7-11 Committee removes Ashley Falls from school district chopping block; Del Mar Hills still a possibility
By Karen Billing
Staff Writer
Members of the Ashley Falls School community can breathe a little easier now, knowing that a proposal to close their school was taken off the table at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Del Mar Union School District’s 7-11 committee.
Two top community newspaper groups announce merger
•Carmel Valley News and Rancho Santa Fe Review welcome new sister publications: La Jolla Light, Del Mar Times, Solana Beach Sun
Community journalism continues its rise with the announcement that two of San Diego’s leading coastal newspaper groups have merged.
Late Wednesday, Anthony Allegretti, president and CEO of MainStreet Media Group, and Dex Allen, president and publisher of CMC Publishing’s San Diego Ranch Coast Newspapers, announced that under the agreement, the Rancho Santa Fe Review will incorporate the Rancho Santa Fe Record and the Carmel Valley News will combine with the Carmel Valley Leader. The Del Mar Times will encompass the Del Mar Village Voice and the Solana Beach Sun will continue to be published as a standalone paper.
Displeased with board leadership,
teachers and parents respond to possibility of locating district office at Del Mar Hills
By Matt Liebowitz
Several parents and teachers from Del Mar Hills Academy voiced their concern to the board of the Del Mar Union School District at its Nov. 18 meeting about the possibility that their school will be closed to make room for the new district office.
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Profile: Matthias von Herrath, M.D.
Internationally-recognized researcher heads LIAI center focused on preventing and finding cure for type 1 diabetes
By Arthur Lightbourn
The minute you see him, you know he’s marching to a different drumbeat or, more accurately, to a melodic rock tune he cranks out on his electric guitar on Sundays in a band with friends.
But this is a Tuesday morning, and he’s at work at his desk, clearing the deck of last-minute paper work before our scheduled 10:15 interview.
He’s wearing a white Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirt and as he emerges from behind his desk to greet us, we notice he’s wearing exercise shorts.
And why not?
Local R&B artist Krys Justice
is poised for the spotlight
By Matt Liebowitz
Success is coming at Krys Justice from all angles.
On Dec. 4, Justice, a local-based singer, songwriter, and composer, released his debut album, “JUGGERNAUT.”
With upbeat tracks like “All Night Long,” “Not Stoppin,’” and “Where We At,” “JUGGERNAUT,” recorded entirely in his Rancho Santa Fe studio, showcases Justice’s knack for hooks, melodies, instrumentation, and club-ready beats.
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| Carmel Valley Turkey Trot — Jacob Elson (lion) and Michelle Guerin (turkey) were ready to run at the Lions Athletic Booster Club’s third annual San Diego Jewish Academy Carmel Valley Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26. For more, see inside. Photo/Jon Clark |
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LOVE THOSE CHARGERS — Many CV/DM residents cheered on the San Diego Chargers Nov. 29 when they beat Kansas City Chiefs 43-14 at the Q. (Above) Charger Malcom Floyd makes an aerial catch on a 53-yard pass from Rivers that put the ball at the one-yard line.
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Police offer tips for safety during holiday season
By Matt Liebowitz
Officers from the Northwestern Division of the San Diego Police Department offered guidelines at its Nov. 19 Community Information Forum for remaining safe during the upcoming holiday season.
Community Relations Officer Gaylon Sells, along with Lieutenant Anastasia Smith and new Northwestern Division Captain Miguel Rosario, took the crowd first through the most recent crime statistics for the 42-square-mile area, which is covered by the division’s 36 officers in three shifts.
Ocean Air community rallies behind recently resigned principal Gary Wilson
By Matt Liebowitz
At the Nov. 18 Del Mar Union School District meeting, more than 50 teachers and parents from Ocean Air School voiced their outrage with the school board in the wake of principal Gary Wilson’s recent resignation.
Community leaders react to Sanders’ budget plan
By Dave Schwab
Staff Writer
Community leaders are weighing in on Mayor Jerry Sanders’ 18-month proposal to deal with the projected $179 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2011 by making reductions in virtually every city department and having them take effect on Jan. 1.
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