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Blakespear sorry for censoring critics By Jordan P. Ingram
ENCINITAS — State Sen. Catherine Blakespear issued a public apology this week for previously “blocking and censoring” critics on social media, a concession signaling the end of a 15-month legal dispute between the first-term California lawmaker and several of her constituents. The apology, posted on Blakespear’s official Facebook page on Sept. 5, comes just days after The Coast News confirmed a settlement had been reached between Blakespear and four Encinitas residents in a breach BLAKESPEAR of contract and free speech lawsuit filed last September. The lawsuit accused the state senator of violating a previously signed settlement agreement by issuing a bad-faith apology and paying a $5,000 fee using her campaign funds rather than personal finances. The original out-of-court settlement arose in May 2022 after more than a dozen residents alleged Blakespear had violated their constitutionally protected free speech rights by preventing them from participating on her then-mayoral Facebook page. “Members of the public may be aware that a controversy arose in 2022 regarding claims that TURN TO BLAKESPEAR ON 7
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DEL MAR — A man was hospitalized after being struck by a northbound Coaster train in Del Mar on Monday, marking the third pedestrian-train collision in the San Diego region over the Labor Day weekend. The Del Mar collision took place around 9 p.m. near the intersection of Camino Del Mar and Via de la Valle. The man who was struck was found by San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies with major injuries and taken to the hospital for
treatment. Earlier that day, around 3:30 p.m., a woman was fatally struck by a Coaster train near Mission Bay in San Diego. The previous day, Saturday, another man was also fatally struck by the Coaster around 3:25 p.m. near the intersection of Pacific Highway and West Washington Street in San Diego. All three collisions are Care by the currently underway Sheriff’s your Transit Enforcefamily
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Helen Woodward Animal Center’s 18th Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon, the country’s longest-running canine surf competition, returns Sept. 10 to Del Mar Dog Beach to raise money for shelter orphan pets and programs. Courtesy photo/Helen Woodward
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