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‘The Nutcracker’ ballet returns to North County
By Stephen Wyer
ENCINITAS — Local officials are discussing how best to fill the soon-to-be vacant council seat left by the city’s newly-elected mayor. Councilman Tony Kranz, who currently represents RANCHO District 1 in Leucadia, won SFNEWS a resounding victory over his opponents in the mayoral election, winning nearly 50% of the vote — twice as much as any other candidate — to replace outgoing Mayor Catherine Blakespear. Kranz’s will become vacant in December and remain empty until the newly-convened council determines how to fill the position. The city’s municipal code says that “in the case of a vacancy on the City Council, for any reason, the council shall fill the vacancy by appointment,” meaning the council would vote for a new District 1 representative. Three of the five current sitting city council members — Joy Lyndes, Kellie Hinze and Joe Mosca — were first appointed to their seats by Blakespear. However, the city code also allows the council to call a special election if Kranz’s seat is not filled within 60 days of its vacancy. On the whole, city leaders interviewed for this story spoke in favor of
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GABRIELLE FISH, a 16-year-old resident of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, is one of several local dancers starring in the Encinitas Ballet Academy’s production of “The Nutcracker” next month, with performances at the Encinitas Community Center and Ritz Theater in Escondido. Story on 15. Photo by Lana and Igor Dovbenko/Stunning Photography
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