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Oct. 31, 2014Vol. 1 No. 13 Highlighting our Community and Businesses for Imperial Beach

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FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSE - By Emerald Pena

Imperial Beach was firing it up at the fire station #39’s Open House on 10/18/2014.The team at the station had fire trucks, squad cars and tables set up all over to informpeople on safety in their homes as well as how things work. The station also pre-sented their new truck that can now hold 500-gallons of water, which was built byPierce Manufacturing in Appleton, Wisconsin. What makes this truck unlike theothers is that the water pumping system is located above the frame of the truck,which makes it simpler to use and maintain. The event included face painting, a meetwith Mcgruff the Crime Dog and Smokey the Bear. There was also arts and crafts,getting a bird’s eye view inside real fire trucks and police cars and trying on real fireequipment. But best of all, you got to meet the hard working and life saving staff atStation #39. The event had a great turn out. Thank you to everyone who took part inthe Open House. And thank you to all at station #39 for all that you do to keepImperial Beach safe!

Emerald Pena

IMPERIAL BEACH COLLABORATIVEGATHERS AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

IMPERIAL BEACH RESIDENTAPPOINTED BY PRESIDENTOBAMATO BORDER ENVIRONMENT COOPERATION

COMMISSION AND ITS SISTER ORGANIZATION,THE N.A. DEVELOPMENT BANK

Former California State Senator serving Imperial Beach and current resident ofImperial Beach Denise Moreno Ducheny has been appointed by President BarackObama to the board of directors for the Border Environment Cooperation Com-mission and its sister organization, the North American Development Bank. Presi-dent Obama said that Ducheny and other appointees “bring extraordinary dedica-tion to their roles and will serve the American people well.”Ducheny currently serves as a senior policy advisor at the University of Califor-nia, San Diego School of International Relations and Pacific Studies’ Center forU.S.-Mexican Studies.

TURKO REPORTS:“Peace Breaks Out in I.B.”

It’s been a little over two years since KUSI’s Michael Turko first reported on theCity of Imperial Beach’s attempt to privatize the sports Park. Once a semi-secretclosed session agenda item to turn over the Sports Park to the YMCA broughtout the largest crowds City Hall may have ever seen. Michael Turko coveredseveral contentious meetings over the Sports Park Controversy. Turko showedexcerpts of some of those meetings and interviewed Ed Kravitz, Tim O’Neal andCouncilman Pat Bilbray to sum up the resolution of the Sports Park Controversy.In Turko’s words; “Peace Breaks Out In I.B.” As the resolution of having thelocal Boys and Girls Club manage the park seems to be harmonious and agree-able to all sides in the battle. The City got to privatize the park and the citizens gota group to manage the park that they know and feel comfortable with. None ofthe fees for use of the facilities have gone up and recreational programs haveactually been expanded. Rumor has it that the City even has a Softball Team thatis involved in tournament play.The episode can be seen in it’s entirety at TurkoFiles.com or the KUSI website.

1ST ANNUAL PUMPKIN PATCH - KICKS OFF THE SEASON

What is a Collaborative? Usually it’s a group of “Like Minded” persons or orga-nizations who meet for the purpose of helping each other accomplish the othersrespective goals while gaining their support to support your goals at the sametime. When people work together , amazing things can happen. Some times itdoesn’t matter if you are Republican or Democrat or what religion you might beor not be. The members present at a recent Imperial Beach Collaborative gather-ing at the Boys and Girls Club Gym was a glimpse of a cross-section of the heartof Imperial Beach at the Grass Roots Level. This group of people representingnumerous different non-profit organizations mostly, were obviously meeting forthe benefit of the community. A sort of Butcher, Baker; Candlestick Maker theyintroduced themselves and briefly told who they were and what organizationthey represented and a little something about what they are working on. Some ofthe programs going on in Imperial Beach have been so under-reported in thepast. Many of these groups are doing great community events and fundraisersfor good causes. There are no people more caring or moral than the group thatassembled and call themselves; “The Collaborative”. (Cont’d Pg. 6 )

The Imperial Beach Chamber of Commerce held its first Annual PumpkinPatch this year. The event was set up on the side lot of Seaside Candy on

Palm Avenue. The festivities were well decorated for the season and offeredKids activites, pumpkins, face painting, super slide and more!

Ed Kravitz

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IMPERIAL BEACHUNITED

METHODIST CHURCH455 Palm Avenue

Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 424.5181

Sunday Worship 8:30 & 10:30 amSunday School for children & adults 9:30 am

CHURCH OF CHRIST640 Tenth Street

Imperial Beach, CA 91932Phone: (619) 423-9450

Sunday Meeting Times: 9:30 am Bible class,10:30 am and 6 pm worship assembly

Wednesday Bible study: 7 pm

OCEAN VIEW CHURCHPastor Jim Baize2460 Palm Ave

San Diego, CA 92154(619) 424-7870www.ovcsd.com

Service Times:Sunday: 9 am, 10 am and 12:30 pm (español)

Wednesday: 6:30 pm

UPPER ROOM PENTECOSTAL CHURCHSenior Pastor Rev. Jim Ghiloni

631 Twelfth StreetImperial Beach, CA 91932

(619) 395-1981Sunday:

Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 amWorship Service - 10:40 am

Wednesday:Prayer & Bible Study - 7:30 pm

Children Church and Youth Classes

ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH& SCHOOL

866 Imperial Beach Blvd.Imperial Beach, CA 91932

(619) 424-6166Regular Service times: Sunday Mornings 8 am and 11 am

Free Sunday School and adult Bible Studies 9:30 am

SOUTH COAST CHURCH 588 9th Street

Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 424-6452

Services: Sunday:

6:45 Morning Service 6:45 Kid’s Club (Toddlers - 6th grade)

Wednesday: 6:30 Adult Bible Study

6:30 Kid’s Club (Toddlers - 6th grade) 6:30 “Light” Student Ministries (7th - 12th grade)

Women’s weekly Prayer Group 9:00 am Tuesday and Friday

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Dear Editor,I and many of my fellow Imperial Beachians are still inthe dark with regards to the “outside” funding and specialinterests from a PAC Labor group based in New York. Iapplaud Councilmember Ed Spriggs for his request and inwhich it was granted to disassociate himself from theUNITE HERE TIP PAC. However, the remaining twocandidates, Serge Dedina and Elizabeth Saldana have notbeen transparent enough to educate the voters on why aPAC is needed for a small town like Imperial Beach. The2014 IB Mayoral race is critically important. IB votersneed more answers from Serge Dedina in order to makean informed decision based on facts and honesty. I at-tended the Candidates Forum, and the answers to thequestion of why the UNITE HERE TIP is interested inImperial Beach was very weak and hard to understand bySaldana and Dedina. As an earlier supporter of SergeDedina’s enthusiasm and participation in local IB politics,I became disillusioned with his lack of transparency inregards to the UNITE HERE TIP influence and outsidefavoritism. I am in favor of our elected public officials tokeep serving with integrity, honesty and transparency.The current Mayor and councilmembers have proven theircommitment to making Imperial Beach a wonderful placeto raise a family, invest in their homes and start new busi-nesses. This is the reason I am voting local. Vote for IBby keeping our politics local. Our elected public stew-ards have a challenging job to keep IB on track and makeit better than ever before. Let’s keep it going and givethem more time to make it happen. The BEST is beforeus IB.

“The BEST Is Before Us!”

Sincerely,Dante PamintuanImperial Beach Resident and Voter

Dedina’s Game Plan

Several weeks ago, Unite Here said that Serge Dedina andSaldana would represent everyone, not just the “privilegedfew”. The Unite Here NYC Super PAC has now spentover $110k on their 348 Imperial Beach members. That’s$316 per member! Just so they can have a say? Last timeI checked, City Council meetings and speech were free! Idon’t know about the rest of the working folks in ImperialBeach, but I don’t have $316 for Dedina’s and Saldana’spay-to-play game. Guess that leaves me benched beforethe game begins! So now who are the “privileged few”?My vote goes to re-elect Mayor Jim Janney. At least it’sstill free to vote.

Maria MaestreImperial Beach Resident and Voter

In this election period there are challenges to theCouncil and Mayor from a variety of people fromthe community. In addition there is one prominentglaring challenge from a New York based labor union.It is not unusual for unions to get involved in local

elections in the form of endorsements, some finan-cial assistance advertising and signs.

However, it is highly unusual for a union PoliticalAction Committee (PAC) from New York to put over$110,000 into a small town local election such asours. The union is providing support for the cam-paigns of three candidates that had received the en-dorsement of the San Diego - Imperial County Cen-tral Labor Council. Those candidates are SergeDedina, Lauri Saldana and Ed Spriggs. It was notuntil the candidated forum that a question was ask ofthe candidates about the funding.

Mr. Spriggs indicated he didn’t know about it untilhe saw the signs with his name on them. At the fo-rum, he indicated he would have his name removed,which he did. Ms. Saldana indicated she had notknown until she saw the signs. She has subsequentlyindicated in a Union-Tribune article on October 25ththat it was fine with her to have the backing andfunding assistance. Mr. Dedina also claimed noknowledge of the union’s actions. Mr. Dedina didnot distance himself from the unions efforts on his

part. He was quoted in the same Union-Tribune articleas having said he is “too busy with my own campaignto worry about anything else” and also said he “is run-ning an independent campaign.

What is most disturbing about all this is not just that it isan attempt from an organization from outside “Our Com-munity” which does not really care about us, trying toinfluence our small town “Local” election outcome. It isnot just the infusing very large sums of money into theprocess. It is, that any or all candidates to whom thishappens do not immediately take action to stop theseinvasions into “our” local process. The PAC has otherobjectives than our quality of life, values of our com-munity or the integrity of our governmental processes.We are IB. They are not. East Coast power politics hasNO PLACE in IB! What does it say about a candidates’commitment to local community when they don’t speakout against this alien invasion? Or as I refer to it – Elec-tion Funding Pollution! Try to remember what ‘localhome rule” means in a Democracy.

Keep it clean – and folks, I’m not referring to theBeaches.

We are being treated as bugs under a microscope in amisdirected disruptive experiment.

Be outraged.Jim King

CALVARY IB CHURCH485 I.B. Blvd.

Imperial Beach, CA 91932(619) 217-0717

Sunday Mornings 9 & 11 am

Wednesday Nights @ 7pm

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IB Womens ClubFall Harvest Fest

Dia de Los Muertos

FRA Craft Fair

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Silver strandDistance ClassicHalf Marathon

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Send the Super PAC, packing NOV. 4th!The mystery continues to build over why more thanapprox. $110,000 is being dumped into Imperial Beachcampaigns by a NYC Super PAC. But the bigger mys-tery is why Serge Dedina repeatedly says he doesn’tknow anything about the disenfranchised Super PAC ,but yet he doesn’t separate his campaign agenda whenpressed for an explanation. Mr. Dedina needs to bemore transparent with voters and shine some light onwhy he is O.K. with all of this dark money being spenton his behalf , and not befuddle what his campaignplatform benefits are to the sponsoring Super PACfrom NYC since they donate to his cause so heavily.Why didn’t he just follow in Councilmember Ed Spriggs’footsteps by swiftly rejecting their support and “JUSTSAY NO!” Nov. 4th is when Imperial Beach voters can“JUST SAY NO”. NO to big money. NO to hiddenagendas. NO to Serge Dedina.Sincerely,Casey BroachResident/Former Prop. X &Y Chairman

