by The Editors on November 12, 2008
Tomorrow, November 13, 2008, at 10 AM join us as Carlsbadistan along with millions of Southern Californians will be taking part in The Great Southern California Shake Out, an earthquake preparedness drill organized by a collaboration of nonprofit, business, government and education partners within the Earthquake Country Alliance.
Just as with anything, to act quickly you must practice, practice, practice. In a big earthquake, there may be very little time to protect yourself before strong shaking knocks you down or drops something on you. Most earthquakes have a sharp jolt a few seconds before the strong shaking, and we need to Drop, Cover, Hold On immediately when we feel the jolt. By practicing we will act quickly, rather than waiting to see if the earthquake will be large. If it is, it may be too late to protect yourself.
How ironic would it be if there really was an earthquake tomorrow at 10 AM? Everyone would be prepared. Follow the link to sign-up and get more info.
[Link: The Great Southern California Shake Out]
by The Editors on November 12, 2008
Carlsbadistan’s trading card giant Upper Deck has reportedly laid off 60 employees: 40 at the Carlsbad office and 20 in Las Vegas according to a story in the San Diego Business Journal.
Spokesman Terry Melia confirmed the layoffs . . . and provided no further comment. . . . According to Hoover’s, Upper Deck had 400 employees last year, and revenue of $60 million.
Merry Christmas. Sorry, seems like we’re saying that a lot lately.
[Link: San Diego Business Journal]
by The Editors on November 12, 2008
Practitioners of what we like to call the SoCalChris flavor of Christianity who also snowboard and skateboard (and we know there are a lot of you in Carlsbadistan) will be stoked to check out the film Created To Create.
Created to Create is the story of a group of unwitting teenage skateboarders and snowboarders that when faced with the question “Why were you created?” yell back loud and clear. Professional skateboarder Christian Hosoi leads you through ten years with this band of boarders as they travel America doing what they were created to do.
The film which profiles Boarders For Christ premieres Monday November 17, 2008 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at The North Coast Calvary Chapel, 1330 Poinsettia Lane, Carlsbadistan, CA 92011. The free show will also feature live music by Caleb Jude Green.
by The Editors on November 10, 2008
The City of Carlsbad is expected to approve a $718,169 bid by McCarthy Building Companies Wednesday night to move the arsenic-laced dirt from the Carlsbad High School football field, according to a story in the North County Times.
Clean-up work is expected to start Nov. 24 and take less than a week. Once the soil is removed, work is expected to start on a new stadium on the campus. . . . District officials expect to be done with the renovation work in 2011.
And to think: our parents always said there were better things to do than spend our days digging in the dirt. If we’d known we could make three quarters of a million dollars a week hauling dirt we never would have wasted time learning to type.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on November 10, 2008
Today, Carlsbad’s Wu Man, 43, was announced a winner of the annual United States Aritist Fellowship.
Wu Man is an internationally renowned pipa virtuoso. The pipa is a lutelike Chinese instrument that has a two-thousand-year history. Wu studied a classical style of pipa at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, receiving the first master’s degree in that instrument. She immigrated to the United States in 1990, at the age of 25. Wu performs traditional pipa music and also interprets specially commissioned works by composers such as Terry Riley, Philip Glass, and Tan Dun. She has performed as a soloist with many orchestras and is a principal member of Yo- Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project. Wu was the first Chinese musician to perform at the White House. A.C.
United States Artists (USA) is a grant-making organization dedicated to supporting America’s finest living artists working in in a diverse array of disciplines. And to think, Wu lives in Carslbadistan. We are proud to see our Village associated with such talent. Even if we don’t exactly know what a pipa sounds like.
[Link: United States Artists via LA Times]
by The Editors on November 10, 2008
We’ve always seen it as a big hole in the ground off the side of the 78. But to some who took a tour of the quarry on Saturday November 8, 2008, there’s more than meets the eye, according to a story in the North County Times.
“This creek is just amazing,” Michael Taliana said, looking down at Buena Vista Creek, as it gurgled over granite rocks just west of El Salto Falls. “If they clean this up, this could be a beautiful place for families. This could be a beautiful place to make a park.”
Officials from Hanson Aggregates (like Ann Gunter, pictured) showed how much work the company has already done to save the area and explained what the options are moving forward. For the rest of the story (and there is much more to this than a park, a creek, and a quarry), click the link below.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on November 10, 2008
A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit that the City of Encinitas brought against the City of Carlsbad regarding the costs of upgrading La Costa Avenue, according to a story in the North County Times.
Originally, the City of Carlsbad said they would pay nothing and that the developer of the Ponto Vision Plan would pay for 27 percent of the estimated $5.34 million the upgrades would cost.
Now the costs have been raised to $7 million and the two cities have agreed to split the costs evenly.
Encinitas Councilman James Bond said this week that he is pleased a deal was reached. . . .”Hopefully it is in fact settled and we have all signed off and walking away with a good agreement,” said Bond, who was elected Tuesday to his fifth term on the council. “For sure, it was a compromise agreement, but it was a lot better than they (Carlsbad) initially offered. I think it is more equitable.”
We are constantly reminded that lawsuits are the way organizations negotiate.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on November 10, 2008
Economic depression humor comes to Carlsbadistan as The After 5 Club presents Thank You For Firing Me at the Carlsbad Village Theatre on November 22, 2008. According to the press release:
The show features a line up of side-splitting comedians—some who were former executives and who have made a career out of comedy —- as well as Malibu Mike, who plays “Dick Tator” the idiot boss in the lobby who will fire theater-goers as they enter the venue. Headlining the show is Vickie Barbolak, a San Diego comedian voted on network TV as America’s Funniest Mom.
This one-time show is Saturday, November 22, 2008 at the Carlsbad Village Theatre 2822 State Street. Tickets are available online for $18 or by calling (800) 754-9737.
[Link: After 5 Club]
by The Editors on November 9, 2008
Get ready to say hello to Carlsbadistan’s McClellan-Palomar Airport’s new terminal and good-bye to free parking, according to a Steven Mihailovich story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Due to open Nov. 17, the terminal will mark a new era for one of the busiest single-runway airports in the country, where more than 215,000 takeoffs and landings occurred last year by private planes, corporate jets and airline commuter flights.
Nice that we will be saddled with paying off the $13 million Federal Aviation loan with our parking fees. Free parking was about the only reason we liked flying out of Carlsbadistan.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on November 7, 2008
On the heels of all the talk of “the quarry” being a good site for the new NRG Power Plant comes news that The Hanson/Heidelberg Cement Group is hosting a “reclamation plan workshop” on the site of their old quarry on Saturday, November 8, from 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
The west end of this valley was acquired earlier this year for permanent, natural open space. The east end is home of one of the highest water falls, closest to the coast, in all of southern California. The City of Oceanside allowed the Quarry Creek shopping center to lay asphalt to within a few feet of the water falls and install a very large WalMart/Kohls sign above it. . . The area in question is in Carlsbad. The same developer wants to develop it. Many people want to acquire it as additional open space, “water falls to the waves” concept. This the stream that feeds the Buena Vista lagoon, the only fresh water lagoon in southern California.
The old quarry is located in the southwest corner of Highway 78 and College Blvd. Travel west on Haymar from College Blvd. past the auto dealer. Turn south at the Hanson sign. Follow directions to parking and workshop.
Tomorrow, November 13, 2008, at 10 AM join us as Carlsbadistan along with millions of Southern Californians will be taking part in The Great Southern California Shake Out, an earthquake preparedness drill organized by a collaboration of nonprofit, business, government and education partners within the Earthquake Country Alliance.
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