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Two or more of your staff have very different personalities and can’t see eye to eye on anything. Despite the fact that you have put them at stations at opposite ends of the salon, they continue to wage war on one another and often try to sway other staff members to join the battle. Their arguments carry over into the breakroom, and sometimes clients even pick up on the snide remarks and comebacks. The constant squabbling causes tension in your salon, and drags energy down.

Don Bewley, Founder of Eufora: “I had two stylists in my salon who didn’t get along with each other. I told them they needed to work it out and sent them out for lunch together on my tab. I met with each of them individually afterward, and asked them: ‘What do you like most about working here? What do you not like about working here? What changes are you going to make so you can adapt?’

“Unfortunately, that didn’t resolve the issue. I liked them both and didn’t understand why they didn’t like each other. I was worried there would be a division among my whole team, so I decided to nip it in the bud. At the time I had two salons, and when the problem didn’t resolve itself, I transferred the stylist who was less willing to adapt to our other salon. I never spoke to anyone else in the salon about it, but I gained a tremendous amount of respect from my staff for quickly dealing with the situation.”

Ginny Eramo, owner of Interlocks in Newburyport, Massachusetts: “When I have a fight between staff members, I start with one-on-one conversations with each person, trying to empower them and coach them to communicate with each other. We’ve been pretty successful at ironing out squabbles when they occur and have never had anyone leave over this. I had a situation where someone new to the staff was accused of stealing. I listened to everyone’s story, then sat each down and talked to them. As it turns out, the person was not stealing and we proved it. It ended up creating an awkward situation, but eventually strengthened the team. Throughout we made sure the dialogue was open and not heated. People ended up bonding. The accused person understood the managers cared and wanted to take care of the situation, and the team learned a lot from having egg on their faces.”

Byran Nunes, owner of Blo in Raleigh, North Carolina: “We teach a culture where we acknowledge the fact that our trade and work environment are both stressful. We also acknowledge that no one intentionally sets out to upset another human being. Given these principals, we let our team know that it’s not if we are going to experience conflict, but how we handle it that defines us.

We start by inviting the squabbling staff members to take the conversation outside the salon and see it they can resolve it for themselves. If these situations continue to surface from the same two players, we empower and encourage them to figure out what the deeper issue is by putting them in a situation where they have to work together, such as a photo shoot or teaching a class. The activity doesn’t matter, the point is they are forced to work together to achieve a common goal, which will ultimately give them a deeper and broader understanding of themselves. I hold them both accountable. If they can’t resolve the issue, they’re telling me the conflict is worth more to them than their jobs.”

Kitty Tierney, owner of Impressions Salon and Spa in Mequon, Wisconsin: “I have to say this has rarely been a problem in my 25 years in the business. There will always be squabbles, but I ask the staff to come to me with a solution, not a problem. But you have to deal with challenges right away. If you procrastinate, it always gets worse.”

Lauren Gartland, founder of Inspiring Champions: “The major cause of these types of breakdowns is no communication or miscommunication among the parties. When this occurs, the smallest thing will set them off. Solution: We have to get to the bottom of why they don’t get along. Again, if you have a strong code of honor they have agreed to, you have a safe place where they can express anything, anytime. Once we know the cause, we can come up with a solution that both can agree on to move beyond this.”

Christine Zilinski, owner of Salon Concrete in Red Bank, New Jersey: “At Salon Concrete, we have an outside coach who comes in and works with the staff on having good communication. In the past, the staff would come to me with their issues and I would try to solve everyone’s problems. The communication coach explained that it’s not my job to solve everyone’s problems, but instead to clearly communicate that the salon does not tolerate this behavior, then give them the tools to deal with the issue themselves.

“I will coach the staff through the process of how to have a conversation with the person they have issues with, and I will even sit in on the conversation. The young stylists from the millennial generation typically need extra help with interpersonal communications. Because of the popularity of e-mail and text conversations, they have become ill-equipped to handle emotional situations.

“Eighty percent of our business is relationship- driven—having good communication is just as important as knowing how to do a good hair cut. We believe we are teaching the staff important skills that will help them in the salon and beyond for the rest of their lives.”


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Fallen Fruit of Utah, the exhibit of historical, symbolic and decorative fruit images telling a tale of the Beehive State at Salt Lake Art Center, is on display for another week or so. Tomorrow night (September 10) at 7 p.m., meet the artists—David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young—behind the exhibit on the corner of 9th South and 9th East for an ambulatory evening of public fruit picking.

Bring a picker if you have one and some old grocery bags. Let Fallen Fruit will show you their vision of Salt Lake, using fruit as their lens.

After you’re done picking fruit, go drink some. Jimmy Santangelo, new beverage director at Copper Onion, is doing marvelous things with pressed watermelon and liquor in a Mason jar.

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In July 1866,  McKinlay hired the schooner Julia for a survey trip to the Daly River.  The vessel was able to sail upriver for two days and then McKinlay pushed further upstream in one of her boats. From the Daly River they sailed to Port Darwin. McKinlay's report to the South Australian government was inconclusive on the site for a permanent settlement, as he weighed the advantages and disadvantages of Cliff Head at Anson Bay, Port Darwin and the Daly River.

In February 1867 Francis Cadell was sent north to search for a suitable location for a permanent settlement.  He recommended northern Arnhem Land and the Liverpool River, or alternatively the Roper River or Adam Bay. George Goyder, Surveyor General of South Australia, was the next to be sent north.  In a preliminary report Goyder said that he would commence his work at Port Darwin and extend to the Adelaide River and towards Anson Bay and the Victoria River.  Arriving in February 1869 Goyder and his men had surveyed 665,866 acres by the end of August, and established safe routes between Port Darwin and the Adelaide River, Fort Point (12º28'S 130º50'E) and Fred's Pass. Despite difficulties experienced with the fiercely territorial Aborigines of the region, settlement seemed assured.

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AbstractThere has always been tension between European countries and the United States on the topic of evidence gathering. Much of that tension stems from the inherent differences between common and civil policies and methods. Until the Hague Convention, the process for obtaining evidence abroad was cumbersome and unreliable. The Hague Convention sought to change that by providing signatory countries more effective methods of cooperating with each other in international litigation.

However, the Hague Convention has not been able to achieve its purpose, at least not in the United States. U.S. courts have interpreted the Hague Convention as optional, meaning it is rarely used. In addition, litigants in the E.U. often face stiff penalties for producing data in U.S. discovery. Article 23 also makes it difficult for common law countries to accept that the Hague Convention protects their discovery goals.

The combination of all the different laws and underlying policies is both confusing and complex. Fixing the problem is not hopeless, though. The solution can be addressed by making the Hague Convention mandatory, rewriting Article 23, and releasing litigants who use the Hague Convention from liability. By addressing the problem at its source, the text of the Hague Convention, many of the issues can be dealt with and the Hague Convention can achieve its originally intended purpose.


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Slapjazz Danny settles his muscular frame onto a stool in a La Mesa coffee shop and he goes to work, first with his left hand, then his right. The hands move from thigh to chest, palms slapping down as they go, producing a range of percussive impressions that resemble a flock of city pigeons or a locomotive.

"Here's the deal." The voice rolls out in a baritone both astonishing and luxurious; one wonders if the man can also sing. "I started beating on my mom's coffee table when I was a kid. She didn't like that, so she put me in a band, a marching band. I mastered the bass drum. Then the tenor drum. And finally, the snare." And then he stopped using drums or coffee tables altogether and took up a music with roots that occupy an historical space that dates back before the advent of slavery in America.

Slapjazz Danny Barber of El Cajon is a body percussionist. He makes music with the most rudimentary of instruments: his own hands, resonating on the flats and the hollows of his own body.

"Slaves used this as a means of communication after their owners took away their drums when they figured out that what the slaves had brought from Africa was more than just idle music. Drumming was a means to communicate with each other." Drumming was a sort of rhythmic Morse Code, Barber says, that spoke of clandestine meetings, or of running.

