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Could the next Padres stadium announcer be a Point Loman? A Point Loman, Michael MacAfee, is among the top 50 candidates vying to be Petco Park’s next public-address announcer. The group of finalists was selected from nearly 800 in-person auditions and online submissions. “The diversity of our Top 50 is a reflection of the great diversity of San Diego,” said Padres chief marketing officer Wayne Partello. “We’re taking this search very seriously because this individual will be the voice of Petco Park.” Partello said that after reviewing the auditions multiple times, “We decided to extend the timeline to ensure that each candidate is thor-
oughly evaluated.” There will be a fan vote online and via social media in early April to narrow the field from 30 to the Top 10. Those 10 finalists will announce additional parts of a Padres game between April 11 and April 20 before the pool is narrowed to the Top 3. As their final tryout, each of the three will announce a full game. Petco Park’s next public-address announcer will be named during the series against the San Francisco Giants (April 18-20). For more information, visit www.padres.com/announcer. — Dave Schwab
YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY Nearly 60 students from the Belmont Hill School in Boston spent their spring break doing a “Week of Service” for community organizations in San Diego from March 17-21. These young men worked most of the week for Groundwork San Diego — Chollas Creek, a local environmental organization devoted to enhancing the quality of life in the Chollas Creek watershed. However, the students wanted to come to Ocean Beach for a swim, where they jumped in and performed a trash cleanup on the streets and alleyways near Newport Courtesy photo Avenue, collecting more than 500 pounds of trash for their Ocean Beach hosts.
State bill may endanger future of SeaWorld’s popular orca shows BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON The documentary “Blackfish” and the reaction of Point Loma High theater students chiming in with a publicservice announcement calling for SeaWorld to eliminate orca show performances has ignited a chain reaction of local debate and inspired a state Assembly bill that would do just that. State Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) has introduced legislation that would stop SeaWorld from using killer whales in tandem with trainers at the marine-mammal park. The assemblyman said the documentary, which aired multiple times on CNN recently, points to animal abuse of orcas at marine parks — the inspiration behind his bill. “There is no justification for the continued captive display of orcas for entertainment purposes,’” Bloom said.
“These beautiful creatures are much too large and far too intelligent to be confined in small, concrete tanks for their entire lives.” SeaWorld quickly responded to Bloom’s bill. “The premise behind this proposed legislation is severely flawed on multiple levels, and its validity is highly questionable under the United States and California Constitutions,” said SeaWorld San Diego spokesman Dave Koontz. “We trust that our leaders who are responsible for voting on this proposal will recognize the clear bias of those behind the bill.” SeaWorld claims Bloom’s backers on the bill are “well-known extreme animal-rights activists, many of whom regularly campaign against SeaWorld and other accredited marine-mammal SEE ORCAS, Page 4
The Point Loma Nazarene University men’s basketball team nipped Grace College in the National Christian College Athletic Association title game to grab bragging rights as Courtesy photo national champions this month.
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If proposed state legislation is passed by lawmakers, SeaWorld San Diego could be forced to halt one of its most popular features — the performances of killer whales for audiences. SeaWorld courtesy photo
At the end of every basketball season, only a handful of teams throughout the country can call themselves national champions. In 2014, Point Loma will be a member of that elite group, as the Sea Lions took down Grace College 75-73 in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) title game this month. This is the fourth NCCAA men's basketball title for Point Loma after winning three straight from 1984-87. The victory was the Sea Lions’ 20th win of the season and their fifth in a
row. It is also the second time in head coach Bill Carr’s three seasons with PLNU that the Sea Lions have reached the 20-win plateau. The last victory of the season did not come easy for No. 4-seeded Point Loma, which got all it could handle from tournament host and No. 7 seed Grace College. The Sea Lions fought all 40 minutes and through a number of different Lancer comeback attempts to earn the NCCAA championship. “I am very proud of these guys for SEE PLNU, Page 8
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Southwestern Yacht Club’s multiple-event Network reforming for robust Benefit on the Bay to raise funds for ElderHelp new business improvement district for Midway Corridor BY NICOLE SOURS LARSON | THE BEACON
With the arrival of spring, it’s time for Southwestern Yacht Club’s annual Benefit on the Bay, the yacht club’s three-part event which again supports the programs of ElderHelp of San Diego. All events, which raise about $50,000 each year, are open to the public. This is one of the yacht club’s many efforts to give back to the community, said Southwestern Yacht Club Commodore Chris Brzezinski. “Southwestern Yacht Club members look forward to this event each year, and we invite the community to come out to participate in the on-thewater activities and the evening gala,” she said. “ElderHelp of San Diego has assisted more than 90,000 older San Diegans and their families with a multitude of services, and this is our opportunity to give back.” This year’s Benefit on the Bay kicks off on Saturday, April 5 at 5:30 p.m. with a wine reception preceding the Sunset Soirée, both held at Southwestern’s clubhouse at 2703 Qualtrough St. in Point Loma. Guests may purchase tickets for the wine reception alone for $35 per person or for both the reception and the soirée at $125 per person. The Sunset Soirée includes an extensive silent auction featuring gift items and travel opportunities, including two international cruises and exotic getaways, as well as a dinner, which concludes with a live auction. Formal, cocktail or yacht club attire is requested for the event. The soirée, which began about 12
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The Southwestern Yacht Club is gearing up to launch its three-part Benefit on the Bay campaign to support the various programs of ElderHelp. This year’s series of events begin SatCourtesy photo urday, April 5.
