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- Connection missed for would-be train rider
On the last day of September, Kate Callen mailed a letter to Ed Gallo, the Escondido councilman who doubles as board chairman of the North County Transit District. Recently hired as the CSU San Marcos communications manager, Callen is a pro writer with a sharply tuned sense of right and wrong, as well as the ridiculous. You have to like her style.
- Bolt Pride gatherings not the typical tailgate
At any Chargers game you'll find fans who take the team seriously. And then there's these guys: Alvarez, Valdivia, Tirado and MagWell, “The Grill Master.”
- Kulchin lone incumbent in 6-person race
CARLSBAD
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Carlsbad Councilwoman Ann Kulchin is running for her eighth four-year council term, a near record in this city, known for a collegial council that tends to hold brisk, polite meetings.
- 2 challengers aim attacks at 2 incumbents at forum
The Grossmont Union High School District board election is turning negative. At a candidates forum in La Mesa this week, challengers Meg Jedynak and Gary Woods verbally attacked the two incumbents in the race, Larry Urdahl and Priscilla Schreiber, before about 100 audience members.
- Illustrator's latest work gets capital showing
San Diego artist and illustrator Kadir Nelson stood onstage at the National Book Festival, Sharpie in hand, and demonstrated on a plain white easel board how to sketch Abraham Lincoln.
- Cash piling up in local council and mayoral races
NORTH COUNTY
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Candidates running for local offices in the Nov. 4 election were required to file campaign finance forms this week that list contributions and expenditures through Sept. 30.
- Five seek 3 seats as school trustees
SAN DIEGO
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Three superintendents have been at the helm of San Diego schools in a little more than three years, while the board steering California's second-largest district has remained the same.
- Attorney would be elected if plan OK'd
CHULA VISTA
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Chula Vista activists and politicians, who often don't agree on the simplest issues, are aligned on whether to turn the city attorney into a political office.
- Despite economy, Pavilion's developer is hopeful about mall
OCEANSIDE – Economic recession aside, the developer of a proposed shopping center that would be the largest ever built in Oceanside is optimistic that it will open in a couple of years full of tenants.
- ASK THE CANDIDATES
Board rivals quizzed about fiscal oversight and goals
The Sweetwater Union High School District has three candidates running for seat No. 2 on the five-member board and four candidates seeking seat No. 4.
- 2 incumbents, 2 challengers seek seats on college board
Four candidates are running for two seats on the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District's governing board in races that lack the drama of the hard-fought 2006 election but still have plenty at stake.
- 6 hopefuls square off for 2 seats on council
LEMON GROVE
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Redevelopment and civic involvement are among the top issues framing the race for two Lemon Grove City Council seats this year.
- Opponents of Prop. O far outspend supporters
SAN MARCOS
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A group opposing Proposition O, the growth-management initiative on the ballot next month in San Marcos, has far outspent those supporting the measure.
- Workshops will spotlight Vista Adobe's flora, fauna
Vista is known for its rural character and historical houses such as the sprawling Rancho Buena Vista Adobe. Located on the banks of Buena Vista Creek, the 164-year-old museum and art gallery is deeply connected with nature.
- TAKE A HIKE
Four habitats draw hikers to Blue Sky preserve
Blue Sky Ecological Reserve in Poway offers one of San Diego County's best hiking destinations because four native habitats coexist there.
- Man accused of assault during flight
A Denver man accused of binding the hands of a teenage girl with athletic tape on a Southwest Airlines flight from San Diego to Denver told investigators he had been drinking and that it was “all in good fun.”
- Council race fundraising picking up speed
ESCONDIDO
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The money gap among the front-runners in the Escondido City Council race is closing. Olga Diaz, 32, a coffee shop owner, has raised the most money this reporting period, July 1 to Sept. 30, topping her five rivals with $20,400.
- Council puts off talks on airport contract
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Plans for a private company to operate the Oceanside Municipal Airport have been delayed.
The City Council voted 3-2 last night to postpone a discussion on whether to approve a 50-year lease, with options for two 10-year extensions, for Airport Property Ventures of Los Angeles to run the airport.
- City may annex San Diego land
SANTEE
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The Santee City Council agreed last night to potentially annex more than 115 acres from San Diego.
The idea hinges on the approval of a large housing development on the same property, which Santee city officials sharply oppose.
