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Aug 22, 2014 Vol. 1 No. 9 Highlighting our Community and Businesses for Imperial Beach
INSIDE THIS EDITION
Local Calendar
Youth Sports & Family Section
Church Directory
Military Organizations
& More....
Photo courtesy of Rob Hurlbut
SEA WORLD
TO DISCONTINUE
TRAINERS IN THE WATER
WITH ORCAS!
Sea Worlds appeal of an OSHA
finding was rejected by the appel-
late court, who decided that be-
cause there was still evidence of
continued incidents of aggressive
behavior of killer whales towards
trainers; that they would no longer
allow trainers to be in the water
with Killer Whales and will drop
their appeal against the OSHA rul-
ing. This decision goes for all of
their Sea World Theme Parks . If
you have not seen the documen-
tary Black Fish on youtube or
CNN, its a real eye opener to the
risks involved working with these
animals and also the abuse that
many of them have suffered while
in captivity that promotes much of
the aggressive behavior.
Congressman Brian Bilbray
honored Pat Hutchins with a
proclamation for over 60
years of service in the City of
Imperial Beach.
IMPERIAL BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTALLATION HELD AT PIER SOUTH RESORT
Congressman Brian Bilbray swore in the New 63rd Imperial Beach Chamber Board. Present board members were Paul Meschier, Jack
VanZandt, Marco Topete, Deb Janney, Connie Kirk(Vice President), Olivia Pickering(Immediate Past President), Angela Frank,
Christine LaPausky(BID Chairwoman), Joann Barrows(President), Karen Odermatt(Secretary), Jim Mickleson, Brian Barreto and
Marcia Bachman.
Congressman Bilbray stressed the importance of operating by our mission statement and operating within the confines our of bylaws
and how serious they are to be taken. Councilwoman Lorie Bragg took the role of auctioneer and raised profits of $2500 for the
chambers operating fund. There were 59 attendees. Music by Andrew Minjares.
IS IMPERIAL BEACH REALLY TSUNAMI READY
A HISTORY OF IMPERIAL BEACH BEING DESIGNATED
STORM READY AND TSUNAMI READY FROM NOAA
A tsunami is a series of waves that result from a large earthquakes, underwater
landslides or volcanic eruptions. The first wave is not always the largest, and
damaging waves can hit for hours. Since 1950, eight tsunamis have reached San
Diego County beaches, but none produced onshore waves higher than 5 feet.
Imperial Beach is potentially vulnerable to Tsunamis and severe weather due to
its location on the coast. Any geographic location you might decide to call home
has its perils. If you live in Oklahoma City or Joplin you might want to be
prepared for tornados? If you live in the Gulf or East Coast you might want to be
prepared for Hurricanes? If you lived in the Midwest or the East you might be
concerned about freezing to death in a winter power outage or flooding? Califor-
nia is subject to Earthquakes, Wildfires and TSUNAMIs. Its just part of the
reality of where you choose to live.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has estimated that more
than one million people in California live within coastal areas that are vulnerable
to the terrific force of earthquake driven water, flooding and battering the coastal
areas, destroying property and taking human lives. That number does not include
the millions of visitors to Californias beaches on any given summer day.
The 2005/06 Grand Jury wrote among other things:
Fact: The scientific community has warned that a potential earthquake triggering
a tsunami is going to occur along most of the western coast of the United States
sooner rather than later.
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Water bucket challenge? What's that? It's a cold task where someone nominates you to
pour a bucket of ice cold water over your head as well as make a donation to the ALS
Foundation. The water bucket challenge is becoming wide spread from celebrities, to
your family and friends, to local and large businesses.
Our local Imperial Beach Home Depot put on a display of surprised faces with wet endings.
They donated $800.00 to ALS Foundation by taking on this ice bucket challenge.
Thanks to the Imperial Beach Home Depot management team powered by their store
Manager Wendy Russell for accepting the challenge and making a difference. Think
youre brave enough to take the challenge? The IB Local News challenges you!
MANAGERS FROM LOCAL HOME DEPOT TAKE THE
ICE BUCKET PLUNGE FOR CHARITY - By Emerald Pena
Emerald Pena
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IMPERIAL BEACH
UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
455 Palm Avenue
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
(619) 424.5181
Sunday Worship 8:30 & 10:30 am
Sunday School for children & adults 9:30 am
CHURCH OF CHRIST
640 Tenth Street
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
Phone: (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 CHURCH
Pastor Jim Baize
2460 Palm Ave
San Diego, CA 92154
(619) 424-7870
www.ovcsd.com
Service Times:
Sunday: 9 am, 10 am and 12:30 pm (espaol)
Wednesday: 6:30 pm
UPPER ROOM PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Senior Pastor Rev. Jim Ghiloni
631 Twelfth Street
Imperial Beach
(619) 395-1981
Sunday:
Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 am
Worship 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) 424-6166
Regular Service times: Sunday Mornings 8 am and 11 am
Free Sunday School and adult Bible Studies 9:30 am
SEPTEMBER 2014
Jim was born in Phoenix, Az, the third of
four children. At an early age he contracted
tuberculosis and on the doctors advice af-
ter a year of confinement to his room, the
family relocated to the more temperate cli-
mate of San Diego. He graduated from
Pt.Loma High School in 1955 and has resided
in Imperial Beach for the past forty years.
