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Debate outlines

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stances on border issues Experience and action fuel back-and-forth by mayoral hopefuls

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BY DAVE SCHWAB | VILLAGE NEWS

The Cavemen, one of La Jolla’s unusual organizations in the early 1900s, pose in appropriate attire at a local gathering. Courtesy of the La Jolla Historical Society

La Jolla in the time of cavemen Reflections Reflections

By Carol Olten

n the early 1900s, La Jollans sometimes became bored with the daily routines of rounding up abalone for dinner, collecting mail at the post office and sharing neighborhood gossip. Consequently, clubs and organizations with rather far-fetched and somewhat dubious characters took shape. The Rattlesnake Club, formed in 1921 with about a dozen members, was probably the most unusual with purposes both scientific and practical: observing rattlers in their natural environment, shooting a number of them and tanning their skins for future use as handbags and belts. The mission didn’t go far, as the club had dis-

banded in about a year, but the first field trip on Sept. 21 with the “Indian Trail above the Biological Grade” as the point of departure imparts its own special hilarity. A note from the Rattlesnake Club file elaborates: “Those assembled were President Burdick equipped with leggings and antidote, Mrs. Burdick with a yellow flag to catch the varmints teeth, Field Captain Peak with a long staff, 2 Misses Savages with short skirts and no leggings, Mrs. Lane in knickerbockers and low slippers, Mr. Lane looking slightly bored but wishing to be on hand in case of snake bites, Miss Lord late but enthusiastic, Wood field secretary with gun and other heavy armament.” The entourage soon became tired and disgruntled as no rattlesnakes were found until one SEE REFLECTIONS, Page 7

ayoral combatants Carl DeMaio and Bob Filner skirmished at a candidates’ debate on U.S.-Mexico relations Aug. 9 at UC San Diego’s Institute of the Americas. “The focus has been on the presidential election, but the reality is, what mayors do affect our lives every single day,” said institute president Charles Shapiro before the debate moderated by Tom Fudge of KPBS radio. “We have to make decisions. We do that through voting for a mayor.” DeMaio, a successful businessman and first-term Republican City Councilman wasted no time pointing out his strategy during opening remarks. “I’m running on a record of getting reform done,” he said. DeMaio said his administration would promote an “inclusiveness and diversity” of cultures while collaborating to achieve “prosperity on both sides of the border.”

Luau and Longboard Invitational to take to the waves once again Since its founding nearly two decades ago, the Luau and Longboard Invitational has raised more than $5 million to fund groundbreaking cancer research at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center. This year, the 19th annual event will honor Nobel laureate Roger Tsien — for whom the drive to help find a cure for cancer stems from personal experience. Tsien’s father battled prostate cancer and ultimately lost his life to pancreatic cancer. As a professor of pharmacology, chemistry and biochemistry at UC San Diego and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, Tsien has worked to develop a novel way to image and possibly even deliver specially targeted drugs to cancer tumors. Tsien has been named the 2012 recipient of the Rell Sunn Award — established in memory of Rell Sunn, a Hawaiian surfer and longtime Luau & Longboard Invitational supporter

who lost her battle with breast cancer — which will be presented during the event. Each year, an honoree who has displayed a strong will, unselfishness and compassion in the battle against cancer is selected for the award. The Longboard Invitational kicks off at 7 a.m. on Aug. 19 on the beach near the Scripps Pier in La Jolla. Company-sponsored teams of four will be paired with a longboard surf legend to compete in the surfing contest. The competition will be followed by the luau with live music from The Professors, Polynesian dancers, and live and silent auctions featuring one-of-a-kind surfboards, memorabilia and trips. For the fifth year in a row, Pfizer is the title sponsor of the unique fundraiser. As part of its

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Filner, meanwhile, pointed to his experience as a former San Diego City Councilman and 20-year Congressman serving the San DiegoTijuana border region. “We have to confront some really tough issues and that’s not going to be done in one debate or one 30-second ad spot,” said Filner. “We need someone who has the experience and ability to move people forward. I have a record of doing that.” Both mayoral hopefuls sparred SEE DEBATE, Page 8

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sponsorship, the biopharmaceutical company will support its own team of surfing scientists, as well as the Thrivers Team, made up of surfers who have successfully fought cancer. The surfing competition is free for viewing; a ticket to the luau fundraiser is $150. For more information, call (858) 246-1230, or visit www.longboardluau.org or www.cancer.ucsd.edu. — Kendra Hartmann

Unrelated to temperatures recorded on the hottest day of 2012 so far, roughly 4,600 San Diego Gas & Electric customers in La Jolla and Pacific Beach were left without power for several hours Aug. 12 after an outage was blamed on a failed connector between two cables, said an SDG&E official. The outage occurred about 5:15 p.m. and affected customers from Via Capri in La Jolla south to Pacific Beach and Mission Bay. The bulk of the power was restored by around 11 p.m., but a handful of customers were left without power until around 10:15 a.m. on Aug. 13, said the SDG&E spokesman. Other outages were reported in Ocean Beach and Point Loma on Aug. 12 as well. An investigation into the cause continues. — Kevin McKay

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PEOPLE Birds in Rose Canyon win bronze, thanks to Girl Scouts BY DEBORAH KNIGHT SPECIAL TO THE VILLAGE NEWS

La Jollan Paul Palmer, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County, recently helped the organization Paul Palmer celebrate its fourth annual “Phil’s Big BBQ at the Ballpark” to benefit one of its programs benefiting military children, Operation Bigs. Big Brothers Big Sisters partners with Phil’s BBQ to hold the event, and this year’s fundraising shattered the previous record by $15,000. The event raised $70,000 for Operation Bigs. Phil’s BBQ served more than 3,000 guests at the event — 900 more than in previous years. In addition to the public, 1,000 Bigs, Littles and their family members chowed down at the event. The $25 ticket fee included the Phil’s tailgate experience and a Padres game ticket, with 100 percent of ticket sales benefiting the charity. “We are truly overwhelmed by the generosity of Phil’s BBQ and the support from the community for this year’s record-breaking event,” said Palmer. “The money raised makes a big difference for our military families in terms of offering stability and support during ongoing periods of high family stress. These funds will go a long way toward supporting our goal of serving at least 250 children of military families this year.”

Last February, I received a phone call from a young girl who said in a small but determined voice that her Girl Scout troop wanted to make bird boxes for the birds in Rose Canyon, and could Friends of Rose Canyon help? With that call, fifth-grader Robyn Wilkinson and her fellow Scouts set themselves, their parents and Friends of Rose Canyon off on an adventure that was Troop 3012’s Girl

Scout Bronze Award Project. We had no idea how to do this, so we called Richard Griebe, who has built and installed bird boxes in Mission Trails Park for years. In no time, he had secured a grant for materials from the California Bluebird Recovery Program, purchased the lumber, pre-cut the pieces, and brought everything, including power screwdrivers, so that every girl could assemble and decorate a bird box. Then he helped us scout out good locations in Rose Canyon in University City, and

Save the birds! Local Girl Scout Troop 3012 wants to see nature thrive. So, to start locally, the Junior Girl Scouts — fifth-grade students at Curie and Hawthorne elementary schools — have been working very hard to earn their Bronze Award by helping the birds in Rose Canyon. They got hooked up with Debby Knight and Gretchen Nell from Friends of Rose Canyon, working with a grant for volunteer resources from SDG&E and worked out the details. The girls decided to put up birdhouses in the canyon, and then plant native plants for the birds to eat. “Replacing lost habitats makes sense, since we have destroyed lots of their natural habitats,” said a man that lives on the edge of the canyon. Our Girl Scouts agree that it is the least we can do to make up for the trees we have cut down and loss of bird habitat. To make the nest boxes, the girls got in contact with Richard Griebe, who has made bird boxes for other areas of San Diego. The California Audubon and the California Bluebird Recovery Program, with help from the San Diego

Bluebird chicks in one of the nest boxes show the birdnest project has been working in Rose Canyon. Courtesy photo

Audubon, donated money for the supplies, and the girls set out to build some boxes! They posted 12 boxes in three areas of the canyon, and also planted many native plants. Recon Nursery in Imperial Beach donated the plants. There is a special thanks to the Fortier/Goldstein, Frederich and McLaughlin/Kjellman families for allowing the troop to plant on their property. The girls will spend three months monitoring the boxes and supplying data to the state program. Look for the brightly decorated bird boxes along the trail, but be quiet! There may be bird babies sleeping. Let nature thrive! — Robyn Wilkinson, fifth grade, Hawthorne Elementary School

taught the girls how to put up the boxes. Most of us would have thought that was the end of it. But the California Bluebird Recovery Program involves something far more interesting: the girls were to go out with a parent every week to monitor and record what was happening in the boxes. Within a few weeks, the first excited emails from parents reported nest building in a number of the boxes. Soon after that, eggs! Then chicks! And by June, empty nests. Gretchen Nell, from Friends of Rose Canyon, helped with the monitoring, collected all the data, and sent it to the California Bluebird Recovery Program. The Scouts also planted native plants that are good for birds: lemonadeberry, toyon and elderberry donated by Recon Nursery. The Scouts planted them on canyon slopes at three homes where the homeowners agreed to care for the plants until they were established and could survive on their own. Troop 3012 has girls from Curie Elementary in University City and Hawthorne Elementary in Clairemont. The purpose of a Girl Scout Bronze Award Project is to make a difference in the community and inspire others to act. Troop 3012 succeeded on both counts. MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Among birds there is fierce competition for suitable nesting spots, so providing additional nesting spots can help the birds reproduce. In addition, for aesthetic and safety reasons people frequently cut down decaying trees that would otherwise provide nest sites. Bird boxes help replace those dead trees with man-made nest-

