Three candidates have filed for the November election for Del Mar City Council. Two incumbents, current Mayor Dwight Worden and Councilmember Terry Gaasterland, will face off against Stephen Quirk, twin
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Why Voters Should Elect Me I am running for re-election to provide the City Council leadership needed to protect Del Mar as we move into the future. Beautiful natural
MoreA 19-year resident of Del Mar, I’m a lifelong entrepreneur with a background in sustainability, technology, finance and education. I have started up two technology companies in Del Mar. The
MoreMy Values: • Collaboration: Civility and collaboration are the best way to build consensus and make good decisions for Del Mar. I know that compromises can be forged consistent with
MoreAs our three Council candidates rev up their campaigns for two seats, we should be thinking about issues and leadership capabilities. Leadership in government and politics requires a very
MoreThanks to the efforts of SANDAG, its Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata, and State Senator Toni Atkins, the recently enacted state budget includes $300 million for relocation of the rail line
MoreAfter more than two-and-a-half years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public health threat is subsiding and we are slowly reemerging from social isolation into a changed world, where so much
MoreThey arrived July 1. The new green bins from EDCO. Complete with the new rules to collect organic waste in addition to yard trimmings. This is not due to the
MoreMonarch butterflies are getting noticed for the wrong reasons. Beautiful as they are, they are in trouble. Their numbers have tumbled in the last decade, down huge percentages, as much
MoreOn Tewa, the jump-started opening project of the city’s Utility Undergrounding Program to bury overhead electrical wires is winding down—albeit with a cost increase of nearly 50% over the initial
MoreWhen the Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) began providing electricity to Del Mar residents in May 2021, each account holder had the opportunity to “opt out” and to continue buying electricity
MoreSouthern California Edison (SCE) released its required annual report on decommissioning activities at the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). Here is an excerpt from their report. “Over
MoreThe third annual Del Mar International Composer Symposium (DMICS) finished with a resounding Night of Opera on Saturday, August 13. An enthused audience of 80 enjoyed an evening of four
MoreThere is a widespread belief that the current Omicron COVID virus variants (B1.4 and B1.5) are not as dangerous as the Alpha and Delta strains that were the predominant cause
MoreThe most dramatic examples of bluff erosion——and it is going on—are the actual collapses when huge chunks come tumbling down to the beach. But bluff loss can be as subtle
MoreAmidst the calls for changes on national issues regarding race, gun control, or climate change in the last years, students across San Diego have discovered various platforms to voice their
More“A person is a person through other people.” -Desmond Tutu Desmond Tutu’s insight is at the heart of the Foundation’s purpose – our
MoreWelcome to a new president and new board members Every July brings changes to the DMCC Board of Directors. DMCC’s new President is Bob Gans, an attorney who has called
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