by The Editors on November 21, 2010
It doesn’t take a professional to know that something is terribly wrong with Carlsbadistan’s The Lossings at Carlsbad golf course. But the City apparently hired one anyway. And according to a Barbara Henry story in the North County Times that consultant discovered some problems.
“It’s a difficult golf course to play. The design is very severe,” Sunrise Golf consulting company President Mark Tansey said at a Carlsbad City Council workshop TuesdayIn an interview Friday, Tansey said several holes along the back stretch of the course are extremely tough for the average golfer. The holes have multiple “forced carry” points where golfers must hit their balls over hazards and can lose those balls if their shots fail. . . . Add fairways with slope issues and the bad visibility from some hole tee-off points, and you’ve got some very frustrated golfers, he said.
Apparently, $75 million just doesn’t buy the same quality golf course that it used to. It’s difficult for many to remain calm when discussing the horrific theft of public moneys that is The Lossings. How City Council members who voted for the golf course can in the same breath discuss a “coming public employee compensation disaster” is completely astounding. At this point we’d probably all be better off if the City sold the clubhouse to a chain restaurant, closed the golf course, and turned the land into a public park that everyone could enjoy without having to pay $80.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on November 19, 2010
Carlsbadistan’s New Village Arts Theatre is opening a world premiere, workshop production of Renee Moreno’s Picturing My Sister tonight (November 19, 2010) at 8 PM.
A funny, beautiful and touching exploration of one woman’s journey through helping her sister prepare for her wedding, while unable to get married herself because she is gay. A look at the impact of the current civil rights movement with comparisons to her grandfather’s experience as a Mexican-American soldier in World War II. An incredibly timely, important, San Diego story.
The play runs three nights only. New Village Arts Theatre is located at 2787 State St in the heart of the Villages of Carlsbadistan. Click here to purchase tickets. For more information, click the link.
[Link: New Village Arts Theatre]
by The Editors on November 19, 2010
For the past 40 years the Carlsbad Christmas Bureau Adopt-a-Family program has provided Christmas for families that otherwise would not be able to afford it.
“This year more than 450 Carlsbad families have requested assistance from the Christmas Bureau,” said Phil Urbina, bureau president.
Groups can assist a family by purchasing food and gifts for a family or by making a monetary donation to cover the cost of food and gifts. . . The Christmas Bureau provides those adopting a family with a list of recommended items to be included in a basket, such as nonperishable food items, toiletries and school supplies for students.
For more information on how you can bring Christmas cheer to families less fortunate that your visit http://www.christmasbureau.org/, email christmasbureau@roadrunner.com or call (760) 599-7567 or click here to sign up adopt family.
[Link: Carlsbad Christmas Bureau]
by Richard J. Riehl on November 18, 2010
At a September forum for Carlsbad’s mayoral and city council candidates, one city hall hopeful declared good pay for public safety personnel was unnecessary, since so many kids dream of fighting fires and catching criminals. Another claimed that if pay for public employees were cut by a third there’d be no problem finding replacements for those who quit.
Even though both candidates were losers, their comments may explain why voters overwhelmingly approved Carlsbad’s Prop G, which will prevent future city councils from increasing public safety employee benefits. Meanwhile, newspaper headlines continue their assault on public employee pay. In hard times, it seems, we need scapegoats.
Ever since a handful of elected officials in a small town in Los Angeles County were caught helping themselves to astronomical salaries at taxpayer expense, politicians and the press have declared open season on public employees.
The latest example is an article appearing in the North County Times a couple of weeks ago (“Salaries up for county employees,” November 7). The lead-in claims, “Base pay for some increased by 31 percent from 2007 to ’09.” This may have been an eye-catching introduction to a front page story. But it also fell short of the truth.
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by The Editors on November 18, 2010
by The Editors on November 16, 2010
Accused Juniper Avenue ghost ride the whipper Neal Tillman, 29, of Carlsbad pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of driving under the causing injury Monday, according to a story on 10news.com.
Neal Tillman, 29, appeared before Judge Marshall Hockett Monday morning to face those charges. He is currently free on $2,500 bond, and he is not allowed to drink any alcohol and can only drive to and from work.
Tillman has apparently never even gotten a speeding ticket before. He certainly went big for his first alleged infraction.
[Link: 10news.com]
by The Editors on November 16, 2010
Carlsbadistan has had another cliff faller, but this time it wasn’t at the beach, according to a story on NBC San Diego. On Monday (November 15, 2010) at about 9 AM a man fell from the cliffs at Lake Calavera on the North Eastern edge of Carlsbad.
The 21-year old man fell approximately 200 feet near the levy road around 9 a.m. Monday, police said. Paramedics had stabilized the man near the base of the cliff until a helicopter could be used to take him to Scripps Hospital.
The man’s injuries were reported as “grave to serious,” according to the story.
[Link: NBC San Diego]
by The Editors on November 15, 2010
Yesterday, November 14, 2010, the world remembered Andy Irons with a memorial service on the three-time world champion’s home break at Pine Trees on the island of Kauai, but surfers in Carlsbadistan gathered over a week ago (November 6, 2010) to remember the 32-year-old surfer, according to a post on TransworldSurf.com.
Irons was found dead in a Dallas, Texas hotel room on November 2, 2010. He had been feeling ill and was on his way home to Hawaii from Puerto Rico. when he died. Click the link for more photos.
[Link: Transworld Surf]
by The Editors on November 12, 2010
If you’re wondering why there are so many cougars roaming the streets of Carlsbadistan this weekend, we may have the answer: a Jazzercise Shopping Escape & On Location event, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Hundreds are expected to attend the two, three-hour fitness classes, scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at the Carlsbad Sheraton Resort & Spa Grand Pacific Ballroom. The event sold out in 10 days. . . The event will include Jazzercise, Bump & Pump, Pilates and other popular fitness routines, led by Jazzercise founder and CEO Judi Sheppard Missett, Jazzercise President Shanna Missett Nelson, and other top fitness professionals.
Don’t say you weren’t warned.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on November 12, 2010
The bodies of Michael Medford, 50, and wife Rochelle Medford, 47, were discovered Saturday morning November 6, 2010 in their Carlsbad apartment by their adult children, according to a story in the North County Times.
Unable to reach their parents by phone Saturday, the young adults returned home and found their parents dead, Cain said. . . The medical examiner’s office is investigating how they died, Cain said. There were no signs of violence, and no signs that anyone broke into their apartment.
According to police, Michael Medford was on parole for grand theft auto at the time of his death. Our thoughts are with the entire Medford family.
[Link: North County Times]
Carlsbadistan’s New Village Arts Theatre is opening a world premiere, workshop production of Renee Moreno’s Picturing My Sister tonight (November 19, 2010) at 8 PM.
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by The Editors on November 21, 2010
Apparently, $75 million just doesn’t buy the same quality golf course that it used to. It’s difficult for many to remain calm when discussing the horrific theft of public moneys that is The Lossings. How City Council members who voted for the golf course can in the same breath discuss a “coming public employee compensation disaster” is completely astounding. At this point we’d probably all be better off if the City sold the clubhouse to a chain restaurant, closed the golf course, and turned the land into a public park that everyone could enjoy without having to pay $80.
[Link: North County Times]
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