He coached his daughters softball teams
and was an avid scouter for his sons. In his
two decades of involvement in scouting he
became Scoutmaster of Imperial Beach
Troop 879 and served the troop for several
years. He enjoyed many years working with
the boys, camping, hiking, service projects and the
annual sandcastle event from its inception. He proudly
helped two of his sons become Eagle Scouts and was
honored to see several others from the troop achieve
the rank of Eagle during his tenure as Scoutmaster.
He took great pleasure in attending the numerous events
celebrating the accomplishments of his children, grand-
children, and friends.
During his more than thirty-five years working for
the City of Coronado he became Golf Course Supervi-
sor and was instrumental in helping keep the world
famous Coronado Golf Course beautiful and challeng-
ing. For him it was not just a job but a place of pride
for the City. He retired at age 62 after a successful
career on the golf course.
Jim and his wife, Ann, after a few years of travel,
have divided their time between Imperial Beach, Colo-
rado, Arkansas, North Carolina and a few stops in be-
tween, visiting their children, grandchildren and friends.
These past years brought great joy during times of
caring for other family members needs as well. They
have been years well-spent.
He was tolerant beyond measure, loving his family
through the good times and bad. He was steadfast
and strong and always ready to be your advocate
when in need. You knew he would be there for you
with never a doubt. He was humble, hardworking,
and never without a good dose of humor. We are all
so very grateful for the many years of joy and plea-
sure we have spent with him. For all this and more he
will be sorely missed, and always loved, by his wife
and family.
Jim is survived by his wife and partner of thirty-
five years, Ann; his sister Shirley; seven children, ten
grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Wednesday, July 30, 2014,
at Greenwood Garden Chapel, San Diego, Ca.
Interment followed at the Garden of Lakeview
William J. Jim Kennedy
October. 29, 1936 - July 22, 2014
Dietrich was born in Leer, Germany on Dec.30th 1930. He became
a bakers apprentice at age 14, then coming to the U.S. at age 19. He
worked at the Hotel Del Coronado, first as a baker then as the Pastry
Chef for 25 years. Dietrich was truly an amazing baker, brining his
artistic talents and dedication to the Hotel Del. He also served in the
United States Army and received an Honorable Discharge. Dietrich
worked later for Luckys and Vons Bakeries. He has lived in Imperial
Beach since 1959. Besides Baking, his hobbies were gardening ,watch-
ing Soccer, baseball and football and walking to the beach every
morning. His kind heart and caring personality will be truly missed.
Dietrich leaves behind his wife of 60 years Sara, his children Linda
Pena, Debby Olthoff and David Olthoff, also 9 grandchildren and 3
great grandchildren.On July 25th,2014 he lost his fight with prostate
cancer. Dietrich was laid to rest at Glenn Abbey Memorial Park in
Bonita Ca. on August 8th 2014. We will always love your beautiful
spirit, Dad, Grandpa and Great Grandpa.
God Saw You Getting Tired
God saw you getting tired,
When a cure was not to be.
So He put his arms around you, and whispered, come with me.
With tearful eyes we watched you suffer and saw you fade away.
Although we love you dearly, we could not make you stay.
You didnt deserve what you went through.
A golden heart stopped beating, Hard-working hands laid to rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.
April Olthoff & Emerald Pena
Thank you to everyone for the prayers & support.
Dietrich A.
Olthoff
Dec. 30, 1930
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The Public Library is a Certified Cooling Location. If temperatures are too hot
and you dont have Air Conditioning, you can go to the Library and cool off. Read Books !
SENIOR VOLUNTEER PATROL
The San Diego County Sheriffs Department sponsors a Senior Volunteer Patrol
for Imperial Beach citizens 50 years and older who want to serve their community
through safety and service programs. The patrol is staffed by citizens who are asked
to volunteer a minimum of six hours a week in a variety of capacities such as patrol-
ling neighborhoods and shopping centers and to check on elderly and disabled. All
volunteers complete a two week training program and face other background checks,
but all are eligible to apply. For more information telephone 858-974-2335 or check
online at: http://www.sdsheriff.net/co_svp.html
SENIOR CENTER
The 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 great
resource center for seniors. We offer a free legal service, free tax assistance during tax
time, and a blood pressure clinic once a month.
