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Candidate takes grassroots approach for congressional campaign
ENCINITAS — 49th District Democratic candidate Jerry Tetalman described the challenges of starting a campaign, saying it was like flying an airplane and building the airplane while you’re flying it. What makes this campaign much more challenging is that this is Tetalman’s first entry into politics, and his opponent in the election is incumbent Darrell [...]
Fitness studio owner cycles 12 hours for a cause
SOLANA BEACH — The owner of a Solana Beach fitness studio recently took the ride of his life to symbolically experience the life-changing events of his father, who was diagnosed this past spring with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS and Lou Gehrig’s disease. Dean Grafos rode a stationary bike from 6 a.m. to [...]
Del Mar debates Shores use
DEL MAR — With the majority of council members agreeing staff was barking up the wrong tree in its effort to create an interim use policy for the Shores property, the group was sent back to the drawing board at the Dec. 5 meeting to craft another plan that will hopefully placate dog owners, baseball [...]
North County LGBTQ Resource Center opens
OCEANSIDE — After three years of serving the local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community, North County LGBTQ opened its resource center at 510 N. Coast Highway 101 on Dec. 4. The grand opening of the center comes three months after the sunset of the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy. Cpl. Ashley Cardona, [...]
Model railroad trains on display
DEL MAR — The Great Train Expo brought together 10 model railroad clubs, hundreds of feet of track, and Z scale to large-scale trains at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Dec. 3. Railroad villages appointed with tunnels, forests and complete towns filled O’Brien Hall for the expo. The North County Model Railroad Society of Oceanside [...]
Hwy 101 plans get approval
SOLANA BEACH — City Council unanimously approved final design plans for improvements along the west side of Coast Highway 101 and authorized staff to advertise for construction bids. Those actions at the Nov. 16 meeting move forward an enhancement project that has been discussed for at least 15 years, although preliminary planning began in 2009. [...]
Stigma still a preventer to those seeking help
SAN DIEGO —Depression; suicide. Just breaching a conversation on these topics can bring uneasiness. “Unfortunately, people are kind of scared to bring up the topic,” said Ruth Kenzelmann, Ph.D executive director OptumHealth San Diego, a health management provider, working in collaboration with San Diego County, and also operates a county-wide access and crisis line. “There [...]
Del Mar project underway
DEL MAR — With community input from a workshop, two open houses and an online survey, City Council unanimously directed staff at the Nov. 14 meeting to create a project description for a downtown revitalization that will include reducing Camino del Mar to two lanes and adding roundabouts and wider sidewalks. After holding a series [...]
Solana Beach opposes SDG&E rate proposal
SOLANA BEACH — Solana Beach is opposing a proposal by San Diego Gas & Electric that many claim will significantly raise rates for solar users and negatively impact the solar industry. Every few years, SDG&E submits a forecast of future costs to the California Public Utilities Commission to set rates for its customers. The most [...]
Help for horses offered at North County shelter
CARLSBAD — Not many people know that the county animal shelter in Carlsbad offers onsite corrals for horses requiring immediate and specialized attention. Four horses have occupied these stalls since July. Lauren Joniaux, deputy director with the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services, said the majority of the horses obtained are through cases [...]
