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The Sandpiper is produced by a board of volunteer editors, and is published monthly, except in January, by the Del Mar Community Alliance, Inc., a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.

All opinions expressed in the Sandpiper are solely those of the authors.

Editorial Board: Liz Dernetz, Wayne Dernetz, Bud Emerson, John Graybill, Lee Haydu, Carol Kerridge, Shirley King, Susan Miller, Art Olson, Betty Wheeler and Mark Whitehead

Webmaster: Virginia Lawrence

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The Sandpiper: A Historical Perspective
by John Kerridge (Sandpiper Editor, 1999-2003)

The Sandpiper was created in 1997 because a group of Del Marians became concerned about the fate of our community's General Plan. That plan, known locally as the Community Plan, has been spectacularly successful at both preserving the ambience of our village and also enhancing our property values. However, not only has the Plan been under constant pressure from would-be developers, but inevitable
changes in Del Mar's population have resulted in many residents being unaware of the role that the Plan has played in fostering the environment that attracted them here. Furthermore, the local media, heavily subsidized by real-estate and development interests, showed little interest in objective coverage of land-use issues.

It therefore seemed desirable to produce a newspaper that would present the facts pertaining to the issues confronting our community and to interpret those facts within the context of the Community Plan. The first Sandpiper appeared in March 1997 and, with an occasional lapse, has appeared monthly (except for each January) since then. (The break in January is to permit the all-volunteer staff to enjoy the holidays.)

We hope that the Sandpiper, in both its print and online formats, will help Del Marians become more acquainted with our community and how it functions.

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