"When I was 16, Todd Barber, my cousin, showed me Hambone — in the tradition, body percussion is called Hambone. His grandfather showed him. I knew it was something I had to do. I spent countless hours beating on myself to master the art form." The grin that opens up the features below Barber's shaved dome says he's not kidding. He is contented in his mastery of the body percussion art.

Slapjazz Danny will appear at the Sixth International Body Music Festival, November 5–10, staged in San Francisco and Oakland, along with 20 other body-music artists from the U.S., Brazil, Indonesia, Turkey, the Canary Islands, Greece, and Canada.

Barber, 52, has lent his rudimentary percussion to various albums (Drum Sex, by Brent Lewis, for one). His stuff has been sampled, and he's been featured in live gigs with the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Bayou Brothers Band. "Leland Spoonful Collins — we do college dates and private parties, too."

The pair appeared at Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines at the request of a local jazz bassist named Marshall Hawkins, and Barber has made money as a body percussionist, enough to supplement his day gig at the Marriott. Likewise, body percussion has taken Slapjazz Danny halfway around the world.

"Last year, I was in Istanbul, Turkey." The Body Music Festival, he says, truly is international. As for the Turks and Hambone? "They loved it. People there had seen my videos on YouTube. It was like I was a celebrity in Istanbul, a sports star. People asking for my autograph. I'm, like, you gotta be kidding me."

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The Downtown San Diego Partnership, which calls itself "the Voice of Downtown" on its website, will be able to turn up the volume considerably, thanks to its political action committee, San Diego Jobs PAC, which has raised considerable money in June from some of the downtown establishment's biggest special interests.

Late last year the group hired Kris Michell, former chief of staff to GOP mayor Jerry Sanders and before that a key aide to ex-mayor Susan Golding, another Republican. During the Golding era, Michell handled the 1996 GOP convention here, which was advanced in part by glossing over problems with the city's underfunded pension fund.

None other than Fred Sainz, a former GOP aide and the convention center's super PR man later to become Sanders spokesman, fingered the Republican convention as the beginning of the city's everlasting pension woes, telling the Union-Tribune in August 2006: "the facts are indisputable. The city needed money in order to fulfill its obligations to the RNC (Republican National Committee), the RNC was demanding the money, and the pension system became underfunded. I'm just connecting the dots."

The downtown partnership's executive committee includes Robin Munro Madaffer, lobbyist, attorney, and wife of ex-city councilman Jim Madaffer; super lobbyist Paul Robinson; AT&T external affairs executive Ignacio de la Torre; Scott Maloni, formerly with Sanders and Golding political guru Tom Shepard and now working for desalination project developer Poseidon Resources; and lawyer/lobbyist Jim Dawe, long associated with slow-going downtown library fundraising efforts.

Donors to the partnership's PAC, according to city campaign disclosure records, include Ace Parking ($5000); real estate mogul and onetime Padres partner Malin Burnham ($5000); California Strategies, the Sacramento lobbying firm founded by ex-Pete Wilson aide Bob White ($1000); cable TV giant Cox Cable ($10,000); retired Cox executive and EDC interim CEO Bill Geppert ($5000); electrical contractor Dynalectric ($5000); developer OliverMcMillan ($10,000); Poseidon Resources ($10,000); trash giant Republic Services, which runs Allied Waste and has expressed interest in privatizing local trash operations ($5000); the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, which owns the Grant Hotel ($18,000); and Turner Construction ($10,000). In all, the partnership raised about $100,000 during the first six months of the year.

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I'm still totally mystified as to how an Indian tribe or band can demand to be treated as sovereign when developing its land as a casino, yet is permitted to put big bucks into political campaigns and help fund political advocacy groups such as this one. If society at large must take a hands-off approach to dealing with the tribe, then it should in turn be prohibited from meddling in local, state or federal politics. Am I missing something here?

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Never have so many miscreants gathered together under one umbrella. This story is is a who's who of major creeps.It's good to know what they're up to.

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State told to shrink its inmate population

Federal judges fault prison health care

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— A federal judicial panel yesterday ordered California to reduce its prison population by 40,000 to improve treatment of ailing and mentally ill inmates, saying there is no other way to bring the system's medical care up to adequate standards.

The judges said that reducing prison crowding in California was the only way to change what they called an unconstitutional prison health care system that causes one unnecessary death a week.

“California's prisons are bursting at the seams and are impossible to manage,” the judges wrote.

The special three-judge panel – Stephen Reinhardt of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Lawrence K. Karlton and Thelton E. Henderson, two federal district court judges from California – gave the state 45 days to develop a plan to reduce the number of inmates from 150,000 to 110,000 over two years.

About 8,000 additional inmates have been sent to prisons in other states, and nearly 10,000 more are in conservation camps and community correctional facilities.

The judges said the billions of dollars the state has spent on prisons have not kept inmates from dying regularly from suicides or medical neglect.

Federal courts previously found that the level of care was so poor that it violated inmates' constitutional rights. Conditions remain so cramped that they are leading to increased violence and speed the transmission of infectious diseases, the judges said.

“The medical and mental health care available to inmates in the California prison system is woefully and constitutionally inadequate, and has been for more than a decade,” the judges wrote.

Yesterday's action formalized the panel's tentative ruling in February and follows a federal court hearing that ended in January.

Legal experts said the order was the largest state prison reduction ever imposed by a federal court over the objection of state officials.

The Schwarzenegger administration will appeal but may need to wait until the judges enter a final order, corrections Secretary Matthew Cate said.

Cate called the order a dangerous precedent that oversteps the judges' authority. Though he agreed that California prisons are overcrowded, he said conditions have improved in recent years.

“It's something that the state should do itself, as far as fix our problems,” Cate said. “I think we're doing that.”

Republican legislators also have promised a separate appeal. Under a 1996 federal law that restricts judges' actions in inmate rights cases, appeals will go straight to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“This is clearly some federal judges trying to intervene in the state of California with disregard with what the impact is going to be on communities,” said state Sen. George Runner, R-Lancaster, who has authored several anti-crime ballot initiatives. “Those are dangerous felons these justices are asking to be released into our communities, and I'm sure none of them are going to be living next to their houses.”

The judges yesterday ruled that the system violates the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

The panel described a chaotic system where prisoners were stacked in triple bunk beds in gymnasiums, hallways and day rooms; where single guards often monitored scores of inmates at a time; and where ill inmates died for lack of treatment.

California's prisons were designed to house about 80,000 inmates, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, but hold almost double that amount today.

In its order, the panel will allow the system to run at 137 percent of capacity, housing 110,000 inmates.

Donald Specter, director of a nonprofit that had sued the state on inmates' behalf, called the order historic.

“In this landmark case, the court is requiring the state to run its prison system with a population that it can safely manage, both for the prisoners and the staff,” said Specter, director of the Berkeley-based Prison Law Center.

The judges said California can safely cut its inmate population without releasing inmates early through steps such as giving them credit for completing rehabilitation programs and not sending parolees back to prison for technical violations. Experts hired by the corrections department have made similar recommendations for years.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has made similar proposals in his request of lawmakers to reduce the prison population by 27,000 to save $1.2 billion. The state is counting on the savings to help close a $26.3 billion deficit in a revised budget Schwarzenegger signed last week. Legislators are to consider the plan when they return from recess in two weeks.

Cate, the corrections secretary, said the governor's proposals could reduce the prison population by as much as 37,000 over two years.

The administration also wants to build prisons to hold up to 10,000 inmates, though Cate said construction probably can't be completed in two years. In the interim, he said California could seek to temporarily house more inmates in other states.

Attorney General Jerry Brown said the state is spending an average of nearly $14,000 a year per inmate on medical care.

“That's the highest spending on inmates in any prisons in the world,” Brown said. “To say that's not enough, I do not think the United States Supreme Court would come to that conclusion.”

