010 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Publishing Consultants Inc., 3815 Crownpoint Ct., Carlsbad CA 92010. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Richard C. Bridgeman, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31649
County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Salty Goddess Network. Located at: 1352 Bonnie Bluff Cir., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Maica Peterson, 1352 Bonnie Bluff Cir., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/28/2025 S/Maica Peterson, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31644
Communications; B. J. Enriquez Photography; C. rideSEH. Located at: 974 Idyllwild Way, San Marcos CA 92078 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jeroen Enriquez, 974 Idyllwild Way, San Marcos CA 92078. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/01/2025 S/Jeroen Enriquez, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31635
Name(s): A. JC Bodywork and Fitness. Located at: 101 River Park Dr. #332, San Diego CA 92108 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jeff Chatha, 101 River Park Dr. #332, San Diego CA 92108. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 10/01/2025 S/Jeff Chatha, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31632
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023867 Filed: Dec 22, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Valiant Home Remodeling. Located at: 1034 Evergreen Dr., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. MG BuildWorks LLC, 1034 Evergreen Dr., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Max Gatenby, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31634
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022879 Filed: Dec 04, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Intimate Conversations with Men. Located at: 6161 El Cajon Blvd. #508, San Diego CA 92115 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Elena S. Ruiz, 2496 Colinas Paseo, El Cajon CA 92109. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/04/2025 S/Elena S. Ruiz, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31630
County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Campelo Bookkeeping. Located at: 2381 Caringa Way #E, Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Raphael Barbosa Marinho Campelo, 2381 Caringa Way #E, Carlsbad CA 92009; 2. Fabiana Nehnevajsa Campelo, 2381 Caringa Way #E, Carlsbad CA 92009. This business is conducted by: A Married Couple. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Raphael Barbosa Marinho Campelo, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31614
Statement #2025-9023249 Filed: Dec 11, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Calliope Consulting. Located at: 13586 Jadestone Way, San Diego CA 92130 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Kerrie Lee Foss, 13586 Jadestone Way, San Diego CA 92130. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Kerrie Lee Foss, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31608
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9024156 Filed: Dec 29, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Leucadia Wealth Partners, Inc; B. DBA Balboa Wealth Partners. Located at: 101-103 S. Coast Hwy, Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 992 Orpheus Ave., Encinitas CA 92024. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Leucadia Wealth Partners, Inc., 992 Orpheus Ave., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/22/2021 S/Cheryl Jean Gruetzmacher, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31659 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022697 Filed: Dec 02, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Peace of Mind Designs. Located at: 1700 Aviara Pkwy #130249, Carlsbad CA 92013 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. EFAM Enterprises Inc., 1700 Aviara Pkwy #130249, Carlsbad CA 92013. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/01/2011 S/Chris Gulliver, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31657 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9024231 Filed: Dec 30, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Shred Club. Located at: 121A N. Granados Ave., Solana Beach CA 92075 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: PO Box 901, Solana Beach CA 92075. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. R E Johnson Inc., PO Box 901, Solana Beach CA 92075. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/30/2025 S/Ronald Eric Johnson, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31655 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023957 Filed: Dec 23, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Ideal Fence. Located at: 3514 De Leone Rd., San Marcos CA 92069 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Fernando Lopez, 3514 De Leone Rd., San Marcos CA 92069. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/11/2025 S/Fernando Lopez, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23, 01/30/2026 CN 31654
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023160 Filed: Dec 10, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Inner Child Theater Camp. Located at: 1039 Loretta Ln., Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. ICTC LLC, 1039 Loretta Ln., Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 02/01/2025 S/Evin Rose Terranova, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31648 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023800 Filed: Dec 22, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Infoplace USA. Located at: 12463 Rancho Bernardo Rd. #272, San Diego CA 92128 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. California Infoplace Inc., 12463 Rancho Bernardo Rd. #272, San Diego CA 92128. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 04/01/1997 S/John Ford, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31647 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023866 Filed: Dec 22, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Your Mortgage Shop; B. Team Synergy Realty. Located at: 516 Peach Way, San Marcos CA 92069 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Continental Mortgage Services Inc., 516 Peach Way, San Marcos CA 92069. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 07/21/2020 S/Allan B. Ellis, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31646 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9024150 Filed: Dec 29, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Victory Sprinkler. Located at: 1381 N. Vulcan Ave. #A, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. ALIA LLC, 1381 N. Vulcan Ave. #A, Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/27/2025 S/Christian Heaviland, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31645 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9024158 Filed: Dec 29, 2025 with