1075 8th Street
Imperial Beach
(619) 424-7077
John Carrs Local Motion Moving
5 Star Movers
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Licensed, Bonded and Insured
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Military
Organizations
AMERICAN LEGION POST 820
1268 Palm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 423-7662
We are one of the largest Service organizations in the Unites States. We first formed after
WWI in 1919 to assist those service men and women coming home from the front and we
continue to assist them today. As an organization we are here for Veterans and their
families. The Post consists of those members who have served honorably in the Armed
forces and are serving today on active duty. It is serving during conflicts that make this
organization so worthy to belong to. The Auxiliary are those women and girls that are
Wifes, daughters, mothers, grandmothers and step daughters eligible to be members. The
Sons of the American Legion or SALs are those sons, grandsons and stepsons who have
had a parent who is in the American Legion. Come on down to the Post home if you fall
into any one of these categories. We have Karaoke every Fri, Sat and Sun afternoon. We
will let you know how to become a member.
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION (FRA)
IMPERIAL BEACH BRANCH 289
659 Silver Strand Blvd., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 429-3485
Fleet Reserve Branch 289 is a non-profit organization comprised of active duty, veterans
and retirees of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Besides gathering for
camaraderie, the Branch supports, among other things, the Warrior Foundation, Wounded
Warriors, Boys Club of Imperial Beach, Imperial Beach Little League Baseball and softball,
and bestows scholarship donations to patriotic young men and women. Regularly, Branch
members visit warriors at Balboa Naval Hospital providing toiletry articles and cookies.
The branch also makes its presence during National Holidays supporting functions in
Imperial Beach. We would welcome your visit any time.
VFW POST 5477 SILVER STRAND
123 Palm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 424-6666
Proudly supports US veterans of all past and present wars. We are committed to supporting
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
Saturday of 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.
HOURS:
Monday 9:30- 8:00
Tuesday 9:30-6:00
Wednesday 9:30-8:00
Thursday 9:30-6:00
Friday 9:30-6:00
Saturday 9:30-5:00
Sunday CLOSED
Imperial Beach
Public Library
810 I.B. Blvd
424-6981
Hours:
Monday & Wednesdays: 8:00 am-12:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Fridays: 8:00 am-2:00 pm
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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE VACANCY NOTICE
The City of Imperial Beach encourages citizens to apply for positions to serve on
commissions, boards and committees.
Five (5) vacancies exist on the Parks and Recreation Committee. The deadline to
apply for these positions is Friday, August 29, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
Applications are available at the City Clerks Office, 825 Imperial Beach Boule-
vard, Imperial Beach and on the Citys website at www.ImperialBeachCA.gov.
The deadline to submit applications is Friday, August 29, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. For
more information, please contact the City Clerk at (619) 423-8616 or
jhald@imperialbeachca.gov.
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Imperial Beach, CA 91932
619-616-7187
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1223 Palm Avenue
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
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Haircut with Blow Dry: $15 (Reg. $18)
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Any Occasion Style: $25 & up
Make-up & Eyelash Extensions: $40
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CHAPTER 7 OR CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY?
If you are burdened with substantial debt, and creditors are threat-
ening to garnish your wages, or you are in danger of losing your
home, bankruptcy might be a viable option for you.
However, it is important to determine which Chapter of the Bank-
ruptcy Code provides the best solution to your particular financial
situation.
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy is known as a liquidation bankruptcy. You
must qualify to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy by meeting the means
test. This test compares your income to the average median income
in your State. If you do not qualify, your only other option is Chapter 13.
In a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, your non-secured debt is discharged.
This would include credit card bills and medical bills. You lose control
of all non-exempt assets, as they are sold to pay off creditors. You
do, however, remain in control of all exempt assets. You may be
entitled to all of the equity in your home under the Homestead Exemp-
tion, but it depends on the amount and type of equity in your home.
Upon Court order, the debtor is discharged of all unsecured debts,
and is given a chance to rebuild credit by starting fresh financially.
While a Chapter 7 bankruptcy can affect your credit up to ten years,
it is typically better for your credit to file, than the alternative of mounds
of high debt that you can never pay back.
If you are in danger of foreclosure, Chapter 13 is your best option.
Under Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code, the debtor submits a Chap-
ter 13 plan to pay off creditors over a period of three to five years. A
loan modification goes a long way in showing that the debtor can
repay the debt through the plan, because the debtors principal and
interest will be reduced.