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FDA urges caution in weighing risks of ADHD drugs

— Federal health regulators are urging parents to keep their children on attention deficit drugs like Ritalin and Adderall, despite new evidence from a government-backed study that the stimulants can increase the risk of sudden death.

Published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the study suggests a link between use of the stimulant drugs and sudden death in children and adolescents. The drugs, used to treat attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, already carry warnings about risks of heart attack and stroke in children with underlying heart conditions, but researchers have questioned whether they pose the same risks to children without those problems.

Healthy children taking the medications were six to seven times more likely to die suddenly for unexplained reasons than those not taking the drugs, according to the study from the National Institute of Mental Health.

The study was partially funded by the Food and Drug Administration, but agency experts said its methods – which relied on interviews with parents and physicians years after the children's deaths – may have caused errors.

"Since the deaths occurred a long time ago, all of this depended on the memory of people – relatives and physicians – involved with the victims," said Dr. Robert Temple, the FDA's director of drug review.

The agency urges parents to discuss safety concerns with their doctor, but to keep children on the treatments.

The study compared a sample of 564 children who died of unexplained causes to 564 children who were killed in car accidents. Among the unexplained deaths, 10 children were taking an ADHD drug compared with two of the patients killed in car accidents.

The researchers used car accident victims as a comparison group because sudden childhood deaths are rare and difficult to track.

"We're confident that the association is real and that that's never been shown before," said Dr. Madelyn Gould, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University. "But given the limitations, we wanted any ramifications from the paper to be conservative."

The FDA said it is collecting data for a larger, more in-depth study of the drugs that should be completed by the fall.

"We're not sure this study tells us something we didn't know," Temple said of Monday's publication. "We didn't think it gave an unequivocal answer as to whether there is such a risk."

About 2.5 million U.S. children currently take drugs for ADHD, according to government researchers. The American Heart Association recommends doctors consider giving children echocardiograms before starting them on ADHD drugs, though experts stress there is little hard data about the drugs' risks.

Sales of the drugs topped $4.8 billion last year, according to health care analysis firm IMS Health. The most popular brands include Shire's Adderall, Johnson & Johnson's Concerta and Novartis' Ritalin.


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Separately, supervisors praise fire chief's budget presentation

RIVERSIDE -- County supervisors approved an early retirement program for some county law enforcement employees on Tuesday but excluded sheriff's deputies, concluding the expected loss of deputies would affect response times and the ability to fight crime.

Supervisors also directed county Executive Officer Bill Luna to press ahead with negotiations to rework the proposed 2009-10 budget to maintain deputy strength, but to come up with some creative ways to meet the county's need to trim $130 million from the $727 million that supervisors directly control. Luna also was directed to press ahead with negotiations aimed at persuading unions representing the county's 19,000 workers to accept pay and benefit cuts and thus avoid up to 1,000 layoffs and disruptions in county services.

As many as 354 sheriff's deputies, district attorney's investigators, coroner's investigators and probation officers would have been eligible for the retirement incentive that added two years' credit on to an employee's length of service. It would have, for example, allowed a deputy with 28 years of service to retire as if he had worked for the county for 30 years.

But supervisors had 24 hours to absorb warnings Monday from Sheriff Stanley Sniff that the loss of so many deputies over a short period would severely reduce patrols in unincorporated areas. Sheriff's deputies provide policing for 15 cities in the county and staffing is set in those contracts, leaving any cuts to come from patrols in unincorporated areas.

"We cannot leave this county unpatrolled," said 5th District Supervisor Marion Ashley. Third District Supervisor Jeff Stone earlier had said he could not support cuts to sheriff's staffing and 4th District Supervisor Roy Wilson said he was "very uncomfortable" with the exodus of deputies that would be caused if an early retirement program were opened to them.

But their colleagues fretted that letting the sheriff and district attorney's staff avoid cuts would only delay the day of reckoning. The early retirement program for sheriff's deputies, district attorney's investigators and probation officers would save tens of millions of dollars, depending on how many accept the offer.

A similar early retirement plan for non-law enforcement workers attracted 702 workers and will save about $50 million annually, county officials have said.

"I truly understand the sheriff's concerns," 2nd District Supervisor John Tavaglione said. "But we have a huge (budget) gap to fill."

First District Supervisor Bob Buster said that any competent manager could redirect resources to absorb a 10 percent cut, which is what the county asked of all departments. Buster asked his colleagues: "If not this, then what?"

His answer came several hours later after he and the other supervisors praised Riverside County fire Chief John Hawkins for not only detailing the 28 open-ended staff furloughs, crew reductions and other cost-saving measures made to save funds, but also showing how closing some of the county's 97 fire stations was the department's only other viable alternative to wrest further savings from the fire budget.

"You have done a masterful job," Wilson said.

Buster and other supervisors said such prioritizing was what they had wanted but did not get from the sheriff and District Attorney Rod Pacheco. Buster said he wanted options for cuts from the sheriff and district attorney and "not the old political rhetoric and maneuvering." Neither department offered options for the 10 percent budget cuts the county executive requested and received from the other county departments.

Wilson said the county's real budget problem is its pay and benefits, echoing a theme each of the supervisors has voiced since budget discussions began.

Stone said the county has "been there for the employees (with pay and benefit increases) in good times; now they have to be there for us." He said that Riverside is one of the few counties that pay employee contributions to the California Public Employees Retirement System, which costs the county $67 million annually.

Tinkering with pay, benefits and pensions clearly will be an epic struggle, however. Officials with the union representing most sheriff's deputies have said they will "vehemently" oppose any cuts to the pension plan.

Supervisors already have given Luna authority to reduce pay and benefits for the county's 2,300 managers by 10 percent. Luna has said he will implement that as soon as unions agree to similar concessions.

Luna's office now must produce a revised budget by June 16; the next fiscal year begins July 1.

Contact staff writer Jeff Rowe at (951) 676-4315, Ext. 2621.

Related stories:

REGION: Sheriff, district attorney make case for no cuts

REGION: Proposed budget targets almost 1,000 jobs

REGION: Unions wary but willing to talk

Contact staff writer Lauri A. Lockwood at (951) 676-4315, Ext. 2622, or .


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Horn, Roberts ahead in election donations

Incumbent supervisors have raised nearly three times as much as challengers in 2010

San Diego County Supervisors Ron Roberts and Bill Horn are raising and spending far more money in their re-election bids than the challengers trying to unseat them Nov. 2, according to the latest campaign finance reports.

Roberts, who is seeking a fifth term, reported bringing in more than $127,000 in contributions and spending nearly $112,000 between July and the end of September. In all, he has raised nearly $294,000 this year, according to disclosure reports filed with the county registrar.

The tallies were far higher than those reported by opponent Stephen Whitburn, a community health educator. Whitburn had raised nearly $51,000 in contributions during the same period and spent nearly $56,000. He has brought in a total of nearly $101,000 so far this year.

Horn, also seeking a fifth term, reported raising nearly $39,000 in contributions and spending nearly $86,000 in the latest period. He has brought in a total of about $135,000 so far this year, compared with the total of nearly $48,000 raised by his challenger, Vista Councilman Steve Gronke. Records show Gronke raised $18,900 in contributions and spent a little over $12,000 in the most recent reporting period.

Among Horn’s expenditures were payments to his chief of staff, Joan Wonsley, and two of her family members for such items as office supplies, phone reimbursements, and labor to put up campaign signs.

There is no law against public employees working for a candidate or an incumbent, as long as the campaign work is not performed on government time, state elections officials have said.

But groups that monitor ethics in government have questioned past payments to the Wonsley family from the campaign of Horn.


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Redevelopment needed beyond downtown

For 32 years, the San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP) has been a persistent community voice for economic and social equity, justice, and responsive public institutions. This has been particularly true as our nation, state, municipalities and American families have struggled with the fiscal challenges of doing more with less.

Redevelopment has been critical to the successful transformation of downtown San Diego. It now thrives.