Top, five Girl Scouts show off their bird boxes they made with the help of La Jollan Richard Griebe and Deborah Knight. Above, a Girl Scout installs a bird box in Rose Canyon Open Space Park Preserve. SDG&E contributed a grant to Friends of Rose Canyon for the project. Courtesy photos

ing sites. INSPIRING OTHERS TO ACT: The Girl Scouts inspired Friends of Rose Canyon to become involved in a project that we otherwise would not have taken on. We learned a lot, had great fun and saw the benefits for birds. This year, 30 percent of the boxes were occupied, and next year that should go up. There were three species of birds, and that could go up as well. We’ll be looking for new monitors, so let us know if these Scouts have inspired you and you’d like to help. For more information on Friends of Rose Canyon, visit www.rosecanyon.org. — Deborah Knight is the executive director of Friends of Rose Canyon

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CIVICreport: Bird Rock Community Council, Aug. 7 BY DAVE SCHWAB | VILLAGE NEWS The Bird Rock Community Council (BRCC) met Aug. 7 during the group’s usually dark month to fill locals in on all the happenings. • First and foremost among them was the revitalized BirdStock community street fair benefiting Bird Rock Elementary. It’s been such an eventful summer that the BRCC felt compelled to call a special meeting held Saturday afternoon Aug. 11, following the street fair. “This being a first-time event, a combination of (the former) Taste of Bird Rock and BirdStock coming back to

[La Jolla] Boulevard after three years ... It was a real success,” said BRCC president Joe Parker. “It had a real local feeling to it with people from Bird Rock.” Parker said warm temperatures probably drove a few people indoors but added that was a positive development as “a good majority of people were actually in the stores shopping, visiting the restaurants. Our intent to support the merchants worked out.” Parker credited co-chairs Pamela Garvey and Felicia Parker for organizing and carrying off a successful streetfest. “This is an opportunity for the BRCC to consider doing this event next year,”

he said. • Parker told Bird Rock residents they’ll be seeing things much more clearly now that the median lighting project, meant to bring nighttime illumination to La Jolla Boulevard’s commercial strip, is nearly finished. “Infrastructure is now complete,” he said. “We’re waiting for SDG&E to light the project.” Noting 12 light standards were originally requested, Parker added, “We ended up with nine because that’s all we had money for.” Asked whether funding was available to extend median lighting to CVS pharmacy at 5495 La Jolla Blvd. and

Tax preparer pleads guilty in murder-for-hire BY NEAL PUTNAM | VILLAGE NEWS A Sorrento Valley tax preparer pleaded guilty Aug. 10 to orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot in which he asked a would-be hit man to kill a La Jolla woman and two other people who were his former clients. No attempts were made on the lives of three people as Steven Martinez, 51, was arrested in February along with his limo driver, Norman Russell Thellmann, 64, after the would-be hit man notified the FBI. Martinez faces a maximum sentence of 98 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sentencing was set for Nov. 30 by U.S. District Court Judge William Hayes. Martinez remains in custody without bail. Martinez also pleaded guilty to solic-

iting a violent crime, money laundering, witness tampering, procuring false tax returns, Social Security fraud, aggravated identity theft and making false tax returns from his business. Martinez showed photos of the La Jolla woman and her condominium entrances and exits. He recommended the hit man use different firearms for each homicide and suggested he use a silencer. Those witnesses had been expected to testify in Martinez’s trial for mail fraud, and he was free on bond when he made the murder for hire plot. Martinez was a former agent with the Internal Revenue Service, and as a tax preparer, he instructed his clients to pay their tax debts to client trust accounts instead of the IRS. Martinez then used those accounts for his own

purposes, according to U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy. Martinez may be ordered to pay $11 million in restitution for what Duffy described as “stolen taxpayer funds.” He filed two sets of tax returns for some clients, one of which showed they owed a lot of taxes and another return with the IRS that showed they didn’t owe very much. Federal agents found $42,400 in cash hidden inside a cereal box inside Thellmann’s home, and he pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Thellmann claimed his role was only to furnish money to someone that Martinez had referred him to, and didn’t know about the murder for hire plot. Thellman will be sentenced Oct. 22 and is free on $50,000 bond.

further south, BRCC board member Barbara Dawson said she didn’t think there were funds available. “If that’s something the community really wants, it will take us probably a number of years to accumulate enough money to continue further,” said Parker. “But it’s something that can be addressed.” Parker also noted a commissioning ceremony to mark completion of the median lighting project will be held at a date yet to be determined, when the family of the late George Sutton, who was instrumental in spearheading the lighting project, can be present to see it dedicated in his memory. “We’ll probably see the project lit up

in advance of that,” he said. • Realtor Justin Brennan gave a presentation at the meeting asking his neighbors to join him in a project aimed at making local communities like Bird Rock more safe during catastrophic events like fires or earthquakes. “Who remembers the [September 2011] blackout?” Brennan asked. “That got me thinking how ill prepared I was.” Brennan filled local residents in on Neighborhood Safety Net, a disasterrelief plan. He brought along Brett Oliver who, along with his wife, Hilde, SEE BRCC, Page 4

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CONTINUED FROM Page 3 founded Safety Net in 2004. Oliver explained the program is designed to get neighbors to network, exchanging contact information and getting better acquainted, so they can work together more cooperatively in an emergency to evacuate or take whatever other action might be necessary. “The idea we came up with was to create a safety team in every neighborhood,” Oliver said, noting experience has shown 100 families is the optimum number for such teams. “That’s a good number, big enough to have enough resources, i.e. retired nurses, people with generators, etc.,” he said. “But small enough for you to know everybody.

CIVICreport: La Jolla Town Council, Aug. 9 BY MARIKO LAMB | VILLAGE NEWS A VISIT FROM THE TAXMAN Special guest speaker Dan McAllister, the San Diego County treasurer and tax collector, spoke to the La Jolla Town Council at its Aug. 9 meeting, answering questions from the public about the tax environment in San Diego and the focuses of his office. “We are in the business of taxing people. It’s not a popular sport,” he said. Last September, the San Diego County Treasurer’s Office sent out 978,000 tax bills to homeowners and parcel owners in San Diego County — a rate that has actually decreased over the years due to the replacement of high-rise condos with high-rise apartment buildings, he said.

“Where there were once many single taxable parcel parking lots, there are now a number of high rises that have come out of the ground, in spite of the downturn economy. These were originally intended to become condominiums, where the single parcels would have been supplanted by 300 to 500 individual taxable condo units, and they couldn’t sell them,” he explained. “They’ve converted many of those buildings now to luxury apartment buildings — that’s one taxable parcel.” McAllister said housing prices in certain communities, including La Jolla, are on the rise, which “makes the tax collector happy,” he said. “Things are looking better. There are pockets — and I think La Jolla is one of them — where you can see things are starting to pick up,” he said. “Things

might stay on the market a little longer, but they are selling.” Another achievement McAllister noted was San Diego’s high collection rate, which was one of the highest in the state last year. “We ended our year with a 98-percent collection rate,” he said. “I’m so proud of our team for being able to do that.” He attributed part of the low delinquency rates to the fact that banks and lenders have taken back many foreclosed properties. “They don’t want a tax blemish on a property they will ultimately turn around and sell, so they race down and pay taxes in a timely fashion. Another thing we’ve found is that they don’t challenge the assessed valuation of the property they are going to sell,” he said.

the problem under control.” Parker did have some good news. “We have a new website to be unveiled, done with microbid funds to do what we’ve done before in a better way,” Parker said, adding another new idea — that of issuing membership cards to BRCC members offering merchant discounts — is also in the works. Parker said BRCC’s current membership of 300 to 400 people out of a total of approximately 1,600 residents is “actually very high membership for a community our size. I’m proud of • In other matters, Parker cautioned that.” neighbors that on-again, off-again • The Bird Rock community picnic is problems involving unleashed dogs at Calumet Park are on again of late. Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. at “The police department will be writ- Calumet Park. ing tickets to people with unleashed For more information, visit birdrockdogs,” he warned. “Hopefully, we’ll get .org. “We found out 10 percent of people are really concerned about disasters, and 70 percent of people will go along with the program,” Oliver said of past experience with the disaster safety program. “We started knocking on doors to get neighbors involved,” said Brennan. “We’re here at BRCC to get some interest in it.” A full website with a video on the program is available at www.neighborhoodsafety.net.