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023578 Filed: Dec 17, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Truly Nourish. Located at: 1578 Warmlands Ave., Vista CA 92084 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 1255 E. Vista Way #331, Vista CA 92084. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Kelly Joy Williams, 1255 E. Vista Way #331, Vista CA 92084. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Kelly Joy Williams, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31642 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9024114 Filed: Dec 26, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. EG Restoration. Located at: 757 N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., San Marcos CA 92069 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. EG Creative Design Build Inc., 757 N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., San Marcos CA 92069. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Armando Blancarte, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31640 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9024032 Filed: Dec 24, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Big Ladle. Located at: 9240 Bramble Rd., La Mesa CA 91942 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Marwan Balka, 9240 Bramble Rd., La Mesa CA 91942. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Marwan Balka, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31638 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023014 Filed: Dec 08, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. POPLAB PHOTOBOOTH; B. POPLAB. Located at: 2712 Transportation Ave. #K, National City CA 91950 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. POPLAB PHOTOBOOTH LLC, 2712 Transportation Ave. #K, National City CA 91950. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 11/20/2025 S/Natalia Betancur, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31636 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023730 Filed: Dec 19, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. CAT
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023279 Filed: Dec 11, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Moonlit Path Psychotherapy; B. Moonlit Path Healing. Located at: 5648 Hamill Ave., San Diego CA 92120 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: PO Box 711894, Santee CA 92072. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Victoria Buskirk, PO Box 711894, Santee CA 92072. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Victoria Buskirk, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16, 01/23/2026 CN 31633 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022026 Filed: Nov 19, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023690 Filed: Dec 18, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Latitude 33 Productions. Located at: 2123 Oxford Ave., Cardiff by the Sea CA 92007 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Mahsa Vahidi, 2123 Oxford Ave., Cardiff by the Sea CA 92007; 2. Leela Zhenia Paymai, 2123 Oxford Ave., Cardiff by the Sea CA 92007. This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/01/2025 S/Leela Zhenia Paymai, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31615 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023402 Filed: Dec 15, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023629 Filed: Dec 17, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Grand Joy Travel Agency. Located at: 1310 Santa Rita E #72, Chula Vista CA 91913 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Paola Grandio Alegria, 1310 Santa Rita E #72, Chula Vista CA 91913. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/24/2024 S/Paola Grandio Alegria, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31612 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022374 Filed: Nov 25, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Bob’s Mean. Located at: 1711 Bruce Rd., Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Trevor Robert Doherty, 1711 Bruce Rd., Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 10/20/2025 S/Trevor Robert Doherty, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31611 Fictitious
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Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023663 Filed: Dec 18, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Culture Cafe and Espresso. Located at: 1205 Auto Park Way, Escondido CA 92029 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Pierce Motor Holdings LLC, 5444 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Mitchell D. Pierce, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31606 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023662 Filed: Dec 18, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Lexus Carlsbad. Located at: 5444 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Pierce Motor Holdings LLC, 5444 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet
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Coast News legals continued from page 29 Started S/Mitchell D. Pierce, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31605 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023661 Filed: Dec 18, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Carlsbad Car Rentals. Located at: 6030 Avenida Encinas #E, Carlsbad CA 92011 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 5444 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad CA 92008. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Pierce Motor Holdings LLC, 5444 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Mitchell D. Pierce, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31604 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023660 Filed: Dec 18, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Lexus Escondido. Located at: 1205 Auto Park Way, Escondido CA 92029 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Pierce Motor Holdings LLC, 5444 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Mitchell D. Pierce, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31603 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022050 Filed: Nov 20, 2025 with
