The Coast News, March 20, 2026

Conn new SDA principal Education

After decade, Coppo leaving Torrey Pines

By Leo Place

ENCINITAS — The San Dieguito Union High School District confirmed that Justin Conn will be the new principal at San Dieguito Academy in Encinitas beginning in the fall, followed by the news that the principal at Torrey Pines High School will depart at the end of the school year.

The SDUHSD board of trustees approved Conn’s appointment to the SDA principal role at their March 11 meeting. Conn has served as the principal of La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad for the past four years and will remain there through the end of the school year.

Conn will be returning to SDA after formerly serving as an English teacher and athletic director at the school earlier in his career.

At last week’s meeting, he thanked the board of trustees for its decision and also shared his appreciation for the LCC community.

“This is a full circle moment for me, having started my career at San Dieguito Academy, and the opportunity to come back and lead the school is something I really look forward to,” Conn said. “It has been an incredible four years at La Costa Canyon High School and I just want to give my gratitude to our staff, our students and our community.”

In addition to leading LCC, Conn also previously served as the principal of Earl Warren Middle School.

The district said in an email

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Marines: ‘Rare’ failure in shell blast

By City News Service

CAMP PENDLETON — An artillery shell that exploded over Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton during an October live-fire demonstration, scattering shrapnel onto the closed freeway, was caused by a rare malfunction, according to a U.S. Marine Corps investigation.

Shrapnel from the incident landed on a California Highway Patrol vehicle and motorcycle that were part of the security detail for Vice President JD Vance, who attended the event with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in honor of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th birthday celebration.

The 666-page report was released Friday by the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton. The incident occurred on Oct. 18 during a large-scale military demonstration on the base. Marines fired a 155-millimeter artillery round from a howitzer toward a designated training impact area when the projectile detonated prematurely in midair.

Investigators determined the likely cause was a malfunction in the shell’s electronic time fuze, a component designed to

Joe Vickers Brings Coastal Art to Life in Carlsbad Village

In a town where the rhythm of the ocean shapes daily life, artist Joe Vickers has carved out a space that feels both deeply personal and unmistakably Carlsbad.

With the opening of his gallery, Surf Art Spot, in the heart of Carlsbad Village, Vickers invites locals and visitors alike into a world where surf culture, craftsmanship, and creativity collide. More than just a gallery, the space re ects a lifestyle—one rooted in salt air, sun-faded memories, and the enduring pull of the coast.

Vickers’ work stands apart for its tactile quality. Using mixed media on wood panels, often paired with handcrafted frames, each piece carries a sense of intention and authenticity. His subjects—surfboards, ocean scenes, and nostalgic nods to California beach life—feel instantly familiar, yet distinctly his own.

“I’ve always been drawn to creating things by hand,” Vickers says. “There’s something about the process that connects you more deeply to the nished piece, and to the people who bring it into their homes.”

That connection is central to everything he does. Unlike traditional galleries that can feel formal or exclusive, Surf Art Spot is designed to be inviting and accessible. Alongside original works, visitors will nd prints, books, and everyday items that make it easy to take a piece of the experience home.

The result is a space that blurs the line between gallery and gathering place; something that feels particularly at home in Carlsbad Village, where small businesses and creative energy de ne the community.

For Vickers, opening a gallery here wasn’t just a business decision, it was a natural extension of the lifestyle that inspires his work.

“I just love Carlsbad and the Village is a really special place,” he says. “I’m just thrilled to be here.”

As Carlsbad Village continues to evolve, spaces like Surf Art Spot play a quiet but meaningful role in shaping its identity. They remind us that art doesn’t have to live behind glass or within white walls—it can be part of everyday life, woven into the places we gather and the stories we share. And in Vickers’ case, it all starts with the simple, enduring inspiration of the sea.

To keep up with Joe Vickers’ latest creations, visit Surf Art Spot in Carlsbad Village or online, and subscribe to the gallery’s newsletter to stay connected.

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O’side buys Mission Ave site for library services

By Leo Place

OCEANSIDE — City leaders have approved the $3 million purchase of a vacant building at the corner of Mission Avenue and Ditmar Street that will become the newest space for the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library bookstore as well as the READS Learning Center.

The 10,000-squarefoot building at 615 Mission Avenue includes a ground level and a basement, and is owned by Larry and Cathleen Hatter. Larry Hatter is a longtime Oceanside resident who has been involved in several local organizations, including the Oceanside Library Board of Directors and the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library.

Following the Hatters’ years of involvement with the library, the Hatter Family Trust offered the city the opportunity to buy the building to continue supporting the library’s programs.

The City Council unanimously approved a purchase agreement for the property on Wednesday, and also accepted a grant deed for the building to be used for library purposes for the next 55 years.

“I do want to thank the Hatter family for doing this. It’s a big deal. Thank you,” said City Councilmember Rick Robinson.

Oceanside leaders also approved a property use agreement with the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library, which will lease around 7,000 square feet of the building for $3,000 a month. They also approved a memorandum of understanding with the Oceanside Public Library Foundation for a one-time donation of $500,000 to go toward the property.

The Friends will use a portion of the ground floor for their library bookstore and the basement for book sorting, online sales, and storage.

Christopher Wilson, president of the Friends, said the organization regularly donates $100,000 annually to support library programs in the city. This

“Everything that they’re offering to our community, the services they offer in that space, they've made so welcoming. It’s exciting to see what the potential could be for an even larger space,” Figueroa said.

Improvements to the 615 Mission building will include a demising wall to separate the library bookstore from the learning center space. The city will also install an elevator to go between the ground floor and the basement.

that is gonna become part of the City of Oceanside and the library is just really, really, so darn cool and exciting.”

Carlsbad OKs improvements at city libraries

Carlsbad’s public libraries are looking to streamline key processes by installing new equipment as part of a technology and system upgrade.

The improved automated materials-handling system and technology that uses radio-frequency identification, or RFID, should enhance patrons’ experiences “by offering faster and more convenient self-service options,” according to a city spokesperson.

The Carlsbad City Council authorized the city

manager to execute a contract for the technology and services with Bibliotheca LLC — based in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, with offices around the world — for a total of $748,800 over six years, according to city documents.

The agreement is broken into two distinct periods. The first year of the agreement with Bibliotheca will cost the city $485,690 and will include the purchase of equipment and the implementation of the systems. Years two through six of the contract cover maintenance and ongoing operating costs at an annual rate of $52,622, for a total of $263,110, according to the documents.

Bibliotheca is a library technology company with a variety of self-service and automated products used

is made possible largely by revenue from the used-bookstore and online book sales.

“Especially postCOVID, the two biggest revenues are online sales and the physical bookstore in the downtown area,” Wilson said. “This would allow us to consolidate both of those into one building. It would give us additional square footage to potentially expand those revenue lines, which in turn means more money coming into the library to support programs.”

The Friends currently operate three bookstores — Jane and Evie’s Used Books at 323 N. Coast Highway, one inside the Civic Center Library, and another at the Mission Branch Library. They also sell books at the Thursday Oceanside Farmers Market.

Their bookstore in-

side the new 615 Mission building will replace their location at Jane and Evie’s. Joe McClusky, a Friends volunteer of more than 18 years, said they are looking forward to moving into the new, larger space.

“I think it’s a great move, because we’ll have all of our facilities at one spot,” said McClusky, 83.

The rest of the building’s ground floor will be used by the city for the READS Learning Center, which supports literacy skills for Oceanside adults, including reading, writing, and speaking.

The center will be relocated to 615 Mission Ave from its current location at 804 Pier View Way, which the city currently rents for around $8,000 a month.

Councilmember Jimmy Figueroa said the move will be very beneficial to the learning center.

The cost of building improvements, repairs, and operations for the new space is just over $1 million. The city is contributing $542,640, and the Oceanside Public Library Foundation is also contributing $500,000 toward these costs.

Escrow will open within seven days of the council’s approval, followed by a due diligence period of 76 days. Escrow is expected to close by June 15, said city Real Estate Manager Vicki Gutierrez.

While the building has most recently served as an office for a financial firm, Mayor Esther Sanchez said she recalls when it operated as Scandia Bakery and Fountain. She would take accordion lessons across the street when she was around 10 years old, she said.

“For some reason, I loved that building,” Sanchez said. “To think that

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Sacramento’s big bet

In 1991, California had more than forty refineries. By the end of 2026, it will have fewer than eleven. Of those, only five are large enough to matter. Phillips 66 shuttered its 147,000-barrel-per-day Los Angeles refinery in December. Valero’s Benicia facility will close in April.

Now, Chevron has warned of possible closures at its Richmond and El Segundo facilities, citing CARB’s Cap-and-Invest amendments as a potential death blow to California refining.

In a letter to Governor Newsom, Chevron’s president, Andy Walz, put it plainly: the proposed regulation “will cripple the survivability of the state’s remaining refineries, which will result in California losing the entire industry.”

Sacramento’s response has been consistent: this is a transition. EV adoption is rising, petroleum demand will follow it down, and refineries closing now are simply getting ahead of an inevitable market outcome. In this telling, the gap will close on its own.

Before accepting that assurance, it is worth examining its assumptions, because each of the three fails.

diated.

The demand-decline argument fails entirely when applied to the military. The Pentagon is not transitioning to electric aircraft or battery-powered naval vessels. Military petroleum demand is not declining — it is an operational requirement that California’s EV adoption curve does not touch. Sacramento’s transition narrative was not written with thirty-plus military installations in mind.

The smooth-landing assumption is the most dangerous of the three. Even if demand were to fall to match reduced supply, the transition period, likely decades long, would still be one of extreme vulnerability. There is no plan for the gap. There is only the facile assurance that it will be tolerable, despite the arithmetic.

to four weeks. When supply disruption occurs — a refinery fire, a port closure, a conflict in the Persian Gulf — there is no backstop. There is only waiting, and whatever remains in the tanks.

Travis Air Force Base, a major hub for any Pacific theater contingency, receives its jet fuel via pipeline from Chevron’s Richmond refinery, one of the two now threatening closure. Under surge conditions, Travis carries fewer than three days of fuel inventory.

That is not a margin. It is a countdown. Chevron’s El Segundo refinery produces roughly 40 percent of Southern California’s jet fuel. Its closure will hollow out the aviation fuel supply from Vandenberg to San Diego.

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rush the wrong rail route

By Angelina Neglia, Amy Cheshire, Shirli Weiss and Michael Deftos

The LOSSAN Rail Corridor is an important rail system that links San Diego County to the rest of the state. The eroding bluffs above the beaches in Del Mar have been inching closer to the rail tracks for decades, resulting in interruptions in rail service and making relocation of the tracks increasingly urgent.

SANDAG has been studying potential realignment routes for the last decade and is now preparing the Environmental Impact Report for several proposed routes.

However, most of the routes under study do not serve the objectives of SANDAG’s own value analysis and involve massive disruption and destruction to coastal neighborhoods compelled to host the realignment.

Two of the proposed routes — the Camino Del Mar route and the Crest Canyon route — would require destructive tunnels under the city of Del Mar and pollution-spewing portals in coastal neighborhoods. Another, SANDAG’s southern yellow route, would run straight through the southern edge of the protected San Dieguito Lagoon.

elimination of eminent domain of homes and businesses.

In addition to its probable cost advantage, the NYL is superior for many of the reasons named as key objectives of the realignment project:

• Improves rail service reliability by minimizing risks from climate change — the NYL is the only route that puts the rail entirely above the floodplain in Del Mar

• Minimizes impacts to existing homes and businesses — the NYL is the only route that prevents the destruction of residences and businesses in Del Mar

• Eliminates double tracks on berms in two lagoons

• Allows eventual removal of the old trestle bridge from the mouth of the San Dieguito Lagoon

• Allows removal of the railway through the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon

• Provides the opportunity to utilize electric trains in the future

A minor drawback to the Northern Yellow Line for some is a one-mile stretch of reduced speed in the 351-mile LOSSAN corridor as the train curves from the Fairgrounds to the Interstate 5 tunnel.

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The timeline argument fails first, demolished by the auto industry itself. Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis have collectively written off more than fifty billion dollars in EV investments — the largest capital destruction in the industry’s history. Ford killed the F-150 Lightning.

GM halted two battery plants and announced a “significant pullback” in EV demand. Stellantis canceled its electric Ram pickup and brought back the HEMI V-8. Even Tesla is pivoting toward AI and robotics as unit sales decline for the second straight year.

The federal EV tax credit expired last September, and with it, the artificial demand on which Sacramento’s projections depended. California is closing refineries on a demand-decline timeline that the auto industry itself has now repu-

What elevates this beyond poor energy policy is a principle Sacramento appears to overlook: energy security is the foundation of national security, and national security is the foundation of everything else.

Not metaphorically, structurally. Economies function because goods move, hospitals operate, water flows, harvests reach tables, and soldiers fly to theaters of war, all because petroleum is refined and delivered somewhere in the chain. Strip that away, and California becomes very fragile—vulnerable to disruption from without and incapable of defending itself from within.

California is dangerously exposed. It has no inbound oil pipelines. With inadequate domestic supplies, we rely on refineries in India and South Korea, among the few equipped to produce California’s unique fuel specifications.

Tankers cross five thousand miles of ocean in two

The federal Defense Production Act authorizes the President to direct private companies to prioritize production for national defense, and the Office of Legal Counsel confirmed on March 3 that such an order preempts conflicting state law. Chevron’s warning supplies the trigger; the national security finding supplies the authority. The Administration can act in Washington.

If it does, 39 million Californians will benefit — whether Sacramento approves or not.

Sacramento may call federal intervention an overreach. That would be a strange charge from a government dismantling the energy foundation of the largest state in the union — on a promise it cannot keep, on a timeline the auto industry has abandoned, and toward an alternative energy future that keeps receding.

They call it a transition. What that actually means will be the subject of another column.

Garvin Walsh, retired from a career at investment banks on Wall Street, is a resident of Cardiff-by-theSea. He is an elected member of the San Diego County Republican Central Committee.

Faced with these limited choices, which prioritize an incremental increase in speed over community interests, members of the public organized to find a better route that protects homes, businesses and the coastal environment by largely circumventing them rather than running through or under them.

The Coalition for Safer Trains is a grassroots group of citizens advocating for a LOSSAN realignment route that best serves San Diego County while minimizing adverse impacts to the host realignment communities.

The coalition has proposed an alternate route known as the Northern Yellow Line (NYL) to SANDAG. This route is designed to turn east at the southwestern corner of the Fairgrounds property and head west to Interstate 5 on an elevated viaduct over the edge of publicly owned property north of the San Dieguito Lagoon. Under the new leadership of CEO Mario Orso, SANDAG has been responsive to public input, and it has begun studying the NYL for inclusion in the EIR.

The NYL could save a billion dollars relative to other routes due to its features, which combine a tunnel mostly located under Interstate 5 and the

SANDAG acknowledges this short loss of time can be made up in other parts of the corridor. Moreover, sacrificing a few seconds of travel time to preserve homes, businesses, beaches and coastal lagoons is the correct prioritization for route selection.

A more pressing concern is SANDAG’s plan to begin construction of the San Dieguito Double Track Bridge in 2027, before the realignment Environmental Impact Report is completed.

The SDDTB project was conceptually designed over a decade ago, before plans for the rail realignment became imperative. It was designed to connect with the existing route that travels over the bluffs and points in the direction of the proposed Camino Del Mar or Crest Canyon routes — two of the most destructive realignment route suggestions. If built, the southern portion of the bridge would have to be modified to accommodate the NYL.

In response to the coalition’s concerns, SANDAG has assured that construction of the bridge will not predetermine the selection of the realignment route, which it acknowledges is by far the larger and more important project for the region. In other words, if the EIR, eminent domain and other community im-

Home sales on the rise

By City News Service

REGION — Home sales rose significantly last month in San Diego County and statewide as slightly more favorable mortgage rates encouraged buyers to enter the market, the California Association of Realtors announced.

Sales of existing single-family homes in California totaled 274,820 in February on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, up 7% from January but down 0.3% from February 2025.

In San Diego County, sales increased 22.2% last month and were up 4.6% from a year earlier. Neighboring Imperial County saw a 22.9% increase in February over January but was down 10.4% year over year.

“Following a soft start to the year, the housing market regained momentum in February, with both sales and prices showing solid gains,” CAR President Tamara Suminski said in a statement.

“The conflict in the Middle East is creating some uncertainty for the broader economy and financial markets, which could lead to some shortterm hesitation in the housing market. We remain hopeful, though, that the situation will stabilize in the weeks ahead, allowing market fundamentals and buyer and seller confidence to reassert themselves.”

Statewide prices also increased last month, with California’s median home price rising 0.9% from January to February to $830,370, a 0.2% increase from one year ago.

San Diego County’s average price remained unchanged in February at $1.05 million, 1% higher than last year. Imperial County’s average price fell 1.6% to $447,500, though that marked a 13.6% increase from one year ago.

“While mortgage rates remain below yearago levels, they recently jumped to their highest level in seven months and could temper buyer momentum as we head into the spring homebuying season,” CAR Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Jordan Levine said.

“However, many homeowners remain locked in to historically low rates, and inventory remains tight, so any stabilization in rates could help bolster home prices in the spring market despite ongoing affordability and economic challenges.”

The county with the highest median home price in California in February was Mono County at $2.35 million after a 50% increase from the prior month. The lowest median price was in Lassen County at $199,000.

Police release video in shooting

Andre Mendez is shown raising gun at officers

By Leo Place SAN MARCOS

— The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office has released bodyworn camera footage capturing officers’ fatal shooting of a man in San Marcos last month, after they said he fired a gun at them during a traffic stop.

The shooting occurred around 9 p.m. on Feb. 18 in the 600 block of North Twin Oaks Valley Road. Andre Raphael Mendez, 33, of Oceanside, was in the passenger seat of the car and was fatally shot by six officers and died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

The video, released on Friday by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, shows the body-worn camera footage of Deputy Sean Dwyer approaching the vehicle and telling the 21-year-old woman in the driver’s seat that the car’s third brake light is out, and that the license plate for the car does not appear to match the vehicle.

The woman is cooperative and explains that she just purchased the vehicle and needs to transfer the registration, but that she has insurance for the car, which she shows to Dwyer on her phone.

Dwyer then goes to the passenger side of the vehicle, which the Sheriff’s Office said was because he wanted to get a better look at the steering wheel column after noticing the steering wheel housing was broken.

Dwyer tells Mendez to roll down his window and asks him his name. Mendez rolls down the window and gives the name of a family member, which the officer determines to be false during a records check.

The video then shows Dwyer pulling out his weapon and telling Mendez to stop reaching down to the floor of the car.

Mendez says he isn’t doing anything and tells the officer to “chill” and then rolls up the passenger window.

Dwyer and other officers then begin yelling at Mendez to stop reaching and point their weapons at him.

One officer escorts the female driver out of the car. She begins screaming

and can be heard shouting “Dre,” and an officer asks her repeatedly if he has a gun, saying, “I don’t want to shoot him.” She says, “I don’t know, I don’t know.”

Another officer standing next to Dwyer says he can see the gun’s tan magazine. Dwyer then tells another officer to break the passenger side window.

An officer shouts repeatedly to Mendez to drop his gun, saying, “I will f–ing shoot you.”

An officer breaks the passenger window with a baton as Mendez leans away toward the driver’s side. Officers continue telling him to drop the gun while breaking the window, and Mendez repeatedly asks them to stop.

An officer then says he sees the gun and says, “Don’t do it, man.” The offi-

cer then says he is going to tase Mendez and reaches in with a taser. A flash can be seen inside the car, and officers immediately discharge their weapons for several seconds.

There is also body camera footage from another officer facing the car head-on, with Mendez visible through the windshield. That footage shows Mendez being tased and then lifting his right arm up into the air, and a flash going off, which the Sheriff’s Office said was from the muzzle of his gun.

The Sheriff’s Office also released footage from another officer who was on the driver’s side of the vehicle after Mendez allegedly pulled out his gun. The video shows the female passenger repeatedly saying “Stop” and asking to be let

Court upholds verdicts

By City News Service

REGION — A state appeals court panel upheld murder convictions March 16 for a young man who drove under the influence and crashed his car onto Torrey Pines State Beach, killing two passengers and seriously injuring two others.

out of the car, and then being pulled out by an officer.

Lastly, the Sheriff’s Office included a view of the shooting from a cell phone video taken across the street.

Officers provided medical aid to Mendez, but he died at the scene, according to law enforcement.

The officers who deployed their weapons are Palomar College reserve police Officer Kyle Hodges and sheriff’s deputies Jake Brown, Chalit Caranto, Thomas Cook, Sean Dwyer and Justin Tesar, all of whom are assigned to the San Marcos station.

The gun is not visible in the body camera footage, and the view of Mendez is largely blocked by Dwyer’s arms, which are holding his weapon out in front of him.

An investigation into the shooting is still underway by the San Diego Police Department. Outside police departments are required to investigate officer-involved shootings under a regional agreement designed to prevent conflicts of interest.

The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office will also review the SDPD’s investigation findings. The county’s Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board, or CLERB, is also reviewing the incident and will provide recommendations.

“We are committed to transparency, public trust and compliance with the law,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. “With the investigation still underway, San Diego Police has reviewed and approved the release of this critical incident video.”

Mendez’s family has started a GoFundMe to cover funeral costs. They said his life was taken in a “very cruel, unnecessary overuse of force.”

“It’s very hard to even express how my heart is shattered into so many different shards,” his mother, Laneka Chatton, said on the GoFundMe page. “He was a son, father, brother, grandson, cousin, uncle, nephew, and Godson that was larger than life, loved by many. He will live on in all of our hearts and minds.”

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Christopher Ray Schmittel, 23, was found guilty by a San Diego jury of causing the deaths of Joshua Manzanares and Johnny Punzalan, both 19, by crashing a 2020 Subaru WRX through a metal guardrail on Torrey Pines Road on the night of April 25, 2022.

The car landed on the beach below, throwing Manzanares and Punzalan from the vehicle. They died at the scene, while Schmittel and two other passengers were hospitalized with serious injuries.

Prosecutors said the car reached speeds of more than 120 mph just before the crash and that Schmittel, who was 19 at the time, was driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

He was sentenced in 2024 to 32 years to life in state prison. On appeal, Schmittel’s attorneys contended the evidence was insufficient to support murder convictions because it was not shown that “he actually appreciated the risk involved at the time of the accident.”

A three-justice panel of the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled, however, that “Schmittel did appreciate the risks of his actions, and decided to drive under the influence of drugs and alcohol and in a manner dangerous to life anyway.”

The justices noted that Schmittel testified at trial that he was aware some of his driving maneuvers were dangerous, including driving at high speeds and weaving into oncoming traffic lanes.

Schmittel’s attorneys also argued that the two murder sentences of 15 years to life each should have been imposed concurrently rather than consecutively.

Along with 30 years to life for murder, Superior Court Judge Lisa Rodriguez imposed a consecutive two-year prison term for DUI causing injury for one of the passengers who was wounded in the crash.

The appellate panel wrote that Rodriguez’s rationale for imposing consecutive murder sentences — because two separate victims were killed — was valid and that Schmittel’s attorney had not shown that “the court’s reasoning was arbitrary or irrational.”

Carlsbad fight video sparks outrage

By Cameron Adams CARLSBAD —

A Carlsbad mother says a widely circulated video showing her daughter being surrounded, taunted with racist language and ultimately assaulted by a group of juveniles at Poinsettia Park highlights what she described as a troubling, pervasive attitude within the city and its school district.

“While this behavior is absolutely unacceptable, I understand it to be the norm throughout Carlsbad Unified School District and our community,” April Amor said at a March 11 school board meeting. “It’s my belief that if it weren’t for the video that has been circulating, this matter would be swept under the rug as many other incidents.”

Amor said she wants those involved in a recent altercation at Poinsettia Park to be prosecuted, calling it justice for her daughter and other children who have experienced similar racist incidents.

A video of the incident has received more than 230,000 views since it was posted on Facebook on March 5, drawing widespread attention and prompting community members to voice their concerns to district officials.

In the footage, a Black girl on an electric bicycle is surrounded by a group of children who appear to be preventing her from leaving the park, with some positioned in front of and behind the bike and others standing nearby.

Several individuals can be heard making comments, seemingly attempting to provoke her into a physical confrontation.

“Just slap her,” one child can be heard saying.

Someone in the group can also be heard using a racial slur, along with other profanity.

“This feels really … racist right now. We’re all ganging up on a Black girl,” a child said at another point.

