About the Sandpiper
The Sandpiper is published by the Del Mar Community Alliance, a 501(c)(4) not-for-profit corporation. Its purpose is to advocate the Del Mar Community Plan, to foster informed public and government decision-making regarding issues affecting the community of the City of Del Mar, and to encourage a social and political climate favorable to the protection of the community character of the City of Del Mar and its environs.
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This publication depends upon the contributions of readers like you. Donations in any amount are greatly appreciated.
DMCA is a 501(c)(4) not-for-profit corporation; donations are not tax-deductible.
All gifts of any size are welcome!
To donate make check payable to “Sandpiper” and mail to:
Del Mar Sandpiper
1155 Camino Del Mar #436
Del Mar, CA 92014
THE SANDPIPER’S LEADERSHIP DONORS
The Sandpiper’s Leadership Donors
Over the years, hundreds of Del Mar citizens have donated generously to the Del Mar Community Alliance (DMCA) in support of the Sandpiper. Since 2018, a total of $296,400 has been contributed by Del Mar citizens, making it possible to bring the Sandpiper to every Del Mar family at no cost, via their mailboxes and online. The list below represents the community’s cumulative leadership giving to DMCA between 2018 and February 13, 2026. Thank you!
Joel Holliday Circle ($5,000+)
Jeff Barnouw, remembering Dagmar Barnouw | Rosanne Rennie Holliday and Joel Holliday | Lynn and Charlie Gaylord | Rod Franklin| Bud and Mary Ann Emerson | Maryka and George Hoover | Betty Wheeler and Dwight Worden| Mary and Jeff Friestedt | Judd and Susan Halenza | Louise Keeling and Ralph Keeling | Ann Feeney and Don Mosier | Suzi Resnick and Stan Marks | Patricia and Marc Brutten
Chuck Newton Circle ($2,500+)
Linda and Frank Chisari | Anne and John Farrell | Nancy Fisher and Mike Salt | Rose Ann and Ira Sharp | Ellen and Tim Haviland | Arthur Olson and Shirley King | Sherryl Parks | Penny and Buck Abell | Francine and Nick Frost | Philip and Karen Posner | Nancy and John Weare | Chic and Joe Sullivan | Arlene and Ronald Prater | Gloria Sandvik and Harold Feder | Carol Mason | Ted and Gale Bakker | Sandra and Bram Dijkstra | Lee Haydu and Bill Sims | Beth Levine | Bob and Melissa Gans | Richard Thompson | Jim Crouch and Elizabeth Bell
John Kerridge Circle ($1,000+)
Sheila and Michael Sharpe | Glenn and Randee Warren | James Nystrom | Judith and Dr. Marc Schuckit | Deborah Lawson and Paul Cleveland | Linda and Mel Katz | William Holliday | Pat JaCoby | Carol and John Kerridge | Catherine Atcheson | Chuck Freebern | Chana Mannen | Catherine and Phil Blair | Liz and Wayne Dernetz | Linda Hirshberg | Dr. Lawrence J. Schneidermann | Richard and Ruth Simons, remembering John Kerridge | Karl and Greet Hostetler
Publisher’s Circle ($500+)
Barbara and John Healy | Phyllis and Ed Mirsky | Alan and Jennifer Lonbom | Steven Reich | Fiona Kaper and Reza Kasnavi | Alan and Ulla Sweedler | Joe Calabro and Joanne Gervase | Katherine and Tom Sohn | Palmer and Susan Taylor | Barbara Marmor | Nancy and David Doyle | John and Felise Goodkind | John and Gale Graybill | Barbara and Joe Harper | Joe Jelly | Vernie and John McGowan | Tanya Young and Michael McManus | Madonna Messina | Nicole and Tom O’Neil | Jane Brown Voss and Steve Voss | Tema and David Halpern | Deborah Lyons | Diane Cherson and Douglas Barile
CONTACT US: editor@delmarsandpiper.org
Editorial Board
Jeff Barnouw
Bud Emerson
Hylton Lonstein
Julie Maxey-Allison
Don Mosier
Betty Wheeler
All editors, writers, and photographers are unpaid volunteers.
Del Mar Community Alliance
Board of Directors
Arlene Prater, Chair
Mary Friestedt
Rosanne Rennie Holliday
Beth Levine
Chana Mannen
Don Mosier
Sheila Sharpe
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 and August) since then.
We hope that the Sandpiper, in both its print and online formats, will help Del Marians become more acquainted with our community, how it functions, and how to get involved in carrying out the vision of the Community Plan.