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Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Robin Dawn Badillo, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31599
Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Solroot LLC, 765 La Mirada Ave., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Madeline Elyse Gelmetti, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31589
of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. King Design Center. Located at: 10035 Carroll Canyon Rd. #D, San Diego CA 92131 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. King Remodeling Inc., 10035 Carroll Canyon Rd. #D, San Diego CA 92131. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Ilan Benisty, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31579
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Address: 1. Valeria Rivera Salampessy, 21472 Pecan St., Wildomar CA 92595. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 11/17/2025 S/Valeria Rivera Salampessy, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31564
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023509 Filed: Dec 16, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. JMPE Construction. Located at: 3767 Beta St., San Diego CA 92113 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 1130 Wall St. #501, La Jolla CA 92037. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Japhet’s Painting Company LLC, 1130 Wall St. #501, La Jolla CA 92037. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Japhet Perez Estrada, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16/2026 CN 31600 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023585 Filed: Dec 17, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. SoCal Medical Thermography and Ultrasound. Located at: 1015 Chestnut Ave. #B3, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 3880 Monserate Terrace, Fallbrook CA 92028. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Robin Dawn Badillo, 3880 Monserate Terrace, Fallbrook CA 92028. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023363 Filed: Dec 12, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. SummitWave Dynamics. Located at: 1488 Sandbar Dr., San Marcos CA 92078 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Kristin Albee, 1488 Sandbar Dr., San Marcos CA 92078. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Kristin Albee, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31593 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023268 Filed: Dec 11, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Vieira Financial Group. Located at: 16909 Via de Santa Fe #204 & 205, Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: PO Box 1975, Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067-1975. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Thomas E. Vieira, PO Box 1975, Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/01/2025 S/Thomas E. Vieira, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31592 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023481 Filed: Dec 16, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Solroot Behavioral Services & Consultation. Located at: 765 La Mirada Ave., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address:
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022887 Filed: Dec 04, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Kathy Fleming Coaching. Located at: 7216 Lantana Terr., Carlsbad CA 92011 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Kathleen May Fleming, 7216 Lantana Terr., Carlsbad CA 92011. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/ Kathleen May Fleming, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31586 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023278 Filed: Dec 11, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Funds Retrieval. Located at: 4140 Oceanside Blvd. #159, Oceanside CA 92056 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Ellis Advantage LLC, 2308 Via Puerta #D, Laguna Woods CA 92637. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/10/2025 S/Karen Ellis, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31585 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022750 Filed: Dec 03, 2025 with County
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022813 Filed: Dec 04, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Expert Advisor Group. Located at: 1420 Kettner Blvd. #100, San Diego CA 92101 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: PO Box 5079, Incline Village NV 89450. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Kristi L Ghent, PO Box 5079, Incline Village NV 89450. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Kristi L Ghent, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31576 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022840 Filed: Dec 04, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. North County Networks & Computers; B. NcNetworks; C. SoCal Managed IT Services. Located at: 4141 Chasin St., Oceanside CA 92056 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. SoCal Network Design LLC, 4141 Chasin St., Oceanside CA 92056. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022705 Filed: Dec 03, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Olé the Brand; B. Olé. Located at: 4074 Marvin St., Oceanside CA 92056 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Gustavo Alvarez Jr., 4074 Marvin St., Oceanside CA 92056. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Gustavo Alvarez Jr., 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31573 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022797 Filed: Dec 03, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Ricks Mechanical. Located at: 11967 Lemon Crest Dr., Lakeside CA 92040 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Casey Daniel Ricks, 11967 Lemon Crest Dr., Lakeside CA 92040. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 11/01/2025 S/Casey Daniel Ricks, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31565 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022823 Filed: Dec 04, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Valeria’s Business Support. Located at: 21472 Pecan St., Wildomar CA 92595 Riverside. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing
Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9022076 Filed: Nov 20, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Coastline Technical Sales LLC; B. Coastline Technical Sales. Located at: 1907 Misty Cir., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: PO Box 231388, Encinitas CA 92023. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Coastline Technical Sales LLC, PO Box 231388, Encinitas CA 92023. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 02/23/2023 S/Ronald Flores, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31563 Fictitious Business Name Statement #2025-9023159 Filed: Dec 10, 2025 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. E.D.G.E. Located at: 2433 Manchester Ave., Cardiff CA 92007 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 1155 Camino del Mar #127, Del Mar CA 92014. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jamie Komen, 1155 Camino del Mar #127, Del Mar CA 92014. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/10/2025 S/Jamie Komen, 12/19, 12/26/2025, 01/02, 01/09/2026 CN 31562
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DOZENS OF swimmers rang in the new year with a cold-water plunge Jan. 1 during the inaugural First Day Polar Plunge at South Cardiff State Beach. Hosted by California State Parks, the free community event invited participants to take a dip in the Pacific near Lifeguard Tower 11, marking the start of 2026 with a bracing swim. Photo by Tanya Perez
VISTA RESIDENT Natasha McKeon, center, and her daughter celebrate with California State Parks employee Anita Balcar, left, after jumping into the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 1 as part of the First Day Polar Plunge at South Cardiff State Beach. Afterward, participants warmed up by the fire pits, with hot drinks offered on shore. Photo by Tanya Perez
A CHRISTMAS tree, fully decorated, stands upright in the sand on Jan. 1 at South Cardiff State Beach, site of the inaugural First Day Polar Plunge hosted by California State Parks. Photo by Tanya Perez
BEVERLY HESS of Carlsbad smiles after jumpENCINITAS RESIDENTS Susie Tadder, far right, and Emerson ing into the Pacific Ocean on New Year’s Day for SWIMMERS RUN toward the Pacific for a chilly dip on New Year’s Day Tadder, center, and Troy Rauchut of South Carolina, smile in the First Day Polar Plunge at South Cardiff State morning during the inaugural First Day Polar Plunge at South Cardiff front of a Christmas tree. Photo by Tanya Perez Beach. Photo by Tanya Perez State Beach. Photo by Tanya Perez
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to be something for everyone. Free, 5-9 p.m. Jan. 9 CARLSBAD GARDEN CLUB at Poway Community Park, The Carlsbad Garden 13094 Civic Center Dr, PoClub will meet for its “mem- way. ber’s share” meeting, during which members share best FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE! practices, biggest goofs, faIt’s Friday Night Live, vorite tools, garden tips, and improv theater with Pseumore. Guests are welcome. doRandomNoise! FeaturFree, 1-3 p.m. Jan. 9 at ing SoCal’s premier highly Carlsbad City Library, 1775 audience interactive improDove Ln, Carlsbad. visational theater troupe PseudoRandomNoise in its CHEESY BEAN & RICE BOWL return to Temecula. Unique Enjoy a special gar- shows each night make for a den workshop in the Trudy hilarious and engaging exBronner Discovery Garden perience that’s always difwith local, seasonal ingre- ferent. $20, 8-9:30 p.m. Jan. dients from Jimbo’s. Free 9 at The Merc, 42051 Main with museum admission, St, Temecula. 11-11:30 a.m. Jan. 9 at Children’s Museum of Discovery, 320 N Broadway, Escondido.
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edition of Winter Festival at Poway Community Park. Free, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Poway Community Park, DEAN LEWIS 13094 Civic Center Dr, PoAustralian pop sing- way. er-songwriter Dean Lewis comes to North County as THE DINNER DETECTIVE part of his “Epilogue World Solve a hilarious whoTour,” with special guest dunit over a multi-course Matt Hansen for several dinner at The Dinner Dedates. $27.50, 7:30 p.m. at tective Carlsbad, where anyThe Sound, Del Mar Fair- one could be the killer, even grounds, 2260 Jimmy Du- at your table. $107.29, 6-9 rante Blvd, Del Mar, CA, p.m. Jan. 10 at The Cassara 92014. Carlsbad Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 5805 ArmaETHAN KALBERG da Dr, Carlsbad. Enjoy live music in the courtyard. Seating opens at TRAFFICKING WALK 4:30 p.m. and is limited, so Soroptimist Internaplease feel free to bring your tional of Vista and North own chair. Free, 5 p.m. at County Inland will hold its Carlsbad City Library, 1775 20th Annual Human TrafDove Ln, Carlsbad. ficking Awareness Walk on Melrose Drive in VisSAN DIEGO BREWFEST ta. Mayor John Franklin is The San Diego event the keynote speaker. Free, will feature over 70 brewer- 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Jan. 10 at ies, 200 beers, 10 of San Di- United Methodist Church ego’s best food trucks as well of Vista, 490 S Melrose Dr, as cover bands and lawn Vista. games. $61-$78, 12-4 p.m. at Preble Field, Liberty Sta- SHRUB CLUB VOLUNTEER tion, 2455 Cushing Road, Get outside and enjoy San Diego. nature with other passionate volunteers. Shrub Club MISO MAKING WORKSHOP is the Escondido Creek ConLearn how to make servancy’s monthly volunthis ancient fermented sa- teer opportunity, usually on vory nutrient dense power- the 2nd Saturday from Sept. house. Austin Durant from to May. We plant natives, reFermenters Club will teach move invasives, pick up lityou how to make miso from ter, repair trails, and more. scratch. $75-$90, 10 a.m. to Email information@escon12:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Japa- didocreek.org with quesnese Friendship Garden & tions. Free, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Museum, 2215 Pan Ameri- Jan. 10 at various locations can Rd E, San Diego. in North San Diego County, 92026, Escondido.