When a member of the group asked why she would not fight, the girl on the e-bike, Amor’s daughter, responded, “I don’t want to.”

“I just want to go home,” she said.

As the confrontation escalated, a child in a green shirt who had been standing in front of Amor’s daughter grabbed the front basket on the e-bike, continuing to block her path. Another child instructed someone to stand behind the e-bike to block that route as well.

The school needs to do more to keep the n-word out of these students’ mouths.”

April Amor Mother of victim

Toward the end of the video, a member of the group slapped the girl on the e-bike, leading to a physical altercation.

As the video cuts out, another child on an e-bike appears to pull out a cellphone to record the fight from the other side.

On March 7, the Carlsbad Police Department and the school district released a joint statement saying they “take incidents involving accusations of bullying, harassment, and discriminatory language that may be deemed as a hate crime seriously.”

A police report was taken, and CPD is investigating the incident, though additional details could not be released because it involves juveniles, according to the statement.

Spokespeople for the school district and CPD could not be reached on Monday after The Coast News left voicemails seeking updates on the investigation.

Hundreds of people from across Southern California attended the board meeting to express outrage over the video and to support Amor, according to NBC7’s Shandel Menezes.

Amor thanked members of the Black community who supported her, as well as others from the broader community united in fighting what she called “racism

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that is very much alive in this community.”

Yusef Miller, executive director of the North County Equity and Justice Coalition, said this is a “very serious and critical issue.”

“I want to disabuse us of the idea that this is not who we are,” Miller told the school board. “Please. That statement is old and tired. This is us. What we need from you is to do something about it.”

Amor said her daughter had previously been suspended from school in an earlier incident that she said was also instigated by racism directed at her and other Black students.

“When my daughter asked one of the kids why he was not suspended, he replied, ‘Because I’m White and my parents have money,’” Amor said. “Now, whether this is true or not, that is the mentality here in this city.

“No one’s generational wealth or lack of melanin should excuse them from consequences of their poor choices.”

Amor said she was disappointed by the school’s handling of the prior suspension and by what she described as a delayed investigation.

“All the kids involved — including those who sat and did nothing but record and instigate — must be prosecuted,” she said. “The school needs to do more to keep the n-word out of these students’ mouths, and the community has to do more to protect our children outside of school hours.”

No charges against former TV journalist

Prosecutors have declined to file charges against a former television journalist arrested earlier this month on suspicion of carrying out two shootings on Palomar Mountain, authorities said.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office previously identified Ricardo Berron — a former reporter for Univision and Telemundo — as a suspect in two shootings that occurred months apart.

Berron was arrested at San Diego International Airport and booked into county jail, but later released on bail.

He had been scheduled to appear in court Tuesday,

but a spokesperson for the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said he was not arraigned because the case remains under investigation.

The first shooting occurred Oct. 6, 2025, leaving a victim wounded in the arm, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The second incident happened Feb. 23, when a man reported he was shot at while sitting in his car. The victim told authorities a man approached, produced a handgun and fired a single round through the driver’s side window. The victim was not struck.

Authorities have not said what initially led investigators to suspect Berron, but the Sheriff’s Office cited “similarities” between the two shootings that led investigators to believe the same person was responsible.

A search of Berron’s home in Chula Vista following his arrest also uncovered a handgun believed to have been used in at least one of the shootings, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

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City News Service

Man, 70, jailed in fatal shooting in Fallbrook

A 70-year-old man was behind bars Tuesday for allegedly shooting two men — killing one — following an argument in his Fallbrook neighborhood, authorities said.

Michael Anthony Burke allegedly opened fire on the victims in the 3800 block of East Mission Road around 8 p.m. Monday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

One of the victims died at the scene. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The second victim was treated at a hospital and later released, sheriff’s Lt. Juan Marquez said. Authorities have not disclosed the nature of the dispute that led to the shooting.

Burke was booked into the Vista Detention Facility on suspicion of first-degree murder and assault with a firearm. He is being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon.

— City News Service

Desmond,

State of North County

By City News Service

OCEANSIDE — Outgoing San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond focused on accomplishments, including improvements to the behavioral health system and efforts to expand housing, during his final State of North County speech on March 12 in Oceanside.

Speaking on a patio at Frontwave Arena, the two-term supervisor representing District 5 said the government’s role is to provide residents with the tools and infrastructure needed to use their talents to succeed.

“I’m termed out at the end of this year, but I’m not going to go quietly,” Desmond said. “We have the tools and opportunities here in North County. It’s something we are going to build here together.”

Desmond is running for Congress in the 48th Congressional District, seeking to succeed Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall. Issa has endorsed Desmond.

The best part of the supervisor job is not the titles or the votes, Desmond said.

“It’s about the people I get to meet,” he said, along with the friendships that help make North County a better place.

Along with his wife, Kerri, Desmond thanked his staff for their support.

“I empower them to fix things,” he said, noting his office has had very little turnover.

With strong business, education, recreational, agriculture, tribal nation and cultural assets, “North County is the land of opportunity,” Desmond said.

However, many fami-

Democrats in 48th race outline priorities

Six Democrats make case to flip district blue

By Leo Place

VISTA — Six Democrats hoping to flip the 48th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from red to blue shared their views on several salient issues during a forum in Vista on Friday, emphasizing that they are ready to take on Republican opponent, Supervisor Jim Desmond.

The forum at Jim Porter Recreation Center was organized by the Democratic Club of Vista. In attendance were Nuevo school board member Abel Chavez, former Department of Labor official Ammar Campa-Najjar, Coachella Valley entrepreneur Brandon Riker, Vista City Councilmember Corinna Contreras, San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert, and state Board of Equalization member Mike Schaefer.

A wave of candidates from San Diego and Riverside counties has filed to run for the 48th, one of five California districts that was redistricted to trend more Democratic following the passage of Proposition 50 in the fall. The redistricting moved much of the district north and west, to include Palm Springs and the cities of Vista, San Marcos, and Escondido.

Other Democratic candidates are business owner Ferguson Porter, executives Stephen Clemons and Eric Shaw. Besides Desmond, other Republicans who have filed are Maria Chaudhry and computer software engineer Kevin Patrick O’Neill. Candidate Luis Reyna, a civil rights organizer, registered no party preference.

The race experienced a major shakeup last week after Republican incumbent Darrell Issa (R-Bonsall) announced he would not seek re-election and instead endorsed San Diego County District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond, who switched over from the 49th District race.

Candidates at the forum celebrated Issa’s departure but said they can’t let Desmond take the seat. They also shared their positions on immigration, gun control, voting rights, the cost of living, and foreign policy.

Von Wilpert repeatedly emphasized her commitment to taking on President Donald Trump and said she will continue her work fight-

the Vista City Council, and was also part of the council’s first Democratic majority. As someone who has a mixed-status family when it comes to citizenship, she emphasized that she is tired of the immigrant community being used as political pawns in elections.

Under her and other council members’ leadership, she said Vista has refused to allow the Sheriff’s Department to install automatic license plate reader cameras, which she said are surveillance tools that can be used to share information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“The fight is local,” she said. “Vista is the only contracted city with the Sheriff’s [Department] that doesn't have mass surveillance and LPRs, and we still have reduced crime.”

Schaefer noted his years of experience as an attorney and as the elected 4th District representative on the state Board of Equalization, which oversees property and insurance taxes. He also served two terms on the San Diego City Council back in the 1960s.

“I have actually won four elections in Vista on the Board of Equalization,” he said.

Riker touted his experience as an economist, small-business owner, and former organizer for Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, and emphasized that it’s time to create an economy where people can afford to buy a home.

He said he would be in favor of making the first $50,000 of income tax-free and would like to remove the Social Security payroll cap, currently set at around $184,000, so that wealthier individuals pay their share.

background in education and business. He worked as a business broker and said he helps business owners be able to retire successfully, and also worked as a high school teacher before being elected as a school board member in the Nuview Union School District in 2022.

He said he would support making the first $80,000 of income tax-free, and would fight to ensure students can get an education that builds them up for success, including options for trade careers, and that business owners have the support they need.

“That’s how we make a strong economy. We have to build up our small businesses and build up our education,” Chavez said.

On the topic of gun control, several candidates said they would support background checks, assault weapon bans, and gun violence restraining orders, also known as red flag laws. Some candidates spoke from their personal experiences.

Chavez said it’s important to prevent those who may use a gun dangerously from obtaining one. He described how, in the past, a sibling dealing with mental illness had previously attempted to kill him and the rest of his family with a gun.

“When I hear that we need to have all these rules, we need to have better rules to make sure that people that are mentally ill do not have access to these weapons. If someone has a 5150, they shouldn't have a weapon ever again in their life,” Chavez said.

ing for workers’ rights, citing her past experience fighting for civil rights as a prosecutor through her work at a legal clinic in the Deep South and in the San Diego City Attorney’s Office.

She noted that she flipped her San Diego City Council District 5 seat from red to blue in the 2020 election, and wants to flip this Congressional seat in November 2026.

“This is not just California’s fight. This is one of the top five seats in the nation we need to flip the House of Representatives,” said von Wilpert.

Campa-Najjar is a Navy veteran who previously ran against Issa in 2020, losing with 46% of the vote. He emphasized that the opportunity is ripe for a Democrat to take the seat.

He also ran for Chula Vista mayor in 2022 and the 50th Congressional District in 2018, but lost both races.

“When we ran for Congress last time, we got more votes than any other Democrat in history, and I believe together, we can get this done,” Campa-Najjar said. “We need someone who can beat Jim Desmond.”

Contreras noted that she was the first Latina and LGBTQ+ member of

“Both parties have fundamentally failed to build an economy that works for working people. It's time to change that,” Riker said. “Wages aren’t keeping up.”

Riker said he is also running on a second New Deal, and emphasized that he would like to see the U.S. Supreme Court expanded beyond nine judges in the wake of their overturning gun control laws and federal abortion protections.

Chavez highlighted his

Campa-Najjar said members of the armed forces face extensive requirements related to firearms — including extended training and restrictions on bringing certain weapons to military bases — and that civilians should face similar restrictions.

“There’s restrictions on what firearms I can bring onto military bases, and the same should be true the other way around — a restriction on what military weapons can be taken off the military base,” Cam-

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RISING STARS

The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce celebrated four high school seniors from San Dieguito Union High School District at its March Rising Star of the Month breakfast. The honorees were:

• One Galido of Canyon Crest Academy, a varsity lacrosse player, ASB class officer and president of the CCA School Site Council.

• Mason Ross of La Costa Canyon High School, who has worked on ocean sustainability projects with Hubbs-SeaWorld Institute as well as being an avid surfer, bodyboarder and fisherman.

• Dirsa Hernandez Gregorio of San Dieguito Academy, who moved to the U.S. from Guatemala as a fifth grader, at which time she learned English. She is on the School Site Council and is an active community service volunteer.

• Sadaf Barekzai of Torrey Pines, who has adapted to a new country and language after moving to the U.S. from Afghanistan midway through her high school career.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

The City of Oceanside is accepting applications

COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARDS

The Community Resource Center recognized several individuals and organizations at its inaugural CRC Community Impact Awards. Jordan Verdin, founder of Humanity Showers, and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank received the Compassion in Action Awards. Lucas Schalch, founder of Glory Pursuit, received the Youth Changemaker Award. Alicia Kitagawa, executive director of Life Science Cares San Diego, received the Excellence in Leadership Honor. Dottie Fortman, of San Dieguito Newcomers & Friends, received the CRC CARES Award Honor.

for its 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Program. All high school seniors who live in Oceanside and will attend college

after graduation are eligible to apply at either local high schools, the Oceanside Public Library or on the city’s website.

The deadline for applications is April 15, 2026. Since 1993 when the first scholarships were awarded, the city has handed out $1,360,500 to 440 students, including $100,000 to 17 students last year.

GRADUATES

Sofia Ung of Del Mar and Jaelyn Nelson of Solana Beach graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in December. Ung received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science. Nelson received a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology and Psychology.

DEAN’S LIST

David MacLeod of Carlsbad, Kiera Danks of Del Mar and Belle Ghorfi of Rancho Santa Fe were named to the dean’s list at Marquette University in Wisconsin.

ALBUM RELEASE BALTHVS released their first fully independent album “Transmutations” on March 20. The Colombian psych-funk trio that now calls San Diego home said the album evolved over their recent tour across Europe, the U.S. and Latin America. The album combines live performances from concerts in Europe in 2025 with studio recordings that took place in San Diego and Bogota, Colombia. In a news release, the band said, “We ‘transmuted’ the live concert into a studio album, we had no restrictions with the material, we re-recorded multiple elements in order to ensure pristine studio quality while preserving the energy of the live experience, and ‘alchemized’ the songs.”

OCEANSIDE POET LAUREATE

The City of Oceanside Arts Commission is accepting submissions for its inaugural Oceanside Poet Laureate. The poet — residing in Oceanside, Carlsbad or Vista — will serve a twoyear term beginning July 2026 and receive $10,000 to be an ambassador for poetry, the spoken word and the literary arts through public readings, civic events and other ways.

“The Poet Laureate will be a catalyst for creativity and is expected to produce engaging and conceptually strong original works inspired by, and in response to, Oceanside as a richly diverse community,” Library & Cultural Arts Department Director CJ Di Mento said. Apply at oceansidelibrary. org. Deadline is April 30.

County average gas price highest since October 2023

By City News Service

REGION — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose today to its highest amount since Oct. 20, 2023, increasing 2.7 cents to $5.635.

The average price has risen for 28 consecutive days, increasing $1.028, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price is 27.6 cents more than one week ago, $1.028 higher than one month ago and 96.4 cents greater than one year ago. The average price is 80 cents less than the record $6.435 set on Oct. 5, 2022.

Pets of the Week

MO is Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s pet of the week. He is a 5-yearold, 11-pound domestic shorthair with a buff tabby coat.

Prices were rising slightly in line with seasonal norms before the joint U.S./ Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28 sent oil prices higher and drastically accelerated increases at the gas pump.

The national average price rose to its highest amount since Sept. 25, 2023, increasing 5.2 cents to $3.842. It has risen for 18 consecutive days, increasing 86 cents.

The national average price is 26.4 cents more than one week ago, 91.9 cents higher than one month ago and 76.4 cents greater than one year ago. It is $1.174 less than the record $5.016 set on June 14, 2022.

Mo has an active social life. He is vocal and regularly speaks his mind, though he gets along well with other cats. He is active and busy, always looking for entertainment such as people or toys to play with.

The $100 adoption fee includes a medical exam, spay, up-to-date vaccinations, registered microchip and a one-year license if the new home is in the jurisdiction of San Diego Humane Society’s Department of Animal Services.

Information: stop by RCHS at 389 Requeza St., Encinitas, call 760-7536413 or visit SDpets.org.

FLASH is the Helen Woodward Animal Center’s pet of the week. He is a 4-month-old labrador retriever.

Flash can fetch faster than a speeding bullet! He’s more powerful than a locomotive at tug-of-war! His puppy energy allows him to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Flash wants to explore and grow into his superpowers in a family interested in taking him on walks and showing him how to use his energy for good.

Flash’s adoption fee is $499 with a $36 microchip fee. All pets are altered and up-to-date on vaccinations. HWAC is at 6523 Helen Woodward Way in Rancho Santa Fe. Kennels open Wed.-Sun., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (appointment only). Information: call 858756-4117, option #1 or visit animalcenter.org.

CUTIE LOVE-

HEART is the San Diego Humane Society’s pet of the week. She is a 4-yearold, 61-pound, American pit bull terrier mix. With mirthful bursts of affection and love, Cutie finds ways to share her bountiful reserves of energy. Cutie Loveheart prefers to dine alone without other pets and would do best in a home without younger children she may bowl over.

Cutie Loveheart is at the San Diego campus and has an adoption fee of $165. 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.

Carlsbad buys Bressi Ranch unit

By Cameron Adams CARLSBAD —

The City of Carlsbad will once again play the role of realtor for a condominium in Bressi Ranch, purchasing the home with the intent to resell it in an effort to maintain affordable housing.

The City Council unanimously approved the purchase of a condominium on Leighton Circle for up to $315,000 as part of the consent calendar.

The city intends to resell the home to an eligible lower-income buyer in accordance with the city’s Affordable Housing Resale Program Guidelines, according to city documents. Funds for the purchase will come from the Housing Trust Fund, with revenue generated from the sale deposited back into that fund.

The purchase “extends the length of the time the unit is restricted as affordable and enhances the existing affordable housing stock in Carlsbad,” according to a city report.

In 1993, the city adopted an inclusionary housing ordinance requiring residential developments with more than six units to designate 15% of units as affordable to low-income households, per city documents.

As part of the ordinance, buyers of affordable

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to SDA families that Conn will work closely with the school’s interim principal, Kelly Gilbert, to ensure a smooth transition in the coming school year.

SDA’s former principal, Cara Dolnik, left the school at the start of the school year after reportedly failing to inform district administrators about an antisemitic incident that took place on the school’s campus in the spring.

More leadership changes were shared the day after

units enter into an agreement with the city that requires them to notify the city when they intend to sell the property and gives the city the option to purchase it at restricted prices.

The condominium on Leighton Circle is one of 100 affordable units in the Mulberry project, which fulfilled the inclusionary housing obligation within the larger Bressi Ranch development.

Surrounding homes along nearby Dartington Way are valued between $1.5 million and $2 million, according to Zillow data. A block west along Gateway Road, home valuations exceed $3 million.

The restricted price for the condominium is $290,229, but city staff recommended appropriating up to $315,000 to cover refurbishment, escrow fees and other costs, according to the city.

The city also receives a 6% transaction fee on the purchase to cover the cost of the real estate professional contracted to resell the affordable unit.

This will be the 30th unit purchased by the city through its Affordable Housing Resale Program.

The condominium will also be the city’s 14th purchase from the Mulberry project in Bressi Ranch.

the board meeting, as Torrey Pines High School Principal Rob Coppo announced in a Thursday email to families that he will be stepping away at the end of the school year.

Coppo has served 10 years as the principal at Torrey Pines.

“I've been an administrator at Torrey Pines for 17 years — 10 of those years as principal. I've had the longest tenure of any principal at this site, and I'm incredibly proud of the work we've done over the last decade. As I near retirement, it's time for me to slow down,” he said.

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San Marcos OKs homes at Marc

By Leo Place SAN MARCOS —

After seven years of the ground-floor retail space sitting empty at the Marc development along Armorlite Drive, the developer has decided to convert the unused space into new housing units in response to changing market conditions.

Last week, the San Marcos City Council unanimously approved a specific plan amendment and conditional use permit to convert over 15,000 square feet of commercial space at the Marc into 10 rental housing units. These will add to the 416 existing residential units in the development.

The permit is for a 10year period, and can be renewed if market conditions continue to support residential use, city staff said.

The Marc project was originally approved in 2014 and constructed in 2017.

Jason Greminger, a representative for developer MG Properties, said they have struggled to rent out the retail space and have even offered incentives, such as six months of free rent, to attract a tenant.

“I will say, they have had a very difficult time trying to lease these retail spaces,” Greminger said. “After years of trying, I think they felt that maybe this could work in an interim kind of condition, and so we’re here tonight to ask for approval.”

San Marcos has found itself with an excess of commercial area, both in mixed-use developments and in larger commercial zones, and has been working to address this shift for several years. Back in 2018, the city had to drastically

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amend its Creek District plan, reducing the planned commercial space from 1.2 million square feet to 20,000 square feet to focus more on housing.

Developments like the Capalina Apartments, approved in 2024, have also come forward on sites that were originally zoned commercial but ended up sitting vacant.

City staff said that in the area around the Marc, next to the Palomar Sprinter station, there is a lack of sustained tenant interest in commercial uses and low vehicle traffic.

Neighboring projects such as the Palomar Station apartments on Armorlite Drive have also converted some commercial space to housing units.

“The project responds to demands resulting from city and statewide housing shortages, activates vacant storefronts, revitalizing Armorite Drive, and provides additional workforce housing in a transit-oriented location,” said City Planner Corina Flores.

Nine of the units will be

one-bedroom lofts, and one will be a two-bedroom unit. Each new unit will feature an outdoor fenced-in patio. They will be rented at market rate.

Forty-six parking spaces designated for the commercial area will be reassigned, with 14 converted to

good idea.

“While I would love to have, you know, commercial activity taking place in these, I think over the last nine years, the market just has proven that it’s not ready for it,” said Councilmember Mike Sannella.

Mayor Rebecca Jones

We certainly don’t want to see vacant storefronts. It’s an attractive nuisance...”

Mayor Rebeccaa Jones City of San Marcos

residential parking for the 10 new units. The remaining spaces will serve other residential units and commercial areas.

During the conversion, most updates will be inside the building, and the exterior will remain largely unchanged.

City Council members said while they would have liked to see storefronts succeed in this development, pivoting to housing is a

said empty storefronts also carry the risk of drawing squatters.

“We certainly don’t want to see vacant storefronts,” Jones said. “It’s an attractive nuisance, because if it’s just sitting there, people could come in and try to live there.”

There will be no commercial tenants evicted when the commercial space is converted, Greminger said.

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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 (3/20, 4/3 etc.) 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

NOTICE OF PENDING ACTION ON ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

1. PROJECT NAME: Wilcox ADU CASE NUMBER: CDPNF-008370-2025; FILING DATE: 9/10/2025; APPLICANT: Amber Wilcox and Spencer Wilcox; LOCATION: 1303 Sea Village Drive (APN: 261-233-10); PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Coastal Development Permit for the construction of a 910-squarefoot detached accessory dwelling unit. ZONING/OVERLAY: Residential 3 (R-3), Coastal Zone, Special Study, and Hillside/Inland Blu 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), exempts the construction of a new accessory dwelling unit. 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: Esteban Cisneros, Contract Assistant Planner: (760) 9432244 or ecisneros@encinitasca.gov.

2. PROJECT NAME: Shore ADU CASE NUMBER: CDPNF-008616-2025; FILING DATE: 07/08/2025; APPLICANT: Ted H. Shore and Lynn M. Shore; LOCATION: 1032 Guildford Ct (APN: 254-553-18); PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Coastal development permit for the construction of an attached 541-square-foot accessory dwelling unit.; ZONING/OVERLAY: Residential 3 (R3), Coastal 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; 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: Esteban Cisneros, Contract Assistant Planner: (760) 9432244 or ecisneros@encinitasca.gov

PRIOR TO 5:00 PM ON MONDAY, March 30, 2026, ANY INTERESTED PERSON MAY REVIEW THE APPLICATION 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 application, 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 both 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.

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CITY OF SAN MARCOS, CA ADMIN RFP 26-01 ORGANIZATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the City of San Marcos, hereinafter referred to as Agency or City, invites proposals for the above stated services and will be available on line via PlanetBids. Proposals are due up to the hour of 2:00 p.m. on 4/17/26

WORK DESCRIPTION

The work consists of professional organization development services. See Admin RFP 2601 in Planetbids for additional information.

LOCATION OF WORK Citywide.

ESTIMATED BUDGET

The estimated budget is $225,000 for the initial year with subsequent years subject to available of funds in the City’s approved annual budget.

TERM Maximum of ve (5) years – three (3) years with two (2) one-year options to renew.

AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS

The City uses PlanetBids to post and receive bids/proposals. Only vendors that are registered will be eligible to submit a bid/ proposal for formal solicitations with the City. PlanetBids is accessible via the City’s website and direct link provided below and provides all documents at no cost to bidders/proposers. https://www.sanmarcosca. gov/Home OR https://www.planetbids. com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=39481

GENERAL The company to whom the Contract is awarded, and any subcontractor under

such company, shall hereby ensure that minority and women business enterprises will be a orded full opportunity to submit bids for subcontracts. Further, there shall be no discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, age, or sex.

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CITY OF SAN MARCOS INVITATION FOR BID (IFB CONBID 26-01) SAN MARCOS BOULEVARD RECONSTRUCTION

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the City of San Marcos, hereinafter referred to as Agency or City, invites bids for the above stated Project and will be available online via PlanetBids. Bids are due up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 30, 2026

PRE-BID MEETING None.

WORK DESCRIPTION Work will include asphalt pavement removal and replacement, median curb removal and reconstruction, signage and striping improvements, and landscape and irrigation. A detailed Scope of Work can be found in the IFB Documents.

LOCATION OF WORK The work to be constructed at San Marcos Blvd. between Knights Realm and Rancho Santa Fe Rd.

ESTIMATED BUDGET The estimated overall budget is $451,349.00.

TERM Forty (40) Working Days.