Serge Dedina Not PreparedIt’s time to take a closer look at mayoral candidateSerge Dedina. He either has no idea what it takes tostep into the role of Mayor or he has an incredibleamount of arrogance to believe he does not need towaste his time as a Councilmember first! He alsoseems to be the only Imperial Beach candidate thatdoesn’t understand that all of his campaign promisesare actively happening. All of his whining about whathe imagines hasn’t been done clearly illustrates thathe has been asleep at the switch for too long. SergeDedina is simply not prepared to be our Mayor.Angela GonzalesBusiness Owner/Citizen/Voter of IB

I’ve noticed that many of Mr. Dedina’s signs and mail-ers refer to him as just “Serge”. It’s not like his lastname is so big that it wouldn’t fit. Maybe it’s his egothat is so big that he thinks he only needs one name?Like “Prince”. Or “Sting”. Or “Bono”. Whatever thereason, the Mayor’s race is about experience, integrityand honesty – not attaining Rock Star status. That’swhy our family is voting for Mayor Jim Janney. Andno, Mr. Dedina, we are not on a first-name basis, soplease show some respect.

A. BevanMilitary Veteran and I.B. Resident

How insulting that this Serge Dedina thinks we are allso uninformed that we can’t see through the flimsycurtain of his campaign! Does he really think that all ofhis staged pictures and promises of things that are al-ready in the works will distract us like shiny objectsdistract a toddler? I have faith that my fellow voterswill see past Dedina’s deceptions and choose leader-ship over showmanship by re-electing Mayor Jim Janney

Glenda Campos

I’ve noticed that most everything Serge Dedina claimshe would do as mayor has either been done or is inprogress. Clean beaches, paved alleys and street light-ing are a few that come to mind. My favorite is hispledge to “fast track” the new 9th & Palm shoppingcenter. The only “fast tracking” Breakwater neededwas getting the project out of limbo after the Gover-nor abruptly ended redevelopment agencies statewide.That was accomplished by Mayor Janney and ourcurrent City Council with critical help from StateAssemblywoman Toni Atkins, who went to bat forus in Sacramento. While many other cities’ formerredevelopment projects remain stalled, our project isabout to break ground.

As a mayoral candidate, Mr. Dedina displays a re-markable lack of knowledge about what’s actuallyhappening in Imperial Beach. Perhaps a term or twoon the City Council, as nearly every previous mayorhas done, may have better qualified him for the of-fice. But, this election I’m sticking with the candi-date who not only knows what needs to be done, buthow to get it done. My vote goes to Mayor JimJanney.

Joann Barrows, Resident of Imperial Beach

We and our families are residents of Imperial Beach.We are proud members of UNITE HERE, Local 30-thehotel and hospitality union in San Diego County. OurInternational Union, UNITE HERE, represents work-ers throughout the United States. We are responding toa recent mischaracterization regarding our Union’s par-ticipation in our local election.

In our Union, we encourage our members to do morethan press for decent pay and better conditions wherethey work; we encourage our members to be civicallyengaged. Our members in Imperial Beach have re-sponded by becoming enthusiastically engaged in thepolitical process; the 348 members and their familiesthat UNITE HERE represents in Imperial Beach arehungry for change, and we are backing them. Now it’stheir turn to have a say.

Our 348 members and their families in Imperial Beachcontribute money to the International Union to fundpolitical activities. In the last ten years our membershave been involved in local elections throughout SouthBay including San Diego itself, Chula Vista and nowImperial Beach.

Our 348 members and their families, neighbors, andfriends in Imperial Beach say there are real problemswith the infrastructure in their neighborhoods—theywant safer alleyways, clean beaches and a supermar-ket. They also want elected leaders that are good peopleand hard workers—like them. Our members met withSerge Dedina and Elizabeth Saldana ~ and felt they aregreat choices that best represent these interests.

Sincerely,

Rosario Gastelum, Juan Silva, Miraia Miranda,Maria G. Astroga, Randy Toledo, Erick Burkheart,Jesus Saldana, Jesse Dominguez,Sarah Velasquez-Hasley

PA I D P O L I T I C A LL E T T E R S (CO N T ’D)

REVERSE 9-11 FOR IMPERIAL BEACHRESIDENTS

Imperial Beach residents are encouraged to sign up withAlertSanDiego for telephone notifications to residentsand businesses within San Diego County impacted by,or in danger of being impacted by, an emergency ordisaster situation. Listed and unlisted landline phonenumbers are already included in the database, howeveryou may also register cell phones, VoIP phones, andemail address. This system, called AlertSanDiego, will beused by emergency response personnel to notify thosehomes and businesses at risk with information on theevent and/or actions (such as evacuation) they are beingadvised to take. The system utilizes the region’s 9-1-1database, provided by the local telephone company(ies),and thus is able to contact landline telephones whetherlisted or unlisted. It is TTY/TDD capable.Remember, because the system uses the 9-1-1 data-base, only landline numbers are already in the system.If you have a Voice over IP (VoIP), cellular telephone,or if you would like an email notification, you mustregister those with the system.For more detailed information, or to sign up, go to:http://www.readysandiego.org/alertsandiego/

Toys for Tots is something many of us have lived with all of our lives. Don’t let that besomething we take for granted. Over its life span, the Marine Toys for Tots Programdistributed over 469 million toys to over 216 million less fortunate children.

Imperial Beach residents can donate new unwrapped toys at City Hall (825 ImperialBeach Blvd.) or the Imperial Beach Library.

