by The Editors on May 4, 2008
North County Times writer Sarah Gordon checks in with Amtrak Engineer Mike Guyer, who has been behind the control when his train has hit and killed nine people in the last 13 years, most were suicides like Jeffrey Samora.
Guyer said he tells engineers who are thinking of taking a job on the coastal line what nobody told him: “You’re moving to a place where you’re going to hit a lot of people. Know that the thing is going to take a little piece of you.”
Click the link to read the engaging, well-researched story. It will be worth your time.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on May 4, 2008
The Carlsbad Education Foundation’s Kids Are Worth A Million telethon held yesterday at Legoland has already raised $267,000 and the “phones haven’t even begun ringing,” thanks in part to a $120,000 donation from Legoland California.
“I give Legoland full credit for making this event such a huge success,” said Lisa Posard, President-Elect of the Carlsbad Educational Foundation. “In this time of financial crisis it is so important to have the support of our community. It is exciting to see everyone come together to rally around education!”
The Kids Are Worth A Million Telethon was taped before a live audience on Legoland California’s Fun Town Stage and will air Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. on Time Warner Cable Channel 19.
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by The Editors on May 1, 2008
A two-year-old Carlsbad boy is dead after being accidentally run over by a neighbor who was backing out of her driveway.
Derek Siaosi, 2, was struck on Lemon Leaf Drive at Phoebe Place around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, said Carlsbad police Sgt. Chris Boyd. The boy was flown to Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, where he was pronounced dead.
Our thoughts and prayers are with both families.
[Link: Fox6.com]
by The Editors on April 29, 2008
Nothing makes us feel worse about what our country is doing in Iraq than seeing America’s valiant, courageous young servicemen and women coming home missing limbs.
Yesterday, at Carlsbad’s TaylorMade Golf headquarters three young amputees were treated like PGA pros. They received complete sets of golf clubs and swing training with the world renowned golf coach Jim Flick, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
This day was dubbed “Operation: Game On!” by Tony Perez, the San Diegan who had the idea for the project. Perez, the president of the local Pin Pals golf program for underprivileged youth, is a Vietnam veteran who wanted to do something special for wounded military personnel.
Thanks, Tony and TaylorMade for setting such a great example for all of us.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on April 29, 2008
We broke this story in November, but now it looks like the $8 Tamarack Surf Beach parking fee is getting closer.
According to a release from the City of Carlsbad the parking fee will be discussed during the California Coastal Commission’s monthly meeting, slated for Thursday, May 8, 2008, at the Marina Del Rey Hotel, Marina Del Rey California.
Carlsbad officials oppose the proposal and have expressed concern over the insufficient noticing given to the public about the installation device as well as the adverse impacts to the surrounding neighborhoods and impact on public beach access if the proposal is approved. . . . Residents and those affected by the proposed parking fee are encouraged to fax or e-mail their concerns to Coastal Commission analyst Toni Ross at tross@coastal.ca.gov or fax at 619-7672384.
Not that it’s going to do any good, but we might as well complain while we have a chance.
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by The Editors on April 25, 2008
As southern California surfers we’ve all been able to rationalize our safety in the water by the fact that no surfer has ever been killed by a shark south of Santa Barbara (click here for a list of California attacks for the last five years). But today’s news about swimmer Dave Martin, 66, of Solana Beach, California being killed by a 12 to 17 foot great white shark while training with a group of triathletes 150 yards off shore in Fletcher’s Cove sent a chill through the entire beach community.
Sadly, this isn’t the first white shark spotted in San Diego County lately. Scott Bass, the host of surf talk radio show Down The Line spoke about finding a baby Great White at Cardiff Reef on April 11 during his April 13, 2008 podcast.