Now, five years after the initial economic downturn in 2007, many impressive properties were sold at auction, which reclaimed unpaid taxes over the years, he said. “We have started to see the outfall of the downturn economy, too, because we have the right to sell property for people who have not paid their taxes for five years or more,” he said. “We’re going to see more in the next few years.” McAllister emphasized the importance of his office to educate all taxpayers about their taxes by evolving with the changing demographic in San Diego. “We have learned a lot about the changing landscape of people, cultures and languages in San Diego,” he said. “If we’re not prepared to deal with them linguistically or culturally, we’re behind the process. We need to be able to develop materials that are easy to understand.” His office is also focusing on embracing the latest technology to drive its “E-

nitiative,” which allows taxpayers to pay taxes online. “We see e-check as the growth area. It’s easy, it’s free, if you make prior arrangements with your bank, it’s a breeze to do it, so we would like to expand that,” he said. For more information or for educational materials about the San Diego Treasurer’s Office,, visit www.sdtreastax.com or call (619) 531-5507. TOWN COUNCIL NEWS • Cindy Greatrex announced she is stepping down as LJTC president. First Vice President Ken King will take over as president at next month’s meeting. • The Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival committee is continuing its plea for donations for the annual December event, announced LJTC trustee and committee chairwoman Ann Kerr Bache. “We really need to raise money for the

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NEWS CIVICreport: La Jolla Village Merchants Association, Aug. 8 BY DAVE SCHWAB | VILLAGE NEWS La Jolla Village Merchants Association (LJVMA) has found a new home. Only they’re not telling where just yet. LJVMA president Phil Coller hinted Aug. 8 at the business improvement district’s (BID) monthly meeting that a prime location has been picked out and nearly secured in the Village to relocate to when the BID’s sublease expires at 7734 Herschel Ave. in the Crosby Center. But that information, Coller said, won’t be disclosed until contract negotiations are complete. “Hopefully, that will be by the end of the month,” he said after the meeting. “Our sublease is up at the end of December and probably we’ll move out in November, making sure we’re not in a rush and do it properly.” Coller said LJVMA will also take over management of the La Jolla Visitor Information Center at 7966 Herschel Ave. Suite A near the corner of Prospect and Herschel from the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau, effective Jan. 1. The BID has been talking about assuming control of the La Jolla Visitor Center for some time, said Coller, adding the BID expects to “sign a memorandum of understanding by the end of August.” The BID president noted there are numerous advantages to having the visitor center under its roof, pointing out the center’s daily operations will remain largely unchanged. “It just means we direct and manage it like [former BID] Promote La Jolla used to do,” he said. “It’s La Jollans managing their own visitor center more directly, targeting what the local community wants to do.” Plans are to combine the visitor’s cen-

ter and LJVMA’s administration together in the new office digs. Athina Singer of Davis Marketing gave a brief presentation to the LJVMA board, filling the BID in on the latest developments with the movement to save the La Jolla post office, located at 1140 Wall St. The U.S. Postal Service has slated the local outlet for a relocation as part of its efforts to save money. “They’re going to provide us with an online survey for businesses to complete to try and establish how the post office in its current location is important to business,” said Coller. Singer expressed the importance of having local merchants assist in the effort to keep the post office in its current location. “We really think your members can help us get some hard data,” she said. “We really feel a lot of you walk past the post office on a daily basis, that it’s important, and that the Village economy would be harmed because the post office leaves.” After the meeting, Singer said the Save Our La Jolla Post Office Task Force is hosting a “Handwritten Letter Day” event Friday, Aug. 17 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Wall Street post office. Local residents opposing the post office’s move can handwrite letters to Congressman Darrell Issa supporting the Community Post Office Relocation Act — which was introduced by Congresswoman Susan Davis on July 31 — seeking to keep local post offices local. “We’re sure that handwritten letters supporting The Community Post Office Relocation Act will be impactful,” Singer said. For more information, visit www.save-

lajollapostoffice.org or www.facebook.com/savethelajollapostoffice. At the meeting, Coller also discussed a plan to produce a La Jolla visitors map and sell advertising for it to promote the merchant organization. LJVMA board member Robert Lane cautioned that the project could be a bigger undertaking than expected, suggesting it might be best to consider partnering with an outside organization to sell ad space needed to make it work. The LJVMA board also approved about $4,700 in funding requested by Jim Alcorn of Alcorn & Benton Architects for a land survey to launch the Belvedere Promenade project reconfiguring the Prospect/Girard Dip creating a pedestrian walkway. “All of the work is within the public right-of-way, the horizontal and vertical topography showing the curbs, property lines, etc.,” said Alcorn. “We need this to go further and get a building permit. Having this survey, now we can do engineering drawings that will enable us to get a right-of-way permit, then get some estimates of cost. With the help of the Merchants Association, we can start fundraising.” Alcorn said LJVMA has requested to be the lead agency to facilitate the Belvedere project because “it is a major element of the 2004 community plan.” All community advisory groups, Alcorn said, have approved the Belvedere Promenade in concept. The LJVMA meets the second Wednesday of each month from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at The Cuvier Club, 7776 Eads Ave. For more information, visit www.lajollabythesea.com.

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hour will take place on Aug. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the newly remodeled penthouse restaurant, Cusp Dining & Drinks, on the 11th floor of Hotel La Jolla. The event is $5 for LJTC members, $10 for nonmembers and free for new members who sign up and pay dues at the event. FOR THE FULL LA JOLLA TOWN COUNCIL CIVIC REPORT, VISIT WWW.SDNEWS.COM

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THURSDAY · AUGUST 16, 2012 LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Please help protect our beaches! Like most people who live in beautiful La Jolla, I love the beach. But when I was walking home from La Jolla Shores Beach last week, I noticed how people abandon their toys in the sand and leave their plastic bottles just lying there to wash out into the beautiful blue sea. And, I realize if people keep this up, our beaches might not be so enjoyable anymore. The first thing I don’t get is why people don’t just throw away their trash in the trashcan. It is not like the beach has a shortage of them. You can’t even go 10 feet without seeing a trashcan. The only thing that will happen if you throw your trash on the sand is it will go out to sea and an animal will eat it or it will become part of the great Pacific garbage patch. If an animal does eat your piece of garbage, it will die. Some animals don’t have the greatest of eyesight, so plastic bags look like jelly fish, packing peanuts look like fish eggs and sometimes fish hook with bait can look like a small fish. So your laziness might be taking away an animal’s life. And if an animal doesn’t eat your garbage, it will go into the great Pacific garbage patch, which is two times the size of Texas now and still growing. The great Pacific garbage patch is located in the central North Pacific Ocean. When you drop a piece of trash on the ground, later that night the tide comes up and washes it out to sea, and then the current pulls it out to the great Pacific garbage patch. However, there is a way to help. You can join a beach cleanup. You can start one yourself or you can join an existing one. It is a way for you and your friends to have fun and help the environment. The San Diego Coastkeeper and the San Diego Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation cre-

ated a monthly beach cleanup. For more information, go to www.sdcoastkeeper.org/act/green-events-in-san-deigo/sandiego-beach-clean-ups.html. Additionally, you can also help by buying a California license plate with a whale tail on it. Some of the money from these license plates will go to helping clean up the ocean and beaches. So next time you see a piece of trash lying on the beach, pick it up, and we’ll make the ocean cleaner one piece of trash at a time. Abby Martin Age 10, Muirlands Middle School

Keep the year-round rope going forward To the members of the San Diego Planning Commision, Please approve the City of San Diego’s site development permit application for the year-round rope at Children’s Pool Beach! I am a business owner here in the village (Jewels by the Sea, 1237 Prospect St. #B), and I feel very strongly about preserving Casa Beach for the seals. I always have wonderful feedback from locals and tourist alike when the seals are on the beach, and people can view them and enjoy them from a safe distance. Being able to watch the seals in their natural ways is not only an education, but also a relaxation for so many who visit and live in La Jolla. When the people are on the beach, and consequently the seals are not on the beach, I often get questions like “Where are the seals today?” — and many people are disappointed. Please keep the rope up year round, and let the seals have some peace and the people have the joy of watching nature’s creatures in their natural habitat. Linda R. Jalving Owner, Jewels by the Sea

Re: “Open Letter to Councilwoman Lightner” (Aug. 9, Page 6) In response to Bob Whitney’s open letter published on Aug. 9, Mr. Whitney’s first contact with my office about the status of the alleged code violations was on Aug. 6 after close of business. On Tuesday, Aug. 7, we contacted the city’s Neighborhood Code Compliance Department for an update on the status of the alleged violations. The Neighborhood Code Compliance Department is under the direction and control of the Mayor’s Office and prioritizes violations based on whether they constitute an imminent health and safety hazard or environmental concern. Lower-level violations, such as unpermitted garage conversions, are addressed as time and staffing levels allow. With these types of violations, the department works with the property owner to resolve the issues before assessing any penalties or fines. The Neighborhood Code Compliance Department has informed my office that it is working with the property owners at 2210 and 2226 Avenida de la Playa to address the outstanding issues and to bring the properties into compliance. Nearly all the mixed-use buildings in the La Jolla Shores Commercial Center are previously conforming uses or structures, which means that regulations may have changed since the buildings were built. Some of the business owners in the Shores may remember when all of the sidewalk cafes were cited for not being permitted and how the Neighborhood Code Compliance Department worked with us to affordably get the appropriate permits without any fines or penalties and without shutting down the businesses. Finally, in response to Mr. Whitney’s last question; it is up to the community to determine who is eligible to serve on the volunteer community planning association and its subcommittees. I know the La Jolla Community Planning Association Board takes their responsibility to the community very seriously. Sherri S. Lightner District 1 City Councilwoman