Please consider including a gift every time you shop online or are in a store. If you startnow, you will be among the many who makes children’s dreams come true.

What if they held an election and nobody talkedabout the real issues and policies? In what has beena somewhat lackluster campaign for City Offices,it appears that Union’s and Money have become thebig issues. Why haven’t candidates talked more aboutreal issues and policies?

What about 9th and Palm? What about Palm Av-enue? What about Traffic Circles and other Devel-opment Plans. What about Zoning Changes orPrivatization of Public Facilities? What about theinfluence of Regional Agencies over grassrootsdemocratic process?

Why is it OK for some Unions and PACs to makeendorsements but, to villianies others for getting sup-port from other Unions or PACs? Political parties ofboth sides as well as numerous Political Action Com-mittees have also been throwing big money at cam-paigns. Is that the real issue in this election or arethe actions and policies of council members overthe last 4-8 years what’s important to look at?

Will the apathy of local voters and the lack of realcommunity issues being discussed make non-votersthe determining influence in the election outcome?

Al Winkleman, Long Time IB Resident

TOYS FOR TOTS DROP OFFLOCATIONS IN IMPERIAL BEACH

For those of you who know LoriHottel (aka Mrs Santa Claus), herhusband John Hottel passed awayJuly 23rd at the age of 71. Togetherthey have volunteered many hoursto benefit Imperial Beach and ourresidents. She is a beloved memberof our community and would appre-ciate your attendance at an officialMilitary Memorial Service to be heldThursday, November 6th at MiraMar National Cemetery, 5795 NobelDrive, San Diego, CA 92122. Meetat the cemetery office at 1pm.If attending, please RSVP to:Lori Hottel at 619-424-7914.

MILITARY MEMORIAL SERVICE

MAIL BALLOTSCAN BE

HAND DELIVEREDTO THE LIBRARY !

PUBLISHER’S COMMENTSIt appears that the City’s new Director of Finance is doing a much better job abidingby standard accounting principles. For the first time in years, there are not multiplesets of books and comingling of funds between agencies of the city. Audits andinvestigations by multiple agencies in the last two years and a new City Managerhave made a newer, kinder, gentler, more honest and transparent city. When theauditors compliment you after a raking over the coals by the Grand Jury and Attor-ney General’s State Department of Finance, you know you are doing a better job.Our new Director of Finance recently reported to Council that they had furnishedthe first audit to everyone in the accounting department who responded, “ Nobodyever asked us what we thought before this”! The Finance Department was previ-ously so compartmentalized and there were few if any checks and balances oranything resembling Standard Accounting Principals according to a Grand JuryReport.

New City Manager Andy Hall has cleaned up a lot of festering problems. The SportsPark controversy seems over with a Happily Ever After ending. Sandcastle Eventhas been resurrected as Sun and Sea Festival. 4th of July Fireworks and Paradesare once again allowed. Andy Hall has been open to suggestion and has resolvedissues and problems for several local property and business owners recently. Mayhe continue to work on behalf of the citizens of the community and with continuedfull and complete transparency. So far…..So Good !Congratulations to City Manager Andy Hall. Keep up the good work !

SENIOR CENTERThe Senior Center is open to individuals age 50 and over, and we extend a warm wel-come to individuals with disabilities. The center offers a variety of life-enriching classes,activities, hobbies, and a fun social environment. The center also serves as a greatresource center for seniors. We offer a free legal service, free tax assistance during taxtime, and a blood pressure clinic once a month.

1075 8th StreetImperial Beach(619) 424-7077

Hours:Monday & Wednesdays: 8:00 am-12:00 pmTuesday & Thursdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm

Fridays: 8:00 am-2:00 pm

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Y O U T H S P O R T SS E C T I O N

FA M I L Y & SPECIALE V E N T S S E C T I O N

CRAFT FAIRSaturday, Nov. 1st

9 am - 2 pm

Fleet Reserve Building659 Silver Strand Blvd.

Imperial Beach

Fundraiser featuringhand-made craftsand holiday items

The Mar Vista Mariners fell to 5-3 (0-1 in the South Bay League) afterfalling to the Mater Dei Crusaders 14-31. It was Senior Night as 14seniors played their final home game at Mar Vista High School, butinjuries and mistakes were too much to overcome for the Mariners.The game was highlighted by the defense rebounding after a shakyfirst quarter and playing hard the entire game despite having their backsto the wall after turnovers. Sophomore LB Jacob Hinojosa, Junior OL/DL Hugh Anthony and Junior OL/DL Kaelin Washington all had tacklesfor losses while Senior WR/DB Josh Cooper had a 32-yard intercep-tion return for a touchdown. Sophomore running-back Khalil Spruillhad 10 rushes for 153, including a 95 yard touchdown run on theMariner’s first offensive play. Both scores were capped off with extrapoints by Junior kicker Abe Sanchez.

The Mariners face their toughest opponent of the year as they travel toSweetwater to play the Red Devils on Friday 10/31/14 at 7PM.Sweetwater is 8-0 and receiving votes for the top ten teams in thecounty. The Mariners will need to slow down the Red Devil’s DoubleWing Offense and not turn the ball over on offense. In addition, theMariners will need to continue to improve on special teams in order togive the offense and defense favorable field position. The Mariners arelooking to make a playoff push in the challenging Division 3 and willneed a win this week and/or next week to help bolster their playoffresume. Thanks for all of your support this season. R. Tyler Arciaga

MAR VISTAMARINERS

UPDATE

Bethany Kipp

The 15th Annual Silver Strand Half Marathon & 5K is Sunday,November 16, 2014. Run along the Strand from Coronado toImperial Beach!The 5K Run/Walk starts and finishes at the Imperial BeachPier Plaza at 7:00 AM. Run the 5K and then enjoy the post-racefestivities while watching the half marathoners cross the fin-ish line.The half marathon course is open to runners and walkers. The10 mile course is open to runners, walkers, skaters, handcycles, and wheelchairs. The Half Marathon/10 mile course islimited to 4,500 participants. The 5K is limited to 1,000 par-ticipants.Welcome back skaters! Bring out your inline skates, roller bladesor roller skates and speed your way down the strand. Helmetsare mandatory. Knee and wrist guards are recommended.More Information can be found at http://www.kozevents.com/Running_Events/Silver_Strand_Distance_Classic.htm.