CONTRACTORS LICENSE

The Contractor shall possess at the time the contract is awarded, a California Contractors Type A

General Engineering License or California Contractors Type B General Building Contractor License.

PREVAILING WAGE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, payment of prevailing wages and compliance with the California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq is required for this project. The Contractor will be required to comply with all of the terms and conditions (including State General Prevailing Wage requirements) prescribed for Contractor performing public works construction projects.

AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS

The City uses PlanetBids to post and receive bids/proposals.

Only vendors that are registered will be eligible to submit a bid/ proposal for formal solicitations with the City. PlanetBids is accessible via the City’s website and direct link provided below and provides all documents at no cost to bidders/proposers. http://www.san-marcos.net OR https://www.planetbids. com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=39481

GENERAL The company to whom the Contract is awarded, and any subcontractor under such company, shall hereby ensure that minority and women business enterprises will be a orded full opportunity to submit bids for subcontracts. Further, there shall be no discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, age, or sex. 03/20/2026 CN 32038

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE CITY COUNCIL

Housing and Community Development Activities FY 2026-27 Draft Annual Action Plan

PLACE OF MEETING: Council Chambers, Civic Center 505 S. Vulcan Avenue Encinitas, CA 92024

IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT/SECTION 504 REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND TITLE VI, THIS AGENCY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC ENTITY AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, ETHNIC ORIGIN, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, RELIGION, VETERANS STATUS OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY IN EMPLOYMENT OR THE PROVISION OF SERVICE. IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK AT (760) 633-2601 AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. PARA ASISTENCIA EN ESPAÑOL, POR FAVOR LLAME AL (760) 943-2150.

It is hereby given that the City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, to discuss the following item of the City of Encinitas:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: On March 11, 2026, the City Council approved the funding recommendations for proposed FY 2026-27 activities funded through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The City Council will now consider the approval of the City of Encinitas’ FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan (AAP). The draft FY 2026-27 AAP will be available for public review and comment from March 13, 2026 through April 13, 2026. The AAP provides CDBG funding for FY 2026-27 program year (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027) activities. ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS: The action before the City Council is to consider the approval of the FY 2026-27 AAP under the federal CDBG program which is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it is not de ned as a “project” under Section 15378(b)(5). The funding activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. STAFF CONTACT: Cindy Schubert, Management Analyst: (760) 633-2726 or cschubert@encinitasca.gov

For further information, please contact sta with questions or to provide comments. The agenda report will be available on the Agendas and Webcasts webpage at least 72 hours prior to the public hearing at: https://www.encinitasca.gov/government/agendas-webcasts. The public may also provide comments at the Public Hearing on April 15, 2026.

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BATCH: AFC-4076, 4054, 4072

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED AS SHOWN BELOW. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.

CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Executed by: AS SHOWN BELOW, as Trustor, AS SHOWN BELOW, as Bene ciary, recorded on AS SHOWN BELOW as Instrument No. AS SHOWN BELOW of O cial Records of the County Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell there under recorded on AS SHOWN BELOW as Instrument No. AS SHOWN BELOW of said O cial Records.

WILL SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH On 4/2/2026 at 10:00 AM, AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY (FIDELITY NATIONAL TIMESHARE) 16835 W. BERNARDO DRIVE SAN DIEGO CA 92127

(Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by 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), 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 hereinafter described as more fully described on said Deed of Trust. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 6400 SURFSIDE LANE, CARLSBAD, CA, 92009 TS#, CUSTOMER REF#,

ICN#, Unit/Interval/Week, APN#, Trustors, Bene ciary, DOT Dated, DOT Recorded, DOT Instrument No., NOD Recorded, NOD Instrument No., Estimated Sales Amount 110114 B0548215H MCS22052DZ 220 EVERY 52 214-010-94-00 HAROLD W ALEXANDER AND DENISE E HILLIS ALEXANDER HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 11/21/2022 12/08/2022 2022-0462239 3/24/2025 2025-0073889

$31607.37 110115 B0552695S MCS11219AZ 112 EVERY 19 214-010-94-00 HOLLYMARIE BRITT AND LAWRENCE JAMES PROKUP WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 01/27/2023 03/16/2023 2023-0066884 3/24/2025 2025-0073889

$33941.00 110118 B0542735S MCS22249BZ 222 EVERY 49 214-010-94-00 NAILAH SHARON DENISE HUBBARD A SINGLE WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 05/18/2022 06/09/2022 2022-0242222 3/24/2025 2025-0073889

$23719.41 110119 B0552085P MCS12323CZ 123 EVERY 23 214-010-94-00 ZEEMAN JENNINGS AND CAROL JENNINGS HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 02/06/2023

03/09/2023 2023-0060361 3/24/2025 2025-0073889 $32682.64 110120 B0552875S MCS23134DZ 231 EVERY 34 214-010-94-00 SHELDON MITCHELL AN UNMARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 02/17/2023 03/16/2023 2023-0066960

3/24/2025 2025-0073889

$37157.74 110122 B0451225H MCS11032BZ 110 EVERY 32 214-010-94-00 NANCY L.

SPEER A(N) UNMARRIED WOMAN AS SOLE AND

WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 02/18/2020 03/05/2020 2020-0114472 9/12/2025 2025-0253646 $30122.08 111324 B0576415S MCS11152CO 111 BIENNIAL ODD 52 214-010-94-00 TERESA E. TAYLOR A SINGLE WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 02/19/2025 03/06/2025 2025-0056849 9/12/2025 2025-0253646 $18748.49 111668 B0575165H MSC10221BZ 102 EVERY 21 214-010-94-00 RUSSEL HARVEY BOWLING AND MARGARET LYN BOWLING HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 12/14/2024 02/06/2025 2025-0030304 12/4/2025 2025-0342328 $15858.82 111669 B0538015C MCS32107CZ 321 EVERY 07 214-010-94-00 PILAR G. MARTIN A WIDOWED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 10/01/2021 10/14/2021 2021-0715552 12/4/2025 2025-0342328 $25100.74

SEPARATE PROPERTY GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 08/11/2015 08/27/2015 2015-0454005 3/24/2025 2025-0073889

$13245.57 110123 B0532715H MCS10139AZ 101 EVERY 39 214-010-94-00 BANKOLE FELIX TEMI-FAROMOJU AND TEMITOPE A. TEMIFAROMOJU HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 11/07/2020 11/25/2020 2020-0749850 3/24/2025 2025-0073889

$26445.40 111317 B0507445H MCS10616AE 106 BIENNIAL EVEN 16 214-010-94-00 TORI FOSDICK BURFORD A(N) UNMARRIED WOMAN AS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 07/13/2018 08/02/2018 2018-0315512 9/12/2025 2025-0253646 $19859.35 111318 B0506485H MCS30511BO 305 BIENNIAL ODD 11 214-010-94-00

THOMAS G. CASSIDA AND LISA M. CASSIDA

HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP.

A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 06/25/2018 07/12/2018 2018-0283262 9/12/2025 2025-0253646

$16553.82 111320 B0558935C MCS11029BZ 110 ANNUAL 29 214-010-94-00 MICHAEL LANE A SINGLE MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY GRAND

PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP.

A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 07/09/2023

07/20/2023 2023-0190657

9/12/2025 2025-0253646

$39756.32 111321 B0547785P

MCS31846AZ 318 ANNUAL 46 214-010-94-00 JEFFREY LANE AND PHUONG LANE HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 10/31/2022 11/17/2022 2022-0439965 9/12/2025 2025-0253646

$29094.89 111322 B0530265H

MCS21321AZ 213 ANNUAL 21 214-010-94-00 PAUL M.

NUFER AND MICHELE M.

NUFER HUSBAND AND

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, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit is estimated at AS SHOWN ABOVE Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, may increase this gure prior to sale. 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 and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. 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

LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS

City of Encinitas

Public Notice of Unclaimed Checks

Pursuant to State of California Government Code Section 50050, notice is hereby given by the City of Encinitas that the following amounts, not the property of the city, have been held by the Treasurer of the City of Encinitas in the funds from which they were issued for more than 3 years. These amounts will become the property of the City of Encinitas on May 4, 2026; if no veried complaint is led and served by May 19, 2026. Any persons possessing an interest in this property may inquire with the City of Encinitas, Finance Department, 505 S. Vulcan Ave., Encinitas California 92024, call (760) 633-2638, or email Accounting@ encinitasca.gov with the subject line of “Unclaimed Check.”

CITY OF ENCINITAS PUBLIC

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 the number shown below in BOLD, using the REF number assigned to this case on SHOWN ABOVE. 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. 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, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. IN ORDER TO BRING YOUR ACCOUNT CURRENT, PLEASE CONTACT ADVANCED FINANCIAL

COMPANY AT PHONE NO.

800-234-6222 EXT 189

DATE: 3/5/2026 CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE 16835 W. BERNARDO DRIVE, SUITE 214, SAN DIEGO, CA 92127

PHONE NO. (858) 207-0646 BY LORI R. FLEMINGS, as Authorized Signor

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BATCH: AFC-4074

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED AS SHOWN BELOW. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Executed by: AS SHOWN BELOW, as Trustor, AS SHOWN BELOW, as Bene ciary, recorded on AS SHOWN BELOW as Instrument No. AS SHOWN BELOW of O cial Records of the County Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell there under recorded on AS SHOWN BELOW as Instrument No. AS SHOWN BELOW of said O cial Records. WILL SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH On 4/2/2026 at 10:00 AM, AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO FIDELITY NATIONAL TIMESHARE 16835 W. BERNARDO DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92127 (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by 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), 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 hereinafter described as more fully described on said Deed of Trust. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1594 MARBRISA CIRCLE, CARLSBAD, CA, 92008 TS#, CUSTOMER REF#, ICN#, Unit/Interval/Week, APN#, Trustors, Bene ciary, DOT Dated, DOT Recorded, DOT Instrument No., NOD Recorded, NOD Instrument No., Estimated Sales Amount 111537 B0521375S GMP691404D1Z 6914

Annual 4 211-131-13-00

ROBERTO A. ACEVEDO A(N)

UNMARRIED MAN AS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY

GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD

LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 05/15/2019

05/30/2019 2019-0206740

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$15264.52 111538 B0574295H

GMP582233B1Z 5822 Annual 33 211-131-11-00 FRANK

BUMP AND MICHELLE

BUMP HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS

GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD

LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 04/10/2024

01/02/2025 2025-0001066

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$42216.34 111539 B0575095H

GMP541605DO 5416 Odd

5 211-130-03-00 PAULA

CANELLI A SINGLE

WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY

GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD

LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 11/04/2024

02/06/2025 2025-0030427

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$16569.62 111540 B0558775C

GMP543302BO 5433 Odd 2 211-

130-03-00 SARA CATHERINE

DAVIS AN UNMARRIED

WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY

GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD

LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 06/24/2023

07/20/2023 2023-0190723

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$18215.32 111541 B0503495S

GMO604313L2Z 6043 Annual 13 211-131-11-00 CONSTANCE

M. ELLINGTON A(N)

WIDOWED WOMAN AS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY

GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD

LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 05/10/2018

05/24/2018 2018-0210220

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$23789.10 111542 B0544885S GMO603114A1Z 6031 Annual 14 211-131-11-00 JERMAINE

J. ERVIN AND CHERYL R.

ERVIN HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS

GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD

LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 08/02/2022

8/18/2022 2022-0333641

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$31503.26 111543 B0445395H

GMP591117E2Z 5911 Annual

17 211-131-11-00

KATHLEEN

A. GUY TRUSTEE OF THE GUY TRUST DATED

NOVEMBER 23 2005 GRAND

PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 05/04/2015 05/21/2015 2015-0258739

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$15100.40 111545 B0444275H

GMP592252AZ 5922 Annual 52 211-131-11-00 MARION

F. HAYNES A(N) SINGLE

WOMAN AS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY

GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD

LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 04/01/2015 02/23/2015 2015-0196384

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$8716.28 111546 B0530905S

GMP612302D1O 6123 Odd 2 211-131-11-00

TANAYAH

L. HENRY A(N) SINGLE

WOMAN AS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY

GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD

LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 03/08/2020 04/02/2020 2020-0168648

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$15003.68 111547 B0554045S

GMP532318AO 5323

Odd 18 211-130-03-00

CHRISTOPHER M HILGER

A SINGLE MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY

GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD

LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 01/02/2023

03/30/2023 2023-0082061

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$23149.08 111549 B0507365H

GMP612340D1Z 6123 Annual

40 211-131-11-00

ERICK L.

HOUG A(N) UNMARRIED

MAN AS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY

GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD

LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 06/18/2018

08/02/2018 2018-0315920

12/4/2025 2025-0342354

$16908.17 111550 B0527095H

GMP652126D1Z 6521 Annual 26 211-131-13-00 SUNNY

R. IGNES A(N) MARRIED MAN DANIELLE A. IGNES

A(N) MARRIED WOMAN AND DANABELLE IGNES

A(N) SINGLE FEMALE AS JOINT TENANTS GRAND

PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP.

A CALIFORNIA LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP 09/06/2019 11/07/2019 2019-0511926

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Encinitas has adopted Ordinance No. 2026-01 titled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending Section 30.54.030 (Schedule of Required O -Street Parking) of Chapter 30.54 (O -Street Parking) of the Encinitas Municipal Code, Amending Subsection 6.5.3 (Development Standards) of Section 6.5 [Single Family Residential Zones (“ERSFR3”, “ER-SFR3V” & “ER-SFR5” Zones)] of Chapter 6.0 (Encinitas Ranch Zoning Ordinance) of The Encinitas Ranch Speci c Plan, and Amending the Local Coastal Program to Implement State Legislative Changes Regarding Parking Requirements For Single-Family Residences Pursuant to Government Code Section 65863.3.” Ordinance 2026-01 directs sta to initiate amendments to the City’s zoning regulations and Local Coastal Program to implement legislative changes regarding parking requirements for single-family residences pursuant to Government Code Section 65863.3. Ordinance 2026-01 was introduced at the Regular City Council meeting held on February 18, 2026, and adopted at the March 11, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting by the following vote: AYES: Ehlers, Lyndes, O’Hara, San Antonio, Sha er. NAYS: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: None. The Ordinance is on le in the o ce of the City Clerk, 505 South Vulcan Avenue and may be viewed between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act/Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title VI, this agency is an equal opportunity public entity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status or physical or mental disability in employment or the provision of service. If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s O ce at 760-6332601 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. /Pete Weichers, Interim City Clerk.

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CITY OF ENCINITAS

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

160 CALLE MAGDALENA

ENCINITAS, CA 92024-3633

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

CITYWIDE ABATEMENT SERVICES PW-RFP-26-02

The City of Encinitas is requesting contract services to provide maintenance and right-ofway abatement including, but not limited to: erosion control and rut repair, trimming and pruning to maintain right-of-way, weed control, clearing of accumulated debris, sweeping, trash collection, litter pick up, herbicide and rodenticide application, and all other maintenance required to maintain the areas included in this contract in a safe, attractive and usable condition.

It is the intent of the City to award a contract, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to the selected rm. State of California Class “A” General Engineering or General Building Contractor B and/or Specialty State California C-27 Landscaping Contractors may bid on this project.

COMPLETE RFP / CONTACT INFORMATION:

The website for this advertisement and related documents is: PlanetBids (http://www.encinitasca.gov/bids). All proposal documents and project correspondence will be posted on the PlanetBids website. It is the responsibility of Proposers to check the website regularly for information updates and Proposal clari cations, as well as any addenda. To submit a proposal, a bidder must register as a vendor (planholder) and download the contract documents from the City of Encinitas Website at http://www.encinitasca.gov/bids. Proposals must be submitted electronically no later than 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026 via the PlanetBids website.

12/4/2025 2025-0342354 $20501.60 111551 B0520305S GMP582201D1E 5822 Even 1 211-131-11-00 DERRICK DERAY JEFFERSON AND NICOLE EVETTE BARBER HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS GRAND PACIFIC CARLSBAD LP. A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 04/14/2019 05/02/2019 2019-0162919

12/4/2025

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chris ahrens

A local surf shop legacy water spot

My wife and I recently had a minor flood in our Oceanside home. No big deal really, but we had to evacuate for three days. Rather than stay in a hotel, our longtime friend Nancy Eichenberg kindly offered the second floor of her place, overlooking Moonlight Beach. As I write this, I am sitting on the balcony, trying to locate the Encinitas of my youth.

I recognize Coast Highway and can trace the path where I once peddled my Schwinn 10-speed in search of surf. I can see whitewater cracking on the D Street sandbar. If I bend my neck slightly to the south, there are the old Coast News offices.

For the most part, however, this is not the town I moved to in the summer of 1970. What was then a working-class hamlet is now a bustling city based primarily on tourism and real estate.

A massive yellow crane oversees the digging of a hole that will soon become a parking lot supporting a series of multiuse buildings replacing a single building called Captain Keno’s. I have fond memories of Keno’s even though it was never my hang — a bit too shabby, shady and in need of a thorough dusting.

Still, there was always something comforting in seeing it. It was among the last landmarks of ‘70s Encinitas. (I hope someone hung onto the wooden Keno’s sign that John Moseley painted in his teens.)

A mile or so south of this emotional archeological dig that was once Captain Keno’s is one of my alltime favorite restaurants, La Especial Norte. If you are new to town and have yet to eat there, I suggest their chili rellenos, potato tacos, or caldo de res (Mexican soup).

And, while I am not encouraging anyone to consume alcohol, Especial’s Cadillac Margaritas are worth the trip all on their own.

Not that I would do such a thing, but from where I’m seated, I could throw a rock and hit Encinitas Surfboards. Owned and operated by two of the most influential surfers in our town, John Kies, one of the world’s top shapers, and legendary surf hipster Marc Adam.

I first met Marc and John in Cardiff, at the long-buried Koast Surfboards where we worked for a character named Allan

Dons star chooses USC

Junior Fa’alave-Johnson rated nation’s top safety in Class of ’27

By Noah Perkins

Shortly after 1 p.m. on March 14, roughly 200 friends, family members, supporters and local media gathered on the rooftop of the Andaz San Diego in the Gaslamp Quarter.

Behind them stretched panoramic views of downtown, with a narrow strip of pool just off camera during the live broadcast on CBS Sports.

At the center of it

all sat Cathedral Catholic junior standout Honor Fa’alave-Johnson, ready to announce his commitment decision for the 2027 college football season. He was flanked by five members of his family, with hats from his six finalist schools — USC, Oregon, Texas, Miami, LSU and Notre Dame — lined up neatly in front of him.

After delivering a short speech thanking his family for their support, Fa’alave-Johnson paused before revealing his choice.

“It was a hard decision,” he said. “But my mom always wanted me to stay as close as I can, so I’ll be taking my talents to …”

He reached down and picked up a green Oregon hat, briefly holding it before shaking his head.

“Not here,” he said, tossing it aside.

Moments later, Fa’alave-Johnson grabbed a prop sword and lifted a cardinal-and-gold USC hat. His family rose beside him, holding USC shirts.

“I always felt good things about USC,”

Fa’alave-Johnson told The Coast News. “The coaching staff is great. It was a tough one between them, Texas and Miami. USC checked all the boxes for me. My family can come to all my games, and my old pastor preaches out there now. It

was a hard process, but I’m glad to make this decision.”

A key contributor on both sides of the ball for Cathedral Catholic during his junior season, Fa’alave-Johnson totaled 1,847 yards and 28 touchdowns on offense while adding 40 tackles and three interceptions on defense. His efforts helped the Dons capture the CIF San Diego Section Open Division championship before falling to Folsom in the state championship game.

He is expected to play on offense and defense at USC.

“They made it clear they want me both ways,” Fa’alave-Johnson said. “I feel like I can be a contributor in all three phases of the game. They had a good pitch: We don’t want to use you too much, but we can definitely get you the ball.”

Fa’alave-Johnson played a pivotal role in Cathedral Catholic’s 20-16 section championship vic-

tory over Carlsbad, scoring two short-yardage rushing touchdowns, including the game-winning score with 21 seconds remaining.

“Sean Doyle played a big part in opening my eyes to see which school would be the best fit,” Fa’alave-Johnson said of the Dons’ head coach.

Nationally, Fa’alaveJohnson is recognized as the top-rated safety in the 2027 class. His standout season earned him the 2025 Silver Pigskin Award, joining a select group of San Diego athletes to receive the honor, including former USC star Reggie Bush.

“Honor has been a huge impact on our team, and blocking for him has been great,” Cathedral Catholic senior offensive lineman Anthony Bibaeff said. “Just watching him explode through the holes I form for him is something amazing to witness in person, and I love that dude

Olympic matches coming

By City News Service

SAN

DIEGO

— The two bronze-medal soccer games for the 2028 Olympics will be played in Snapdragon Stadium, part of 11 total matches set for the 35,000-seat venue.

Snapdragon — which will be known as San Diego Stadium during the Olympics due to IOC sponsorship rules — will host the most matches during the Olympiad, six more than the host Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Six women’s groupstage games will be held July 11, July 14 and July 17, one women’s quarterfinal on July 21, a men’s semifinal on July 24, women’s semifinal July 25, the men’s bronze-medal game July 27 and women’s bronze-medal game July 28. The tournament will begin with matches in New York, Columbus, Nashville and St. Louis on July 10, four days before the Olympic Opening Ceremony in Los Angeles.

The new schedule will allow teams two extra rest days compared to previous Olympic tournaments.

“Group stage and quarterfinal matches will take place in seven cities across the U.S., bringing the excitement of the LA28 Olympic Games coast to coast, with the men’s and women’s teams advancing from east to west throughout the duration of the Games as the tournament progresses,” Olympics officials said. The women’s tournament features 16 teams and represents the full national team.

with all my heart.”

Added Dons senior lineman Xavier Faavi: “He’s a great leader and competitor. Playing with Honor during my senior year was awesome.”

Fa’alave-Johnson’s decision follows more than 40 scholarship offers from Division I programs nationwide. For USC, he becomes a cornerstone of the 2027 recruiting class, joining in-state targets wide receiver Quentin Hale and cornerback Aaryn Washington.

“I’m going to work hard my senior year, but everyone expects me to be at a higher standard after [the commitment],” Fa’alave-Johnson said. “I want to start strong and show what I’m going to do in college. I also want to take that leadership role, be a better player and teammate. Hopefully, we go all the way and win a championship.”

The men’s Olympic tournament has 12 teams and is for players under the age of 23 with three players above that age allowed per team.

“This is a huge moment for our city and everyone who believes in the unifying power of sports. San Diego is ready for the world stage,” Mayor Todd Gloria said last month when announcing some games would be played at Snapdragon.

“We are a sports city, we are a soccer city and we are without question a global city.”

Snapdragon has played host to several marquee sporting events in recent years, including San Diego FC playoff matches, multiple Holiday Bowls, the Major League Rugby Championship Game, Women’s CONCACAF Gold Cup finals and semifinals and Wrexham AFC vs. Manchester United.

Crossing the border to chase hoops dream

By Noah Perkins

During basketball season at Saint Joseph Academy, Angel Ochoa forced himself awake at 3:40 a.m.

Minutes later, he’d be out the front door of his parents’ home in the Otay neighborhood of his native Tijuana, a brisk walk to the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. On the other side of the border, a Saint Joseph teammate waited for him in a convenience store parking lot.

Then came the roughly 50-mile drive north to San Marcos to make practice at 6 a.m.

Nearly 17 hours later, Ochoa would walk back through his parents’ front door. The next morning, it would start again.

“It was tiring,” reflected Ochoa, now a freshman at Palomar College who recently closed out a standout first season of collegiate basketball. “I knew I wanted something after high school. I wanted to play college ball. I wanted to get better. That’s probably why I didn’t quit.”

His voice trailed off, still carrying memories of fatigue. He repeated softly, “It was tiring.”

For Ochoa, a 5-foot-10 guard, the exhaustion of the daily commute didn’t show on the court.

A sophomore transfer after spending his freshman year in Tijuana, he was noticed by the Saint Joseph coaching staff at an open tryout in Mexico. Ochoa averaged 33 points per game as a sophomore and 35 as a junior.

For his senior year, he transferred to Victory Christian Academy in Chula Vista to play in a higher CIF basketball division. He averaged 17 points per game.

their season ended Feb. 28 in the second round.

“Coming out of high school, I didn’t have any offers that I wanted,” Ochoa said. “I work well with Jaidyn Norman — he’s a good scorer — and Benji Nudo, he’s a good scorer too. Isaiah Pomare as well, because he’s really athletic and I can give him lobs. These players are all good shooters.”