However, as the central core has prospered, blight continues to exist in neighborhoods outside downtown where little investment occurs, but where investment is tremendously needed. Neighborhoods in proximity to downtown have waited for years to see just 20 streetlights installed; streetlights repeatedly promised to them in order to make their crime-ridden neighborhoods safer.

SDOP has pursued reform of the redevelopment process in the city of San Diego in order to eliminate blight and create economic opportunities throughout San Diego. Continued (and now additional) proposed downtown redevelopment redirects needed real estate tax revenues, which would otherwise go into the general fund and toward state programs such as public education, back into downtown. The central question those living and working beyond downtown confront: What remains for us but less money and ongoing blight?

In June, the California Legislature passed a new state budget which Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law requiring the city to make a huge decision: Will it choose to surrender 40 percent of its available funds designated for redevelopment to the state, or will it forego future redevelopment altogether? It is a $70 million question this year. If the City Council opts to give up a portion of the funds, $16 million would then flow to the state every year thereafter. Mayor Jerry Sanders has called the new state law a raid on the city’s funds, but he also has said that it is important to continue redevelopment.

On Monday, the San Diego City Council, acting as the Redevelopment Authority. will decide. It is certainly a difficult choice, and it is a choice that has not received enough public input. But it is a choice that should weigh the needs of all San Diego families and neighborhoods. This decision impacts those who can least afford it. Today, that includes the middle class. The current redevelopment process has proved to be inequitable, and so we ask the City Council to consider its reform if redevelopment is to remain ongoing.

Redevelopment functions as a major funding source for affordable housing. It is concerning, therefore, that the recent state legislation offers no protections with respect to funds set aside specifically to create affordable housing. The governor and state Legislature have made this pot of money fair game and offer no guarantee of repayment. Affordable housing moneys must be protected, used only as a last resort, and, if tapped, guaranteed restoration. It is imperative people can afford to call San Diego home, regardless of their means. If indeed we must now spend affordable housing money in order to save redevelopment, then a transparent and unambiguous mechanism must be identified to restore those funds at a later date. To ensure funding for affordable housing, the city should carefully consider (or reconsider) alternative funding mechanisms, such as linkage fees, and new revenue sources.

Actions speak louder than words. We ask the City Council to demonstrate to us what and whom it values in San Diego. We know you love your waterfront, beaches, and your downtown, but do you love equally your resident families and youth, small businesses, and workers? When deciding to extend the life of downtown redevelopment for decades into the future, we ask that you carefully consider which areas beyond downtown are today gasping for breath. Prosperity is not possible if parts of the whole are neglected. Blight, if not healed, spreads.

The time for redevelopment reform is now. A rare window of opportunity has presented itself, and the question before us pertains to leadership. Members of the community want to participate, and desire the time and opportunity to explore reasonable ideas and help reach informed decisions.

We must act now to ensure the next generation won’t bear the burden and blight.

Jennings is a pastor with Christ the King Catholic Church, Vargas and Toscano are with the San Diego Organizing Project, a multi-issue, multi-faith community organization representing 35 San Diego County congregations with more than 50,000 member families.


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Basic questions, and answers, on transforming a bathroom

Cure for ‘ugly bath syndrome’ starts with figuring what stays, what goes and what it will all cost

This stylish bath featuring Axor Citterio fixtures also builds in sensible features that enhance its utility.
This stylish bath featuring Axor Citterio fixtures also builds in sensible features that enhance its utility.

I had a client who absolutely detested her master bath — had for years. Its bland ugliness confronted her every morning when she started her day and every night when she got ready for bed. That’s a pretty regular dose of “ugh,” isn’t it?

If your home also suffers from ugly bath syndrome, you might find these frequently asked questions (FAQs) helpful in finding a redesign cure.

Q: Where do I start?

A: The best approach to redesigning a bathroom is to first consider whether its current layout and components meet your needs. Is there enough storage for what truly needs to “live” in that space? Is the light bright enough for shaving, (master, guest bath), or lipstick touch-ups, (powder room)? Does it offer accessibility features (for an aging or sports injury-prone user) and water efficiency to minimize your monthly bill? Is it properly ventilated?

Form should follow function when it comes to bathroom remodeling. The scope of work — from complete bath addition to simple refurbishing — will determine which professional you should call. For a room or suite addition, I’d suggest an architect or design/build firm. For a remodel, a kitchen and bath designer or interior designer experienced in this area can help. For cosmetic refurbishing, a designer or decorator would work.

Q: How much should I spend?

A: This is a crucial question to resolve early in the process, and one of the toughest to answer. As with kitchens, Sensible Style principles apply: Invest proportionately to your home’s enduring value, and in keeping with prevailing neighborhood standards. If most of the comparable homes in your area are offering oversized showers, for example, that’s a feature worth considering for your own return on investment. You may not plan on selling your home in the next few years, but you never know for certain.

Q: I never use my tub — can I pull it out?

A: This is one of the questions I get asked most often. So many homeowners prefer showering to bathing that dedicating space to a tub in a master bath remodel seems wasteful. I personally (and professionally) agree, but there are big-time resale considerations at play. So I contacted the San Diego Association of Realtors for their input on this point.

Member broker Scott Voak of Rancho-Bernardo-based Voak Homes only finds about 20 percent to 30 percent of buyers want them. Especially for higher-price-point homes, he notes, “An oversized shower is better.” A very small one reminds buyers of apartment living, he shares. On the related question of spa versus soaking tubs, Voak adds, “If a homebuyer wants a tub, the jets are definitely a positive and do get some oohs and ahs.”

To sum up then, I believe your home should definitely have a tub for guest children and future family owners, but I agree that it doesn’t need to be in the master if you’re not going to use it.

Q: Can I reuse my toilet (or sink)?

A: I have done this on several client projects, but I wanted to get a contractor’s opinion, as well. Sheen Fisher, vice president of the local National Association of the Remodeling Industry chapter and owner of Escondido-based Specialty Home Improvement, concurs. He does add the following useful caution, though: “We cannot warranty any reused plumbing fixtures. Faucets specifically, but any plumbing fixture that is removed is very prone to leaking upon reinstallation. This can be due to gaskets and seals drying out, mineral deposits causing issues or just the wear and tear of removing and reinstalling.”

Q: Should I consider a tankless water heater?

A: A tankless water heater, correctly specified for your household, should provide continual hot water for multiple showers, baths and chores, rather than running out before teenager number three gets his after-game shower in, with the whites still waiting to go into the washer.

Still, as Fischer notes, this convenience comes at a price. “The cost of a tankless water heater and installation can be six times higher than a conventional heater.” However, the contractor adds, “Its increased life — 15 to 20 years for tankless vs. 10 to 12 for standard — combined with the long-term energy savings, can make for a worthwhile investment.”

Last words

I hope these FAQs have been helpful to you. If you missed the kitchen Q and A last month, you can still read it at (Search my name in the site to find it faster.)

Jamie Goldberg, AKBD, CAPS, is a local, independent NKBA-certified designer of kitchens and baths, and the Sensible Style contributor to


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Your final opportunity to hit the beach before the unofficial last weekend of summer.
Your final opportunity to hit the beach before the unofficial last weekend of summer. — John Gastaldo

There's absolutely nothing wrong if you choose to spend Labor Day weekend at the beach or the pool. But in case you need a break from the sun, here are some of the weekend's best options.

If you have suggestions of your own, please leave them in the comments below.

U.S. Sand Sculpting Challenge and 3D Art Exposition

9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Monday. B Street Cruise Ship Terminal Pier, 1140 N. Harbor Drive, Embarcadero. $5 to $8;

Though Imperial Beach isn’t holding its famous sand castle competition this year, that doesn’t mean we’ll be going completely sand-free. This new four-day event welcomes sculptors from around the world to create more than just castles. The event also features musicians, magicians, dancers and storytellers, as well as an area for kids that includes a sandbox.