The Courts now use the cram down method to reduce the prin-
cipal amount on the loan to the fair market value of the home, as
many homeowners are underwater, and this provides a perfect av-
enue to reduce debt, while also securing your interest in your home.
If you are in danger of losing your home, or you simply have unse-
cured debt that you cannot pay back, it is important to review the
many options you have to acquire a fresh financial start. Chapter 7
and Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code require complicated filings,
court hearings, and meetings with the department of justice, and,
therefore, it is wise to contact an experienced bankruptcy attorney.
Nadia-A164371 is a blonde scruffy
terrier spayed female. This girl is
your classic 40 pound mixy breed.
She knows her basic obedience
commands and needs to go into a
home with kids 12 years and older.
Her adoption fee is $75 but on Au-
gust 23 elude of our FURRY
FRIENDS & FAMILY FIESTA all
of our shelter pets have the special
adoption fee of $50.
Call the Chula Vista Animal Care
Facility at 619-691-5174.
Nadia
Hi, my name is Sherri. I am a local Imperial Beach art-
ist. Painting animals is a passion of mine and has been a
life long hobby.
I create one of a kind, life like portraits of your pet in
acrylics on either canvas or wood.
I, like you, love my animals, so save that everlasting
memory or just a cute picture on the background of
your choice.
Enjoy looking at a sampling of my paintings. If you
would like a portrait done, email me with the picture
and I will get back with you on the details.
sherriart@gmail.com.
LOVE YOUR PET.... SAVE THAT
EVERLASTING MEMORY
BACK TO SCHOOL - by Cindy Santiago
If you have young children, back to school
means back to a schedule and a routine. Its
going to bed early and getting up earlier. Back
to school means you repeat, Its a school night,
its time to brush your teeth and say goodnight.
The anticipation of the first day of school comes
and goes. Back to school is supporting your
child/grandchild on their new adventure. Wear-
ing new school clothes, your little one has a
new teacher and a new classroom. Set for suc-
cess your child learns and grows.
Thank you for being involved parents/grand-
parents. Being there is important. You met your
childs teacher because you are involved in the
education and well-being of your child. You are
a busy person. You have umpteen things to do,
yet you spend quality time invested in your childs
life. Your child is your priority. You listen and
you praise. You hug and you help your child
thrive during their school years.
You are teaching your child the gift of time. The
most important gift we give anyone is our time.
Thank you for giving your child unconditional
love and your undivided attention.
Your child has a positive back to school experi-
ence because you are phenomenal. Your childs
teacher is grateful youre on board. Time you
spend volunteering in the classroom is time well
spent. Back to school means happy memories
because you Stop, look, and listen to your child.
God bless you and God bless your children.
Someday they will walk to school in your shoes.
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I.B. Local News - August 22, 2014 - 7
YOUTH S PORTS
SECTI ON
FAMI LY & SPECIAL
EVENT S S ECTI ON
Parks Committee holds a Sports Park and Recreation Center
monthly cleanup. It is held on the last Tuesday of each month at
5:30pm Located at 425 Imperial beach Blvd. Boys and Girls
Club Imperial Beach Little League and Imperial Beach Girls
Softball come together with their volunteers and Clean up the
Park. This includes cutting all the grass edge, weed eat, rake up
leaves, power wash public restrooms and skate park. We also
use blowers to clean side walks and parking lots and common
areas. We had volunteers go around and pick up trash through
out the park.
We had a great turn out last night we had 29 volunteers ready
and willing to help out. The Sports Park is 100% Volunteer run.
Without our dedicated volunteers all this would not be possible.
We welcome anyone to help out on the Park Clean up days. It
takes each and everyone of us to help keep the park clean and
free of trash. If you are at the park and see trash on the ground
please pick it up and clean up after yourself. Without everyones
help it makes our dedicated volunteers that much harder to try
and keep the park clean and safe for all of our community to
enjoy it.
Matt McCoy -Vice President, Parks Committee
TI ME T O GE T HA NDS ON!
THE HOME DE P OT OF F E RS
F R E E WO R K S H O P S F O R
D O- I T - Y O U RS E L F E R S O F A L L A G E S
A N D E X P E R I E N C E L E V E L S
RESIDENTS
FREE TUESDAYS
BALBOA PARK
As a public service,
Park organizations offer free
admission on a rotating basis on the
first four Tuesdays of the month to
San Diego City & County residents
(with ID),
active military & their dependents.
http://www.balboapark.org/visit/
tuesdays
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FREE hands-on workshops; designed for children ages 5-12.
All kid get to keep their craft, receive a FREE certificate of
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Children must be present at the store to participate in the workshop
and receive the kit, apron and pin.
Kids Workshop activities are scheduled on a first come/first served basis.
Please do not arrive before 9:00 a.m.