Letter to Lightner flawed, politically motivated Mr. Whitney’s letter embodies three themes that require redress: it reveals his fundamental ignorance regarding how Neighborhood Code Compliance works; he is hypocritical, as he is in violation of similar neighborhood codes; and his letter is an inappropriate and politically motivated attack on Sherri Lightner. First, Whitney assumes that any city citation for neighborhood code violations

is correct and the owner is at fault. Both of these propositions are patently false. In many cases, a homeowner purchased the house decades after a code violation occurred. Although the homeowner is responsible for bringing the home into compliance where there is a violation, there is no guilt associated with the process. Furthermore, city records often fail to accurately reflect whether a proper permit was obtained or not, especially with older records. The city is often wrong in these situations and admits to same. In the case of the Naegle property at 2210 Avenida de la Playa, both Dale Naegle, before he passed away late last year, and his wife, Myrna Naegle, have been working with the city to resolve issues from the time they first received the notices. Numerous meetings with the city and correspondence reveal that some of the alleged violations were not violations at all. The reference in the Civil Penalty Notice to an egress path required for the retail store was totally wrong. Dale Naegle immediately rectified the city’s mistake by quoting from the code. A letter dated March 14, 2012 from Duke Fernandez, senior land development investigator for the Neighborhood Code Compliance Division, to the Naegles states: “After several meetings, the city honored the reduction of four parking spaces represented on the Coastal Development Permit to three as shown on the B-20205003 permit. The city also has honored your request to keep the garage door leading to your required commercial parking for security reasons.” The only outstanding issue involves the conversion of a garage to an office space. This conversion was completed to make it possible for Mr. Naegle, who suffered from polio since childhood, to more easily reach his office on the ground floor. The elevator went directly to the garage and when it became too difficult for Mr. Naegle to access his office on the first floor from the elevator the only viable solution was to move the office to the garage. This arrangement was approved by Robert Vacchi, deputy director of Neighborhood Code Compliance Division. There are ongoing issues concerning the rights of owners under the Americans with Disabilities Act and whether changes that were made in compliance with the ADA can remain after the person with the disability dies, which will be resolved in due course. Mr. Whitney’s assertion that nothing has been done is ludicrous, mean-spirited and uniformed. Mr. Whitney’s own mixed-use project was rejected, not only by the La Jolla community, but by the City Council. He selectively filed complaints against those who opposed his project. And the city went along with this “selective prosecution” with sometimes devastating effects.

Take the case of Carol Sasaki at 2222 Avenida de la Playa, who received a civil penalty notice from the city at Mr. Whitney’s instigation. She states, “Is the city doing this to all the places on the block like mine that had their garages converted so many long years before any of us bought?” After losing her home, Ms. Sasaki wrote, “What was done to me was evil and will affect me always. I am so depressed from losing my home. What they did to me over the garage and forcing me to come up with money I don’t have or lose my home is awful. I cannot believe that in America they can do these thirdworld tactics. Shocked still.” Mr. Whitney is himself in violation of development codes. He owns two adjacent properties — one is residential with two bedrooms that requires two off-street parking spaces, and another that is commercial, over 1,000 square feet, that also requires two off-street parking spaces. Thus, while Whitney is required to have four off-street parking spaces he has only two. His excuse: he applied for a project that would resolve these issues. But his project was rejected by the City Council. Should Mr. Whitney be charged the penalties for code violations while he takes years to obtain an EIR or develop and process a new project? As Whitney asserts, the city’s financial situation could benefit by the collection of these penalties. Mr. Whitney’s letter to Councilwoman Lightner is politically motivated and reveals his lack of understanding of the fundamental workings of the City of San Diego. Lightner is in the legislative branch, which does not direct the Development Services Department (DSD). The Mayor’s Office is charged with overseeing the DSD and the Neighborhood Code Compliance Division. But Mr. Whitney supports Lightner’s opponent, Ray Ellis. And, as Ms. Lightner supported the community opposition to his behemoth project, a project that would have been over one-third larger than allowed in any other similarly situated community in San Diego, Whitney seeks to tarnish her reputation. Rob Whittemore, Hetty DeJong, Myrna Naegle, Dick McCormack, Grace McCormack La Jolla

A photo of Mr. Whitney’s property on Avenida de la Playa shows his continuously running promotion of Ray Ellis during the primary campaign. (Submitted by the letter writers)

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THURSDAY, Aug. 16 • “Living in a Nutshell,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book signing, cocktails and crafts with former interior style producer for Oprah Winfrey, Janet Lee, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Dog Days Storytime, 11 a.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., enjoy the telling of “Rocket Writes a Story” and learn how to write your own story too, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • SummerFest Encounter, 12:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • Flicks on the Bricks: “Murder on the Orient Express,” 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., film screening with vino espanol, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $22 nonmembers, $17 members

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SATURDAY, Aug. 18 • Weekend with the Locals: Bruce Spitzer, noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book discussion with “Extra Innings” author, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • Photoshop workshop, noon, La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 750-3177, RSVP to Paul@lajollahomeaudio.com, $10

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TUESDAY, Aug. 21 • Canvas Design & Wine, 5 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., bring wine and snacks and learn the basics of acrylic painting from artist Dottie Stanley, RSVP required, (858) 459-0831, www.ljcommunitycenter.org, $40 members, $45 nonmembers

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 22 • Children’s storytime, 3 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free • “The Kissing Sailor,” 7:30 p.m., Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book discussion and signing with retired U.S. Navy Capt. George Galdorisi, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • “From Bipolar Disorder to Bipolar in Order,” 7:30 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., lecture with Tom Wootton, (858) 4590831, www.ljcommunitycenter.org, free

• 23rd San Diego Jewish Film Festival kick-off, 7:15 p.m., David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive, film screening of “Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story,” (858) 362-1348, www.lfjcc.org, $13.75 general admission, $12.75 students and seniors • Weekend with the Locals: Lisa Monaco Gonzales, noon, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., book discussion with “Unbreakable Spirit” author, (858) THURSDAY, Aug. 23 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free • SummerFest Encounter, • La Jolla Open Aire Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla Elementary School, 12:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathen1111 Marine St., (858) 454-1699, FRIDAY, Aug. 17 aeum.org, free www.lajollamarket.com, free • Tide pool feeding, 2 p.m., Birch • Flicks on the Bricks: “Sabrina,” Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, help 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., aquarists feed the fishes and inverteMONDAY, Aug. 20 film screening with wine, (858) 454brates in the live animal displays, aqari• Birch Aquarium 20th anniver5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $22 nonum.ucsd.edu, (858) 534-3474, includ- sary, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Birch Aquarium members, $17 members ed in price of aquarium admission at Scripps, 2300 Expedition Way, half • “Noteworthy: Past Choristers • National Send a Handwritten off admission, aqarium.ucsd.edu, with Bright Futures,” 7:30 p.m., The Letter Day, 9:30 a.m., Wall Street (858) 534-3474, $7 adults, $4.75 Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John post office, 1140 Wall St., meet up children 3-17, $5 seniors and stuJay Hopkins Drive, San Diego Chilwith organizers of the Save Our La dents, $6 military, $4.50 UCSD studren’s Choir concert, (858) 587-1087, Jolla Post Office Task Force to send dent or staff, free for children two and www.sdchoir.org, $5-$15 letters to Congressman Darrell Issa in under

MUSTSEE The Athenaeum’s 21st annual Juried Exhibition, one of San Diego’s most anticipated juried shows, is on display through the end of the month at the music and art library’s Wall Street location. Selected artists will exhibit their work in the newly expanded and refurbished gallery — giving the artists exposure and the public the chance to mingle with the creators. The juried exhibition has become a barometer for many promising local artists and, in some cases, a first step for some established leaders in the visual arts community. On view in the Joseph Clayes III and Rotunda galleries until Sept. 1 will be 48 pieces of art showcasing the county’s diverse talent. Each year, jurors carefully pore over hundreds of submissions. Ben Strauss-Malcolm, director of Quint Gallery, and Jill Dawsey, associate curator for the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, served as this year’s jurors.

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of the members went off the beaten trail and “unearthed a 3 rattle rattler out of a little hole and the willing Secretary, on request, blew its bloomin’ head off.” End of snake — but the club survived to the next January for its annual — indoor — winter meeting. They discussed tanning solutions as advised by the California Academy of Sciences. Earlier, in 1907, a much tamer and less adventurous organization was formed as the Old Ladies Club of La Jolla. Its basic interest was playing cards. Among the members was La Jolla’s leading citizen, Ellen Browning Scripps, then in her early 70s. The group experienced a slight adventure when one of the member’s homes was being moved from Cave Street to Eads Avenue near St. James

La Jolla artist Victor Angelo will have his work shown in the Athenaeum’s 21st annual Juried Exhibition. Courtesy photo

by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. The homeowner invited the Old Ladies for cards and they played a wicked game as the house moved along its way drawn by a strong team of horses. After some time, the Old Ladies Club tired of the endless card games and another more exclusive organization took shape called the Old Maid’s Club. Historical records do not indicate the exact nature of this group’s purpose. At the time of World War I, another unusual group was organized called The Cavemen — purportedly to entertain the military in the nearby army camp. Many community leaders like Dr. William Ritter (head of Scripps Institution of Oceanography) and J.C. Harper (Miss Scripps’ attorney and right-hand man) were members and didn’t seem to think twice about attending meetings in animal skins and calling each other familiar names such as “Little Stick” and “Big Stick.” Appropriately, The Cavemen held

their first meeting in the La Jolla Caves with someone they called Lorelei singing from a rowboat off shore. Their second meeting incorporated a military officers’ banquet held at the socially fashionable Spindrift Inn in La Jolla Shores on June 7, 1917. The distinguished Melvin Klauber gave an address on “Cocoanuts as a Medium of Exchange” and there was a raucous singing of the “Cave Men Greeting” to organ accompaniment: “In preneolithic days Man was simple in his ways; Dress suits didn’t really matter, And the ultra ‘highbrow’ chatter Of that early age, I wis, Must have been about like this: Woof! Woof! Yow! Yow! Zooy! Zing! Biff! Wough!” Let’s hope neither Fido nor Neanderthal was listening, because with that song, The Cavemen buried their last hatchet. — Carol Olten is the historian of the La Jolla Historical Society.