Festival of Sail 2012

9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Monday. North Harbor Drive, downtown. One-day tickets $10-$15; multiday passes $20-$25. (619) 234-9153 or

Each day festivalgoers can partake in entertainment such as pirate ballroom dancers, jazz musicians and sea chanteys. Arts, crafts and food vendors will be touting their wares, and, especially for the kids, a petting zoo, a magician and other activities will fill the bill. (Carolina Gusman)

42nd annual Barona Powwow

6 to 11 p.m. Friday; 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Barona baseball field, Barona Indian Reservation, 1095 Barona Road, Lakeside. Free. (619) 443-6612 or

A powwow showcases Native American traditions, including tribal dances, music and singing. The event, which encourages both Native Americans and non-Native Americans to socialize and celebrate, will also have food and handcrafted art and jewelry.

Village Faire Arts Festival

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Carlsbad-Oceanside Art League (COAL) Gallery, 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad. Free; (760) 434-8497 or

Local artists will exhibit their paintings, photographs and other works. The weekend will also include art demonstrations and kid-friendly activities.

Friday, following the last horse race. Seaside Stage at Del Mar Racetrack, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. (858) 755-1141 or

This beloved world music group performs a free concert with racetrack admission. If you want to skip the horse part, you can pay $20 and get in after the day’s last race.

Socal Music Festival

2 p.m. to midnight, Saturday. Throughout the East Village, main gate is at 9th Avenue and G Street. $40 to $50;

This outdoor music festival features four stages with live music by Cold War Kids, Transfer and many, many more. You'll also find art, motocross and skateboarding competitions, food, fireworks and more.

Liquid Aloha Music Festival

3 p.m. Saturday. NTC Promenade at Liberty Station, Point Loma. $15 in advance and $20 at the door;

This concert, put on by Kona Brewing Company, features The Expendables, The Nervous Wreckords, The Simpkin Project and many more.

Pipe Organ Marathon

8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park. Free;

Organist Carol Williams will play the outdoor pipe organ for 12 hours straight as a benefit for Operation Rebound, which assists war veterans who have returned home with permanent physical disabilities.

Reggae Summersplash — Reggae on the Bay

4 p.m. Sunday. Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier, 1000 N. Harbor Drive, Embarcadero. $40 to $100. (619) 230-1190 or

Each year, we bid a mellow farewell to the season with reggae music that begins at 4 p.m. and lasts until 2 a.m. This year’s lineup features Barrington Levy, The Wailers, Midnite, Glen Washington, Triston Palma, Pablo Moses and many more.

Summer Movies in the Park

Various locations. All movies are free and begin around 8 p.m. For a complete schedule, see

This free, family-friendly series screens movies at community parks and recreation centers throughout San Diego. Though the films begin at dusk, many people arrive early to picnic, play and find a good viewing spot.

Coming up: "The Lorax," Friday at Vista's Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum; "We Bought a Zoo," Friday at Ocean Beach Elementary; "Rango," Saturday at Poway Community Park.

Full Moon Drive-In

8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Pacific Beach Middle School, 1500 Felspar St., Pacific Beach. $20 per car or $10 for walk-ins;

This new drive-in celebrates all things vintage - from car waiters to classic cartoons shown during intermission. This week: "An American Werewolf in London," on Friday; "The Italian Job," (1969) on Saturday.

Cinema Under the Stars

8:30 p.m Friday through Sunday. 4040 Goldfinch Street, Mission Hills. $15; (619) 295-4221 or

The outdoor movie theater will screen "The Big Lebowski" all weekend.


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NBC acquires America's Cup rights

— The America's Cup will be on network TV for the first time since 1992 when NBC broadcasts the first two races of sailing's marquee regatta on San Francisco Bay in September 2013.

Officials told The Associated Press that the deal with the NBC Sports Group also includes three broadcasts on NBC this year from the America's Cup World Series. The remaining races in the America's Cup match will be on cable on NBC Sports Network.

The deal is big for regatta organizers who hope to showcase the modernized America's Cup to mainstream fans. Racing will be on a short course close to shore rather than miles out to sea, and in fast, wing-sailed catamarans rather than plodding sloops.

With the exception of ABC showing Race 1 of the 1992 America's Cup in San Diego, every other race shown live since the epic Race 7 in 1983 has been on cable.

"It's fantastic because it's obviously mainstream TV and a lot of people are going to see the racing as a result," said Russell Coutts, who sailed undefeated through three straight America's Cup matches as a skipper for two different countries, and added a fourth title in 2010 as CEO of Oracle Racing. "Frankly, I think it's the best TV result for sailing, certainly in my experience with the America's Cup. This is going to be great for sailing and really, really good for the America's Cup."

The NBC Sports Group also acquired rights to the Louis Vuitton Cup in the summer of 2013 in San Francisco, which will determine which foreign syndicate meets Oracle Racing, owned by Silicon Valley maverick Larry Ellison, for the oldest trophy in international sports.

Richard Worth, the chairman of the America's Cup Event Authority, said NBC will televise the final day of racing from three stops on the America's Cup World Series this summer as well as the opening two races of the 34th America's Cup match on Sept. 7 and 8, 2013.

NBC Sports Group is not paying a rights fee. Worth said America's Cup officials will acquire air time and offer commercial time first to their own sponsors.

The biggest risk in televising the America's Cup is the capriciousness of the weather. Delays because of too much wind, not enough wind or wildly shifting breezes can easily mess up broadcast schedules. Organizers believe they've largely avoided that problem by switching to catamarans that can sail in a wide range of conditions. Races have been shortened to better fit into TV time slots and will be sailed close to shore.

Worth said the final races in ACWS stops in Plymouth, England, and San Diego last fall proved that organizers can provide racing on schedule even in brisk conditions that sometimes had boats sailing on edge, with an occasional capsize.

he ACWS is being contested in 45-foot catamarans with high-tech wings as mainsails. The Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup match will be sailed in 72-foot cats.

The first NBC broadcast is scheduled for July 1, the final day of the America's Cup World Series in Newport, R.I. The other dates on NBC are Aug. 26 and Oct. 7, so America's Cup organizers will fit events to those slots. Organizers are exploring having an ACWS stop on the Hudson River in New York, which would end on Aug. 26. If that's not possible, there would be ACWS stops in San Francisco ending with televised races on Aug. 26 and Oct. 7.

Whether it's in New York or San Francisco, the regatta ending on Aug. 26 will feature Ben Ainslie's debut with Oracle Racing. The star British sailor, who will be trying for a fourth straight gold medal in the London Olympics, will join Oracle Racing to gain experience for what he hopes will be a title challenge with his own team in the future.

Each boat will carry an HD camera and 14 microphones. America's Cup officials have developed a system called LiveLine that will insert graphics into live shots from helicopters. Lines similar to the yellow first-down line used in football broadcasts will be used to show which boat is ahead, distance to the marks and course boundaries.

The first America's Cup race to be televised live was Race 7 in Newport, R.I., in September 1983, when ESPN carried Australia II's victory over Dennis Conner's Liberty that ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year winning streak.

Four years later, ESPN's late-night broadcasts from Australia were a hit in the United States as Conner won back the silver trophy in a four-race sweep of Kookaburra III.

Oracle Racing's victory against Alinghi of Switzerland off Valencia, Spain, in February 2010 was available in the United States only on the Internet.

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NY woman to get $2.7M for wrongful conviction

— A New York woman who spent more than 13 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of killing her teenage daughter has reached a $2.7 million settlement with the state, her attorney said Tuesday.

Lynn DeJac Peters, whose conviction was overturned in 2007 on the basis of DNA evidence, initially sought more than $10 million in a written demand in 2009 but lowered the amount as time went on. Earlier this year, she accused the state of dragging its feet on her wrongful imprisonment claim, hoping to wear her down.

"We're pleased that this ends a long, four-year battle with New York state to compensate Lynn for the 13 years of her life that she lost for something she didn't do," lawyer Steven Cohen said in announcing the settlement at a news conference.