PET OF THE MONTHChocolaty Goodness Without the Guilt

Meet Stanley a delightful chocolate and tan 1 year old maleChihuahua/Miniature Pinscher mix. This active boy weighs inat 13 pounds and will need to go into a home with kids over 6years of age and with lots of squeaky toys. Stanley’s adoptionfee for the month of October is $25 at the Chula Vista AnimalCare Facility. For more info call 619-691-5174

Linda Septon,Adoption Counselor/Rescue CoordinatorChula Vista Animal Care Facilitycvacf.org

SILVER STRANDDISTANCE

CLASSIC HALFMARATHON& 10 MILER

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I.B. OPTIMISTANNUAL INSTALLATION HELDThe Imperial Beach Optimist Club held their annual installation of officers with a dinner at thenew Sea 180 on Thursday, October 23rd, 2014. President Raleigh Sanders, Treasurer VirginiaSyverson, Secretary Estela Mora were sworn in. Some of those present represented theOptimist International Southern District: Governor Dr. Angie Hawkins, Lt. Governor BuffyParker, and Past International Vice President Bill Myers.

The IB Optimist Club runs the Kids n Kastles event every summer, awards scholarships toMar Vista seniors, holds a food drive with IB Elementary in the Fall with all donations going tothe Good Neighbor Food Bank in Nestor, donates gift baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmasto local families, honors 6th and 8th grade Distinguished Scholars each school year, sponsorsa speech and essay competitions for students, among many activities aimed at “Bringing Outthe Best in Kids”. Volunteers and visitors are welcome at their weekly meetings on Tuesdaysat 4:30pm at the Fleet Reserve, 659 Silver Strand Boulevard.

Wellness CenterC o m m u n i t y

Forum and theVeteran's Day

C e r e m o n y

Thursday, NoV. 6th,11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Guest SpeakerJim Bedinger,Commander,

U.S. Navy Retired.

SWC CORNER LOTFree parking in Lot C.

RSVP tocmr@swccd.edu

Week #4 11/4/20147:00pm: IB Forum vs City of IB

8:20pm: Boys/Girls Club vs K-Pasta

Week #5 11/11/20147:00pm: K-Pasta vs IB Forum

8:20pm: I Huana Huin vs City of IB

TUESDAYCO-ED SOFTBALLIB SPORTS PARK

Week #3 11/4/20146:30pm: Old Skool vs Eagles7:30pm: Shoe SA vs Blazers

Week #4 11/11/20146:30pm: Shoe SA vs Old Skool

7:30pm: Eagles vs Blazers

TUESDAYMEN’S BASKETBALL

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IB LIBRARY EXPANSION PROJECTOn October 14th a public meeting was held regarding the Library Expansion Project. A panelconsisting of Mayor Janney, Supervisor Greg Cox, Librarian June Engel, County Team Direc-tor of Services April Heinze, Jose Apante, M Tancy, Mark Sabonic and Tom Fincher; Chairmanof Project Management were among the Pannel Member present to answer questions from thepublic about the New Library. Apologies for any names mis-spelled.The meeting was lightly attended by the general public but, representatives from the SeniorCenter, Imperial Beach Womens Club and Imperial Beach Optimists were but a few of the vocaladvocates concerned about potential conflicts between the Library Expansion Project and theircurrent activities and fundraising efforts at the Senior Center and Marina Vista Center. Bothstructures are located just north of the current Library parking lot.The project has been moving swiftly without much public fanfare and although most ofthe County Team was present, concerned citizens expressed their worries and tried to tiethe panel down to some specifics. Although the panel told them about other projects theyhad done recently in Bonita, Sunnyside and Lincoln Acres as examples of their designtastes and capabilities, they did not reveal any designs or drawings. When members of thepublic tried to pin them down on specifics of the plan, this is what they were told:The current Library is on County owned property. The new library will be approxi-mately 14,000 square feet of floor space. It will also cover the area currently a parkinglot between the Library and Marina Vista Center. Estimated completion date is Springof 2016. Without revealing any drawings to the public meeting, it appeared that thepanel already knows that the projects will be connected and perhaps share the samefront façade; making the new facility look much larger from the street side. Panelmembers vowed that an interim facility would be found equal to or exceeding the currentLibrary.The Parking Lot that currently is used by the Library will be covered by the newbuilding expansion. Of the several parking plans that were looked at, the current reso-lution is to create parking on the Church property just to the East of the Library. TheCounty Board of Supervisors has appropriated funding for the parking resolution withthe Church next door. Although this is better than the previous suggestions to takeparking on the street or Boys and Girls Club; without plans to view, it’s difficult for thepublic to imagine what the panel seems to already know.The design team assured those present that whatever facilities will be designated forthe transition period will be the equivalent or better than what exists now. There wereno suggestions on where that might be other than the Boy’s and Girls Club.

Q 1: Will expensive native and draught tolerant landscaping plants in front of thecurrent buildings be destroyed or preserved during the construction period?Answer: None of the landscaping at the rear of the Senior Center or Marina Vista Center will beaffected. The plants directly in front of the buildings will probably be wiped out by constructionunless someone moves them and transplants them prior to ground breaking.

