This week the state of California is shutting off all beach showers in state parks in an effort to save water as our severe drought creeps in deep summer.
Did you know that the city has an official Instagram account?
@cityofencinitas
The last post was 5 weeks ago on Memorial Day.
We became in a city in 1986.
Yet another Independence Day has passed without an official 4th of July fireworks display.
Imagine how incredible it would be to have a fireworks show from a barge off Moonlight Beach.
Maybe next year?
This Carlsbad resident is always ready with am radio style attacks on the city of Encinitas.
In his latest column for the Seaside Courier (yes, that still exist) TKA uses random crime episodes that occurred in other north county cities to attack the Encinitas city council for not hiring more sheriff deputies. He then rants how governments primary mission is public safety.
The very same issue of the Seaside Courier has a story about the new approved city of Encinitas budget which includes new lifeguards and new fire fighter hires. You know, PUBLIC SAFETY.
Real residents of Encinitas know that our local sheriffs meander around town bored most of the time, looking for tickets to write or the occasional mentally ill person to gun down, while the lifeguards are overwhelmed as our beaches surge in popularity.
Lesson: don't write an op-ed piece scathing about public safety, when the topic you are writing about actually increased public safety.
Burning Question:
*How many sheriff deputies is appropriate for a town with a mostly upper middle class population of 63,000 ?
Dear SPY,
Please stop embarrassing your town and your customers and yourselves.
Sponsoring local events and schools don't give you carte blanche to act like douchebags.
The coast highway is traveled by thousands and thousands of people from all walks of life, not just your stupid demographic.
Keep it classy bros.
The software — which uses biometric
technology — scans the face of a student every 60 seconds, and
automatically logs him or her into multiple programs. Officials say the
technology could make iPad use easier for elementary school students who
can’t remember passwords and would keep others from using the devices
should they be stolen.
and,
Biometrics
technology analyzes human body characteristics such as fingerprints,
eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns, and hand
measurements, for authentication purposes.
In
March, the Encinitas district inked a $189,000 contract with Utah-based
Virtual Keyring LLC to implement the program. District officials aren’t
providing details on what it will involve, other than to say that it’s
in a “proof of concept” phase, according to an email provided to the
Union-Tribune by David Delacalazada, the district’s director of
information technology.
Myself, I try not to be fearful and reactionary to new technology.
I also avoid conspiracy freak outs that are so common on Facebook these days.
But, this one doesn't feel right.
It's too much money just to be a lost password prevention.
It's too weird. It feels like our kids are lab rats to Virtual Keyring LLC.
One thing that bothers me, our local schools constantly hammer us for donations.
Our schools are in non-stop fundraising mode, the pressure on parents and local businesses is relentless all year long.
"Donate now are we lose the music and garden programs!" we hear constantly.
Now, we got a $189k program that scans our children's faces?
My new iPhone already uses biometric thumb print software, and it works great, and it's included with the phone!
Hey, there is a video to watch:
From the article:
“From a security point of view, biometrics
prevents misappropriation of technology on the iPads in the homes of
students, and ensures that mom doesn’t use it for work, or dad or older
brother watch porn or play video games,” said Kephart, a former counsel
for the 9/11 Commission that looked into the circumstances surrounding
the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
Wait, our school district needs a $189,000 contract so mom doesn't use the school iPad for work and dad doesn't use it for porn???
Do we have evidence of all these hardworking moms and kinky dads using their kid's school iPads???
Dear Superintendent Tim Baird and Virtual Keyring President, Rod Garlick,
Stop being weird and creepy. Explain yourselves thoroughly or quit now. In fact, just quit.
FULL copy and paste from the Coast News story by Aaron Burgin:
ENCINITAS — Alcohol could be banned at all Encinitas Parks
in the near future, as the City Council will consider drafting a ban at
Wednesday’s Council meeting.
Staff is recommending the city prohibit beer and wine except
for permits for moderate or large-scale events. If the council votes in
favor of the recommendation, the city manager could return with code
for the council’s consideration in a few weeks.
Currently, Encinitas prohibits beer and wine at four of the
city’s 19 parks — Viewpoint, Glen Park, Ecke Sports Park and
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Sports Park — public city beaches and beach overlooks
unless they have a permit. Hard liquor is prohibited at all locations.
According to a city staff report, staff revisited its
current code in the wake of the opening of the Encinitas Community Park,
which is not specifically mentioned in the current ordinance.
City parks staff said they have received special-event
permit requests to hold events at the park that would include alcohol
sales.
City staff researched the ordinances of 11 other cities and
found that 10 of them banned alcohol at all parks except if a party
applied for a special events permit. The eleventh city banned alcohol
outright.
Leucadia Blog reaction:
Soooooooo, in a city where the hot button issue has been drinking and partying along the now trending coast highway Encinitas district, the city is considering banning alcohol in our parks.
That means all the cute yoga moms of Encinitas can no longer drink box white wine at their little kid's birthday parties.
No more mimosas in red cups!
The message from the city: drinking in parks is bad unless we are selling the drinks to you (the street fair, Art Walk, Taste of restaurant tours, Summer Fun, etc).
Don't worry though, creepy dudes will still shoot heroin in the parks at night.
Leucadia 101 Main Street AnnualMeeting on May 19th from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Poinsettia Room of Encinitas City Hall (505 S. Vulcan Ave).
L101 invites you to meet their
volunteer Board of Directors, learn about programs and activities in
Leucadia and find out about new and existing businesses. This meeting will
include a 2014 year-end Leucadia 101 Main Street program review,
membership information, community partnership awards and our Main Street
goals for 2015. The evening will conclude with a presentation from
Senior Engineer Ed Dean and Project Manager, Christy Villa regarding the
status of the N. Coast Hwy 101 Streetscape project. We will leave time
for questions and answers at the end.
This event is open to the public and all are invited to attend. Come get involved in your community!