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Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2014
Time: 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2014 IS A NEWYEAR
WITH LOTS OF PROMISE
This year's Varsity teams features
a lot of young players who have been dedicating themselves to helping
Mar Vista Football take a step forward. This year's team features
eight returners, including Adam Hernandez (Sr, LB) Kaelin Washing
(Jr, OL/DL), Nijal Collins (Sr, WR/DB), Jesus Medina (Sr, OL/DL),
Hugh Anthony (Jr, OL/DL) Andrew Bandyga (Sr, DL/RB), Zen Jurado
(Sr, DL) and Ziggy Garcia (Sr, DB). Several impactful newcomers
include: Ben Munoz (Sr, QB), Josh Cooper (Sr, WR/DB), Khalil Spruill
(So, RB/LB), Gabe Preciado (So, OL/DL) and Jacob Hinojosa (So,
LB). We are also looking forward to our Week 3 matchup against Har-
bor High School in Santa Cruz, CA. Mar Vista will travel up to the Bay
area to tour San Francisco including Alcatraz and Fisherman's Wharf
and will play Harbor High School in Santa Cruz, CA on Sept 12. This is
a great education/athletic/life experience that these kids won't forget.
Our Homecoming Game against Clairemont is on September 5th, our
Bell Game Rivalry against Southwest High School will be Friday Octo-
ber 10th and league play against Mater Dei starts October 24th. Come
out and support your local high school team as they look to instill pride in
our community. Thanks for your support. - Coach Arciaga
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7TH ANNUAL BIKE THE BAY- AUGUST 24
Imperial Beach residents are encouraged to participate in the
7th Annual Bike the Bay on August 24 starting at either
7 AM (Enthusiast) or 8 AM (Recreationalist). Bike the Bay is
a fun ride for people of all levels of riding ability, and features
individuals, families, corporate teams and the serious and not
so serious bike rider who experience a scenic bayside ride and also enjoy their only oppor-
tunity of the year to ride over the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge. The 25-mile route
passes through the cities of San Diego, Coronado, Imperial Beach, Chula Vista and National
City and finishes at Embarcadero Mariana Park South with a festive celebration with food,
entertainment and a New Belgium beer garden. This years event will take place on Sunday,
August 24th, 2014 and we hope you, your family and friends can join us! There will be a
rest stop in Imperial Beach at the 13th Street entrance into the Bayshore Bikeway. For more
information and to join visit http://bikethebay.net/.
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8 - I.B. Local News - August 22, 2014
PUBLISHERS NOTES - by Ed Kravitz
KUSIs Michael Turko referred to me last March 27th as : A First Amend-
ment Crusader. I spent 6 years trying to get the video stream from City
Council Meetings made available on-line and on- demand. New City Man-
ager Andy Hall made that happen. My other big request was to get the City
Council Agendas printed in the Eagle Times that currently holds the status
of Official Adjudicated Newspaper. That never happened and that is the
Number 1. reason why we started this newspaper. If the public is not in-
formed about government activities; then government is operating in secret.
Transparency is very important if a democracy is to be a true democracy.
We felt that if the Eagle Times was not able or willing to provide that service
to the public, that we needed to. We still need to!
We have survived for about 5 months but, not without some growing pains.
We have had internal issues with some of our workers; customer issues; no
less than 4 threats of litigation from the Coronado newspaper as well as tight
financial times. Nobody said it was going to be easy but, none of us knew it
would be this difficult to create a true local community newspaper. We thought
more people would want to participate and take advantage of real grass roots
advertising and reporting. Very few people volunteer their materials for this
publication. Most want money! Some local writers have gone to other pub-
lications for more money.
Normally we print on alternate weeks and try to come out the weekend
before City Council meetings with a printed version of the agenda. This last
cycle was 3 weeks between Council Meetings; which explains why we did
not publish on one recent Friday. Frankly, everyone at Local News was
exhausted and needed some extra time off to decompress and re-focus.
Our most recent issue was mis-printed with black and white pages reversed
and we had to go pick up papers delivered Friday night on Saturday morning
and wait till the following Monday to have the paper printed correctly. It was
Tuesday before most people saw issue #8 and the Summer Comes To Impe-
rial Beach Special Edition 8.5 Insert or Scrapbook. The late printing and
distribution greatly reduced our effectiveness of reporting the Council Agenda
prior to the meeting in Issue #8. Council has a staggered summer schedule
going into September so we may not always print every two weeks. In an
ideal situation we would like to print the Friday night of the weekend before
the City Council meeting so the public may digest the agenda at their week-
end leisure before the City Council Meeting the following Wednesday at 6:00
PM.