The highlight of Ochoa’s season came in successive games in mid-January, when he scored 41 points against Grossmont and 30 vs. MiraCosta.

played, there were thousands of fans in the arena — standing room only — and Angel had 40 points,” Partida said. “He was going up against grown men, legends of the Mexican basketball scene, and he was giving them the business.”

Partida, formerly a graduate assistant at the now-defunct University of Saint Katherine in San Marcos, currently serves as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s teams at Dakota College at Bottineau in North Dakota. He compared the competition level of CIBAPAC to NCAA Division II basketball.

“Scoring 41, it was like, it’s about time, man. I knew it was going to happen,” Partida said. “He just understands how to use a ball screen very well. He knows how to go downhill, his temperament — he’s very competitive. That’s what I like about him. He loves the challenge. He loves being guarded by NCAA Division I guys in the [CIBAPAC] league and does not back down from a challenge. That’s him as a dude.

“The process of him having to cross the border every day — that whole border routine, waiting in line, then driving another hour to North County — I love it. It’s why he’s who he is today. It makes him stronger. He has to do that every single day, and he knows what his goals are.”

Ochoa said he plans to return to Palomar for his sophomore year, with the goal of transferring to a Division II program the following season.

“I remember my first game — I was super tired. The game is way faster over here than in Mexico,” Ochoa said. “I was nervous about transferring from Tijuana. My parents and I thought about it for a couple of months because I wasn’t sure. It’s a completely different environment. The school is different. English is my second language. I just knew one or two friends, but that was it. I didn’t really know anybody.”

from the floor and 45.5% from three-point range.

Playing for head coach Ivan Patterson at Palomar College this season, Ochoa made an immediate impact as the team’s leading scorer (16.3 ppg), slightly ahead of Oceanside native and El Camino alum Isaiah Pomare, while shooting 55.7%

Since joining the Comets, Ochoa has stayed with a friend in Escondido during the week, only crossing the border to be with family on weekends.

The Comets (19-11, 10-6 in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference) placed

four players on the AllPCAC Team — Jaidyn Norman and Pomare earned first-team honors, while Ochoa and Justin White were named to the second team.

Palomar advanced to the Southern California Regional 32CA State Championship tournament, where

“Against Grossmont, I had like 10 points in the first half,” Ochoa said. “Everything felt normal. Then in the second half, I was getting all my shots — I was in a flow state. I didn’t know what was going on. I was just shooting, making it, and going back. I wasn’t doing anything else. I was just there.”

Watching from afar, Chris Partida, who coached Ochoa last summer with Los Colosos de Tijuana in Mexico’s semiprofessional CIBAPAC league, was hardly surprised by the scoring outburst.

“The first game we

“He could definitely play NCAA Division II, without a doubt,” Partida said. “It’s just his size, you know — going up against longer guys and having to finish in the interior. But I really believe — maybe I’m just being biased — that he could even play low-major Division I and be one of those small guards out there.”

Ochoa’s ultimate aim is to play professional basketball, whether in Mexico or elsewhere.

“I want to start in Mexico, and then if other opportunities come, I’ll go overseas,” he said.

Wave fall to Houston in NWSL opener

By Staff

SAN DIEGO — Former San Diego Wave forward

Makenzy Robbe scored in first-half stoppage time to lift the Houston Dash to a 1-0 victory over the Wave in their 2026 home opener Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium.

Robbe ran onto a ball played over the top by midfielder Maggie Graham and slipped a shot past goalkeeper DiDi Haračić in the seventh minute of stoppage time, providing the only goal of the match.

San Diego controlled much of the contest, holding a 70.5% edge in possession while outshooting Houston 18-5 and earning a 14-2 advantage in corner kicks, but the Wave were unable to convert several second-half chances.

Houston goalkeeper Jane Campbell made nine saves to preserve the shutout, including a fingertip stop on Ludmila’s shot in the 64th minute that she pushed over the crossbar.

Campbell also denied late attempts from Lud-

mila, rookie Lia Godfrey and Gia Corley as the Wave pressed for an equalizer.

San Diego increased its attacking pressure after halftime, repeatedly pushing into the final third but struggling to break through Houston’s defensive shape.

The Wave put nine shots on target but were turned away each time by Campbell.

Brazilian forwards Ludmila and Gabi Portilho, both acquired in the offseason, made their debuts for San Diego. Rookies Lia

Godfrey, Tatum Wyanalda and Mimi Van Zanten also made their professional debuts.

Mimi Van Zanten faced her sister, Houston midfielder Kiki Van Zanten, marking the first sister-versus-sister matchup in the National Women’s Soccer League since September 2019 and the 12th in league history. The Wave (0-1) will travel to face the Utah Royals on Sunday, March 22, at America First Field in Salt Lake City.

Oceanside talks capital improvement priorities

By Leo Place

OCEANSIDE — City officials are discussing how to best prioritize capital improvement program projects in Oceanside, amid a growing list of needed projects and already-heavy workloads for staff.

On March 4, the Oceanside City Council held a capital improvement program (CIP) prioritization workshop to discuss ongoing and proposed projects, funding sources, and how city staff is managing current projects.

City Engineer Brian Thomas said CIP projects are handled among staff in the development services, water utilities, and public works/traffic engineering departments, and that the ideal workload is nine projects per project manager.

However, staffing data indicate that many project managers have as many as 20 CIP projects at one time. This exceeds that of other cities, such as Vista, even though Oceanside is much larger.

“Once we get beyond nine, the focus starts to dilute,” Thomas said.

While the city does bring in consultants to assist with the workload, the cost of consultants pulls money away from other city priorities.

City Manager Jonathan Borrego said the purpose of the workshop was not to request engineering staffing increases — there are staff shortages across all city departments, he noted — but to better understand what projects to prioritize.

“This workshop is really to help us understand what the priorities are, so that as we work with the limited staffing that we may have, we can really focus our efforts and energy on those

A RENDERING shows the proposed design for Fire Station 8, one of several major capital improvement projects under consideration by Oceanside officials as they work to prioritize infrastructure investments amid limited staffing and funding.

City leaders identified the new fire station as a key public safety project during a March 4 workshop focused on shaping the city’s capital improvement program.

projects that matter most to the City Council and, of course, to the community as well,” Borrego said. Prioritization discussions are also crucial as Oceanside develops its 2026-27 budget, which will include a CIP budget of approximately $36 million for new and ongoing projects. Borrego said that beginning this fall, it would also be beneficial for the council to hold an annual CIP workshop separate from the larger budget cycle.

The city hired consulting firm Baker Tilly to guide the development of a prioritization framework for CIP projects. This process included interviewing city staff and individual council members about the projects they consider most important.

There are several CIP projects that came up repeatedly as priorities, including:

• Oceanside Pier rehabilitation and lifeguard headquarters

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• San Luis Rey River flood control

• Coastal sand replenishment and retention

• El Corazon Park site 1 development

• Oceanside Police Department headquarters

• Fire Station 8

• Roadway repairs and traffic management

• Connectivity and mobility improvements

• Sports fields and facilities

Al Zelinka, public sector advisory director at Baker Tilly, said there are many CIP-related challenges that the city has to contend with, with one of the biggest being the sheer volume of proposed projects.

Another challenge is balancing projects the community would like to see happen with those that are state-mandated and need to be prioritized. For example, a recent state law requires the city to implement electric vehicle charging stations for its city fleet replacement.

“There’s always gonna be the tension of trade-off decisions between what we’re required to do and what we want to do,” Zelinka said.

Like all cities, Oceanside also faces funding limitations and relies heavily on outside grants to cover some of its projects. Currently, the city has around 50 unfunded projects in the 2025-26 fiscal year.

“That is what we’re really up against, is a lack of funds. We just do not have the funding to be able to do all the things we’d like to be able to do immediately, or, you know, within a year or two … things do get through, but it takes a little more time,” Mayor Esther Sanchez said.

Another source of funding is impact fees, which the city Oceanside voters did agree to extend the city’s half-cent sales tax, known as Measure X, by another 10 years rather than letting it expire this year, maintaining a key source of funding for public safety, roadway, transportation, and public facilities improvements.

City staff said being able to assess proposed projects using a clear set of criteria, including whether

they meet certain city goals, would also help determine which projects to pursue. Borrego said staff will begin developing draft criteria that will be brought back to the council for approval.

Staff currently divides projects into four main priority categories: priority 1 is current projects that re-

Residents and officials said adding sand to the city’s rocky beaches is important for the local community and for drawing visitors, which in turn brings economic benefits.

Oceanside is planning a project known as RE:BEACH, developed by Australian firm ICM, which

There’s always going to be the tension of trade-off decisions between what we’re required to do and what we want to do.”

Al Zelinka

Public Sector Advisory Director, Baker Tilly

quire additional funds to complete; priority 2 is public safety, legal, or regulatory projects that are needed to maintain public safety or ADA compliance; priority 3 is economic development projects that will generate a return on investment once completed; and priority 4 is quality of life and beautification projects.

Council members said they would like to ensure they fund not only the larger projects benefitting the wider community, but also those that would significantly improve the quality of life for specific neighborhoods.

“I do really have concerns that we will get to a place where smaller projects that have really intense positive impact on a community, but maybe don’t have broad impact on everybody, will get left behind,” said Deputy Mayor Eric Joyce.

Some CIP projects in the city have also arisen unexpectedly, such as the restoration of the hammerhead section of the Oceanside pier following the 2024 fire.

The city allocated $1.3 million in the 2024-25 fiscal year for the demolition of the burned pier restaurant, kiosk, and decking, and still needs to determine next steps for rebuilding the damaged areas.

Major projects

The urgent need for restoring sand on Oceanside beaches came up several times during the workshop.

philanthropic money out there to support this just based on the level of public interest — nationwide, really — for this project, because it is so unique,” Borrego said.

Another major proposed project is the OPD headquarters, which includes the planned police training facility. The city was previously considering expanding to a site along Rancho Del Oro Road, but that site was deemed infeasible due to high costs.

However, Borrego said the city has made good progress by looking at other locations. The city is separating the training facility from the rest of the project and is evaluating placement on the west side of the City Operations Center along Oceanside Boulevard.

“We separated out the training center, which was the highest priority probably, and we were able to separate that out and get that component moving,” Borrego said.

Some major projects, such as the San Luis Rey River flood control project, are being funded primarily by federal funds, with matching funds from the city. The project will increase flood protection by repairing the river’s levee system and removing sediment from the river channel.

proposes a “living speed bump” that will include two artificial headlands at the Tyson and Wisconsin street beach access points and an offshore artificial reef to retain sand along the coast.

Charlie Bowen, communications director for Save Oceanside Sand, said it is concerning that the city still lacks funds to implement the RE:BEACH project. He also questioned why the project was not specifically outlined in the CIP budget.

“The city has already invested millions designing RE:BEACH, an innovative sustainable pilot to restore our shoreline. Construction could begin as early as 2028, yet today, implementation funding is absent. That should concern us all,” Bowen said.

Borrego said the project’s design is still underway and that the funding has already been allocated. While RE:BEACH may not be a line item in the budget, he said the city has budgeted for other sand restoration efforts, such as the annual sand dredging in the harbor.

The city has also secured several grants and continues to apply for more, as well as funds under Proposition 4.

“Although we still do have to identify a funding source for the construction of RE:BEACH, based on our track record to date, I think we’re going to do pretty well. I do think there is going to be grant money out there,

The long-overdue project is moving forward after Congress approved $26 million in funding for it earlier this year. However, Sanchez noted that once the project is complete, the city will still need to regularly pour money into it for maintenance.

“Once we get it, maintaining that project is gonna be significant, and that is something that is gonna be a requirement. It’s not gonna be something where we’re gonna say, ‘we can’t pay for the maintenance this year, maybe next year,’” she said. The city is currently proposing the following list of CIP projects, in various stages of progress, for the 2026-27 fiscal year:

• Development Impact Fee update

• OPD Headquarters (ongoing - additional funding needed)

• Bicycle Safety/Master Plan

• North River Road Striping Project

• Scramble crosswalk at Mission/Coast Highway and Seagaze/Coast Highway

• Buena Vista Audubon Society crosswalk (ongoing - construction funding needed)

• South Nevada Storm Drainage Improvements (construction)

• Non-functional turf removal in compliance with AB 1572

• Replace the tennis courts’ lighting at Jim Wood Park at Rancho Del Oro

• Construction along the Coast Highway Corridor

• Traffic signal at Carry/ Canyon (construction)

• Design of traffic signals at Vista Way/Paseo de Laura and Rancho Del Oro/ Vista Del Oro

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AI has changed ad game digital 101

By Rich Henrich

Artificial Intelligence is dominating headlines, boardroom conversations, and marketing conferences. For many business owners and marketing directors, the question feels urgent: Will AI replace my marketing team? The short answer is no, but it will absolutely reshape how marketing works.

The myth is that AI will take over marketing entirely. In reality, AI is best understood as a powerful tool rather than a replacement for human strategy, creativity, and judgment.

AI can process data at extraordinary speed. Today’s tools can analyze customer behavior, identify search trends, optimize advertising campaigns, generate content drafts, and even predict which audiences are most likely to convert.

For coastal San Diego businesses — from restaurants and boutiques to hospitality brands and professional services — this means marketing decisions can be made with far more insight than ever before.

But AI still lacks something essential: authentic human understanding.

Great marketing requires storytelling, brand voice, cultural awareness, and emotional intelligence. A boutique hotel in Encinitas, a surf brand in Carlsbad, or a local restaurant on Highway 101 succeeds not just because of data, but because of personality, experience, and community connection. AI can assist with the process, but it cannot replace the local knowledge and creative vision that make brands memorable.

Where AI shines is in amplification. Marketing teams can use AI tools to accelerate research, generate first drafts of content, analyze website performance, improve search visibility, and automate routine tasks. Instead of replacing marketers, AI frees them to focus on strategy, creative direction, partnerships, and customer relationships.

The real question is whether marketers will learn to use AI well enough to outperform those who don’t. Community and community media, such as The Coast News, will remain integral to connecting with your market.

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Why smart TVs don’t show the same ads

I’ve oftentimes considered making my computer password IF**KINGHATETECHNOLOGY!!!!. I’m admittedly not a big fan, though I recognize I couldn’t run my business without it. Tonight I found myself tending to numerous chores. I put the same movie on two television sets as I bounced around the house, and followed the story relatively uninterrupted. I’ve done this kind of thing before and found that everything typically tracks, so I didn’t think twice about it. Only this time was different. Upstairs had one set of

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Bright Idea

Lonely? If you’re a college student in Boston, you can stop at the Call a Boomer phone booth on Commonwealth Avenue in Brookline and, free of charge, connect with an older person living in a senior housing facility in Reno, Nevada.

Boston.com reported on March 10 that biotech company Matter Neuroscience set up the phones as part of a social experiment, based on data that show young people and seniors are the loneliest among age groups.

“The goal of this project is to inspire generational connection through meaningful conversations,” a plaque on the phone booth reads. Calls work either way, and if no one picks up, the caller can leave a message. Matter set up another set of phones earlier this year in San Francisco and Abilene, Texas, designed to connect people across the political spectrum. The Boston project is set up to operate for a month; if it’s successful, Matter hopes to extend it. [Boston.com, 3/10/2026]

Suspicions

Tommy Lynch, 42, of Derbyshire, England, went to the hospital after waking up with blue skin, People magazine reported on March 10. Lynch’s roommate, who works as a carer, saw his skin and whisked him to the emergency room, thinking he might be deprived of oxygen.

Doctors there assessed him and, prudently, rubbed his arm with an alcohol wipe, revealing his “ailment”: sleeping on new unwashed dark blue sheets. “I never knew you had to wash your sheets before you slept on them,” Lynch said. “I looked like an avatar.” Lynch said he spent the next week trying to get the blue dye off his skin. [People, 3/10/2026]

• Stephanie Faure of Saskatoon, Canada, underwent brain surgery more than a year ago to remove cancer tumors, the CBC reported. On March 8, she woke up feeling odd pressure in her head and saw what she thought was a screw trying to push through her skin. At

commercials, while another set appeared downstairs. The movie started and ended at the same time, but the commercials were all different. Turns out this isn’t as unusual as I thought. I’ve since learned that two televisions in the same home can show different ads be-

Royal University Hospital, Faure waited 5 1/2 hours to see a doctor, who told her the bump was a cyst and sent her home.

“He wasn’t even looking at it,” she said. “He was just telling me it wasn’t what I was seeing.” That evening, Faure’s boyfriend used tweezers to pull out a tiny screw. “It was moving as the day went,” Faure said, “so it wasn’t too hard (to remove) by that time.” She plans to file a complaint against the doctor so that he might “realize that’s not how you treat people.” [CBC, 3/11/2026] Ewwwww

I bet you didn’t know that March 15 is National Espresso Martini Day. Well, Buffalo Wild Wings knows, and in celebration, they’re introducing their wing-flavored Espresso Proteini.

USA Today reported on March 9 that the featured drink is made with 10 grams of protein and Buffalo Dry Rub, which will also line the rim of the glass. But act fast: The Espresso Proteini is available only from March 12 to March 15 and costs $12. [USA Today, 3/9/2026] Cheaters

In February, the 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival in Al Musanna, Oman, was disrupted after veterinary inspectors discovered that 20 competitors had been subject to cosmetic procedures to enlarge their humps, the Independent reported on March 5.

The camels’ humps were injected with dermal fillers similar to those used on humans. Injectables were also used to create poutier lips and soften their faces. Festival officials said they would impose “strict penalties on manipulators.”

cause most streaming and smart TV ads are dynamically inserted and personalized, rather than broadcast identically as on traditional cable.

I was streaming through Roku on one of the sets, and it seems they have their own advertising identification. Put another way: Advertising networks treat each device separately. Thus, one TV might get a car ad while the other gets an insurance spot.

Mystery solved, right? Well, it also seems that many streaming ads are chosen milliseconds before the break via automated bidding. Two devices requesting

Camels are judged on coat, neck, head and humps. [The Independent, 3/5/2026]

Concept Unclear

The Waterfall Therapy massage spa in Mays Landing, New Jersey, was searched on March 11, Patch.com reported, and two people, Cuie Chen, 50, and Wen-Juin Zhou, 60, were charged with prostitution and conspiracy to commit prostitution.

The Township of Hamilton police said they had conducted a lengthy and detailed investigation, in spite of a glaring clue: a line on the business’s website noting that it offers massages with a “happy ending.” The women were released on summons. [Patch.com, 3/12/2026]

Awesome!

A restaurant in Mobile, Alabama, has advertised an offer for nearly 100 years, but never had to honor it until the end of February, when Jimmy Rush, 80, and James Rush, 99, walked in.

The New York Post reported that Wintzell’s Oyster House promises “Free Oysters to Any Man 80 Years Old Accompanied by His Father,” and until the Rushes arrived, they’d never had a taker. “We felt like our dad was going to make it to 100 because he’s in great health,” said another son, Carl. “We’ve been talking about it as a family for 25, 30 years.” Carl will be 80 in two years, and they plan to come back for another dozen oysters. [NY Post, 3/10/2026]

• March 10, for those who don’t celebrate, is Mario Day, after the Nintendo game character. At a GameStop in Manhattan’s Union Square, 270 people costumed as Mario gathered in hopes of setting a world record, United Press In-

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ads simultaneously may receive ads from different advertisers.

Then, at the risk of thoroughly confusing you, there’s also usually a few seconds difference in buffer time, so each device hits the ad break at a slightly different moment, triggering a different ad.

UGH! At day’s end, streaming ads are personalized and dynamically inserted on each device, so two TVs almost never get identical ads.

By now, my head was ready to explode, so I resolved to call my pal Candace at CNS Communica-

ternational reported.

“He’s a reminder of people’s childhoods and a carefree time,” said GameStop director of communications Nicolle Robles. “And you know people still play video games well into adulthood.” Participants got a $5 store credit, but the real winner was Ross Martinez, who dressed as the solid gold Mario from New Super Mario Bros. 2. [UPI, 3/12/2026]

Going to Extremes

That old springtime pothole trope is a THING: A New Jersey Transit bus became engulfed in fire on March 10 after it hit a pothole on the New Jersey Turnpike, WABC-TV reported. When the bus struck the pothole, a back tire blew out, and passengers rushed to the front of the bus to report that it was on fire. About 30 passengers piled out of the bus and moved away from the burning vehicle. [WABC, 3/10/2026]

Oops

James Prante of North Port, Florida, is facing a DUI charge after an incident on March 1, WWSBTV reported. Around 9:30 p.m., police received a call that a woman had fallen from a golf cart; Prante explained to them that he and his wife had been “partying at the club” since noon and she had hit her head after falling from the golf cart.

The wife was unconscious and was transported to a hospital. Prante failed a sobriety test, and officers found empty alcohol containers in the cart. He was charged with DUI with serious bodily injury. [WWSB, 3/4/2026]

It’s Come to This Japanese people seeking zen are trying a novel offering: coffin-lying. The New York Post reported on Feb. 25 that a funeral home in Chiba Prefecture started the trend, but now other businesses are providing options from a wooden box to “cute” coffins for patrons to have “a meditation experience where you can gaze at life through being conscious of death.”

Customers can choose either an open or closed casket, healing music, video projected on the ceiling or complete silence. Fans of the experience say it has a profound impact on mental health. [NY Post, 2/25/2026]

tions any time I needed to place media in the future. Because this stuff is WAY beyond my pay grade, and technology is getting further away from my comprehension level every day. So I think I’ll just stick to doing what I do best, and leave the media buys to a professional. Because, as a former client of mine said as he held up his cellphone, “I don’t know how this thing works; I just need to know that it works.”

With that said, I wish you a week of profitable marketing. Send marketing questions to rob@marketbuilding.com.

Now I have the Ozempic neck. Why do I have it? I never took Ozempic. Sometimes life isn’t fair.

I looked up my ex-husband on Facebook. He has no friends. He told me we will always have to be associated with each other because we share kids and grandkids. He said we should do things together.

I said, “OK — let’s make a pact. Let’s kill ourselves. You go first.”

Last week, President Trump said, “The war in Iran will be over when I say it’s over.” I told my ex the same thing: “It’s over when I say it’s over!”

Most of us talk to ourselves only in our minds. For some unknown reason, I’ve started talking to myself out loud. I’ve gained back some of the weight I lost and want to lose it again.

I went to Walmart, stood by the frozen vegetables, and said, “OK, big butt — buy some vegetables.” A woman standing next to me yelled, “Don’t you talk to me like that!”

I was feeling stressed and wished I could get something off my chest. Now my boobs are on my waist. Be careful what you wish for.

My ex-husband was Catholic. I could never be Catholic. If you even think something bad, it’s a sin. If you’re already in trouble just for thinking it, then why not do it? My mind never stops — I could be on death row by dinner.

One of my daughters called her sister and said, “Mom picked up some guy on the street.”

I said, “No I didn’t. He was on the sidewalk.”

I like to get even with my girls. I told them, “I changed your diapers. I can’t wait until you have to change mine.”

Jere Evans is a local comedian and comedy writer. She lives in Encinitas. Follow her on YouTube at @jereevanscomedy.

Carlsbad family shares son’s battle with rare disease

By Cameron Adams CARLSBAD —

To the mother of a son diagnosed with a disease that affects fewer than one in 100,000 live births, statistics can obscure the individual experience.

“I wish people understood that rare doesn’t mean less real,” said Varuna Gopalan in an interview with the Cure GM1 Foundation. “Or less painful.”

Gopalan’s son, Kiaan, 5, whom she described as witty, funny and full of life, was diagnosed with GM1 gangliosidosis, an extremely rare genetic disorder that gradually destroys nerve cells, causing children to lose abilities such as walking, speaking and eating.

“Through it all, he brings joy, light, and laughter into our lives — just by being who he is,” Gopalan said.

When he was diagnosed with GM1, Gopalan said even the doctor had never seen another case of the degenerative and fatal disorder, and it took the family time to adjust to the news.

“The reality slowly set in — our vibrant and joyful son would one day lose his ability to walk, talk, eat and understand the world around him,” Gopalan said. “His lifespan would likely be drastically shortened — mid-childhood to early adulthood. It’s impossible to describe how it feels to look at your child and know what lies ahead. The future we once planned and

CARLSBAD KINDERGARTNER Kiaan, 5, was diagnosed with GM1 gangliosidosis, an extremely rare genetic disorder that gradually destroys nerve cells, causing children to lose the ability to walk, talk and eat. Courtesy photo/Gopalan family

looked forward to became a timeline we feared.”

