by The Editors on April 9, 2009
The Surfrider Foundation’s argument that that California Coastal Commission acted illegally when it failed to “require Poseidon to reduce the amount of fish and marine organisms that would be killed in the desalination process” were rejected today in San Diego Superior Court today, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Judge Judith Hayes issued a tentative ruling rejecting arguments by Surfrider Foundation and the Planning and Conservation League that the California Coastal Commission misapplied state law when it gave Poseidon Resources a coastal development permit to build the plant. . . . Marco Gonzalez, the attorney for Surfrider and the league, said the groups are unhappy with the ruling and believe the court misunderstood some facts. . . “In particular, a large part of the prospective ruling is based on the perception that the project was previously approved by the Regional Board,” Gonzalez said.
One more hurdle out of the way for the for Poseidon Resources and the desalination plant.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on April 9, 2009
Indiana State Attorney General Greg Zoeller today announced that he has filed a lawsuit against the Carlsbadistan based forecloser consultants You Walk Away and four other companies claiming they broke state law, according to a story on Indystar.com.
The state says the companies used deceptive practices. “We recognize there is a foreclosure crisis in the country,” Zoeller said in a news release. “Indiana has the tools in place that can help consumers avoid becoming victims of for-profit foreclosure consultants’ bad intentions.”
You Walk Away has not even received a complaint yet, according to CEO Jon Maddux. “We previously had an inquiry from them and complied with all their requests,” he said in an email to Carlsbadistan. “We believe that we are not violating any laws in Indiana.”
[Link: Indystar.com]
by The Editors on April 9, 2009
On May 1, 2009 (two days before the spring Carlsbad Street Fair) the two-month long Carlsbad Art Surf kicks off. What? Art Surf is a public art walk project through the streets of The Village sponsored by the Carlsbad Village Improvment Partnership, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Wanting to transform vacant storefront windows into something cheerful, Carlsbad Village property owners have invited artists to sign up to create window murals as part of Art Surf, a two-month art walk that kicks off May 1. . . “I think the idea really was, if you drive down a street and you see lots of empty lots or empty windows, you get an impression that it’s not alive, or it’s not worth coming to (visit) again,” said Robin Young, executive director of the Carlsbad Village Business Association.
We’re not so sure that drawing attention to empty storefronts by letting artists paint on the windows in the best idea, but while they’re at it maybe someone could paint the front windows at Ella Grace in the Village Faire Mall. When we walked by this morning they were packing up and shutting down the business.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on April 9, 2009
On Saturday, April 11, 2009 from 10 AM to 1 PM Carlsbadistan is getting together for one of its biggest holiday events of the year, the Eggstravaganza at Poinsettia Park. Here’s all the info.
Join us for live music, fun games, exciting arts and crafts, and food. Come enjoy an amazing magic show, bounce houses, a giant slide, a chance to “soak the bunny” and much more. This year, instead of an egg hunt, we will be featuring a fun “Egg Scramble” activity. No need to rush to get to the event on time; the “Egg Scramble” will be ongoing from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. In the interest of safety and fairness, children ages 2-5 years old will participate on one field and children 6-9 years old will participate on another. Groups of about 20 kids at a time will surround the perimeter fence line waiting for the whistle which will launch them on a scramble to collect as many eggs as they can until they are gone.
Crafts, Fun Zone, Bunny Balloon Soak, and entry into the “Egg Scramble” activity require an activity card that can be purchased at our Information Booth for $5. Food will be an additional cost. No family will want to miss this special event!
For more information on the event please call Rachael Shay at (760) 602-7519 or e-mail Rachael.Shay@CarlsbadCA.gov
Poinsettia Park, 6600 Hidden Valley Rd.
by The Editors on April 8, 2009
Carlsbadistan stamp designer Carl Herrman sure does stay busy. His most recent work is a new stamp memorializing Native Son author Richard Wright. It will be unveiled tomorrow in the lobby of the Chicago Main post office.
Artwork for the 61-cent First-Class two-ounce stamp created by Kadir Nelson of San Diego, CA, features a portrait of Wright in front of snow-swept tenements on the South Side of Chicago, a scene that recalls the setting of Native Son. Nelson’s portrait of Wright was based on a circa 1945 photograph. Carl T. Herrman of Carlsbad, CA, was the stamp designer. One hundred million stamps were printed in sheets of 20.
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by The Editors on April 8, 2009
Say hello to another chain restaurant in Carlsbad as the Carlsbadistan City Countil has given a unanimous thumbs up for a BJ’s Restaurant Brewhouse to be built across the street from the Carlsbad Premium Outlets, according to a story in the North County Times.
Before voting to grant the Carlsbad project a conditional use permit, Councilman Mark Packard said Tuesday that he could “heartily endorse” the proposal because he had heard great things about BJ’s food from his son-in-law, who has visited the company’s Temecula restaurant.
That’s the kind of research we’ve come to expect from our elected leaders.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on April 8, 2009
The vote has been delayed, however, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board has decided to close the desalination plant hearing “meaning no new evidence or testimony will be considered at the next meeting,” according to a story in the North County Times.
Poseidon Resources Corp., the plant’s prospective builder, made encouraging progress at the hearing, said Scott Maloni, a vice president of the Stamford, Conn.-based company. . . “We think it’s a significant milestone,” Maloni said. “They ended the public debate over the project, and they agreed to come back next month and make a decision. The time delay is insignificant in comparison to the milestone of the public debate coming to a close.”
Writing in the San Diego Union-Tribune Michael Burge said that the plant has been “all but approved” and that the board will “give the project a final green light at a later meeting.”
[Link: North County Times and San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on April 8, 2009
While we were out chasing runners around Carlsbadistan at the Carlsbad 5000, The Office’s Steve Carell, his wife Nancy along with their daughter Annie and son Johnny spent the day at Legoland, according to a story on Entertainment Tonight.
. . .they enjoyed attractions such as Land of Adventure, Miniland USA, Knights’ Tournament and Dino Island.
Nancy even ran into an old high school friend at the park, proving that Miniland USA at Legoland really is a small world!
Apparently, Hollywood stars get to go tromping through Miniland like Godzilla. Next time we’re there we’re just going to go for it. You should, too.
[Link: Entertainment Tonight]
by The Editors on April 8, 2009
Sometimes waking up to an ocean front view doesn’t mean spending $3.2 million on a house on Ocean Street. Not when there’s free parking on the Carlsbadistan seawall.
by The Editors on April 8, 2009
It recently came to light that the number of fish Poseidon Resources‘ proposed desalination plant will kill is actually four to seven times higher than it originally estimated thanks to a math error in their calculations discovered by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board last year, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
But in poring over Poseidon’s study on the number of fish its plant would kill, the board’s staff discovered a math error last year that significantly underestimated the number. . . .When challenged, Poseidon admitted the mistake but said it shouldn’t affect its proposal to create 55.4 acres of new wetlands to compensate for the fish killed. . . “We believe the . . . impacts for the desalination project are de minimis (insignificant), and the impacts can be offset by the 55.4 acres,” said Scott Maloni, Poseidon’s spokesman.
But, of course, that statement makes no sense at all. More damage requires more restoration. Seems pretty simple to us.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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