Two days ago in the morning I was surfing Cardiff Reef,” Bass said. “Not only did I see a great white shark, but I picked it up by the tail. It was a baby great white. It was probably three feet long. It swam right up to my board and at first I was obviously freaked out. Tough guy me had my arms and legs in the air screaming for my mom. And I pushed it away and it was just such a facinating creature that I found myself paddling up to it. . . . It went way into the shallows where the river was running out and it looked like it was trying to beach itself. So I literally got off my board picked the shark up by its tail and held it up. There were people walking by taking pictures.”
Down The Line co-host Marty Thomas joked at the time about where the baby shark’s Mom and Dad were. Guess we all know now.
So far no Carlsbadistan beaches have been closed, however, recommendations (like the one shown above) have been posted at South Carlsbad State Beach. State beach patrolman we spoke to in the Tamarack Beach parking lot said they had no plans to issue any more closures.
While there were three surfers out at Tamarack, talk in the parking lot was obviously all about the shark, the attack, and how people feel about it. One Carlsbad local seemed to think that the shark was no longer in the vicinity. “That thing is all the way to Guadalupe Island by now,” he said. Another surfer agreed. “Those things can swim 8 miles like nothing.”
Hopefully, that is the case because as well all know, those offshore winds are going to blow this weekend and a lot of people are going to want to be in the water.
[Links: San Diego Union-Tribune, Associated Press, LA Times, and Surfer Magazine]
by The Editors on April 25, 2008
Longtime Carlsbadistan residents (and especially business owners) just can’t seem to get a break with it comes to area codes. We’ve already had a 619 phone number and a 760 number and now it looks like we’re going to get a new one: 442.
The new 442 code will go live six months from Thursday’s vote. Starting next year, all callers will have to dial the 442 prefix instead of 760 to reach people in heavily populated suburbs like Carlsbad, Escondido and Vista. . . . The vote splits those communities from rural areas stretching from the Mexican border north to Mono county along the Nevada border, which will still be covered by the 760 area code.
Well, the good news is that we’ll finally have a Primus song about us: “. . . with a Bocephus sticker on his 442 he’d light ’em up just for fun.”
[Link: Mercury News]
by The Editors on April 22, 2008
Employees and teamriders from IPATH, a Torrance, California-based action sports footwear company, joined The Surfrider Foundation on Monday morning to help clean up Carlsbad State Beach on Earth Day.
“Going green isn’t a fad, it’s a movement IPATH has been a part of since our beginning and we’re thrilled others are joining us,” said Bruce Gordon, IPATH’s general manager.
We’re glad, too. We like clean beaches.
by The Editors on April 22, 2008
As an assistant director Carlsbad’s Jack Roe helped create some of Hollywood’s best loved films. Sadly, he died April 6, 2008 of heart failure, according to a story in Variety.
A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at El Camino Country Club, 3202 Vista Way, Oceanside. Born in Omaha, Neb., Roe served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. . . . After joining the Director’s Guild in 1963, he worked as a assistant director on films such as Funny Girl, Paint Your Wagon, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, The Sunshine Boys, The Bad News Bears, Silver Streak, The Goodbye Girl, and The In-Laws.
In all he worked on more than 50 feature films. Our thoughts are with Mr. Roe’s family and friends.
[Link: Variety]
by The Editors on April 22, 2008
Three of the 55 applicants for the position of City Manager for the City of Carlsbad have made it to round two of the interview process according to a Barbara Henry story in the North County Times.
“We screened six,” the mayor [Bud Lewis] said, as he discussed an all-day, closed-to-the-public interview session the City Council held last week. “And we’re coming back for three (finalists) we’re going to look at again. . . “Hopefully, within the next few weeks we’re going to have a city manager,” he added.
Current acting City Manager Lisa Hildabrand, 52, is still in the running for the job, but the names of the other two have not be released.
Seems like a pretty nice way to make over $200,000 a year.
[Link: North County Times]
North County Times writer Sarah Gordon checks in with Amtrak Engineer Mike Guyer, who has been behind the control when his train has hit and killed nine people in the last 13 years, most were suicides like Jeffrey Samora. 
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