years ago, complements the 27th annual Charity Bay Race and Regatta, which will be held the following day on Sunday, April 6. In the regatta, sailboats follow a challenging 10-mile San Diego Bay course. A lucky few may purchase special spectator seats and enjoy catered appetizers and wine aboard decorated yachts while watching the race. Post-regatta, the yacht club will host a festive party, barbecue and awards ceremony at the clubhouse. Race entry fees are $50 per boat, reduced from $70 last year, while party tickets are $15 per person.
The Benefit on the Bay wraps up on Saturday, May 3 with the 44th annual Bottom Fishing Tournament. This includes breakfast, a fishing tourney plus a banquet and fish fry featuring a raffle with prizes. Unlike many large special events managed by professional event planners, this set of events is organized and run entirely by yacht club volunSEE BAY, Page 5
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OB man admits to rapes, faces possible 30-year sentence BY NEAL PUTNAM | THE BEACON An Ocean Beach man accused of sexually assaulting two women in OB pleaded guilty to both attacks March 3 and faces a prison sentence of 30 years to life. Richard Christopher Butts, 26, and his attorney agreed to accept the long prison term, and Butts will be sentenced on April 17, according to court records.
“We all feel this is a fair resolution of the case,” said Deputy District Attorney Wendy Patrick. Patrick said had Butts been convicted of all counts at trial, he would be facing 50 years to life in prison. He pleaded guilty to rape and unlawful oral copulation with both victims and admitted he kidnapped them when he moved the victims a substantial distance. The guilty pleas were entered before
San Diego Superior Court Judge Timothy Walsh on the day Butts’ trial was to start. Butts remains in jail without bail. He was arrested March 24, 2013 after a young woman was assaulted in the early morning hours while she was walking on Long Branch Avenue. She testified she was grabbed and dragged to a dark area between a garage and a fence. Two women who were dogsitting next door heard her screams and
ran outside, causing the attacker to flee. They called 9-1-1 and Butts was arrested. Police evidence technicians discovered a DNA match from the March 24 incident to an unsolved rape on Muir Avenue on Aug. 25, 2012. Butts was then charged with another rape and kidnapping and later ordered to stand trial in both attacks. A brain scan was performed on Butts
after his attorney requested it. Attorney Yahairah Aristy wrote that Butts has “very limited memory of the events alleged in this case” and she wanted an MRI scan “to see if there are any abnormalities” in his brain. Aristy wrote that the information obtained from the scan “could be useful in negotiations and/or for sentencing purposes.” The results of the scan are sealed.