While imprisoned at the maximum-security Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, DeJac Peters wasn't allowed private visitation with her twin sons, born just before her trial, because she maintained her innocence, her lawyer said.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday.

DeJac Peters, who was not at Tuesday's news conference, was convicted in 1994 of strangling her 13-year-old daughter, Crystallynn Girard, in their Buffalo home on Valentine's Day 1993.

Her second-degree murder conviction was overturned in November 2007 after newly analyzed DNA evidence placed DeJac Peters' former boyfriend in the bedroom of her daughter around the time the girl died.

Despite the findings, prosecutors could not consider bringing charges against the boyfriend, Dennis Donohue, because he'd received immunity by testifying before the grand jury that charged DeJac Peters.

In February 2008, the Erie County District Attorney's Office dismissed all charges against DeJac Peters after forensics experts they hired while preparing for her retrial concluded Crystallynn had not been murdered, but died of a cocaine overdose, a finding her mother and Cohen have called "ludicrous."

Donohue was later convicted in the September 1993 strangulation death of another woman and is serving 25 years to life in prison.

Cohen said Tuesday that the state became serious about settling DeJac Peters' wrongful imprisonment claim in late September, after a state-hired forensics expert examined slides and records from Crystallynn's autopsy and concluded she had been strangled, as initially thought, as well as raped.

DeJac Peters, who has believed from the beginning that Donohue killed her daughter, has filed a $30 million lawsuit against Erie County and the City of Buffalo alleging negligence in the investigation and prosecution of Crystallynn's death. The civil suit claiming deprivation of DeJac Peters' civil rights is pending in U.S. District Court in Buffalo.

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Georgia-based soldier dies in Afghanistan

— Military officials say a soldier assigned to a Georgia Army base has been killed in Afghanistan.

The Department of Defense on Monday identified the soldier as 20-year-old Spc. Ray A. Ramirez of Sacramento, Calif.

He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, just west of Savannah.

Military officials said in a statement that Ramirez died June 1, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by an improvised explosive device.

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— A homeless man suspected of breaking into a woman's Lakeside home and trying to sexually assault her on Saturday was arrested several days later, a sheriff's official said Wednesday.

Deputies responded to a burglary call on Providence Bay Court north of Riverside Drive about 2:50 a.m. where a woman awoke to a stranger kneeling by her bed, sheriff's Lt. George Calderon said.

She yelled at the intruder who then stood up, made a "growling" noise and fled. Deputies searched the area and didn't find the man, but they did locate evidence at the home, Calderon said.

Two days later, detectives identified Shawn Richard Barton, 23, as a suspect in the crime. He matched a description given by the victim, Calderon said.

Barton was arrested in connection with the crime Tuesday on Winter Gardens Boulevard south of Woodside Avenue. After questioning, he was jailed on suspicion of residential burglary and assault with intent to commit a sex crime during a residential burglary. His bail was set at $1 million.

Anyone with information about the incident can call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 or the sheriff's substation in Santee at (619) 956-4000.


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Life can change in an instant because of heart disease. At Sanford Bemidji Heart & Vascular Center, from the moment of emergency to the moment you celebrate a life-saving procedure, we are ready before you ever need us. If life hands you the unexpected, the team at Sanford Bemidji is here to help you.

At Sanford Bemidji, we are growing to meet the needs of our community. We are committed to bringing new facilities, broadened services and even better care. In January 2013 the region's only Heart & Vascular Center opened its doors at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center. Offering a comprehensive range of cardiology and vascular services, and now 24/7 Emergent STEMI Cardiac Care. Cardiac care isn't something that can wait. Creating this center with a dedicated cardiac cath suite and equipping it with the most advanced technologies enables Sanford Bemidji to save time and lives.

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The Office of Grants Management processes grant, Foundation, athletic, and departmental scholarships. If awarded, please access the SOS page to view individual scholarship information.

Please go to to apply for Foundation and departmental scholarships, many are available.

Eligibility Requirements:

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*Criteria varies by scholarship

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Marmalade Cafe
3825 State St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 682-5246

  • Category: American
  • Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 8am-10pm
  • Price: $10 - $20
  • Serving: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
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Great Food & Service
Reviewer: Daisy from Chino, CA
The food at Marmalade Cafe was very good. The service also was very good. We are tavelers passing through and read some of the reviews & decided to try it despite the bad reviews. I am glad we did. FYI...it is in the Mall parking lot between Sears & Starbucks. Kevin the Bartender was very personable and made our lunch experience very enjoyable. We will have lunch here next time we are in town

Best Place for Banquets in SB
Reviewer: Diana Thomas from Santa Barbara, CA
We used the Banquet Room for 2 family events: UCSB Graduation, followed the next morning with Father's Day family reunion. In both events, the food was EXCELLENT, the service was EXCELLENT, and the room was perfect for our needs. They let us decorate the room for each event to make it personalized. AND...equally important, the managers of the restaurant were so easy and pleasant to work with---even when we had endless questions and requests leading up to the events. I highly recommend Marmalade Cafe Banquet Facility for any group event. I also recommend the restaurant in general for excellent breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Recommend as a solid choice for casual dining
Reviewer: Steve Nelson from Walnut Creek, CA
Walnut Creek reunion for party of 15 at dinner on 5/4/13. Table was ready and waiting at reservation time, and our waitress was quite good. Drinks were well made, the menu had a nice variety, and the food was pretty good. Kind of reminded me of an upscale Mimi's Cafe. Prices were reasonable. Very pleasant evening and didn't feel rushed or ignored. Would recommend and repeat if ever staying in Santa Barbara again.

Very good steak
Reviewer: Michael from Santa Barbara, CA
We had a party of 6 and two people didn't like their food. The management offered to replace with something else. Steaks, salads and seafood were perfect. Don't recommend the Pasta.

Worst service ever!
Reviewer: Jackie from Santa Barbara, CA
First and last time here for dinner!! Service was awlful - waited forever to get someone to take drink orders and then waited forever for them to be served! Also waited at least 30 minutes for our dinner to be served after ordering. There were four of us and one party ordered an entree and was not told it was not available until our dinners were served. Needless to say, she had to watch us eat while she waited for her dinner . Manager did come by and apologize and at first was compting 1/2 of her dinner saying he was not informed by kitchen that the entree was not available. He ended up compting her whole dinner after telling him what awlful service we had. I might add that the resturant was not busy at all except for a private party in back - guess they cater to the back!! Food was only fair. I had made reservations at 9:00 AM for dinner in a booth and was given the last booth by the restrooms. Light was so poor we had to use a flash light to read the menu.

three strikes
Reviewer: Lex from Santa Barbara, CA
tried breakfast at Marmalade three times ....great potential,spacious, pleasant atmposphere.......but i've given up on it, food was good but service lacking.... major gripes: 6 small tables occupied with two servers present... had to chase down a server to get a refill on coffee.... All three times asked the server to run the toast thru the toaster twice as it was not done..and even then needed further toasting..... butter rock hard....server said there's nothing we could do about it...... sorry i had to give up on this place as it is nearby.....its too pricey for bad service

Reviewer: Mike F. from Santa Barbara, CA
Best Steak I have had in years. The sauce was perfect and cooked to perfection. The two side dishes were also very good. I don't give a '5' for the food very often. One complaint, the water was terrible, it tasted of chlorine.

Decent food; perfect inexpensive business lunch
Reviewer: John from Santa Barbara, CA
I work nearby and always enjoy bringing associates here for lunch. Prices are reasonable for this situation. Portions are large; for example, entree half-salads are plenty for a meal. Love the beet salad! Soups are outstanding, particularly the mushroom and pea. Service can be loose sometimes, but the men and women are friendly and accommodating. My wife enjoys the food and she eats out for a living (wine marketing). And she has a low opinion of most of the local high-end restaurants that have much higher price points. My one complaint is the carpet: it is way past time to replace it.

