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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Big Crane on L101
I am curious to see what this new development on the corner of Phoebe St and L101 (by Caldwells' antiques and the tiki shop) will look like when finished. It is now the tallest structure on the L101.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Orpheus Old Growth Destroyed
The massive old growth Torrey Pine tree that welcomed visitors at the east gateway to Leucadia has been removed.
Leucadia Blog: Iconic Leucadia Torrey Pine getting removed!
Leucadia Blog: Iconic Leucadia Torrey Pine getting removed!
Iconic Leucadia Torrey Pine getting removed!
From the inbox:
As I write this, the beautiful Torrey Pine at 925 Orpheus is being
trimmed in preparation for being cut down.
Please encourage people to call the City, ANYONE, at the City and
complain.
The project update in the October Hoodlink had some information about what has been happening the past few weeks with the tree and the Fire Department.
City Main Desk: 633-2600
As I write this, the beautiful Torrey Pine at 925 Orpheus is being
trimmed in preparation for being cut down.
Please encourage people to call the City, ANYONE, at the City and
complain.
The project update in the October Hoodlink had some information about what has been happening the past few weeks with the tree and the Fire Department.
City Main Desk: 633-2600
Monday, November 12, 2007
Encinitas City Council Meetings Video Archive
They offer an RSS feed too, neat!
Live and Archived Media page http://www.ci.encinitas.ca.us/video/video.html
Live and Archived Media page http://www.ci.encinitas.ca.us/video/video.html
Sunday, November 11, 2007
November 7th Council Meeting Video not available
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"The November 7th Council Meeting Video will not be available until Tuesday November 13th. We apologize for any inconvenience"
I confess, I have not watched any of the council meeting videos on the city website since they began. In fact, I can't even find the videos on the city website.
City of Encinitas official website
Let the conspiracy theories begin...!
City of Encinitas, School District Sued for Wrongful Death
Remember the tragic death of the San Dieguito Academy student walking under the I-5 bridge on Santa Fe? His family is suing. I remember walking or riding my bike under that bridge hundreds of times when I was a student there. It was harrowing.
From Injuryboard.com: City of Encinitas, School District Sued for Wrongful Death
The family of a San Dieguito Academy teenager who died after being hit by a fellow student's car has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Vista Superior Court. Named in the lawsuit are the City of Encinitas, San Dieguito Academy, San Dieguito Union High School and the State Department of Transportation. The driver of the vehicle and his father were also named.
The lawsuit alleges that the district and the state knew that road conditions in the area were dangerous and therefore must share in the liability.
The suit, which seeks unspecified damages, alleges that road conditions in the area are dangerous and that the agencies are partly liable for the boy's death because they knew of the problem, or should have known, and did nothing about it.
The accident happened beneath the Interstate 5 bridge that spans Santa Fe Drive, about four blocks west of San Dieguito Academy. Ryan was walking with other students who were returning to school from a lunch break.
No sidewalks exist on the south side of the busy road, where the students were walking. The lawsuit states that pedestrian access is inadequate, and so are signs and warning devices to keep pedestrians safe.
The lawsuit alleges that the school district was negligent and says the open-campus policy at San Dieguito Academy exposes students to the risks of busy roads without adequate supervision.
The victim's family is represented by prominent San Diego attorney Craig McClellan, who has said his case against the school district would focus on the negligence of it "open campus" policy knowing of the dangerous conditions outside the campus.
There is apparently evidence that the negligent driver, also a teen, was showing off to his passenger at the time of the accident, and deliberately maneuvered his car in a reckless way before losing control of his car. Everybody in the case will obviously be pointed at the driver as the sole case of the accident. I think it will be tough to get around that, but if any lawyer in San Diego can spread the liability around to the other defendants it's Craig McClennan. This will be an interesting case to follow.
Lots of comments on the NCT.com story: Mother of teen suing over son's death
Feb. UT story: Boy's death spurs talk on lack of sidewalks
From Injuryboard.com: City of Encinitas, School District Sued for Wrongful Death
The family of a San Dieguito Academy teenager who died after being hit by a fellow student's car has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Vista Superior Court. Named in the lawsuit are the City of Encinitas, San Dieguito Academy, San Dieguito Union High School and the State Department of Transportation. The driver of the vehicle and his father were also named.
The lawsuit alleges that the district and the state knew that road conditions in the area were dangerous and therefore must share in the liability.
The suit, which seeks unspecified damages, alleges that road conditions in the area are dangerous and that the agencies are partly liable for the boy's death because they knew of the problem, or should have known, and did nothing about it.
The accident happened beneath the Interstate 5 bridge that spans Santa Fe Drive, about four blocks west of San Dieguito Academy. Ryan was walking with other students who were returning to school from a lunch break.
No sidewalks exist on the south side of the busy road, where the students were walking. The lawsuit states that pedestrian access is inadequate, and so are signs and warning devices to keep pedestrians safe.
The lawsuit alleges that the school district was negligent and says the open-campus policy at San Dieguito Academy exposes students to the risks of busy roads without adequate supervision.
The victim's family is represented by prominent San Diego attorney Craig McClellan, who has said his case against the school district would focus on the negligence of it "open campus" policy knowing of the dangerous conditions outside the campus.
