The idea of a committee that would look for ways to eliminate red tape and make it easier for businesses to locate in Del Mar or upgrade their facilities was proposed last month by Mayor Terry Sinnott and Councilman Al Corti.
A Del Mar man accused of raping two women, including one he met on a Christian dating website, was ordered to stand trial today on five felony charges, including forcible rape and rape of an unconscious person.
Residents expressed concerns about how a proposed new mixed-use development on Carmel Mountain Road and Carmel Country Road will blend with their community at the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meeting on April 25. Called Merge, the retail and commercial project employs a modern architecture design and is intended by developers Gary Levitt and Tony Frost of Seabreeze Properties to bring something very different to the community than what was originally planned.
The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board said it wanted to be on record as opposing marijuana dispensaries in its community and voted April 25 to send a letter to the city regarding the city’s proposed medical marijuana ordinance.
She received the Elmer Towne Award presented by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Border Patrol agents in Del Mar on April 29 rounded up 18 people suspected of entering the country illegally by boat, and two of them were taken to a hospital to be treated for possible hypothermia.
2002 Torrey Pines High School grad Sarah Cross was perusing her iPhone when she came across word of a contest. “Something about it spoke to me,” she says of the contest sponsored by Tourism Australia that promises a $100,000 salary and six-month gig working with animals in the country for a lucky few finalists.
The final phase of construction at the intersection of Camino del Mar and Via de la Valle will remove existing asphalt and install a new asphalt surface. The work is scheduled during daytime hours (7 a.m. to 5 p.m.) from Monday, April 29, through Wednesday, May 1. Significant lane closures and detours are required. Traffic controls and flagmen will be in place, warning drivers of the impending work and reminding all to “Slow for the Cone Zone.” Please observe all warning devices and traffic controls for the project’s duration.
An agreement has been reached between the Del Mar Union School District and the Del Mar California Teachers Association (DMCTA), resulting in $1 million in budget solutions. The budget solutions teachers agreed to were increasing class sizes from 20:1 to 22:1 in grades kindergarten through third; a corresponding reduction in Extended Studies Curriculum; no more oversize class stipends; no more upper grade compensatory days; and reduced out-of-contract pay for shared contracts.
The discussion of gun control at Solana Beach City Hall on Wednesday, April 24, revealed sharp divisions among the speakers, with one man suggesting that a proposed new gun regulation “smacks of Mussolini’s Italy.”
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