Merchants in Point Loma assembling think-tank for mutual best interest The most recent “meeting of the minds” between Point Loma and Ocean Beach community leaders, which took place recently at Shades Oceanfront Bistro, bodes well of things to come. “We brought both sides of the hill together,” said Dave Martin, Shades owner, OB MainStreet Association board member and past president of Ocean Beach Town Council (OBTC). “This really was a great first step,” noted Robert T. Jackson, chair of the Point Loma Association (PLA), an organization of residents and businesses committed since 1961 to improving the quality of life of Point Loma through beautification, education, charitable activities and civic collaboration. “It was the first (such) get-together we’ve had in many years, at least since the ‘80s,” said Jackson pointing out it was a great opportunity to bring community representatives together to compare notes and talk about mutual undertakings that can benefit both sides of the hill on the Peninsula. Other groups represented at the parley included the Ocean Beach Community Development Corporation
(OBCDC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the vibrancy of Ocean Beach; the OB Community Foundation, which supports community initiatives involving education, youth sports and public safety; and the Ocean Beach Planning Board, the group recognized by the city of San Diego to speak on land use and development issues. One such joint, cooperative project between the two communities which was discussed collaboratively at the Feb. 25 meeting is ongoing beautification and maintenance of freeway medians off Interstate 5 heading into Ocean Beach and Point Loma. Nonprofits PLA and OBCDC have teamed for years to create attractive freeway medians heading into the peninsula. Both groups are now working to build on that solid foundation
and want to see that effort expanded to eventually embrace the entire area freeway median system. “The $5,000 annual cost of maintaining landscaping on those medians is becoming quite a burden,” said Martin. “The PLA is offering to help us get landscapers, as well as carrying a little bit of the cost.” “We’re going to continue the dialogue on getting those medians restored,” said Jackson. “They’re dying out, don’t have irrigation. We’re going to try and partner on that project with OBCDC.” Asked why there hasn’t been more networking done between the Peninsula’s two communities, Jackson said he wasn’t sure. “Maybe it’s because people’s goals and missions may be different,” he said. “We’d like to change that
because we’re all the same peninsula. We do share common ground. We need to all work together to accomplish a common goal, which is to just make our communities a great place to live.” Though the details have yet to be worked out, Martin said leaders of the five community groups are talking about hosting regular meetings once
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BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON Today’s Girl Scouts who sell cookies on the corner or in shopping centers are tomorrow’s entrepreneurs. A case in point is Freya Sadler, a 12year-old sixth-grader from Ocean Beach. Now in her second year of Girl Scouting, Freya sold 178 boxes of cookies her first day out. “I love to sell cookies every year and it’s really good involvement with helping the community,” said Sadler, noting being a salesperson “teaches things that can give you life skills.” But are Girl Scout cookies really a tough sell? “It depends on what kind of cookies — and if people have the money,” Freya said. The youngster does demonstrate a lot of promise, according to some. “She’s really good at it. She has a natural knack for selling,” said Freya’s mom, Michelle Larson-Sadler. “I’ve been in retail almost 30 years and I’ve never seen a young person sell like she does.” Freya may have had her doubters as
far as breaking any cookie-selling records, but her enthusiasm and selfconfidence is infectious — and her work ethic ended up putting her over the top. “My goal was 1,000 boxes, and my mom and troop said ‘I don’t think you can sell that much because it was my first year being a Girl Scout,’” Freya said. “But I was like, ‘I could do it.’ And I did twice as much.” Michelle did, of course, help Freya surpass her cookie quota. “We hit the ground running on Feb. 2 at 9 a.m. and we didn’t stop until the last day,” Michelle said. Freya sold 2,013 boxes at $4 a box, more than $8,000, her first year qualifying her to go to Girl Scout summer “cookie camp,” the Night Owls at Camp Winacka in Julian. The summer camp experience was described by Freya as “the best,” “awesome” and “just like woo hoo.” Freya’s 2013 proficiency at cookie sales placed her among the 10 top Girl Scout cookie-sellers in all of San Diego and Imperial counties. Girl Scout cookie season goes from Feb.
2 to March 16. Will Freya top last year’s production in 2014? “It’s really hard,” she said. “Maybe not.” “I think she’ll make at least the same this year,” said her mom, a swap meet vendor, who added, “It’s going to take more work.” Proceeds from a $4 box of Girl Scout cookies get divvied up numerous ways: The troop gets 80 to 90 cents, $1.11 pays for the cookies, $1.81 goes to Girl Scouts and 15 cents goes to incentives, like stuffed animals children win for selling. Michelle said her daughter, who is homes-schooled, draws a lot of attention in her neighborhood often selling cookies on her skateboard in a tie-dye shirt. Michelle said Freya aspires to become a forest ranger and is very passionate about agriculture and environmental science. It seems certain she’ll do whatever it takes to be successful in her career goals. After all, selling Girl Scout cookies has shown her the way.
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5 Midway planners share frustration over illegal vehicle encampments BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON The newly rechristened Midway Community Planning Group in March heard about illegal vehicle encampments and an ambitious “urban trail” proposal. Previously called the North Bay Community Planning Group, the advisory group was told by the city it has gotten the necessary approvals to operate once again under its original name of the Midway Community Planning Group. The planners told San Diego police Lt. Natalie Stone about the vexing and growing problem of illegal and often makeshift encampments throughout the neighborhood. “On Hancock Street and Channel Way, there are a lot of campers and even people living in their cars with motorhomes on both sides of the street,” said board member Cathy Kenton. “I have compassion for these people but they’re really blighting the area.” Chairwoman Melanie Nickel said there are existing “no parking” signs in the area and that it’s illegal to park there between 2 and 5 a.m., suggesting the need for better enforcement.
