The Coast News, June 19, 2026

Politics

Bike lane bill ignites debate

Blakespear’s gut-amend bill takes aim at Santa Fe

By Cameron Adams

ENCINITAS — State Sen. Catherine Blakespear’s gut-and-amend bike infrastructure bill is drawing both praise and pushback, with supporters touting safer cycling routes and critics arguing it represents state overreach and an intrusion into local decision-making.

Blakespear — who also served as Encinitas mayor from 2016 to 2022 — amended Senate Bill 569 on June 11 through a controversial legislative process known as “gut and amend,” replacing the bill’s contents with a subject that is unrelated to the original contents of the bill.

The original version of SB 569, which the Encinitas City Council voted to support, initially required Caltrans to work more closely with cities to help speed up the removal of homeless encampments.

Under the amended bill, infrastructure separating bikeways from vehicle traffic could not be removed without a public review overseen by a licensed engineer and an evaluation of safety and connectivity.

Blakespear told The Coast News the bill would fill a gap in state code by requiring the same level of analysis to remove bicycle infrastructure that was required to build it in the first place.

Encinitas Mayor Bruce Ehlers, who frequently advocates for local control, told The Coast News the bill is a “one-size-fits-all Sacramento solution” that would make it harder for cities to improve bicycle infrastructure, including on portions of Coast Highway 101 and Santa Fe TURN TO BLAKESPEAR ON 32

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Whole Foods returns to Encinitas

By Jordan P. Ingram ENCINITAS — Whole

Foods Market is returning to

Encinitas nearly a decade after closing its only store in the city, with plans to open a new location at Encinitas Marketplace as part of a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the shopping center.

The natural and organic grocery chain will occupy a portion of the former Kohl’s department store at 134 N. El Camino Real, according to Jones Lang LaSalle, a commercial real estate and investment management firm marketing the property.

The store is identified as “coming soon,” but an opening date has not been announced.

The new store will anchor a major overhaul of Encinitas Marketplace, a 124,411-squarefoot shopping center at the southwest corner of El Camino Real and Via Molena.

The project includes approximately $10 million in renovations over the next two years, featuring upgraded storefronts and exterior improvements intended to modernize the 45-year-old retail center.

Kohl’s served as the center’s

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Carlsbad opens negotiations over The Shoppes lots

By Jordan P. Ingram CARLSBAD —

The Carlsbad City Council authorized staff this month to begin negotiations with the owners of The Shoppes at Carlsbad regarding the potential sale or lease of more than 67 acres of city-owned parking lots surrounding the mall, a move that could pave the way for one of the city’s largest affordable housing opportunities.

The council voted June 9 to establish a negotiating team following a request from mall owners SteelWave and Steerpoint Capital to discuss the future of the parcels.

“We see a meaningful opportunity to collaborate with the City and the community to advance a shared vision — one that thoughtfully integrates much-needed housing while unlocking the highest and best use of this land in a creative and impactful way,” wrote Jonathan Hastanan, managing director of acquisitions and development for SteelWave, in a May 27 letter to City Manager Geoff Patnoe.

Hastanan added that SteelWave and Steerpoint Capital were “excited about the opportunity to reinvigorate the mall and restore it as a premier destination for Carlsbad residents and visitors.”

The city-owned parcels total 67.27 acres surrounding much of The Shoppes near El Camino Real and state Route 78, including 56.97 acres in Carlsbad and 10.3 acres in Oceanside. The properties were acquired by the former Carlsbad Parking Authority in a series of transactions between 1969 and 1981 to support the construction and expansion of the mall.

The first acquisition was in 1969, when the Parking Authority, a now-defunct city agency created to finance and manage public parking, purchased about 30 acres east of the mall and south of Marron Road.

Additional acquisitions between 1975 and 1981 included nearly 10 acres in Oceanside and more than 23 acres west of the mall.

The lot purchases were financed through bonds that have since been fully repaid, according to city staff.

While the city owns the land, the properties are subject to operating agreements requiring them to be used as public parking for the mall. The deeds contain restrictions, enforceable at least through 2068, that automatically revert the properties to SteelWave if the city fails to maintain the lots as municipal parking.

The shopping center changed hands in 2025 when Costa Mesa-based SteelWave and Steerpoint Capital purchased the 1.1 million-square-foot mall from Brookfield Asset Management for $71.5 million. The mall includes anchor tenants such as Regal Cinemas, Dave & Buster’s, JCPenney, H&M, Yard House and The Cheesecake Factory.

In 2023, Brookfield Properties, through its ownership entity RPI Carlsbad, requested negotiations regarding a potential lease or purchase of the parking sites.

Before negotiations could proceed, however, the city needed to determine whether the parking lots were subject to California’s

Surplus Land Act, which generally requires that surplus property be made available for affordable housing before it is sold or leased for other purposes.

The city subsequently pursued an exemption, and in March 2025, the California Department of Housing and Community Development determined the parking lots qualified as “exempt surplus land.”

The City Council formally adopted that designation in June 2025, clearing a path for negotiations.

The parking lots have also become a central component of Carlsbad’s housing strategy. During preparation of the city’s state-mandated Housing Element, the mall parking lots were identified as one of the few sites capable of accommodating large multifamily housing projects.

In January 2024, the City Council rezoned the properties as part of its Housing Element Rezone

Program, which was adopted to help meet Carlsbad’s 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation of 3,873 units through 2029. The city applied a mix of commercial and residential designations to the parcels, with room for at least 993 housing units across five parking-lot sites.

The rezoning also requires that at least 40% of the units be reserved for lower-income households, making the site one of the city’s largest potential sources of affordable housing.

Housing advocates generally support redeveloping underutilized commercial properties into housing, but cautioned that Carlsbad’s approach could present challenges.

Saad Asad, communications manager for California YIMBY, said the mall parking lots represent an opportunity to add much-needed housing and affordable units in a city

where many workers are priced out. However, he argued that concentrating a large share of the city’s housing obligations on a single commercial site, while requiring 40% affordability, could make a future project exceedingly difficult to build.

“Building more homes near shops and services, such as malls, is a good idea, and building more affordable homes in Carlsbad, one of the wealthiest cities in the county, is also a good idea,” Asad told The Coast News. “But concentrating so much of the city’s housing obligation on one hard-to-finance site — while wealthier neighborhoods face no pressure to change — means the teachers and service workers who keep the city running will likely still be unable to afford to live there.

“The 40% affordabili-

ty requirement, compared with a lower one, makes projects much harder for private developers to finance because they need to secure far more government subsidies,” Asad continued. “That means the housing could take much longer to build — or never get built at all— given today’s market conditions.” If built to minimum capacity, the sites could accommodate about 26% of Carlsbad’s total RHNA allocation. And with the city’s 40% affordability requirement, the properties could produce at least 398 lower-income units, or about 10% of the city’s total housing obligations for this cycle. The council’s action this week does not authorize a sale or lease. Any proposed deal would return to the City Council for approval.

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UC’s math problem

By Michael Allman

On Wednesday, the San Dieguito Union High School District board of trustees voted on a resolution I sponsored that calls on the University of California to reinstate SAT/ACT math score requirements for applicants to STEM programs.

This is in response to data that should alarm every parent, educator, and taxpayer in our community.

In 2020, the UC Board of Regents eliminated standardized test scores from undergraduate admissions in the name of equity. The result has been a disaster — not for the university’s enrollment numbers, but for the students who show up to campus and discover they are not prepared for their enrolled programs.

A November 2025 report from UC San Diego’s Senate Administration Workgroup on Admissions found that the share of entering freshmen requiring math remediation surged from under one percent to roughly one in eight students in five years. Seventy percent of those students have math skills below a middle school level.

The university has been forced to create entirely new courses to reteach elementary and middle school mathematics to students who were told they were college-ready.

pundits. These are the professors in the classrooms watching this crisis unfold in real time. MIT came to the same conclusion and reinstated its testing requirement in 2022.

This matters directly to our community. The San Dieguito Union High School District is one of the highest-performing districts in California. Our students work hard, take rigorous courses, and earn the preparation for college.

process is asking that question.

Admitting a student into a STEM program they are not prepared to complete is not equity, it is a setup for failure — course failure, accumulated debt, and departure without a degree. It’s like throwing someone who doesn’t know how to swim into the deep end of the pool. Real equity means matching students to programs where they can succeed.

They did the work. They met the standard. And the university’s own admissions process can no longer tell the difference.

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Enough fire analysis already

By Mark Muir

As a retired fire chief, former elected official, homeowner and Firewise community volunteer, I left the recent discussion on Carlsbad's wildfire risk disappointed — not in the quality of the report, but in the entire City Council's inability to make what should have been an easy, common-sense decision.

This was not a Republican issue. It was not a Democratic issue. It was a public safety issue.

The city's Wildfire Hazard and Risk Assessment was detailed, professional, and clear. An outside fire consultant was reportedly paid approximately $300,000 for the report, and the findings confirmed what many residents already know: Carlsbad's wildfire risk has increased.

Many neighborhoods sit directly next to open space, canyons, habitat preserves, slopes, and heavy vegetation. These areas are part of what makes Carlsbad beautiful, but when dead vegetation, unmanaged brush, and excessive fuel loads accumulate near homes, schools, roadways, evacuation routes, and critical infrastructure, they pose a serious threat.

bad should continue to be a leader in open space preservation and environmental stewardship. But responsible environmental stewardship must include fire prevention. Past fires have repeatedly shown that dead, dry vegetation and unmanaged brush are major contributors to rapid fire spread, extended fire runs, and large conflagrations.

A carefully planned fuel reduction project does far less damage than a wind-driven wildfire that burns through neighborhoods, destroys habitat, threatens lives, and puts firefighters at unnecessary risk.

Wildfires do not wait for perfect government paperwork. Santa Ana winds do not wait for staff reports.

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Perhaps the most striking finding is that among students placed into UCSD’s most remedial math course, one in four had earned a perfect 4.0 GPA in high school math. The grades said they were ready, but they were not. Grades, it turns out, are no longer a reliable signal of whether a student can handle college-level STEM coursework.

More than 1,400 UC faculty members signed an open letter urging the university to reinstate standardized math requirements for STEM applicants — including seven of nine UC Mathematics Department Chairs and more than 50 STEM department chairs across the system. These are not politicians or

When the UC admits students to STEM programs without verifying math readiness, every seat filled by a student who cannot complete the coursework is a seat unavailable to a student who can. Our students — students from Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Rancho Santa Fe, and Solana Beach — are the ones displaced. They did the work. They met the standard. And the university’s own admissions process can no longer tell the difference.

Some will argue that standardized tests are unfair. But the SAT math section tests foundational fluency — the same skills required to succeed in calculus and physics. It does not test wealth. It does not test prep-course access. It tests whether a student can do the math.

And right now, nothing else in the UC admissions

A math readiness check protects students, and removing it harms them.

The Cal State system, which is also test-blind for admissions, still uses SAT and ACT scores for course placement after students are admitted, implicitly acknowledging that grades alone do not predict math readiness.

No California school district has yet passed a resolution on this issue. On Wednesday, SDUHSD can be the first to send a clear signal that we see the same crisis that the university’s own faculty does, and that we expect it to be fixed.

Our district has always been a leader. This is a chance to lead again, for our students and all students in California.

Michael Allman represents Area 4 on the San Dieguito Union High School District board of trustees.

The council did not need to resolve every environmental, legal, or regulatory issue in a single meeting. But it could have taken a clear first step by adopting one simple statement: "The City of Carlsbad requests that the State of California allow Fire Chief-directed removal or reduction of dead flammable vegetation and hazardous brush within habitat, preserve, open space, and wildland-urban interface areas when necessary to protect public safety, homes, evacuation routes, natural resources, and firefighter safety."

That should not be controversial.

Instead, we saw something too common in government: paralysis by analysis. There is always a reason to delay. There is always another report to request, another agency to consult, another legal concern to study, another process to wait for. But at some point, taxpayers should not be asked to fund another consultant report just to tell us what the last report already made clear.

Wildfires do not wait for perfect government paperwork. Santa Ana winds do not wait for staff reports. Dead vegetation does not become safer because elected officials are uncomfortable making a decision.

To be clear, this is not about destroying habitat or weakening environmental protections. Carls-

The common-sense solution is simple: get clear permission to remove dead, flammable vegetation and brush from open spaces and preserve areas when doing so will make our communities safer.

The city already has the information it needs. The report identifies insufficient fuel modification, increased fire risk, and limitations in vegetation management within preserve areas.

The next logical step is not another round of hesitation or another taxpayer-funded study. The next step is leadership.

Residents do not expect City Council members to personally write fire codes or habitat agreements. But we do expect them to recognize a clear public safety threat and act with urgency. We expect them to back their Fire Department. We expect them to protect homes, evacuation routes, critical infrastructure, natural resources, and lives. Carlsbad has studied the problem. The report is done. The risk is real.

Now the council needs to stop hiding behind process and start showing leadership. When it comes to wildfire prevention, common sense should not be this hard.

Mark

Muir is a retired Encinitas fire chief and former City Council member.

Student’s Palestine yearbook quote stirs backlash

Some see slogan as antisemitic, prompting debate

By Leo Place CARMEL VALLEY —

A senior quote in the Canyon Crest Academy yearbook referencing Palestinian liberation sparked immense backlash from people claiming the statement was antisemitic, and launched a broader discussion among school district leaders about regulating free speech.

The quote in question read, “From the river to the sea,” a phrase that has been the subject of controversy in recent years.

“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” has been a statement of support among and for Palestinians amid decades of displacement by the Israeli military forces, as well as the more recent bombardment of Gaza after the October 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel.

However, some Jewish people and supporters of Israel argue that the statement calls for violence against Jews and the eradication of Israel. This position has also been shared by organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League.

Following the publication of the yearbook, Canyon Crest Academy and San Dieguito Union High School District administrators re-

ceived hundreds of emailed complaints about the student’s quote. Some demanded that the student, who is Palestinian, not be allowed to walk at graduation.

In response to the incident, the district board of trustees discussed possible updates to policies around student-generated content, including the yearbook and campus newspapers, at a meeting on June 10.

“As questions surrounding student expression have become increasingly complex in recent years, it’s appropriate for us to review how updates to our policies and procedures can provide

clearer guidance for students and staff while continuing to protect students first amendment rights and opportunities for expression,” said board president Jane Lea Smith.

Some trustees said they would be in favor of eliminating the option of yearbook quotes altogether, but others said that could be overstepping free speech rights for student-led publications.

Superintendent Anne Staffieri said staff is looking to clarify language in the policy to make it clear that student-generated speech does not reflect the district’s

views, and to clarify roles for staff who advise the yearbook and journalism classes.

“As superintendent, my fundamental responsibility is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all of our students while also upholding their speech rights and supporting school environments that protect our students from discrimination, from harassment, intimidation, bullying, or other types of expression that are prohibited by law,” Staffieri said.

Under the district’s current policy, students have the right to exercise freedom

of speech in school publications unless the speech is discriminatory, harassing, intimidating or bullying, is likely to immediately incite unlawful action or violates

structure.

“We really wanted to make sure our faculty advisor is working in collaboration with site administration to explore all instructional

How many more incidents of antisemitism must occur before this district takes meaningful action?”

other district policies.

If a school principal suspects that material submitted for publication may violate the policy, they must give the student due notice and provide an opportunity to revise the content. The goal is to avoid limiting free speech whenever possible, said Bryan Marcus, associate superintendent of educational services.

Staffieri said the goal is to create a school publications code that incorporates input from students, advisers, and administrators and provides clear guidelines for addressing speech concerns.

After bringing the policy updates forward for adoption later this month, the district will work with site administrators, faculty advisors, and student editors in the coming months to outline expectations and establish a collaborative

and collaborative options before restricting material. So, really making sure that the faculty adviser and the administration are all working in a team, and that the student editors feel like they have a very good collaborative team to kind of talk through certain situations, should they arise,” Marcus said.

Trustees Michael Allman and Phan Anderson said they would be in favor of removing senior quotes in the yearbook altogether to avoid similar situations in the future. Allman said the board could also clarify that no “political” quotes are allowed.

“If we don’t make the choice and we leave it with some vague words like, ‘let’s let the student editors decide,’ then we’ve abdicated

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The Dire Need for A Wisdom Society

Science, Spirituality, & the Cosmos

By Dietmar E. Rothe

From the book

Evolving With the Infinite

Throughout history, humanity has sought to understand the nature of reality. Science has explored the external universe through observation and reason, while spirituality has explored the inner dimensions of human experience. In Evolving With the Infinite, Dietmar Rothe examines whether these two paths may ultimately be part of the same search for understanding.

TWO PATHS OF INQUIRY

Humanbeings have always asked profound questions.

Where did we come from? Why do we exist? What is the nature of reality?

Science and spirituality have approached these questions from different directions. Science seeks understanding through observation, experimentation, and evidence. Spiritual traditions often seek understanding through introspection, contemplation, and personal experience.

Both attempts arise from the same fundamental human desire: the search for truth.

Although they often appear to be in conflict, science and spirituality may represent complementary efforts to understand different dimensions of existence.

THE

EXPANDING UNIVERSE

Modern science has revealed a universe far more vast and mysterious than previous generations could have imagined.

Billions of galaxies stretch across incomprehensible distances. The Earth itself occupies only a tiny place within a much larger cosmic system.

Yet despite extraordinary scientific progress, many fundamental questions remain unanswered.

What is consciousness? Why does the universe exist at all? What gives rise to meaning, purpose, and self-awareness?

The more humanity learns about the cosmos, the more it becomes aware of how much remains unknown. Knowledge often expands mystery rather than eliminating it.

THE INNER UNIVERSE

While science explores the external world, spiritual traditions have long explored the internal world.

Across cultures and throughout history, individuals have sought deeper understanding through reflection, meditation, prayer, and contemplation.

These practices attempt to answer questions that cannot easily be measured by instruments or experiments.

What is the source of compassion? How do human beings find meaning? What creates a sense of connection, purpose, and belonging?

Although spiritual experiences are often personal, they have shaped civilizations, inspired moral systems, and influenced countless lives.

BEYOND CONFLICT

The conflict between science and spirituality may arise from the assumption that one must invalidate the other.

Yet many of history’s greatest thinkers saw no contradiction between scientific curiosity and spiritual reflection.

Science helps explain how the universe functions.

Spiritual inquiry asks what significance that universe may hold for human life.

Both perspectives encourage humility. Both acknowledge that reality is larger than any individual understanding.

The pursuit of knowledge and the pursuit of wisdom need not be opposing forces.

A COSMIC PERSPECTIVE

A broader view of existence encourages perspective.

The challenges, conflicts, and divisions that often consume human attention can appear differently when viewed against the vast backdrop of cosmic time and space.

Human beings are connected not only to one another, but also to a universe that has been

evolving for billions of years.

Whether one approaches reality through science, spirituality, or both, the search itself reflects something uniquely human: a desire to understand our place within a larger story.

The journey toward wisdom may begin when curiosity is joined by humility, and knowledge is balanced by wonder.

The pursuit of knowledge and the pursuit of wisdom need not be opposing forces. “ “

REFLECTION

Can scientific inquiry and spiritual exploration coexist as complementary paths toward understanding reality and humanity’s place within the universe?

Evolving With the Infinite is available now.

A philosophical exploration of humanity’s connection to the cosmos and the search for wisdom in a deeply divided world.

City backs Terramar road plan without sidewalks

By Cameron Adams CARLSBAD — The

Carlsbad City Council voted 3-2 on June 9 to move forward with roadway improvements along Carlsbad Boulevard in the Terramar area that would maintain the corridor’s existing lack of sidewalks while leaving open the possibility of adding them in the future.

The council directed staff to proceed with final design, environmental review and permitting for the Terramar Area Coastal Improvements Project, which will include resurfacing and restriping approximately one mile of Carlsbad Boulevard between Tierra Del Oro Street and Manzano Drive and a quarter-mile stretch of Cannon Road between Carlsbad Boulevard and Avenida Encinas.

Transportation Director Tom Frank told the council that while staff had presented two primary options, council members could also direct staff toward other configurations for the area.

The option approved by the council does not include sidewalks on Carlsbad Boulevard but allows the city to reconsider them in the future after completion of the Seaside Transaction Agreement, once land use at the former NRG Energy site north of Cannon Road is better defined, or if additional parking opportunities are identified. The agreement, which became effective in April 2025, is expected to take five to seven years to complete.

According to city documents, the approved option is expected to cost about $1.5 million and take roughly two years to complete. Staff said the work is needed following completion of the city’s Carlsbad Boulevard Water and Sewer Improvements at Terramar Project in March and to maintain existing pavement infrastructure.

The alternative would have included Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks along the west side of Carlsbad Boulevard from Tierra Del Oro Street to Cerezo Drive, providing a dedicated pedestrian route to South Carlsbad State Beach.

That option was estimated to cost between $3 million and $4 million and take two to three years to complete. City documents stated it would remove approximately 23 shoulder parking spaces while preserving parking on the east side of the roadway.

The Terramar Area Coastal Improvements Project has undergone multiple revisions over the past decade. In October 2013, the City Council directed staff to pursue “livable streets” improvements along Carlsbad Boulevard.

In November 2018, the council selected a preferred alternative that included a roundabout at Cannon Road and Carlsbad Boulevard and a traffic signal at Cerezo Drive. Following significant community op-

position to the roundabout, the council revisited the project in October 2025 and approved a smaller-scale project focused on resurfacing, restriping and evaluating sidewalk options.

The project area is one of the city’s busiest coast-

al corridors. According to city data, Carlsbad Boulevard carries approximately 13,000 vehicles per day and is the city’s most heavily used bicycle corridor.

Weekend counts recorded up to 1,853 bicyclists and 780 pedestrians on Carls-

bad Boulevard, while Cannon Road carries approximately 7,400 vehicles daily, with weekend peaks of 305 bicyclists and 168 pedestrians.

City officials said the project is intended to address several long-standing issues, including the lack of sidewalks, conflicts among pedestrians, cyclists and motorists sharing roadway shoulders and beach parking impacts on surrounding neighborhoods.

