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For the six years I’ve served as the Encinitas Mayor, every December I’ve reflected on the accomplishments and challenges of the previous year.
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones!
Oct. 8 issue: SDUHSD needs to delay its superintendent search Texas-based search firm JGConsulting held a series of town halls recently to solicit community input on San Dieguito Union High School District’s search for a superintendent.
Aug. 27 issue: COVID safety concerns need to be addressed by SDUHSD Now that teachers and students are back in classes, COVID safety concerns must be addressed.
It was unsettling to learn recently that property in Encinitas had used exclusionary racial covenant language in property transfer documents that prohibited anyone other than White people from owning, renting or using property in Cardiff.
July 2 issue: Guest commentary: Mental health action: The time is now By Ethan Fitzgerald A few months ago, student leaders from each of the high schools within the San Dieguito Union High School District came together around a common goal: addressing the mental health needs of all students.
May 7 issue: An open and fair election in Area 5 would help instill trust in the end result Excellence. . . respect . . . transparency . . . integrity.
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The last several weeks have been a roller coaster for all of us, with the ups and downs of the election followed by worry and anxiety about the current surge in coronavirus infections.
Kudos to city Parks and Beach supervisor for quick response An acknowledgment to Bob Keeley, Encinitas Parks and Beach supervisor (Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department).
June 5 issue: The new Cardiff Way The Cardiff Way counsels students: “Be Honest.”
While most coronaviruses cause common cold, three have become more dangerous, crossing species to people: the first was SARS CoV in 2003 and the latest to “make the jump” — SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes “Coronavirus Disease 2019” or COVID-19. According to former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, there was a large, late-season spike in U.S. “flu-like” illness, raising the unsettling possibility that the novel corona virus may have been here earlier than initially thought.
“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters.
This is the time of year I contemplate the ups and downs of the previous 12 months as your mayor.
“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago.
September 2019: Bike lanes, underpasses and StreetScape I read Mayor Blakespear’s editorial with great interest.
The City of Encinitas is proposing an exciting protected bike way project, sometimes called a cycle track, on Highway 101 through Cardiff and across the San Elijo Lagoon, from Chesterfield Drive south to the border with Solana Beach.
It’s an unusual and exciting achievement when $100 million of infrastructure improvements comes to the City of Encinitas!