Q2: Will the new Library be connected to the Marina Vista Center and Senior Centeror will they even exist after the project is completed?Q3: Will the Women’s Club still be able to use the facility for the approximately 18months of construction or will there be a suitable place for them to conduct theiractivities and fundraising if displaced? How will they continue to fundraise duringconstruction, if they lose their space and storage facilities to construction….orworse…they lose the facility completely?Q4: Will the Seniors be able to use their facilities during construction or will they haveto be relocated? Where might they be relocated where they can do all of the activitiesthey currently do? They also have no other place to store items such as exerciseequipment and event materials. How will they be affected during the 18 months ofconstruction or will they be put out of operation for a year and a half?Q5: Will the facilities be connected as one larger facility? While admitting there is nodesign, yet officials went on to explain that there will be a common entry between thetwo structures but, would not confirm if the ballroom at Marina Vista would still existor look anything at all like it does now when the project is completed.Q6: Will the new library have video chat or video conferencing capability?Q7: Are any of the old parts of the current Library structure going to be preserved orincorporated into the new structure itself?Two young library volunteers took turns running the one microphone that was avail-able for the entire meeting out to audience members with questions.Because the County is required to do projects in a a certain order, until that processhas been conducted publicly in accordance with the law, officials can’t reveal detailsof a project that supposedly a design team, contractor and procurement of materialshave to go through prior to there being an actual design. Since some of those have notyet been completed publicly, it would be inappropriate to reveal any details they mightalready know about the project ahead of hiring a design team or architect and con-ducting the entire RFP process in accordance with the Law.When plans are revealed publicly, we will publish them.

C A M P A I G N S I G N SIn many previous years, there have been Campaign Sign Wars in Imperial Beach.SIGN WARS may include anything from overwhelming your opponent by the num-ber and size of a particular candidate’s signs being displayed; to stealing or destroy-ing your opponent’s signs; to placing campaign signs on Municipal, State, County orSchool District property; as well as utility poles and boxes.In past years, there have been signs placed on School District fences next to gatesleading to polling places as well as on Caltrans and Port Properties Defacing cam-paign signs of your opponent or stealing their signs and replacing them with yourown signs has been more the rule in recent elections with little enforcement by theCity. In fact; Public Works actually was caught red handed 4 years ago removingcertain candidates signs from Private Property outside the City Limits of ImperialBeach in South San Diego!

On a recent Friday, a campaign endorsement sign was placed on a fence at 9th andPalm. That particular fence was paid for with City Dollars. That sign was actuallyremoved the following Monday morning under the direction of new City ManagerAndy Hall. The following Friday evening, two more of the D.S.A. PAC signs en-dorsing incumbents were replaced on the 9th and Palm Property fence. To thecredit of City Manager Andy Hall, the two large D.S.A. signs were removed again!Andy Hall has proven that even the Deputy Sheriff’s Political Action Committee isnot above the law and does not have the authority to violate the Municipal Coderegarding the placement of campaign signs.This brings up the question with everyone so excited about about one particularUnion’s involvement in the current campaigns, there are other Unions that don’tseem to be getting the same attention. The SEIU or Public Employee’s Union hasalways been actively involved in Municipal Elections. The largest expenditure that

Imperial Beach has is the money that goes to the Sheriff’s Department. You don’thear the people complaining about a hotel workers union’s involvement complain-ing about the D.S.A., SEIU or Clear Coast being involved in this current election cycle.Where is SEIU’s Corporate Headquarters? It’s not in Imperial Beach. Would thatmake them an outsider union? What about the Public Employee’s Union and theirunion representative; former Imperial Beach Code Enforcement Officer DavidGarcias? Their headquarters is not in Imperial Beach either.Will I.B. get more of the same or change? If there is change; will it be for better orworse? Will the number of people who don’t vote make the votes of those who dovote worth more than the value of just one vote? Mid-term elections usually havelow turn-outs. This particular mid-term is for a majority of Council Seats and willhave ramifications that will last for decades to come. Many of the decisions ofthis next City Council may be irreversible, so it’s very important that the selectionof these leaders is made by the largest possible cross-section of local population.If you don’t vote, you are giving others almost complete control over your busi-ness, property and livelihood. Make sure you vote and everyone you know votes.Vote like your life and your community depended on it. If you don’t vote, youhave no right to ever complain about what the city does to you in the future.VOTE, otherwise someone else’s vote will count more than yours. Don’t let non-voters determine the outcome of local elections.