There is apparently evidence that the negligent driver, also a teen, was showing off to his passenger at the time of the accident, and deliberately maneuvered his car in a reckless way before losing control of his car. Everybody in the case will obviously be pointed at the driver as the sole case of the accident. I think it will be tough to get around that, but if any lawyer in San Diego can spread the liability around to the other defendants it's Craig McClennan. This will be an interesting case to follow.
Lots of comments on the NCT.com story: Mother of teen suing over son's death
Feb. UT story: Boy's death spurs talk on lack of sidewalks
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Nov. '07 Issue of Hoodlink now Online
This month Hoodlink features a good write up on the baffling city of Encinitas traffic studies, called unscientific and pathologically inconsistent, and a nice rundown of current local issues. It's always worth taking a look at Hoodlink (pdf file):
http://www.civics-101.com/hoodlink/pdfs/HL-2007-10.pdf
See past issues of Hoodlink here.
http://www.civics-101.com/hoodlink/pdfs/HL-2007-10.pdf
See past issues of Hoodlink here.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Pizza on L101
There is a new pizza place on the north Leucadia 101 coastal corridor. Joey's Famous New York Pizza replaces Jimmy Mac's Pizza. They are just south of the Royal Inn and liquor store.
These poor guys, their brand new sign got wrecked during installation. They are pretty bummed about it.
Call for deliveries, support local Leucadia pies.
FYI, they are cash only.
Monday, November 05, 2007
Encinitas Taxpayers Newsblog
Just in case you haven't found it yet, here is the link to the Encinitas Taxpayers Association newsblog, click me.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Encinitas Netflix Top Ten
Netflix, the online movie service that sends you DVD rentals via the post office, has a feature where you can see the current most popular movies in your town. Here is the Encinitas Top Ten right now (changes frequently).
1. Avenue Montaigne This newly released French romantic comedy's number status tells us that the many soccer moms across Encinitas are in charge of the household Netflix account.
2. Gandhi There are a lot of socially conscience people in Encinitas, so many that a 20 year old film ranks as #2.
3. Cinema Paradiso
Here we have another 20 year old film and it's foreign, a double whammy! I've found Cinema Paradiso to be fairly likable but have never really understood it's strong cult status. It's about people who love film so there are obviously a lot of true cinema fans in Encinitas.
4. Children of Heaven Ah, we are seeing a trend here. People in Encinitas like well made foreign films with child protagonist.
5. The World's Fastest Indian Easy to see why this flick is in the top ten. It's entertaining family fare with motorcycles. This movie won't challenge you like the others but it's just so...watchable.
6. Serenity (The Firefly Movie) Ever since Thrill Books closed down it's been tough for the hoards of local comic book nerds. I admit to loving the short lived Firefly television series but find this movie frustrating. And, why doesn't Ducky Waddles stock more comics?
7. The Hoax Hey, this is a brand new film. I'm sure the La Paloma will screen this one any month now...zing!
8. The Last King of Scotland Another powerful political/social film and a highly entertaining ride until the horrific torture scenes in the final act. A must see but you may watch it through your fingers over your eyes.
9. Howl's Moving Castle This is the same crowd that rented Serenity. It's pretty good but Spirited Away, by the same director, blows doors on this. You might overhear hipsters discussing these movies while browsing the used CDs at Lou's Records.
10. Epic Movie Total garbage and cracks the top ten no doubt due to the Jr High school population.
1. Avenue Montaigne This newly released French romantic comedy's number status tells us that the many soccer moms across Encinitas are in charge of the household Netflix account.
2. Gandhi There are a lot of socially conscience people in Encinitas, so many that a 20 year old film ranks as #2.
3. Cinema Paradiso
Here we have another 20 year old film and it's foreign, a double whammy! I've found Cinema Paradiso to be fairly likable but have never really understood it's strong cult status. It's about people who love film so there are obviously a lot of true cinema fans in Encinitas.
4. Children of Heaven Ah, we are seeing a trend here. People in Encinitas like well made foreign films with child protagonist.
5. The World's Fastest Indian Easy to see why this flick is in the top ten. It's entertaining family fare with motorcycles. This movie won't challenge you like the others but it's just so...watchable.
6. Serenity (The Firefly Movie) Ever since Thrill Books closed down it's been tough for the hoards of local comic book nerds. I admit to loving the short lived Firefly television series but find this movie frustrating. And, why doesn't Ducky Waddles stock more comics?
7. The Hoax Hey, this is a brand new film. I'm sure the La Paloma will screen this one any month now...zing!
8. The Last King of Scotland Another powerful political/social film and a highly entertaining ride until the horrific torture scenes in the final act. A must see but you may watch it through your fingers over your eyes.
9. Howl's Moving Castle This is the same crowd that rented Serenity. It's pretty good but Spirited Away, by the same director, blows doors on this. You might overhear hipsters discussing these movies while browsing the used CDs at Lou's Records.
10. Epic Movie Total garbage and cracks the top ten no doubt due to the Jr High school population.
L101 Fire
Morgan Mallory writes:
I took this photo a little while ago after my wife called me after calling the fire dept.
Fire dept. responded in 6 min. to hopefully minimize damage. There was a guy on the roof with a fire hose before the fire dept came. Gallery Savernese and 101 Hair Salon were damaged.
10news.com story
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