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CONTINUED FROM Page 1 freely, playing to their own strengths and attacking their opponent’s perceived weaknesses. DeMaio touted his record of aggressive fiscal reform, citing his stance on working to resolve the city’s pension crisis by restructuring employees’ retirement compensation as an example of the active, problem-solving form his leadership would take. Filner stressed his accomplishments, experience and record as a long-time border legislator. “As one of about 15 members of the border caucus, nobody has worked harder than me to improve the relationship between our two countries, leading the coalition to get the investments and results people deserve,” he

said. Filner repeatedly jabbed at DeMaio’s political inexperience, insinuating his “naïveté” on border issues. Pointing out the U.S.-Mexico border crossing in San Diego is the busiest in the world, Filner stressed increasing efficiency is key to solving border problems and promoting economic growth on both sides. “People won’t cross if it takes three or four hours,” he said. “Decreasing waiting times must be our chief priority. If you are efficient, you will be more secure. Longer lines doesn’t mean we are safer.” DeMaio accused Filner of being a “failed” legislator. “The border has been in your district for 20 years and you’ve failed to lead a coalition in Washington to get the job done, not getting any federal

dollars and never having produced any results,” he said. “Look at the results. Sewage is still flowing across the border, which is still clogged and underutilized. In 20 years in office, he has not been able to address these issues. We need a mayor who’s going to produce results in making sure the border crossing is faster, better, cheaper and more secure.” Filner retorted with an example of his action on border infrastructure. “Who got the money for (border highway) 905 to put that in national legislation to do that border infrastructure?” he said. DeMaio accused Filner of being a business-as-usual legislator. “People are sick and tired of politicians during election seasons talking about what they’re going to do and what they say they’ve done,” he said.

Filner answered with equal accusation. “Have you lifted your finger once to help any of those (border) efforts?” he said. “We know what we need to do: increase the efficiency of the border, increase staffing with a new configuration, twice as many lanes, stacked booths and increased technology.” In closing, DeMaio said San Diego needs to have “strong ties and a collaborative relationship” with its counterparts in Tijuana, viewing the border as a boundary, not a barrier. “We should not fear embracing the opportunity to take the strengths on both sides and empower them to build a strong economy and market our region as a megaregion drawing on the strength of both sides,” he said. “I look forward to completing the job of fiscal reform and the opportunity to

create jobs through a strong economy, and our partnership with Tijuana and Baja will be critically important.” Filner said border relations between San Diego and Mexico need to be nurtured, claiming his longtime experience with border issues makes him the better choice of candidates. “We are one of the luckiest cities living in a truly binational community,” he said. “That binational nature should be celebrated, broadened. Our relationship with Mexico is one of the most unfulfilled promises we have here in San Diego.” Noting two-thirds of San Diegans have never crossed the border south once, Filner said as mayor his job would be to “make sure we have a binational coalition at different levels of government.”

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The Sky Room makes delicious changes BY KENDRA HARTMANN VILLAGE NEWS

roving that change can, in fact, be a good thing, La Valencia’s Sky Room has taken change head on and reinvented itself into one of the most unique dining experiences La Jolla has to offer. Bringing in chef Luke Johnson, formerly of Little Italy’s Red Velvet Wine Bar, The Sky Room plunged headfirst into off-the-beaten-track dining with Johnson’s cutting-edge cuisine. With the restaurant’s dramatic coastline views and sumptuous plates, The Sky Room has firmly placed itself ahead of the pack in La Jolla’s dining scene. Johnson created a multi-course tasting menu for the restaurant’s reincarnation, with a seasonal menu featuring such distinctive combinations as raw scallop with watermelon, radish and cucumber; chilled tomato soup with heirloom beans, basil and manchego; and pork belly ravioli with corn and blueberry. “Luke brings an abundance of culinary knowledge and skill to La Valencia. We look forward to the dynamic

Chef Luke Johnson took over the kitchen at The Sky Room, creating a multicourse tasting menu that includes items like pork belly ravioli with corn and blueberchanges he ry, above. Courtesy photos will bring to our

restaurants and the overall dining experiences at the hotel,” said Andrew Mosblech, La Valencia director of food and beverage. “His impressive techniques and passion for the restaurant industry will play an integral role in the enhancements currently taking place with La Valencia’s food and beverage programs.” Ranging from five to eight courses, the menu is paired with a wine list designed to enhance the flavor of each menu item, for which Mosblech collaborated with Johnson closely. Wine pairing highlights include Bret Brothers Macon Uchizy “La Martine” 2009, Cultivar Cabernet Franc 2009 and Domaine Singla Rivesaltes 2004. The drastic changes made to the menu did not come without some

reservations. Mosblech, who described The Sky Room’s previous menu as “more meat and potatoes” said he was concerned about the possibility of losing some of the guests who had previously enjoyed the restaurant. “We were a little worried about those guests,” he said, “but they have welcomed us with open arms.” The cost of the complete tasting menu is $95 with an optional wine pairing for $55. The Sky Room is open for dinner Tuesdays through Saturdays from 5 to 9 p.m. For reservations, call (858) 551-3761. For more information, visit www.lavalencia.com/dining/the-sky-room.

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Get your paint — and your drink — on BY KENDRA HARTMANN | VILLAGE NEWS In a unique take on happy hour, a new event has taken residence in San Diego that urges guests to tap into their artistic side — while enjoying a few cocktails, of course. Wine and Canvas, an event that started in Indianapolis and quickly spread to cities in several other states, brings a crowd of adventurous friends together to try their hand at creating a work of art worthy of hanging on the wall, even if they claim to have no artistic talent. Guided by a professional artist, the group learns to create a painting in a step-by-step process that requires no talent whatsoever. Each class, held roughly once a week, focuses on a different painting, making it possible for guests to come back more than once without repeating a picture. On Aug. 9, a group of women — some friends, some strangers — gathered in the back room of Cozymel’s at University Towne Center and learned how to paint a wheat field. The class, while not limited to women, sees an overwhelming majority of female painters (many of whom didn’t mind lavishing attention on the young male artist charged with teaching the class). What the organizers proclaim is true — those in the class who had never picked up a paintbrush were able to create a painting they could be proud of. While perhaps no budding art prodigies were discovered, all the paintings looked relatively similar to the professional

Students have some artistic fun at a recent Wine and Canvas event. Courtesy photo

one on display at the front of the room — and the students seemed to genuinely enjoy themselves, blending girls’ night out with Picasso. But be advised: the event’s name may be slightly misleading, as the $35 class fee doesn’t actually include any wine. Guests are welcome to order food and drinks from the restaurant at any time during the class. Wine and Canvas will hold events at Cozymel’s, located at 4303 La Jolla Village Drive, on Aug. 21 and 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. Reservations are required. For those who can’t make it to one of the scheduled events, Wine and Canvas also offers private and corporate parties, or for the little ones, a Cookies and Canvas event. For reservations or more information, visit wineandcanvas.com/san-diego-ca.html.

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Legendary comedian David Steinberg is bringing his latest productionin-development to the La Jolla Playhouse for six workshop performances, giving audience members the rare opportunity to help shape the product of his one-man comedy show. Steinberg, whose longstanding career in comedy has taken him down various roads in the industry, will bring audience members along for the humorous journey of his life in show business. In addition to earning numerous accolades over his lifetime — including Directors Guild of America and Emmy Award nominations for his work on hit television situation comedies like “Seinfeld,” “Mad About You” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and two Grammy nominations for his comedy

albums — Steinberg has yours and totally also appeared on Johnny unique, that is enterCarson’s “Tonight Show” taining and funny. more than 130 times, That’s the goal.” making him second only to Although most Bob Hope in number of people may have not guest appearances on the experienced a Steinshow. berg-esque lifestyle as Now 70, the Canadiana showman in Hollyborn comedian sources wood, audience memmuch of his content from bers can still relate to the human experithe story of his life, which ences Steinberg prehe says has been a “rich, sents in his perforunique — and some might mance. say weird — one.” “Everything lends “Having come from itself to humor if you Canada, having been on the ‘Tonight Show’ so just see it that way,” much, having started at he said. “What makes The Second City improv group, and still am — a director gives me content it comedic is a comedy person. Comehaving been involved with a ton of for the show,” he said. “What you dy can’t be taught, you have to be celebrities because I’ve been — and want is a point of view that is totally born that way. Basically since I was David Steinberg’s one-man show, “A First Workshop Performance with Legendary Comedian David Steinberg: That Could Turn Into Something Big … or Not,” opens at the La Jolla Playhouse on Aug. 16 and runs through Aug. 25.