My last and final trip.
Reviewer: chuck from Santa Barbara, CA
I have to agree with most of the negative postings. Pancakes? Light and fluffy is not in their vocabulary...thick and doughy is. Very slow service, even tho nearly empty. Food, at best is mediocre, prices higher then they should be. The former occupant, "Red Robin" was more family friendly, good quality and decent prices. Dressing the servers in long black outfits does not impress me. Not a Santa Barbara friendly venue...more like LA.

Horrible Service. Bad atmosphere. Walked out.
Reviewer: Sean from Santa Barbara, CA
This was our 3rd time giving this place a try. Could we really strike out a 3rd time in a row? You be the judge. We waited at the door to be acknowledged for what seemed forever as servers and what looked like a manager passed us by several times, finally we were sat, not in a booth as requested but at a two top with very uncomfortable metal chairs. As we open our menus the table next to us shouted at the waitress, she ignored them, so I called for her,she snapped I know what that want I am getting them menus, apparently the had been told by the bartender to seat themselves and a waitress would be by which hadn't happened. As I realized I was in the middle of a third strike and was about to over pay for subpar food at above average prices and to was already receiving horrible service, we got up walked out and drove to Montecito and had an awesome lunch at Cava. Here's my advice to the owners of Marmalade, Fix your service!!! And have you food quality match your price points! I want a good place to eat next to Hope Ranch not far from the house, but right now you are not it. What a waste of restaurant space.

I want to like this place!
Reviewer: Scott Schwartz from Santa Barbara, CA
I was very excited to see Marmalade come to Santa Barbara. And I knew it would take a while for them to find their "legs" as a new restaurant in town. It's now been a few years and the Santa Barbara location still doesn't rate with the other Marmalade restaurants. It's a shame, and a bit surprising that the food quality is simply average. Meaning that I can't find or know anyone who has a "must have" on their menu. But what is shocking is the plating. A short order cook knows to make the food look good on the plate - this news hasn't reached Santa Barbara Marmalade. Basic white semi-oval plates with whatever the item you ordered thrown on top of it.. disappointing for sure. Though flat out bewildering is that the kids menu plates are heated/hot ???? Adding a laughable plastic (!?) container of apple sauce sitting atop the heated plate with the three previously frozen pieces of chicken scattered beside. Bottom line - try other Marmalade locations - Malibu is a nice choice. The Santa Barbara location isn't even worth the coupon..

Best kept secret in town!!!
Reviewer: Patrise Mercurio from Santa Barbara, CA
I'm somewhat confused regarding a review I read about Marmalade Cafe, as It was given but 3.5 stars? I have so enjoyed my frequent visits to Marmalade Cafe. The portions are far more than adequate and I cannot recall when I did not leave with a people/cat bag', (as we do not have any doggies atm, unfortunately). The food is very well prepared and excellent for the $$. The burgers are THE most awesome thing I've ever attempted to eat given my itty-bitty mouth. There are items on the menu that they do with excellence, especially their Sunday brunch & breakfasts, although their 'happy hour' has 1/2 price appetizers that are great. I find their entire menu quite diverse which makes this a great place to go when you aren't quite sure what you or your companion is in the 'mood' for. The only item I had difficulty with, was a 'happy hour' offering of Ahi tuna which is ordinarily my favorite. The waiter (mentioned below), nearly refused to serve it with wasabi vs. HOT chili sauce, which is the way it was 'originally offered'. Also, twice (out of 20+ times, it was mushy due to an over-ripe Avocado. This I passed off as a difference of opinion regarding what constitutes 'ripe'?? so given the parameters and my many visits, I can forgive the occassional faux pas. Owning/operating a biz in NOT an easy prospect and despite the occassional 'entitled waiter', I feel they do an extraordinary job. So, Regarding service, I had only one occassion above when it was also a bit 'rushed' and found that it was due to a 'shift change', as well as the mans' attitude; I've noticed that he is no longer present thanks to management. Having owned 3 local businesses myself, I was blessed by superb employees, but one cannot always tell until the damage is done. Please, should you have had ANY issues with Marmalade Cafe,(cannot imagine why), you owe it to yourself to give it another try!!! I find it delightful!!!

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Women's Tennis Advances at Bulldog Classic

Sept. 25, 2004

FRESNO, Calif. - The Santa Clara University women's tennis program opened play the fall season this afternoon at the Bulldog Classic, hosted by Fresno State at the Wathen Tennis Center.

Santa Clara remains at the Bulldog Classic through Sunday. Santa Clara will return to action next Friday at the SMC Hidden Dual in Moraga.

Main Draw Singles First Round
Kelly Leathers (SCU) def. Janay Kraft (FSU) 6-0, 6-0
Jessie Strunk (SCU) def. Christine Tilley (UNR) 6-3, 6-4
Jacquiline Haskett (FSU) def. Catherine Cochrane (SCU) 6-1, 6-2
Audrey Bardot (UNR) def. Erika Barnes (SCU) 7-6, 6-1

Main Draw Singles Second Round
(5) Nicole Shabaz (CP) def. Kelly Leathers (SCU) 6-4, 6-1
Janalle Kaloi (SCU) def. Callen Wachob (UNR) 6-0, 6-1
(6) Vana Mrazovich-Weinbeck (UOP) def. Jessie Strunk (SCU) 6-3, 6-4

Main Draw Doubles Round of 32
Barnes/Leathers (SCU) def. Van Koenigsfeld (SJSU) 8-4


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Santa Cruz County History - People

Old Soldiers: Santa Cruz County Civil War Veterans
by Robert L. Nelson

SPALSBURY, EDGAR (1835-1897)

Records of Members of the Grand Army of the Republic, William H. Ward

Spalsbury Vault
Spalsbury Vault
IOOF Cemetery in Santa Cruz

HS Crocker, San Francisco 1886

EDGAR SPALSBURY Was born in Jefferson County, N.Y. August 24, 1836; is by profession an Attorney at law. Enlisted in the 35th New York Infantry, April 27 1861; was commissioned Captain Company I, same regiment, May 14, 1861; was attached to the 1st Army Corps; was engaged in the battles of Bull Run, Brandy Station, Bristoe, Manassas, and Chantilly; was honorably discharged March 27, 186_. Comrade Spalsbury is a member of JF Reynolds Post of Santa Cruz, Cal., where he resides; has been adjutant, quartermaster, and commander of his post.

Santa Cruz Sentinel (June 6, 1884)

Memorable Convention
Reminiscence of Justice Spalsbury, who Attended the One that Nominated Lincoln

"I attended the Republican Convention of 1860, that nominated Abraham Lincoln" The speaker was justice Spalsbury, who had just uttered the above remarks as the reporter entered the court room Wednesday afternoon. the Convention now in session in Chicago being similar in some respects to the memorable one of '60, especially in the enthusiasm over Blaine, the Justice was asked to give a bit of his experience.

"I attended that Convention as one of twelve hundred young men who went from New York. They were the representatives of the Seward clubs of the State of New York" resumed his honor.

"At that time the Convention was in the Wigwam on Lake street. This was a building especially erected for the purpose, and considerably smaller than that which is at present used by the Convention. the Wigwam was only able to hold thirty six hundred persons, while the Exposition building will seat fourteen thousand.

"While the Seward Clubs were around parading with a band of music and creating enthusiasm on the outside, the Chicago people crowded the Wigwam to the exclusion of the New York clubs, so when the names of the candidates were presented for the consideration of the delegates, the name of Seward fell flat, while that of Lincoln occasioned an outburst of applause, as was naturally to be supposed, as the Wigwam was filled with the Chicago people. The result was that the wavering delegates were swept over by a tidal wave of enthusiasm to the side of Lincoln, and as a consequence he was nominated on the second ballot.

"At that time the Republican party was young and made up to a great extent of enthusiastic but inexperienced young men, unused to the wiles of political conventions."

"The nomination of Lincoln was a great disappointment to the New York delegates, was it not Judge?"

