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City To Chip $186,000 More At The Lossings

by The Editors on June 28, 2011

Thelossings-Tm-TmTonight when the Carlsbadistan City Council meets they will approve AB#20.610 or Improvements To The Crossings and Adjacent Open Space Erosion Mediation.

Apparently, City staff and Kemper Sports Management (the company that runs The Lossings, but can’t seem to do it at a profit) have decided (after paying a golf consultant to prepare a report) that improvements need to be made if the business is ever expected to prosper.

In order to increase “course playability” the city staff would like to spend $80,000 making the 18th hole easier. Apparently, people aren’t playing the course as much as they should because the 18th hole is just too difficult. City staff is also suggesting that $12,000 be spent to transform a “boardroom” into the clubhouse’s second bar. Apparently, the Canyons Bar and Restaurant (one of the more profitable pieces of the Lossing’s business in the past) is not the kind of establishment that keeps golfers around after their round.

But that’s not all. Thanks to heavy rain fall last winter (and the way the land has been artificially shaped for the course) city staff would also like an additional $106,000 for “open space remediation.” They’d like to “repair serious erosion” that created “crevices and brought silt onto city streets.”

Of course, money has already been set aside in the “Golf Course Capital Reserve Fund” for simplifying the 18th hole and building another bar, however, city staff would like to use money from the Capital Construction funds to pay for the erosion repair. And just like that another $200,000 is flushed down The Lossings.

Meanwhile, we still don’t have the Alga Norte Pool nor the skateboard park. Nice, huh?

[Update June 29, 2011: For the record the City Council unanimously approved the $106,000 erosion control funding and the $80,000 to simplify the 18th hole, however, they did not approve the $12,000 to create a “players club” because Farrah Douglas didn’t like the idea of using the boardroom as a temporary bar. She thinks the course needs something more luxurious and suggested maybe turning the pro shop into a new lounge. Council will discuss the new bar issue at a future time.]

[Link: City County Agenda and AB#20.610]

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Carlsbad’s Noelle Freeman Is Miss California

by The Editors on June 27, 2011

Lnf22I-B78814238Z.120110626142101000Gt810A2Q5.2We’re not really sure how all the beauty pageants work, but Noelle Freeman, 21, of Carlsbadistan has won the title of Miss California and a $10,000 scholarship, according to a story in the Orange County Register.

When she won she didn’t even hear her name called, she said. “I kept looking down at my sash to make sure it was actually happening,” said Freeman, who graduated Chapman as a double major in communications and advertising/public relations.

So, let’s get this straight–a girl from Carlsbad (and former Miss Teen World), going to school Orange, competes as Miss Culver City and wins Miss California. Apparently, when she competed in the 2009 Miss California Pageant as Miss City of Orange things didn’t go so well.

Not sure what Freeman, who just graduated from Chapman University with a double major in popular pageant degrees “communications and advertising/public relations” will do with her scholarship money, but she will definitely represent the state in the 2012 Miss America pageant in Las Vegas in January. Which it would appear she’s been preparing for for years.

[Link: OC Register]

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Ruby Summer Plays San Diego County Fair

by The Editors on June 24, 2011

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Carlsbadistan’s own singing sisters, Ruby Summer, will be playing the San Diego County Fair twice this summer. First, today (Friday June 24, 2011) at 4 PM and then again on July 3, 2011 at 5:30 PM. Both times on the O’Brien Stage. If you needed a reason to get back out to the fair, Ruby Summer might be it. Check them out.

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Carlsbadistan Has A Balanced 2011-12 Budget

by The Editors on June 22, 2011

When the City of Carlsbadistan’s new fiscal year begins on July 1, 2011 it will be with a balanced budget according to City Finance Director Chuck McBride.

“By creating a balanced budget that doesn’t rely on borrowing from reserves or other short term fixes, we are on solid ground moving forward,” said McBride. “Over the past few years, as we saw our revenue projections start to decrease, we reduced spending accordingly, focusing on finding efficiencies rather than cutting public services.”

The City seems very proud that this budget will allow the “city libraries and community centers to remain open seven days a week” and that “police and fire services will remain at their current levels.” Strange to be excited by not making cuts to core services, but such are these economic times. Follow the jump for more info on where cuts were made. [click to continue…]

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Legoland’s Ronchetti’s Parking Spot Blocked

by The Editors on June 20, 2011

Legoland California General Manager Peter Ronchetti was in for a little surprise when he left for lunch today. Seems the Legoland model shop replaced his Volvo XC60 with an exact replica made entirely out of Legos. The replacement car weighed 2,934 pounds, but it doesn’t look like it drives very well. We’re guessing Ronchetti has never been blocked into his parking spot like that before.

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Carlsbad Hiker Rescued From Big Sur Cliff

by The Editors on June 20, 2011

Carlsbadistan’s Ron Durham, 20, and Jessica Martin, 18, of San Marcos were rescued from a cliff 300 feet above the Big Sur River Friday, June 17, 2011, according to a story in The Californian.

Durham and Martinbecame stranded on the cliff while they were navigating their way back to their campsite from a swimming hole in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park known as The Gorge.

Luckily, there were no injuries and everyone made it back safely.

[Link: The Californian]

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Four-Car Pile Up On Carlsbad Blvd.

by The Editors on June 5, 2011

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As if we needed another reminder that all the crosswalks on the beach section of Carlsbad Boulevard need flashing lights, we have this four-car pile up near the corner of Carlsbad Blvd. and Juniper Ave. at 5:15 PM, June 5, 2011. The Carlsbad Fire Department and Police were on the scene, but luckily, no one was injured. . . this time.

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A Perfect Day For A Carlsbad Beach Fest

by The Editors on June 5, 2011

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When the bands were done jamming, the runners recovered, and the beach all cleaned up all that was left of the 2011 Carlsbad Beach Fest was the tremendously huge sand sculpture by Archisand. Shaka, Carlsbadistan.

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4th Annual Carlsbad Beach Fest June 4

by The Editors on June 1, 2011

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This Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 8 AM to 3 PM we’ll be joining the City of Carlsbad Beach Preservation Committee. California State Parks, the Friends of Cardiff & Carlsbad State Beaches, and the Carlsbad Village Athletic Club for the 4th Annual Carlsbad Beach Fest at Frazee State Beach at Pine Ave. You probably should, too.

“The goal of the event is to highlight our coastal playground as an irreplaceable resource, and to show appreciation for its beauty and value,” said Tammy Urie, special events director for the Carlsbad Village Athletic Club which is helping to organize this year’s event.

Click here for photos from last year (and a story) or follow the jump for all the details on the 5K, live bands, and more. [click to continue…]

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RVs Have Three More Days On The Wall

by The Editors on May 26, 2011

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Live it up, RVers. In three days time (beginning May 30, 2011) the upper spots on the Carlsbadistan seawall (between Cherry St. south to Hemlock St.) will be closed to all vehicles that are over seven feet high, or seven feet wide, or over 22 feet long. And those rules are in effect until Labor Day.

Wish we could say we’ll miss your moving in and taking over the lawn every weekend, but we won’t.

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