by The Editors on October 21, 2007
Jim Courtney and Michael Pfankuch would like to take the one-acre lot that houses old Carlsbad Boat Club on the north shore of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon and put in a 26-unit, 40,500-square-foot time-share condominium complex, but according to a North County Times story they’re the only ones excited about the project.
Neighbors say they think a three-story condo complex would be completely out of character for the quiet community made up of luxurious single-family homes. . . .The city’s Planning Department appears to agree. Staff members are recommending that the Planning Commission deny the permit that the project will need to proceed.
Courtney and Pfankuch have an uphill battle. If they get past the Planning Commission and the City Council they still must have their plans approved by the Costal Commission.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on October 21, 2007
According to the San Diego Union Tribune a 31-year-old “San Diego Gas & Electric Co. worker suffered a severe electrical shock” while working on an “electricity distribution tower at Cannon Road and Faraday Avenue” at 10 AM yesterday.
The man was flown by helicopter to the burn unit of UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest, Carlsbad fire Battalion Chief Mike Kennedy said. . . The man was in stable condition when taken to the hospital, Kennedy said.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on October 21, 2007
Last night the heart of Carlsbadistan was getting all shook up thanks to what appeared to be test bombing at Camp Pendleton. You know the blasts are pretty heavy stuff when you’re sitting on the couch watching TV and you can feel the rumble right up through the floor. There were no media reports of increased activity on base, but we could certainly here the thunder and feel the blasts. Did you feel anything? If so, let us know in the comments.
by The Editors on October 19, 2007
From a business perspective this probably isn’t the greatest news in world, but according to a story in the North County Times Carlsbad office space vacancy rate is soaring.
Leasable office vacancy rates in the posh coastal city have risen to 24.2 percent in the third quarter, the report stated. That’s up from 21.2 percent in the second quarter and just 10.2 percent in the third quarter of 2006. “Leasable” refers to empty space that is on the market and leased space that is unused and could be rented to someone else. . . “Vacancy has continued to shoot up as construction has been outpacing absorption,” said John Hoffmann, a senior vice president at Burnham, a real estate research firm in San Diego.
Looks like this may have something to do with the recent softening of the real estate market in general. Sadly, we’re going to guess this vacancy number will go even higher in the short term.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on October 18, 2007
A memorial service for Sean Carter, the teenager who went missing after a PWC crash last week will be held Saturday at 2 PM at the Elk’s Lodge according to a notice in the North County Times. Though an “intense rescue effort” from Oceanside to Carlsbad was made the boy’s body has still not been found.
Carter is presumed dead seven days after he and Doug Carter, his 21-year-old brother, crashed head-on into each other while riding Sea-Doos just south of the Oceanside Pier last Wednesday. Doug Carter reached his unconscious brother in the minutes after the crash, but could not save him from sinking. Although wearing wetsuits, neither brother was wearing a life jacket as required by California law.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on October 18, 2007
According to a report released by Carlsbad’s Callaway Golf Co. (ELY) yesterday, it is highly likely that they will show a profit for the third quarter of this year. In the golf business that is apparently enough news for a celebration.
The high-end golf club maker said it expects its quarterly results to range from break-even to profit of 2 cents per share, including two charges and a gain on the sale of a building.
While the numbers won’t be released until November 1, the news was good enough to send the stock up $2 to $17.27 this morning in early trading.
[Link: Houston Chronicle]
by The Editors on October 18, 2007
If the Carlsbad City Council gives the Ponto Vision Plan (a development that could include “a 215-room Hilton resort; a 269-room hotel; a 161-unit condominium and live-work complex; and a 180-room hotel and 126 time shares”) the thumbs up it’s going to greatly increase traffic on La Costa Avenue. That means the road will have to be upgraded. But exactly who is going to pay for that has become a point of contention between the cities of Carlsbad and Encinitas.
Carlsbad estimated that the improvements would cost $5.34 million and determined that Ponto developers should pay 27 percent, with Encinitas paying the rest, Encinitas officials said. . . . Encinitas Planning Director Pat Murphy said Ponto’s developers should pay 70 percent of the improvements. His staff based its calculations on the developers’ share of the additional traffic that would be using La Costa Avenue, yielding a much higher share for the developers.
We have an easy solution: don’t build out Ponto.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on October 18, 2007
The Mitsuuchis family is hoping to sell 18 acres of land on the northeast side of Batiquitos Lagoon to the California Coastal Conservancy as open space according to a story in the San Diego Union Tribune.
Deborah Ruddock, the California Coastal Conservancy’s project manager for North County lagoons, said the property has been appraised at $2.4 million. The conservancy’s board will consider committing $1.7 million toward buying the property at its meeting Nov. 8, Ruddock said. . . She said the California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are trying to come up with the balance.
Open space on the lagoon is a good thing, right?
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on October 18, 2007
We’re not going to pay $250 for a “three day hands-on approach to drumming and rhythm” or spend the weekend of November 9-11, 2007 with “featured drummer, composer, author, and educator Ed Roscetti .” But for those into drumming and percussion this over-18 event hosted by the Museum of Making Music may be the best drum school ever.
Styles covered include: samba, olodum, Afro-Cuban, jazz, blues, rock, funk and hip-hop. The rhythm section will accompany large and small group ensemble classes leading up to a final performance. On the last day, family and friends are invited to enjoy this interactive day of fun and music as students showcase their newly developed rhythmic skills.”
Contact Jillian Jepsen at (760) 438-5996, ext. 212 for information and registration. Get it on, bang a gong, get it on.
[Link: The Museum of Making Music]
by The Editors on October 16, 2007
While local government and other groups are well behind the proposed Carlsbad Desalination Plant the Surfrider Foundation is still asking people to do all they can to stop it.
This project would be the largest and most damaging ocean desalination facility in the western hemisphere and should not move forward if we want to improve the health of our coastal areas and ocean water quality. Though there is never a good reason to destroy public coastal property, this project is especially threatening because it will cause the destruction of marine life and ecosystems of one of Southern California’s last remaining coastal lagoons, and exacerbate global warming.
They’ve posted a form letter on their website that will allow people to send email to Coastal Commission Chair Patrick Kruer and Lt. Gov. John Garamendi asking that they vote no on the project. If you’re against this project, please click the link to take action.
[Link: Surfrider Foundation]
Jim Courtney and Michael Pfankuch would like to take the one-acre lot that houses old Carlsbad Boat Club on the north shore of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon and put in a 26-unit, 40,500-square-foot time-share condominium complex, but according to a North County Times story they’re the only ones excited about the project.
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