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VOL. 38, N0. 23
June 7, 2024
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SANDAG narrows realignment plans By Laura Place
Dreams of Paris Trailblazing athlete Anna Buffini of Rancho Santa Fe is riding high as she draws closer to achieving her dreams and making history as the first Black equestrian to represent the U.S. at the Olympic games. Story on 5.
Beach reopens after shark attack By Laura Place
Local film earns rave reviews
Encinitas filmmaker Roman Koenig’s “Red Blooded” has garnered local, international praise. 9
Sneak peak: County Fair The San Diego County Fair arrives in Del Mar next week. 12
DEL MAR — A 46-year-old man is in the hospital after being bitten by a shark while swimming Sunday morning off the Del Mar coast. City officials said the man was swimming with a group of other individuals at approximately 9 a.m. on June 2, roughly 100 yards offshore from the Beach Safety Center at 17th Street, when a shark bit his torso, left arm and hand. The victim was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. Medical personnel determined his injuries were severe but not life-threatening. According to the city, the man was in a group of swimmers who regularly
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A PORTION of a beach in Del Mar was closed until June 4 after a shark bit a swimmer on Sunday. Courtesy photo
train in Del Mar. In response to the incident, Del Mar’s beaches were closed to surfers and swimmers from 6th Street to North Beach until 9 a.m. on June 4. The beaches have since reopened. The Shark Lab at California State University
Long Beach, which monitors sharks and shark activity along the Southern California coastline, will be conducting first-ofits-kind research to find out more about Sunday’s shark bite. Shark Lab Director Dr. Chris Lowe said the lab will not only test
DNA from the bite wound to determine whether it was from a white shark — which it is expected to be, due to aggregations in the area — but also examine water samples from the area to see if the same DNA from the bite has been present over time. “We know there’s sharks there all the time. The question is, is the shark that bit the person a shark that’s there all the time, or one that’s just passing through,” Lowe said. While sharks are common in the area, attacks are extremely rare. The last shark bite reported in Del Mar was November 2022, also near 17th Street, when a woman was bit on the thigh by a juvenile white shark.
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DEL MAR — The San Diego Association of Governments has narrowed down an array of potential rail realignment options for the tracks in Del Mar and plans to Infrastructure elements include three in RANCHO further environmental review, SFNEWS according to a June 4 notice of Bored Tunnel preparation. S A N DAG ’s notice of preparation (NOP) for its upcoming env ironment a l Cut & Cover Tunnel report initiates a 45-day comment period. During this time, local agencies and Bridge residents are asked to give feedback on the planned scope, including the three alignment Portal alternatives and env ironment a l impacts. The NOP focuses on an Berm alignment that runs along Interstate 5, another along Crest Canyon, and a third U-Structure along Camino Del Mar. All three alignment options include a proposed north Floodwalls and south portal, underground tunneling and double tracking. Anticipated to cost upwards of $4 billion, the realignment project will relocate a crucial 1.7-mile section of the Los Angeles-San Luis
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