The city’s General Plan Mobility Element redesignated this portion of Carlsbad Boulevard as a “Coastal Street” in 2015, and the Sustainable Mobility Plan identifies both Carlsbad Boulevard and Cannon Road as “transformative corridors” requiring enhanced pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

Collision data present-

ed to the council showed 40 reported crashes on Carlsbad Boulevard between Tierra Del Oro Street and Manzano Drive from 2021 through 2025. Of those, 35 resulted in injuries, and none were fatal. Ten involved bicyclists, including four bike-only crashes that did not involve motor vehicles. No pedestrian-involved collisions were reported during that period.

Public opinion was closely divided. Nearly 350 responses were submitted through an online feedback form, with 67% coming from people who live outside Terramar but visit the area frequently. Fifty-two percent opposed adding sidewalks, while supporters generally preferred sidewalks on both sides of the street or only on the west side.

The city also received

comments through emails, public meetings and outreach efforts, including mailers, newsletters, social media posts and presentations to the Terramar Association.

The Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission ultimately recommended resurfacing and restriping the roadway without sidewalks, while encouraging the city to revisit the issue after completion of the Seaside Transaction Agreement and explore additional parking opportunities with California State Parks.

For sidewalks

Mayor Pro Tem Teresa Acosta and Councilmember Priya Bhat-Patel voted against the no-sidewalk option.

Acosta said the road-

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GRADUATES

The following students graduated from their respective universities: Laura Enfinger of Encinitas from California State University, Stanislaus; David MacLeod of Carlsbad from Marquette University in Wisconsin; Ella Alford of Solana Beach from the College of Charleston in South Carolina; and Samantha Soler of Oceanside from Mercer University in Georgia.

DEAN’S LIST

The following students made the dean’s list at their respective universities: Harrison Mauch of Carlsbad from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; David MacLeod of Carlsbad and Kiera Danks of Del Mar at Marquette University; Ashley Clardy of Carlsbad from Elmhurst University in Illinois; and Jenna Voegtly of San Diego at Midway University in Kentucky.

CHANCELLOR’S LIST

Kierstin Remensperger of San Diego and Avalon Campbell of Oceanside made the chancellor’s list at the University of Arkansas.

NEW PRINCIPAL

The Rhoades School in Encinitas has appointed Joshua Henriquez as its new elementary school principal. He previously served as the associate head of school at BASIS Independent School in San Jose.

BUSINESS AWARD

Aquacycl, an Escondido-based clean-tech company, was one of six entrepreneurs statewide honored by the California Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network during the California Salute to Small Business in Sacramento. Founded by Dr. Orianna Bretschger and Sofia Babanova, the company developed wastewater treatment technology

ADHARA SETHEE, a sixth-grader at The Rhoades School, won a first-place award at the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair. Courtesy

that helps manufacturers reduce treatment costs by up to 90% while lowering emissions and improving environmental performance. Aquacycl has continued to grow through its partnership with the San Diego and Imperial SBDC Network.

STUDENT RESEARCH

The Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair recognized Adhara Sethee, a sixth-grader at The Rhoades School, with a first-place award for her research on the ecological impacts of a non-native bird species. Swinhoe’s whiteeyes were native to parts of eastern and southeastern Asia, but have become common on the American West Coast, with some experts predicting the bird may become common throughout the country. Sethee utilized Nature Collective Bird Count data and a tour of the San Elijo Lagoon with teacher Roxanne Hunker as part of her research into the impacts on local ecosystems. “We were able to really bond and learn a lot from this experience,” Sethee said of the lagoon trip.

BUS SAFETY

The American Public Transportation Association elected North County Transit District – San Diego Railroad (NCTD) Bus System Safety Specialist Tyler Brett to serve as secretary of the bus safety committee. Brett will help support the committee’s initiatives on safety management systems, and assist in the development of safety practices, reviewing transit agency

Pets of the Week

SHARON is pet of the week at Rancho Coastal Humane Society. She is a 5-year-old, 46-pound, female boxer mix.

safety plans and supporting the committee’s collaboration on industry-wide safety improvements.

COLLEGE DONATIONS

MiraCosta College Foundation announced a historic year of philanthropic support, raising a total of $3.85 million in combined cash and in-kind donations to support students and campus programs over the past 12 months. The record-setting year was made possible by an anonymous $1 million donation dedicated to removing obstacles for students pursuing their educational goals.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

The USS Midway Museum is looking for volunteers to join its team. Opportunities include ship restoration, docents, education, air wing and safety. For more information, call 619-398-8283 or email volunteering@midway.org.

BOOK AWARD

The founder of a Cardiff-by-the-Sea AI strategy and publishing firm took home two top awards at the International Firebird Book Awards, according to a recent announcement.

Perfect Wave AI Ventures founder and tech executive Jason Riggs’s book, “The MACH-10 PM: AI-Powered Product Management at Hypersonic Speed,” won first place in the Business category and was the sole winner in the Technology category at the quarterly writing competition last month.

The book also reached No. 1 in Amazon’s new releases in the product management category.

Sharon is calm, friendly, and walks well on a leash. When she wants quiet time, she goes to her crate. She is polite and appears to be house trained. She loves attention and will ask for more.

Sharon is food motivated and has no interest in toys. She would be fine living with children 6 and older. She likes other dogs and could live in an apartment.

The $145 adoption fee includes medical exam, spay, up-to-date vaccinations and registered microchip. The kennels and cattery are open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day but Tuesday.

Information: stop by RCHS at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, call 760-753-6413 or visit www.SDpets.org.

VOGUE is the Helen Woodward Animal Center’s pet of the week. She is a 1-year-old cat with a black and white coat.

Vogue is an elegant, independent feline who runs the show. If she had a job, she would be the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine — and if she were an actress, she would probably be Meryl Streep.

Vogue’s adoption fee is $145 plus a $36 microchipping fee. HWAC is located at 6461 El Apajo Road in Rancho Santa Fe. Kennels are now open seven days a week, Monday-Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. and Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Information: call 858756-4117, ext. #1, or visit animalcenter.org.

ALLIGATOR is the San Diego Humane Society’s pet of the week. He is a 5-year-old, 44-pound, male American pit bull-terrier mix with a brown and black coat. Alligator can be a tad shy with new faces, but once he gets to know you, he quickly becomes a trusting, mellow, cuddly companion. He will do best in a home where he is the only dog and with children 6 and older. Alligator’s adoption fee is $165. He is located at the Escondido campus. Fees include spay/neuter services, current vaccinations, permanent microchip identification, an incentive for pet insurance and a license for residence.

Information: sdhumane.org/adopt or call 619-299-7012.

Crews fight new base fire

Staff and wire reports

CAMP PENDLETON

— Firefighters continued battling a wildfire Tuesday that has burned more than 1,100 acres on and around Camp Pendleton, marking the second major brush fire on the military installation in less than a week.

The Mateo Fire erupted shortly before 2 p.m. Monday in the northwestern portion of the base near San Mateo Creek and quickly spread into the Cleveland National Forest and the San Mateo Canyon Wilderness.

Camp Pendleton firefighters were assisted by crews from the Orange County Fire Authority and Cleveland National Forest.

“At this time, there are no known threats to life, safety or infrastructure,” Rhodes said Monday afternoon. “The cause of the fire remains under investigation.”

As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, the blaze had charred 1,183 acres and was 40% contained, according to fire officials.

Nearly 500 firefighters were assigned to the incident. Authorities said the fire has not threatened homes, military facilities or other infrastructure.

The fire has spread through steep canyon terrain containing heavy fuels and dense vegetation. Crews were expected to continue building and reinforcing containment lines overnight while conducting direct suppression efforts where conditions allowed.

The Mateo Fire comes less than a week after a separate 560-acre brush fire burned near Marine Memorial Golf Course and along the Oceanside border. That blaze prompted the evacuation of the golf course and generated smoke advisories for nearby communities before firefighters halted its forward progress and achieved full containment last Friday morning.

by Leo Place

Deaf esthetician makes her voice heard

Alexis Jameson’s studio aims to offer welcoming space

By Leo Place SOLANA BEACH —

All business owners bring their own lived experience to their profession, and for Alexis Jameson, a licensed esthetician working in Solana Beach, her experiences as a Deaf person have made her especially aware of the importance of communication, understanding, and reducing stigma.

Jameson opened The North County Esthetician along Academy Drive in Solana Beach in 2025 and has been working with clients since early 2026. She specializes in facials, chemical peels, and hydrodermabrasion, with an emphasis on individualized plans to meet clients’ unique skincare needs.

Jameson has been Deaf since birth and prefers to communicate in spoken English, which is her primary language. She uses a cochlear implant and a hearing aid in addition to lip-reading.

She said that throughout her life, she has dealt with a lot of assumptions from others about her deafness — for example, that she can only communicate through American Sign Language (ASL), or that she cannot communicate through speaking orally.

“I drop hints so people will know that I am capable of speaking, but sometimes they don’t register it,” she said. “I think genuine curiosity and human connection create a better understanding of a person beyond first impressions.”

Jameson said it’s important for people to have greater awareness of the different preferences of individual Deaf people regarding how they want to communicate.

She advises on her business website that she is Deaf, chooses to communicate through speech, and follows up to let people know in advance. She said that so far, people have been accepting.

Now living in Vista, Jameson attended Palomar Institute of Cosmetology and graduated in 2022. After that, she worked as a licensed beauty advisor at

Missing Poway hiker search ends

By City News Service

POWAY — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office has ended its search for a missing hiker in the vicinity of Lake Poway after investigators and search-and-rescue volunteers were unable to locate the individual.

“The search was completed yesterday (June 13) about 4:30 p.m.,” sheriff’s Lt. Juan Marquez told City News Service on Sunday. “There was nothing of note.”

According to the Sheriff’s Office, the unidentified hiker is believed to have gone missing on a trail and never returned home or contacted family members.

Authorities did not release the hiker’s age or gender.

at the scene.

A day earlier, two people were killed in separate freeway crashes, little more than an hour apart.

Shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Zachary Goodall, 25, was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a collision on northbound Interstate 5 south of Clairemont Drive in Bay Park. He was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where he was pronounced dead.

Sephora, where she interacted daily with customers to help them feel more confident.

Jameson was born in Santa Barbara and spent much of her childhood in the Pacific Northwest in Oregon and Washington. At an elementary school in Portland, Oregon, Tucker Maxon developed speaking and listening skills alongside hearing, hard-of-hearing, and Deaf students.

After elementary school, she was eager to attend public school for middle and high school, and was able to have closed captioning to assist with her learning. She went on to attend the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles and has since worked in business development, merchandising, and beauty.

Jameson said her early experiences helped foster the resilience, determination, and self-advocacy that would shape her career and entrepreneurship journeys.

“I’ve learned to focus and tune out other distractions,” she said. “That ability has helped me through-

No additional details were provided regarding the circumstances of the disappearance, when the person was reported missing, or why the Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Division was involved in the case.

“Major Crimes Division takes missing persons cases usually when someone has been missing for over 30 days,” Marquez said. “We also handle cases suspicious in nature.”

Search operations were conducted Saturday in and around the trails at Lake Poway.

Victims of fatal San Diego-area crashes ID’d

Authorities have publicly identified eight people who were fatally injured in San Diego County traffic accidents over the past two weeks, according to the county Medical Examiner’s Office.

The most recent fatality occurred in a hit-andrun crash in Scripps Ranch.

At about 2 a.m. Monday, Peter Ratcliffe, 19, of San Diego, was riding a 2021 Honda motorcycle eastbound in the 10000 block of Carroll Canyon Road when he collided with another vehicle. The other driver fled the scene following the crash. Ratcliffe died

Just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Muhammad Carson Jr., 31, of San Diego, was driving a Ford Escape southbound on Interstate 15 near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar when it collided with an Audi RS7 sedan. The SUV then struck a barrier on the west shoulder north of Carroll Canyon Road and became engulfed in flames. Carson died at the scene.

On Thursday, two people were killed in a predawn crash on Interstate 15 near state Route 76 in northern San Diego County. Nereida Benitez, 40, of Temecula and Gary Tillman, 54, of Fallbrook were pronounced dead at the scene around 4:30 a.m.

Shortly before 9:30 a.m. last Wednesday, Peter Battle, 62, of Spring Valley, suffered fatal injuries in a motorcycle crash at Campo Road and Via Mercado in Spring Valley. On June 6, Giovanni Ayon, 22, of San Marcos, was found critically injured at the site of a solo vehicle crash on Elfin Forest Road near Fortuna Del Norte, northeast of Lake Hodges. The Medical Examiner’s Office said it is unknown exactly when the crash occurred.

Maria De Los Angeles Garcia, 62, of San Diego, was critically injured shortly after 11:30 p.m. June 5 when she was struck by an eastbound 2020 Volkswagen Passat while crossing the street in the 2600 block of El Cajon Boulevard in North Park, according to authorities. She was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest, where she died from her injuries.

CITY OF ENCINITAS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

505 S. Vulcan Avenue, Encinitas, CA 92024

Phone: (760) 633-2710 | Email: planning@encinitasca.gov | Web: www.encinitasca.gov

City Hall Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and every other Friday (06/26, 07/10, etc.) 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM

NOTICE OF PENDING ACTION ON ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

1. PROJECT NAME: Hansen Accessory Dwelling Unit; CASE NUMBER: CDPNF-008134-2025; FILING DATE: June 10, 2025; APPLICANT: Eric Hansen; LOCATION: 2456 Montgomery Avenue (APN: 261-111-23); PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A coastal development permit for the construction of a new 765-square foot accessory dwelling unit above a detached garage; ZONING/ OVERLAY: Residential 11 (R-11), Special Study, Scenic/Visual Corridor, and Coastal Overlay Zones; ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: The project has been determined to be exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines section 15303(a), which exempts the construction of ADUs in residential zones. None of the exceptions in Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines apply, and no historical resources will be impacted by the proposed development. STAFF CONTACT: Santos Perez, Assistant Planner: (760) 633-2799 or sperez@encinitasca.gov

2. PROJECT NAME: Holloway ADU; CASE NUMBER: CDPNF-008302-2025; FILING DATE: August 19, 2025; APPLICANT: James S. Holloway; LOCATION: 2183 Edinburg Avenue (APN: 260-412-14); PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A coastal development permit for the partial garage conversion and construction of a new detached 800-square-foot accessory dwelling unit; ZONING/OVERLAY: Residential 11 (R-11), Special Study Overlay Zone and Coastal Overlay Zone; ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: The project has been determined to be exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines section 15303(a), which exempts the construction of ADUs in residential zones. None of the exceptions in Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines apply, and no historical resources will be impacted by the proposed development.

STAFF CONTACT: Grant Yamamoto, Contract Assistant Planner: (760) 6332785 or gyamamoto@encinitasca.gov

3. PROJECT NAME: Sampiere Detached ADU; CASE NUMBER: CDPNF-008527-2025; FILING DATE: November 19, 2025; APPLICANT: Steven B. Sampiere and Brenda Mullen Sampiere; LOCATION: 1134 Devonshire Drive (APN: 258-344-23); PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A coastal development permit for the construction of a new detached 1000-square-foot accessory dwelling unit; ZONING/OVERLAY: Residential 5 (R5), Coastal Overlay Zone; ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: The project has been determined to be exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines section 15303(a), which exempts the construction of ADUs in residential zones. None of the exceptions in Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines apply, and no historical resources will be impacted by the proposed development.

STAFF CONTACT: Grant Yamamoto, Contract Assistant Planner: (760) 6332785 or gyamamoto@encinitasca.gov

PRIOR TO 5:00 PM ON MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026, ANY INTERESTED PERSON MAY REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS AND PRESENT TESTIMONY, ORALLY OR IN WRITING, TO THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WRITTEN TESTIMONY IS PREFERRED IN ORDER TO HAVE A RECORD OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED.

If additional information is not required, the Development Services Department will render a determination on the applications, pursuant to Section 2.28.090 of the City of Encinitas Municipal Code, after the close of the review period.

The above items are located within the Coastal Zone and require the issuance of a regular Coastal Development Permit. The action of the Development Services Director, on all of the above items, may not be appealed to the California Coastal Commission.

Under California Government Code Sec. 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 regarding the matter described in this notice or written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the date and time of the determination.

06/19/2026 CN 32583

CITY OF ENCINITAS

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

505 S. Vulcan Avenue, Encinitas, CA 92024

Phone: (760) 633-2710 | Email: planning@encinitasca.gov | Web: www.encinitasca.gov

City Hall Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and every other Friday (6/26, 7/10, etc.) 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

NOTICE OF PENDING ACTION ON ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATION AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

PROJECT NAME: Wolfe Lot Consolidation; CASE NUMBER: MULTI-008714-2026; BADJ-008774-2026; CDPNF-008775-2026; FILING DATE: February 17, 2026; APPLICANT: Larry D. Wolfe; LOCATION: 2351 Oxford Avenue (APN: 261-09-34); PROJECT

DESCRIPTION: Boundary adjustment and coastal development permit to authorize the consolidation of two existing legal lots; ZONING/OVERLAY: R11, Special Study, and Coastal Overlay Zones; ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: The project has been determined to be exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines section 15305(a) which exempts minor alterations in land such as lot line adjustments. The project meets these criteria. None of the exceptions in Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines apply, and no historical resources will be impacted by the proposed development.

STAFF CONTACT: Grant Yamamoto, Contract Associate Planner: (760) 633-2785 or gyamamoto@encinitasca.gov

PRIOR TO 5:00 PM ON MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2026 ANY INTERESTED PERSON MAY REVIEW THE APPLICATION AND PRESENT TESTIMONY, ORALLY OR IN WRITING, TO THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WRITTEN TES-

TIMONY IS PREFERRED IN ORDER TO HAVE A RECORD OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED.

If additional information is not required, the Development Services Department will render a determination on the application, pursuant to Section 2.28.090 of the City of Encinitas Municipal Code, after the close of the review period. An Appeal of the Department’s determination accompanied by the appropriate ling fee may be led within 10 calendar days from the date of the determination. Appeals will be considered by the City Council pursuant to Chapter 1.12 of the Municipal Code. Any ling of an appeal will suspend this action as well as any processing of permits in reliance thereon in accordance with Encinitas Municipal Code Section 1.12.020(D)(1) until such time as an action is taken on the appeal.

The above item is located within the Coastal Zone and requires the issuance of a regular coastal development permit. The action of the Development Services Director may not be appealed to the California Coastal Commission.

Under California Government Code Sec. 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 regarding the matter described in this notice or written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the date and time of the determination.

06/19/2026 CN 32584

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000010693620 Title Order No.: 260039047 FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 08/10/2019. 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. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER AND WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 08/19/2019 as Instrument No. 2019-0349502 of o cial records in the o ce of the County Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED

BY: DAVID W. BENTLEY

AND RUTH BENTLEY, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/ CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 07/22/2026 TIME OF SALE: 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. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1534 AVENIDA DE LOS LIRIOS, ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA 92024

APN#: 259-420-40-00 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 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created 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 $669,370.70. The bene ciary 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 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 o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , 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 o ce 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, bene ciary, 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 833-5610243 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site WWW. SALES.BDFGROUP.COM for information regarding the sale of this property, using the le number assigned to this case 00000010693620. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected 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: 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 833-561-0243, or visit this internet website WWW.SALES. BDFGROUP.COM using the le number assigned to this case 00000010693620 to nd 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 TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: 833-561-0243 WWW. SALES.BDFGROUP.COM BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER AND WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER AND WEISS, LLP as Trustee 3990 E. Concours Street, Suite 350 Ontario, CA 91764 (866) 795-1852 CA Debt Collection

License No. 11709-99 Dated: 06/10/2026 A-4877529 06/19/2026, 06/26/2026, 07/03/2026 CN 32573

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 25-03064-CE-CA Title No. 250608999-CA-VOI APN. 256-100-26-01 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/03/2019. 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, cashier’s check(s) drawn on a state or national bank must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation, 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 speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made in an “as is” condition, 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. Trustor: Lindsay Shinne eld, an unmarried woman Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 05/10/2019 as Instrument No. 2019-0177669 (or Book, Page) of the O cial Records of San Diego County, California. Date of Sale: : 07/08/2026 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 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $112,394.25 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 248 Calle De Sereno, Encinitas, CA 92024-2103 A.P.N.: 256100-26-01 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. 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 bene ciary within 10 days of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. 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 requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were ful lled when the Notice of Default was recorded. 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 o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , 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 o ce 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, bene ciary, 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 714-730-2727 or visit this internet website www. ndscorp.com/sales, using the le number assigned to this case 25-03064-CE-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected 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 a “representative of all eligible tenant buyers” you may be able to 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 888-264-4010, or visit this internet website www. ndscorp.com, using the le number assigned to this case 25-03064-CE-CA to nd 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 a “representative of all eligible tenant buyers”

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 the extent that the sale is subject to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule (31 C.F.R. Part 1031), purchaser agrees to provide all required information and further agrees to reimburse trustee for any costs, expenses or fees incurred as a result of the collection of such information *Pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code, the potential rights described herein shall apply only to public auctions taking place on or after January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2025, unless later extended.

Date: 05/28/2026 National Default Servicing Corporation

c/o Ti any And Bosco, P.A.,, its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 714-730-2727; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com

Connie Hernandez, Trustee Sale Representative A-4876388 06/12/2026, 06/19/2026, 06/26/2026 CN 32541

T.S. No. 145274-CA APN:

220-311-30-09 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 9/4/2001. 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 6/26/2026 at 9:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 9/11/2001 as Instrument No. 2001-0651997 of O cial Records in the o ce of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: EVANGELINA RUIZ, A SINGLE WOMAN 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; ENTRANCE OF THE EAST COUNTY REGIONAL CENTER, 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: 500 RANCHEROS DRIVE #9, SAN MARCOS, CA 92069 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: $64,686.98 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 bene ciary 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 o may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying o all liens senior to the lien being auctioned o , 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 o ce 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, bene ciary, 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 le number assigned to this case 145274-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be re ected 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: E ective 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 le number assigned to this case 145274-CA to nd 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 959807_145274CA 06/05/2026, 06/12/2026, 06/19/2026 CN 32487

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC 6101 et seq. and B & P 24074 et seq.)

Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within names Seller(s) that a bulk sale is about to be made on personal property hereinafter described.

The names and the business addresses of the Seller(s) are:

PHIMRAT CORPORATION, INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 508 MISSION AVE., OCEANSIDE, CA 92054

The location in California of the chief executive o ce of the Seller is: SAME AS ABOVE

The names and business address of the Buyer(s) are:

PALAMY INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 508

MISSION AVE., OCEANSIDE, CA 92054

The general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, FIXTURES & EQUIPMENT located at: 508

MISSION AVE., OCEANSIDE, CA 92054 And Transfer of 41-ON-SALE BEER & WINE EATING PLACE, License Number 486833, of that certain business known as: RIM TALAY THAI CUISINE located at: 508 MISSION AVE., OCEANSIDE, CA 92054

The anticipated date of the bulk sale is 7/15/2026 and/ or ISSUANCE OF THE PERMANENT LICENSE at the o ce of: WARRANTY ESCROW SERVICE CORP, 410 S. MELROSE DR., STE. 101, VISTA, CA 92081, Escrow #2887-DH, Escrow O cer: DEBBIE HANSON

Claims may be led with WARRANTY ESCROW SERVICE CORP, 410 S. MELROSE DR., STE. 101, VISTA, CA 92081. This BULK SALE IS NOT subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2, but is subject to Section 24074 of the Business and Professions Code. Listed by Seller, all other business names and addresses used by the Seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer(s) are: NONE CLAIMS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL ESCROWHOLDER IS NOTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL OF THE TRANSFER OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE TO THE BUYER. Dated: JUNE 15, 2026 PALAMY INC 5274628-PP TCN 6/19/26 CN 32588

STORAGE TREASURES AUCTION ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 545 Stevens Ave W, Solana Beach, CA 92075 on 07/07/2026 @ 11:00 AM

Anthony Harris Wendy Siplyak Dylan Takacs Advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order

to complete the transaction.

Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase, up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

6/19/26 CNS-4053260# CN 32581

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice A-Aardvark

Self Storage located at 4490 Murphy Canyon Rd, San Diego, CA, 92123 intends to hold an auction to sell the goods stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 7/07/2026 at 6:00PM. Akaila Jewel L Barnumhill; Jamaal T Perkins; Sean C Malinauskas; Timothy P McAvoy. All property is being stored at the above selfstorage facility. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. See manager for details.

06/19/2026 CN 32570

Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its a liates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:

372 W Aviation Rd Fallbrook Ca 92028

Auction Date: July 7, 2026, at 10:00am

Alex Cespedes

Martin Russell Mike Brookes

Melanie Hall Jessica Paz

Ti any Hopson

The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

6/19/26 CNS-4050746# CN 32569

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DAVID BURCHARD SANDELANDS SR. aka DAVID BURCHARD SANDELANDS

Case # 26PE001490C

To all heirs, bene ciaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of David Burchard Sandelands Sr., aka David Burchard Sandelands

A Petition for Probate has been led by David B. Sandelands in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

The Petition for Probate requests that David B. Sandelands be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the le kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person les an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: July 14, 2026; Time:

10:00 AM; in Dept.: 501.

Court address: 1100 Union St., San Diego CA 92101, Central Courthouse. (https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/ sdcourt/probate2/probatevh) Court appearances may be made either in person or virtually, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Virtual appearances must be made using the department’s Microsoft Teams (“MS Teams”) video link; or by calling the department’s MS Teams conference phone number and using the assigned conference ID number. The MS Teams video conference links and phone numbers can be found at www.sdcourt.ca.gov/ ProbateHearings. Plan to check in 15 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing time. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or le written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must le your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of rst issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as de ned in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may a ect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the le kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may le with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the ling of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner:

David B. Sandelands

1912 Rockefeller Ln., Apt. 203 Redondo Beach, CA 90278

Telephone: 310.292.7129 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32563

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KARL LEWIS ZEIGLER, aka KARL L. ZEIGLER

Case# 26PE001500C

To all heirs, bene ciaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Karl Lewis Zeigler, aka Karl L. Zeigler

A Petition for Probate has been led by Jillian Joyce Guerrero, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. The Petition for Probate requests that Jillian Joyce Guerrero be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person les an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: July 07, 2025; Time: 9:30 AM; in Dept.: 503. Court address: 1100 Union St., San

CN 32553

Diego CA 92101, Central Courthouse. (https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/ sdcourt/probate2/probatevh)

Court appearances may be made either in person or virtually, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Virtual appearances must be made using the department’s Microsoft Teams (“MS Teams”) video link; or by calling the department’s MS Teams conference phone number and using the assigned conference ID number. The MS Teams video conference links and phone numbers can be found at www.sdcourt.ca.gov/ ProbateHearings. Plan to check in 15 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing time. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or le written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must le your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of rst issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as de ned in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may a ect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the le kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may le with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the ling of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Evan C. Page, Esq. 27131 Calle Arroyo, Ste 1722 San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Telephone: 949.940.8550 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSECHANGE OF NAME CASE# 26CU029972N TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Cynthia Ellen Marion-Walker and Steven Edwin Marion-Walker led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

a. Present name: Cynthia Ellen Marion-Walker change to proposed name: Cynthia Ellen Marion

b. Present name: Steven Edwin Marion-Walker change to proposed name: Steven Edwin Walker

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 le 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 led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On July 17, 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 nd your court’s website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/find-my-court. htm.)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC

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Another major for Goat Hill pro

Local golfer enjoys coaching, competition

By Cameron Adams

OCEANSIDE — In the lead-up to one of the biggest stages in her sport, Natalie Vivaldi looks comfortable hitting subtle draws on the range at Goat Hill Park.

She’s surrounded by loved ones, including her dog, Bogie, whom she jokes is sleeping off a hot dog-induced food coma.

Vivaldi, a PGA professional at the Oceanside public course, is gearing up for the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which will be held at historic Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.

“It’s kind of like a circus,” she said. “I’m Coach Nat from Goat Hill Park in Oceanside. And all of a sudden, I’m teleported over to a major championship with the best players in the world overnight.”

This will be the second consecutive year Vivaldi has qualified for the major championship after competing in last year’s event at PGA Frisco in Texas. She estimated about 50 people traveled to the Dallas suburb to support her last year, and has heard rumblings of similar support heading to the Minneapolis suburb later this month.

“For me, it’s about enjoying it,” she said. “Like, I just really want to enjoy the process, enjoy my friends that are there, my family that are there, and just being able to come back and share those stories. And just stay in my breath. That’s my biggest thing this year is just keep breathing and enjoy the circus, because it’s going on with or without you.”

Vivaldi played high school golf at Rancho Buena Vista High School before competing collegiately at the University of Colorado and San Diego State University.

From there, she competed in the LPGA Qualifying Series and on the Epson Tour while pursuing an LPGA card until a shoulder injury threw her future into limbo.

“‘What does that mean for me and my golf, my career, and my identity?’” Vivaldi remembered thinking. “Then I just realized I fell in love with the other side of the game, which is the teaching and coaching side, and that’s how I became a PGA Member. And once I did that, a bunch of playing opportunities opened up again.”

Coming home

Goat Hill is a special place to Vivaldi for many reasons.

She joined the team earlier this year following the retirement of David Emerick, longtime PGA professional and founder of the North County Junior

Golf Association.

Emerick was also Vivaldi’s first professional instructor after her grandfather introduced her to the game at Goat Hill.

She called it “a huge full-circle moment” that she is both grateful for and feels a responsibility to maintain.

Goat Hill markets itself as “World Class/Working Class.” Unlike stuffier clubs, golfers regularly play the Goat barefoot, in T-shirts or with canine accompaniment.

Vivaldi said accessibility for golfers of all skill levels matters to her.

“It’s one of the fastest growing sports, but there’s this old-school way of thinking,” she said. “I think that keeps a lot of people back. And I know I hear that from women all the time. Like, ‘I’m afraid, I don’t feel wel-

come. What do I wear? How do I act?’

“It’s a very old-school game with a lot of tradition. And that tradition is beautiful and should be celebrated, but I think we’re entering a day and age where there’s a middle ground, and for me, I want to share that middle ground. Golf is for everybody.”

In addition to using the major championship to raise funds for the NCJGA, Vivaldi plans to apply lessons learned from competing against some of the world’s top players.

“Whoever I get the chance to tee it up with, I’m gonna try and learn as much as I can from how they handle it and what they’re doing so that ultimately I can take it back home and share it with my day-to-day,” she said, “which is the women,

QB Jake Locker lands at UC Davis

By Noah Perkins CARLSBAD

the children, my lessons, all that.

“The biggest thing I think I’ve learned from teaching is that we are all — every golfer — struggling with the same things. The nerves that some of my clients feel at … the club championship, or the member-guest, … those are no different than my nerves that I’m gonna have at the first tee at the KPMG. So, for me, these opportunities to compete are chances for me to kind of do a proving ground of my teaching of the mental game.”

Vivaldi has also connected with the local golf community in other ways. She represents Sun Day Red, Tiger Woods’ apparel brand under the TaylorMade umbrella. She has visited the Kingdom several times and considers the Carlsbad-based golf company more than a sponsor.

“There are people there that I consider family that are there for me,” she said. “They’re flying out on their own dime just to watch me play at the KPMG. And so there’s a lot of support there. I have some really great friends at TaylorMade.

“Golf’s given me my husband, my amazing husband, our dog, beautiful friendships, and travel the world. Literally everybody in my life — I don’t think I have any friends that I haven’t met through golf. My entire life is manifested through golf, and it’s beautiful.”

Paying it forward, Vivaldi said she enjoys teaching kids what she wishes she had known at their age. She wants to help others feel more comfortable in a game that can make even the best players uneasy.

She said she is grateful for the welcoming community at Goat Hill and in golf that she was able to join all those years ago. Ultimately, she wants to open that door even wider for the next generation of golfers.

— Last summer, Carlsbad resident Jake Locker entered his senior season as Maranatha Christian’s starting quarterback, believing a Division I scholarship offer was within reach.

Coming into the year with only eight varsity games on his résumé, Locker said roughly 10 schools were monitoring his progress and waiting for additional film before extending an offer.

“All of them had said pretty much the same thing at camps,” Locker told The Coast News. “They’d say, ‘You’re one of our top three guys, but we couldn’t pull the trigger. That’s not a big enough sample size.’ They told me, ‘Give us three games’ worth of highlights your senior year and, as long as you produce the same way you did as a junior, we’ll throw the offer.'”

On Aug. 22, Locker’s season began under the lights at Coastal Academy in Oceanside.

Against the Stingrays, the Eagles trailed 32-20 in the fourth quarter, with the offense starting to show flashes of life.

On a crucial third down, he rolled out looking for receiver Sawyer Bryant as defenders closed in.

“I did my hesi move,” Locker recalled. He finished the game 28 of 33 for 245 yards and two touchdowns. “It was a rough game and we finally were moving the ball.”

On the deep turf, Locker planted to change direction. In the next instant, his season changed with it.

He crumpled to the ground in what he described as the worst pain of his life.

“It felt like a rubber band had snapped in my knee,” he said. “I knew it was serious because I’d never felt that type of pain in my life.”

His first thoughts on the turf went to his teammates.

“What went through my head was how much I loved the team,” Locker said. “The brotherhood

with them. The last thing I wanted was to lose anything to do with my teammates.”

The injury was later diagnosed as a torn ACL.

“[How this was going to impact recruiting] was a killer realization,” Locker said. “It was a huge shock, but I kept my faith.”

Maranatha Christian would go on to lose its opener, then respond with 12 straight wins behind backup quarterback Shane Piester, capturing a Division V-AA section championship over Palo Verde Valley.

Four months into rehab, Locker began throwing again with his Los Angeles-based quarterback coach, Danny Hernandez.

“Training wheels,” Locker called it.

Working with Brett Bloom at Longevity Physical Therapy in Carlsbad, Locker said much of his recovery centered on rebuilding quad strength.

Locker said he remained persistent in his search for a college opportunity. In February, the University of California, Davis, extended an offer.

“Keep pushing — something will come,” he said. “I kept planting seeds, reaching out every single week, sending film. I knew something was going to pop — and that’s exactly what happened.”

Nine months after the injury, Locker said he is back to near 100%.

He will head to UC Davis on June 22, where he will continue rehabbing and recovering while “grayshirting” this upcoming season to preserve eligibility. Some details remain fluid, but he hopes to participate in summer workouts as his eligibility clock begins in January.

Locker will enter a crowded quarterback room at UC Davis, but said he expects to compete for playing time in 2027.

“Nothing is going to be given,” Locker said. “It’s going to be a battle. I’m always going to expect to win. If you can’t believe in yourself, then you can’t have your team believe in you.”

Mickelson faces misconduct claim

Golf star exits club after alleged employee assault

By Staff RANCHO SANTA FE

— San Diego native and longtime North County resident Phil Mickelson is no longer a member of a private Rancho Santa Fe golf club following an allegation of misconduct involving a female employee, according to a report published this week by Golf Digest.

Golf Digest reported that Mickelson, 55, is no longer a member at The Farms Golf Club after a female employee accused the six-time major champion of making unwanted physical contact before a round of golf earlier this spring.

The publication cited multiple sources familiar with the matter and reported that the employee notified supervisors after the alleged incident. According to Golf Digest, club officials conducted an investigation and confronted Mickelson while he was on the course. He was then instructed to leave the property before finishing his round.

A spokesperson for Mickelson told Golf Digest that “any misunderstanding has been cleared up” and said the golfer remains focused on a family health matter that has kept him away from competition for much of 2026.

After publication of the story, a representative for Mickelson confirmed to Golf Digest that he had resigned his membership at the club.

In a statement provided to Golf Digest, The Farms Golf Club said it takes allegations of misconduct seriously and conducted an independent investigation.

“Following a staff member report of member misconduct, the Club provided immediate and ongoing support to the staff member, conducted a thorough independent investigation of the incident and took decisive action,” the club said. “This individual is no longer a member of

The Farms Golf Club.”

The club declined further comment, citing privacy concerns.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office told media outlets that investigators had attempted to locate evidence supporting a potential sexual assault allegation but had not found evidence that an assault occurred.

“At this time, we have not located any evidence to show an assault has occurred,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement reported by Golf Channel. Officials added that they would investigate further if additional information became available.

Mickelson, one of the most accomplished golfers in San Diego history, grew up in the region and has maintained deep ties to North County throughout his professional career. A graduate of the local junior golf ranks, he has long lived in Rancho Santa Fe and frequently practiced at both The Farms and the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club.

The Hall of Fame golfer has played only one competitive event this year, a LIV Golf tournament in South Africa in March. He previously announced he would step away from competition to address an undisclosed family health matter and subsequently missed both the Masters and the PGA Championship.

Golf Digest reported that the health matter is unrelated to the incident at The Farms.

Mickelson won six major championships during his PGA Tour career, including the 2021 PGA Championship, where he became the oldest major winner in golf history. He later became one of the most prominent figures associated with LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed professional golf circuit.

This story is based on reporting by Golf Digest and Golf Channel. Allegations have been denied or disputed by Mickelson’s representatives, and no criminal charges have been announced.

Sports

Carlsbad hosts Pony World Series

By Noah Perkins CARLSBAD

— The Pony-13 World Series will return to Carlsbad for a third consecutive year from July 31 to Aug. 3, relocating to Alga Norte Community Park as the international youth baseball tournament continues to grow.

The international youth baseball tournament will feature a 10-team field that is still being finalized as qualifying tournaments continue across the United States and internationally. Early qualifiers include Carlsbad, the Dominican Republic and Germany, though some international representatives may still be determined as qualification and travel logistics are finalized.

Japan captured last year’s championship, while host Carlsbad finished third overall for the second consecutive year and outlasted every other American team in the field.

The tournament’s return marks the latest step in Carlsbad Youth Baseball’s effort to establish the city as a recurring host for Pony Baseball’s premier championship event. Organizers had hoped to move the tournament to Alga Norte during the event’s first two years in Carlsbad and ultimately adjusted this year’s dates to secure the venue.

“We actually had to change the date of the World Series in order to accommodate this field,” Carlsbad Youth Baseball President Tom Benton told The Coast News. “This is the perfect place for it.”

The move is expected to significantly expand the tournament’s footprint and improve operations. Unlike Aviara Community Park,

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out my career, whether working in production, retail, beauty, or now aesthetics. Being present and paying attention to people has always been important.”

Her intent at her business, she said, is to create an environment where clients feel truly seen and heard, from their initial consultation through their treatment and follow-up appointments.

Her eye for beauty extends beyond her esthetician work, as she also finds calm and meaning in being outdoors and painting with watercolors.

“I like to see the beauty in everything,” she said.

Outside of her professional career, she is also a mother of two children.

The North County Esthetician is part of the Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce.

You can reach Jameson and The North County Esthetician on Instagram and Facebook at thenorthcountyesthetician.

where games were played one at a time, Alga Norte’s multiple fields will allow simultaneous competition throughout much of the event.

“The biggest difference between this year and the first two years is that we’ve only had the ability to have one game at a time,” Benton said. “Now we’re doing games simultaneously on separate fields.”

The complex’s two turf fields will also reduce maintenance demands between games and help eliminate delays caused by field conditions. Benton said the larger venue offers substantially more parking and additional room for vendors, team activities and a dedicated practice area.

The event has grown

By City News Service

DEL MAR — Authorities have identified a 60-year-old man who passed out while wading in the ocean last week near the mouth of the San Dieguito River and died later in the day at a hospital.

Robert Rothwell of San Diego was standing waistdeep in the surf near the terminus of 29th Street in Del Mar on June 8 when he appeared to become distressed and began waving toward shore, according to the county Medical Examiner’s Office and the city lifeguard department.

As lifeguards respond-

steadily since arriving in Carlsbad in 2023. According to Benton, Pony Baseball recorded approximately 7,500 entries during last year’s tournament, a figure that includes spectators attending multiple days.

“We expect more people to come this year than the year before that,” Benton said.

Beyond hosting an international tournament, Benton has said one of the primary benefits for Carlsbad Youth Baseball is the additional opportunity it creates for local players to compete on one of youth baseball’s biggest stages.

Tryouts in November attracted 42 local players. The roster is made up primarily of current Carlsbad Youth Baseball players,

Carlsbad residents and players from local club programs that utilize CYB facilities.

The tryout ultimately produced two teams. While one squad has already secured a place in the World Series, a second Carlsbad team remains alive in the qualification process and is competing for an additional berth.

The local qualifying process is expected to conclude by the end of June, while the remaining domestic and international berths will be finalized in the weeks leading up to opening day.

Tickets are $10 for a single day or $30 for a fourday pass.

For more information on tickets, schedules, and activities, visit www.pony13worldseries.org.

ed to the emergency, Rothwell collapsed and became unresponsive, Del Mar Director of Community Services Jon Edelbrock said.

Paramedics took Rothwell to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 5:30 p.m.

ask mr. marketing rob weinberg water spot

Bell tolls for thee, bro

There’s a joke about a rich man who dies and goes to heaven, only to find that his celestial home is made of inferior materials and only partially completed. When he asks about the apparent oversight, he is told, “We could only build with what you sent up.”

After 63 years as a surfer, I am witnessing an increasing number of friends I once paddled out next to being paddled out by friends and family in ziplock bags. Their ashes are scattered, kind words are said, and prayers are offered.

While I am a man of faith, I nonetheless have no clue whether the deceased are watching from the great beyond as we celebrate their lives, or if they are deaf to our praises.

Last Thursday, surfing legend David Nuuhiwa called to say that some close friends were doing a paddle out for Hawaiian-born surf legend Paul Strauch. David mentioned that it was Strauch who had first set him on the path of being a lifelong surfer.

Other surfers, like Gerry Lopez and Barry Kanaiaupuni, might say the same about Strauch, and maybe add that Paul was the best surfer of his generation. So, what kept me from saying yes to Nuuhiwa’s invitation? Perhaps it was the anticipation of my own ashes being scattered in the waves. The bell tolls for thee, bro.

I should be used to it after celebrating the spectacular lives of surfing greats Rell Sunn, Donald Takayama, Dale Dobson, Mike Hynson, Woody Ekstrom, Rabbit Kekai, “Quiet” Mike Romero, Joy Froding, Kenny Mann, Larry Gordon, Jay Adams, Mike Doyle, Don Hansen, Mike Eaton, Hank Byzak and Wally Blodgett. I could go on, but to list all of our dearly departed would require more than my allotted words for this column.

Several months ago, I was seated in the Seaside Reef parking lot near Jimmy and Hana Scott. We were discussing a mutual friend’s passing when we simultaneously hit upon a novel idea.

Why do we wait until our friends have passed to say nice things about them? What if we celebrated their lives, not just the day of their birth, while they were still with us?

I wish I had done that for Hansen, Takayama, Adams and other members of

A fake book agent almost scammed me

Ilike to think I’m an intelligent guy. I read everything I can, earned a couple of college degrees, and pay attention to the world around me.

Despite this, I came scarily close to getting scammed by someone pretending to be a book agent…because I wanted to believe I’d found a new resource for my clients.

My bride’s radar kicked in immediately, suspecting someone wanted to steal my business. She was close; this person wanted to steal my identity.

Not wanting to believe it, I researched the name of my new fan, scheduled

Odd Files

One Way to Do It

One Australian couple’s wedding reception had it all: speeches, cake ... tug-of-war, a potato-sack race. You know, the usual. When Melbourne couple Brett Borland, 30, and Georgie Abela, 31, were preparing to tie the knot, they couldn’t decide what their new last name would be as a married couple.

“We plan to have a family and want everyone to have the same last name,” Brett told People Magazine, “but Georgie wasn’t sold on parting with her surname and I was open to taking her last name.”

Borland and Abela each come from large families and wanted them to mingle at the wedding, so the couple came up with an idea to help address both issues: They hosted a “Battle of the Surname” at their wedding reception, an allday series of competitive games for their families to play against each other.

