Problem lots are where an architect’s genius can shine. And the lot at 4240 Hillside Dr. in Carlsbad is a problem. It’s at the bottom of a drainage and surrounded by tile-roofed pink houses (okay, salmon, to be fair). The lot rolls perpendicularly across a ravine that is taller on the Hillside Drive side that on the hill side side. It is a lot that the average home builder would take one look at and run away.
Follow the jump for the rest of the story and more photos.
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Two men died last year in a crash that their families believe was caused by Chinese tires failing on the van they were driving. And, on May 4 they sued the company that imported those tires. Now:
U.S. safety officials have ordered a New Jersey tire importer to recall as many as 450,000 tires that it bought from a Chinese manufacturer and sold to U.S. distributors. . . Foreign Tire Sales Inc., of Union, New Jersey, said an unknown number of the light truck radials it imported since 2002 from Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co., of Hangzhou, China, could suffer tread separation, a problem that led to the largest tire recall in the U.S. in 2000.
That’s where Carlsbad comes in. K&D Tire Wholesalers LLC, of 300 Carlsbad Village Dr #108A-134 Carlsbad was one of seven tire distributors that FTS sold to. The tires to watch out for include: Westlake, Compass, Telluride and YKS.
[Link: CBS News]
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AT&T has finally released the details on the pricing structure for the Apple iPhone service plans. The iPhone will have three different pricing plans identical except for the minutes. All will have unlimited data, unlimited mobile-to-mobile, and a measly 200 SMS text messages (one of the reason’s we’ve always hated Cingular) included in their price. The plans are priced at $59.99, $79.99 and $99.99.
It’s obvious that Steve Jobs did not get his way when it came to bargaining on what or how AT&T would charge for their services. Sadly, the 200 free SMS max and no built-in iChat are pretty close to deal killers for us.
For the rest of the details click the link.
[Link: electronista.com]
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At a meeting this Wednesday (6 PM Carlsbad City Hall, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive) Carlsbad school board trustees will meet to discuss a proposed $80 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Problem is it’s about $1 million more than the schools have coming in.
Technically, it’s a deficit-spending budget,” said Walter Freeman, the district’s deputy superintendent of business services. However, Freeman said, the shortfall will be offset by $1.3 million is state grants the district received last year but plans to use this year to hire more high school counselors and buy art, science and physical education supplies.”
Might we suggest the “shortfall” be made up with bake sales and magazine subscription drives?
[Link: North County Times]
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We’re not talking about the latest trash novel from “Richard Bachman“, we’re speaking specifically about the Carlsbad Library’s Get a Clue @ Your Library Summer Reading program (click here to watch the video).
The Summer Reading Program is a seven (7) week parent supervised program from June 18-August 3, 2007. The program is designed to encourage reading and/or listening to reading through-out the summer. You may read as much as you wish, as long as you read!
For more details visit the Kids’ Zone on the City of Carlsbad website.
[Link: Carsbadca.gov]
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First the good news: In our first poll only two people voted. Last week we asked readers a simple question relating to Carlsbad’s plethora of antique stores and we saw the participation rate increase by 400% to a whopping eight voters. We’re guessing that means we’re at about a 100 percent reader voting rate. Which is great. Here are the results:
38% said the antique stores are “a direct reflection of those who visit Carlsbad”
25% said the shops “add to Carlsbad’s small town flavor
25% said they are “a blight that should be eradicated
13% said the places are “junking up downtown”
In hindsight it looks like we top loaded the negative answers when we created the poll, however, the majority believes (as we do) that retail space is a direct reflection of the kind of people who are shopping in the area. In other words, the shops wouldn’t be there is no one wanted to buy junk.
Which brings us our new question: What does Carlsbad need to attract more tourists. Look over to the right hand column for the new poll. And please vote. We’d like to continue our triple digit growth.
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We apologize in advance for caring entirely too much about this block of electronica. We are pathetic in every way. That said, we are now five days away from the Apple iPhone’s arrival in Carlsbad. And if our math is correct there will only be 100 iPhones in all of North County (including Escondido), so factor that in on your Friday June 29th plans.
Here is the latest AT&T info from The Apple Phone Show blog:
We’ve been able to confirm (by at least two reliable sources inside AT&T and elsewhere) the following details…
1) AT&T stores will close at 4:30 pm Friday and re-open at 6:00 pm to start selling the phone.
2) AT&T employees have received special training on the iPhone averaging six hours per employee.
There are three more bullet points, however, you’ll have to click the link to get it all. And again, we’re very sorry to keep bothering you with fan-boy hype. We just can’t help ourselves.
[Link: Apple Phone Show]
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According to the North County Times a masked gunman walked in to Texas Liquor (in the Albertson’s parking lot, 945 Carlsbad Village Drive) and robbed the store of “an undisclosed amount of cash” Sunday evening at 8:02 PM.
The suspect, described as a male wearing a black mask, was armed with a gun and had fled by the time police arrived, the dispatcher said.
[Link: North County Times]
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Last night, Carlsbad’s New Village Arts Theatre (in the old Bauer Lumber Building at 2787 State Street) opened their production of Sam Shepard’s play True West. Unfortunately, we did not make the premiere, however, city leaders are very happy the prospect of live theater in Carlsbad’s downtown.
It’s a great attraction for us for a couple reasons,” said Carlsbad’s Chamber of Commerce president and chief executive officer, Ted Owen. “It’s award-winning theater, and the tourists who visit the hotels around the village can walk to it. Restaurants will benefit, I think it’s a win-win.”
The play runs until July 15. Click here to purchase tickets.
[Link: North County Times]
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AT&T is rolling out a new Internet-based television and high-speed Internet service called U-Verse and Carlsbad is one of four cities in San Diego County to get it. Aside from the fact that AT&T really is the death star in so many ways, nothing could be worse than Time Warner Cable.
All the details after the jump. . .
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