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Encinitas native and Olympian Bryce Wettstein rides the edge of the bowl during Exposure Skate at Poods Skate Park on Nov. 1 in Encinitas. Photo by Cameron Adams
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HIGH ROLLERS Young skaters and Olympians from around the world packed Poods Skate Park in Encinitas last weekend for Exposure Skate, the world’s largest women-focused skateboarding event. Story on 9.
Boy, 12, aids in Oceanside harbor rescue By City News Service
OCEANSIDE — A 12-yearold junior lifeguard is being hailed as a hero after helping rescue five people who fell into the water when a boat capsized on Sunday morning near the Oceanside Harbor jetty. Nathan Usher, who has participated in Oceanside’s summer junior lifeguard program for four years, witnessed a 25-foot powerboat flip after it was struck by breaking surf around 10:25 a.m. Nov. 2 while he was aboard his family’s fishing boat. According to the Oceanside OCEANSIDE FIRE officials say a 12-year-old junior lifeguard assisted in Fire Department, the young life- rescuing five people after a vessel overturned in the surf near the jetty. guard “played an impressive role Photo by Preston Wingrove
in coordinating the private rescue response” after he waved down a nearby jet ski and directed its operator to help bring three of the victims to his boat. Usher provided first aid to one victim who suffered a leg injury, applying gauze and tape to control the bleeding. When another patient began shivering, he “selflessly offered his own clothing to help keep her warm,” Oceanside Fire Division Chief Blake Dorse said in a statement. Lifeguard personnel at Tower 14 on the harbor beach also saw the capsizing and reportTURN TO RESCUE ON 8
REGION — A new set of congressional district lines is in effect in California following the overwhelming passage of Proposition 50 in what Rep. Darrell Issa called “the worst gerrymander in histoRANCHO ry.” SFNEWS What supporters dubbed “The Election Rigging Response Act,” leads 63.8%-36.2% with all election night precincts partially reporting, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who conceived of what would become Proposition 50 after Texas adopted a mid-decade redistricting plan favorable to Republicans, on Tuesday night called its passage, “not just a victory tonight for the Democratic Party, it was a victory for the United States of America, for the people of this country and the principles that our Founding Fathers lived and died for.” Issa (R-Bonsall), who unsuccessfully sued to block the new congressional maps from being implemented, said in a statement, “I’m not going anywhere. I’ll continue to represent the people of California — regardless of their party or where they live.” The 48th Congressional District that Issa represents would lose parts of San Diego County and add more of Riverside County. Supporters called Proposition 50 a way to check President
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