The winning family would determine the couple’s new last name. After competing in tug-of-war, a potato sack race, a soccer shoot-out and a twerk contest, the Borland family took home the trophy, and the couple took home their family name.

“To be honest, everyone really locked in -which we absolutely knew would happen,” Borland said. “The stakes were high, and everyone rose to the occasion.”

The Borlands shared the “Battle of the Surname” on social media with the caption, “Two names enter, one name leaves,” inspiring a few other couples to do something similar at their own nuptials. [People, 6/9/26]

Faking It

An Air Canada pilot faces allegations of using a fake license during his nearly 30-year tenure with the airline. CTV News reported on June 9 that Geoffrey Wall, 59, of Bar-

a meeting and naively hoped the face in the email matched the face on Zoom.

Naturally, “she” never showed up, later apologizing about an ill-timed accident and hospital visit and asking to continue our conversation via email.

So, instead, I researched her Gmail address and discovered a

rie, Ontario, lacked a crucial portion of his license, the Airline Transport Pilot Licence for Aeroplanes (ATPL(A)), that qualified him to fly passengers in the Boeing 767, 777 and 787, yet he flew roughly 900 flights and thousands of passengers in those planes.

“As captain, the accused was considered the pilot in command and was ultimately responsible for aircraft operation and safety during flight,” Det. Sgt. Chad Michell said.

Air Canada maintains that passenger safety was not compromised, but law enforcement says pilot regulations are safety regulations.

“Regulations, licensing requirements, they exist for a reason. They exist to keep people safe,” Peel Police Deputy Chief Nick Milonovich said. “When we misrepresent the qualifications that we have, to me, that is a safety issue.”

Investigators first found anomalies in March 2025, when Wall’s credentials were flagged in Toronto. They also discovered that he filed a false police report in order to conceal his forged documents. Charges against Wall include fraud over $5,000, uttering forged documents, possession of counterfeit mark and public mischief.

Wall retired from Air Canada in 2025, the same year the investigations began. He is scheduled to appear in court on June 29. [CTV News, 6/9/26]

• Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, 37, of Santa Catarina in Brazil, is charged with fraud and identity theft after impersonating a 12-year-old

warning page from the real literary agent, confirming the whole thing was fake.

Given how I’ve spent years warning readers about phony invention marketing firms, business services and scamsters offering to turn their cookbook into a movie on Netflix, the irony is not lost on me.

Still, I’m now feeling pretty foolish. Especially given the hundreds of emails that have arrived nonstop in my mailbox since Christmas, touting every imaginable book development and marketing service on the planet.

An author receiving a

girl and deceiving a local church into providing for her financially.

Oddity Central reported on June 5 that de Oliveria befriended a local pastor, gained his trust and that of his congregation and was even referred to a local family who took her in; the family planned to adopt her, and threw her a birthday party and paid for her weight loss medication.

Her fraud was discovered when a relative of the prospective adoptive family raised suspicions and notified police. Despite de Oliverira’s obvious mid30s appearance, the congregation and family believed she was 12 because she acted like a child, drinking milk from a baby bottle, faking night terrors and speaking in a highpitched voice.

Police say this is not the first time she has done this, and that she has impersonated minors in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. De Oliveria is currently in jail, awaiting a psychiatric evaluation.

[Oddity Central, 6/5/26]

In Memoriam

One pet lover in the UK is taking “(wo)man’s best friend” to a whole new level. When Claire Hobson’s beloved dog, Patch, died recently, the permanent makeup artist decided to honor her pooch in an unusual way: by mixing his ashes into eyeliner ink and wearing the mixture as semipermanent eyeliner.

“I thought, ‘Oh, I’m getting my eyeliner tattooed and I’m sure people have their loved ones tattooed into body tattoos, so why not just have it in my

The World Around Us

similar “opportunity” recently asked, “Why would anyone work so hard to just waste my time?” My answer: “They want your money.” Each of these fake solicitations shares a virtually untraceable Gmail address. If you’ve received solicitations to help you write or market your book, I promise you the slugs sending you these emails haven’t read your manuscript, have no connections and are only interested in helping themselves. Because there’s no shortcut to being the next Stephen King

Of course, if you get an inquiry from a legitimate

eyeliner?’” Hobson said. “Dogs, they’re loyal, they’re consistent, they show up every single day and they kiss you when you come home from work and, like, it’s the purest form of love.”

The Patch-infused eyeliner will last Hobson a few years, and she has plenty of his ashes left for a reapplication. “He’s going to be there a long time,” she said. [Oddity Central, 6/5/26]

New Fear Unlocked

On June 7, a woman sustained serious injuries after falling 10 floors down a trash chute in an apartment building in Hackensack, New Jersey, ABC 7 News reported. She entered the chute on the 14th floor and came to a stop at the fourth floor, where piles of garbage broke her fall.

When firefighters arrived, they had difficulty finding her at first, thanks to all the trash in the way. They eventually had to cut into the metal chute and clear away the garbage before rescuing the woman feet-first.

One firefighter cut his arm during the ordeal. Police say drugs and alcohol likely led to the incident. [ABC 7 News, 6/9/26]

Smooth Criminal

A Louisiana man was attacked by an alligator while on the run from police, NBC News reported on June 8. Louisiana State Police clocked Victor Rivas, 40, driving recklessly in Jefferson Parish, part of the New Orleans metropolitan area.

When they caught up to him and pulled him over, police say he was showing signs of impairment and fled on foot as they were preparing to arrest him for driving while intoxicated. He landed in a nearby swamp, where he was attacked by an alligator and sustained injuries to his arms.

Undeterred, he ran on, but police captured him with the help of drone technology. “Impaired driving can lead to serious and unpredictable consequences,” state police said. Rivas is currently being held in the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center in Killona.

[NBC News, 6/8/26]

address (Netflix, literary agency, etc.), by all means, explore it. But the moment a flag goes up (like that Gmail address), you’re being conned! Provide bank and personal information, and they’ll clean out your account, steal your identity and disappear.

And by Christmas, these guys will all be impersonating travel agencies or something similar. Oh…and remember the old saying: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

With that said, I wish you a week of profitable marketing.

Jail term for daycare owner

By City News Service

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CAJON

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The former owner of a Rancho San Diego daycare business who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a toddler was sentenced Friday to three years in county jail, with the final six months to be served on mandatory supervision.

Stacy Lee Snow, 54, is also facing a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the child’s mother. The sentence stems from the April 8, 2025, death of a 16-month-old girl.

According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office, the child died of accidental asphyxia after her head became wedged between a plastic cot and a crib railing at the daycare center.

Prosecutors wrote in sentencing documents that the girl should not have been placed on the cot because her mother had specifically instructed Snow not to allow the child to nap at daycare.

Superior Court Judge CJ Mody imposed the maximum sentence allowed, citing “repeated intentional and negligent choices” that led to “a tragedy that was absolutely and wholly avoidable.”

Mody said multiple state child care licensing violations occurred before the child’s death, including Snow’s failure to check on the girl every 15 minutes and leaving her in a bedroom with a closed door.

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Village Park upgrades greenlit

By Cameron Adams

ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council has directed staff to move forward with a series of traffic-safety improvements near Park Dale Lane Elementary School ahead of an expected increase in student traffic this fall.

The school is expected to receive an influx of students when roughly half of those originally assigned to Paul Ecke Central Elementary School are temporarily relocated to Park Dale during construction.

Deputy Mayor Jim O’Hara said he and Councilmember Marco San Antonio were alarmed by driver behavior they observed along Village Park Way near its intersection with Park Dale Lane.

“It was shocking how quickly they just rolled through,” O’Hara said. “It was a nod and go.”

O’Hara and San Antonio initiated the discussion at the March 11 City Council meeting, requesting a safety evaluation of the intersection and surrounding area during school commute hours.

City staff returned on June 10 with a report outlining existing conditions and potential improvements. Staff found concerns, including motorists failing to fully stop at stop signs, higher vehicle speeds, limited driver awareness of pedestrians and the complexity of the multilane roadway configuration. The area also experiences heavy pedestrian activity during school arrival and dismissal times.

The council directed staff to move forward with several near-term improvements, including:

• Converting the intersection of Village Park Way and Gatepost Road to an all-way stop, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000;

• Narrowing Village Park Way travel lanes to 11 feet to encourage slower driving speeds, estimated at $20,000 to $40,000;

• Removing the northbound and southbound dedicated left-turn lanes on Village Park Way to create additional space for pedestrian improvements;

• Adding pedestrian refuge islands, estimated at $15,000 to $120,000;

• Installing school-area advance warning signs with flashing beacons during school hours, es-

Escondido OKs more townhomes

By Samantha Nelson ESCONDIDO — A

94unit townhome community is set to replace several businesses and storage units at the northwest corner of Centre City and West Valley parkways.

timated at $2,000 to $3,000;

• Increasing landscaping maintenance and improving sight distances by trimming vegetation that partially obscures traffic signs, estimated at $1,000 to $2,000; and

• Installing permanent radar speed-feedback signs, estimated at $7,000 to $9,000.

Staff also recommended coordinating with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office to increase targeted traffic enforcement during school arrival and dismissal periods.

Several other options were studied but ultimately deemed infeasible. Staff ruled out curb bulb-outs because they would interfere with emergency vehicle turning movements, and the city’s Fire Department opposed the concept. Raised crosswalks, speed cushions and other vertical traffic-calming measures were also rejected because Village Park Way serves as a secondary evacuation route and receives more than 200 emergency responses annually.

“I just want to thank staff as I know it’s a lot of work as every one of these had to be vetted and worked through,” San Antonio said.

City Engineer Dan Nutter noted that while the intersection lies outside the state’s formal definition of a school zone — within 500 feet of a school campus — the city has already implemented several school-area safety measures there.

The intersection features high-visibility crosswalks and solar-powered flashing stop-sign beacons, improvements Nutter said are typically associated with school zones. The city also approved reducing the speed limit on Village Park Way from 35 mph to 30 mph earlier this year, while Park Dale Lane remains posted at 20 mph.

Staff also evaluated the possibility of installing a traffic signal at Park Dale Lane and Village Park Way, but a signal warrant analysis found the intersection does not meet state requirements.

Several parents who spoke during public comment called for additional crossing guards and increased law enforcement presence around the school.

The Escondido City Council unanimously approved the project on June 10. Located on a 3.51-acre site between 510 and 520 W. Valley Parkway, the development calls for the demolition of existing structures, including a 5,900-square-foot building housing T-Shirt Mart, a 7,180-square-foot multitenant commercial building with mostly vacant storefronts, and four self-storage warehouse buildings totaling 30,600 square feet.

According to staff, the site is identified in the city’s housing inventory as suitable for residential development and falls within the Downtown Specific Plan’s Gateway Transit District, which encourages higher-density housing projects.

The 94 townhomes will be spread across seven building types and include either three or four bedrooms, ranging from 1,354 to 1,744 square feet. The project will provide 204 parking spaces, including two-car garages for each unit and 16 guest parking spaces.

Access to the community will be from W. Valley Parkway.

The project’s architectural design follows the Mercado Area Overlay, which encourages early California styles. It also incorporates elements inspired by Irving Gill, the renowned architect credited with helping pioneer the modern movement in architecture. Gill’s work can be found throughout Southern California, including several buildings in Oceanside and San Diego.

According to staff, the project presents a modern interpretation of the Spanish Santa Barbara style, featuring decorative stucco, clay tile roofing, decorative wood and metal elements, and ceramic tile.

The developer also plans to make changes to the project’s architecture after the Planning Commission expressed concerns about a lack of prominent architectural features and a need for greater color variety, particularly along the Centre City frontage.

Council members expressed enthusiasm for both the project’s appearance and its anticipated price point.

“The renderings are beautiful,” said Councilmember Judy Fitzgerald.

The for-sale townhomes are expected to be priced in the low $600,000s. For the City Council, the project helps address a need for so-called "missing middle" housing.

“I think you really hit something that we’re all looking for,” said Councilmember Christian Garcia.

The community is also expected to generate more

activity in the area, which officials said could help reduce crime and other safety concerns associated with the site.

Escondido resident Gregg Oliver expressed concern about the project’s setbacks, which will be reduced by up to 10% from base standards. Such reductions could compromise the neighborhood’s integrity and safety, he suggested.

“We shouldn’t leave the integrity of the neighborhood up to private negotiation,” Oliver said.

The project will join several others nearby that are either under construction or in the planning pipeline.

One of those projects is the 145-unit Quince Street Senior Apartments at 220 N. Quince Street, which was first approved in 2019 and is currently under construction.

Another nearby project, approved last December, will bring 70 for-sale townhomes to 613 W. Valley Parkway, where a vacant office building currently stands.

Carlsbad OKs sale of Chestnut

Apartments

Two years after Solutions for Change forfeited ownership of the Chestnut Apartments on 945 Chestnut Avenue, the Carlsbad City Council has approved a carryback loan and additional gap financing to facilitate a transfer of ownership to Kingdom Development, a faith-driven affordable housing management nonprofit.

The 16-unit apartment

complex has been under city ownership since May 2024, when Solutions for Change, another affordable housing and homeless services nonprofit, forfeited the property. Since then, the city has been in negotiations with Kingdom Development regarding a formal acquisition of the property.

On June 9, the City Council unanimously approved two resolutions to support this transfer.

The first authorized the sale of the Chestnut Apartments via a carryback loan at the property’s appraised value, allowing the city to finance the acquisition upfront. Kingdom, which has managed the property since Sept. 23, 2025, will repay the purchase price over time with revenue generated by the property.

The second resolution approved an additional loan of up to $850,000 to cover additional development and maintenance costs. It will come out of the city’s Housing Trust Fund, a federal fund dedicated to affordable, low-income housing projects.

Solutions for Change purchased the property in 2014 using a $3.1 million land loan from the city with the goal of rehabilitating the complex as drug-free housing for homeless individuals. Solutions later forfeited ownership in May 2024.

— Gabbi Basa

THANKS, DAD.

For 47 years, I’ve had the privilege of calling you Dad.

Most people know you as the founder of The Coast News. They know the publisher, the community leader, and the man who spent decades building something meaningful for North County.

I was fortunate enough to know the person behind all of that.

The dad who taught me that your word matters.

The dad who showed me that success isn’t measured by what you have, but by how you treat people.

The dad who believed in me long before I believed in myself.

The dad who taught me how to cook a steak on the grill, shoot pool, work hard, keep my word, and always leave things a little better than I found them.

The older I get, the more I appreciate the countless sacrifices, lessons, opportunities, and examples you gave our family along the way.

As I watch Luna and Melany grow up, I understand more each year what a gift it was to have you as my father.

Thousands of people know you as a publisher. I’m grateful I got to know you as Dad.

Thank you for everything you’ve built, everything you’ve taught me, and every day you’ve been there.

You built more than a newspaper. You built a life worth emulating.

Happy Father’s Day.

Kettle on Coast revitalizes former patisserie space

By Samantha Nelson

OCEANSIDE — A new cafe on Coast Highway is bringing a fine-dining experience to a casual setting while paying homage to its predecessor and creating a new kind of social space downtown.

Kettle on Coast opened a few months ago in the former Petite Madeline location at 223 N. Coast Highway, a historic city-owned building next to the Sunshine Brooks Theater at the intersection of Pier View Way.

Petite Madeline, a cafe and bakery that has served the community since 2006, moved into the location in 2011. The beloved business remained there for the next 15 years until Christine Loyola, who owned and operated it with her daughter, Rachel, decided it was time to sell and retire.

Givino Rossini, the man behind the North County-based The Kettle On brand, began working with Loyola to take over the space. Rossini said he spent a year getting to know Loyola, who chose him over several other offers because his business practices aligned with hers.

“It’s cool to know we’re now in a space that meant so much to her, and we’re able to carry that on,” Rossini said. “We’re not trying to be Petite, but we’re still paying homage to them.”

Rossini moved to the San Diego region several years ago after graduating from college and spending time in Australia learning about specialty coffee. From the beginning, he knew he wanted to open a restaurant, but at the time, he was too young and inexperienced for

investors to take a chance on him.

After spending time fundraising, researching and gaining experience, he began looking for affordable restaurant spaces where he could build a business and have a positive impact on the local community.

He found Kettle Tea and Coffee in Escondido, a coffee shop that had operated on Grand Avenue since 2012. After purchasing the shop, he kept the staff in place and began making improvements. He also renamed the business Kettle on Grand, paying tribute to its original name while nodding to its location on Grand Avenue.

Today, Kettle on Grand serves coffee, beer and wine and operates as an entertainment venue with music and events throughout the

week.

After taking over the shop, Rossini saw Kettle on Grand grow, but he was still searching for a restaurant space.

That changed when he learned about The Hearth, a Fallbrook cafe that was for sale. Though initially uninterested, he soon changed his mind after learning more about the business, which included a bakery.

“One thing led to another, and we opened a second location,” Rossini said.

He named the new space Kettle on Main because of its location on Main

Avenue in Fallbrook.

Not long after opening the second location, Escondido began construction on its Grand Avenue Vision Project, which closed large sections of Grand Avenue as part of a revitalization effort that included wider sidewalks, new roundabouts and other pedestrian-friendly improvements.

Foot traffic slowed for many businesses along Grand Avenue during construction, including Kettle on Grand, but Rossini said his teams at both locations persevered and are now recovering in Escondido.

Despite those challenges and the demands of operating two locations, Rossini remained focused on finding a restaurant space, which eventually led him to his third location, Kettle on Coast, named for its setting along Coast Highway.

Although the three locations share similar names and are part of the same small local brand, each has developed its own identity shaped by the community it serves.

The Oceanside location comes closest to Rossini’s vision of a restaurant. There, Chef David Lay, who previously worked at Kettner Exchange and Juniper and Ivy in San Diego, created a menu inspired by North African and Mediterranean cuisines with a California twist.

Rossini said the goal was to bring fine dining to an approachable setting.

“You can roll in with flip-flops and board shorts, grab a coffee, and have a meal that really encapsulates that fine dining experience in a casual setting,”

Rossini said.

Every item, from the ricotta cheese to the pasta noodles, is made in-house from scratch using as many local ingredients as possible. The space also serves beer, wine and coffee and functions as a bakery for the brand’s other two locations.

Whether they function as restaurants, coffee shops or something in between, all three Kettle On locations serve as community gathering places where people can feel comfortable connecting with one another.

Rossini recalled how his Escondido staff watched a love story unfold in real time between two regulars who met at Kettle on Grand.

“It’s so cool that we have an environment where people feel comfortable enough to be vulnerable and outgoing and interact in that regard,” Rossini said. “If we can keep facilitating spaces like that, that’s really important – especially as the world evolves and things change and social media pulls people further away from the real world.”

Eat&Drink

Ice cream elevated at Scoopy Scoopy in Leucadia

Before I get into the Scoopy Scoopy story, I thought it appropriate to provide a backstory on the Leucadia phenomenon of word repetition that began in 2010 with the launch of Surfy Surfy and Café Ipe, which later became Coffee Coffee. The whole thing began with Dave and Erin Thomas, Karen Pankopf and JP St. Pierre, the local partners who made it happen.

The name “Surfy Surfy” went back even further and originated from the call that went out to friends by JP St. Pierre when the waves were good in hopes of generating a group to paddle out.

My small group of Michigan surfer transplants had a similar code text when a secret spot held a surf-worthy high tide that we coined “push push?”

This trend has become ubiquitous within Leucadia as evidenced by a local apartment complex renamed “Housey Housey,” the Regal Seagull advertis-

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ing “Beery Beery” and even “Schooly Schooly,” a popular line of spirit wear sold by the Paul Ecke Central PTA in Leucadia. I’m sure I’m missing some others. So when the time came for Zach Zien and Steven Segal, who lived in Leucadia at the time, to come up with a name for their

ice cream concept, Scoopy Scoopy was almost an obvious choice. Zien is now a Cardiff resident whose day job is in real estate, and Segal came up with the concept of taking advantage of underutilized retail spaces rather than leasing their own. The Scoopy Scoopy partners started out using

SAN JUAN

Symbolizes purification, protection, and good fortune.

CELEBRATION

Music, food, and togetherness fill the eveningcelebrate summer!

Bump Coffee’s retail space and cash register in Cardiff in exchange for a portion of ice cream sales.

I love this concept, as they are currently setting up shop a block from me at Coffee Coffee in Leucadia, Friday-Sunday, 4:30-9:30 p.m.

Those are perfect hours to enjoy dinner at one of the many options in Leucadia, then walk over to Scoopy Scoopy and indulge in dessert at one of the most relaxing atmospheres around — in the courtyard of Coffee Coffee under the beautiful ipe tree. It’s a perfect spot to end the day, great people watching, while savoring some of the best ice cream around.

Besides their pop-up locations, Scoopy Scoopy has proven to be very popular at a wide range of events including festivals, birthdays, weddings and corporate events. They create dessert moments that are fresh, exciting, easy and completely stress-free.

spective.

As I was interviewing Zach for the podcast version of Lick the Plate (listen at www.lick-the-plate. com), it clicked that he is the son of San Diego celebrity chef Sam “The Cooking Guy” Zien, who has been a fixture on the San Diego culinary scene for years with his show and restaurant ventures.

In our interview, Zach goes into detail on what that was like growing up, seeing his dad rise to become a local celebrity of sorts with his endeavors. And it obviously inspired Zach to veer in that direction himself.

OK, so enough on the backstory, let’s talk about the goods, the fabulous ice cream at Scoopy Scoopy. It’s actually shipped in from Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream in Madison, Wis consin, and considered by many as amongst the best ice cream around.

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I could see this being a perfect addition to a traditional caterer or food truck,

Whipping up inventive soups, sandwiches & salads with an organic focus, we’ve got more than just greens: Organic co ee & smoothies

This has been validat ed by some locals I know with ties to Madison, along with the North American Ice Cream Association, which honored Choco

en that they are setting up shop all summer at one of my favorite locations anywhere further elevates the experience.

