The San Diego Union-Tribune

As horse racing revenue declines and fair attendance levels off, the search begins for new ways to make money

With about one month until Del Mar voters determine the fate of the Marisol initiative, which would create zoning for a luxury hotel project, residents gathered at City Hall Jan. 23 to hear two supporters from each side take questions about some of its merits, drawbacks and other components.

Solana Beach City Council members received an update on the Lomas Santa Fe Corridor Improvement Project at their Jan. 22 meeting, as the project’s third and final phase is underway.

Carmel Valley’s Sarah Raskin won the Tri-City Medical Center Carlsbad Marathon on Jan. 19 in her debut at the distance.

The ground has officially broken on the Aperture Del Mar office complex in Pacific Highlands Ranch.

Alan Alda appeared in the auditorium at Scripps Research in La Jolla on Jan. 16 to announce a partnership that will teach scientists how to communicate more effectively to the public and to other scientists. The Emmy-winning actor is making Scripps the West Coast home of Alda Communication Training, a Long Island-based program that sharpens the communication skills of people who spend much of their days staring at computer screens and microscope slides and speaking in the language of their academic papers.

Following the sudden resignation of its longtime chair, the Torrey Pines Community Planning Board will hold a reorganization meeting to appoint a new chair and secretary Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Del Mar Hills Academy Performing Arts Center.

Del Mar residents Ken and Linda Olson filed a lawsuit against the city to overturn a directive by the planning director ordering the removal of trees on their property in the 400 block of Torrey Point Road.

The city of Del Mar filed a lawsuit against a Bakersfield-based company over an alleged pipe rupture three years ago that leaked 125,000 gallons of wastewater.

The newly formed Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors discussed forming a citizens advisory committees during its monthly meeting on Jan. 16.