Stone urged planners and residents to report illegal encampments or problems with the homeless, noting officers will respond, but they need documentation to know how best to respond. “We have a strong working relationship with code-compliance officers,” said Stone, noting that specific city department is required to notice and post illegal encampments, giving people 24-plushour notice before police are allowed to come in and “remove their stuff.” Stone can be reached at nstone@pd.sandiego.gov. Andy Hamilton, vice-chairman at Circulate San Diego, a nonprofit organization that advocates making walking, bicycling and public transit more available to San Diegans, gave a slideshow. His presentation included conceptual lines drawn on a neighborhood map to show where a prospective bicycling/walking urban trail might thread its way through the community. The motivating factor behind the urban trail is to link Mission and San Diego bays, Hamilton said. “The reason is to give certain neighborhoods more of an identity, open up
economic opportunities and offer a healthy recreational activity while reducing crime and increasing safety for bicycle users,” he said. Hamilton’s proposal drew an initial adverse reaction from Midway planners. “That’s a really bad idea. It’s an industrial area with trucks coming and going and there’s no place to go even with sidewalks there,” said Denton. Nickel agreed. “You have people backing out into the street constantly and it’s very dangerous,” she said. Board member Victor Ravago was of similar mind. “We have a long list of priorities for our community and that is not amongst the top five,” he said. Vice chairman Kurt Sullivan suggesting time might be better spent finding ways to reconfigure Sports Arena Boulevard and Pacific Highway for creation of a non-motorized trail rather than meandering through industrial side streets. IN OTHER ACTION • District 2 City Council spokeswoman
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Tracy Cambre said 19 candidates have filed to temporarily fill the seat vacated by now-Mayor Kevin Faulconer and that a council appointment is expected April 15. A new, full-term District 2 councilmember will be seated this December. “The candidates will be vetted and a replacement chosen April 14-15,” said Cambre, noting candidates’ credentials
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SHADES OF GOOD STUFF IN OB In a generous display of community partnership, Jeff Levitt (center) of Shades Oceanfront Bistro in Ocean Beach recently made a personal visit to drop off some delicious finger sandwiches, salad and other gastronomic goodies to the gang at the San Diego Community Newspaper Group. Accepting Levitt’s food gift are, from left, advertising representative Valerie Parrish, SDCNG publisher Julie Main, managing editor Kevin McKay and newsgroup office manager Kim Donaldson.
Cabrillo Monument injects more than $47,000 into community A National Park Service (NPS) report shows nearly 878,000 visitors to Cabrillo National Monument in 2012 spent more than $47,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported nearly 600 jobs in the local area. “Cabrillo National Monument is proud to welcome visitors from across the country and around the world,“ said Cabrillo superintendent Tom Workman. “We are delighted to share the story of this place and the experiences it provides and to use the park as a way to introduce visitors to this part of the country and all that it offers,” he said. “National park tourism is a significant driver in the
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“The beneficiary receives every penny that we raise,” Hansen said. CONTINUED FROM Page 2 “We welcome everyone who wants to come. The more, the merrier — and teers, said Pat Hansen, volunteer exec- the more we can donate to ElderHelp utive director for Benefit on the Bay. to support their programs helping the Hansen has worked on the evening elderly stay in their homes and age gala since its inception and now over- gracefully.” sees the entire event. More details about the soirée and
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Peninsula planner tosses hat in ring to fill in for Faulconer BY DAVE SCHWAB | THE BEACON The Peninsula Community Planning Board (PCPB) will sport some new faces following an election and members agreed to a controversial street vacation and approved positioning of non-solar airport noise-monitoring poles during its March 20 meeting. As far as the PCPB’s new makeup followiing the election, the top six vote-getters were David Dick (170 votes), Paul Webb (94 votes), Don Sevrens (94 votes), Pete Nystrom (89 votes) and Mike Ryan and Jon Linney with 77 votes. Since there was a tie, Mike Ryan volunteered to take the one-year term, leaving Jon Linney with a three-year term. Board member Bruce Coons also announced he is one of 19 candidates
who will be vying to temporarily replace now-Mayor Kevin Faulconer for the District 2 City Council seat. That appointment is expected to take place April 15. An owner of a Loma Portal historical home who’s best known as head of Save Our Hertiage Organisation (SOHO), Coons said he’s a grass-roots candidate interested in “improving the quality of life,” noting local government has been largely remiss in performing that function. “On April 14, the City Council will be vetting the 19 District 2 candidates and narrowing the field to six, from which they will decide on a candidate on April 15,” said District 2 spokeswoman Tracy Cambre. Meanwhile, the PCPB agreed to revote on a previous motion to deny a pro-