GM1 gangliosidosis is caused by mutations in the GLB1 gene, which normally produces an enzyme called beta-galactosidase. This enzyme helps break down fatty substances known as gangliosides.

When the enzyme doesn’t work properly, GM1 gangliosides accumulate in nerve cells in the brain and

spinal cord. The buildup can lead to progressive neurological damage, including developmental delays, loss of previously learned skills, muscle weakness, difficulty walking, speaking or swallowing, vision or hearing problems and seizures.

Kiaan, currently a kindergartner in Carlsbad, began a gene therapy trial last year through the National Institutes of Health. Gene

therapy, which involves delivering a working copy of the GLB1 gene into cells, has shown promise in research over the last 20 years, according to the NIH.

“It’s been hard on him, and sometimes when he struggles, he says, ‘It’s all my fault,’” Gopalan said. “No child should ever feel that way.”

The NIH has identified around 7,000 rare diseases and estimates that between 25 million and 30 million Americans live with one.

Worldwide, more than 350 million people live with a rare disease — more than cancer and AIDS combined, according to the Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders.

About 5% of rare diseases have treatments, according to the GFPD.

“For children with ultra-rare diseases like GM1, research is hope,” said Manmeet Patil, Kiaan’s father. “These breakthroughs do not happen without funding, advocacy and community support.”

Families and researchers are also exploring enzyme replacement therapy — which provides patients with the missing enzyme through regular treatments — to slow or halt the disease’s progression. As of early 2026, there are no FDA-approved treatments or cures for GM1 gangliosidosis.

The family asked that members of the community consider supporting the

Cure GM1 Foundation for its research efforts and work connecting families.

“We are sharing Kiaan’s story so no child is forgotten simply because their condition is rare,” Patil said.

County gets $99.5M in bond funds for campus

San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer joined mental health experts to celebrate $99.5 million in state funding awarded to help build the Behavioral Health Wellness Campus in the Midway District.

The funding is part of the second round of Proposition 1 bond allocations.

“We are here because of the tenacity of our Behavioral Health Services team — led by Director Nadia Privara-Brahms — and because voters across California stepped up to approve Proposition 1 when our region needed it most,” Lawson-Remer said. “Every day in our region, we see what happens when mental health and addiction needs go unmet. We see it in overcrowded emergency rooms. We see it on our streets. We see it in families struggling quietly behind closed doors.

“No one is immune. And no one should have to face their hardest moment alone. That is why we are investing in care before crisis.”

The planned campus

will replace a vacant complex adjacent to the existing San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital and is designed as a one-stop behavioral health facility.

“We’re thrilled to receive nearly $100 million in state grant funding to bring our vision for the Behavioral Health Wellness Campus to life,” said Privara-Brahms, director of County Behavioral Health Services. “Thanks to this unprecedented award, we will be able to add 210 new treatment beds and slots that will significantly improve access to care for beneficiaries experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.”

County officials said the project is expected to serve more than 20,000 residents annually and could serve as a statewide model for integrated behavioral health infrastructure, reducing reliance on emergency rooms and incarceration.

“The county, this Board of Supervisors and Behavioral Health Services are transforming the way we care for our community’s well-being,” said Chief Administrative Officer Ebony Shelton.

The project is estimated to cost $210 million and will include approximately 210 new treatment beds for Medi-Cal-eligible residents, including veterans, working-age adults and justice-involved individuals.

— City News Service

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Encinitas group expands Ugandan hospital ward

Musa Project tackles childbirth injuries abroad

By Cameron Adams ENCINITAS — A

Ugandan hospital began

treating patients on March 7 at a surgical ward expanded through the efforts of an Encinitas-based nonprofit.

The newly completed Urogynecology and Fistula Care Ward at Lira Regional Referral Hospital — in the Lango subregion of northern Uganda — increased its capacity from 12 to 45 beds, according to a news release.

The Musa Project, based in Encinitas, raised $200,000 for the project.

The nonprofit was founded by a team that included father-daughter duo Hal Tilbury and Anastasia Marks.

Marks said she initially believed the effort would focus on treating women suffering from fistula, a childbirth injury that can be highly stigmatizing. That focus helped inspire the launch of The Musa Project on May 23, 2025 — the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula.

Obstetric fistula is a severe childbirth injury typically caused by prolonged, obstructed labor without timely medical care. The condition creates a hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum, often

leaving women with chronic incontinence and serious medical complications.

In many parts of the world, women with untreated fistula face social stigma, isolation and limited access to care.

Marks told The Coast News it became clear early on that The Musa Project would need to broaden its mission to address a wider range of women’s health needs in the region.

In 2025, the Ugandan surgical team, supported by the nonprofit, performed 599 complex childbirth-injury surgeries, in addition to

8,800 obstetric and gynecologic procedures.

The nonprofit’s name comes from Dr. Musa Kayondo, head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, who is also spearheading training efforts throughout Uganda.

Marks said that of the six surgeons in Uganda capable of performing complicated obstetric fistula surgeries, Kayondo trained four.

“Musa’s amazing,” she said. “He’s hard working and so dedicated to these wom-

en. It’s inspiring.”

Marks said that when she first met Dr. Kayondo, she asked, “‘If money were no object, what would you do in Uganda over the next five years?’”

His answer that day was essentially what the nonprofit has been working to accomplish since, Marks said.

“If we are serious about reducing severe childbirth injuries, we must expand both surgical capacity and training,” Kayondo said in the release. “This expansion allows us to treat more complex cases while build-

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ing the workforce needed for the future. My goal is to see at least 100 well-trained urogynecologists serving across Uganda and neighboring countries in the next decade.”

Following the completion of the project in Lira, which Marks called “a strong beginning for The Musa Project,” the nonprofit launched a new campaign to raise $750,000 to expand the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

The effort aims to increase training capacity for new Ugandan urogynecologists, expand the number of beds from 40 to 80, and enlarge operating and recovery spaces. The nonprofit also hopes to consolidate surgical theaters within the gynecology ward to improve efficiency and increase patient safety.

Tilbury said such a proj-

ect would have an outsized impact in Uganda compared with the United States.

“In the United States, a hospital expansion of this scale would cost several million dollars,” he said.

“In Uganda, we can complete it for a fraction of that amount, creating measurable surgical capacity gains while strengthening longterm medical training infrastructure.”

Research by the National Institutes of Health found that in Uganda, there is one doctor for every 25,000 patients and one nurse for every 11,000 patients. For comparison, the Association of American Medical Colleges estimated that in the United States, the ratio is one physician per 337 patients.

“Those numbers, to me, are mind-blowing,” Marks said.

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Nelly, Chicago headline county fair concert lineup

By Leo Place

DEL MAR — The San Diego County Fair has announced seven more Grandstand acts that will be performing at this summer’s Toyota Summer Concert Series at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, with tickets now on sale.

Performances were announced last week for the following dates on the Corona Grandstand Stage:

• June 10 - Chicago

• June 21 - Pancho Barraza and Banda Machos

• June 25 - Nelly

• June 26 - Maren Morris

• June 28 - El Coyote & Chuy Lizárraga: Capibaras Tour

• July 1 - AJR

• July 5 - Conjunto Primavera

Tickets for these seven shows are on sale at sdfair. com, as well as for the first round of performers announced last month:

• June 12 - Koe Wetzel

The 2026 San Diego County Fair will run for 20 days, from June 10 to July 5, and will be open Wednesdays-Sundays. This year’s theme is “Once Upon A Fair,” a celebration of the joys of imagination, reading, and storytelling. Every ticket to the Grandstand concert series also includes fair admission for the same day. The fair opens at 11 a.m. every day, and concerts take place at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

General admission tickets for the fair are on sale now at sdfair.com.

Supervisors to vote on consumer protection unit

tion Bureau, a federal watchdog agency created in 2011 after the Great Recession.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila ordered the CFPB’s acting director, Russ Vought, to continue requesting funds to carry out the agency’s obligations. The long-term impact of that ruling remains uncertain.

“The gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the one federal agency dedicated to fighting against big corporate fraud, is a travesty against us, normal people,” said Alysson Snow, a University of San Diego law professor and mayor of Lemon Grove.

“Predatory for-profit colleges and debilitating student loan debt jeopardize the future of our next generation,” Snow said. “Saddled with student loan debt, they cannot even start families, buy a home or save for retirement.

• June 14 - Los Tucanes de Tijuana

• June 19 - Marshmello

• June 20 - Good Charlotte

San Diego County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer on March 17 unveiled a proposal to create a county Consumer Fairness and Public Protection unit aimed at cracking down on junk fees, scams and predatory financial practices.

“Our Grandstand lineup for this year’s San Diego County Fair reflects the rich diversity of the community that we proudly serve,” said Fairgrounds CEO Carlene Moore. “We’re bringing together legendary performers, fan favorites and fresh new voices to create a soundtrack worthy of another exciting chapter of this beautiful summer tradition that we call the Fair.”

“Its mission is straightforward,” she said. “The new consumer unit will enforce consumer protection laws, stop illegal practices that raise costs, and help residents recover money when they have been harmed.”

The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on the proposal March 24.

Lawson-Remer said the Trump administration has sought to cut funding for the Consumer Financial Protec-

“Finally, without a consumer protection defender unit, our seniors’ twilight years are dimmed by unfair business practices, like gatekeeping of health by insurance providers and identity theft and fraud scams. We need help. The county’s consumer protection program is the help we need.”

Under state law, counties with populations over 750,000 may establish consumer protection units. Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties already operate such programs.

— City News Service

Sheriff’s DUI event informs Encinitas bar crowd

By Cameron Adams ENCINITAS

— As part of a DUI awareness and education event, officers from the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station heard a wide range of explanations from people enjoying their Saturday nights out along South Coast Highway 101.

One man laughed, insisting the drinks he’d had were watery. Another rationalized that he was “a big dude,” while a woman said that, though she had several drinks that day, none had been in the past hour.

But no one was in trouble. The point of these and dozens of similar encounters was to provide information.

Sheriff’s Lt. Michael Davis told The Coast News that the “Know Your Limits” event on March 14 was “purely educational” and designed to increase awareness around what it means to be intoxicated, particularly as it applies to driving.

“It’s for the community,” Davis said. “We want them to be informed before they get behind the wheel.”

Officers struck up conversations with people passing by their tent and tables in the 7-Eleven parking lot along South Coast Highway 101 in downtown Encinitas.

For people interested in learning more, officers asked a series of questions about how much they had to drink, how they were feeling and whether they felt safe to drive.

Many then blew into

breathalyzer devices to test their BAC — the legal limit is 0.08 — to see if their feelings about their sobriety matched the test result. From there, officers discussed best practices and other safety measures with participants.

No enforcement occurred related to the event, and officers did not ask for names.

At one point, when The Coast News asked for a person’s name to take their picture, the officer insisted on walking away so as not to accidentally overhear it.

For many enjoying the evening without drinking, officers mimicked impairment by having people wear “drunk goggles,” which disorient the wearer and make simple tasks — such as giving a high five or walking in

a straight line — difficult.

Mayor Bruce Ehlers stopped by to observe the event and try on the drunk goggles himself.

Ehlers said he was impressed with sheriff’s Capt. Shane Watts and his staff for educating the public as part of the department’s ongoing effort to improve safety throughout the city.

“It’s so great because they’re interacting with the crowd in such a positive way,” Ehlers said. “Every time they do this, they come back with stories.”

Watts told The Coast News that he wanted law enforcement to communicate with a range of stakeholders throughout the community as part of the shared goal of safety.

“Who doesn’t want safe streets? It’s really about

partnering with the community, getting their support,” Watts said. “We’re all part of the solution in keeping our roadways safe.”

He said the goal was to ensure people can have a good time when they visit the various bars, breweries and other establishments in Encinitas, but also get home safely.

“If we can prevent a DUI, if we can give the community the tools before they make a bad decision — or help them make a better decision — then that’s what we should be doing,” Watts said. “Prevent it before it happens. That’s really the whole point of why we’re out here trying to educate the community.”

Saturday’s event built on the previous “Know Your Limits” event held the night before Thanksgiv-

ing in 2025, a night commonly known as “Blackout Wednesday.”

Watts said that as part of his “full circle approach,” he wanted to partner with other groups in Encinitas, including the city government, code enforcement, the fire department and Safe Streets Encinitas, a citizen group that advocates for roadway safety.

In addition to the tent, breathalyzer and educational component, Watts led a group that included Fire Chief Josh Gordon and Bryant Jemison, Encinitas’ code enforcement supervisor, into several establishments where alcohol was being served Saturday night.

Watts said an important part of overall safety was “reaching out to the establishments, going inside and

making sure that they’re upholding their part of the deal too.”

Jemison told The Coast News that he was mainly looking to ensure bars and other businesses posed no risk to public safety, such as making sure sidewalks were clear and no one was being overserved.

Ehlers said balancing fun and safety can be tricky, but it benefits from ongoing conversations within the community.

“It’s all about keeping people safe downtown, especially on nights where they’re out having a really good time,” he said. “We want to be very careful that we control the bad elements. While also, I see thousands of people here tonight having a really good time. We want that to happen, too.”

Yes, it’s tomato time; plant now for sauce later

For those of you who have been chomping at the bit (or the soil) with shovels in hand, yes, now is the time to plant tomatoes! Your patience will be rewarded with healthy fruit in the next few months.

Because there are so many choices in our local garden centers, I have decided to break it down to three types of tomatoes: slicers, cookers and tiny tots.

• Slicers: These are the tomatoes that everyone wants on a sandwich. Look for Beefsteak, Big Boy and Big Girl as the old-timers. But over the past few years new heirlooms have come onto the scene.

Black Krim, Cherokee Purple and Chocolate Stripe are some of the new favorites from San Diego Seed Company.

If

• Cookers: Look for Roma, San Marzano and Yellow Taxi for sauces

• Tiny tots: The tiniest yellow, green and red tomatoes are great for salads, but also are featured in our Yellow Tomato Sauce recipe below. Look for Yellow Pear, Sungold and Yellow Peach varieties.

Think flavor

It is not often the case that you can line up tomatoes in a taste contest, but if you are looking for something new, try one of the heirlooms. Cherokee Purple and Black Krim both have smoky, dark flavors.

All of the yellow tomatoes have after notes of citrus, which can be perfect in a salad or a fresh sauce. And the green varieties, such as Green Zebra or Green Grape, are great baked or broiled as a side dish.

Tomato experts

Since 2010, owner Brijette Peña and her staff at San Diego Seed Company have produced over 300 varieties of seed regionally adapted for Southern Cal-

ifornia, including organic and heirloom seeds for gardeners, farmers and market growers.

Her website (www. sandiegoseedcompany. com) features a complete selection of flowers, vegetables and products available, and also lists online and in-person events.

According to Brijette, “It’s not too late to start your late summer tomatoes from seed right now, and we can show you how!”

Local nurseries

Since growing from seed might be too time-consuming for many gardeners, local nurseries have stocked up on many of the heirloom varieties. Try Armstrong Garden Center, 5702 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad; Anderson’s La Costa Nursery, 400 La Costa Ave., Encinitas; and Green Thumb Nursery, 1019 W. San Marcos Blvd,

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Tomato sauce?

A culinary idea came to me last summer when our garden had an overabundance of small Yellow Gold and Yellow Peach tomatoes. Because these two are considered indeterminate varieties, they bear fruit all summer, and had started to fall off the vine.

Most yellow cherry or grape tomatoes will become available in the farmers markets as the season progresses, so you don’t have to wait for yours to ripen.

This recipe will work for any cherry or very small tomato, but if you can find the yellow variety, they impart a special, sweet citrus taste to the recipe.

The sauce looks completely different than a traditional red tomato sauce, since it relies on fresh vegetables cooked briefly and served over pasta.

Try to use the heaviest pan you have available, such as cast iron, to help the tomatoes brown more efficiently.

Jano’s yellow

tomato sauce

This sauce is meant to be cooked the day it is served. Serves four.

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh yellow cherry tomatoes (use only tiniest variety)

• 1 yellow onion, sliced thin

• 6 cloves garlic, sliced

• 1 large zucchini, sliced into thin rounds

• ½ cup olive oil

• 1 quart chicken or vegetable stock

• ¼ cup white wine (optional)

• 1 large bunch of fresh basil, cleaned with stems removed

• 1 box high-quality or fresh linguini or fettuccine

• Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

• 1 lemon

• Fresh block of parmesan cheese

Process

1. In a deep cast iron or Le Creuset skillet, brown onions in olive oil until caramelized. Add garlic and cook slowly. Remove onion/garlic mix to plate.

2. Add more oil to pan. Scatter yellow tomatoes to

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lan Weiss. (If you want to hear some good stories from the mid-’70s, hit up John or Marc some day and ask about Weiss. If they can get through conversation without laughing, I owe you a bar of 15-cent wax.)

Marc managed the Koast shop, I was a salesman, and John made the boards, along with local shapers like Steve Clark and Rusty Preisendorfer. While the boards were built in lessthan-ideal conditions, some of the best eggs and swallowtails I have ever owned came from that factory.

When Koast went under in the mid-'70s, John

pan and cook very slowly, rotating slowly, until just turning brown. When just turning brown, add zucchini and cook until soft. Add entire bunch of basil, leaves only, no stems.

3. Add 1 cup chicken stock and white wine, cover loosely and continue to cook for 10 minutes. Add more stock if sauce is too heavy.

4. At this point turn off heat until ready to serve. Do not overcook.

5. Meanwhile start boiling water for pasta. Cook pasta to taste, drain.

6. When ready to serve, use very large decorative bowl to serve pasta. Add ¼ stick butter to bottom of bowl before adding pasta.

7. Reheat the sauce, and toss with hot pasta. Add salt, fresh pepper and freshly ground parmesan cheese. Squeeze lemon on each dish. Serve immediately! Send us your vegetable recipes, and we might just publish them in the column.

Jano Nightingale is a horticulturist who teaches vegetable gardening at the Pine Avenue Community Center senior garden. Contact her at janosgarden@ gmail.com for classes and garden consultations. Call the Carlsbad Senior Center at 442-339-2650 to register for gardening classes.

and Marc went into business on their own, moved up the road to Encinitas, and named their place after the town.

Encinitas Surfboards was not then, and is not now, fancy. It is a surf shop run by surfers, for surfers. Surfers drop in not just for great surfboards, accessories and beachwear, but to gather behind those hallowed doors to tell and hear great surf stories and confirm or deny the latest rumors.

Marc Adam, his younger brother, Todd, and John Kies hold down our history in this little corner of a town that forever changes. They are part of our town’s history and well worth checking out once in a while.

Guy Fieri brings taste of Flavortown to La Costa

When celebrity chef Guy Fieri rolls into town, the crowd follows. That was the case at the recent Santo Tequila signing at the La Costa Pavilions, where hundreds gathered to meet the Food Network star and taste his tequila collaboration.

Diehard fans Phoenix and William were first in line after the media and friends to meet Fieri. Phoenix arrived dressed as the Flavortown mayor himself.

At the hub of the event was Lindsay Latham, La Costa Pavilions’ concierge and event planner, who coordinated the lively turnout. Frank and I stopped by to join the festivities and share a copy of our column covering last September’s Del Mar Wine & Food Festival, which featured a photo of Fieri alongside festival host Troy Johnson.

Meeting Fieri in person confirms what viewers see on television. He is quick-witted, funny, a little snarky, and completely approachable. Before becoming a household name, Fieri built his reputation as a talented chef and restaurateur. Today he oversees a portfolio of successful restaurants while maintaining his larger-than-life presence on the Food Network.

The signing event spot-

lighted Santo Tequila, Fieri’s ultra-premium tequila brand created with rock legend Sammy Hagar. Produced in Jalisco, Mexico, Santo is crafted from 100 percent Blue Weber agave and certified additive-free. The tequila is distilled using traditional methods developed more than 80 years ago by the El Viejito distilling family, led today by third-generation distiller Juan Eduardo Nuñez.

Guests were able to sample the Blanco and Reposado expressions. The Blanco offered aromas of citrus and dried apricot with peppery agave character and a crisp finish that would work beautifully in cocktails. The Reposado was my favorite.

Aged in oak barrels, it displayed a deeper golden color and layered fla-

vors with hints of banana, pineapple, coconut, lime, and honeycomb, creating a richer tropical profile that allowed the agave to shine. Santo also offers Añejo and Mezquila expressions.

Pavilions created a full culinary showcase. Chef Ming Adler of Ayer’s Coastal Provisions represented Boar’s Head with grilled corned beef and Gruyère sandwiches with horseradish bread-and-butter pickle chips and garlic aioli. It was a righteous flavor combo.

Meanwhile, Hiram, Nina, and Mayra of the

Pavilions deli team served crispy chicken nuggets with three of Fieri’s signature Flavortown sauces. Kickin’ Chipotle delivered smoky heat, Top Secret Sauce added creamy, chili-spiced depth, and Honey Mustard melded sweet, honeyed creaminess with tangy mustard flavors. More info at Guy Fieri and Santo Spirits.

Wine Spectator Grand Tour

Wine Spectator’s acclaimed Grand Tour will make its first-ever appear-

ance in San Diego on Saturday, April 25, at the Gaylord Pacific Convention Center in Chula Vista. The event offers guests the opportunity to taste more than 200 wines rated 90 points or higher by Wine Spectator’s editorial tasting panel.

Attendees will explore wines from around the world, including Argentina, Australia, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Chile, New Zealand, and the United States. Guests will also meet winemakers and Wine Spectator editors while enjoying a selection of food pairings.

Each guest receives a souvenir Riedel tasting glass along with a take-home tasting book describing the wines poured during the evening.

General admission runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m., with a VIP hour beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $250 for general admission and $395 for VIP access. Wine Spectator is also introducing a new initiative to welcome the next generation of wine enthusiasts. Guests aged 30 and under can purchase general admission tickets for $100. Prices exclude fees. Purchase tix at grandtour. winespectator.com

San Diego’s Juniper and Ivy, a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence recipient, will also be featured with signature small bites at the event.

54 hours

with Beard Award winners

Rancho Bernardo Inn will once again host its acclaimed culinary gathering, now reimagined as 54 Hours with James Beard Award-Winning Chefs, taking place April 30-May 3. The immersive festival brings together an impressive lineup, including James Beard chef winners Alex Seidel, Matt Vawter, and Lord Maynard, along with chefs Casey Thompson, Jonathan Kinsella, and Ron Fougeray. Fougeray is the corporate executive chef for JC Resorts, whose ingredient-driven approach helps guide the culinary programs at AVANT and Veranda at Rancho Bernardo Inn. The weekend also features celebrity chef Jamie Gwen and award-winning mixologist Manny Hinojosa.

Guests will enjoy chef dinners, cooking demonstrations, workshops, wine and whiskey tastings, and the festival’s signature Grand Chefs Tour Dinner. Platinum guests attend the Opening Night Evening of Excellence Chef Dinner. Tickets levels: platinum ($720 per person), golden ($540) and general admission ($288). More at OpenTable.com.

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Best of North County voting opens

By Staff ENCINITAS

— North County residents will once again help choose their favorite local businesses and organizations when nominations open March 23 for the fourth annual Best of North County.

Last year’s contest generated more than 160,000 votes and produced more than 650 winners across 260 categories, with participation spanning Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, San Marcos, Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar.

The Best of North County, presented for the second consecutive year by North County Injury Lawyers and produced by The Coast News, invites readers to nominate favorites in 10 topic areas: Eat & Drink, Education, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden, Law, Motors, Real Estate, Services, Shopping and Things to Do.

said. “This gives businesses of all sizes, especially local shops and services, a chance to be seen and appreciated. A strong small business community makes a stronger North County.”

Each category awards gold, silver and bronze recognition based on community voting.

The nomination phase opens at noon on Monday, March. 23, and closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 10. Organizers note that a single nomination qualifies a business for inclusion on the ballot, and submitting nominations typically takes less than a minute.

All nominations and voting take place online at votenorthcounty.com.

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lies are struggling to make ends meet.

“A lot of people are feeling that crunch,” he said, adding that in his view, government is often the cause.

“Government isn’t always the answer, and it shouldn’t be,” Desmond said.

Desmond cited new parks in Fallbrook and Valley Center as examples of putting tax dollars back into the community.

First elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2018, Desmond previously served as mayor of San Marcos. The Navy veteran also worked as a pilot for Delta Air Lines.

bility,” he said. The pandemic also highlighted serious mental health and addiction challenges for many families, he said, underscoring the need for expanded services.

