March 2025

Value Tracking

On February 7, SANDAG released a 269-page Value Analysis Study Report (“VA Report”) for the LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project that contains a wealth of details about 16 identified “alternative concepts,”

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Editorial: Valentine’s Day Massacre

If you care about your health and those of your family and friends, pay attention to what is happening in Washington, DC right now, where Presidential orders are threatening to

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Wildfires Poison the Ocean

In just a single month, 2025 has become the second most destructive fire year in California history. It’s been almost two months since the devastating wildfires broke out in and

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Dogs of Del Mar: Rami

Meet Rami, short for Ramen Noodle, an 11-year old ShihPoo whose family includes Henry Wong, Barbara Aufiero, and their son, Harrison, who occasionally visits from Ann Arbor. We recently moved

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Hootenannies! The Owls of Crest Canyon

Living on this nature preserve that is Crest Canyon since 2004, my husband Lee and I have been greeted by quail, red fox, coyotes, rabbits, rats, squirrels, skunks, rattlesnakes, and

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Quotable Del Mar: Mary Walshok

“Many of the contemporary social issues that most vex and engage us can be addressed through arts experiences. Interaction through music, dance, food, theater can give ‘voice’ to distinctive traditions

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Sbicca: New Owners, Same Vibe

Raised in Syracuse NY, Jeff Midland has been a local for over 20 years. In the restaurant business since 1999, Jeff heard that Sbicca might be for sale and met

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DMF: A Calendar Full of Events

2025 is off to a great start for DMF. We’ve already hosted a DMF Talk with Sudeepto Roy who shared an update on the rapidly changing innovation and consequences of

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Del Mar Community Connections

Congratulations Veda! In partnership with the Del Mar Historical Society, DMCC honored recent SDSU student Veda Browning-Schmigel with the Gordon Clanton Memorial Award. The $1,000 scholarship was established in 2021

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In Brief

Mayoral “Betrayal” Pauses Fairgrounds Housing Talks Based on a January media interview by Mayor Terry Gaasterland that appeared to support a Fairgrounds alignment for rail relocation, the 22nd DAA Board

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