I counted over 50 flavors on their website, but they obviously can’t offer that many options at their pop-ups and events. Some of their rotating mix includes scoops of Zanzibar Chocolate, Old Fashioned Vanilla, Heaps of Love, Fat Elvis, Mango Untamed, Munchie Madness, Party Animal, Rubarb Crumble, Cotton Candy Twist, Kitty Kitty Bang Bang and Exhausted Parent (great name and includes Bourbon-spiked espresso ice cream swirled with bittersweet chocolate chunks). Scoopy Scoopy sells a 3.5-ounce single scoop for $5. Two scoops go for $7 and three scoops for $9. Chocolate and vanilla flavors are always offered and there’s a rotating variety of five to six other options available from week to

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O’side names fire chief

By Samantha Nelson

OCEANSIDE — The city has selected Fire Deputy Chief Jessamyn “Jess” Specht as its next fire chief.

Specht will succeed Chief Dave Parsons, who retires June 19 after more than 25 years with the Oceanside Fire Department and 31 years in the fire service.

Parsons joined the department in 2001 and rose through the ranks from firefighter-paramedic to fire captain, division chief and ultimately fire chief. During his four years as chief, he oversaw the opening of new Fire Stations 1 and 9, helped strengthen the city’s emergency preparedness programs and launched the department’s Hand Crew.

"It is hard to overstate the positive impact that Chief Parsons has had on our community,” City Manager Jonathan Borrego said.

SPECHT

“He established a strong work culture centered on professionalism and service to our community. His focus on succession planning led us to the admirable position of being able to select the next chief from within the organization, ensuring leadership continuity as we face the future.”

Specht joined the Oceanside Fire Department in 2003 as a firefighter-paramedic. At the time, breaking into the fire service was challenging, and he tested throughout California in hopes of finding an opportunity.

Oceanside was the first department to offer him a job. Though grateful for the opportunity, Specht initially viewed it as a chance to

gain experience before moving closer to his Northern California home. Instead, he grew to love the department, met his wife — a San Diego County native — and remained with the agency for more than two decades.

“I absolutely love working here and it has been so much fun watching the city transform over the past decade,” he said. “It is a special place and I often remind myself that people pay to come here and I get the honor of getting to work here every day.”

Like his predecessor, Specht advanced through the department’s ranks, serving as fire captain, battalion chief, division chief and deputy fire chief.

“I have always been someone that likes to continue to learn and push myself,” he said. “I was excited for the challenge and new responsibilities those roles would provide.”

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primary anchor tenant until its closure in April 2025.

The return marks a homecoming of sorts for Whole Foods, which previously operated a store at Pacific Station near South Coast Highway 101 from 2011 to 2017 — one of nine nationwide locations the company closed shortly before its acquisition by Amazon.

The Encinitas store is one of several new Whole Foods locations planned in San Diego County, including locations in Carmel Mountain Ranch and downtown San Diego.

The arrival of Whole Foods brings a grocery store

back to a shopping center that originally opened in 1981 as Wiegand Plaza. Over the years, the center’s anchor tenants have included Alpha Beta, Lucky Stores and Albertsons before Kohl’s took over the space.

The redevelopment is being designed by Long Beach-based architecture firm RDC, which was behind Del Mar Highlands Town Center, Fashion Valley and other prominent Southern California retail projects.

Encinitas Marketplace is currently home to Lawrance Furniture, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Chick-fil-A, The Kebab Shop and several smaller businesses. Verizon recently relocated to the center from another nearby

location on El Camino Real. Plans also show several additional retail spaces available for lease, including a 22,212-square-foot space adjacent to the future Whole Foods store. According to a JLL marketing brochure, Encinitas Marketplace attracts approximately 1.4 million visits annually and sits within one of North County’s busiest retail corridors. Whole Foods has not released details about the size of the new store. The company, founded in Austin, Texas, in 1980, operates more than 500 stores across North America and has become one of the nation’s largest retailers specializing in natural and organic foods.

Inland Rail Trail in Vista faces funding setback

By Leo Place

VISTA — Completion of the San Marcos to Vista section of the Inland Rail Trail will be delayed longer than officials previously hoped, after the San Diego Association of Governments was forced to return around $11.7 million in funding for the project’s final phase in Vista.

Once completed, the Inland Rail Trail will provide 21 miles of continuous bike-and-pedestrian pathway along the North County Transit District railroad tracks, connecting Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, and Escondido.

So far, 10.5 miles of uninterrupted trail have been completed between the Escondido Transit Center and Mar Vista Drive in the city of Vista. In 2024, crews began constructing Phase 3 of the project, a one-mile segment from Mar Vista Drive to Civic Center Drive in Vista.

Phase 3 is expected to be completed in the fall. The fourth and final phase, which will complete the two-mile gap from Civic Center Drive to North Drive, was planned to begin this year using around $11.7 million in funds awarded in 2021 during Cycle 5 of the California Transportation Commission’s Active Transportation Program.

However, SANDAG confirmed last month that they must return the funds to the state due to the risk of

the funds expiring. Officials said at a May budget review meeting that they are not far enough along in the project design to meet the state’s timely use of funds deadline.

“We weren’t ready. The money is going to expire. It’s earmarked for construction, so it wasn’t going to happen,” SANDAG CEO Mario Orso told the board at the May 8 board meeting.

The news has been troubling to Vista officials, including Vista City Councilmember Corinna Contreras, who represents the city on the SANDAG Board of Directors. She noted that previous SANDAG documents state that Phase 4 is in “final design,” when in reality, the project is not even

at 60% design.

“The problem is that Phase 4 of Vista, the last phase we need to complete, has been in design for a very long time,” Contreras told The Coast News. “I’m a newer rep to SANDAG, but it’s just unacceptable to me that we would not be done with the final design, which is why we have to give back this $11 million to the state that’s for construction.”

SANDAG Senior Director of Capital Delivery, Clint Peace, said it’s not just an issue of timing but also a need to reassess the costs and schedule for Phase 4.

As part of their budget, Peace said SANDAG set aside around $900,000 for the upcoming year to work

on the Phase 4 design, with the goal of reaching 60% design. SANDAG will re-evaluate if the segment can be done all at once or needs to be broken into smaller phases, and how much funding is needed.

“The project costs have gone way up from when they initially estimated that and got that money, so it’s a combination of the cost and the time,” Peace told the board.

SANDAG plans to reapply for Phase 4 funds in a future ATP cycle. If they do not return the money, the ATP funds will expire, and the agency will be unable to apply for future funding.

Phase 4 will connect the northernmost segment of the trail, located between

North Drive and North Melrose Drive, where the cities of Oceanside and Vista meet, to the rest of the trail from Civic Center Drive down into Escondido. The northernmost segment will be completed in 2021.

“This is a very important part of the Inland Rail Trail, and it connects to a great facility that the city of Vista created on North [Drive],” Contreras told the SANDAG board.

The current project budget is $34.2 million, according to SANDAG. In addition to ATP grants, funding sources include Bicycle Transportation Account grants, TransNet, the Transportation Enhancement Act, and the State Transportation Improvement Program.

The easternmost portion of the trail was constructed in the cities of Escondido and San Marcos in 2009. The city of Oceanside is currently planning the westernmost portion of the trail, which will extend 7.4 miles through the city’s boundaries.

County boosts budget proposal to $9.16 billion

San Diego County has revised its proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27 to $9.16 billion, up from the $9.15 billion spending plan unveiled in May, with the

Board of Supervisors scheduled to consider the updated proposal on June 25.

According to a county news release issued June 12, the increase reflects public feedback and recommendations from the chief administrative officer.

County officials said the revised budget strengthens public safety programs to meet responsibilities under Proposition 36 and supports health and safety-net programs affected by federal policy changes under House Resolution 1.

The proposed budget also expands behavioral health services and maintains investments in homelessness response, public health, infrastructure, libraries and parks.

The new spending plan is $522 million, or 6.1%, larger than the current fiscal year budget.

Behavioral Health Services, which is becoming a standalone county department, would receive an additional $15.3 million and 31 new positions under the revised proposal. The department’s budget would increase 12.4% to $1.4 billion.

The Department of Public Works would receive an additional $2.8 million to cover contracted utility services and road improvement projects.

The Sheriff’s Office would gain one additional full-time position, bring-

In loving memory of Alexander Roy Schmall

July 18, 1989May 28, 2026

Alexander Roy Schmall, affectionately known by many as “Alec the Umpire” was born July 18th, 1989 in San Diego, California.

After a four year battle with Lipo-Sarcoma, Alec quietly passed at his parents’ home in San Diego in the early hours of the morning on May 28th, 2026.

Alec was full of life, devoted to his family and genuinely loved other people.

He will be remembered by all those who knew him for his kindness, caring, amazing sense of humor, tenacity and approachability.

He had a keen whit and was very well read.

In loving memory of Carolyn Annette Rear Bourbeau

May 28, 1940June 1, 2026

Carolyn Annette Rear Bourdeau passed away peacefully at the age of 86.

Born in Minnesota to Idell and Palmer Rear, her family relocated to San Diego in 1942.

Carolyn raised three children—Annette, Johnny, and Matthew— with her first husband, John Rachow, while building a successful career in medical adminis-

He could intelligently discuss any subject from philosophy to science and history or politics and sports on any level.

Always eager to help out, Alec started volunteering as a youth baseball umpire at just thirteen years old.

By the age of fifteen he was a full member of the Baseball Umpires Association.

For a total of 20 seasons Alec umpired over 1000 games until his leg amputation in late 2022 forced him to retire.

Alec also worked for 18 years as a coach at youth baseball camps, taking an assertive interest in developing the skills of the young players.

Among Alec’s other accomplishments was that he earned the rank of Eagle Scout.

He was also a talented artist, painting many beautiful and introspective works of art which are proudly hung in his parents’ home.

Alec enjoyed working on cars, especially his prized Mustang GT; which he highly customized himself.

Another of his hob-

tration.

In 1988, she married Earl Bourdeau, her devoted partner of over 40 years. Together, they traveled the world, explored historic sites, and cherished family time at Lake Tahoe.

A talented artist, Carolyn also shared her creativity as a Set Director for the San Marcos Players.

Above all, she was known for her warmth, kindness, and devotion to family.

She was preceded in death by her son, John Rachow; stepson, Barry Bourdeau; and brother, Dayton Rear.

She is survived by her husband, Earl Bourdeau; daughter, Annette (Jeb); son, Matthew (Irina); eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Her legacy of love and creativity will be remembered always.

bies was tabletop Wargaming including the futuristic game Warhammer 40,000 and the WWII game Bolt Action.

He personally hand painted his collection of several hundreds of figures for those games for himself, his brother, his Father and friends.

Alec is survived by his parents; George and Nancy Schmall; His brother, sister-in-law and two nephews, Brent, Jazlynn, Weston and Barrett Schmall; His Grandfather Jack Loffmark; His uncle and Godfather Ronald Delane; His Godmother, Conchetta Lesser; and numerous other beloved Uncles, Aunts and cousins.

Services will be held at 2:00PM on Friday June 26th at St Therese Catholic Church located at 4355 Del Mar Trails Road San Diego, CA 92130.

This will be followed by a celebration of life in the Parish Hall.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers any donations be made to the Sarcoma Foundation of America in Alec’s honor.

May God bless the soul of Alexander Roy Schmall!

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Man gets 26 years in bus attack

By City News Service

VISTA — A man who

stabbed an MTS bus driver nearly a dozen times in Escondido was sentenced Tuesday to 26 years in state prison.

Mario Joseph Felix, 51, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in connection with the August 2024 attack, which prosecutors said began after he was told he could not ride the bus for free.

According to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, the bus driver was making a stop at the Escondido Sprinter Station when Felix boarded and asked for a free ride.

When the driver told him he needed to pay, Felix “became enraged, demanded the driver's wallet, and threatened to kill him,” then stabbed him multiple times in the stomach, shoulder and back, prosecutors said.

Witnesses followed Felix after the attack and pointed him out to police, who arrested him behind a trash bin, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

District Attorney Summer Stephan said in a statement following the sentencing that transportation workers should not have to fear for their safety while performing their jobs.

“No one should fear for their life as they are performing their job, especially while they are in service to others as the victim was in this case by providing transportation to commuters,” Stephan said.

Stephan said attacks on bus drivers and transportation workers have increased.

“Attacks against them will be taken seriously. I want to commend the victim for his courage in persisting in the pursuit of justice alongside our team despite all the severe injuries from this vicious attack and the emotional trauma that it caused,” Stephan said.

Gas prices fall to lowest level since March

By City News Service

REGION — The average price of a gallon of selfserve regular gasoline in San Diego County fell Wednesday for the 26th time in 27 days, dropping 3.6 cents to $5.71, its lowest level since March 19.

The average price has declined 45.8 cents over the past 27 days, according to figures from AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. Prices fell for four consecutive days, remained unchanged May 26, and resumed declining the following day.

Nationally, prices have dropped 53.9 cents over the past 27 days.

Trinity Theatre heads to Carlsbad

By Cameron Adams

CARLSBAD —

Access is an important part of the mission of the Trinity Theatre Company, according to founder Sean Boyd.

Boyd told The Coast News the company’s core tenets are universal collaboration, ubiquitous access, steadfast learning, innovative sustainability and infectious positivity.

Having built a community at its Mission Valley location, Trinity is expanding its reach into North County with a second location at The Shoppes at Carlsbad.

“We’re limited in North County,” Boyd said of the company’s current reach. “So to build that access means we’re going to welcome new people and I can’t wait to meet them.”

Boyd co-founded the nonprofit theater company as an 18-year-old senior at San Diego High School. He later earned a master’s degree in education from Point Loma Nazarene University.

Trinity Theatre Compa-

ny is about “much more than just putting on a show,” Boyd said.

“We want the community to be a part of the process,” Boyd said. “A dear friend of mine always put theater into a mathematical equation of actors plus audience equals theater. So if we’re not embedding the audience — if we’re not embedding a culture of community right at the onset, we’ve missed.”

The company’s first production at the Carlsbad location will be “The Addams Family,” with open auditions scheduled for the end of August.

The production is planned for actors ages 8 to 18, though Boyd said adult programming is also in the works.

“Our plan is to serve the entire community — 0 to 100,” he said. “There’s more opportunity coming.”

Trinity is also planning an open house featuring performances and other activities on Sept. 19.

NVA unveils 25th season lineup

By Gabbi Basa CARLSBAD — Carlsbad theater company

New Village Arts has announced the lineup for its 25th-anniversary season, which will run from August 2026 to July 2027.

NVA’s Season 25 centers around the importance of community and human connection, featuring four musicals and one play that speak to friendship, love and belonging, the company says.

“The arts are one of the best ways to create a village: a place where folks can gather to experience things that are outside of their own lived experiences,” said Kristianne Kurner, NVA’s founder and artistic

director.

Season 25 kicks off with “We Will Rock You,” a musical written by Ben Elton featuring more than 20 songs by Queen. The production will run Aug. 7 to Sept. 20, 2026. Single tickets go on sale on July 1.

“As You Like It,” a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery, will run from Oct. 16 to Nov. 19, 2026.

Directed by Kurner, the production features an original folk-pop score by Taub and marks a return to the New Village Arts’ inaugural season.

“Cabaret,” the classic musical by Kander and Ebb, will run Jan. 29 to

Mar. 14, 2027. As part of its 25-year anniversary season, NVA has also announced “The Audacious Initiative,” a new donor-funded program that spotlights locally made productions. It’s inaugural production, “Furlough’s Paradise,” an original play by a.k. Payne, directed by Kali Boston, will run from April 9 to May 9, 2027. To close out the season, a musical adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” will run from June 4 to July 18, 2027.

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San Luis Rey powwow brings tribes together

By Samantha Nelson OCEANSIDE

— The San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians welcomed the public and tribes from across the region and country to its 26th annual Inter-Tribal Powwow over the weekend.

Held each year on the grounds of Mission San Luis Rey, the two-day powwow invites tribes to share customs, enjoy tribal music and dancing, shop among arts and crafts vendors, and participate in other cultural activities.

The central focus of the powwow was the dancing

arena, where dancers from local and visiting tribes wore colorful, elaborate regalia representing their people and ancestry as they performed traditional dances passed down through generations. Each dance carries its own purpose and meaning.

The San Luis Rey Band is made up of Luiseño people, or payómkawichum, which means “people of the west.” Luiseño people are native to Southern California, including parts of North San Diego County and southern Riverside County.

The San Luis Rey Band is associated with six other Luiseño tribes: La Jolla, Pala, Pauma, Pechanga, Rincon and Soboba.

While many Luiseño people live on reservations throughout the region, most now reside in cities. Despite this, the San Luis Rey Band has maintained its identity as a people on its ancestral tribal lands in Oceanside.

According to the tribe, its people face ongoing challenges in preserving what remains of their cultural heritage and passing it on to future generations. One way they do so is by hosting the

annual powwow, inviting both Native and non-Native people to participate in workshops and activities that teach payómkawichum culture.

The San Luis Rey Mission Indian Foundation is the event’s primary sponsor. Supporting tribes include Barona, Soboba, Pauma/ Yuima, Pechanga, the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians and the Colorado River Indian Tribes.

Other supporters include California State Parks, CSG Visual Communications, Frazier Farms and Grand Pacific Resorts.

Three arrested in series of Jeep thefts in Carlsbad

By Cameron Adams CARLSBAD —

Three arrests have been made in connection with a string of Jeep thefts following a coordinated countywide law enforcement effort, according to the Carlsbad Police Department.

Since August 2025, at least 12 thefts involving Jeeps have been reported in Carlsbad, including two in May.

On June 4, CPD and the San Diego County Regional Auto Theft Task Force conducted a coordinated surveillance operation that led to the arrests of Jesus Lupian, 29, Omar Quezada, 22, and Antonio Sanchez, 24, according to a department news release.

After several hours of surveillance, detectives identified a Jeep they believed the suspects had stolen in the Hillcrest area.

Officers initially attempted to stop the vehicle but were unsuccessful.

They later pursued the suspected stolen Jeep south on Interstate 5 until it exited in Chula Vista.

The pursuit, which reached speeds of about 100 mph, ended when the driver lost control of the vehicle near the intersection of H Street and Broadway.

The driver, identified as Lupian of San Diego, was transported to a local hospital for medical evaluation before being booked into San Diego Central Jail on charges of vehicle theft, felony evading, conspiracy to commit vehicle theft and possession of burglary tools, according to the release.

Shortly after Lupian's arrest, officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle investigators had linked to most of the 12 thefts. Police said the connection was established through investigative work and the use

of automated license plate readers.

Investigators believe the vehicle and the stolen Jeeps were driven into Mexico shortly after the thefts occurred.

Quezada and Sanchez, both residents of Mexico, were arrested during the traffic stop on suspicion of vehicle theft, conspiracy to commit vehicle theft and possession of burglary tools, according to the release.

Both men were booked into the Vista Detention Facility.

Police credited automated license plate reader technology and regional cooperation among law enforcement agencies.

Motorcyclist, 71, seriously injured in Heights crash

A 71-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries last week in a three-vehicle crash in Del Mar Heights, according to the San Diego Police Department.

The collision occurred around 3:15 p.m.June 10 in the 13800 block of Mango Drive near Del Mar Heights Road.

Police said the rider of a 2017 Ducati motorcycle

was traveling northbound on Mango Drive when a 2025 Chevrolet Trax exiting a parking lot on the east side of the street turned left into the motorcycle’s path.

The motorcycle struck the front of the SUV and then collided with a southbound 2017 Lexus, ejecting the rider from the motorcycle, according to authorities.

The motorcyclist suffered an open fracture of the tibia and fibula in his right leg and was transported to a hospital. Police said the injuries were serious but not considered life-threatening.

The driver of the Chevrolet, a 51-year-old woman, was not injured. The condition of the Lexus driver was not immediately available.

Investigators said alcohol was not a factor in the crash.

Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

— City News Service

Escondido man arrested in stepmom’s death

An Escondido man has been arrested in connection with the death of his stepmother, authorities

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our responsibility,” Allman said.

Trustee Phan Anderson noted that the district is home to a diverse community with different viewpoints and that it should remain neutral and focus on education.

“We have a group of people who refer to a phrase in the yearbook as unified. And we have a group of people who refer to a phrase in the yearbook as horrified,” Anderson said.

Trustees Rimga Viskanta and Smith said restricting senior quotes in the yearbook would essentially be telling students what they can and cannot publish, which could result in a lawsuit.

“As far as freedom of speech, it is so treasured, and it can be so difficult to define. Where I stand right now with allowing yearbook statements or not … these things have gone to court. It’s not a simple situation, and I certainly don’t feel qualified to be the arbiter of speech,” Viskanta said. “I don’t know that we have the authority to say what they can or cannot do.”

The superintendent echoed these concerns, advising the board that this may not fall under their authority. However, at the board’s direction, Staffieri said she would consult with the district’s legal counsel.

“To say here, quotes or no quotes, I don’t believe that’s an appropriate role of the board in a student-generated publication,” Staffieri said.

Viskanta also noted that the district has not al-

ways been consistent in its responses to certain incidents and said it needs to be less reactive. Smith agreed.

“This is important; we can be thoughtful about it,” Smith said.

Student impacts

The family members of the student, whose name is withheld to protect her privacy, said her quote was an expression of pride in her Palestinian heritage and her desire for her people to be free.

They told the San Dieguito Union High School District board on Wednesday that her name and photo have been shared online, and that a group of parents also created a WhatsApp chat to doxx the student and share hateful comments.

A member of the chat reached out to The Coast News after publication of this story and denied the claims of doxxing, and said the Whatsapp chat in question predated this incident.

The student was also called into a meeting with Canyon Crest principal Brett Killeen, who sent out a schoolwide email calling the quote “deeply hurtful and offensive.”

Eddie Adams, the student’s stepfather, said she is a “peaceful young woman and has no hate in her heart.”

“As [the student’s] stepfather, I can attest and stress that her use of the phrase ‘from the river to the sea’ was meant in a small but nonetheless meaningful manner to both celebrate her Palestinian identity, of which she is very proud, and to bear witness to the struggles of Palestinians in their historical homeland

and throughout their forced diaspora,” he said.