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16 or 17, I’ve been in front of audiences — not professionally but by circumstance — and never thinking I was going to be a comedian, but it worked out that way.” His stand-up show at the La Jolla Playhouse will be unique in that it is a workshop performance that is ever evolving, based partly on the audience’s reaction to his content. “It’s being developed in front of your eyes as you’re watching it,” he said. “The reaction I’m always looking for is laughter. People crying — that’s a reaction I’m not interested in — or demanding their money back.” The likes of John Leguizamo and Billy Crystal — both of whom Steinberg has worked with and influenced — have hit the very same playhouse SEE STEINBERG, Page 12

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backed by a true all-star group, including guitarist Sue Palmer, second from right, & Her Motel Johnny Viau and singer Deejha Marie. Palmer Swing Orchestra. Courtesy photo by Annie Libby released a new album, “Party Favorites,” earlier this summer and its title is also an apt description of this day’s concert. You’re going to hear a lot of Fans of boogie woogie piano and big band favorites and it’s going to be a party. blues won’t want to miss Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra, appearing on Aug. 26 as part of Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra: the 2012 La Jolla Concerts by the Sea series. Sunday, Aug. 26 at La Jolla Concerts by the Palmer is without a doubt one of the finest pianists Sea, Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove. 2 p.m. All For a full list of venues’ addresses and conplaying in the U.S. today, a virtuoso at everything ages. Free. www.ljconcertsbythesea.org tact information, visit www.sdnews.com from torch songs to vintage rock ’n’ roll and is

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• Bela Vida Brasileira, Latin and Brazilian jazz, 5 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Tad Sisler, 7 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • Anthrot, punk, plus Sloths (PDX), Railed to Death, Rievers, 7 p.m., Che Café • Mario Olivares, 7 p.m., La Valencia Hotel • Richard James Trio, 7 p.m., Eddie V’s • Dave Millard Jazz Jam, 7:30 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Beethoven: The Other Masterpieces, the composer’s less oft-performed works, 7:30 p.m., MCASD Sherwood Hall • Lotus, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly • Simeon Flick, acoustic covers, 8 p.m., Beaumont’s

• Tomcat Courtney, 6 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Jonathan Karrant, standards from jazz to Sinatra, 7 p.m., La Valencia Hotel • Small Talk, indie rock, plus Cash Crop, Meraki, Realization Orchestra, The Deepsea Goes, 7:30 p.m., Che Café • Tad Sisler, 8 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • Richard James Trio, 8 p.m., Eddie V’s • Superstar Saturdays, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly • The Trunks, 9 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Simeon Flick, 8 p.m., Beaumont’s • Scott Carter and the New Breed, 9 p.m., Beaumont’s

• Spanky, acoustic covers, 11 a.m., Beaumont’s • Pablo Ziegler, 7:30 p.m., MCASD Sherwood Hall • A Family Affair, the Hoffman family and friends perform Mozart, Bruch, Saint-Saens and more, 3 p.m., MCASD Sherwood Hall • Sounds Like Four, jazz, 4 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • John Cain, jazz, 6 p.m., Eddie V’s • Born Again Pollacks, originals and standards with Yael, 7 p.m., Café-Bar Europa

• Carlos Velasco, Latin and Brazilian jazz guitar, 5 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • John Cain, 6 p.m., Eddie V’s • Sarah Maisel, ukulele based jazz and standards, 7 p.m., Café-Bar Europa

• Bela Vida Brasileira, 5 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Tad Sisler, 7 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • Peter Pants, indie rock, plus Keychain, Kids, Wide Streets, 7 p.m., Che Café • Mario Olivares, 7 p.m., La Valencia Hotel • Mikan Zlalkovich Trio, piano jazz, 7 p.m., Eddie V’s • San Diego Children’s Choir, 7:30 p.m., Neurosciences Institute • Downtown Express, film and performance from violinist Phillipe Quint, 7:30 p.m., MCASD Sherwood Hall • Dave Millard Jazz Jam, 7:30 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Lotus, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly • Allegra, acoustic covers, 8 p.m., Beaumont’s

• Tomcat Courtney, 6 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • GipsyMenco, Old-World flamenco and modern jazz with Spanish guitar, 7 p.m., La Valencia Hotel • The Burning of Rome, indie rock, plus Tan Sister Radio, Saything, 7:30 p.m., Che Café • Pablo Ziegler, tango music, 7:30 p.m., MCASD Sherwood Hall • Tad Sisler, 8 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • FUNdamental Fridays, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly • Freddie A Dream Trio, piano jazz, 8 p.m., Eddie V’s • The Trunks, funky jazz originals and standards, 9 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Luke Daniels Band, reggae and funk, 9 p.m., Beaumont’s

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• Tomcat Courtney, 6 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Jonathan Karrant, 7 p.m., La Valencia Hotel • Tad Sisler, 8 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • Superstar Saturdays, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly • Lester Abrams, piano jazz, 8 p.m., Eddie V’s • Symphony at the Salk with Lee Ann Rimes, 8 p.m., Salk Institute. • Candread and the Rizing Resistance, world beat and reggae, 9 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • Lady Dottie & The Diamonds, fantastic rhythm and blues, 9 p.m., Beaumont’s

• John Stanley King Duo, acoustic covers, 11 a.m., Beaumont’s • Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra, 2 p.m., La Jolla Concerts by the Sea • Notre Temps String Ensemble, the music of Grieg, Schumann, Sibelius, Elgar, and Purcell, 2 p.m., Neurosciences Institute • Sounds Like Four, 4 p.m., CaféBar Europa • John Cain, jazz, 6 p.m., Eddie V’s • Middle Earth, belly-dance ensemble, 7 p.m., Café-Bar Europa

• Carlos Velasco, Latin and Brazilian jazz guitar, 5 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • John Cain, 6 p.m., Eddie V’s • Sarah Maisel, ukulele based jazz and standards, 7 p.m., Café-Bar Europa

• Tomcat Courtney, 6 p.m., Café-Bar Europa • GipsyMenco, 7 p.m., La Valencia Hotel • Kent Nagano and the Summerfest Chamber Orchestra, classical, 7:30 p.m., MCASD Sherwood Hall • Tad Sisler, 8 p.m., Manhattan of La Jolla • Fly Fridays, DJ night, 8 p.m., Barfly • Richard James Trio, 8 p.m., Eddie V’s • John Stanley King, reggae and dance music, 8 p.m., Beaumont’s • Peligroso Caramelo, Latin dance music, 9 p.m., Café-Bar Europa

Monday Tuesday Wednesday • Lester Abrams, piano jazz, 6 p.m., Eddie V’s • Bomb the Music Industry, punk, plus Grim Luck, Aukerman, 7 p.m., Che Café • Afro Jazziacs, Latin & Brazilian jazz guitar, 7:30 p.m., CaféBar Europa • Schubert III: Freunde und Freude, classical, 7:30 p.m., MCASD Sherwood Hall • Lester Abrams, 6 p.m., Eddie V’s • Afro Jazziacs, Latin & Brazilian jazz guitar, 7:30 p.m., Café-Bar Europa

• The Trunks Quartet, jazz, 6 p.m., Il Covo • Freddie A Dream Trio, piano jazz, 6 p.m., Eddie V’s • Tomcat Courtney, 6:30 p.m., CaféBar Europa • James Romine, Latin American singer-songwriter, 7:30 p.m., CaféBar Europa • The Complete Brahms Trios, 7:30 p.m., MCASD Sherwood Hall • Phil Carillo, acoustic covers, 8 p.m., Beaumont’s • The Trunks, 6 p.m., Il Covo • Tomcat Courtney, 6:30 p.m., CaféBar Europa • Lester Abrams, 7 p.m., Eddie V’s • James Romine, 7:30 p.m., CaféBar Europa

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THURSDAY · AUGUST 16, 2012 LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS

Making promises possible and Binelli’s bandeneón Tango: right: Ray Kau, Mary Schlesing, Edward “Ward” Gill (SDS CEO), Jolie Jackson-Martine and Derrick Martine (the ladies co-chaired the silent auction) Promises: below: Terry Golden, Renee Comeau, Tom Blair, Jane Mack-Baker, David Herber

Tango: right: Chip Buttner, Marylynne Kelts, Tamara and Jack Phelps

Promises: above: Tonya Torosian (P2K CEO), Joan Waitt (host), Deborah Marengo

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with Vincent Andrunas For the fourth straight year, philanthropist Joan Waitt has lent the use of her hilltop La Jolla estate for a concert and dinner event to benefit a wonderful cause called Promises2Kids (P2K). The Saturday evening event began with a VIP reception for the biggest donors, who got to enjoy specialty catering by Campine and cocktails by Snake Oil Cocktail Co. They were even invited to have their photos taken with the band, Creedence Clearwater Revisited (CCR) — a reincarnation project of the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Creedence Clearwater Revival, including

Promises: above: Darrel Drinan, Madison York, Lorna York, Lisa and Raul Albanez

two of their original members. Norma Hirsh, Rob Butterfield and Renee Comeau founded P2K in 1980 to help break the cycle of child abuse in San Diego County. Since then, they’ve accomplished a lot, including raising $13.2 million for the Polinsky Children’s Center. Now their programs help 5,000 kids daily, and they’ve become a model for similar organizations across the country. Their work is so significant that numerous generous people are coming forward, eager to support this worthy cause. Guests enjoyed the fabulous view from the estate’s grassy grounds. Some of the women had been given what one called “horseshoes for high heels.” Stiletto heels are known for sinking into lawns, and “Grasswalkers,” tough transparent strips that stick to the bottoms of such shoes, prevent the problem. Sheryl White, a stylish lady often seen at social events, is behind the new invention, and a portion of sales will benefit arts education programs throughout America. For details, see Grasswalkers.com.