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Ever dreamed of stepping into an art masterpiece? Now’s your chance! The world-famous Pageant of the Masters will host its annual open casting call this month. This masterful production will take you on an unforgettable journey through the works of Michelangelo, Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh, Velázquez, Norman Rockwell and more. Casting call from Jan. 9-11 at Festival of Arts, 650 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach. VISTA GARDEN CLUB
“Ranunculus and the Flower Fields” will be the topic of a presentation by Jo Ellen Guthrie, author of “In a Garden by the Sea”, which details how horticulturist Luther Gage created these beautiful flower fields in Carlsbad through hybridization. For more info, email v istagardenclub@gmail. com. Free, 1:45 p.m. in the Azalea Room at Gloria McClellan Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista. WINTER FESTIVAL
Join us for the Poway Winter Festival and experience the magic and charm of winter like never before. Whether you’re building a snowman, sledding down the snow hill, roasting marshmallows by the campfire, making silly faces in our SPECIAL NEEDS FESTIVAL We’re inviting our spe- MONSTER JAM free photo booth, or taking a spin around the synthetic cial needs community to Don’t miss the adrenskate rink; there is bound join us for an extra-special aline fueled action at Monster Jam San Diego. Watch as 12,000-pound trucks If you want to keep drinking, stand on two wheels and that’s your business. fly through the air. See the world’s most popular trucks like Grave Digger, El Toro If you want to stop, Loco, Sparkle Smash and
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Surround yourself by all that sparkles and shines at this unique expo. The Del Mar Gem Faire showcases fine jewelry, gold, silver, precious and semi-precious gemstones, costume jewelry, crystals, beads, minerals and more. $7, Jan. 12-14 at Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar.
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The 13th annual Borrego Springs Film Festival offers single-venue-screenings, great local attendance, a catered opening gala, a filmmaker networking event, our catered Saturday party, panel discussions, workshops, a grand award ceremony, and more. $175 (festival pass), Jan. 14-18 at Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center, 590 Palm Canyon Dr, Borrego Springs.
The San Diego Rodeo returns to Petco Park, January 16–18, 2026! Get ready for three days of action-packed, family-friendly excitement featuring the world’s top rodeo athletes. Daily rodeo after-parties each night in Gallagher Square featuring live performances by Charley Crockett, Jamey Johnson and Cody Jinks. $35-$477, Jan. 16-18 at Petco Park, 100 Park Blvd, San Diego, 92101.
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Tuesday Night Comics is arguably the funniest night of comedy in San Diego. $50, 7:30 p.m. at North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr, Solana Beach.
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Charles Moothart, Ty Segall and Chad Ubovich are Fuzz. Fuzz is three. And III has returned. Songs for all, and music for one. $30$53, 8 p.m. Jan. 21 at Belly Up, 160 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach. ‘DEAD MOOSE’
Dead Moose — a haunting new musical of survival, fate and the voice that won’t let go. $20-$40, 8-9:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Sunshine Brooks Theater, 217 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside.