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(GO TO OUR WEB SITE FOR COUPONS)A reporter who perhaps did not realize that the chairperson who had asked what peoplewere working on, was directing a question to the non-profits and not really the press.Unfortunately, the reporter made a political statement that evoked a response from oneMayoral candidate’s campaign manager. City Manager Andy Hall stood up and an-nounced that he could not stay if they were going to talk about politics. The two womenwho were having the exchange subsided. Andy Hall sat back down and the meetingproceeded in an orderly fashion around the table.JoAnn Barrows; Chamber of Commerce President, discussed retail items at theChamber’s office as well as a proposed Visitor’s Center. Mention of the HauntedHouse and Pumpkin Patch and November 1st “QuarterMania” from 11:00 – 3:30.December 6th Christmas Comes to I.B. with vendors,artesians at Pier Plaza for the“Light The Pier” event.The Boys and Girls Club which recently took over management of the Sports Parkfacilities announced Fall Festival which just took place as well as “Dine & DonateDecember 17th. Thanksgiving eve Feed Kids and Families in partnership with Kiwaniswill feed 500 meals! The Charger Girls will be there and they are still seeking additionalTurkey Volunteers to help with the event.Adult Leagues just started at the Sports Park! Mixed Softball Leagues have sparkedconsiderable interest as even the City has a team now. Cleanup is last Tuesday of the month.Erika Lowery reported on the Sun and Sea Festival and Candy Unger reported onIHeartIB and the success of multiple summer events in 2014.Women’s Club reminded everyone that Bunko is on Saturday nights and theyare active in raising money for scholarships for kids. Their Harvest Fest withmultiple vendors will take place November 15th. There will be an electronic flyer.Pastor Griffin said that they were continuing in their fight against hunger. They arehaving a chili cookoff and Crock Pot Exchange events and a Job Club Wednesday the 10thfor a National Jobs Club Program to help people get jobs in the Food Service Industry.There was more information about the Hunger Coalition and Hunger Project. Theyhave 10 Donation Sites and will be fundraising and selling tote bags at the MethodistChurch on November 12th.Also mentioned was the Interfaith Shelter Network. November 21st for two weeks tillDecember 5th, the shelter will be at the Methodist Church.YMCA Camp Surf reported a wine tasting event, a 90k event and a Halloween eventwhich will take place before we go to print. They are also doing a Thanksgiving Meal forMilitary Families and since November through March is their slow season at Camp Surf,their kitchen and dining facilities are not needed for Camp Events though that time.Captain Bill Zidbeck from the OPTIMIST CLUB reported that the optimists are col-lecting canned goods through the schools November 3-14th. They will throw a pizzaparty for the class that collects the most food. He also mentioned VIP School, preschooland 7 needy families that will get food baskets for Thanksgiving and also Christmas. Themost interesting event he mentioned takes place on February 21st CHALLENGEAIR…when private pilots will take handicapped kids for a flight out of Brown Field.Andy Hall spoke a little about the Alley Paving project currently underway and how thefunding became available. He stated that Public Safety was the #1 Priority. He spokebriefly to a project on Grainger and the conclusion of the much awaited AUDIT.If you are looking for a good volunteer cause and want to contribute to the good of yourcommunity, we urge you to join or support any of these organizations or their activities.Doing something nice for someone else will always make you feel good! Sometimeswe forget how lucky we are. Give some of it back and help these groups that callthemselves The Collaborative. In numbers, there is strength and together people canmove mountains.

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AMERICAN LEGION POST 8201268 Palm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 423-7662We are one of the largest Service organizations in the Unites States. We first formed after WWI in1919 to assist those service men and women coming home from the front and we continue to assistthem today. As an organization we are here for Veterans and their families. The Post consists ofthose members who have served honorably in the Armed forces and are serving today on activeduty. It is serving during conflicts that make this organization so worthy to belong to. TheAuxiliary are those women and girls that are Wifes, daughters, mothers, grandmothers and stepdaughters eligible to be members. The Sons of the American Legion or SAL’s are those sons,grandsons and stepsons who have had a parent who is in the American Legion. Come on down tothe Post home if you fall into any one of these categories. We have Karaoke every Fri, Sat and Sunafternoon. We will let you know how to become a member.

FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION (FRA)IMPERIAL BEACH BRANCH 289659 Silver Strand Blvd., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 429-3485Fleet Reserve Branch 289 is a non-profit organization comprised of active duty, veterans andretirees of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Besides gathering for camaraderie, theBranch supports, among other things, the Warrior Foundation, Wounded Warriors, Boys Club ofImperial Beach, Imperial Beach Little League Baseball and softball, and bestows scholarship dona-tions to patriotic young men and women. Regularly, Branch members visit warriors at Balboa NavalHospital providing toiletry articles and cookies. The branch also makes its presence during NationalHolidays supporting functions in Imperial Beach. We would welcome your visit any time.

VFW POST 5477 SILVER STRAND123 Palm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 424-6666Proudly supports US veterans of all past and present wars. We are committed tosupporting the needs of our veterans, currently deployed troops, their families and our community. Our Hours of Operation are:Monday-Thursday 11:00-2200 * Friday 11:00-0200 * Saturday-Sunday 8:00-0200

The VFW is open to the public for breakfast on weekends from 9 am-11 am and on the last Saturdayof the month for Steak Night starting at 5:30 p.m. Post 5477 welcomes all members and active duty.For membership information, please contact: 619-424-6666.

Representatives from Churches, The Health Center, Women’s Club, The Chamber of Commerce,Optimist Club, IHeartIB , Sun and Sea Festival, Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCA and even A MayoralCandidate’s Campaign Manager, a reporter from the Eagle Times, Local News Publisher EdKravitz and City Manager Andy Hall.The Health Center reported that some people still do not have health insurance coverage and thatthey can help people still get insurance. Their outreach program will assist if someone withoutinsurance has a health problem, the Health Center will see them one time for free and assist them withobtaining insurance coverage for future Doctor visits.On November 19th, they will have their Dental Care Awarness event. People without DentalInsurance or vision care can be seen at the Nestor Clinic on that day.

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Sometime before 3:30 am on Wednesday, October 22nd, a neighbor called911 to report a burglary in progress behind Quanset Plaza on Palm Avenuenear 13th Street. The caller reported that 4 or 5 masked men in a BMWwith limousine tint all the way around” were forcing their way into the backof the building, making a lot of banging and crashing noise. They were seenrunning in and out carrying stuff in their arms.Deputies arrived shortly after the BMW exited through the alley, and pro-ceeded to enter the building through two heavily damaged doors to find aransacked storage area and a small medical marijuana grow - which hadthree (3) valid county issued state medical marijuana ID cards posted onthe entrances as well as on each of the plants.The responding sheriff decided to halt the burglary investigation and callthe county’s Narcotic Task Force (NTF) to conduct an investigation of themarijuana grow. Upon arrival gloved NTF agents were seen entering thebuilding and contaminating the burglary scene without taking fingerprintsfrom the damaged steel security screen door, inner door or metal pipes thatwere left behind by the recent intruders.