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posed road vacation of an unimproved portion of Plum Street at 3344 Canon St. Previously, members of the PCPB voted to deny the proposed road vacation, fearing the project could displace parking and that, once the road is vacated, the property it’s on could be redeveloped by a new owner. The applicant requested the vacation to use that portion of Plum Street for “gardening and landscaping,” noting the unimproved property was previously designated as green space for a community pocket park. A PCPB subcommittee, after discussions with the applicant, approved the proposed street vacation 5-0. Subcommittee chairman Jay Shumaker said he felt more time was needed to puzzle
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Authority spokeswoman told PCPB members the airport is required by state law to have strategically placed noise-monitoring poles gathering data to ensure decibel levels with planes are kept within required limits. The Airport Authority had proposed making its existing poles solar-powered, which would have necessitated reconfiguring them. Some neighbors, however, argued re-fits would be too large and would negatively impact their views. Heather Nelson said she objected to the location of one noise monitoring pole in her neighborhood. “This is completely unacceptable and a total eyesore which would have gigantic panels in front of Loma Portal Elementary School,” she said. At the end of the discussion, Airport Authority officials agreed to bow to the public’s will and abandoning the idea of making the poles solar-powered, agreeing instead to connect them to existing overhead power lines.
thinking.” Referring to SeaWorld and similar institutions as “abusement parks,” animal-rights activists are increasingly calling on the marine-mammal park to retire its orcas to seaside sanctuaries. The animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has also reportedly threatened to sue San Diego’s airport for refusing to allow advertising urging visitors not to go to SeaWorld until the marine-mammal park changes its allegedly abusive policy of requiring animals to perform in entertainment shows.
Favorable bond terms reached for airport rental-car center Completion of a major bond sale for construction of a rental car center and related improvements on the north side of San Diego International Airport (SDIA) was recently announced by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. The bonds are secured by future customer facility charge (CFC) revenue from customers who will use the rentalcar center, which is scheduled to open in January 2016. It is the largest stand-alone CFCbacked bond deal ever and the first issued in California. The Airport Authority scheduled pricing for the bond sale in early February to take advantage of favorable market flows and lower rates. The true interest cost for the entire transaction was 5.49 percent. The bond sale’s favorable circumstances were prompted by several factors, including the Airport Authority’s timing of market entry for the sale, pricing during a time when rates were more attractive and strong credit ratings for the bonds. Moody’s Investors Services and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services rated the bonds A3 (Stable) and A- (Stable), respectively. The bond sale comprised $305.3 million in senior special facility revenue bonds sold on Feb. 5. For more information on the rentalcar center and other north-side improvements at San Diego International Airport, visit www.san.org/sdcraa/airport_initiati ves/north_side/default.aspx.
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PLNU is now 9-7 on the season, while Westmont fell to 6-7. The Sea Lions won at every spot besides No. 1 singles and doubles. Both doubles points were hard earned as Hillary Ramage and Maika Adair edged the Warriors' duo at No. 2s, 8-6, while Kaitlyn Murray and Preethika Venugopal prevailed at No. 3s, 8-4. In singles, PLNU won four of its five points in straight sets. Venugopal did not drop a game in her match with Grace Davis as she swept her 6-0 and 60 at No. 5. Regina von Koch had nearly as convincing a victory at No. 2 singles with a 6-1 and 6-0 win. Hope Penner also made quick work of her opponent with a 6-2 and 6-0 win at No. 3s. Ramage was challenged a bit at No. 6 singles by Women’s tennis team Emily Keach but still won in consecucontinues to roll in March tive sets, 6-3 and 6-3. The month of March has been a Sharon Reibstein's match was the good one for the Point Loma women’s only one to go three sets, but the Sea tennis team, as it has gone 6-2 since Lions' senior was able to pull out the the calendar turned, including winning victory, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-2. a season-best four straight matches. The Sea Lions' latest victory came on Torres delivers Sea Lions’ March 22 at Westmont, where PLNU game-winning hit in the ninth prevailed with a convincing 7-2 victoAnthony Torres came through with ry over the No. 12 ranked team in the the biggest hit in his young career with NAIA, Westmont. the Sea Lions as he singled in the game
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BY BART MENDOZA | THE BEACON There have been many notable music promoters in San Diego over the decades, but few have had the impact of Kenny Weissberg. The Point Loma resident is perhaps best known for the 23 years — beginning in 1983 — that he spent promoting concerts at Humphreys by the Bay. However, he is one of the few to have seen all sides of the music biz, having lived a life immersed in music, with time as a disc jockey, journalist and even frontman for his own successful group, Kenny & the Kritix. Weissberg recently penned his autobiography, “Off His Rocker,” detailing his illustrious career. It’s a fun, warm, conversational read, chock full of ter-