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CARLSBAD — A 25-year-old Oceanside man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a vehicle crashed through a fence and onto railroad tracks early Dec. 21, authorities said. At approximately 2 a.m., Carlsbad police responded to an automatic crash alert near Washington Street and Beech Avenue and found a blue Hyundai Elantra on the train tracks, according to CPD spokesperson Denise Ramirez. A passenger inside the vehicle was injured and taken to a nearby hospital. No other injuries were reported. The driver, identified as Jose Antonio Torres Vazquez, allegedly fled the scene but was later located nearby with injuries consistent with the crash and signs
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Chaplaincy of California. “If we can make their life a little easier and less expensive, we do it.” • Carlsbad artist Scott Chambers, a longtime cartoonist at The Coast News, spent three years helping his close friend, the late disability rights activist Neil Marcus, bring to life the playwright’s autobiography, “I, Spastic” — a raw, funny and deeply personal account of a life shaped by dystonia and defiant creativity. Chambers, 74, met Marcus at Fairhaven College in the early 1970s. Their friendship culminated in the production of Marcus’ memoir, which was released in print and audio formats in 2025. “As we worked on the book, I was referred to, half-jokingly, as Neil’s ‘able assistant,’” Chambers said. “I took his writing and, with his guidance, smoothed it out and extended it a bit. All the ideas and most of the words are his.” Marcus was precise in his language, often changing passages that had taken Chambers hours and sometimes days to draft. But the playwright also worked at his own pace. “He typed one letter at a time with one finger.” While slow and meticulous, Marcus was unflinching when discussing the more complex aspects of his life — depression, romance, jealousy and the tension between public admiration and private doubt. “A lot of books about disabled people make them out to be one-dimensional heroes,” Chambers said. “Neil made a point of showing his full humanity. The book isn’t a tragedy or a triumph story. It’s readable, funny and honest.” • The Bonsall Elementary School community mourned the death of 8-year-old student Raiden James Soriano, whose organ donations saved multiple lives and left a lasting legacy of kindness, generosity and courage.
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of intoxication, police said. Investigators determined his blood alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit. Train service was briefly stopped while officers and fire crews secured the scene. Vazquez was booked into the Vista Detention Facility.
The North County Transit District has announced that all coastal rail service between San Diego and Oceanside will be suspended two weekends this month for routine railroad maintenance and major infrastructure work. The first closure will
take place this Saturday and Sunday, and the second will take place on Jan. 24 and 25. The NCTD and its project partners said they will use the closures to advance “critical projects” for the region, including the Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Phase 5 project and Batiquitos Lagoon Double Track project in Carlsbad. Track maintenance will also be performed this weekend at Leucadia Boulevard. “Weekend closures occur periodically throughout the year on a predetermined schedule to provide construction crews the opportunity to work safely on and along the rail line to complete preventative maintenance improvements and advance major railroad construction projects,” the NCTD said.
and controversies in North County. From Pop Warner to Major League Baseball, lacrosse to Wimbledon, local athletes had another memorable year in 2025. • Parents, players and alumni rallied after the San Dieguito Union High School District declined to renew longtime Torrey Pines men’s lacrosse coach Jono Zissi, citing alleged CIF recruiting violations. Supporters disputed the claims, argued Zissi was denied due process, and packed a school board meeting urging officials to reverse a decision that threatened one of San Diego County’s most successful high school sports programs. • Oceanside Pop Warner delivered one of the year’s signature sports moments, with the 14U Warriors and 13U Smack City squads winning national championships in Charlotte, North Carolina, after a major community fundraising push helped send three Oceanside teams to the Pop Warner Super Bowl. The program’s success on a national scale underscored Oceanside’s unofficial nickname, “City of Champions.” • From the gridiron to the hardcourts of tennis, Rancho Santa Fe native Taylor Fritz reached the Wimbledon semifinals, becoming the first American male to do so since 2018. Fritz, a Torrey Pines alum, lost to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, who had previously won two Grand Slams (Wimbledon 2024, U.S. Open 2025). • A popular Carlsbad soccer coach captured the hearts of the community after bringing youth soccer program to his home country of Zimbabwe. City SC Carlsbad coach Tapiwa “Taps” Manhungo launched City SC Harare — a free youth club built to give kids structure, meals, mentorship and a path into organized soccer in a country where resources and opportunities are scarce. • The year was not defined solely by triumph. At Mission Hills High School, the focus shifted from wins and championships to accountability and investigation. In October, Grizzlies head football coach Chris
Hauser stepped down after being placed on paid administrative leave amid a district investigation tied to an alleged locker-room hazing incident, ending a 20-plusyear tenure that included an Open Division championship, multiple league titles, and the development of future NFL players. • Amid the upheaval, Mission Hills star quarterback Troy Huhn reopened his recruitment after Penn State fired head coach James Franklin, the coach who had anchored Huhn’s long-standing commitment. • Carlsbad High alum Julian Sayin finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting after a breakout first season as Ohio State’s starter, while Vista’s Cyprian Hyde worked to reboot his college basketball career at San Diego City College following two Division I stops. • In prep sports, Torrey Pines girls volleyball broke through with a section Open Division championship, and El Camino football closed an era as coach Michael Hobbs stepped down after nine seasons that included two CIF titles. • Carlsbad High scoring legend Jake Hall began his Division I career at New Mexico, reuniting with a San Diego-heavy coaching staff while adjusting to the speed and physicality of the college game. • Encinitas native and former No. 1 MLB draft pick Mickey Moniak revived his career with a breakout season for the Colorado Rockies. • San Dieguito Academy boys lacrosse captured the first section championship in program history. • Carlsbad twins Morgan and Makenna Herbst capped a historic track season with CIF records and state championships, cementing their status among the nation’s elite. • Mission Hills hired Encinitas native Griffin Teisher as varsity baseball coach following a league-title era. • Former MLB star Kevin Youkilis launched a youth baseball program in Encinitas aimed at countering burnout and refocusing development amid the NIL era.
