Based on the conduct of candidates and their surrogates in the campaign to date, we are reiterating our recommendation that voters use their two votes to re-elect Worden and Gaasterland.
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City Council campaigns in recent years have sometimes produced negative, unfair, and unethical practices that many in our community find objectionable. One of the worst consequences of such conduct is
MoreCity Council candidate Steve Quirk is the identical twin brother of current City Councilmember Dan Quirk, who was elected in 2020 for a four-year term. As it turns out,
MoreUnlike most previous unremarkable City Council debates run by the League of Women Voters, the October 10 video session produced some remarkable observations. Candidate Quirk was dramatically overshadowed by the
MoreThe 2022 midterm elections again arrive at a time of much-needed urgency and action. With the previous midterm election indicating an uprise in voter turnout, this year’s election will likely
MoreIn July I signed up as a volunteer Van Host for Del Mar Community Connections, which I was told would involve escorting a group of seniors on a local shopping
MoreMy wife Ann Feeney and I contracted COVID at the end of a cruise to Alaska in August, and we spent the next 5 days taking Paxlovid pills to reduce
MoreSpiders: there are 40,000 species of them scattered about our globe, with more than 300 at home in San Diego. They are move visible in the late fall, the active
MoreA key part of the Del Mar Foundation’s mission is to promote civic pride and cohesiveness. Our Community Picnic, which returned to Powerhouse Park on Sept. 25 after a two-year
MoreThanks to DMCC Gala Supporters! The Annual Benefit Gala took place on October 1 at the Del Mar Civic Center with a theme of A Night on the Mediterranean; the
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April Updates (online only)
April 18, 2022 - Buckle your seat belts, Del Mar: the campaign season has unofficially begun, with some bare-knuckled, if
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On the value of being both selfless and selfish: “My dad’s accomplishments have been well documented; he was certainly admired and was unquestionably my personal hero. He leaves a legacy of devotion to family, friends, and community. He was selfless in so many respects, yet selfish – selfish with his time, selfish in that he only spent time with people and on projects that he valued. I can assure you, if you spent
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