rific anecdotes. Weissberg has worked with many big names in music and the autobiography’s stories, featuring the likes of Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Fats Domino and other stars, are captivating reads that really give an idea of both the situation and the performer were really like. Born in 1948, Weissberg grew up in New Jersey, following his muse across the country before stopping in Boulder, Colo., putting in 12 years as a radio DJ and music critic and getting the offer to come to San Diego and book shows in 1983. He said he considers the book to be a logical extension of his adventures. “Before I moved here, I was a journalist, I’ve always kept journals and taken notes on every concert I’ve been
to in my life, every movie that I’ve seen,” he said. “ I’m sort of obsessive along those lines. “When I moved here in 1983, I stopped writing, but I didn’t stop logging in notes on KENNY WEISSBERG shows that I’ve seen,” he said. “I had to learn this new profession at Humphreys. So, I stop playing music. I stopped writing.” The catalyst for his putting it all into book form came from personal tragedy, he said. “My mother was dying in 2005 and
she had always wanted me to write a book about my life,” Weissberg said. “But I said, ‘I don’t know. It’s too cliché. It’s too trite.’ “On her death bed, literally, she said to me, ‘When are you going to write your ‘ And I replied, ‘I’ll get around to it.’ Then she went into a coma and died three days later. So that last thing she had said to me was that,” he said. “And I literally came home after she died and sat down and started formulating ideas for the book.” Looking back on his amazing career has given Weissberg clear perspective on the last 40 years. “My absolute favorite, mind-blowing transition was from having a degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin to showing up in Boulder and
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becoming a free-form disc jockey,” he said. “I allude to it in the book, but at my eighth birthday, I announced to all my friends and family that I was going to be a DJ because I had a love affair with AM radio on the East Coast in the late ’50s.” “I ended up getting this job in radio and I would look forward to waking up at 5 a.m. every morning so I could get to the station by 6,” he said. “I couldn’t wait for the next day to begin. That was probably the most passionate I’ve ever been about anything. But the gutsiest thing I ever did was putting a band together at 32 when I had never been on stage before.” Though Weissberg no longer books concerts, he said he’s keeping busy and there may be more books in the future. “I’m working on this now, but probably the hardest thing for me in this whole process is that it’s such an honest memoir,” he said. “I did change the names of people that I was negative about. I even called a bunch of them. “I always thought in the back of my head, ‘This is weird. What if (so and so) sues me?’ I did see lawyers,” Weissberg continued. “Writing a memoir had an overriding fear for me to be as honest as I was. So I think I’d like give fiction a try.”
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Curtain set to rise on neighborhood theater in OB BY MARTIN JONES WESTLIN | THE BEACON Whatever artistic talent A.J. Knox had as a boy was founded in one core characteristic — boredom. He’d sit in the car and draw while his sister traipsed into a million junior theater rehearsals. His technical passion extended about as far as the paltry beam from the flashlight he held over the family's impromptu shows. But the theater bug is lethally addictive, and Knox soon developed several advanced symptoms. Add his highschool crush on a theater-crazed classmate, and that was the end of it. Acting, directing, design, construction, a Dublin-based Irish theater seminar, a theater Ph.D. with an emphasis in comedy from Boston's Tufts University: Knox has been through it all and back, and at 31, he's had time to develop his own ideas on the art and how it plays in specific locales. Funky, eclectic Ocean Beach, he said, is a performance destination waiting to happen. With the use of the Ocean Beach Playhouse and Arts Center now staring him in the face, he has plans to launch a company the likes of which the neighborhood hasn't seen since — well — the turn of the 21st century. He’s only three months into his effort; his troupe, called the Ocean Beach Ensemble Experiment, didn't even have a name until about five minutes ago, and hard realities like funding and administration have yet to take shape. First things first, though. “I love the theater in San Diego,” the Coronado native and OB resident told The Beacon. “[So many] places do really great work. But I think there's always room for smaller companies to do the work that's not necessarily gonna be the ticket seller for the season and do the kind of experimental, innovative stuff SEE THEATER, Page 11
