December 2022

Here is Clem Brown

The Sandpiper sat down with new Assistant City Manager Clem Brown to talk about his background, his family, and the challenges he faces in his new job.   Sandpiper: Tell

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Editorial: Just Politics?

Kudos to Dwight Worden and Terry Gaasterland for running City Council campaigns observing both the letter and the spirit of the city Code of Ethics. They both demonstrated how to

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Election Results

Congratulations to incumbent City Council Members Gaasterland and Worden on their re-election to serve four more years on the Del Mar City Council. Here are the vote counts as of

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Sustainability: Thoughtful Giving

Have you heard of overshoot? It is the term to describe what we humans are doing by overusing Earth’s resources so quickly and intensely that it exceeds its ability to

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Critters: Fine Feathered Friends

The beautiful birds pictured represent just a few you can spot in our San Dieguito lagoon where feathered residents mingle with migrating visitors flying in during the winter months. The

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Covid Update: Covid Still a Risk

The COVID virus Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants that fueled infections through most of 2022 are being replaced by new, related subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1. These new subvariants have additional

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Roving Teen Reporter: Still Thankful

For many high school students, Thanksgiving is still one of their favorite holidays. Seen more than a day indulging in the long-awaited Thanksgiving dinner, the one special day symbolizes a

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Hands On!

Artist Tyler Ramsey has opened a spacious gallery in Del Mar filled with an eclectic collection of small and large—vibrantly colored and black and white—canvases as well as works in

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The Sound – of Music?

After delays related to the pandemic, as well as issues regarding the management contract, the newly constructed concert venue at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, named THE SOUND, is set to

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Bad Nuke Decisions

Our NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) scrubbed a crucial study on seismic and tsunami risk at SONGS sent to them in 2012. This 2005 study by Geologist Gerald Kuhn predicted extreme

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Baby Boomers Google

The “Baby Boomers Google” sculpture by Maidy Morhous has been relocated to a new site. Originally installed in 2020 on Camino Del Mar in front of the Del Mar Library

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DMCC: Holiday Gratitude

The volunteers and staff of DMCC are always grateful for the incredible community partners that sustain us throughout the year, but that support is especially apparent during the holiday season.

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