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres sustained the 475 guests as they socialized and placed generous silent auction bids. Eventually, everyone took their places for a three-course dinner highlighted by tender pan-seared filet and polenta, and finished with a dessert trio. P2K’s new CEO, Tonya Torosian, told how foster kids age-out of the program at 18, and about a third of them end up homeless. The organization’s Guardian Scholars program strives to help them with further education and mentoring. Student “Carmen” spoke about how the program has helped her immensely. She’ll soon graduate from UCSD with a very bright future. Guests seemed especially motivated; they bid generously on 13 live auction items, often exceeding the items’ values. A “paddle raise” request for $50,000 donation pledges quickly got three, including host Joan Waitt and guest “Papa” Doug Manchester. Joan also won the drawing for $25,000 earrings donated by Martin Katz Jewelers. Not that she intended to, but she’d generously pur-

chased a lot of tickets, and one of hers was drawn. CCR took the stage and turned back time. The 90-minute concert covered all the Revival’s original hits; songs that made the group famous and for which they are still remembered. They packed the dance floor with “Out My Back Door,” “Midnight Special,” “Rolling on the River” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain,” closing with “Up Around the Bend” (come on, arise and win…). Knowing they’d helped raise serious money for a great cause, they said, “Thank you La Jolla,” and left the stage.

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Reeling from recent the passing of their longtime friend and principal pops conductor Marvin Hamlisch, the San Diego Symphony nonetheless gathered itself and moved on with its Pops Goes Classical “Night in South America” concert. Supporters gathered at Embarcadero Park for “Tango and Tapas,” a pre-concert reception featuring delicious Argentinean food by the bite and spirited dancing by Tango With Colette Perfor-

Promises: above: Evva and Mike Fenison, Judy and Jack White

mance Group. Symphony Sweethearts Mary Schlesing and Jolie Jackson-Martine co-chaired the silent auction, and symphony CEO Edward “Ward” Gill delivered a short address. Host Nuvi Mehta introduced the evening’s concert featured South American music, including rousing tango compositions. Featured performer Daniel Binelli performed brilliantly on the bandoneón, an exotic and classically beautiful concertina-type instrument whose sound is essential to the tango. He stood with his left foot on the floor and his right on the seat of a chair, the instrument’s bellows across his right knee. Buttons at both ends required rapid action for such energetic music, so the mid-performance intermission must have been quite welcome. “Tango and Tapas” guests enjoyed dessert and drinks while the musician rested. All returned reinvigorated for the second half, and at the conclusion the audience rendered an enthusiastic standing ovation.

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stage for their own workshop comedy performances in the past. “They’re actually one of the best for this sort of thing. [Former playhouse artistic director] Des McAnuff who did it in the past ran these kind of things, and [artistic director] Christopher Ashley is continuing it now,” he said of why he chose the La Jolla Playhouse to develop his comedic performance. “It seemed like the right idea.” His performance will combine any number of life experiences, opinions and ideas. “My wife will be the first to tell you — I wake up with opinions. That shows you how unarticulated they are, but I have them. I came from an improv background and have a lot to say about everything,” he said. “I’ll probably do some old material and make it retro by just analyzing it from today’s point of view.” Although no two performances will be the same, Steinberg assures that “none will be embarrassing.” He said he looks forward to having an audience and hearing their reaction to his performance. “The most exciting thing is usually

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just the little things, like ‘Is there an audience that is coming to see it?’ And that seems to be happening big time, so that’s already exciting. That’s something to never take for granted, so that already gives me some impetus to do my best,” he said. “I’m looking forward to hearing the laughter, and I’m interested to hear what the audience has to say about it.” Due to the looser nature of the workshop performance, Steinberg can move content around in his show or hold Q&A sessions after the performances to gauge his audience’s interest in certain topics. “You don’t really change it. You move things around, and you try to surprise yourself by leaving out something, heading into another area, wondering how much you can go in one direction to something being funny as opposed to being offensive,” he said. “People will let you know just by how they’re listening to you whether it is compelling or not.” With Steinberg’s longstanding career amid the best of the best in the industry, hilarity is certain to ensue in his upcoming performances. “When you’re doing an hour show, you want the audience to have laughed. I don’t think that’s going to be a problem, but you also want to

“It’s being developed in front of your eyes as you’re watching it. The reaction I’m always looking for is laughter. People crying — that’s a reaction I’m not interested in — or demanding their money back.” DAVID STEINBERG

leave them with a little more than that, and what that little more is, is what I’ll try to find out in the next couple weeks,” he said. Steinberg’s “A First Workshop Performance with Legendary Comedian David Steinberg: That Could Turn Into Something Big … or Not” will take place on Aug. 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. All performances will take place at the La Jolla Playhouse’s Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre, located at 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. Tickets are $20 and are available at www.lajollaplayhouse.org or by calling (858) 550-1010. For updates and information about David Steinberg, visit www.TheDavidSteinberg.com or on Twitter at @david_steinberg.

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Wonderful family home in quiet neighborhood, close to all! Exceptional corner lot has ample space for entire family and pets! Tastefully updated throughout. Attached studio/granny flat. Spacious open floor plan. New windows, French doors, upgrades kitchen/ with plenty of cabinetry. Two master suites & 2 bedrooms, fireplace and extra large garage. . $654,000

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-020191 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: VENATOR SOLUTIONS LLC, VENATOR SOLUTIONS located at: 4944 CASS ST #603 SAN DIEGO, CA. 92109 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): VENATOR SOLUTIONS LLC This business is beingconducted by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VENATOR SOLUTIONS LLC 4944 CASS ST. #603 SAN DIEGO, CA, 92109 CALIFORNIA The transaction of business began on: 07/25/12 The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: JULY 27, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 02, 09, 16 AND 23, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-018116 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: JBA SPEED SHOP, JUST BAD ASS PERFORMANCE located at: 5675 KEARNY VILLA ROAD SAN DIEGO, CA. 92123 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): J & J PERFORMANCE CENTER INC. This business is beingconducted by: A CORPORATION J& J PERFORMANCE CENTER INC 200 WEST SECOND AVENUE ESCONDIDO, CA. 92025 CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA The transaction of business began on: 07/25/12 The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: JULY 03, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 02, 09, 16 AND 23, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-020733 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: PLANNED PERFECTION located at: 2545 NYE ST. SAN DIEGO, CA. 92111 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): NOWELL WALKER This business is beingconducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The transaction of business began on: NOT YET STARTED The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: AUG 02, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 09, 16, 23 AND 30, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-020809 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: GAIA GODDESSA located at: 1335 GRAND AVE. SAN DIEGO, CA. 92107 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): TARIN STILL, BRITTNEY AMES This business is beingconducted by: COPARTNERS The transaction of business began on: 08/01/12 The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: AUG 03, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 09, 16, 23 AND 30, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-020822 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: YOUR AUTOGLASS GUY located at: 5580 LA JOLLA BLVD. #504 LA JOLLA, CA. 92037 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): WEST COAST AUTO CONCEPTS, INC. This business is beingconducted by: A CORPORATION WEST COAST AUTO CONCEPTS, INC 5580 LA JOLLA BLVD. #504 LA JOLLA, CA. 92037 CALIFORNIA The transaction of business began on: 07/03/12 The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: AUG 03, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 09, 16, 23 AND 30, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-020527 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: TOTAL KIDS ENTERTAINMENT located at: 4582 MT HUBBARD AVE. SAN DIEGO, CA. 92117 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): DAVID GROTH This business is beingconducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The transaction of business began on: NOT YET STARTED The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: JUL 31, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 09, 16, 23 AND 30, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-020839 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: MISSION BAY REALTY located at: 2002 GRAND AVE. SAN DIEGO, CA. 92109 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): JAMES A. MOORE, ROSEANN VECCHIO This business is beingconducted by: HUSBAND AND WIFE The transaction of business began on: 01/01/1980 The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: AUG 03, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 09, 16, 23 AND 30, 2012

LEGAL ADS 900

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE 1350 Front St., Room 5056 San Diego, CA. 92101 (619) 525-4064 Filing Date: August 1, 2012 To Whom It May Concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: CHANS WATERHOLE INC. The applicant listed above is applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 2772 GARNET AVE. SAN DIEGO, CA. 92109 Type of license(s) applied for: 48 - ON-SALE GENERAL PUBLIC PREMISES ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 16, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-019327 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: DOWN UNDER SERVICES, GOODRICH LANDSCAPING located at: 765 AGATE ST. UNIT 2 SAN DIEGO, CA. 92109 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): MICHAEL D. GOODRICH JR. This business is beingconducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL The transaction of business began on: NOT YET STARTED The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: JULY 18, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): JULY 26 AUG 02, 09 AND 16, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-021534 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: BREATH OF LIFE MASSAGE & BODYWORK located at: 4434 INGRAHAM ST. SAN DIEGO, CA. 92109 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): JOHANNA KARLSSON, MARCOS RODRIGUEZ This business is beingconducted by: HUSBAND AND WIFE The transaction of business began on: 06/20/12 The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: AUG 10, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 16, 23, 30 AND SEPT 06, 2012