- Indictments target drug-trafficking cells
FEDERAL COURT
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Federal authorities said yesterday they have indicted 35 members of a half-dozen drug-trafficking cells that shuttled drugs north and cash south through Imperial County.
- San Dieguito candidates clash over call for change
NORTH COUNTY
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School board candidates for the San Dieguito Union High School District had few sharp words for one another – until the last two minutes – at a forum Wednesday night.
- PUC seeks public input on three 2007 wildfires
The state will conduct a hearing Tuesday night to offer people a chance to “share their observations, experiences and other relevant information” related to three wildfires last year that investigators say were caused by downed or arcing power lines.
- CCDC will delay hiring of new chief till next year
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
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Downtown's redevelopment authority will go leaderless well into next year as the San Diego city agency doesn't want to hire a new president until an audit is done in April, officials decided yesterday.
- Versatile athlete is serious about the game – all of them
Even on an unseasonably hot day, Granite Hills High senior running back Aaron Harris breezed by teammates during football practice.
- Fierce competitor
SCRIPPS RANCH
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Most Western League volleyball players already know this. Alissa Alker wants to beat you, and she'll do whatever it takes.
- HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
Granite Hills to honor trio of stars
Granite Hills High will retire the football jersey numbers of alums Brian Giles, “Touchdown Tommy” Vardell and the late Joe Roth at halftime of the Eagles' game Oct. 17 against Mount Miguel.
- This tandem won't stay anonymous for long
Bonita Vista High running backs Bryan Montreuil and Ibrahim Hassan thought “Thunder and Lightning” was too cliché.
- A dizzying achievement
In 1990, a team of artists working for J. Grahl Design in Newport Beach were commissioned to create 27-inch-tall, 80-pound, glass Faberge-like egg containing a miniature, working replica of the Balboa Park Carousel.
- San Pasqual casino sees initial slot machine victory
FEDERAL COURT
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North County's San Pasqual Indian band has won a court decision that mirrors a victory by the neighboring Rincon band on the issue of how many slot machines their casinos are allowed under compacts signed in 1999.
- Coastal commission to review city's program to protect beachfront
SOLANA BEACH
– Not long after Torgen Johnson moved into his ocean-view house on top of a coastal bluff at Pacific Avenue, a sudden landslide triggered by a rainstorm claimed a chunk of his property.
- Local seniors dance, sing their way to state pageant runners-up
Three North County women and one San Diegan took top honors in the 2008 Ms. Senior California of America pageant, held Sept. 14 in Westminster.
- New fire chief is a 29-year veteran
CHULA VISTA –
After a nine-month nationwide search, the Chula Vista City Council has selected a new fire chief from southern Arizona.
Stephen Jeff Piechura, 49, chief of the Northwest Fire/-Rescue District in Tucson, accepted the job yesterday, said Chula Vista spokeswoman Liz Pursell.
- Beach alcohol ban foes, fans speak out
SAN DIEGO
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Business owners both for and against beach drinking hosted dueling news conferences yesterday as they boost their campaigns in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 4 election.
- HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
Granite Hills to honor trio of stars
Granite Hills High will retire the football jersey numbers of alums Brian Giles, “Touchdown Tommy” Vardell and the late Joe Roth at halftime of the Eagles' game Oct. 17 against Mount Miguel.
- Volleyball player enjoys double duty
Carlsbad High sophomore Summer Ross loves volleyball – indoor and on the beach.
- SHORT TAKES: REGIONAL EDITION
Firefighters' lawyer seeks parade-participation ban
SAN DIEGO COURTS:
A lawyer representing four firefighters ordered to attend last year's gay pride parade told a judge yesterday that the move violated the firefighters' free-speech rights under the state constitution.
- PUBLIC SAFETY: REGIONAL EDITION
Store manager struck during robbery attempt
CHULA VISTA:
A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of trying to rob a convenience store and breaking a bottle over the manager's head, police said yesterday.
- SHORT TAKES: EAST EDITION
Walk is support for those lacking health coverage
RANCHO SAN DIEGO: A 4.75-mile walk in support of local people who lack health insurance will be held at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 18.
- SHORT TAKES: SOUTH EDITION
4-teacher team honored for students' test scores
NATIONAL CITY: A team of teachers at Palmer Way Elementary School was recognized by the school board for students' extraordinary achievement on last spring's math and English tests.
- Photo: Welcoming committee
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