The scrapbook section in our last edition was called 8.5 and is a 4 page
compilation of event photos by several local photographers. Its worth keep-
ing for the milestones and memories of Summer 2014 in Imperial Beach. A
lot of great things happened in 2014 for Imperial Beach.
On the brighter side; this experiment in community journalism has proven
the need for a community newspaper and there are many signs that a new
sense of community identity and community pride are developing. Appar-
ently we have raised the bar for the other publication we compete with and
in their paper we see more pages, more color ; more advertising and they
have started being more competitive in their advertising rates since they no
longer have a monopoly on local advertising. They recently reported on a
City Council meeting but, have yet to print an Agenda prior to a City Council
Meeting. Although they have increased their color advertising, most of those
ads appear to be Coronado businesss and not Imperial Beach businesss. It
still reads like its from Coronado and not Imperial Beach.
To those sponsors that decided to advertise with the Eagle and Times rather
than us; specifically a few who got free showcase stories or promotions
from us and never followed up with paid ads; we want to remind you that
there were no Special Advertising Deals at the Eagle Times until there was
some competition. If we are not here to compete, how many more special
deals do you think they will offer Imperial Beach businesss? We need your
business more than they do and our paper makes it cheaper for you to do
business and lets people know what you are selling and where.
It also appears that an informed public is now coming in larger numbers to
City Council meetings and a very vocal group who recently came to a Coun-
cil meeting caused Council to back down on a proposed Zoning Ordinance
change. Who would have been there at all if the Agenda had not been pub-
lished prior to the meeting?
In order to continue our publication, we need more advertisers to cover our
costs of publication and distribution. Without support of the Chamber of
Commerce, The BID and other local businesss, neither paper can survive.
Its a lot more expensive to print a hard copy paper than an on-line paper. We
encourage you to patronize our sponsors and encourage other businesss
that you may know or frequent to come on board and advertise in Imperial
Beachs own Local Newspaper. If any of them doubt our readership ,we will
be happy to provide them with a list of local businesss who got a lot more
than they bargained for by advertising with us. They also get advertising on
our website when they purchase a print ad so they will also be getting some
Google Hits for their business, products or services.
We have tried to find a place for every demographic in Imperial Beach in our
paper and what we lack in content is only because you personally may not
have not submitted your story or photos. We are always looking for writers
and stories about your club, group or activity.We still need a youth sports
section editor. Where are the journalism students and teachers? Let your
friends and neighbors know whats going on by putting your information in
our paper.
Our paper is also available on-line now at <IBLocalNews.org>
A special thanks goes out to our staff members for their personal sacrifice to
pursue a common goal of producing the best local newspaper we can. Sev-
eral of our staff members have put their family and personal lives on the
back burner to accomplish the demanding tasks of putting this project to-
gether. To their loved ones who may taken a back seat recently, I want to
say, Thank you and please forgive them for maybe not giving you their full
attention recently. Please keep in mind that they are looking to the future;
their personal financial future and the future of the Community we all love.
Also; a big Thank You to parents of Girls Softball and Little League Baseball
for their assistance in increasing our home distribution volume significantly
in recent weeks.
Please drop us a line about whats important to you, so we can publish it and
thank you for your continued support. < iblnews@hotmail.com>
Ed Kravitz, Publisher
ANTIQUE
CORNER
If you like antiques and are looking
for something special, we have folks
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that can locate almost anything you
might be looking for. If you know
someone that has a collection or
there's something of sentimental
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COUNCIL NOTES 8-20-2014 - By Ed Kravitz
These are excerpts from my personal notes. They may not be complete and if you are
interested in any of these subjects, we recommend that you go to the City of Imperial
Beach website and go to the COUNCIL AGENDA section and view the actual video
on demand!
There were some technical difficulties at the meeting which included the electronic voting
tabulating equipment not working. All votes were taken orally. I believe all motions were
passed unanimously; Councilman Brian Pat Bilbray was absent.
The City Attorney reported on Closed Session and mentioned that one of the items dis-
cussed, Councilman Spriggs had abstained. Spriggs requested that the Warrant Register be
pulled from the Agenda because there were some items he wanted more information on
before voting to approve spending the money! Normally pulled items are taken last but, the
Eagle Scout landscaping presentation was delayed and Mayor Janney let Spriggs discuss the
issues.
Spriggs grilled City Staff about an entry for $17,335 for Misc Supplies. What had been
presented was a summary statement of all purchases of $250 or less but, all of them had
been placed as one item on the Warrant Register. Spriggs wanted to know what kinds of
items were purchased and why the figure was so high?
Another item he wanted more information on was a bill from ARJS for $18,464. Public
Safety Director Tom Clark explained that was the Citys share to share or have access to
Confidential Justice Files in the Countys Crime Computer Stats system called ARJIS. Crime
Mapping information is also on the ARJIS site.