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AN AERIAL view of The Grauer School’s 6-acre campus in Encinitas. The Jan. 29 event is for students and families interested in the school’s high school program. Courtesy photo
RSVP: Discover High School at Grauer Tour set for Jan. 29 Now celebrating its 35th anniversary, The Grauer School, an independent school in Encinitas, will host a Discover High School at Grauer Tour for prospective students and families on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Designed for families interested in applying for ninth through 12th grades, this unique tour focuses on the high school program. Attendees will enjoy a student-led tour of the school’s beautiful green campus, witness classes in session and meet some of the school’s extraordinary students, teachers and staff. “Our Discover Grauer Tours are a great opportunity for families to visit our campus and classrooms while school is in session. Through small group tours, families will be able to experience ‘a day in the life’ of a Grauer student and get the full sense of The Grauer School,” said Dr. Tricia Valeski, director of enrollment management at The Grauer School. “Discover High School at Grauer is the perfect time to learn more about our amazing high school program.” The Grauer School offers high school students an exceptional range of transformative experiences. Students choose from diverse expeditions, including international travel, school visits, homestays and college tours, as well as intensive weeklong expeditionary learning programs focused on specific themes. Beginning in 10th
grade, every student receives comprehensive college application support, from crafting resumes and essays to participating in a dedicated college application camp as incoming seniors. Academically, students select from over 100 classes and electives spanning multiple disciplines. The STEM program features high school FIRST Robotics, mathematical modeling, computer science, engineering design and video game design. The visual and performing arts come alive through cafe nights, theatrical productions, yearbook, photography, digital art, screen printing, ceramics and painting. Athletics thrive with three seasons of competitive, CIF-sanctioned sports alongside strong interscholastic teams in archery, surfing and obstacle course racing. Beyond the classroom and field, students build community through cross-grade engagement, club leadership positions and social events, including movie nights, dances and prom. “Our balanced, holistic educational program is designed to inspire each student to take risks and to try new things,” said Alicia Tembi, principal at The Grauer School. “Grauer students do not have to specialize in one interest. Rather, they can play a CIF sport, be on the robotics team, take Honors classes and perform on stage. Our talented teachers are here to support and champion every student along their
high school journey.” Founded on Aug. 1, 1991, by Stuart Grauer, Ed.D., the school started with humble beginnings in a rented 1,200-square-foot storefront in Rincon Plaza on Encinitas Boulevard and now encompasses nearly 26,000 square feet on a beautiful 6-acre campus. The Grauer School has nearly 50 faculty and staff members and serves approximately 160 students in grades seventh through 12th. From 1992 to 2025, The Grauer School has had over 400 teens graduate. “At The Grauer School, we prioritize our students’ curiosity, independence and joy, and value relationships above all else. As a result, all our graduates have been notable in their own way. We’ve had entrepreneurs, musicians, actors, medical professionals, lawyers, teachers and more. Above all, they are all compassionate, intellectually curious, resourceful and adventurous,” said Dana Abplanalp-Diggs, M.Ed., head of school for The Grauer School. “The Grauer School has been and will continue to be an educational leader that prioritizes compassionate, relationship-driven education while balancing expeditionary learning with college preparation.” To RSVP for the annual Discover High School at Grauer Tour on Thursday, Jan. 29, from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. or an upcoming Discover Grauer Tour, visit www.grauerschool.com.
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