It’s strange to see Carlsbadistan imagined as a pair of sunglasses, but Columbia Sportswear has done it with their Hyper-lite TR90 Framed The Carlsbad. The glasses feature a “revolutionary new high-tech thermoplastic material that is extremely strong and shock resistant. . . triacetate cellulose formulated lens offers superior visual clarity.”
We’re not sure it matches our particular style, but they’re not exactly ugly. Right?
[Link: Zappos.com]
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Carlsbad’s firefighters union has endorsed city council member Ann Kulchin in her re-election bid, according to a story in the North County Times.
“We know who Ann Kulchin is, so we had no trouble endorsing her based on her … history,” union President Rick Fisher said Wednesday. . . . The union hasn’t yet made a decision on who to endorse for the second council seat that’s on the November election ballot, he said.
Apparently, the elections are in November and there are two seats up. Also, if you’d like to run you have until July 14 to officially register.
[Link: North County Times]
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Last Wednesday several hundred people turned out to support teachers and education as two local teachers’ unions rallied at Holiday Park in Carlsbadistan. The Carlsbad Lancer Dancers and Excalibur Dancers performed. Students spoke how the arts, music and teachers had made a difference in their lives. Parents, teachers, administrators and school board members spoke on the importance of education for our children’s future.
It’s kind of sad that thanks to our government so many people have to come out and state what should be obvious to every single official. But if they need to hear it again we’re glad there are people to say it.
Thanks to everyone who came out.
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The Carlsbad-based fish taco restaurant chain Rubio’s announced their first quarter 2008 results yesterday and while revenues rose 2.9% for the quarter comparable store sales decreased by 3 percent and the company actually lost $745,000.
“Our first quarter results are indicative of the overall challenging macroeconomic environment, and in particular, higher gasoline prices and the weak housing markets in Arizona, Nevada and parts of California. Over the past several months, we have undergone a vigorous assessment of the opportunities to better leverage our resources and gain efficiencies in our cost structure, while continuing to focus on delivering unique products and an unsurpassed guest experience. Notably, we reduced our corporate support staff by just over 10% at the end of April and have several initiatives underway to lower food and labor costs while maintaining the integrity of our brand. We believe this balanced approach will better position us to achieve our profit goals in the near term and still execute our longer term strategy,” said Dan Pittard, Rubio’s President and CEO.
Sounds like Dan is blaming everything but the food. We’re slowly learning that if your only big idea is to reduce production costs, you might want to re-think your business strategy entirely.
[Link: PRnewswire]
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The Lowbrow Bandits who hit the JCPenny at Westfield Plaza Camino Real Mall last Friday after robbing a Pennys in Laguna Hills only 90 minutes earlier have amassed close to $2.5 million dollars in gold over the past 18 months according to a story in the LA Times.
As the price of the precious metal continued to zoom to more than $1,000 an ounce, the thieves’ activity increased until they had stolen about $2.5 million worth of gold jewelry from 11 JCPenney stores throughout California. . . . “It’s a strange series of crimes, to target only JCPenney stores,” said Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. “Then they steal only the gold and don’t even touch the more expensive jewelry.”
They might not be so lowbrow after all.
[Link: LA Times]
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Teachers from two local unions will rally today at Holiday park from 4 to 5:30 PM in response to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s education budget cuts.
Members of the Carlsbad and Oceanside teachers associations have arranged for speakers and music at the event, which will mark the statewide “Day of the Teacher,” organizers said.
If you support education get out and support the teachers.
[Link: North County Times]
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They really don’t have any control over what NRG does with their Encina Power Station does with their equipment, but that didn’t stop the Carlsbad City Council from “opposing the proposed addition,” according to a Barbara Henry story in the North County Times.
Carlsbad’s council hopes with its vote Tuesday to emphasize concerns the city has about the project in advance of the state’s hearings. City officials have raised questions about air quality, visual blight and other issues, but their main emphasis has been that the entire Encina site ought to get out of the power-generating business. . . . At Tuesday’s meeting, Councilman Matt Hall called the nearly 100-acre site one of the best pieces of land along San Diego County’s coastline. Councilwoman Julie Nygaard said the future of the area was of keen interest to many people in Carlsbad.
We’d be happy seeing the power plant go as long as they leave the smoke stack standing.
[Link: North County Times]
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The Museum of Making Music will be honoring music legend (and Beatles inspiration) Ravi Shankar at their Evening Of Note fundraiser on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at The Crossings clubhouse at The Crossings-at-Carlsbad.
The evening opens with a reception featuring performances by Kamau Kenyatta and the San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory String Quartet. Following the reception, the gala program—emceed by Marty Levin, NBC 7/39 News Anchor—includes special performances by the Patnaik Sisters Indian Dance Troupe, Peter Sprague & Fred Benedetti, youth cello prodigy Nathan Chan and a special commemorative presentation for the honoree, Ravi Shankar.
Tickets are $100 per person (or $1200 for a table of 12). Proceeds from the evening support the museum’s ongoing educational outreach programs, workshops, performances and exhibitions.
[Link: Museum of Making Music]
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The City of Carlsbad has paid $105,000 to settle a lawsuit brought on by Robert and Liliana Rees after they were roughly arrested at their home during a birthday party in December of 2006, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
According to the suit filed in federal court, dentist Robert Rees was shot with a Taser several times, punched and had his arms and wrists twisted by Carlsbad police Officers Gerry Ellsworth and George Zavala. . . . Rees’ wife, Liliana, was arrested on suspicion of resisting and obstructing an officer after she photographed the incident and tried to open the door of a police car to take a photo of her husband, the lawsuit said. She said she was slammed against the car. . . A charge of resisting arrest was dismissed when Robert Rees pleaded guilty to a loud noise violation. The criminal case against his wife was dismissed. . . . As part of the settlement, which the City Council approved in a closed session April 8, the couple agreed to drop the lawsuit against the city.
Sounds like money that could have been better spent on a new skatepark.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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We made fun of some bandits on April 4th for robbing the Sears jewelry department. Now, it appears that the same men may have come back and hit the JCPenny’s at Carlsbad’s Westfield Plaza Camino Real.
The break-in at the JCPenney department store in Carlsbad’s Plaza Camino Real Mall was reported at 4:12 a.m., said a Carlsbad Police Department dispatcher. . . .he break-ins are believed to be part of a yearlong string of nearly a dozen similar burglaries recorded statewide, including one last month in El Cajon.
The rising price of gold can make some people do crazy things, huh? Pennys is offering up a $20,000 reward so ratting out their friends could be even more lucrative way for the lowbrow bandits to make even more cash.
[Link: Fox6.com]
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