Another item he questioned was a bill for $15,000 for video survelance, videos and micro-
phones. Clark explained that previous video equipment at Pier Plaza was analog and it is now
digital and available to Lifeguards, Sheriffs and Homeland Security. Some of the money
spent had come from grants and was not really an out-of-pocket expense directly to the City.
That the Port & or other Agencies had previously provided funding. The City is merely
paying the bill upon completion of the work. It was not however part of the $125,000 Grant
for Coastal Camera.
Spriggs asked about an item on Page 7 of the report $51,053 for storage lockers at the Fire
Department. An explanation that these were special lockers used to dry gear that may have
been decontaminated or washed so that it would be dry and ready when needed for use
again.
Page 9 was a COPS GRANT for $50,000. Clark said that the County had made a contribu-
tion of $100k.
(Contd Pg 11)
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Finding: Tsunamis pose a significant threat to life and property.
The 2005/06 San Diego County Grand Jury investigated two instances in which
citizens could receive advance warning to evacuate: a Tsunami and an Impending
Nuclear Disaster at the Naval bases. If an earthquake caused Tsunami was local-
ized, there might be minimum time for an evacuation. If the Tsunami came from
the Cascadian Range, Aleutian Islands or across the Pacific Ocean there might be
adequate time to properly evacuate Imperial Beach.
The Grand Jury found that the emergency operations personnel were not ad-
equately prepared. People are in danger from these disasters, due, in part, to a
lack of understanding and complacency on the part of the public regarding the
forces that might precipitate them, and they are not being educated as to how
they should proceed if a Tsunami or other disaster did occur. Recommendations
were made in anticipation that they would aid in achieving greater public readi-
ness in case of such disasters. The hope was that the public should know how to
proceed if a Tsunami or other disaster did occur.
Interviews conducted by the Grand Jury revealed that Inundation Maps, pre-
pared by the San Diego County Emergency Operations Center, in collaboration
with the San Diego Sheriffs Department, gave depth of the flood waters for
every 500 meters inland. This distance was considered to be inadequate for areas
such as Imperial Beach, Coronado, and other coastal cities as movement to higher
ground was impossible or limited. Inundation levels for 50 meter intervals were
considered desirable by the emergency personnel interviewed.
The Grand Jury inquired into the plans for warning and evacuating the public and
found there to be two areas that were deficient. The first area that needs im-
provement is that of the warning itself. The Los Angeles Times wrote in 2006
that this system of sirens is essential to improve the safety of the San Diego
County citizens in case of emergencies. The second area was signage.
To its credit, the City of Coronado has installed sirens that would warn its citizens
that imminent evacuation is needed to save lives. These are acoustically tested
yearly and silently tested monthly. This system was never purchased or put into
operation in Imperial Beach. The sirens appear to be a more effective way to
warn citizens of impending disaster than the public address systems used in
helicopters and police cars circulating throughout the city. Why have they waited
this many years to follow the Grand Jurys recommendations to install a siren?
American Signal Corporation sells them and they are widely used in Tornado
Country and Tsunami Country.
Although the reverse 911 system would notify many people to evacuate, unless
your cell phone number is registered, you will not get the call on your mobile
device. You must register to get called in an emergency on your cell phone at:
< ReadySanDiego.org>.
At the time of the Grand Jury Report none of the communities in San Diego
County had appropriate signage for evacuation routes.
The City Council adopted an emergency plan
in 2007. It has maps that show which areas
of the city may become flooded, depending on
the height of the waves. The city also establ
ished evacuation routes, traffic-control mea
sures and emergency shelters. The two shelter
locations are only about 20 feet above sea level
at Mar Vista High School and the Boys and
Girls Club The County of San Diegos Emerg
ency Operations Center, after an in-depth study
of the effects of a massive Earthquake and subs
equent Tsunami, has noted that a two mile wide
inland corridor along the Countys coast is the
area that would be covered by an evacuation order.
To fund the plan, the city used a $28,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration grant for brochures, mailers, coloring books, refrigerator mag-
nets and educational booklets.
Head Lifeguard Robert Stabenow had told the Union Tribune that Education is
the key and that City workers would place stickers on city trash cans showing
evacuation routes.
Imperial Beach spent $47,000 in grant money to create a plan to notify the public,
establish who's in charge and set up a command station in case of a tsunami. The
funds also paid for signs, 28 of which were installed.
An additional $19,000 in Department of Homeland Security grants was spent to
create an emergency operations center and to update communications equipment.
The National Weather Service Declared Imperial Beach as TSUNAMI READY
and STORM READY on June 18, 2008.
