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VOL. 37, N0. 20
MAY 26, 2023
SAN MARCOS -NEWS
RV park tenants .com in bind
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Surf and TurfTHE RV VISTA no longer NEWS accepts long-term stays
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By Laura Place
Jinyi Bae, also known by her derby alias Psycho Beazy, is one of many North County women stoked to lace up their roller skates for the North County Derby Alliance, a flat track roller derby team based in Oceanside. Story on 21. Photo by Jessamyn Trout
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Swami’s Café faces harassment lawsuit By Kaila Mellos
Memorial Day ’23 Honor fallen service members at ceremonies across North County. 27
Feds rebuff NCTD Agency won’t weigh in on blufftop fence project until state lawsuits resolved. 5
ENCINITAS — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on May 17 in federal court against Swami’s Café, alleging a local manager and others sexually harassed younger female employees daily in a “highly-sexualized work environment.” Swami’s 101 LLC owns all the Swami’s Café locations in San Diego County, with restaurants in Encinitas, Vista, Carlsbad, Escondido, Oceanside, La Mesa
and several in San Diego. The company also owns the popular Honey’s Bistro in Encinitas. A majority of the allegations outlined in the complaint focus on John Nolan, manager of Swami’s Café in Encinitas. Several female employees, some as young as 16, reported Nolan created “a hostile work environment by, among other things, inappropriately touching and TURN TO SWAMI’S ON 24
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Concertgoers of all ages enjoyed live music on May 20 at the 42nd Fiesta del Sol at Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach. The two-day event attracted roughly 25,000 people each day. Story and photos on 9. Photo by Laura Place
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DEL MAR — Multiyear residents of the Surf and Turf RV Park by the Del Mar Fairgrounds face an uncertain future after being informed that long-term stays will no longer be permittedRANCHO starting in the fall. The change affects a SFNEWS small group of around 20 people ranging from young families to elderly individuals who have carved out long-term homes at the site, some for as long as 20 years. Each year, all tenants must vacate the park from June to mid-September to make space for those attending the San Diego County Fair and horse races. JR Ayala, who has lived at the park for the past 11 years, said he made reservations at other parks for himself and his family for the summer months and was fully expecting to return in September as in years past. However, rather than the usual notice requiring a $200 deposit to hold a spot for the fall, Ayala and other occupants received a notice from park manager Del Mar Golf Company in late March stating that stays would be limited to 21 days in a calendar year starting in September. Ayala, who has two children, was shocked by
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