by The Editors on May 18, 2010
Wednesday May 19, 2010 at 11 AM is the final cut-off for purchasing tickets to the New Village Arts Theatre’s annual gala fundraiser May 22, 2010 New Village Arts Takes Broadway at the Sherton Resort & Spa.
The evening features live swing music by David Patrone, with silent & live auctions, appetizers, dinner, dancing & entertainment. And the best part? All the money raised goes to Carlsbad’s own profession theatre company.
Swing the night away with the New Village Arts Ensemble to the song styling’s of David Patron and his hopping swing band after enjoying cocktails, a New York themed dinner, and Sneak Peak at season 10! All while supporting the most award winning theatre in North County!
Tickets are on sale until 11 AM Wednesday, May 19, 2010 and cost $125 per person. Click here for more information, or follow the jump for the complete event flier.
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by The Editors on May 18, 2010
Le Passage, Carlsbadistan’s French Bistro, has created a great deal in celebration of Carlsbad Restaurant Week (May 18 through May 22, 2010). Here’s what they say:
We are offering a 3 course meal for $30.00! You may select an appetizer, main course and dessert from our price fixe menu for the week. Some menu item examples include our Coq Au Vin, Duck Breast with Cherry Sauce, Chef’s Fish Selection or Steak Au Poivre! This special is for dinner only. We also will be offering our regular menu as well!
This would be the perfect reason to try Le Passage for the first time, or again.
[Link: Le Passage French Bistro]
by The Editors on May 18, 2010
Tonight, the City of Carlsbad City Council voted to “impose its last, best and final offer” to the Carlsbad Firefighters’ Association. It’s an offer the CFA has already turned down, but now it appears to be the deal they’re going to get from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.
“I wish we could have come to an agreement, but at this time the City Council must take the action we feel is in the best interest of the city and the community,” said Claude A. “Bud” Lewis, mayor of Carlsbad. “This year’s difficult contract negotiations are a reflection of the tough times we are in and do not in any way diminish the appreciation and respect we have for the work of our employees.”
The terms of the deal include no salary increases and requires CFA members to pay nine percent of their salaries toward their own retirements. It also creates a secondary retirement tier for new employees that will pay out two-percent of their salary for each year worked after retirement at 50.
According to the North County Times, “Councilman Keith Blackburn opposed the decision, arguing that Carlsbad should be cautious and not be the first community to take such a drastic step. If all the other cities in the region have much better retirement plans, then Carlsbad is going to be the “last resort” employment option for any new firefighter, he said.”
Firefighters’ Association Vice President Chris Lawrence Lawrence was paraphrased as saying that “council’s decision would disappoint the city’s firefighters, but would not affect the high quality of care they provide.”
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by The Editors on May 18, 2010
Thanks to parents who have chosen not to immunize their children against measles, Carlsbadistan now has three cases, according to a story on NBC San Diego.
Health officials said a 3-year-old boy and his sister, 6, are believed to have been exposed by a 24-year-old woman who was visiting them who was in the Philippines in March and April. There have been 200 cases of measles reported in the Asian country this year. . . “One child was treated at El Camino Pediatrics in the evening on May 10 and during the morning hours of May 12 at Scripps Encinitas Hospital,” according to a county health department news release. “The 6-year-old attended Redeemer by the Sea Kindergarten and Preschool in Carlsbad on May 5 and 6, and the 3-year-old attended childcare at Carlsbad Community Church the morning of May 7.”
People may also have been exposed at Henry’s Supermarket on El Camino Real in Carlsbad between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on May 8, 2010. According to an El Camino Pediatrics email the 6-year-old child treated there “has become sick enough to require hospitalization for respiratory complications.”
[Link: NBC San Diego]
by The Editors on May 18, 2010
The City of Carlsbadistan will implement some good old fashioned traffic directing this summer through a new digital technology that will allow remote operators to control the traffic lights at the city’s busiest intersection at Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real.