Residents would be told to leave the Tsunami's impact zone by traveling east on
either Palm Avenue or Imperial Beach Boulevard.
Residents and visitors should educate themselves as to what actions they might
take if notified to evacuate. For more safety tips on severe weather and tsunamis,
visit www.noaa.gov.
To read the entire Grand Jury Report from 2005-2006, please check the County
of San Diego website.
(Tsunamis- Contd from Front Pg)
As of Thursday, August 21, The ALS Association has received $41.8 million in dona-
tions compared to $2.1 million during the same time period last year (July 29 to August
21). These donations have come from existing donors and 739,275 new donors to
The Association.
The ALS Associations mission includes providing care services to assist people with
ALS ( more commonly known as Lou Gerig Disease) and their families through a
network of chapters working in communities across the nation and a global research
program focused on the discovery of treatments and eventually a cure for the disease.
In addition, The Associations public policy efforts empower people to advance public
policies in our nations Capital that respond to the needs of people with ALS.
For more information, please contact Carrie Munk at cmunk@alsa-national.org.
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When doing the challenge, please use the hashtags #icebucketchallenge,
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GENEROSITY CONTINUES
WITH ICE BUCKET
DONATIONS REACHING
$41.8 MILLION
A check to MIRT for $18,518 Annual Fee. Clark Explained that special HAZ MAT teams
are required from time to time and the City Fire Department is not prepared to handle
those incidents and calls in a Joint Powers Hazmat Response Team. The money is
Imperial Beachs share of maintaining that response team which can be dispatched to
any city if needed.
Conclusion: Warrant Register was voted for;all present in favor.
5.1 was a presentation to plant indigenous plants by the City Yard Facility by an Eagle
Scout in one of Public Works Director Hank Levines Boy Scout Troops.
Councilwoman Lori Bragg reported on the Chamber and BID installation dinner at
Sea 180 and how she acted as auctioneer.
City Manager Andy Hall announced that Blair King, the City Manager for Coronado
had challenged him to take the ALS Ice Water Plunge for charity and that they would
do it at the beach to conserve drinking water. He is still looking for 3 others to take
the Plunge from a bucket of ice water with him. There were no other volunteers
from City Council. (Bilbray Absent)
Mayor Janney hinted that Hank Levine and Public Works may have news on a big
grant soon but, its too early to talk about it in public yet.
Public Speakers: Jim Mickleson introduced himself as half of the newly appointed
liaison committee to City Council for the Chamber of Commerce and announced his
co-chair would be Jack Van Zant.
June Engel from the Library introduced their new manager and announced that they
had just restarted Homework Club for K-6. Mar Vista Seniors are coaching Home-
work Club. They will have a Citizenship Class again in October as well as a Spooky
Night in October with free makeup. The Library will also have in November Dia de
la Mortus with mariachis and celebration. She reminded Council about Septemberfest
being held by the Kiwanis where you can get one bratwurst and one beer for a $10
donation. Kiwanis will also sponsor the fishing derby Saturday at Pier Plaza.
She reminded everyone that 2015 will mark the 100 year anniversary of there being
a library in Imperial Beach.
5.1 Was an item for up to $100,000 for engineering a sidewalk at Delaware and Palm
x SR-75. 2015-7512.
6.1 SUCCESSOR AGENCY REPORT by Greg Wade regarding the 6 month review
and approval of Administrative Budget and ROPs. If you dont already know what
ROPs are or what the Successor Agency is; you have some homework to do to
catch up. Since Redevelopment Agencies were outlawed, most of the funds that
RDAs had at their disposal cannot be released to the Successor Agencies without the
approval of the State Department of Finance. There is still Bond Money that had not
been spent but, before being able to use it the Successor Agency must make requests
for it an justify why. Wade said that the agency would need an administrative budget
until the bonds are paid off. There was more financial information and caps; repay-
ment schedules. Also discussed were Bike Trail Village and other projects that they
want to use left-over bond money for if they can get it past the DOF Oversight
Board that controls the money.
There was more information about repayment of the Bond Refinancing that was
done. SA1450B. Councilman Spriggs quizzed Wade about other financials such as
Alley Paving funds, owner participation agreements, and some inconsistencies in
terminology used in the report not being always consistent in the report.
Wade reported that as much as $400,000 could be available for future hotel purposes
as well as some more information on financing of Bike Trail Village and progress in
the permitting process and a hunt for tenants. Wade mentioned a Micro Brewery as
a potential tenant of the Bike Trail Village location. Meeting was adjourned.
The previous is just partial notes from the meeting. If you are interested in finding
out about any of these items further, please view the video or read Council Minutes
and Agendas. Thank you for caring about your City.
(Council Notes Contd from Pg 8)
12 - I.B. Local News - August 22, 2014