"It was, as the nomination of Seward seemed more imminent than that of Blaine today. We brought along two thousand dollars worth of fireworks to celebrate the nomination of Seward, but took them home on the train with us.

"Perhaps one of the nicest things, showing the devotion of the Seward delegates, was shown after the nomination of the President, when word was sent to the headquarters of New York, saying that the Empire State could name the Vice President. This was declined, and word sent back that New York had no second choice.

"Mr. Seward was a favorite son of New York, occupying a similar position to the one Blaine does before the people. He was an accomplished statesman, and at the same stage of the convention his chances were decidedly better than Blaine's are. This is one reason why I fear Blaine will be defeated."

"I was in the same convention, too, Judge," broke in Constable Sutphen who was busy filing away the many bills he had for collection; "Why, I was the Captain of the Wide Awake Club of Earlville, Illinois. We were for Seward first and Lincoln next, but it was not near so exciting as the convention which nominated Grant. I paid five dollars at that convention for a seat in the northwest section of the building."

Unidentified Santa Cruz Newspaper, Contributed by Phil Reader (August 17, 1897)

Passed Away
Death of Edgar Spalsbury on Monday Night
He Served His Country During the War -- Was Among Our Prominent Citizens

Edgar Spalsbury died at 11:50 o'clock Monday night at his home on Laurel St. of organic disease of the heart after a lingering illness.

Mr. Spalsbury was born in Jefferson Co., New York in 1835. He was admitted to the bar in 1856. On the breaking out of the Rebellion he abandoned a large practice and entered the service as Captain of Co. C. 25th New York Infantry, receiving his first baptism of fire at the battle of Bull Run. He also served with his regiment in the Army of the Potomac and participated in the campaigns of Northern Virginia.

Much broken in health, Mr. Spalsbury, after the war, spent some time in traveling in an effort to regain his health, resuming the practice of his profession in Chicago in 1865. Overwork and the severe climate again caused him to lose his health and, after trying several Eastern health resorts, he came to California in 1875, locating in Santa Cruz a year later and recovered his health. Recently he was taken ill again and but little hope was held out for his recovery. He leaves a widow and a host of friends to morn his loss.

In the death of Mr. Spalsbury Santa Cruz loses a good citizen, one who always had the interest of the city at heart.

He served as Justice of the Peace in Santa Cruz before he entered upon the practice of law with Bart Burke. He also served as Library trustee, taking much interest in the Library. The deceased was a member of Wallace-Reynolds Post, G.A.R.

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Santa Cruz County Fair wins appeal of rodeo case

Watsonville >> The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds won another round in a long-running suit over a controversial 2011 charity rodeo.

Invoking state environmental law, an opposition group named Stop the Rodeo sued over the decision to stage the event, the first held in Santa Cruz County since the 1970s. But a judge allowed the fundraiser to proceed before tossing the suit, a decision that was affirmed recently by a state appeals court.

"We are extremely pleased with this court ruling," said Fairgrounds manager Dave Kegebein. "The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds has served the community on this property for over 70 years and will proudly continue to be a very important community asset for many years to come."

Opponents said the rodeo sent manure and agricultural runoff into Salsipuedes Creek, which runs through Fairgrounds property. A Sacramento-based state appeals court held that because the Fairgrounds frequently holds livestock and animal events, the rodeo was within normal operations and eligible for an exemption under the state's landmark California Environmental Quality Act.

Rodeo opponents maintained that Fairgrounds operations do impact Salsipuedes Creek, despite the court stopping short of a ruling on the issue.

"We did provide clear evidence of significant environmental impacts," said Eric Zamost of Stop the Rodeo.

The rodeo was the brainchild of an affiliate of the Santa Cruz County Deputy Sheriff's Association called Stars for Justice. The group has not pursued another rodeo, nor are there immediate plans to.

The County Fairgrounds said fighting the case cost more than $100,000 in attorney's fees. That money could have gone toward repairs or new facilities, they said.

"The real problem with that is it really hurt the Fairgrounds and the Fair," marketing director Steve Stagnaro said. "(The money) was flowing quite heavily toward the attorneys."

Zamost declined to say how much Stop the Rodeo spent on the suit, and wasn't sure whether the group would appeal.

"We're certainly going to look at our options, but we don't know what we're going to do," Zamost said.


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The University of Santiago

The University of Santiago de Compostela has been the cornerstone of the city's and the autonomous region's education for more than 500 years. Its foundation goes back to 1495, the date when Lope de Marzoa opened the so-called “Estudio Viejo” (Old Study) or “Estudio de Gramática” (Grammar Study) in the Monastery of San Paio de Antealtares. After merging with the Colegio de Santiago Alfeo, founded by Archbishop Fonseca, its first statutes were approved in 1555.

Since then, the University –which originally consisted of the chairs of Art and Theology- has extended its educational field to the more than 60 degrees that are currently imparted in 32 faculties, schools and institutionslocated throughout the campuses of Santiago and Lugo.

The USC's facilities –which also include research institutes, university residences, sports grounds, cultural venues and libraries, among other buildings- now occupy an area of 1,300,000 square metres and house 33,000 students, more than 2,000 lecturers and researchers, and 1,000 employees.

The University is also active as a cultural programmer, organising around a hundred annual events featuring exhibitions, theatre, dance and cinema.


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Campo Eliseo Toro 2003

Campo Eliseo - Castilla Y Leon - Spain - Toro

Professional Wine Reviews for Campo Eliseo Toro 2003

Rated 90 by Robert Parker
Not as profound as the 2001, this wine, made by the brilliant Bordeaux oenologist team of Dany and Michel Rolland, exhibits a dense ruby/purple-tinged color along with sweet aromas of kirsch, black fruits, licorice, pepper, and spice box. Opulent and medium-bodied, with abundant fruit, nicely integrated wood, acidity, alcohol, and tannin, and a fleshy, long finish, it will drink well for 7-8 years.
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Varietal: Tempranillo

The Tempranillo grape varietal is often referred to as Spain's 'noble grape', and has over the past century been planted in several countries around the world. Tempranillo grapes produce beautiful ruby red wines, packed full of fascinating flavors which range from intensely fruity, to deep, dark and spicy, holding notes of vanilla, tobacco and leather. Their black skins hold plenty of tannins, and as such, they are often blended with other more rounded or brighter wines, to balance out the character and produce some truly exceptional examples. Tempranillo grapes often fall to a wide range of diseases, and are greatly effected by climatic conditions. They tend to grow best, however, in areas with a mixture of heat and bright sunshine, and brisk breezes which can cool the vines.

Region: Castilla Y Leon

The ancient, arid and beautiful region of Castilla y Leon is the largest in Spain, and amongst the largest single 'regions' in any country of Europe. It has been famed throughout the centuries for its architecture, its people, its art and literature, and not least for its characterful and flavorful wines, which capture the beating heart and passion of Spain and Spanish culture. Castilla y Leon is essentially a vast plateau, and is extremely dry, with a poor soil structure which one might think would make viticulture difficult, if not impossible. However, Castilla y Leon has plenty of native grape varietals which are able to stretch their roots deep underground, to tap into the moisture and minerals which can be found there.

Country: Spain

Spanish wines are renowned world-wide for carrying all the passion and character of the Spanish culture within them. Any lover of Spanish wine would undoubtedly be able to confirm this notion, as the variety and range of flavors and aromas coming from the high end of Spanish produce is truly impressive, and continues to delight and fascinate both newcomers and the more experienced. Spain benefits massively from an ideal climate for wine production and vine cultivation, with its long, scorching hot summers and far reaching oceanic breezes working perfectly with the native and imported grape varietals, which thrive on the mineral rich soils that cover much of the country. With centuries of knowledge, and generations of expertise under their belts, Spanish wineries continue to focus on raising the quality of their nation's wines, helped along the way by relatively new laws and regulations regarding regional excellence and representativeness.
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