Carmen Nichols, who is Palestinian, said “from the river to the sea” reflects years of oppression faced by Palestinians and their aspiration for freedom. She recounted how her mother’s family was displaced from their home in Haifa by Israeli settlers and experienced violence.

“What happened to the Palestinian people, my peo-

rope. That’s how it’s perceived,” said resident Dan Brown. “With that 80 years of history, there’s really no debate on the intention of that phrase.”

Resident Alicia Schumer noted that there have been several antisemitic incidents in the district, including swastikas being painted in bathrooms and the formation of a human swastika at San Dieguito Academy.

When people say this is an antisemitic claim, what they’re really saying is ‘Palestinian voices should be silenced.’

Michael Provence Professor, Middle Eastern history, UC San Diego

ple, is real. And it reflects displacement,” said Nichols. “When we say ‘from the river to the sea,’ we are expressing a hope for the end of an apartheid in Israel and liberation for all Palestinians between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. And if there is confusion about what those words mean, the answer should be dialogue, not censorship.”

Other community members insisted the phrase represents something hateful, and said yearbook supervisors and other school leaders should not have allowed it to be included in the yearbook.

“Much as in the same way it would be if someone in the yearbook wrote ‘Blood and soil’ or ‘We will not be replaced,’ or made reference to a lynching

“How many more incidents of antisemitism must occur before this district takes meaningful action? Why do there appear to be so few consequences when antisemitic incidences are reported?” asked Schumer. “I do not place the blame on the students. I place the responsibility on the adults that are entrusted with leading, supervising, and managing this district.”

The exact origins of the phrase have been disputed, but experts studying the region’s history note that over the decades, variants of the phrase referencing the area from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River have been used by both Israelis and Palestinians.

Michael Provence, a professor of Middle Eastern history at UC San Diego who has studied the

announced last week. Christopher Ryan Trudell, 43, was taken into custody June 7 by San Diego County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of murder, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began May 28 when deputies from the Sheriff’s Office’s San Marcos Station responded to a residence in the 1600 block of Citrus Hills Lane in an unincorporated area near Escondido.

Deputies found the resident, 78-year-old Marytrese Comer, dead at the scene.

Although there were no obvious signs of trauma, the Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit assumed responsibility for the investigation due to what authorities described as “suspicious circumstances.”

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office took custody of Comer’s body to determine the cause and manner of death.

Trudell was being held without bail pending last week’s arraignment in North County Superior Court.

— City News Service

region for decades, said the phrase dates back to Zionist groups in the 1940s and was later adopted by the Palestine Liberation Front in the 1960s to carry an inverse meaning, expressing a desire for Palestinian freedom.

Provence noted that Israel’s right-wing party Likud has also used the phrase in the past, in the form of “between the sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty.”

“In the last few years, the ADL and other pro-Israel lobbying groups have made an ideological claim that the phrase, the expression, is somehow not aspirational, but antisemitic or even genocidal, which I think is not a credible claim,” he said. “When people say this is an antisemitic claim, what they’re really saying is ‘Palestinian voices should be silenced.’”

There have been other instances nationwide in the past few years in which students have faced criticism for using the phrase as their yearbook quote, resulting in their photos and names being widely shared online.

Video outcry

This is not the first time that a student or teacher mentioning or acknowledging Palestine has received backlash in the San Dieguito Union High School District.

Last month, a social studies teacher at Torrey Pines High School participated in a student-made video speaking about men’s mental health. In the video, he is seated at a desk with various flags hanging in the classroom, including the Palestinian flag, which is

present in the background. Screenshots from the video were widely shared online, with comments criticizing the teacher and the district. PeerK12, an advocacy group for Jewish civil rights in education run by the Israeli-American Civic Education Institute, called the flag a “highly controversial political symbol” and said they were contacted by Jewish families who were offended by the video.

Staffieri addressed the situation at the board’s April 23 meeting, stating that the video had been reviewed and approved by the district and administrators, and that a screenshot of the video had been shared online without context.

However, she clarified that the video was taken down to avoid further misunderstanding.

“What you don’t see is the full perimeter of the AP Social Science classroom, which is adorned with dozens of flags from around the world including three US flags and an Israeli flag. The image in the video was interpreted by some as a political statement. It was not,” Staffieri said.

She also noted that making accusations online without context can be dangerous. She said that in April, law enforcement responded to one of the district schools after threats were made against a staff member.

“The point is, statements taken out of context with the intent to provoke the community against a school, or against a staff member, can have very real and potentially dangerous consequences,” Staffieri said.

The Plot thickens at Plantscape

jano’s garden

It’s a cool summer evening in South Oceanside. The breeze is blowing through the large vegetable garden brimming with elephant ear kale, tiny golden summer squash, fragrant basil and all the summer vegetables that will fit into 10 giant metal horse troughs.

Of course, the bins aren’t horse troughs, but 8-foot metal raised beds. And the troughs aren’t the only magical trompe l’oeil we will experience tonight, but dozens of vegetables transformed into appetizers, entrees and desserts.

This is Plantscape, a quarterly showcase of The Plot’s vegan cuisine, with 30 guests enjoying a threehour, 10-course tasting menu. “We host Plantscape every few months to allow our chefs to experiment with new menu items that just might be featured on our nightly Tasting Menu," co-founder Jessica Waite said. "We want our chefs to play with the plants that are growing right now, and tempt our guests with new creations.”

Jessica likes to call the food about to be served

“boundary bending, featuring what is available right now in our 1,000-squarefoot garden. We utilize the best and the brightest vegetables that are ripe today! Our chefs walk through the 10 garden beds each morning to locate only those vegetables that will fit onto the menu."

The Plot Garden Project details are available on Facebook as well. Presently the project has expanded to the street, and Tremont Avenue is now bursting with vegetables planted in metal raised beds and avail-

able for harvest from local neighbors.

The Mission

Jessica and her husband, Davin Waite, are on a mission ”to create a vibrant community hub that promotes health and sustainability through an urban garden and food lab. Our goal is to develop and popularize methods of cooking that reduce reliance on extractive farming practices while creating products that encourage access to plant-forward diet choices.”

Davin has been rec-

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ognized for his skills at his Oceanside sushi restaurant, Wrench and Rodent Seasbasstropub, and received the 2022 Sustainability Advocate Award from the California Travel Association. He and Jessica have also been recognized for one of the Best New Restaurants in Vegetarian Times and Best New Restaurant in San Diego 2020 by San Diego Magazine.

“Davin’s work at The Plot is a spin-off of the amazing artistry he applies to sushi, but now he does it with vegetables instead of fish,” Jessica said

Plantscape

surprised us all

Tasting menu items at Plantscape included:

• “Tuna” and cucumber cake — Looks like tuna, but a carefully orchestrated sleight of hand that transformed large red radishes into brilliant red slices, which alternated with the cucumber, and was topped with Scratch House whipped cream “cheese.”

• The grand finale — Two-layer lasagna with shiitake duxelles, garden squash, Scratch House ricotta and topped with a golden layer of blistered cherry and sungold tomatoes. This entrée was well-worth waiting for, and nothing like your Italian grandmother’s traditional lasagna.

• Dessert — A trio of vegan desserts began with a grilled peach and burrata, zucchini tiramisu and the lightest orange, basil and fig granita.

Thanks to staff

This amazing meal was presented by the talented staff including: Davin Waite, head chef; Travis Roe, executive chef; Josh Arnold, sous chef; Jared Wood, sous chef; and Tony Howe, Scratch House

cheese. The guests were served by Jaz Valentino, Ruby Martinez and Cameron Brown; Nancy Medel provided music. The Plot restaurant and The Plot Garden Project are located at 1733 S. Coast Hwy, Oceanside. Open every day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4-9 p.m. Takeout available. Call 442-266-8200 for reservations. The restaurant will be open on Father’s Day for Sunday Brunch.

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Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date speci ed, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date speci ed), 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 certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed 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 Certi cate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certi ed copy is required.

A certi ed copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O ce 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 certi ed copies. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date speci ed, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is led 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 speci ed 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 led with the court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Filed Date: 06/02/2026

Brad A. Weinreb

Judge of the Superior Court.

06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32552

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF THOMAS ROBERT WARD

Case # 26PE001498C

To all heirs, bene ciaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Thomas Robert Ward

A Petition for Probate has been led by Carrie Spring Ward in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

The Petition for Probate requests that Carrie Spring Ward be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the le kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person les an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: July 01, 2026; Time: 1:30 PM; in Dept.: 502. Court address: 1100 Union St., San Diego CA 92101, Central Courthouse. (https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/ sdcourt/probate2/probatevh) Court appearances may be made either in person or virtually, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Virtual appearances must be made using the department’s Microsoft Teams (“MS Teams”) video link; or by calling the department’s MS Teams conference phone number and using the assigned conference ID number. The MS Teams video conference links and phone numbers can be found at www.sdcourt.ca.gov/ ProbateHearings. Plan to check in 15 minutes prior to the scheduled hearing time. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or le written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must le your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of rst issuance of letters to a

general personal representative, as de ned in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may a ect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the le kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may le with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the ling of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Andrew W. Gilliland 1902 Wright Pl., Ste 200 Carlsbad CA 92008

Telephone: 760.237.0323

06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32544

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSECHANGE OF NAME CASE# 26CU029751N TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): Janine Marie Taylor led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Nathaniel John Alebachew Taylor change to proposed name: Nathaniel John Taylor 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 le 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 led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On July 17, 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 nd your court’s website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/find-my-court. htm.)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed 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 speci ed, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date speci ed), 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 certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed 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 Certi cate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certi ed copy is required.

A certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O ce 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 certi ed copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date speci ed, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is led 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 speci ed 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 led with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Filed Date: 06/01/2026

Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32525

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 26CU029624C TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): Kalya de Leon Duong led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

a. Present name: Kayla de Leon Duong change to proposed name: Kayla de Leon

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 le 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 led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On July 15, 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 nd your court’s website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/find-my-court. htm.)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

The court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed 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 speci ed, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date speci ed), 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 certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed 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 Certi cate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certi ed copy is required.

A certi ed copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O ce 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 certi ed copies. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date speci ed, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is led, 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 speci ed 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 led with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Filed Date: 06/01/2026

Michael S. Groch

Judge of the Superior Court 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32507

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - CHANGE OF NAME CASE# 26CU028589C TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Kalya de Leon Duong fka Kayla de Leon on behalf of minors led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Present name: Laylani Kay de Leon Duong change to proposed name: Laylani Kay de Leon

b. Present name: Lance Thai de Leon Duong change to proposed name: Lance de Leon

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 le 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 led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On July 14, 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 nd your court’s website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/find-my-court. htm.)

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed 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 speci ed, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date speci ed), 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 certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed 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 Certi cate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certi ed copy is required.

A certi ed copy of Decree

Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change

of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O ce 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 certi ed copies. If all the requirements have not been met as of the date speci ed, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is led, 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 speci ed 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 led with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Filed Date: 05/27/2026

Michael S. Groch Judge of the Superior Court 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32497

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSECHANGE OF NAME CASE# 26CU028053N TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): Loren Hudie & Patrick Hudie led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Charlotte Hazel Hudie change to proposed name: Caroline Hazel Hudie 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 le 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 led, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: On July 10, 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 nd your court’s website, go to www. courts.ca.gov/find-my-court. htm.) NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents led as of the date speci ed 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 speci ed, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date speci ed), 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 certi cate, social security card, driver license, passport, and other identi cation, a certi ed 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 Certi cate (JC Form #NC230) may be required. Contact the agency(ies) who issues the legal document that needs to be changed, to determine if a certi ed copy is required.

A certi ed copy of Decree Changing Name (JC Form #NC130) or Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth’ Certi cate (JC Form #NC-230) may be obtained from the Civil Business O ce 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 certi ed copies.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date speci ed, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions. If a timely objection is led, 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 speci ed 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 led with the court. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Filed Date: 05/22/2026 Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32462

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9013500

Filed: Jun 16, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Caliwood Co. Located at: 1080 Naomi Dr., Vista CA 92083 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Diana Granados, 1080 Naomi Dr., Vista CA 92083. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Diana Granados, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32587

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9013412

Filed: Jun 16, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. TC By FC. Located at: 550 Los Arbolitos Blvd. #14, Oceanside CA 92058 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Felipe Cardenas, 550 Los Arbolitos Blvd. #14, Oceanside CA 92058. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above

as of: 06/12/2026 S/Felipe Cardenas, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32586

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9013295 Filed: Jun 12, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Dancing Dog Events. Located at: 2061 Cottage Way, Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Susan Barbato Ms., 2061 Cottage Way, Vista CA 92081. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Susan Barbato Ms., 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32585

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011523 Filed: May 21, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Celtic Roots Acupuncture. Located at: 2307 Caringa Way #C, Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jacinta Fisher Wagoner, 2307 Caringa Way #C, Carlsbad CA 92009. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 04/20/2026 S/Jacinta Fisher Wagoner, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32582

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012754 Filed: Jun 08, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. BuildCost.io; B. BuildCost. Located at: 3352 Driver Way, Oceanside CA 92056 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Grangewell Ventures LLC, 3352 Driver Way, Oceanside CA 92056. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/18/2026 S/Michael Criswell, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32580

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9013333 Filed: Jun 15, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. A. C. Earth Werks. Located at: 6733 Luciernaga Pl., Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jessie Christopher Orocio Aguayo, 6733 Luciernaga Pl., Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/15/2026 S/ Jessie Christopher Orocio Aguayo, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32579

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9013240

Filed: Jun 12, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Twin Rise Haus. Located at: 466 W. Los Angeles Dr., Vista CA 92083 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Kristine Lianne Castro, 466 W. Los Angeles Dr., Vista CA 92083. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Kristine Lianne Castro, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32578

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9010706

Filed: May 13, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. LoadRight Services. Located at: 4035 Highland Ave. #7, San Diego CA 92105 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jovany Hernandez, 4035 Highland Ave. #7, San Diego CA 92105. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 03/09/2026 S/Jovany Hernandez, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32577

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012532

Filed: Jun 04, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Farkas Tax Advisors. Located at: 1947 Camino Vida Roble #104, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 1801 E. Camelback Rd. #201, Phoenix AZ 85016. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Farkas OPCO LLC, 1801 E. Camelback Rd. #201, Phoenix AZ 85016. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/01/2025 S/Joseph Dixon, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32576

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012815

Filed: Jun 08, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. NonConventionalKrafts (NCK). Located at: 2982 Ora Avo Terr., Vista CA 92084 San Diego.

Business Mailing Address:

Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. On The Level General Contractors Inc., 2982 Ora Avo Terr., Vista CA 92084. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/02/2004 S/Janis L. Arendsen, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32575

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9013078

Filed: Jun 10, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Better Bones RX. Located at: 171 Saxony Rd., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Wendy Green Physical Therapy PC, 7040 Avenida Encinas #104, Carlsbad CA 92011. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Wendy Zastoupil Green, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32574

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9011568

Filed: May 21, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Qi Acupuncture and Wellness. Located at: 215 Hwy 101 #109, Solana Beach CA 92075 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Lidia Domagalska, 215 Hwy 101 #109, Solana Beach CA 92075. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 04/24/2026 S/Lidia Domagalska, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32572

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011920

Filed: May 27, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Resilient Brain Health. Located at: 11622 El Camino Real #100, San Diego CA 92130 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 4479 Heritage Glen Ln., San Diego CA 92130. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Mili Rajendra Parikh, 4479 Heritage Glen Ln., San Diego CA 92130. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 08/01/2025 S/Mili Rajendra Parikh, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32571

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9013102

Filed: Jun 10, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Ultimate Body Solutions; B. BodyByDrea. Located at: 3133 Tiger Run Ct. #108, Carlsbad CA 92010 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Andrea Nicole Tagalog, 3133 Tiger Run Ct. #108, Carlsbad CA 92010. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 04/01/2010 S/Andrea N. Tagalog, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32568

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011065 Filed: May 15, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Coastal Pantry SD. Located at: 578 Echo Ln., San Marcos CA 92078 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Douglas Toshiaki Fujikawa, 578 Echo Ln., San Marcos CA 92078; 2. Wendy Ann Garn, 578 Echo Ln., San Marcos CA 92078. This business is conducted by: CoPartners. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Douglas Toshiaki Fujikawa, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32567

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9013004

Filed: Jun 09, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Solscribe Mobile Notary. Located at: 1637 E. Valley Pkwy #2015, Escondido CA 92027 San Diego. Business

Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business

Mailing Address: 1. Rene C Gomez, Trustee of GOAT Trust, 1637 E. Valley Pkwy #2015, Escondido CA 92027. This business is conducted by: A Trust. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Rene C. Gomez, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32566

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9013003

Filed: Jun 09, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Regina Heels Publishing. Located at: 1637 E. Valley Pkwy #2015, Escondido CA 92027 San Diego. Business

Mailing Address: Same.

Registrant Name and Business

Mailing Address: 1. Rene C Gomez, Trustee of GOAT Trust, 1637 E. Valley Pkwy #2015, Escondido CA 92027. This business is conducted by: A Trust. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Rene C. Gomez, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32565

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9013002 Filed: Jun 09, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Regina Heels Records. Located at: 1637 E. Valley Pkwy #2015, Escondido CA 92027 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Rene C Gomez, Trustee of GOAT Trust, 1637 E. Valley Pkwy #2015, Escondido CA 92027. This business is conducted by: A Trust. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Rene C. Gomez, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10/2026 CN 32564

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012906 Filed: Jun 09, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. North County Athletic Complex. Located at: 399 Compass Rd., Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. A&C Legacy LLC, 399 Compass Rd., Oceanside CA 92054. 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/Ermalinda Cote, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32561

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012243 Filed: Jun 01, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Bespoke Digital Marketing. Located at: 3608 Kingston St., Carlsbad CA 92010 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Delon Grayot, 3608 Kingston St., Carlsbad CA 92010. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Delon Grayot, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32559

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012413

Filed: Jun 03, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. ICD SITRA. Located at: 600 W. Broadway #700, San Diego CA 92101 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Trafalgar Construction LLC, 5900 Balcones Dr. #100, Austin TX 78731. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/15/2026 S/Jose Santiago Almeida Falomir, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32554

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011910

Filed: May 27, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Grounded in Growth. Located at: 1450 Market St. #229, San Diego CA 92101 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Dr Dani Schaer Psychologist PC, 1450 Market St. #229, San Diego CA 92101. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Danielle Schaer, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32551

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012164

Filed: May 29, 2026 with County

of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. SoCal Screens. Located at: 466 N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd. #G, San Marcos CA 92069 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Travis Allen Knapp, 466 N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd. #G, San Marcos CA 92069. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Travis A. Knapp, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32547

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012459

Filed: Jun 03, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Lean Volunteer Publishing. Located at: 765 Dorothea Ave., San Marcos CA 92069 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. David Karl Meader, 765 Dorothea Ave., San Marcos CA 92069. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/03/2026 S/David Karl Meader, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32546

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012176 Filed: Jun 01, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. TriCity Built. Located at: 841 Hampton Ct., Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: PO Box 2232, Vista CA 92085. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Brittan Garret Anderson, PO Box 2232, Vista CA 92085. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Brittan Garret Anderson, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32545

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012172 Filed: May 29, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. VetroPro Window Cleaning; B. Vetro Pro Window Cleaning. Located at: 1613 Anza Ave., Vista CA 92084 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jesse Omar Hernandez, 1613 Anza Ave., Vista CA 92084. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 07/30/2024 S/Jesse Omar Hernandez, 06/12, 06/19,

06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32542

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012002 Filed: May 28, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Small Wonders. Located at: 1495 Clearview Way, San Marcos CA 92078 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Lori Joyce, 1495 Clearview 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: 05/18/2026 S/Lori Joyce, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32540

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012383 Filed: Jun 03, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Sober Dad. Located at: 2244 Faraday Ave., San Diego CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 2244 Faraday #153, Carlsbad CA 92008. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Shappell Ventures LLC, 1111 6th Ave. Ste 500 #739472, San Diego CA 92008. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/20/2026 S/Nicholas Brian Shappell, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32537

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012382 Filed: Jun 03, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Ironclad Medical. Located at: 2244 Faraday Ave., Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 2244 Faraday #153, Carlsbad CA 92008. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Shappell Ventures LLC, 1111 6th Ave. Ste 500 #739472, San Diego CA 92101. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/20/2026 S/Nicholas Brian Shappell, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32536

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9010640 Filed: May 12, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious

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Business Name(s): A. Bullion

Loop; B. Low Premium

Bullion; C. Discrete Metal.