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-019221 THE

Mobile Computer Repair

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-018662 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: HOOPS MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY, INERTIA located at: 3856 CAMINITO LITORAL #198 SAN DIEGO, CA. 92107 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): JENNIFER P. ROY, JEFFERY A. HATFIELD This business is beingconducted by: HUSBAND AND WIFE The transaction of business began on: NOT YET STARTED The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: JULY 10, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 02, 09, 16 AND 23, 2012 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2012-019666 THE NAME(S) OF BUSINESS: KONSTRUKT DESIGN & REMODEL located at: 9434 CHESAPEAKE DR. #1207 SAN DIEGO, CA. 92123 is hereby registered by the following owner(s): KONSTRUCT DEVELOPMENT, INC. 9434 CHESAPEAKE DR. #1207 SAN DIEGO, CA. 92123 CALIFORNIA This business is beingconducted by: A CORPORATION The transaction of business began on: 07/20/12 The statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr., Recorder / County Clerk of San Diego County on: JULY 20, 2012 ISSUE DATE(S): AUG 02, 09, 16 AND 23, 2012

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REAL ESTATE DIRECTORY · LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS

LA JOLLA Fri, Sat, Sun 1-4pm475 Marine St. . . . . . . .3BR/3BA . . . . . .$1,695,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Koors • 619-410-4213 David Schroedl • 459-0202 Sat & Sun 1-4pm .8722 Caminito Sueno . .3BR/2.5BA . . . .$500,000-$580,000 Sat & Sun 1-4pm .101 Coast Blvd. #1D . . .2BR/2.5BA . . . .$799,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Natasha Alexander • 858-336-9051 Sat & Sun 1-5pm .6846 Draper Ave. . . . . .3BR/3.5BA . . . .$1,075,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Holland • 858-405-6442 Sat 1-4 Sun 2-4pm1596 Vista Claridad . . . .4BR/3BA . . . . . .$1,195,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Reed Team • 858-456-1240 Sat & Sun 1-4pm .5550 La Jolla Hermosa .5BR/3BA . . . . . .$1,300,000-$1,500,000 David Schroedl • 858-459-0202 Sat & Sun 1-4pm .5921 La Jolla Mesa Dr. .5BR/4.5BA . . . .$3,250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sharok Eslamin • 858-449-0501 Sat 1-4pm . . . . . .8656 Via Mallorca Unit D . .1BR/1BA . . . . . .$245,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Randy & Jo-an Upjohn • 858-459-6110 Sat 1-4pm . . . . . .7520 Draper #1 . . . . . .3BR/3.5BA . . . .$998,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Evans • 858-488-7355 Sat 1-4pm . . . . . .5366 Chelsea St. . . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . .$1,085,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greg Phillips • 858-999-6000 Sat 1-4pm . . . . . .373 Coast Blvd. #3 . . . .2BR/2BA . . . . . .$1,750,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alida Crudo • 619-990-2365 Sun 1-4pm . . . . .8936 Cliffridge Ave. . . . .3BR/2BA . . . . . .$1,100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Karen Ekroos • 858-735-9299 Sun 1-4pm . . . . .553 Bonair Place . . . . .3BR/2.5BA . . . .$1,145,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jared Davis • 858-353-7854 Sun 1-4pm . . . . .5545 Rutgers Rd. . . . . .4BR/3.5BA . . . .$1,650,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barbara Lenienweber • 619-98190002 Sun 1-4pm . . . . .5632 Rutgers Road . . . .4BR4BA . . . . . .$1,719,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maria Valencia • 619-888-8947 Sun 1-4pm . . . . .2336 King Arthur Ct. . . .3BR/2.5BA . . . .$1,849,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Daniels Group • 619-755-8757 PACIFIC BEACH / MISSION BEACH / CROWN POINT Sat & Sun 1-4pm .4063 Lamont St. . . . . .2BR/2.5BA . . . .$580,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex Rojas • 858-964-0898 Sat & Sun 1-4pm .4065 Lamont St. . . . . .2BR/2.5BA . . . .$595,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex Rojas • 858-964-0898 Sat & Sun 1-4pm .4067 Lamont St. . . . . .3BR/3.5BA . . . .$649,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alex Rojas • 858-964-0898 Sat & Sun 11-4pm 1265 Oliver Ave. . . . . . .4BR/3.5BA . . . .$899,000 $955,000 Kathy Evans • 858-488-7355 Sat 12-4pm . . . . .3916 Riviera Dr.#402 . .2BR/2BA . . . . . .$819,000-$849,000 Matthew Jenner • 858-603-1812 Sat 7:30-10am . .3521 Riviera Dr. . . . . . .3BR/1.5BA . . . .$1,590,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mel Burgess • 619-857-8930 Sun 12-2pm . . . .4966 Everts St. . . . . . .2BR/1BA . . . . . .$599,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcia Giles • 619-508-9070 Sun 1-4pm . . . . .1967 Felspar St. . . . . . .2BR/1BA . . . . . .$729,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mel Burgess • 619-857-8930 Sun 11-4pm . . . .1035 Archer St. . . . . . .2 UNITS . . . . . . .$890,000-$915,000-$1,000,000 Matthew Jenner • 858-603-1812 POINT LOMA / OCEAN BEACH Sat & Sun 11-4pm 920 Moana Dr. . . . . . . .3BR/3BA . . . . . .$875,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Sat & Sun 11-4pm 3725 Southernwood Way 4BR/4BA . . . . . .$1,275,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Sat & Sun 11-4pm 867 Harbor View Place . .4BR/5BA . . . . . .$2,650,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Robert Realty • 619-852-8827 Sun 1-4pm . . . . .3718 Narragansett Ave. .4BR/3BA . . . . . .$879,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cindy Wing • 619-223-9464 Sun 1-4pm . . . . .4106 Caminito Cassis . .3BR/2.5BA . . . .$815,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Russ Craig • 858-361-7877 Sun 1-4pm . . . . .9014 Montrose Way . . .4BR/2.5BA . . . .$950,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Russ Craig • 858-361-7877

*VILLA TUSCANA CONDO!* Klatt Realty is offering this 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo For Sale with a small patio and covered parking for 2 cars close to UCSD! Action priced at 385,000!!! This will sell fast! Call Klatt Realty for your appointment to see the deal for yourself!

List where the 2012 Real Estate Action is at Klatt Realty Inc.

JOSEPH DEAN KLATT PhD & ENYA LIST WHERE THE REAL ESTATE ACTION IS AT

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012

DRE IIic. No. 00617121

(858) 454-9672 1124 Wall St., La Jolla Enya DrJosephKlatt@san.rr.com www.KlattRealty.com

PACIFIC BEACH -Live in a Coveted Beach Location! -2,150 sqft Single Family Home -Penthouse Room/Family Room -Bay View Roofdeck w/ Fireplace -Security System & Closed Circuit TV -Yard/Patio

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Only 1 Left!

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Sotheby’s...

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A GRAND beach life! WOW... a reasonably priced Duplex elevated high above the street. Two 2BR units. Approximately 5 blks to Crown Point Shores Beach Park or 5 blks to the new Rose Creek Bike Path leading to miles & miles of bayfront biking & walking trails around Mission Bay. Walking distance to shops & restaurants.

$469,000

Pacific

Kathy Evans 858.488.SELL(7355) Coastal Properties

DRE #00872108

Amongst the Treetops

Looking for a Single Level...

La Jolla Summit home with updated granite kitchen, plantation shutters & newer windows/slider. The 4 bedroom split level floor plan provides volume ceilings, formal dining, separate family room, generous-sized rooms and 3 fireplaces. Bring your decorator's touch! Outdoor patio, grassy area and peek ocean views. The Summit community provides pool, tennis, outdoor volleyball, fitness room and community room for a great lifestyle.

Expanded 4 Bedroom/3 full Bath residence with master suite on the entry level. Travertine & hardwood flooring, granite kitchen, plantation shutters, crown molding, & peek Bay views from a 2nd master suite. Patio yard with grassy area. Resort-style community amenities include pools, lighted tennis, fitness center, etc.

Offered at $998,000

Seller will entertain offers between $799,000-$849,000

Call today to view these great homes!

Jeannie Gleeson & Todd Bloom

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Open This Saturday & Sunday 1- 4 Just Listed • Beautiful Bird Rock Family Home

Linda Dunfee 858 • 361• 9089

David Schroedl 858 • 459 • 0202

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Just Listed! • 5550 La Jolla Hermosa Just Listed! This Gracious Bird Rock Family Home with Versatile Floor Plan offers a warm welcome with classic ambience! The expansive lot enjoys mature landscaping with multiple decks for outdoor living in both the front and back yards. Endless Entertaining for the Family every day of the Year. This home boasts wood flooring, Jacuzzi, 5 bedrooms, and 3 baths. The Master Suite boast's a large landing/office area and private deck with a peek ocean view. Absolutely Fabulous!

Seller will entertain offers between $1,300,000 and $1,500,000 www.5550LaJollaHermosa.com

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Just Sold! I recently represented the Buyer in the sale of this oceanfront condominium. One of only 4 units, this Village pied-à-terre feels more like a seaside cottage than a condo and enjoys mesmerizing views of the everchanging sea and a location where you can walk to La Jolla's famous beaches, museums, shops and restaurants.

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