While inside, agents discovered the storage area was occupied by the cam-paign headquarters for local chapter of Americans for Safe Access and alsocontained a small marijuana collective grow room, which under ImperialBeach Municipal Code 4.60 is legal if there are fewer than 4 people.

Agents then obtained a search warrant. They proceeded toremove the “legal”/ “contraband” items along with the hard drivefrom a recently installed closed circuit TV security system.A crowd of sympathetic neighbors, business owners and sup-porters soon gathered to protest the search and show sympa-thy and solidarity for the patients’ rights under the law. Sev-eral local T.V. news cameras showed up which prompted theNTF investigators and Sheriffs to put up crime scene barrier tape asagents removed confiscated evidence into waiting vehicles.T-shirts worn by some agents offended many protesters; someof whom are sick or caregivers for relatives and patients whocan legally medicate with cannabis. A slogan on the back thatsaid “F*** the Growers Marijuana’s Still Illegal” was observedand reported by San Diego News 10 and print media as well.Local business owner Marcus Boyd, who leased the locationof the burglary and subsequent search, is no stranger to cityofficials - specifically regarding medical marijuana. Since2009 Boyd has aggressively lobbied the City Council for safeaccess to medical marijuana for those with doctor’s recom-mendation for the voter approved - federally illegal substance.Boyd was also the individual behind ballot Proposition S in2012, which would have allowed for a limited number ofdispensaries to exist in the city. Most city officials - with theexception of Pat Bilbray - co-signed the arguments againstthe measure, which included words like “carpetbagger” and“pot-shops” in what Boyd called “a modern day Reefer Mad-ness propaganda campaign”.To Local News, Boyd introduced himself as the Vice Chairof the local chapter of Americans for Safe Access, and wenton to describe the group as “the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scien-tists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal accessto cannabis for therapeutic use and research.”According to their website, “ASA works to overcome politi-cal and legal barriers by creating policies that improve ac-cess to medical cannabis for patients and researchers throughlegislation, education, litigation, grassroots actions, advocacyand services for patients and the caregivers.”According to city ordinance, there is no criminal prosecution forviolating the ordinance and it is an administrative issue like acode enforcement violation. The only city code that was vio-lated according to information we have been able to obtain was,two extensions cords in a commercial building; one was con-nected to a fan. As a result, city officials ordered SDG&E toremove Boyd’s electric meter-head which left his insuranceoffice without power or lighting to conduct business or run com-puters and he was forced to send his employees home.After a very brief burglary investigation by one deputy sheriff- and a nearly 12 hour NTF investigation involving 9 NTFtrucks - nobody was arrested and it is unclear whether DEA,Sheriff’s or the District Attorney will file any criminal charges.While some close to law enforcement may claim that dis-pensaries or collectives my cause increases in crime, themajor increase in crime illustrated here is burglary to stealthe cannabis. Statistics from Colorado where Cannabis has

recently been legalized indicate a marked decrease indeaths from accidental overdoses of prescription painkill-ers. A thriving new tourist industry has started to bloom notto mention a windfall of tax revenue to support ColoradoSchools. Private limo tours of dispensaries and other can-nabis related venues has further stimulated the localeconomy there. Postal inspectors and Highway Patrols andState Troopers in adjacent states have reported marked in-crease in cannabis being mailed and carried in motor ve-hicles from Colorado to other states. Everyone knows some-one who has cancer or other terminal illness where cannabiscould have medical benefits or provide relief from constantpain or nausea.The City of Imperial Beach has probably had cannabissince long before it was United States Territory. It wascommon among U.S. Calvary before the turn of the cen-tury when Poncho Villa was a threat to the new Navy baseon Coronado Island. Ft. Emory; the Navy Base slated formajor development on the northern edge of Imperial Beachwas originally a U.S. Army Cavalry Fort to protect Coronadofrom attack by Poncho Villa or other Banditos.Due to it’s location on the border and the Pacific Ocean,historically, smuggling has not been uncommon aroundImperial Beach. It’s really only since the beginning of ProjectGatekeeper and the Second Border Fence that contrabandflow has been slowed to almost a standstill; or so it appears.The case of the collective that was robbed and thensearched reveals the ambiguity of the two ordinances pre-viously passed by the City Council. Having a legal dispen-sary or collectives will come sooner or later. The Citydefied the Grand Jury’s recommendations to deal with thisissue equitably several years ago. Maybe it’s time for lead-ers to listen to the voters and abide by the law and therecommendations of the Grand Jury. Here’s a way for thenext City Council to prove it while showing compassion forthose who’s doctors think cannabis is appropriate treat-ment for various ailments.Nobody knows yet how this episode will be resolved orwhether other collectives or dispensaries will be affected.The only person injured was the compassionate man whotook the risk so that others would not suffer. Will the com-munity support him and his cause finally so that our citizensmay have the rights granted to them by a Statewide votealmost 10 years ago?Boyd has setup a GoFundMe account at: gofund.me/raiddefensefund and on it writes; “During the interactionwith San Diego Narcotic Task Force Team 9 it becameclear to me a lack of education is the driving force behindthe NTF’s medical marijuana eradication efforts. So, ifany funds are left over or charges are not filed against meyour donation will be re-directed by me to a San DiegoAmericans for Safe Access Education Campaign to spe-cifically purchase ASA Condition-Based Booklets whichwill be freely distributed at general public events through-out the county.”

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