In response, the county built three crisis stabilization units in North County, including a 16-bed facility at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside.

“It just opened up last fall,” he said, meaning first responders no longer have to drive patients to San Diego for care.

Other efforts include a student wellness center at an Oceanside high school and support for Inter-Tribal Mental Health programs that provide culturally sensitive services to Native Americans, he said.

“Our readers decide who belongs on the ballot,” said Chris Kydd, publisher of The Coast News. “It reflects the places people actually recommend to friends and neighbors, not just who advertises the most.”

North County Injury Lawyers said the contest highlights the connection between local businesses and community identity.

The contest is administered independently by Oregon-based NERUS Strategies, LLC.

Randy Walton of

“North County is a special place because of its small businesses,” Walton

Information, key dates and promotional materials are available at ShopBestofNorthCounty.com.

on alert for possible attacks.

closer.

pa-Najjar said.

Candidates agreed that the Trump administration is trying to gut voter rights, and said they would support measures like the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

Schaefer highlighted his experience supporting voting rights throughout the state, including suing the City of San Diego for banning write-in candidates in local elections, and suing the San Diego County Registrar of Voters for its practice of listing candidates names on the ballot in alphabetical versus random order, which was later determined to be a denial of equal protection.

Contreras said it’s important to protect mail-in ballots and protect people from intimidation at the polls, and that Election Day needs to be a national holiday so everyone has the chance to vote.

Riker also emphasized that the SAVE Act, which would impose new voter identification requirements, should not pass.

Several candidates also said they oppose the war in Iran and the United States’ declaration of any wars without the approval of Congress. Von Wilpert noted that the war had already affected the region, as bases in the San Diego area were

“We need to enact the War Powers Resolution. We have to stand up to Donald Trump and not let him fund wars on our dime,” said von Wilpert.

Riker said it’s concerning that the Trump administration doesn’t seem to have a plan for Iran.

“We’ve seen this movie before, it doesn't end well,” he said. “We need to pass the War Powers Act. That's not gonna happen until we bring back the House of Representatives, bring back the Senate, and bring back a president that will sign it.”

On the topic of affordability, Contreras said she supports Medicare for all and the construction of more permanent supportive housing and mixed-income social housing. She also said there needs to be more funds for the Department of Agriculture to support the proliferation of small farms in the San Diego region.

“This has to be an integrated economy. We need to expand economic opportunities throughout the 48th district,” she said.

Democrat infighting

Campa-Najjar and von Wilpert have emerged as the two Democratic leaders in the crowded race. Over the past month, Campa-Najjar and von Wilpert have taken shots at each other as the primary grows

This week, Campa-Najjar’s campaign criticized von Wilpert for what they said was a racist attack line in a polling memo.

The memo called Campa-Najjar a “con man,” accusing him of flip-flopping on key issues such as immigration, abortion, and support for Donald Trump.

In addition to changing his political positions, von Wilpert’s campaign said, he has also “ran and lost three campaigns from four different addresses under two different names.”

Campa-Najjar said this statement about his name mirrors attacks by former Rep. Duncan Hunter, who accused Campa-Najjar of having terrorist ties and changing his name in order to sound more Hispanic and “infiltrate” Congress during the 2018 race for the 50th District.

“I will never apologize for my name or my heritage,” said Campa-Najjar, who is Mexican and Palestinian. “I’m proud of my multicultural background — my last name is a critical part of that identity — and proud to share the kind of diverse family story that so many people across Southern California have.”

In a 2018 interview with KPBS, the Navy veteran said his legal name was originally Ammar Najjar, but he had gone by Ammar

Campa-Najjar for many years to honor his mother. Legally changing his name was just a way to formalize it, he said.

Dan Rottenstreich, a representative for the von Wilpert campaign, said Campa-Najjar changing his name just before the 2018 candidate filing deadline is an example of his larger pattern of “political reinvention.”

“This is desperate, manufactured outrage,” Rottenstreich said of the claims of racism. “The issue isn’t Campa-Najjar’s family history; it's his long history of changing his politics, changing his district, changing basically anything about himself for political advantage.”

A few weeks prior, von Wilpert accused Campa-Najjar of anti-LGBTQ+ language in his own campaign memo, due to its implication that LGBTQ candidates in the region struggle to receive voter support outside of Palm Springs.

The California Primary Election takes place June 2, and active registered voters in San Diego County will receive a ballot in the mail the week of May 4.

The top two vote-getters in the 48th District race will advance to the General Election in November.

He said his office helped obtain a bus for the Boys & Girls Club of Vista, equipment for a Fallbrook youth baseball group and a scoreboard for a local Little League.

Other accomplishments include efforts to build the workforce, create opportunity, support first-generation college students and expand opportunities for veterans, Desmond said.

“We want to give families a reason to believe their kids can stay here,” he said.

Housing affordability remains one of the biggest challenges for North County leaders, he said, noting that many college graduates leave California for cheaper states while others commute from Riverside County for up to two hours.

“The cost-of-living conversation is really what matters,” he said.

Desmond said the county supported eliminating fees for accessory dwelling units and secured more than $75 million for affordable and workforce housing.

He said he frequently hears from people trying to build housing who are facing delays in government processes.

“Government can’t be the bottleneck,” he said, adding that about 45% of housing costs stem from government fees and regulations that should be reduced.

At the next regular Board of Supervisors meeting, Desmond said he plans to propose a firsttime homebuyer pilot program focused on down payment assistance, interest-rate buy-downs and partnerships “that help working families compete.”

Homeownership is about stability and dignity, Desmond said, adding that he wants the county to support legislation eliminating or reducing the capital gains tax on home sales.

Desmond also reflected on the county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and part of 2021, when he advocated for keeping small businesses, schools and churches open.

“We pushed for balance, transparency and common sense when people were desperate for sta-

Desmond also addressed the fentanyl crisis, noting that more than 800 people died of overdoses in San Diego County in 2021.

After meeting the parents of a high school student who died after taking a fentanyl-laced pill, Desmond said he led efforts to require fentanyl education and training in schools.

“For the first time in years, we’re seeing real progress” in reducing overdose deaths, he said.

The county has also created additional services to support vulnerable residents, including One Safe Place in San Marcos, where victims of child abuse, trafficking, sexual assault or elder abuse can seek help.

Desmond said he was proud to work with San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan to bring the resource to North County.

He also highlighted a recent meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin regarding the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis. The EPA worked with Mexican officials on an agreement outlining timelines and projects to address the problem.

Several attendees praised Desmond’s speech, including San Diego County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk Jordan Marks.

Having the supervisor prioritize housing is “music to my ears,” Marks said, along with Desmond’s efforts to pursue federal tax relief for residents.

Rachel Beld of the Vista Chamber of Commerce said it was valuable to hear Desmond update residents on North County issues, including behavioral health, and praised his recognition of community volunteers.

Scott Ashton, CEO of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, said Desmond has “always been a great advocate for the business community,” particularly on the need for housing.

Lisa Stout, an official with the nonprofit Project Next, said she appreciated that Desmond did not “candy-coat” the challenges facing the region. The San Marcos resident also credited his work on education, health care and first responder needs.

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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, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit is estimated at AS SHOWN ABOVE Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, may increase this gure prior to sale. 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 and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. 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 the

number shown below in BOLD, using the REF number assigned to this case on SHOWN ABOVE. 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. 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, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. IN ORDER TO BRING YOUR ACCOUNT CURRENT, PLEASE CONTACT ADVANCED FINANCIAL COMPANY AT PHONE NO. 800-234-6222 EXT 189 DATE: 3/5/2026 CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE 16835 W. BERNARDO DRIVE, SUITE 214, SAN DIEGO, CA 92127 PHONE NO. (858) 207-0646 BY LORI R. FLEMINGS, as Authorized Signor 03/13/2026, 03/20/2026, 03/27/2026 CN 31993

T.S. No. 141962-CA APN: 214-353-18-46 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 8/26/2022. 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 4/6/2026 at 10:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 9/15/2022 as Instrument No. 2022-0364951 of O cial Records in the o ce of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: BERNADINE SIPIN, UNMARRIED 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; At

the entrance to the East County Regional Center by statue, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 874 HOLLYHOCK COURT, CARLSBAD, CA 92011 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: $449,344.85 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 141962-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 141962-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 958107_141962CA 03/13/2026, 03/20/2026, 03/27/2026 CN 31991

BATCH: AFC-4073 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT DATED SHOWN BELOW 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee pursuant to Notice of Delinquent Assessment and Claim of Lien executed by CORONADO BEACH RESORT OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION Recorded SHOWN BELOW as Instrument No. SHOWN BELOW of O cial Records in the O ce of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California, property owned by SHOWN BELOW WILL SELL ON 4/9/2026 at 10:00 AM

LOCATION: AT THE FRONT LOCATION OF CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY (FIDELITY NATIONAL TIMESHARE) 16835 W. BERNARDO DR. #214 SAN DIEGO, CA 92127

SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by 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, business in this state, all right, title and interest under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment in the property situated in said County, describing the land on above referred Claim of Lien. TS#, REF#, ICN, UNIT/ INTERVAL/WEEK, APN, TRUSTORS, COL DATED,

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EDNA WEAVER A WIDOW 10/8/2025 10/24/2025 20250299100 12/2/2025 20250339640 $4391.54 111524 11426E CBR11426CE 114 EACH EVEN 26 537-572-3426 DONALD C. CONDIE AND LOUELLA J. CONDIE (OR THEIR SUCCESSORS) AS TRUSTEE OF THE CONDIE REVOCABLE TRUST DATED MARCH __ 2004 10/8/2025 10/24/2025 2025-0299100 12/2/2025 2025-0339640 $3514.11 111525 31719Z 317BZ19 317 EACH 19 537-570-75-19 ROBERT GEORGE WENDELL KAPPEL TRUSTEE OR HIS SUCCESSORS IN TRUST UNDER THE KAPPEL TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 21 2005 AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND ANY SUBTRUSTS THEREOF 10/8/2025 10/24/2025 2025-0299100 12/2/2025 2025-0339640 $5913.47 111526 31317Z 313CZ17 313 EACH 17 537-57072-17 E. JOYCE GARRISON A WIDOW AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY 10/8/2025 10/24/2025 20250299100 12/2/2025 20250339640 $6160.33 111527 31720Z 317BZ20 317 EACH 20 537-570-75-20 KERN E. KENYON AND JULIE KENTON TRUSTEES OF THE KENYON FAMILY TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 2 1992 10/8/2025 10/24/2025 2025-0299100 12/2/2025 2025-0339640 $5417.64 111528 31512Z 315BZ12 315 EACH 12 537-570-7412 LEONARD HALPERN TRUSTEE AND FRANCES HALPERN TRUSTEE ... OF THE HALPERN TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 6 1978 10/8/2025 10/24/2025 2025-0299100 12/2/2025 2025-0339640 $6931.20 111529 31518Z HCO31518BZ 315 EACH 18 537-570-74-18 JERROLD RAY DENCHFIELD AND ROSEZEPHA C. DENCHFIELD HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS 10/8/2025 10/24/2025 2025-0299100 12/2/2025 2025-0339640 $5503.60 111530 20512Z CBR20512AZ 205 EACH 12 537-570-45-12 ROBERT C. VAUGHN AND JOYCE M. VAUGHN HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS

10/8/2025 10/24/2025 20250299100 12/2/2025 20250339640 $4791.82 111531 21252Z 212BZ52 212 EACH 52 537-570-52-52 JOHN D. MILLER AND NADINE MILLER HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS

10/8/2025 10/24/2025 20250299100 12/2/2025 20250339640 $4090.23 111532 30749Z 304AZ49 307 EACH 49 537-570-66-49 FRANKLIN D. HARRISON AND BRENDA F. HARRISON HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS

10/8/2025 10/24/2025 20250299100 12/2/2025 20250339640 $5757.58 111533 31513Z 315BZ13 315 EACH 13

537-570-74-13 CHRISTOPHER J. ROUIN A SINGLE MAN AND DARLEEN A. HOUSE A WIDOW AS JOINT TENANTS

10/8/2025 10/24/2025 20250299100 12/2/2025 20250339640 $5250.70 111534 21722Z 217BZ22 217 EACH 22 537-570-56-22 CHARLES E. HAWKINS AND DELMA J. HAWKINS HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS

10/8/2025 10/24/2025 20250299100 12/2/2025 20250339640 $5063.14 111535 10713Z 107AZ13 107 EACH 13 537-570-28-13 JOHN F. JAKWAY AND CAROL A. JAKWAY HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS

10/8/2025 10/24/2025 20250299100 12/2/2025 20250339640 $4322.17 111536

45 537-570-35-45 JOHN F. JAKWAY AND CAROL ANN JAKWAY HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS

10/8/2025 10/24/2025 20250299100 12/2/2025 20250339640 $4168.27 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1415 ORANGE AVENUE, CORONADO, CA, 92118 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 due under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment, with interest thereon, as provided in said notice, advances, if any, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee. Estimated amount with accrued interest and additional advances, if any, is SHOWN ABOVE and may increase this gure prior to sale. The claimant under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment 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, in accordance with the provision to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell which recorded on SHOWN ABOVE as Book SHOWN ABOVE as Instrument No. SHOWN ABOVE in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. 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 the phone number shown below in bold, using the Reference number assigned to this case on SHOWN ABOVE. 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. Said sale will

be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Notice, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid assessments secured by said Notice with interest thereon as provided in said Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and the trusts created by said Notice of Assessment and Claim of Lien. IN ORDER TO PAY YOUR ACCOUNT CURRENT, PLEASE CONTACT

ADVANCED FINANCIAL

COMPANY AT (800) 2346222 EXT 189

Date: 3/3/2026

CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY, As Trustee, 16835 W. BERNARDO DR. #214 SAN DIEGO, CA, 92127 PHONE NO. (858) 207-0646 By LORI R. FLEMINGS, as Authorized Signor.

03/13/2026, 03/20/2026, 03/27/2026 CN 31989

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

T.S. No. 25-03098-RM-CA Title No. RTSG2510-CA-3951512 APN. 260-671-52-00 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 01/31/2023. 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: Susan Diane Sigmund, Trustee of The Susan Diane Sigmund Living Trust, dated July 12, 2018 Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 02/06/2023 as Instrument No. 2023-0029468 (or Book, Page) of the O cial Records of San Diego County, California. Date of Sale; : 04/13/2026 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: $299,898.74 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1383 Evergreen Dr, Cardi By The Sea, CA 92007 A.PN.: 260671-52-00 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 25-03098-RM-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 25-03098-RM-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. *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: 02/23/2026 National Default Servicing Corporation ¢/o Ti any & 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 Sales Representative A-4866988 03/06/2026, 03/13/2026, 03/20/2026 CN 31970

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-251029650-BF Order No.: 250646048-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/19/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.

A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, or cash equivalent if deemed acceptable to the trustee, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): MARTIN DURON ARCOS AND MARIA A. DURON, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 1/21/2004 as Instrument No. 2004-0045004 of O cial

Records in the o ce of the Recorder of SAN DIEGO County, California; Date of Sale: 4/17/2026 at 09:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Entrance of the East County Regional Center, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $27,757.22 The purported property address is: 6150 PASEO PICADOR, CARLSBAD, CA 92009 Assessor’s Parcel No. : 221-87001-33 All bidders, at the date, time, and place of the scheduled sale, will be required to show satisfactory support to the auctioneer of their ability to pay the amount they intend to bid, unless arrangements have been made with the trustee prior to the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned 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 800-2802832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www. qualityloan.com, using the le number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA25-1029650-BF. 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 an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 619-645-7711, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the le number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA25-1029650-BF 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.

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNER-OCCUPANT: Any prospective owner-occupant as de ned in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required a davit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE POST-SALE OVER BIDDERS: For postsale information in accordance with Section 2924m(e) of the California Civil Code, use le number CA-25-1029650-BF and call (866) 645-7711 or login to: http://www.qualityloan. com. The above statutorily mandated notices to Tenant, Prospective Owner-Occupant,

and Prospective Post-Sale Over Bidders are brief summaries of what may be required under Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. Compliance with all relevant provisions will be required. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the bene ciary within 10 days of the date of rst publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Bene ciary, the Bene ciary’s Agent, or the Bene ciary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Post-Sale Information (CCC 2924m(e)): (866) 645-7711 Reinstatement or Payo Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION TS No.: CA-25-1029650-BF IDSPub #0293304 3/6/2026 3/13/2026 3/20/2026 CN 31960

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC 6101 et seq. and B&P 24074 et seq.) Escrow No. 41040-1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to creditors of the within named Seller that a Bulk Sale is about to be made of the assets described below.

(1) The name(s) and business address(es) of the seller(s) are: SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN VINEYARD, INC., 2286

SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN ROAD, SAN MARCOS, CA 92069

(2) The location in California of the Chief Executive O ce of the seller is: 15909 ANJOU LANE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92127

(3) The name(s) and business address(es) of the buyer(s) are: SOLTERRA SUMMIT HOLDINGS LLC, 254 CHAPMAN RD, #208, NEWARK, DELAWARE 19702

(4) The location and general description of the assets to be sold: FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT AND TRANSFER OF ABC LICENSE NUMBER 02-553630 of that certain business known as: SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN VINEYARD, located at: 2286 SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN ROAD, SAN MARCOS, CA

92069

(5) The anticipated date of the bulk sale is APRIL 8, 2026 at: 1030 LA BONITA DRIVE, SUITE 338, SAN MARCOS, CA 92078, Escrow No. 410391 ESCROW OFFICER: JONNALYN BATEMAN

(6) Claims may be led with same as “5” above. CLAIMS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL ESCROW HOLDER IS NOTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL OF THE TRANSFER OF THE PERMANENT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE TO THE BUYER.

(7) 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

VIVA VENTURES VISTA LLC

(8) Listed by the Seller, all other business names and address used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the Buyer are: SUNSHINE MOUNTAIN VINEYARD Date: 2/26/26

SOLTERRA SUMMIT HOLDINGS LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Buyer 5098438-PP COAST NEWS 3/20/26 CN 32056

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:

JIM’S NEW VISTA LOUNGE, INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 1587 E. VISTA WAY A & B, VISTA, CA 92084

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:

VIVA VENTURES VISTA LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1587 E. VISTA WAY A & B, VISTA, CA 92084

The general description of the assets to be sold are: FURNITURE, FIXTURES & EQUIPMENT located at: 1587 E. VISTA WAY A & B, VISTA, CA 92084

And Transfer of 48-ONSALE-GENERAL PUBLIC PRESENCE, License Number 567651, of that certain business known as: JIM’S VISTA LOUNGE located at: 1587 E. VISTA WAY A & B, VISTA, CA 92084

The anticipated date of the bulk sale is 5/01/2026 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 #2876-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: MARCH 10, 2026

5098431-PP COAST NEWS 3/20/26 CN 32053

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSECHANGE OF NAME CASE# 26CU011446N TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): Gregory Lee Burgess led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Gregory Lee Burgess change to proposed name: Gregory Lee CervantesBurgess 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 May 01, 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

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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: 03/02/2026

Brad A. Weinreb

Judge of the Superior Court.

03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32045

NOTICE OF LIEN SALES

VIN # 5NPLL4AG5MH016209 MAKE - HYUN MODEL- ELANTR YEAR- 2020 LIEN HOLDER

STEVEN’S TOWING LOCATION OF SALE

8920 PASEO DE LA FUENTE SAN DIEGO CA 92154

DATE & TIME OF SALE

03/27/2026 10:10 AM

03/20/2026 CN 32041

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL RETURN

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE GERSHEN FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT

ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE LOCATED AT 2440 IMPALA DRIVE CARLSBAD, CA 92010, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS BY ANY CITIZEN WHO REQUESTS IT WITHIN 180 DAYS HEREOF. PRINCIPAL MANAGER OF THE FOUNDATION IS WILLIAM M. GERSHEN. 03/20/26 CN 32040

Notice of Self Storage Sale

Please take notice Stor’em Self Storage located at 4800 Paci c Hwy San Diego CA 92110 intends to hold a public sale to the highest bidder of the property stored by the following tenants at the storage facility. The sale will occur at the facility on 4/06/2026 at 1:00PM. Robert Tobin Unit #B003; Leah A Flanagan Unit #D015; Vanessa Sweatte Unit #H006; Almaliku Rogers Unit #M008. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 32037

STORAGE TREASURES AUCTION

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:April 7, 2026, at 10:00am Alfredo Guerrero

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.

3/20/26 CNS-4021635# CN 32036

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSECHANGE OF NAME CASE# 26CU012093N TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): Joseph Miguel Paez led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Joseph Miguel Paez change to proposed name: Avery Ines Paez 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 May 01, 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: 03/04/2026

Brad A. Weinreb

Judge of the Superior Court. 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32013

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF EDWARD H. GEGAX

Case # 37-2020-00024537PR-PL-CTL

To all heirs, bene ciaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Edward H. Gegax

A Petition for Probate has been led by Kristi Gegax in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

The Petition for Probate requests that Kristi Gegax 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: March 23, 2026; Time: 11:00 AM; in Dept.: 503.

