Governor condemns racial incidents on UC campuses

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ono Saturday condemned recent “intolerable acts of racism and incivility” at University of California campuses, including San Diego and Irvine, days before statewide rallies are to
be held to protest tuition increases.

“I am deeply troubled by the horrific incidents that recently took place on various campuses of the University of California system,” he said in a statement.

UCSD researcher pens ‘Stem Cells for Dummies’

Early last year, a literary agent phoned Lawrence Goldstein, Ph.D., and asked if he wanted to write a book. But not just any book. The agent wanted him to write “Stem Cells for Dummies.”

Director of the UCSD Stem Cell Program, Goldstein is a professor of cellular and molecular medicine, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, and has testified in Sacramento and on Capitol Hill in support of stem cell research and biomedical research funding. Did it concern him that writing a “Dummies” book might be looked upon by his academic colleagues as less than dignified?

Torrey Pines planning board seeks candidates

The Torrey Pines Community Planning Board (TPCPB) will hold elections on March 11 for six of the 16 seats on the board.

The TPCPB is an officially recognized local advisory group of elected volunteers who evaluate issues affecting our community. The board makes recommendations and communicates neighborhood concerns to the City of San Diego and the Planning Department.

Dive teams search Lake Hodges in search for missing Poway teen

The intensive search for a Poway teenager, missing after an after-school run near Lake Hodges, has turned from land to water, with dive teams in that lake and its tributaries, the San Diego County sheriff said Saturday.

No trace has been found of Chelsea King, 17, after she parked her BMW sedan outside the Rancho Bernardo Community Center Thursday afternoon for one of her regular several-mile runs along an extensive trail system around the lake.

Unusual tidal activity reported on two La Jolla beaches

The spectre of large tsunami waves hitting Southern California seemed to be a washout, but lifeguards in San Diego said they spotted unusual tidal activities at two La Jolla beaches.

“It wasn’t dangerous, but the water went out lower than an especially low tide and came back in,” said San Diego lifeguard Lt. John Everhart. “That was definitely a tsunami event.”

Military living room makeover contest deadline extended

Laurie Ann McMillin Ray, Southern California author, store owner and interior designer, is extending the deadline to March 15 for San Diegans to nominate military families to receive a free living room makeover.

“With the strong military community in San Diego, we wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to enter the contest for a living room makeover,” Ray said.

Small quake rattles area near Palomar Observatory

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Friday night about 10 miles north northeast of Palomar Observatory, according to U.S. Geological Survey.

The moderate earthquake was recorded at 11:47 p.m. at depth of 15
kilometers, according to the U.S.G.S.

Chile quake triggers tsunami alert; surges could start in La Jolla

Earthquake-generated waves about two feet high may wash ashore at San Diego County beaches beginning at noon today, and bigger waves may follow that, the West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer,
Alaska, said today.

Waves larger than two feet will brush up California’s coast starting at the Mexican border at precisely noon, and arrive at La Jolla at 12:02 p.m.

Carmel Valley’s organic farm sends healthy, quality foods into homes

For the last 22 years, Seabreeze Organic Farm in Carmel Valley has been growing and delivering farm fresh produce. As owner Stephenie Caughlin puts it, they are small in size but mighty in production.

High on a hill off Arroyo Sorrento Road, the farm takes up two and a half acres. Roosters cock-a-doodle and a goat named Elsa wanders free, in addition to several friendly dogs.

Sockers wrap up Western Division after blowout win against TJ

The San Diego Sockers wrapped up the PASL-Pro Western Division Title and earned a first-round bye for the playoffs after impressive victories over the weekend against Revolucion Tijuana and the Edmonton Drillers at the Del Mar Arena.

The Sockers (13-3 overall, 8-0 at home) were led by forward Paul Wright’s hat trick in their 12-6 victory over Revolucion Tijuana. San Diego outscored Tijuana 9-4 in the second half, including six goals in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.

“These games were huge for our team with the playoffs about to start,” Wright said. “We needed to take care of business at home and not look too far ahead.”