Pet-free zone moves forward in Del Mar park
DEL MAR — Council members advanced plans at the May 20 meeting to make the tot lot and a small grassy area of Powerhouse Park an animal-free zone. Council first discussed the issue of prohibiting dogs in those areas at the April 15 meeting following a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Committee that was prompted [...]
Local leader embodies yoga lifestyle
DEL MAR — It’s 9:30 a.m. and Stacy McCarthy is standing on the asphalt behind Albertsons on Via de la Valle, clasping her hands together in the iconic namaste gesture. Dogs are barking, delivery trucks are bustling behind the grocery store and Interstate 5 roars just a few hundred yards away, but McCarthy is perfectly [...]
Council sets fees, food trucks can return
DEL MAR — Having already established the when, the where and the how food trucks can operate in Del Mar, council members set the how much at the April 6 meeting, approving a $350 charge for first-time applicants and a $175 annual renewal fee. The amounts represent full-cost recovery for staff time to process required operations [...]
Border Patrol arrests 18 in maritime smuggling attempt
DEL MAR — The San Diego Police Department made the initial report to Border Patrol shortly before midnight Sunday of the sightings of several life vests found washed ashore, about a quarter of mile south of Torrey Pines, according to Border Patrol Public Affairs Officer Jacopo Bruni. “The Border Patrol Agents found a panga-style boat near [...]
Council names 3 to board; still 1 vacancy
DEL MAR — Council members appointed Kelly Kaplan, Joe Curtis and Scott Crouch to the Design Review Board, filling three of four vacancies on the volunteer advisory committee at the April 15 meeting. Kaplan had reapplied for a second four-year term on the DRB and will serve until 2017. She said she would like to improve [...]
Tot lot, parts of Del Mar’s Powerhouse Park to be dog-free
DEL MAR — In the name of public health and safety, dogs will soon be prohibited on the tot lot and a small grassy portion of Powerhouse Park just to the north of it. Following a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Committee, councilmembers directed staff at the April 15 meeting to craft a new law [...]
Miracle League swings for the fences
DEL MAR — Miracle League of San Diego was swinging for the fences during their seventh annual Home Run Derby, the league’s only fundraiser of the year, at the Engel Family Field April 20. With Miracle League players, buddies and former professionals, including Trevor Hoffman, Mark Loretta, Mike Sweeny and Brad Ausmus stepping up to [...]
Partnership to govern fairgrounds still being discussed by cities
DEL MAR — As county officials consider partnering with the 22nd District Agricultural Association to provide local control over the state-owned Del Mar Fairgrounds, City Council members in Del Mar and adjacent Solana Beach continue their efforts to be included in the process and have representation on whatever model is ultimately created. In separate actions, both [...]
Fair board gives the OK to revenue-generating plans
DEL MAR — The 22nd District Agricultural Association board of directors supported a handful of measures at the April 10 meeting to potentially increase revenue for the Del Mar Fairgrounds, the state-owned facility it is tasked with overseeing. As part of the consent calendar, directors approved a five-year, $1.3 million agreement with The Sleep Train, a [...]
Food truck moratorium lifted in Del Mar
DEL MAR — Food trucks will soon be allowed to roll back into Del Mar. Council members approved ordinances at the April 1 meeting establishing rules for the mobile eateries that had some residents and business owners all fired up when they first appeared in town this past October. The new law, which will take effect [...]