Located at: 1106 2nd St. #170, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing

Address: Same. Registrant

Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Synergistics LLC, 1106 2nd St. #170, 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: 05/04/2026 S/Todd A. Stennett, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32535

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9011765

Filed: May 26, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. AFB Warehouse. Located at: 340 Rancheros Dr. #170, San Marcos CA 92069 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 1664 Milan Way, San Marcos CA 92078. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Apartment Finish Boards Inc., 1664 Milan Way, San Marcos CA 92078. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Tamara Langmead, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32534

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9012144

Filed: May 29, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. 4Ever Bookkeeping. Located at: 816 Malibu Point Way, Oceanside CA 92058 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business

Mailing Address: 1. Everardo Aguilar, 816 Malibu Point Way, Oceanside CA 92058. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Everardo Aguilar, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26, 07/03/2026 CN 32533

Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name #2026-9012136 Filed: May 29, 2026 with San Diego County Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s)

To Be Abandoned: A. Katerina Belesi. Located at: 11170 Taloncrest Way #56, San Diego CA 92126 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. The Fictitious Business Name Referred to

Above was Filed in San Diego County on: 05/29/2026 and assigned File # 20249018359. Fictitious Business Name is being Abandoned By: 1. Aikaterini Belesi, 11170 Taloncrest Way #56, San Diego CA 92126. The Business is Conducted by: An Individual. S/ Aikaterini Belesi, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32531

Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name #2026-9012324 Filed: Jun 02, 2026 with San Diego County Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s) To Be Abandoned: A. GC Masonry. Located at: 1321 E. Indian Rock Rd., Vista CA 92084 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. The Fictitious Business Name Referred to Above was Filed in San Diego County on: 04/27/2023 and assigned File # 2023-9009393. Fictitious Business Name is being Abandoned By: 1. Guzman Gaytan Cruz, 1321 E. Indian Rock Rd., Vista CA 92084. The Business is Conducted by: An Individual. S/Guzman Gaytan Cruz, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32530

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012212 Filed: Jun 01, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Swift and Sparrow Press; B. Real Life Professional Organizing. Located at: 1079 Shadowridge Dr. #81, Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Bethel Joy Swift-Munoz, 1079 Shadowridge Dr. #81, Vista Ca 92081; 2. Jesus Munoz Lorca, 1079 Shadowridge Dr. #81, Vista CA 92081. This business is conducted by: A Married Couple. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 09/01/2019 S/Bethel Joy SwiftMunoz, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32529

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012178

Filed: Jun 01, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Orientation Publishing. Located at: 29668 Hoxie Ranch Rd., Vista CA 92084 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Christopher Thomas Ingram, 29668 Hoxie Ranch Rd., Vista CA 92084. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/01/2026 S/Christopher T. Ingram, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32527

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011042

Filed: May 15, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Commonplace. Located at: 1037 Golden Rd., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jean Andrea Herold, 1037 Golden Rd., 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/Jean Andrea Herold, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32526

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012207

Filed: Jun 01, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. AlinaStretching. Located at: 10940 Scripps Ranch Blvd. #2D, San Diego CA 92131 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Alina Urbanovich, 10940 Scripps Ranch Blvd. #2D, San Diego CA 92131. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/01/2026 S/Alina Urbanovich, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32511

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012249

Filed: Jun 01, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Nomad Organizing. Located at: 3790 Manchester Ave., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same.

Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Ariuna Munkueva, 3790 Manchester Ave., 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/Ariuna Munkueva, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32510

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012100

Filed: May 29, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Paci c View AI. Located at: 357 Chestnut Ave. #12, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same.

Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. George William Resch Jr., 357 Chestnut Ave. #12, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/George William Resch Jr., 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32509

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012111 Filed: May 29, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk.

Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Concierge Fitness; B. Crown Coast Living. Located at: 2101 Manchester Ave. #H Cardi CA 92007 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Ingrid Johnson, 2101 Manchester Ave. #H, Cardi CA 92007. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 04/02/2014 S/Ingrid Johnson, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32508

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011959 Filed: May 28, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. FO Supply. Located at: 1747 Sorrel Ct., Carlsbad CA 92011 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Pamela Day Designs, Inc., 1747 Sorrel Ct., Carlsbad CA 92011. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Gregory Day, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32506

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9011295 Filed: May 19, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Proactive Therapy Partners. Located at: 2177 Salk Ave. #175, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: PO Box 231026, Encinitas CA 92023-1026. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Sharon Kathleen Thompson, PO Box 231026, Encinitas CA 920231026. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Sharon Kathleen Thompson, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32505

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012170 Filed: May 29, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Malibu Terra Studio. Located at: 7045 Surfbird Cir., Carlsbad CA 92011 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Renata Tylka, 7045 Surfbird Cir., Carlsbad CA 92011. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/29/2026 S/Renata Tylka, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32504

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011886

Filed: May 27, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Gnomo Nation. Located at: 13370 Tiverton Rd., San Diego CA 92130 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Margaret Hazel Easton, 13370 Tiverton Rd., San Diego CA 92130. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/26/2026 S/Margaret Hazel Easton, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32503

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011934 Filed: May 27, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Earth & Elixir. Located at: 1037 Gardena Rd., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Reyna Christina Bailey, 1037 Gardena Rd., 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/Reyna C. Bailey, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32502

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011537 Filed: May 21, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Totalis. Located at: 2344 Caringa Way #C, Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Saba Pasha, 2344 Caringa Way #C, Carlsbad CA 92009. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Saba Pasha, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32501

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9010790

Filed: May 13, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Healing Sanctuary RSF. Located at: 18029 Calle Ambiente #506, Rancho Santa Fe CA 92091 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 675 Kellogg St., San Marcos CA 92078. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Acupuncture RSF Inc., 675 Kellogg St., San Marcos CA 92078. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/21/2021 S/Chelsie Black, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32500

Statement #2026-9011368

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011782

Filed: May 26, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Sacred Chaos Doula Services. Located at: 612 Birch Dr., Oceanside CA 92058 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Christina Michele Karlstromer, 612 Birch Dr., Oceanside CA 92058. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Christina Michele Karlstromer, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32496

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012029

Filed: May 28, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Talaria Tactics. Located at: 1354 Hermes Ave., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Austin Cassidy, 1354 Hermes Ave., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 04/27/2026 S/Austin Cassidy, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32495

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9012059

Filed: May 29, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Coastal Squeeze. Located at: 1253 Linalda Dr., El Cajon CA 92021 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Kelly Sue Olsen, PO Box 2042, El Cajon CA 92021; 2. Raymond James Olsen, PO Box 2042, El Cajon CA 92021. 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/Kelly S. Olsen, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32494

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9011447

Filed: May 20, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Grow SD Agave. Located at: 991 Loma Santa Fe Dr. #C 457, Solana Beach CA 92075 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Bertz LLC, 991 Santa Fe Dr. #C 457, Solana Beach CA 92075. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/19/2026 S/Alberto Nunez, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32491

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9011243

Filed: May 18, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. MedEx For Vets. Located at: 863 Bowsprit Rd. #304, Chula Vista CA 91914 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. MedEx Nursing Corp, 863 Bowsprit Rd. #304, Chula Vista CA 91914. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Annalisa Chery, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32490

Fictitious Business Name

Filed: May 19, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Stillings Technology Group; B. Stillings Technology Services. Located at: 8011 Sitio Caucho, Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 1084 N. El Camino Real #B-267, Encinitas CA 92024. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Stillings Technology Group LLC, 1084 N. El Camino Real #B-267, 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: 05/01/2026 S/Alex B. Stillings, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32485

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011757 Filed: May 26, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. 78 Electric. Located at: 755 Oleander Pl., Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. John Houston Blackburn, 755 Oleander Pl., Vista CA 92081. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/John Houston Blackburn, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19, 06/26/2026 CN 32484

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011124 Filed: May 15, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. TERI Common Grounds Cafe & Co ee Bar. Located at: 555 Deer Springs Rd. Bldg. 1, San Marcos CA 92069 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. T.E.R.I., INC., 251 Airport Rd., Oceanside CA 92058. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/William Mara, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32482

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9010071 Filed: May 05, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Par Four Marketing. Located at: 1130 Island View, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: PO Box 385, Cardi CA 92007. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. John Stephen Burroughs, PO Box 385, Cardi CA 92007. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/01/2015 S/John S. Burroughs, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32480

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9010617 Filed: May 12, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. The Leucadian. Located at: 1542 N. Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Community Fabric, LLC, 1542 N. Coast Hwy 101, 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: 06/18/2021 S/David Shapiro, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32479

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011553

Filed: May 21, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Scott’s Automotive.

Located at: 1508 N. Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing

Address: Same. Registrant

Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Scott’s Automotive Inc., 1508 N. Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 11/20/1996 S/Scott R. Dailey, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32477

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9010431

Filed: May 08, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A.

KMOB1003 Global Media. Located at: 2772 Gateway Rd, #200, San Marcos CA 92009 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 1346 La Honda Dr., Escondido CA 92027. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Pamela Faye Nichols, 1346 La Honda Dr., Escondido CA 92027. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/06/2026 S/Pamela Faye Nichols, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32471

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011205

Filed: May 18, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Breakthrough

Speech Language and Feeding

Therapy. Located at: 830 Wild Lilac Cir., San Marcos CA 92078 San Diego. Business Mailing

Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Amanda Barbara Roland, 830 Wild Lilac Cir., 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/Amanda Barbara Roland, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32469

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011407

Filed: May 20, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Golden Boy Records. Located at: 1790 Troy Ln., Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Edward John Gurren, 1790 Troy Ln., Oceanside CA 92054. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 08/15/1984 S/Edward John Gurren, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32468

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011635 Filed: May 22, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. West Coast Flooring Center. Located at: 2105 Industrial Ct., Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. E&C Flooring, Inc.,

Statement #2026-9010121

Filed: May 05, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Baseline Electric. Located at: 2160 Oak Hill Dr., Escondido CA 92027 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Brett Eric Tyler Villalobos, 2160 Oak Hill Dr., Escondido CA 92027. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 08/19/1998 S/Brett Eric Tyler Villalobos, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32466

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011706 Filed: May 22, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Sugaring Carlsbad; B. My Sugarbush Studio; C. Sugaring You; D. The Sugarbush Studio. Located at: 1822 Marron Rd. #A, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Katalina Ramirez, 2171 S. El Camino Real #101, Oceanside CA 92054. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Katalina Ramirez, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32465

Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name #2026-9011485 Filed: May 21, 2026 with San Diego County Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s) To Be Abandoned: A. Scion Carlsbad. Located at: 5424 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Mailing Address: 6030 Avenida Encinas #200, Carlsbad CA 92011. The Fictitious Business Name Referred to Above was Filed in San Diego County on: 12/19/2024 and assigned File # 2024-9024925. Fictitious Business Name is being Abandoned By: 1. Oceanside

Auto Country Inc., 6030

Avenida Encinas #200, Carlsbad CA 92011. The Business is Conducted by: A Corporation. S/Ivan Mendelson, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32464

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011606

Filed: May 22, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious

Business Name(s): A. Wild Form Landscape. Located at: 4855 Coronado Ave., San Diego CA 92107 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Connor Bass, 4855 Coronado Ave., San Diego CA 92107. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/21/2026 S/Connor Bass, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32463

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011304

Filed: May 19, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Lu Social. Located at: 4238 Vista Panorama Way #207, Oceanside CA 92057 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 603 Seagaze Dr. #280, Oceanside CA 92054. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Michael Woodworth, 4238 Vista Panorama Way #207, Oceanside CA 92057. This business is conducted by:

An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Michael Woodworth, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32461

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9011302

Filed: May 19, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Rootworth. Located at: 16486 Bernardo Center Dr. #218, San Diego CA 92128 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 603 Seagaze Dr. #280,

Oceanside CA 92054. Registrant

Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Natural Solutions Acupuncture Inc., 603 Seagaze Dr. #280, Oceanside CA 92054. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/19/2026 S/Michael Woodworth, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32460

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011250 Filed: May 18, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. C.O.C. Network. Located at: 7200 Saranac St. #46, La Mesa CA 91942 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Dylan William Altman, 7200 Saranac St. #46, La Mesa CA 91942. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/01/2026 S/Dylan William Altman, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32459

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011494 Filed: May 21, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Carlos the Handyman. Located at: 26741 Banbury Dr., Valley Center CA 92082 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Carlos B. Funes, 26741 Banbury Dr., Valley Center CA 92082. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/21/2026 S/Carlos B. Funes, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32456

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9010011 Filed: May 04, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Atlantic

Travel & Real Estate. Located at: 7891 Sitio Abeto, Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Fatemeh S. Samii, 7891 Sitio Abeto, Carlsbad CA 92009. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/01/1994 S/Fatemeh S. Samii, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32455

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011448

Filed: May 20, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious

Business Name(s): A. Nexus Emergency Alert. Located at: 3344 Seacrest Dr., Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business

Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Return on Media Inc., 3344 Seacrest Dr., Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Peter Suarez, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32454

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9011168

Filed: May 18, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County

Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. RealSID; B. Real SID. Located at: 1823 Olympus Loop Dr., Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Mathew Bradley Berson, 1823 Olympus Loop Dr., Vista CA 92081. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/01/2026 S/Mathew Bradley Berson, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32453

06/12, 06/19/2026 CN 32467

Marines honor Russell Woody’s 50 years of service

By Sgt. Haley Gustavsen CAMP PENDLETON

— Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, Russell Woody watched young men leave his neighborhood as one person and return as another. They stood taller. They carried themselves differently. They were more disciplined and exhibited an increased sense of strength.

As a young man himself, Woody wondered what could transform people so profoundly.

Looking back more than 50 years later, after 31 years as a Marine officer and 20 years as a civilian federal employee, it was quite evident. The United States Marine Corps was the answer. His life and legacy, like the Marines who influenced him, set the transformation for countless individuals and that continues even today.

By 1975, Woody was a scholarship athlete at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota, where he played center on the football team. As graduation approached, he planned to pursue a master’s degree in social work. Then his football coach asked a question that would alter the course of his life.

“Have you ever considered the United States Marine Corps?”

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Drive. SB 569 is scheduled to be heard by the Assembly Transportation Committee on June 29.

Ehlers said he would likely travel to the state Capitol to testify against the bill.

“It’s that important,” he said. “This is crazy.”

Support

Kendra Ramsey, executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition, authored a letter signed by 34 transportation, land-use, bicycle safety and community organizations supporting the bill.

The letter cited projects in Culver City, San Mateo and Vista, arguing the legislation would improve safety statewide “by establishing a clear and transparent process for any local agency that may decide to remove a bikeway after it has been installed.”

Some signatories, including Ecology Action and Streets For All, take a statewide approach, while others, such as SanDiego350 and the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, have a more local focus.

Ramsey told The Coast News the California Bicycle Coalition has worked with Blakespear on several bicycle safety measures, including SB 1167, which applies to e-bikes.

Ramsey said the proposed legislation is intended to prevent bikeway projects from being removed “due to either changes in leadership over time or political backlash.”

She said physical barriers improve safety and help ensure roadway users feel

His coach’s suggestion resonated immediately. Growing up, Woody had already witnessed the impact the Marine Corps had on young men in his community. But, before making a decision, he sought advice from his mother, whom he describes as his “chief confidant.”

“She said it may not be a bad idea,” Woody recalled. Encouraged by her sup-

protected. “I am much less comfortable being close to fast-moving traffic,” Ramsey said. “We all deserve to feel safe and to have a facility that helps us feel that we’re safe on the roadway. The goal of putting in better, safer bike facilities is always to make sure that we are all making it home safe.”

She added that experienced cyclists who prefer riding with traffic are free to do so under state law, but that infrastructure separating cyclists from automobile traffic improves safety for a large segment of the cycling community.

“We’re not designing for NASCAR drivers,” Ramsey said. “We’re designing for the everyday person who’s riding a bicycle for transportation.”

Ramsey said the “gut and amend” process was “not anyone’s first solution,” but argued the Santa Fe Drive project could not wait until the next legislative session. Blakespear helped secure $3 million in state funding for the current roadway configuration in front of San Dieguito Academy and has lobbied local officials to pursue smaller modifications rather than a complete redesign.

When asked about the Santa Fe Drive project, Blakespear said she had seen plans “to move forward with an expensive removal of safe bicycle infrastructure outside of the city’s largest public high school,” but said the “gut and amend” approach was used to address what she described as an urgent statewide issue.

Blakespear said that “bills take a while to develop,” so “if you have a problem and you can figure out

port and drawn to the challenge of earning the title Marine, Woody put aside his immediate plans for graduate school and pursued his journey to commission in the Marine Corps. Although he momentarily stopped his pursuit to further his education, he later earned a Master of Science in National Strategic Studies from the National Defense University in 1997.

a solution, and you have support for it, time is of the essence.”

“There’s no reason to wait,” she said.

She added that the gap in current law could be filled by establishing a uniform safety standard for changes to bikeway infrastructure. The bill, she said, would require professional public review — “expertise matters” — to prioritize safety over emotion.

“The bill requires that a licensed engineer find that any proposed changes won’t increase crash risk or reduce safe connectivity,” Blakespear said. “And that’s a standard that I think everybody should agree and would agree is a good one for designing public roads. The process needs to be more robust. There needs to be a safety review and public notice of the consequences.”

She said the added review would “not add substantially” to project costs and would bring removals up to the same standards required for installation.

“Right now we have a system where anybody can claim anything,” Blakespear said. “The idea that because a city council member says it and it’s their opinion, and they did their own back-ofthe-napkin design of a road, that’s just not a legitimate way to design a public road.”

Opposition

Local organizations and elected officials have pushed back on both the policy and the process used to introduce the bill, which many have expressed is targeted at the Santa Fe Drive Improvements Project in Encinitas.

In November 2025, the Encinitas City Council vot-

Entering the infantry in the 1970s as one of the few African American officers came with uncommon challenges. His approach was simple: work harder than anyone else.

“The one thing that I liked about the Marine Corps was that if you worked hard, people appreciated your work,” he said.

Woody often describes the Marine Corps as an institution built on behavior modification. He believes that when people from different backgrounds are required to work together toward a common mission, barriers begin to break down.

Once you see who the person is and that we’re all Marines, we can work hard together.” Woody explained. The sense of belonging Woody sought was reinforced early in his career.

Headquarters Marine Corps in Plans, Policies and Operations and in academia as a professor of military strategy and dean of students at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University. Throughout his career, colleagues developed a consistent impression of Woody. Kara Morin, who served under Woody when he commanded 1st Recruit Training Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and now works with him at Marine Corps Installation West as a civilian federal employee.

When Woody visited the Officer Selection Officer, his test scores qualified him for aviation. He refused.

“I throw up on an airplane when I just fly commercial,” Woody joked. “I wanted to be infantry.”

The infantry appealed to the former football lineman. It offered him the same sense of teamwork and camaraderie he had on the field.

ed to remove controversial features along a stretch of Santa Fe Drive, redoing a completed overhaul at an estimated cost of more than $3 million.

Earlier this year, the City Council approved a $459,398 design contract with Michael Baker International for the planned redo of the infrastructure project, including converting some separated bike lanes into Class II lanes.

A letter submitted to the Assembly Transportation Committee by the Carlsbad-based Equitable Land Use Alliance argued that while the bill is “presumably well-intentioned,” it “would actually endanger many cyclists and be an inappropriate overreach of the state into the affairs of all local agencies.”

ELUA argued that removing bike lanes is an issue specific to Encinitas and that “there is no evidence that there is a statewide emergency arising from local agencies removing or reducing physical bikeway separations.”

The letter, authored by Steve Linke, contends the legislation would create “onerous requirements” that prevent cities from pursuing solutions tailored to local conditions and could encourage jurisdictions to remove physical infrastructure before the bill takes effect.

It also questioned the methodology of a study cited in the bill’s fact sheet that found a reduction of more than 50% in crashes after physical separators were installed.

According to the letter, the analysis excluded all crashes involving vehicles occurring within 250 feet of

In 1977, Woody married his wife, Esther, at Del Mar Chapel aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Over the next three decades, Woody served exclusively as an infantry officer. He commanded Marines from the platoon level through battalion command and held leadership positions across operating forces and the joint force.

Woody also served at

intersections, leading to “the very limited conclusion” regarding “mid-block crashes with vehicles” in a single city rather than broader findings applicable elsewhere.

The California Association of Bicycling Organizations, or CABO, also issued a statement advocating for “local control over local issues” rather than a statewide mandate, citing the unique and complex nature of municipal roadway design decisions and noting injuries to cyclists on South Coast Highway 101.

“SB 569 creates unnecessary and costly hurdles for local governments, forcing them to overcome significant bureaucratic obstacles to remove infrastructure elements they have determined cause more problems than they solve,” writes Serge Issakov, CABO secretary.

Issakov said local officials should retain the ability to remove bikeways that show little safety benefit while creating negative community impacts, including reduced parking and traffic delays.

“SB 569 would take away that option,” Issakov wrote.

Ehlers signed a letter on behalf of the Encinitas City Council stating that while the city supported the bill’s previous version addressing homeless encampments, the current “gut and amended” version “would add new obstacles that slow or even stop the improvements our community is seeking.”

The letter specifically cited the Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Project as one that could be negatively affected if the legislation becomes law.

Ehlers told The Coast

“Mr. Woody is an awesome leader who leads from the front with absolute tactical proficiency, earns the unwavering trust of others by fiercely looking out for their welfare and puts the accomplishment of the mission above his own ego,” Morin said.

Woody retired from active duty as a colonel in 2006, as G5 MCIWEST, but continued serving as a civilian federal employee. At 73 years old, Woody still gains energy from working alongside Marines.

“The most rewarding part for me is having the opportunity to be around Marines,” he said. “I gain energy from being around them.”

News that city staff routinely monitor state and federal legislation that could undermine local control. He said roadway safety remains a “highly, highly complex” issue best addressed by local elected officials who can be held accountable by voters if policies fail.

“The subjective question is, ‘What is safe?’” Ehlers said. “Absolute safety is multi-variable in nature.”

He said SB 569 “will not stop us from making Santa Fe or the 101 safer” and is “too prescriptive in nature.”

Deputy Mayor Jim O’Hara said he believes the bill is “a last-ditch effort” by Blakespear to preserve the current Santa Fe Drive configuration.

“It’s very disappointing to see a senator put a pet project ahead of public safety,” O’Hara said. He added that plans reflecting the current council’s vision for the roadway will return to a future meeting for public discussion.

“This bill won’t only affect Santa Fe in town,” he said. “It’ll affect any bollard, so it’ll affect Leucadia, where we’ve had fatality. It will also affect the 101, where we’ve had a fatality, and our ability to adjust the infrastructure there. So it’s a legitimate safety concern.”

O’Hara said he believes the bill would create a chilling effect on bicycle infrastructure projects by discouraging the iterative process of testing and refining designs to determine what works best in specific locations.Ultimately, O’Hara said, a bill that was “gut and amended” to preserve a stretch of Santa Fe Drive could end up “negatively affecting the entire state over 300 yards of pavement.”

Vista planners review Cedar Road townhomes

By Leo Place

VISTA — A proposed project for 47 townhomes along Cedar Road underwent early design review by the Vista Planning Commission this month, where commissioners provided largely positive feedback and asked the developer to consider adding more amenities and open space.

An early review hearing allows developers to share project plans with the commission for preliminary feedback. This process can give a developer a better chance of seeing their project approved when they bring it back to the commission for a formal hearing.