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: Kristi Gegax 11906 Indianhead Dr. Austin TX 78753

Telephone: 760.877.6774 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31988

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GERALD E. RIGGS

Case # 26PE000437C

To all heirs, bene ciaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Gerald E. Riggs

A Petition for Probate has been led by Jennifer Benowitz in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. The Petition for Probate requests that Jennifer Benowitz 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: April 01, 2026; Time: 8:45 a.m.; in Dept.: 504. 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: Olivia Olsen Hansen 11622 El Camino Real, Ste 100 San Diego CA 92130 Telephone: 858.461.4191 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31957

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSECHANGE OF NAME CASE# 26CU008528N TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s): Isabella Franceschetti led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Isabella Franceschetti change to proposed name: Isabella Foschini 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 April 03, 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: 02/18/2026

Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31943

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSECHANGE OF NAME CASE# 26CU009677N TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS:

Petitioner(s): Chantelle Baroni and Josh Baroni led a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: a. Present name: Chantelle Baroni change to proposed name: Chantelle Paiton b. Present name: Donovan Christian Baroni change to proposed name: Donovan Christian Paiton 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 April 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: 02/23/2026 Brad A. Weinreb Judge of the Superior Court. 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31936

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE #: 25CU024291N NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JASON SHEPPARD, individually and doing business as COAST AUTO CARE; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÀ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE):

CLINTON CROSSER, an individual

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to le a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plainti . A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can nd these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),

your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the ling fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not le your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot a ord an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonpro t legal services program. You can locate these nonpro t groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil. case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin nes de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin nes de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): San Diego Superior Court North County

325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista CA 92081

The name, address, and telephone number of plainti ’s attorney, or plainti without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Robert Hill

Law O ces of Robert L. Hill,

APC 5055 Avenida Encinas Ste 100 Carlsbad CA 92008

Telephone: 760.448.4425

Date: (Fecha), 05/12/2025

Clerk by (Secretario), M. Cruz Deputy (Adjunto)

NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual. 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31935

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004549

Filed: Feb 26, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Subie Shop. Located at: 3210 Production Ave. #B, Oceanside CA 92058 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Subie Shop Inc., 321 Production Ave. #B, Oceanside CA 92058. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/01/2011 S/Jose Felix, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32061

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9006107

Filed: Mar 17, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Leucadia Lift and Load. Located at: 699 N. Vulcan Ave, #8, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing

Address: Same. Registrant

Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Colin Hayden Gillis, 699 N. Vulcan Ave. #8, Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 03/03/2026 S/Colin Hayden Gillis, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32060

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9006083

Filed: Mar 17, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Wild Made Design Landscaping. Located at: 1841 Carmelina Dr., San Diego CA 92116 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Wild Made Design Landscaping, 1841 Carmelina Dr., San Diego CA 92116. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 02/20/2025 S/Eric Saline, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32059

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003183 Filed: Feb 11, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Dawei Consulting Group. Located at: 4209 Marvin St., Oceanside CA 92056 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 4225 Oceanside Blvd. #257, Oceanside CA 92056. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Theodore Wilfred Gyi, 4225 Oceanside Blvd. #257, Oceanside CA 92056. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/01/2025 S/Theodore Wilfred Gyi, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32058

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005902

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

Name(s): A. Vista Coast Stucco. Located at: 1354 Austin Ct, Vista CA 92083 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Timothy Andrew Stock, 1354

Austin Ct., Vista CA 92083. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 03/16/2026 S/Tim Stock, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32052

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004813 Filed: Mar 03, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. SMB PRO GARAGE DOOR. Located at: 4501 Mission Bay Dr. #3A, San Diego CA 92109 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. SMB HOME SERVICES LLC, 4501 Mission Bay Dr. #3A, San Diego CA 92109. 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/Simon Boganin, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32050

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005047

Filed: Mar 04, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious

Business Name(s): A. Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa. Located at: 5921 Valencia Cir., Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067

San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Rancho Valencia Resort Partners LLC, 5921 Valencia Cir., Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant

First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/01/2010 S/Jazmin Gonzalez, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32049

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005361

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

Name(s): A. So Cal Antiques & Appliances LLC. Located at: 6118 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad CA 92011 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 200 N. El Camino Real #286, Oceanside CA 92058. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. So Cal Antiques and Appliances LLC, 200 N. El Camino Real #286, Oceanside CA 92058. 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/Margaret Danise, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32048

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9005704

Filed: Mar 12, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Cole Morris Designs. Located at: 1962 Misty Cir., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Landon Colwell Morris, 1962 Misty Cir., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 03/09/2026 S/Landon Colwell Morris, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32047

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9005764

Filed: Mar 12, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Trendsetters Volleyball. Located at: 1482 La Mirada Dr., San Marcos CA 92078 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. SoCal

Athletics Inc., 1482 La Mirada Dr., San Marcos CA 92078. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 03/01/2026 S/Scott Phillips, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32046

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005642 Filed: Mar 11, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. FunktionUSA. Located at: 3465 Ann Dr., Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. John Kevin Bandimere, 3465 Ann Dr., Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 03/10/2026 S/John Kevin Bandimere, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32043

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004593 Filed: Feb 27, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. K1nglenz. Located at: 230 Shirley St., Chula Vista CA 91910 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Trey Kyle King, 230 Shirley St., Chula Vista CA 91910. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 05/19/2022 S/Trey Kyle King, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32042

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005499

Filed: Mar 10, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Natalia Digital Media. Located at: 2320 Rising Glen Way #306, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Natalia Betancur Salazar, 2320 Rising Glen Way #306, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 02/06/2026 S/Natalia Betancur Salazar, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2026 CN 32035

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004945 Filed: Mar 04, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Court Wise Moms. Located at: 44989 Bell ower Ln., Temecula CA 92592 Riverside. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Ariel Gebhard, 44989 Bell ower Ln., Temecula CA 92592. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/31/2026 S/Ariel Gebhard, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32034

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005545

Filed: Mar 10, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Surf Fishing in So Cal. Located at: 649 Aster St., Escondido CA 92027 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Surf Fishing in So Cal LLC, 649 Aster St., Escondido CA 92027. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as

of: 03/10/2026 S/Nicholas Heid, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32033

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004799 Filed: Mar 03, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Fit4Fire-12. Located at: 2027 Elevada St., Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Christina Ortega, 2027 Elevada St., Oceanside CA 92054; 2. Eric Ortega, 2027 Elevada St., Oceanside CA 92054. 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/Christina Ortega, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32032

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004404

Filed: Feb 25, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Dad’s Pizza. Located at: 342 Euclid Ave. #404, San Diego CA 92114 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. A & A Food 2026 Inc., 342 Euclid Ave. #404, San Diego CA 92114. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Sandro Isaac, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32031

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9004293

Filed: Feb 24, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Napa Auto Parts. Located at: 560 W. Mission Rd., San Marcos CA 92069 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Genuine Parts Company, 2999 Wildwood Pkwy, Atlanta GA 30339. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/01/2025 S/Sean Sobczak, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32020

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9004625

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

Name(s): A. Rampart Garage Doors; B. Rampart Doors; C. Rampart Garage Door: D. Rampart Door; E. Rampart Garage; R. Rampart Garages. Located at: 4950 Overlook Dr., Oceanside CA 92057 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant

Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Thomas Arnold Hannah III, 4950 Overlook Dr., Oceanside CA 92057. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/01/2016 S/Thomas A. Hannah III, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32019

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004987 Filed: Mar 04, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. A-1 Self Storage. Located at: 3040 Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 4579 Mission Gorge Pl. #A, San Diego CA 92120. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Caster Family Enterprises Inc., 4579 Mission Gorge Pl. #A, San Diego CA 92120. This business is conducted by: A Limited Partnership. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 03/01/1987 S/Brian R. Caster, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32018

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005349 Filed: Mar 09, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Krak Boba. Located at: 4121 Oceanside Blvd. #201, Oceanside CA 92056 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 3603 Mira Flores Ct., Oceanside CA 92056. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Oceanside Boulevard Investors LLC, 3603 Mira Flores Ct., 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: Not Yet Started S/Tom Ratowski, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32017

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9002316 Filed: Jan 30, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Zion Healing San Diego. Located at: 1207 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Neural Reboot, Inc. 1207 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 08/22/2024 S/Ryan

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Huck, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32016

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005061

Filed: Mar 05, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. WellBecoming.

Located at: 1991 Village Park Way #2H, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 270 N. El Camino Real #F504, Encinitas CA 92024. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Lawrence J Miller Software Services Inc., 270 N. El Camino Real #F504, Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Lawrence J. Miller, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32012

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003304

Filed: Feb 13, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. McDearmon Family Management Company. Located at: 1554 Crest Dr., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Amiee Marie McDearmon, 1554 Crest Dr., Encinitas CA 92024 This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Amiee Marie McDearmon, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32011

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005264

Filed: Mar 06, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Semper Genesis. Located at: 4815 Contour Ct., Oceanside CA 92057 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same.

Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Elissa Noel Duggan, 4815 Contour Ct., Oceanside CA 92057. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 11/28/2024 S/Elissa Noel Duggan, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32010

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004532 Filed: Feb 26, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Soulful Sage. Located at: 7525 Jerez Ct. #L, Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Christine Duncan, 7525 Jerez Ct. #L, Carlsbad CA 92009. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/05/2026 S/Christine Duncan, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32009

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005140 Filed: Mar 05, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Healthy Creations Cafe. Located at: 376 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Healthy Creations Cafe Inc., 376 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/04/2007 S/Rhiana Glor, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32008

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004049 Filed: Feb 23, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Seven Suns. Located at: 1413 Higgins St., Oceanside CA 92058 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1.

Sara Leckman, 1413 Higgins St., 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/Sara Leckman, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32007

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004910

Filed: Mar 03, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Painting with Rita. Located at: 2883 Demler Dr., Escondido CA 92029 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Rita Maria Sta ord, 2883 Demler Dr., Escondido CA 92029. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 04/08/2022 S/Rita Maria Sta ord, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32005

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004952

Filed: Mar 04, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Tess Reaume Hair. Located at: 705 N. Vulcan Ave., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same.

Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Tessandra Marie Powers, 705 N. Vulcan Ave., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/15/2024 S/Tessandra Marie Powers, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32003

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004619

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

Business Name(s): A. Sol Y Mar Collective. Located at: 153 S. Sierra Ave. #3, Solana Beach CA 92075 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same.

Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Norma

Alicia McConnell, 153 S Sierra Ave. #3, Solana Beach CA 92075. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Norma

Alicia McConnell, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32001

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004816

Filed: Mar 03, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious

Business Name(s): A. Leodan Services. Located at: 306 S. Meadowbrook Dr. #H, San Diego CA 92114 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Leodan Pavon Ricardo, 306 S. Meadowbrook Dr. #H, San Diego CA 92114. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of:

03/03/2026 S/Leodan Pavon Ricardo, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 32000

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005013 Filed: Mar 04, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious

Business Name(s): A. Kelari Party Rentals. Located at: 5674 El Camino Real #M-2, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Kelly Lynn Wells, 5674 El Camino Real #M-2, Carlsbad CA 92008; 2. Arianna Leticia Johnson, 5674 El Camino Real #M-2, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: Joint Venture. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Kelly Lynn Wells, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 31999

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004695 Filed: Mar 02, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Golden Lynx Jewelry; B. Golden Lynx. Located at: 2801 Santa Fe Vista Ct., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Leolani Espaniola, 2801 Santa Fe Vista Ct., 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/Leolani Espaniola, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 31998

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9005004 Filed: Mar 04, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Jonas Victor Consulting. Located at: 7705 Highwood Ave., La Mesa CA 91941 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jonas B. Victor Sr., 7705 Highwood Ave., La Mesa CA 91941. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 03/04/2026 S/Jonas B. Victor Sr., 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 31997

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004873

Filed: Mar 03, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Aces Pool and Leak. Located at: 1884 Palisades Dr., Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Aaron Bryan, 1884 Palisades Dr., 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/Aaron Bryan, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2026 CN 31992

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9002965

Filed: Feb 09, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. The Bornemann Theatre. Located at: 555 Deer Springs Rd. Bldg 5, 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: 05/04/2024 S/William Mara, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31987

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003792 Filed: Feb 19, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Bella Lux Entertainment. Located at: 825 S. Vulcan Ave., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Ashley Maerafat Akhavan, 825 S. Vulcan Ave., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 12/17/2025 S/Ashley Maerafat Akhavan, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31985

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004676 Filed: Feb 27, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Cardi Baking Company. Located at: 1820 Lahoud Dr., Cardi CA 92007 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Stock Provisions LLC, 1820 Lahoud Dr., Cardi CA 92007. 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/Jennifer Ottow, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31980

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003720

Filed: Feb 19, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. New World Productions. Located at: 2848 Je erson St. #110, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Justin Graham Tonnesen, 2848 Je erson St. #110, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 02/19/2026 S/Justin Graham Tonnesen, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31975

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003719

Filed: Feb 19, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County

Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Photograph Your Real Estate. Located at: 2848 Je erson St. #110, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Justin Graham Tonnesen, 2848 Je erson ST. #110, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 02/19/2026 S/Justin Graham Tonnesen, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31974

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004445

Filed: Feb 25, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Seaworthy Therapy. Located at: 128 S. Darien Dr., Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Megan Ann Koraly, 128 S. Darien Dr., Encinitas CA 92024. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Megan Ann Koraly, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31973

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003422

Filed: Feb 17, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Blu side Living. Located at: 3033 India St. #8, San Diego CA 92103 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Blu s Management LLC, 3033 India St. #8, San Diego CA 92103. 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/Michael Cullen, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31972

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004723

Filed: Mar 02, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Casa Vintage & More. Located at: 1237 University Ave., San Diego CA 92103 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 3468 Camino Valencia, Carlsbad CA 92009. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Casa Consignment & Estate Sale Services LLC, 3468 Camino Valenica, Carlsbad CA 92009. 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/Stephen H. Fantus, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31971

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004712

Filed: Mar 02, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious

Business Name(s): A. ACRE Management. Located at: 1153 Crest Dr., Encinitas CA 92024

San Diego. Business Mailing Address: PO Box 288, Cardi CA 92007. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. CVS Investments, PO Box 288, Cardi CA 92007. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/20/2020 S/Craig V. Stewart, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31969

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004587 Filed: Feb 27, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. She’s Not Sorry. Located at: 6880 Shearwaters Dr., Carlsbad CA 92011 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 7040 Avenida Encinas #386, Carlsbad CA 92011. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. INCANDERE LLC, 7040 Avenida Encinas #386, Carlsbad CA 92011. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/01/2026 S/Julie Sano, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31968

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003592 Filed: Feb 18, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. SciThera Bio. Located at: 9880 Campus Point Dr. #430, San Diego CA 92121 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Scithera, Inc., 9880 Campus Point Dr #430, San Diego CA 92121. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/23/2026 S/Brendan Eckelman, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31967

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9002674 Filed: Feb 05, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Forbidden Waxing Co. Located at: 528 S. Coast Hwy #204, Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Paper and Skin LLC, 528 S. Coast Hwy #204, 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/Jonathan Jackson, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31966

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004567 Filed: Feb 26, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Happy Deck and Siding. Located at: 3905 Marvin St., Oceanside CA 92056 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Benigno

Suarez, 3905 Marvin St., Oceanside CA 92056. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 02/26/2026 S/Benigno Suarez, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2026 CN 31965

Statement of Abandonment

of Use of Fictitious Business

Name #2026-9003484 Filed: Feb 17, 2026 with San Diego County Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s) To Be Abandoned:

A. Tailored Stylist. Located at: 4111 Isle Dr., Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Mailing

Address: Same. The Fictitious Business Name Referred to Above was Filed in San Diego County on: 07/01/2024 and assigned File # 2024-9013601. Fictitious Business Name is being Abandoned By: 1. Freshwater Group LLC, 4111 Isle Dr., Carlsbad CA 92008. The Business is Conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. S/Kevin Ann Jordan, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31955

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004310

Filed: Feb 24, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Sola Jay. Located at: 1651 S. Juniper St. #45, Escondido CA 92025 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jennifer Labban, 1651 S. Juniper St. #45, Escondido CA 92025. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Jennifer Labban, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31954

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9002397

Filed: Feb 02, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Encinitas Coast Highway Flowers. Located at: 1163 S. Coast Hwy, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Maria Bazan, 1163 S. Coast Hwy, 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/Maria Bazan, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31953

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9001866

Filed: Jan 26, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. La Costa Wine Co. Located at: 7750 El Camino Real #L, Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Business Mailing

Address: Same. Registrant

Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. La Costa Wine Company, Inc., 6671 Titanite Pl., Carlsbad CA 92009. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First

Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 06/16/2025 S/Triana Hinchey, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31950

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9003254

Filed: Feb 11, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Kristen Guy Copywriting. Located at: 1551 Madrid Dr., Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Business Mailing

Address: Same. Registrant

Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Kristen Michele Guy, 1551 Madrid 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/Kristen Michele Guy, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31947

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004179 Filed: Feb 23, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Timber Sweet; B. Timber Sweet Communications; C. Timber Sweet Enterprises. Located at: 5431 Avenida Encinas #I, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 1732 Burgundy Rd., Encinitas CA 92024. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Timber Sweet Consulting LLC, 5431 Avenida Encinas #I, Carlsbad CA 92008. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 02/17/2026 S/Jon E. Stearn, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31946

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9004163 Filed: Feb 23, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Zavala Builds. Located at: 262 Plumosa Ave., Vista CA 92083 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 262 Plumosa, Vista CA 92083. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Andrew Zavala, 262 Plumosa Ave., Vista CA 92083. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 02/13/2026 S/Andrew Zavala, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31945

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003526 Filed: Feb 17, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. The Grateful Dog Grooming. Located at: 345 S. Coast Hwy 101 #F, Encinitas CA 92024 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Emersons Ru LLC, 345 S. Coast Hwy 101 #F, 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: 02/01/2026 S/Carly Pok, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31944

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003013 Filed: Feb 10, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. 188 Marine. Located at: 14194 Minorca Cove, Del Mar CA 92014 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Paci c Wave Marine LLC, 14194 Minorca Cove, Del Mar CA 92014. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/12/2026 S/Greg Viehmann, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31941

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003542

Filed: Feb 17, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Coastal Gem Works. Located at: 4059 Carmel View Rd. #34, San Diego CA 92130 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Dylan Sean Stoecker, 4059 Carmel View Rd. #34, San Diego CA 92130. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First

Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Dylan Sean Stoecker, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31940

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003143

Filed: Feb 11, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. Anabadaus. Located at: 15077 Palomino Mesa Rd., San Diego CA 92127 San Diego. Business Mailing

Address: Same. Registrant

Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Codegen Studio LLC, 15077 Palomino Mesa Rd., San Diego CA 92127. 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/Soon Hee Ahn, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31934

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003907

Filed: Feb 20, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business

Name(s): A. IV League Nurse Prep. Located at: 1968 S. Coast Hwy #2113, Laguna Beach CA 92651 Orange. Business Mailing

Address: Same. Registrant

Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. IV League RN Prep LLC, 1968 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651. 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/Kylie Mattia, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31933

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003858

Filed: Feb 19, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Aroma Rest Spa. Located at: 6920 Miramar Rd. #103, San Diego CA 92121 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 8502 Summerdale Rd. #01, San Diego CA 92126. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Wei Cui, 8502 Summerdale Rd. #01, San Diego CA 92126. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Wei Cui, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31932

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9003912

Filed: Feb 20, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. WeHangChristmasLights.com.

Located at: 2834 Luciernaga St., Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant

Name and Business Mailing

Address: 1. Alexis Pliego Castro, 2834 Luciernaga St., 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/Alexis Pliego Castro, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31931

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003446

Filed: Feb 17, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Surfside Skincare. Located at: 2890 Pio Pico Dr. #104A, Carlsbad CA 92008 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: 5010 Golondrina Way #63, Oceanside CA 92057. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Jennifer Lori Box-Kicinski, 5010 Golondrina Way #63, Oceanside CA 92057. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 01/01/2020 S/Jennifer Lori Box-Kicinski, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31929

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003764 Filed: Feb 19, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. The Snake Wranglers. Located at: 7087 Via Candrejo, Carlsbad CA 92009 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Bruce Ireland, 7087 Via Candrejo, Carlsbad CA 92009; 2. Holly Ireland, 7087 Via Candrejo, Carlsbad CA 92009. This business is conducted by: A Married Couple. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 09/18/2019 S/Bruce Ireland, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31928

Fictitious Business Name

Statement #2026-9003767

Filed: Feb 19, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. CV Energy Studios. Located at: 14798 Caminito Porte Alegre, Del Mar CA 92014 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Chandni Valiathan, 14798 Caminito Porto Alegre, Del Mar CA 92014. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/Chandni Valiathan, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31927

Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name #2026-9003740 Filed:

Feb 19, 2026 with San Diego County Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s) To Be Abandoned: A. USA Tungsten. Located at: 9920 Paci c Heights Blvd. #150, San Diego CA 92121 San Diego. Mailing Address: Same. The Fictitious Business Name Referred to Above was Filed in San Diego County on: 04/08/2025 and assigned File # 2025-9007000. Fictitious Business Name is being Abandoned By: 1. O Innovations LLC, 9920 Paci c Heights Blvd. #150, San Diego CA 92121. The Business is Conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. S/Oscar Fernando Cruz Sierra, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31926

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003478 Filed: Feb 17, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Behind the Couch; B. Behind thee Couch. Located at: 1515 S. Melrose Dr. #93, Vista CA 92081 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Helga V. Flores, 1515 S. Melrose Dr. #93, Vista CA 92081. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 02/17/2026 S/Helga V. Flores, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31925

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003679 Filed: Feb 18, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. MDF International. Located at: 5731 Palmer Way #E, Carlsbad CA 92010 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. MDF Technologies Inc., 5731 Palmer Way #E, Carlsbad CA 92010. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 11/01/2012 S/Jacques Dallery, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31918

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9002331

Filed: Feb 02, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Copper Penny Co ee. Located at: 4670 Woodstock St., Carlsbad CA 92010 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Ivey Lichelle Hart, 4670 Woodstock 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/Ivey Lichelle Hart, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31917

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003594 Filed: Feb 18, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Skate Juice. Located at: 1012 S. Coast Hwy #F, Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Brent Monroe Hyden, 1012 S. Coast Hwy #F, Oceanside CA 92054. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: 04/02/2021 S/Brent Monroe Hyden, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31916

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003583 Filed: Feb 18, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. VF25 Studio; B. Midnight Veil Studio. Located at: 1012 S. Coast Hwy #F, Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego.

Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Brent Monroe Hyden, 1012 S. Coast Hwy #F, 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/Brent Monroe Hyden, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31915

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003228 Filed: Feb 11, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Edda Books. Located at: 1139 California St., Oceanside CA 92054 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Gilman Enterprises, LLC, 1139 California St., 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/Lars Gilman, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31914

Fictitious Business Name Statement #2026-9003520 Filed: Feb 17, 2026 with County of San Diego Recorder/ County Clerk. Fictitious Business Name(s): A. Gold Money Exchange. Located at: 4228 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego CA 92105 San Diego. Business Mailing Address: Same. Registrant Name and Business Mailing Address: 1. Artaj Corporation, 607 S. Hill St. #505, Los Angeles CA 90014. This business is conducted by: A Corporation. Registrant First Began to Transact Business Under the Names(s) Above as of: Not Yet Started S/ Mohammad Alkhawaja, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, 03/20/2026 CN 31913

Leucadia dinners bring strangers together

By Cameron Adams ENCINITAS — Joe Waltman

was surprised by the response to his Nextdoor post.

Waltman offered to host total strangers at his Leucadia home for a dinner party. He said he received more than 70 replies from a wide range of people at various stages of life, from empty nesters looking to expand their social circles to retirees hoping to spice up the next chapter.

“Almost everyone said some version of, ‘I’ve been looking for something exactly like this,’” Waltman said.

He said the first dinner party on March 14 started out slow — “I had six people over who I met on the internet” — but quickly turned into one of the best nights he had in a while.

Waltman has worked in technology. He co-founded RestEngine, which was acquired by Twitter, and has held roles as a network engineer at Qualcomm and a product manager at Coinbase, among others.

“I feel like I’ve had a front-row seat to see what this stuff can do to us, both the good and bad,” Waltman said.

He told The Coast News that an observation inspired the idea to host dinner parties with strangers.

“It’s sort of like a postCOVID atrophy, where I think the general trend seems to be less time out and

about, less time with other people, more time with ourselves and our devices,” Waltman said. “And, you know, I think there’s a good reason to try to do things to reverse that.”

He now has a website, con-vive.com, to improve the operation. Waltman hopes some attendees will go on to host their own dinner parties for strangers.

He added that while the “male loneliness epidemic” is often discussed, he has found that about

75% of those who express interest in attending dinner parties are women.

“I think there’s this loneliness epidemic across all categories,” Waltman said.

To ensure lively conversation and a memorable evening, Waltman said he has been having phone conversations with prospective guests beforehand. From there, he curates each group with an eye toward cohesive dynamics.

Dinner parties consist

of six to eight people, allowing guests to get to know one another and build relationships while also branching into smaller conversations as the evening unfolds.

“It’s an iterative process of learning how to do this,” he said. “I don’t have a long background of doing this kind of social engineering.”

He told The Coast News on March 15 that he had already had conversations with 52 people and expected to speak with more in the coming week.

“The plan is to have dinners at my house on a weekly basis for the foreseeable future,” Waltman said.

MTS releases commute cost calculator

As gas prices climb, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has released a commute cost calculator to show motorists how much they could save by using public transit.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Wednesday to its highest level since Oct. 20, 2023, increasing 2.7 cents to $5.635.

Prices have risen for 28 consecutive days, up $1.028, according to AAA and Oil Price Information Service figures.

“With gas prices rising

so quickly across the region, families are feeling the financial strain,” MTS Board Chair and San Diego City Councilmember Stephen Whitburn said. “MTS offers a reliable and affordable option that helps people keep money in their pockets. We want riders to know they have transportation choices that can make a real financial difference.”

The agency cited a sample commute from the Chula Vista neighborhood of Eastlake to Westfield UTC in San Diego’s University City. According to the calculator, that trip costs more than $40 per day by car, compared with about $5 using trolley and bus.

Google Maps estimates the driving route at about 30 minutes for 27 miles in light traffic, while the transit option takes more than 2.5 hours with two transfers and 18 minutes of walking. Driving times would likely increase significantly during rush hour, while transit times would increase to a lesser extent.

MTS said commuters traveling “as little as 5 miles each way can save more than $980 annually by switching from driving to transit.”

The calculator is available at sdmts.com/commute. It factors in commuting distance, estimated fuel efficiency, parking costs, number of commuting days and fuel prices.

— City News Service

pact considerations show the NYL is the best realignment route — and the bridge is built before that decision — a portion of the bridge will be reconstructed to accommodate it.

In addition, it is possible that the EIR, projected to be completed in 2028, will be issued before the southern portion of the bridge is completed and could guide its completion.

Although ideally the construction of the bridge would await the EIR, if the bridge must be built first due to an anticipated long interval between its completion and construction of the realignment, it makes sense to use the bridge in the interim — but not to allow it to influence the route chosen for the much larger and more important rail realignment project.

We cannot allow the tail to wag the dog.

The coalition is confident the NYL will prove to be the best realignment alternative and should be implemented as the longrange solution, even if it requires alteration of the San Dieguito Bridge.

The Coalition for Safer Trains is a grassroots group of residents advocating for a rail realignment solution that improves reliability while minimizing impacts to coastal communities.

Detentions surge at Otay Mesa

Detainees triple at county facility, raising concerns

By City News Service

REGION — The average daily population at the Otay Mesa Detention Center has increased by approximately 200% in recent years, according to a report released Saturday by San Diego County.