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you can't really risk at a bigger theater. And so I think that that alone gives smaller companies a leg up, especially in OB. I think there's a built-in audience for it, and I think there's a desire for it. I think it could have legs.” In fact, for one season, it did. The Wild Parrot Players, whose name derived from the rare feral birds that call the neighborhood home, put on a slate of shows in 2001. All reportedly sold out, and the company's “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” is regarded today as its signature piece. But Wild Parrot went as quickly as it came amid its woefully underdeveloped business sense. Unlike Wild Parrot, Knox is mindful of the numbers — but the productions themselves, and the response they garner, will drive his group's budget, instead of the other way around. Meanwhile, crowd-source funding and research into grants will command a share of his time. “There's always a core conflict,” he explained, “between the business side of the theater and the artistic side of the theater. At a certain point, you've got to start thinking about turning a profit and at least making enough to maintain an ongoing business out of it and maintain a space. We're really approaching it as a
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volunteer theater for the first season or so to establish ourselves, and then we can start to implement more of a business model. That first season or so, you're still gathering talent and an audience and a reputation. That's the prologue part of it. “We can't plan a budget until we know what this looks like.” To that end, the troupe will present an inaugural comedy, dance and music program at the playhouse, 4944 Newport Ave., on Friday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature rockers Tori Roze and the Hot Mess. Ocean Beach Playhouse and Arts Center has become a multi-use facility since Veterans of Foreign Wars post 1392 closed its thrift store and bar there in 2010. A small recording studio and an art gallery abut the 100-seat theater, and there's a boatload of paid parking in back. Knox said that Lynne and Paul Bolton, the playhouse's producers and anchor tenants, “have done such a great job giving the space an OB feel.” But he cautioned that the Boltons are less artistic directors than entrepreneurs — a description Lynne Bolton endorsed. “We're not theater people,” she stressed. “We're just people who happen to have a beautiful space. We know how to decorate. We know how to place art. We don't know the ins and outs of theater and what makes it work, except for
the construction part. We need somebody in the theater; that's their life; that's their passion.” Bolton met Knox last year as plans for San Diego's first summer fringe theater festival ramped up; what followed was a meeting of minds and overflow curiosity about OB. “Everybody started calling him Dr. Theater,” Bolton said, “because, really, who knows somebody who has a doctorate in theater? He has a tattoo of Ubu Roi on his forearm, so that was immediately a bonding moment. He'll fit right in in the San Diego theater community.” Ubu Roi is the title character in an insane French parody of “Macbeth.” Meetings and introductions have followed regularly, with Knox gauging his approach to festival committees and commercial proprietors (Denny Knox, his mom, is executive director of Ocean Beach Mainstreet Association, the 525member business collective). The Ocean Beach Playhouse and Arts Center is at his disposal when not in use (some smaller area companies have rented the space until August). The stage is set for Knox's message to the neighborhood, which features an almost exclusive ring. “OB's such an eclectic community,” Knox said, “that I want this theater to reflect that. I picture it as there's no other place this particular theater could exist but OB and there's no other place for
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plays I'm hoping to do can go up but OB. I want it to celebrate the character of OB. I have no interest in doing Shakespeare without some kind of reflection of OB, whether it's design or theme or whatever it is. I'd want it to resonate with where we are, with good, exciting, strange things happening.” Neither, Knox repeats, has he an interest in expansion. “I don't think I'd be as excited about this project,” he continued, “if I was given a space like [The Old Globe Theatre]. It's too big for the stuff I want to do and for the divisions I'm developing for this space. I think it's perfect. I wish it had more wing space, but that's about it.” Several seasons ago, a local theater critic scoffed at the prospect of legitimate performance art in dog-eared little OB. Hold the play on the beach and give away beer, she snorted; the typical local audience will show up. “You can do anything on the beach with free beer and get a lot of people to come,” Knox said. “But this is different. This is theater. I have full confidence that this will succeed and take off and allow us to do bigger, more nuanced and more detailed projects, in OB's entrepreneurial spirit.” Look, after all, at Ocean Beach-opoly, the Monopoly-based board game inspired by the neighborhood. Or the one and
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highlighted on April 26 and 27 will be Jeff Yeomans of Ocean Beach. Yeomans, a plein-air painter, produces work featuring urban landscapes, seascapes and landscapes. His work captures familiar San Diego scenes from sweeping seascapes to gritty urban streets. In all, about 350 artists will be participating in this year’s ArtWalk, which brings out more than 120,000 spectators and art buyers, dozens of musical performances, interactive elements and 17 blocks of art to enjoy in the heart of Little Italy. The two-day fine-arts festival
OB artist to be featured during 2014 ArtWalk Organizers of Southern California’s largest fine-arts festival, the Mission Federal ArtWalk, have unveiled the distinguished gathering of featured artists who will be showcased at the event’s 30th anniversary in Little Italy. Among the 12 featured artists selected from more than 700 applicants to be