“This new Traffic Management Center will revolutionize the way we manage traffic in the city,” said Doug Bilse, the city’s traffic signal systems engineer. “It’s a great example of investing in technology to work more efficiently and achieve better results.” . . . The purpose of the pilot program is to develop a five year program to replace the city’s current system, which is limited to a small number of traffic signals that can be coordinated. As the multi-year program is completed, city staff will be able to view the signal operations along an entire corridor and optimize the system to improve traffic flow through the city.
We wonder if a couple guys with florescent vests and a whistles couldn’t do an even better job. Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on May 18, 2010
At a Carlsbadistan City Council hearing tonight (Tuesday, May 18, 2010) the Carlsbad Firefighters Association will either get more time to discuss their issues with city official, or City Council will give the union a final offer that could effect 63 of the 85 fire department workers, according to a Ray Huard story in the North County Times.
Under the proposed plan, newly hired workers could retire at age 50 and collect a pension equal to 2 percent of their wages for every year they worked. The change wouldn’t apply to association members already working in the department, [city spokeswoman Kristina Ray] said.
Apparently, the CFA isn’t happy with that. We’re not sure who is right, but we know this–the people in the city who should be well paid fall into three groups in our opinion: teachers, firemen, and police officers.
Follow the jump for the City’s side of the story.
[Link: North County Times]
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by The Editors on May 18, 2010
The Carlsbadistan based fish taco popularizer Rubio’s just announced that they are planning to sell the company and already at least one shareholder is suing, according to the North County Times.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of investor Gregory Burt and other shareholders by the San Diego law firm Robbins Umeda LLP. Attorneys are seeking class action status for the suit, filed in the Vista branch of San Diego Superior Court. . . The lawsuit asks that the court declare the purchase agreement “unlawful and unenforceable,” and to order the defendants to redo the sale to get the best price for Rubio’s shareholders.
Looks like they’re headed for a fish taco showdown.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on May 18, 2010
San Diego Union-Tribune writer Michael Burge discussed our icon the Encina Power Station’s 400-foot-tall smokestack on Sunday in a story in which City Councilwoman Ann Kulchin said “I think it’s ugly.”
This isn’t the first time we’ve disagreed with Ms. Kulchin. We love the smokestack (obviously) and hope that regardless of what happens to the power plant that the tower stays. It is our beacon. A sentinel watching over Carlsbadistan. Whether we’re out surfing, or walking on the beach, or flying home on a big ol’ jet airliner, the tower reminds us of exactly where we are and where we live. The best little beach city in the world.
On a side note: Thank God no one ever let billboard artist Wyland slap a bunch of cartoon whales up on the side of the power plant because that would have been too ugly for words. Seriously.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on May 18, 2010
Brad Freeman, of Carlsbad, is suing his former business partners for allegedly taking their Cans For Cancer business from him illegally, according to a story in the North County Times.
What is more interesting is what exactly the Cans For Cancer business is doing. Using nearly 5,000 red bins, the company is collecting between $9,000 and $14,000 in aluminum cans in Carlsbadistan each month and so far it appears that very little is going to Cancer research.
Lou Delegge and [his attorney] Robert Kilborne declined to provide proof of donations to cancer research programs or make Cans for Cancer’s books available for a review of the organization’s monthly revenue and expenses, citing the ongoing lawsuit. . . In a phone conversation Saturday, Delegge confirmed his attorney’s assessment that start-up costs and overhead are eating up most of the monthly revenue. He said the company’s goal is to one day donate 100 percent of its proceeds to cancer research.
Guess we’ll just keep putting our cans in the Waste Management bins until all this gets sorted out.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on May 18, 2010
A recent report released by the American Lung Association listed the 10 cities with the worst air quality and guess what? San Diego County (including Carlsbadistan) was listed as number eight on the list of most polluted by Ozone (smog and industrial waste) and at number 17 in short term particle pollution.
Apparently, places that are sunny and warm are the worst for Ozone. That would explain why eight of the top 10 most polluted cities are in California. Trade offs, huh?
[Link: American Lung Association via NaturalNews.com]
Wednesday May 19, 2010 at 11 AM is the final cut-off for purchasing tickets to the New Village Arts Theatre’s annual gala fundraiser May 22, 2010 New Village Arts Takes Broadway at the Sherton Resort & Spa.
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