County officials said the increase is raising public health concerns and significantly increasing the cost of providing legal representation to protect constitutional due process rights.

Some county leaders say the surge in detentions is straining conditions inside the facility at a time when safety, sanitation and access to medical care are increasingly at issue. The report was released as the county seeks a preliminary injunction in federal court after being denied access to conduct a scheduled public health inspection of the facility.

“Mass detention is a policy choice, and it is creating both a constitutional crisis and growing public health concerns as facilities struggle to keep pace,” San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer said. “People are being swept off our streets and locked in overcrowded facilities while local officials are blocked from inspecting conditions. As due-process

protections are eroded at the federal level, counties like ours are being forced to step in, at significant cost, to defend the Constitution and the rule of law.”

Lawson-Remer said that because the county’s Immigrant Legal Defense Program provides legal representation only to individuals who are detained or subject to alternative detention, rising detention levels are directly expanding the number of people eligible for assistance.

The report found the program’s average monthly active detained caseload grew from about 56 clients in fiscal year 2021-22 to nearly 800 in fiscal year

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2024-25, with projections of roughly 1,200 active clients per month in the current fiscal year.

Officials said the surge reflects both newly detained individuals entering the system and the prolonged detention of clients whose immigration cases often span multiple years, a dynamic driving sustained increases in attorney staffing needs and long-term program costs.

The report was released amid the county’s ongoing legal battle with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after federal officials denied access for a scheduled public health inspection at the Otay Mesa

photo/JE Dunn

Detention Center in February.

“When local officials are prevented from inspecting detention facilities, legal representation becomes one of the only safeguards protecting health, safety and constitutional rights,” Lawson-Remer said.

Projected legal representation costs were estimated to reach about $12.6 million next year and $17.3 million in fiscal year 202728. The program’s current annual funding level is about $5 million.

The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment Saturday.

FWhy gold, silver should be money silver outlook

rom an Austrian economics view, central banks like the Federal Reserve are not protectors of the economy. They are, in my view, the biggest scam going. They control money creation, cause constant inflation, and create boombust cycles that hurt regular people.

Economists like Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard showed that real money should be based on gold and silver to keep things honest and free.

Central banks let private banks create money out of thin air through something called fractional reserve banking. This is what many critics consider legal counterfeiting. When banks lend more money than they actually have, the total money supply grows faster than real savings. The result is inflation: prices go up over time, and your dollars buy less.

Governments love this because they can print money to pay for big spending—wars, programs, bailouts—without raising taxes directly and making voters angry.

New money doesn’t spread evenly. It first goes to banks, big companies, and government friends. They get to spend it before prices rise. By the time it reaches regular workers and savers, everything costs more. This hidden transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top is called the Cantillon effect. It’s unfair and makes the rich richer.

Central banks also mess up interest rates. They push rates artificially low, which tricks businesses into starting projects they can’t really afford. This creates fake booms full of bad investments.

When the bubble pops, we get recessions, lay-

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offs, and wasted resources. Many major crashes in modern times—from the Great Depression to 2008—have been linked to easy-money policies from central banks.

Gold and silver are different. They became money naturally because people chose them: they’re scarce, last forever, can be divided, carried, and are the same everywhere. A gold standard limits how much money can exist to what can be mined. No central bank can just print more.

This forces governments to live within their means and protects your savings from losing value. Silver works great for smaller everyday purchases.

When Nixon ended the gold standard in 1971, we got endless debt, wild price swings, and weaker money. Bringing back sound money—gold, silver, or even free banking with 100% reserves—would end the central bank monopoly. It would give us honest prices, real economic growth, and more personal freedom.

Real commodity money is, in this view, the only way to stop the cycle and restore long-term prosperity.

Hayden Gerson is an Austrian School economist focused on educating the public about precious metals and crypto. This column is not intended as investment advice. Investors should consult a professional adviser.

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control the timing of the explosion.

The failure was described in the report as extremely rare, with officials saying the device has a very low historical malfunction rate.

The round exploded about 1,500 feet above ground, sending fragments downward onto a closed section of I-5 that runs

along the western edge of the base. No one was injured, and officials halted the exercise immediately after the explosion.

Dozens of artillery rounds had been scheduled for the demonstration, which was part of a broader training event and public showcase of Marine capabilities.

The investigation found no evidence of operator error and concluded that Marines followed approved

safety procedures. The report noted that factors such as the proximity of multiple artillery guns firing in quick succession or possible electromagnetic interference could have contributed to the malfunction, though investigators could not determine a definitive secondary cause.

The event drew criticism from some California officials who questioned the decision to conduct live-fire artillery training near a

major civilian transportation corridor.

Marine Corps officials said the demonstration took place within an approved training area and that safety protocols, including the freeway closure, functioned as intended.

The USMC said it is reviewing the findings from the closed investigation and may adjust procedures for future demonstrations conducted near public infrastructure.

EVENTS CALENDAR

MARCH 20

SPORTFISHING SHOW

The Pacific Coast Sportfishing Tackle, Boat, Travel & Outdoors Show returns to the Fairgrounds, bringing together vendors from across the country, including manufacturers, retailers, travel lodges and dealers showcasing hundreds of outdoor products. The four-day event features expanded boat-buying opportunities, appearances by Southern California sport boats and landings, and new areas dedicated to freshwater bass, High Sierra trout and other outdoor activities. $20, through March 22 at Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar.

THE WHITE BUFFALO

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Jake Smith — known as The White Buffalo — brings his powerful blend of folk, rock and Americana to the stage. The Oregon-born, Southern California–raised artist continues to explore new musical territory following his eighth studio album, “On the Widow’s Walk” (2020), embarking on a fresh creative journey while delivering the raw storytelling and commanding vocals that have defined his career. $35-$38, 9 p.m. on March 20 at Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach.

VANESSA COLLIER

Come see five-time Blues Music Award winner Vanessa Collier on the Rooftop along with Anthony Cullins, San Diego Performer of the Year. $33, 6 p.m. March 20 at The Centre, 1205 Auto Park Way, Escondido.

BACH AND ROCK

On the third concert of the season, the Hutchins Consort will perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto 3, A Musical Offering and Rock N Roll favorites. $10-$40, March 20 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 890 Balour Drive, Encinitas.

CIRCUS VARGAS

Circus Vargas proudly unveils its dynamic, new and highly anticipated “Masquerade!” Step into a world of wonder as mystery meets mastery, under the Big Top where every act pushes the limits and every moment captivates and ignites your imagination. Get your tickets at CircusVargas.com. $25-$90, through April 6 at Mershops North County Mall, 272 E Via Rancho Pkwy, Escondido.

‘ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY’

This explosive play body slams its way into the world of professional wrestling, where larger-than-life personas and real-world politics collide. “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” is a high-octane, thought-provoking satire that leaves everything on the mat, de-

livering a powerful punch of humor, courage, and social commentary. $20-$60, through March 29 at Sunshine Brooks Theater, 217 N Coast Highway, Oceanside.

CCA ENVISION THEATRE

Canyon Crest Academy’s Envision Theatre Arts is proud to present its 2026 Spring Theatre Season, featuring two extraordinary productions: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” and “SIX.” These performances will showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of CCA’s student performers, designers, and production teams at the school’s Black Box and Proscenium theaters. $20, through March 21 at Canyon Crest Academy, 5951 Village Center Loop Rd, San Diego.

‘MALTESE FALCON’

The search for the legendary black bird takes a comedic twist in this world premiere adaptation at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach.

Matthew Salazar-Thompson’s ingenious new version of Dashiell Hammett’s noir masterpiece features five versatile performers transforming between roles to bring 1920s San Francisco’s underbelly to hilarious life. $73.50-$78.50, through March 29 at North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D.

BLUE WATER FILM FESTIVAL

The Blue Water Film Festival is an annual event that brings together filmmakers, ocean enthusiasts, and conservationists to celebrate the beauty and importance of our oceans. The festival features screenings of thought-provoking films, panel discussions, and interactive workshops. $100$1,000, through March 22 at La Jolla Riford Library, 7555 Draper Avenue, La Jolla.

‘AN ACT OF GOD’

Witty, irreverent, and unexpectedly profound, “An Act of God” flips faith, power, and humanity upside down with razor-sharp humor. When God descends to Earth — alongside two long-suffering angels — to set the record straight, sacred truths collide with modern skepticism, politics, and pop culture. $35-$45, through March 29 (Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.) at Scripps Ranch Theatre, 9783 Avenue of Nations, San Diego.

MARCH 21

BACH COLLEGIUM

Bach Collegium San Diego, one of the nation’s leading baroque ensembles, presents the season highlight featuring Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor, a vast 26-section masterpiece completed in 1748-49

piece ensemble in an energetic performance blending acoustic jazz, Latin and flamenco influences with classical expression. The concert features works such as “Moliendo Café,” “Puerta Vallarta Squeeze,” “Suave” and original compositions. $20-$25, 1 p.m. on March 22 at Mission Theater, 231 N. Main Avenue, Fallbrook.

MARCH 23

DARRELL HAMMOND

Comedians Maz Jobrani, Darrell Hammond, Melanie Iglesias, Josh Nasar, Greg Baldwin, Mark Serritella and Minnie El Taeb headline a night of stand-up at Belly Up. Lineup is confirmed but subject to change. $35, 7 p.m. on March 23 at Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach.

‘LOST WOLVES’

that blends diverse musical styles and some of Bach’s most sublime ideas, from quiet meditation to soaring choral triumph. $15.53$72.45, 7 p.m. on March 21 at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 3459 Manchester Avenue, Encinitas.

ARCHAEOLOGY LECTURE

Local archaeologist and historian Richard L. Carrico discusses his latest book exploring San Diego’s first European settlement, founded in 1769, and the buried ruins of California’s first mission and fort beneath Presidio Park. $5-$15, March 21 at San Diego Archaeological Center, 16666 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido.

CREATING RELIQUARIES

Join a non-denominational workshop exploring art, poetry and ritual as participants create small reliquary boxes to honor what they hold most sacred, from personal memories and loved ones to elements of nature and spirituality. These handcrafted containers can serve as a focus for meditation or reflection and offer a meaningful way to honor someone special. $115-$125, March 21 at California Center for Creative Renewal, 1905 Crest Drive, Encinitas.

JONATHAN MABERRY

Join bestselling author Jonathan Maberry and thriller writer Benjamin Spada for a dual author event discussing their latest novels. Maberry will present “Red Empire,” the newest installment in his Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International series, while Spada will discuss “Project Darkheart,” the third book in his “Black Spear” thriller series, released Jan. 27. Free,

March 21 at California Center for Creative Renewal, 1905 Crest Drive, Encinitas.

EARTH MONTH KICKOFF

Join local environmental organizations for an educational afternoon launching Earth Month, featuring information on upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, organizational goals and collaborative climate action. Attendees can network with like-minded community members while enjoying light vegan refreshments. Free, 2 p.m. on March 21 at Recreation Hall at Harding Community Center, 3096 Harding Street, Carlsbad.

MARCH 22

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 March 22 at St. Michael’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 2775 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad.

TRIBUTE TO LEON REDBONE

International performing songwriter Gregory Page presents a theatrical musical tribute inspired by the myth and music of Leon Redbone. With fedora and guitar in hand, Page evokes the timeless charm of Tin Pan Alley in an immersive performance blending storytelling, classic songs and vintage style for an imaginative concert experience. $20, 7 p.m. March 22 at Recreation Hall at All Things Music, 29115 Valley Center Rd, Suite F, Valley Center.

DIEGO MONDRAGÓN

Fallbrook Music Society presents violinist and composer Diego de Jesús Mondragón leading a six-

grounds while learning about programs and potential eligibility for free tuition. Free, 5 p.m. on March 24 at Children’s Paradise Preschool and Infant Center, 3375 Marron Road, Carlsbad.

TREY HILL

Southern California-based singer-songwriter Trey Hill performs a solo set blending pop and country influences. The North Carolina native has toured or recorded with artists including Big & Rich, Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts and has appeared on national programs such as The Tonight Show and Good Morning America. Free, 6-9 p.m. on March 24 at Coomber Craft Wines Vista, 344 Main Street, Vista.

MARCH 25

JAZZ AT MIDNIGHT

This new IMAX film explores the historic reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park after a 50-year absence, using rare 16mm archival footage to follow both the wolves’ journey and the ecologists working to ensure their survival. Showtimes and details at FleetScience.org. $19.95$24.95, showtimes at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on March 23 at Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado, San Diego.

PEACHES

Musician and performance artist Peaches brings her provocative electro-rock sound and multimedia stage presence to Del Mar, showcasing music from her groundbreaking career and new material ahead of her forthcoming 2026 album “No Lube So Rude.” $50$80, 8 p.m. on March 23 at The Sound, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar.

STRIKE FORCE

Football is back in Oceanside. The San Diego Strike Force opens the season at Frontwave Arena. Grab your tickets now and kick off the season with us.

$29-$75, 6 p.m. on March 23 at Frontwave Arena, 3475 Hero Drive, Oceanside.

MARCH 24

JAKE CRONENWORTH

Meet Padres All-Star infielder Jake Cronenworth during a free Opening Week fan event featuring photo opportunities, Harland’s “Crone Zone” American light lager collaboration and exclusive Harland x Cronenworth merchandise. Free, 5 p.m. on March 24 at Harland Brewing Co., 10115 Carroll Canyon Road, San Diego.

DAYCARE OPEN HOUSE

Families are invited to tour classrooms, meet teachers and explore the center’s kitchen and play-

A new exhibition highlights paintings and mixed media works by influential San Diego contemporary artist Richard Allen Morris, spanning from the early 1960s to the present and showcasing his distinctive blend of abstraction, figuration and architectural space. Free, 7 p.m. on March 23 at R.B. Stevenson Gallery, 7661 Girard Avenue, Suite 101, La Jolla.

MARCH 26

KOHLER & THE DETOURS

Los Angeles indie rock band Brett Kohler & The Detours bring their blend of classic rock, Americana and alt-country influences to Vista for a live performance featuring heartfelt songwriting and dynamic storytelling Free, 7 p.m. March 26 at The Roadies Brewing Co., 1495 Poinsettia Avenue, Unit 148, Vista.

MARCH 27

‘MATT & BEN’

Written by one of our best living comedians, Mindy Kaling, along with Brenda Withers, “Matt & Ben” is a hysterical comedy that takes an unconventional look at two of Hollywood’s golden boys: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. When the script for the film “Good Will Hunting” mysteriously drops from the heavens, what will they do? $30-$60, March 27 to April 26 at New Village Arts, 2787 State Street, Carlsbad.

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1. MOVIES: Who is the director of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite”?

2. FOOD & DRINK: What is miso?

1. MOVIES: Who is the director of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite”?

1. MOVIES: Who is the director of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite”?

2. FOOD & DRINK: What is miso?

3. LITERATURE: What are the names of the romantic couple in “Wuthering Heights”?

4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which city’s nickname is “Pearl of the Orient”?

5. HISTORY: In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?

6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Before becoming president, Barack Obama served as a senator from which state?

7. GEOGRAPHY: Which peninsula is the largest in the world?

8. MYTHOLOGY: Who is the Greek god of war?

9. MUSIC: Who composed the opera “The Ring of Nibelung”?

10. ACRONYMS: In computer emails, what does the acronym “CC” stand for?

Answers

2. FOOD & DRINK: What is miso?

3. LITERATURE: What are the names of the romantic couple in “Wuthering Heights”?

4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which city’s nickname is “Pearl of the Orient”?

3. LITERATURE: What are the names of the romantic couple in “Wuthering Heights”?

5. HISTORY: In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?

4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which city’s nickname is “Pearl of the Orient”?

6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Before becoming president, Barack Obama served as a senator from which state?

7. GEOGRAPHY: Which peninsula is the largest in the world?

5. HISTORY: In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?

8. MYTHOLOGY: Who is the Greek god of war?

9. MUSIC: Who composed the opera “The Ring of Nibelung”?

6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Before becoming president, Barack Obama served as a senator from which state?

10. ACRONYMS: In computer emails, what does the acronym “CC” stand for?

7. GEOGRAPHY: Which peninsula is the largest in the world?

Answers

1. Bong Joon Ho.

2. Fermented soybean paste.

8. MYTHOLOGY: Who is the Greek god of war?

3. Heathcliff and Catherine.

4. Manila, Philippines.

5. 1896 in Greece.

9. MUSIC: Who composed the opera “The Ring of Nibelung”?

6. Illinois.

7. Arabian Peninsula.

8. Ares.

10. ACRONYMS: In computer emails, what does the acronym “CC” stand for?

Answers

9. Richard Wagner. 10. Carbon Copy (once used in typewriters). © 2026 King Features Synd., Inc.

1. Bong Joon Ho.

2. Fermented soybean paste.

3. Heathcliff and Catherine.

4. Manila, Philippines.

5. 1896 in Greece.

6. Illinois.

7. Arabian Peninsula.

8. Ares.

9. Richard Wagner.

10. Carbon Copy (once used in typewriters).

© 2026 King Features Synd., Inc.

1. Bong Joon Ho.

2. Fermented soybean paste.

3. Heathcliff and Catherine.

4. Manila, Philippines.

5. 1896 in Greece.

6. Illinois.

7. Arabian Peninsula.

8. Ares.

9. Richard Wagner.

10. Carbon Copy (once used in typewriters).

© 2026 King Features Synd., Inc.

Rincon del Diablo moves district HQ

By Cameron Adams ESCONDIDO —

The Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District has purchased an industrial building that will become its new headquarters.

The water district purchased the 30,000-squarefoot facility near the intersection of Auto Park Way and Andreasen Drive for $10.3 million, according to a news release.

Rincon provides potable and recycled water to an estimated 34,100 people through more than 8,400 connections. The district’s distribution system consists of nine reservoirs with a storage capacity of 22.5 million gallons and 117 miles of pipelines distributing up to 10 million gallons of potable water per day.

Rincon plans to relocate from its current location at 1920 N. Iris Lane to the new headquarters in early 2027, after planned construction — estimated to cost $5 million — is completed. Once the move is complete, the water agency plans to sell the current office property.

General Manager Jeff Umbrasas told The Coast News the move would better meet staff needs moving forward.

“We’ve outgrown our current facility,” Umbrasas said. “A larger office building will make us more efficient operationally.”

Office spaces in the new headquarters will be expanded for several key departments. The building will also include warehouse space and indoor work areas for vehicles, equipment and materials that are currently stored outside.

The new headquarters will also feature an improved public lobby with dedicated customer bathrooms, customer service counters and security windows, according to the release.

The facility will have a larger boardroom for board meetings, community training sessions and workshops.

Umbrasas said that after considering several options, adapting an existing facility to Rincon’s needs was the most fiscally prudent.

Renovating the current headquarters — work that would include a new roof as well as heating and cooling systems — was expected to cost more than

$10 million and would not provide additional room for expansion.

A full teardown of the current facility, followed by the construction of a brandnew space, was estimated to cost around $30 million.

Umbrasas said that with building materials and other construction costs on the rise, “it just made sense to buy an existing building.”

Carlsbad beach makes statewide ‘best of’ ballot

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Carlsbad State Beach are the two San Diego County parks nominated in the second annual California State Parks Foundation’s poll.

The poll highlights California’s best places for hiking, camping, views, wildflower blooms, kid-friendly adventures and more.

“The ‘Best of California’s State Parks’ poll is a fun opportunity for Californians to share what they love about their state parks,” said Rachel Norton, executive director of California State Parks Foundation.

This year, Anza-Borrego is on the ballot for camping, hiking and wildflowers. Carlsbad State Beach is also nominated for best beach.

San Diego County boasted a few top picks in 2025.

Anza-Borrego, which encompasses parts of San Diego, Imperial and Riverside counties, was deemed the best in the state for viewing wildflowers, and Torrey Pines State Beach was tops for best place to picnic.

The following other local parks earned honorable mentions:

— Palomar Mountain State Park for both picnicking and dog-friendly adventures; and — Cardiff State Beach for best beach.

The California state park system includes 280 state park units, over 340 miles of coastline, 970 miles of lake and river frontage, 15,000 campsites, 5,200 miles of trails, 3,195 historic buildings, and more than 11,000 known archaeological sites.

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YOUNG SKATERS practice at LVL UP in Vista during Exposure Skate’s Skate Rising clinic on March 7, where girls ages 4 to 16 learned new skills, built confidence and connected with peers under the guidance of volunteer Olympians and professional skaters. The free event aimed to foster community and empowerment through skateboarding.

Girls build skills at skate clinic

By Cameron Adams VISTA — Takeeia Perry’s

kids have found community through skateboarding around the world.

“It’s a community that always embraces you, wherever you’re from,” Perry said.

Perry's son Jaxson, 6, took to it when the family was living in Japan as part of his father’s military career. Now living in Point Loma, Perry’s daughter Vali, 8, began skating in November after seeing how much fun her brother was having meeting people and learning new skills.

Vali worked on her drop-ins on a half pipe on March 7 at LVL UP, an Olympic-level training facility in Vista, as part of Exposure Skate’s Skate Rising, a free learn-to-skate clinic.

“This is an opportunity for her to make friends and meet girls,” Perry said.

Girls ages 4 to 16 found and built that community while learning from a team of volunteer Olympians and professional skaters. The 133 skaters who signed up ranged in experience from those looking to sharpen vert ramp skills to others getting their first pushes.

The event featured donuts from Mochichi’s and coffee from Tidewell Coffee Co.

Taking place the day before International Women’s Day, the clinic also included a ques-

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by more than 30,000 libraries worldwide, according to its website.

Carlsbad’s current automated systems “have become unreliable and challenging to maintain,” according to a city report. The existing agreement is set to expire in September 2026.

The report states that the Bibliotheca system would give the libraries “a

attempt “the next, harder thing.”

“You can translate these skills into anything,” she said. “It’s all about finding that one thing that helps you build those little steps, and then you can apply it to work, to school, to life, to whatever you want to learn.

“It helps build girls’ confidence in a way that I don’t think anything else can. And it truly can transform your life. It did for me.”

tion-and-answer session with accomplished women from the skateboarding community.

Author Rebekka Strand told the audience that her career followed her imagination.

“One day I go out and skate and I see a little pebble and I think, ‘What if that pebble did this? What if it did that?’,” Strand said.

“Maybe someone picks it up one day, paints on it and then I write a story — make a whole world out of it. And that’s what I really love to do.”

Singer Beebs said she wanted to be a zookeeper growing up, but realized “that we’re animals, too, so even when you interact with other humans you’re basically a zoo keeper, so it’ll always happen.”

“No matter what phase you’re in — whether you’re painting or skating or what-

modern, integrated system” to “enhance operational efficiency through faster and more reliable materials handling and improve staff workflows by reducing manual intervention.”

All of the city’s public library locations will receive new self-checkout kiosks that should be more responsive and include additional features, such as recommendations for books to read next and the option to text a transaction receipt, according to the city spokesperson.

ever — just know that it’s all fluid and you can do all of the things at the same time and they all go together and you don’t have to pick any one thing and you can change it at any point you want,” she said. “There’s no failures, just lessons.”

Perry said she tries to encourage her kids to continue trying new things and grow.

“It’s how you react to it and push through,” she said. “I just support and maintain my composure.”

Professional skateboarder, Erin Wolfkiel, coached Vali and helped ensure safety throughout the event.

Wolfkiel, who has competed in Exposure Skate events since 2013, said it’s a “fun experiment figuring out where everyone’s at” and “then giving them a really small incremental step to build that confidence” to

The new technology should also aid in the sorting of returned books, helping “library staff sort and process materials more efficiently,” the spokesperson said. “Sorters” automatically organize returned materials into bins and can process hundreds of items per hour. This should help return books and other items to shelves more quickly than the current system.

The Georgina Cole Library and Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane will re-

George Mava said his daughter, Leah, 11, has been pushing to visit more skateparks and learn new tricks.

This was Leah’s second clinic with Skate Rising, and Mava said one draw has been that “they’ve got good mentors here.”

Leah said she is currently working on navigating ramps, but that her favorite part of skating is “trying out new things.” How does she feel when she learns something new?

“Happy,” Leah said. Though he did not skate himself as a kid, Mava said he appreciates the in-person and offline elements of the skate community. He added that the motivation to go outside, make friends, and keep learning — especially through events like those offered by Exposure Skate — has been great for his daughter.

“This is a perfect example of kids being kids,” Mava said.

ceive new sorters as part of the agreement.

The city plans to have the new equipment installed by the end of 2026, a spokesperson said.

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