The proposed site is a vacant lot at 206 Cedar Road, right at Vista’s western border with Oceanside. Considered an infill site, it is bordered by apartments and single-family residences and is located north of State Route 78 and about half a mile east of Tri-City Medical Center.

The 47 townhomes will be split among six Spanish-style buildings, each three stories tall, featuring second-floor decks and other architectural elements to break up the facades.

At a June 2 early design review hearing, Carlsbad-based developer Rincon Homes said they build strictly for-sale products to increase opportunities for local families to own a home.

“We just really enjoy being able to provide that

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way “has been stuck in limbo for a long time,” noting that a previous council directed staff to pursue livable streets improvements in 2013.

“I don’t think that just keeping something as it always has been because it always has been is the right way to do things with anything in our city,” she said. “I think we need to adjust to the times and ensure that our entire community is benefiting.”

Acosta added that she believed one side of Carlsbad Boulevard should include a sidewalk but acknowledged concerns about parking loss.

“I am still looking for that compromise and I’m not hearing it in that motion,” she said before casting a “no” vote.

Bhat-Patel said delaying sidewalk improvements would only prolong the issue.

“We are shortchanging ourselves by not having this compromise conversation,” Bhat-Patel said. “We are then going to push this further into the future. I do think that everybody deserves to move through this space comfortably. It is something that’s important to me.”

Against sidewalks

Council members supporting the approved option cited cost savings and concerns about losing parking

homeownership opportunity for folks to achieve that dream and that milestone in their lives, and it's something we're really proud to do,” said Jonathan Frankel, Rincon’s vice president of forward planning.

Local zoning allows a maximum density of 21 dwelling units per acre at the site, for a total of 41 units.

Because the project includes four homes restricted to lower-income households (three for very-low-income households and one for moderate-income households), state law permits a 25% density bonus, equal to 11 units

above the base density.

Rincon Homes chose to add six more units, bringing the total to 47 homes and a density of 24.2 dwelling units per acre. For parking, state law requires only 92 spaces, but Frankel said they will exceed this requirement with 99.

State law permits unlimited waivers of local design standards for the project, and Rincon is requesting several.

The project proposes increasing the building height from a maximum of 35 feet to 37 feet, increasing the number of stories from

area,

along the corridor.

Councilmember Melanie Burkholder said removing shoulder parking could push surfers and beachgoers into nearby residential neighborhoods.

“The number one complaint is parking, whether that be in the Village or on Carlsbad Boulevard,” Burkholder said.

Councilmember Kevin Shin said he had spent time walking in the area and speaking with surfers about the potential parking impacts.

“I think every local surfer knows that they found their break and they’re going to continue to use it,” Shin said.

When asked where they would park if roadside spaces disappeared, Shin said surfers consistently pointed toward nearby residential streets.

He also noted that some

runners prefer asphalt over concrete because it provides a softer running surface.

The council’s decision comes as nearby coastal access issues remain under review.

In March 2025, the California Coastal Commission found a “substantial issue” with an appeal challenging plans to repair the deteriorating Terramar beach access staircase, a privately owned structure connecting the neighborhood to South Carlsbad State Beach.

The commission’s action requires a full de novo hearing on the proposed repairs, which include shoreline protection measures, drainage improvements and stairway reconstruction.

The staircase has suffered years of erosion, and project supporters have warned it could eventually collapse without repairs.

bonus laws that you're using … but I appreciate that you went to 99 spaces for the parking, and I appreciate having a product that we can sell here, that homeownership is part of the product,” said Commission Chair Lisa De Jesus.

Rincon will also complete improvements along the project frontage, including a new sidewalk directly in front of the project along Cedar Drive, connecting to existing sidewalks to the north and south.

In addition to the positive aspects, some commissioners expressed concern about the reduced open space and the lack of amenities, such as playgrounds or gathering areas.

Commissioner Bill Martin said the project seems to target young families but lacks the features needed to build community.

their back patio will be entirely blocked by the project.

She also said parking is already difficult in the area, and it will get worse with more homes.

“Our house is one story. That is three stories. There's gonna be no privacy,” Mullins said. “Something like this is too big and it’s too much for where we live.”

The far west portion of the site, closest to Morningside Drive, contains a wetland buffer and will not be developed. Instead, a retaining wall will be built to separate the townhomes from the buffer.

Gilbert Morales, who also lives along Morningside Drive adjacent to the site, said he is concerned about brush building up behind the retaining wall, creating an eyesore and a potential fire hazard.

two to three, reducing open space requirements from 20,250 total square feet to 6,427 square feet, and reducing front and side setbacks. Rincon also requested an outright waiver of the requirement for two on-site amenities.

Commissioners said they appreciated the project's architecture, the homeownership opportunities, and the fact that the condominiums range from three to four bedrooms.

“As far as density is concerned, we know as a city, we can't really say anything because of the state's density

“There's nowhere for residents to gather, meet their neighbors, talk, or kids to play, because there's going to be a lot of children in this project. So, I think it's imperative that you take a look at creating some opportunity for open space where neighbors can get together and children don't have to go offsite to play,” Martin said.

Some homes along Morningside Drive to the west have back patios that face directly onto the lot. Resident Karina Mullins, who lives in one of these homes on Morningside Drive, said their view from

“Is there going to be access to clearing that area out if it gets overgrown?” Morales asked.

Residents also stated that the wetland area and the larger site were recently cleared of brush about a month prior. One resident said it had previously been a habitat for many animals, but that they were now all gone.

De Jesus said it was not the developer who cleared the wetlands, and asked staff to investigate what led to the brush being cleared. She also asked staff to look into the issue of fire risk related to brush.

EVENTS CALENDAR

JUNE 19

SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR

The 2026 San Diego County Fair returns with its “Once Upon A Fair” theme, celebrating reading and storytelling through exhibits, live entertainment, carnival rides, food vendors, livestock shows and cultural festivals. Highlights include a Dr. Seuss-themed exhibit, the Toyota Summer Concert Series, daily entertainment and dozens of midway attractions. $17-$25, through July 5 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar.

NIGHT MARKET

The Vista Sustainable Night Market features more than 20 vendors offering

‘THE MOST HAPPY FELLA’

North Coast Repertory Theatre presents Frank Loesser’s romantic musical “The Most Happy Fella,” a sweeping love story set in California’s Napa Valley featuring a lush Broadway score and an intimate new staging. $68.50-$90.50, through June 28 at North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, Solana Beach.

PRINCE AGAIN

Prince Again pays tribute to the legendary musician Prince with a live performance featuring many of his biggest hits, recreating the music, energy and stage presence that made him a global icon. $25-$44, 9 p.m. June 19 at Belly Up, 143 S.

Addams falls in love with a “normal” young man, setting the stage for a chaotic and hilarious family gathering filled with secrets, surprises and heart. $20-$25, 7 p.m. June 19-20 at Ritz Grand Theater, 301 E. Grand Ave, Escondido.

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY

The Group, an Encinitas-based networking community for entrepreneurs and professionals, hosts its weekly “Feel Good Friday” gathering focused on connection, personal growth and business development. Free, 9 a.m. June 19 at Fox Point Farms, 1200 Fox Point Farms Lane, Encinitas.

‘GLORIOUS!’

Based on the true sto

er and her eccentric circle of devoted friends. Filled with music, dance and plenty of laughs, the production is appropriate for all ages. $25, through June 21 at PowPAC, Poway’s Community Theatre, 13250 Poway Road, Poway.

‘HAIRSPRAY’

Set in 1962 Baltimore, this Tony Award-winning musical follows Tracy Turnblad, a spirited teen who dreams of dancing on “The Corny Collins Show.” After becoming an overnight sensation, Tracy uses her newfound fame to challenge segregation and promote inclusion, all set to beloved songs including “Good Morning Baltimore” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat.”

in the Wild,” transforming the Dickinson Family Education Conservatory into immersive displays inspired by the plants’ natural habitats and featuring hundreds of rare and hybrid orchids.

$12-$27, 9 a.m. June 19 at San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas.

THE FREEDOM TABLE

“The Freedom Table,” a Juneteenth celebration hosted by Natalie and Lionel Saulsberry, features a chef-led dining experience, live culinary demonstrations, curated art and live music while supporting Achievement in Motion.

JUNIOR GOLF CAMP

Junior golfers can develop their full-swing, short game and putting skills through instruction, drills and on-course play in a summer camp designed to build fundamentals while emphasizing fun and peer interaction. Equipment, range balls and lunch are included. $95 single day or $320 for a fourday session, 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday at Brickmans Restaurant & Bar, 1750 San Pablo Drive, San Marcos.

$250-$400, 4-9 p.m. June 19 at TERI Campus of Life, 555 Deer Springs Road, San p.m. June 20 at The Sound, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar. Fair admission included with tickeT.

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1. U.S. STATES: Which state has the most national parks?

1. U.S. STATES: Which state has the most national parks?

2. ANATOMY: Which blood type is considered to be a universal donor?

3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which three signs of the Zodiac are considered to be Earth signs?

4. ROYALS: What was Queen Elizabeth’s favorite dog breed?

5. GEOGRAPHY: Which continent has a mountain range called The Great Rift Valley?

6. MONEY: What is the basic currency of Russia?

7. TELEVISION: Which long-running TV sitcom features a dog named Comet?

8. MUSIC: How many strings does a standard violin have?

9. GAMES: How many title deeds does the Monopoly game have?

2. ANATOMY: Which blood type is considered to be a universal donor?

1. U.S. STATES: Which state has the most national parks?

10. SCIENCE: What is the main cause of ocean tides?

2. ANATOMY: Which blood type is considered to be a universal donor?

3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which three signs of the Zodiac are considered to be Earth signs?

4. ROYALS: What was Queen Elizabeth’s favorite dog breed?

5. GEOGRAPHY:

3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which three signs of the Zodiac are considered to be Earth signs?

4. ROYALS: What was Queen Elizabeth’s favorite dog breed?

5. GEOGRAPHY: Which continent has a mountain range called The Great Rift Valley?

6. MONEY: What is the basic currency of Russia?

7. TELEVISION: Which long-running TV sitcom features a dog named Comet?

8. MUSIC: How many strings does a standard violin have?

9. GAMES: How many title deeds does the Monopoly game have?

10. SCIENCE: What is the main cause of ocean tides?

Answers

1. California.

2. Type O negative.

3. Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo.

4. Corgis.

5. Africa.

6. The ruble.

7. “Full House.”

8. Four.

9. 28.

10. The gravitational pull of the Moon.

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1. California.

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2. Type O negative.

3. Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo.

4. Corgis.

5. Africa.

6. The ruble.

7. “Full House.”

8. Four.

9. 28.

10. The gravitational pull of the Moon. © 2026 King Features Synd., Inc.

ing total county staffing to 20,389 employees, an increase of 109 positions.

The revised budget also includes:

— An additional $500,000 for the Mas Fresco Plus nutrition program;

— $250,000 for a feasibility study on creating a county youth development department; and

— Continued funding to address the ongoing pollution crisis in the Tijuana River Valley.

Other budget highlights include:

— $25.6 million for watershed protection efforts aimed at reducing ocean pollution and protecting drinking water supplies;

— $93.1 million for the development and maintenance of affordable and supportive housing;

— $268.7 million for road safety and maintenance projects;

— $71.5 million for library operations;

— $84.5 million to strengthen firefighting and emergency medical services in unincorporated areas;

— $852 million for assistance programs including CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal and general relief;

— $502 million for family strengthening, prevention and child protection services; and

— $235.6 million for community health services.

Staff said the recommended budget is balanced but required difficult decisions amid uncertainty surrounding state and federal funding, which together account for nearly half of county revenues.

— City News Service

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our beach family.

Then again, having a paddle out for a living friend might be a bit creepy, like attending your own funeral. Okay, so never mind the formalities.

But what if we simply told our friends what they mean to us? What if we thanked them for rides to the beaches, waves given, lunches shared and good conversation? What if we complimented them on their new boards and the way they rode them?

Coastal trek raises trafficking awareness

By Samantha Nelson OCEANSIDE

— A small group of dedicated volunteers spent three days walking 45 miles along the coastline from Oceanside Harbor to Coronado to raise awareness about human trafficking.

The walkers set out shortly after sunrise on June 12 from Oceanside Harbor, spending the next three days trekking along the San Diego County coastline.

Dawn Hesse, the organizer of the walk, volunteers with The Freedom Challenge, a movement led by women dedicated to ending human trafficking of women and children worldwide through prayer, physical challenges, fundraising and awareness efforts.

Freedom Challenge partnered with GenerateHope, a San Diego-based nonprofit that serves survivors of sex trafficking, to sponsor the walk.

Hesse and several other women began their journey on Friday morning at the harbor. The group continued south over the following days and was joined by GenerateHope volunteers on the third day in Old Town San Diego.

The walk concluded at Carole’s Cottage in Coronado, a renovated mansion donated to GenerateHope that provides long-term restorative care and guided independence programs for survivors of sex trafficking.

Hesse’s involvement with Freedom Challenge began in 2019 through mission trips. During those experiences, she became aware of the prevalence of human trafficking around the world. After returning to San Diego, she researched the issue locally and learned it was a significant problem in the region as well.

What if we told them we appreciate them, and even went so far as to say we loved them? Why are such words so difficult to say in this era of mudslinging and verbal brutality?

I’ve been far too stingy with my compliments and far too generous with my criticisms. Let’s celebrate each other while we are still operating in the present tense.

Richard “Rocco” Emma was a kind gentleman, a veteran, a boxer and a surfer whose company I enjoyed. After surfing, he often spent his afternoons quietly cleaning trash at Cardiff Reef. Rocco is being buried with honors at Miramar National Cemetery.

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The International Labour Organization estimates human trafficking is a $150 billion global industry. According to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, sex trafficking alone generates an estimated $810 million annually in San Diego County.

The FBI identifies San Diego as one of the nation’s top 13 regions for the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Trafficking does not necessarily involve secretly moving people across borders, however.

“A child can be born in San Diego, raised in San Diego, never leave San Diego, and be trafficked right here in San Diego,” the district attorney’s website states.

During the walk, volunteers spoke with passersby who were interested in their efforts. Several people told them they were unaware that human trafficking was occurring in their own com-

munities.

For Hesse, bringing a Freedom Challenge walk to San Diego was a way to make a local impact on a global issue. She was inspired to organize the Oceanside-to-Coronado trek after hiking the El Camino de Santiago, a network of ancient pilgrimage routes across Europe.

“If I can walk 400 miles in 30 days, I can walk 45 miles in three days,” she said.

This was the inaugural year for the walk, which Hesse hopes will become an annual event.

Helping survivors regain their bodily autonomy and well-being remains a driving force behind Hesse’s commitment to the cause.

“We talk a lot about liberation, but these women have none,” she said. “They are not liberated, and they have no freedom. They are modern day slaves. I want that to stop.”

Burn Institute gets $25K grant from DA’s Office

The Burn Institute has received a $25,000 grant from the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office to support its Youth Firesetter Intervention Program, the organization announced.

The program, also known as YFS, is designed to address the root causes of juvenile arson behavior through risk assessments, education and family-focused intervention.

Participants and their families learn about the legal and financial consequences of fire-setting, as well as the dangers associated with fire. According to the Burn Institute, research shows that 55% of arson arrests in the United States involve individuals younger than 18, and nearly half of those arrests involve children 15 and

younger.

“Arson is the second-leading cause of all fatal home accidents, and fire setting is the largest cause of home deaths among children,” institute officials said. “On average, youth-related incidents cause approximately 300 civilian deaths, 3,500 injuries and $1 billion in property damage annually.”

The diversion program uses evidence-based risk assessment tools and education “to intervene in dangerous fire setting behavior by youth and stop it with a holistic family approach,” according to the institute.

“We see this program as critical in re-directing young people away from this dangerous behavior before it escalates,” said Robert Logan, chief of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and a Burn Institute board member.

“Positive intervention and redirection save lives and harm to people and property,” Logan said.

The program accepts referrals from fire departments, law enforcement agencies, schools, probation departments, juvenile justice professionals, family members and the Metro Arson Strike Team, among others.

A youth participant said the program helped them better understand the consequences of setting fires.

“I didn’t realize that before,” the participant said. “Some of it was hard to hear, but it helped. I’m sorry for the risks I’ve taken. I’ve learned how to make better decisions.”

For more information, contact the Burn Institute at 858-541-2277, ext. 111, or email YFS@burninstitute. org.

— City News Service

“The Enchanted Tail,” a family-friendly opera for young audiences featuring a magical story, interactive fun and opportunities to meet the princess and fox characters after the performance. Proceeds benefit Resounding Joy’s music therapy programs for children and youth. $15$75, 4:30 p.m. June 20 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 424 Via de la Valle, Solana Beach.

JUNE 21

AVIAN ADVENTURE

The Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation hosts Avian Adventure Day, featuring bird walks, children’s activities and upclose encounters with birds of prey, including a king vulture and Swainson’s hawk. $5-$10, 8 a.m. June 21 at Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation Discovery Campus, 1580 Cannon Road, Carlsbad.

JAZZ EVENSONG

Jazz Evensong offers a unique blend of jazz rooted in the context of Anglican meditation and prayer. Free and open to the public. 4 p.m. on June 21 at St. Michael’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 2775 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad.

JUNE 22

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

San Dieguito United Methodist Church hosts its annual Vacation Bible School, offering children ages 3 through rising fifth grade a week of games, music, storytelling and faith-based activities in a welcoming environment. Free, 9 a.m. to noon June 22-26 at San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas.

SUMMER ART CAMP

Oceanside Museum of Art’s Summer Art Camp gives children the opportunity to explore drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and mixed-media projects while learning from museum educators and professional artists.

$320-$400, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 22-26 at Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside.

BEER & CHEESE PAIRING

Chef Dave leads an interactive tasting featuring five Burgeon beers paired with artisan cheeses, fresh bread and accompaniments while exploring the principles behind beer-and-cheese pairings.

$66.63, 6:30 p.m. June 23 at Burgeon Beer Company, 6350 Yarrow Drive, Suite C, Carlsbad.

JUNE 23

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD

Blues-rock guitarist and songwriter Kenny Wayne Shepherd brings his acclaimed live show to Escondido, performing music from a career that has produced multiple platinum-selling albums and chart-topping blues releases. $48-$120, 7 p.m. June 23 at California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd, Escondido.

JUNE 24

BRETT DENNEN: ART IS LIFE

Singer-songwriter Brett Dennen brings his “Art is Life” tour to Belly Up for a seated performance showcasing his folk-pop sound and introspective songwriting. $35-$62, 8 p.m. June 24 at Belly Up, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach.

BREADMAKING CLASS

Participants will learn to make artisan spentgrain bread in a hands-on class featuring seasonal flavors, baking instruction and dough to take home and bake. $61.50, 6:30 p.m. June 24 at Pizza Port Tasting Room, 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos.

JUNE 25

FAIRY GARDEN WORKSHOP

Children ages 6 to 13 can create their own miniature fairy garden using succulents, sand, pebbles and decorative accessories in a hands-on craft workshop. $39.19, 11 a.m. June 25 at CoLabCrafts, 143 W. Grand Ave, Escondido.

Independent living possible with HomeWell

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HomeWell Care North County San Diego offers personalized care plans tailored to each client's unique needs. Whether a loved one requires companionship, assistance with daily activities, personal care, transportation, meal preparation, medication reminders, or specialized support for memory-related conditions, HomeWell's trained and compassionate caregivers provide dependable assistance with dignity

Families also appreciate the peace of mind that comes from knowing their loved ones are supported by carefully screened caregivers who focus on building meaningful relationships and enhancing overall well-being. From a few hours of assistance each week to more comprehensive care, HomeWell offers flexible solutions designed to meet a wide range of needs.

and respect, helping clients to maintain their independence while receiving the support they need to continue living safety at home.

What sets HomeWell apart is its commitment to individualized care. Every client is paired with a dedicated Care Manager who works closely with families to assess needs, coordinate services, and adjust care plans as circumstances evolve. This personalized approach ensures that clients receive the right level of support while maintaining as much independence as possible.

As America's senior population continues to grow, more families are seeking ways to help loved ones live independently at home without compromising safety or quality of life. In-home care has become one of the most effective ways to support aging in place while helping older adults age remain connected to their communities. HomeWell Care Services is proud to be a trusted partner for families navigating that journey in North County in San Diego.

If you or a loved one could benefit from professional in-home care, contact HomeWell Care Services today for a complimentary consultation and discover how personalized support can make all the difference.

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Introducing Auto Go Bag for homes, cars

Emergencies can happen at any time, both at home, at work or school. A proper Go Bag in your home can’t help you when you’re at work or on the road. GO BAG USA has just developed a new Auto Go Bag made just for placement in a car or truck.

From wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, gas leaks, chemical spills and other potential hazards, home evacuations can and do, happen at any time, day or night. Recent media coverage of disasters, both natural and man-made have illustrated this. While homeowners may have Go Bags properly packed in their homes, it’s an additional layer of protection to have the foresight to have a Go Bag in their cars and trucks.

The state of California suggests that homeowners be proactive by having a well-prepared emergency supply bag both at home

and work. They recommend having an emergency supply kit ready well before any wildfire or disaster. Make sure it’s accessible for quick evacuation and prepare for the possibility of being away from home for a while.

The Go Bag should be easy and lightweight to carry. Use daypacks to store essentials items and personal documents. Keep your bag light enough for carrying and easy lifting into your vehicle.

“We developed our new

Auto Go Bag to assist homeowners to be prepared for any emergency or evacuation either at work or home. Our line of Go Bags has been very popular with homeowners in California and Hawaii. It’s really given them peace of mind. With disasters happening all over the country, it’s our goal to help people to be prepared and return home safely. Being at a shelter will be more comfortable if you are prepared with a personal Go Bag.” says GO BAG USA CEO Bruce Fischer. To help people survive more comfortably, GO BAG USA offers a full line of Go Bags from hiking packs, home Go Bags, Auto bags and evacuation preparation books for both businesses and residences, too. Prices range from $59 to $220 for most Go Bags. GO BAG USA products can be viewed at: www.gobagusa.net

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