At its Dec. 12 organizational meeting, Ocean Beach resident and business owner Rich Grosch was re-elected as president of the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Board of Trustees. First elected to the board in 2002, Grosch has served as president since 2009. RICH GROSCH “We have come a long way since I was first elected president of the board,” he said. “We have handled the severe state budget situaSEE PEOPLE, Page 16
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After 40 years in the real-estate business, Bill Luther — owner and founder of Bill Luther Realty, Inc. — has resigned as chairman and CEO. His new title is chairman emeritus. Assuming the title of chairwoman and CEO is Loretta Luther. The new chairwoman and CEO is none other than Bill’s wife and partner of more than 40 years. Loretta, in addition to becoming the new chairwoman and CEO, will continue as director of the vacation rental division, which she has headed for the last 15 years. When asked about his retirement and changes, Bill said, “The truth is that Loretta has been doing that job for a number of years and I have been receiving the credit. It’s time for the truth to finally come out.” In addition to naming Loretta as
chairwoman and CEO, Deena Stoeff has been promoted to chief operating officer. Stoeff has been an integral part of Bill Luther Realty, Inc. for more than a decade and has been the director of the property management division for the last 5 years. “ As the director of the management division, Deena has done more than demonstrated her outstanding management skills. Bill said. “Under her guidance, the property management division has tripled in size over the last five years,” he said. Stoeff holds the designation of certified property manager (CPM) from the Institute of Real Estate Management, in addition to membership in the National Association of Realtors and California association of Realtors.
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When asked about her new role as COO and director of the property management division, Stoeff said, ”I will miss Bill being the boss. I started with Bill almost 15 years ago as his receptionist. He told me if I wanted to make a career in real estate he would teach me everything he knows and someday I would be running the business. He kept his word.” The brokerage division has been renamed California Listing Services. Damien Lyon has been promoted to manager and will assume the responsibilities of the brokerage for Bill Luther Realty, Inc. under the newly named division. There will be a brand-new look and feel of the brokerage division with the launch of the California Listing Services website this coming month. When asked about retiring, Bill said, “I would like to thank all of my clients, friends and colleagues who have made the last 40 years a rewarding and enjoyable career. I will be hanging around the neighborhood just in case the new bosses or my clients want to ask me a question or maybe seek some advice. However, my operational and brokerage duties are completed. I’m looking forward to spending more time spoiling my grandchildren, playing a little more golf and maybe lowering my handicap.” For mor information, call (858) 488-1580, or stop by their office at 3685 Ocean Front Walk. CA ID# 01357686
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Westminster Theatre is located at 3598 Talbot St. To order tickets online, visit www.vanguardsd.org, or call (619) 224-6263 for more information. • Bethany Lutheran Church in Ocean Beach will host another offering in its annual Holy Trinity Concert Series, this time featuring the dynamic up-andcoming Irish band FullSet, which was nominated for Best New Irish CD in the 2013 Irish Music Awards. The concert
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2241 Shelter Island Drive. Brunch is $43.50. For more information, call (619) 224-3411. MONDAY, April 7 The Ocean Beach Woman’s Club will host its monthly meeting with fun, food and socializing from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 2160 Bacon St. For more information, call (619) 222-1008. WEDNESDAY, April 9 The Point Loma/Hervey Branch Library will host the San Diego Annual Poetry Readings free of charge at 6:30 p.m. The library is located at 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 531-1539. SUNDAY, April 20 Westminster Presbyterian Church will host its free, annual Easter egg hunt for local children at Westminster Park behind the church, 3598 Talbot St., at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call (619) 224-6263. WEDNESDAY, May 21 The Point Loma Singers will perform free at the Point Loma/Hervey Branch Library at 6:30 p.m. The library is located at 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 531-1539.
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Local attorney named to SoCal ‘Super Lawyers’ list Attorney David J. Noonan of Point Loma and three others from the same firm of Kirby Noonan Lance & Hoge, LLP were recently selected to the “2014 Southern California Super Lawyers” list. Noonan was also selected to the “2014 Top 50: San Diego Super Lawyers.” Super Lawyers only selects attorneys who have achieved a high degree of recognition from their peers based on personal observation of their professional performance and accomplishments. Super Lawyers honorees are selected on a state-by-state basis using a multiphase selection process. Candidates are nominated and evaluated within a specific practice area by their peers and researched by an attorney-led research staff. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, including experience, special licenses and certifications and community service. For more information, visit http://www.knlh.com/.