“In an age of instant delivery and growing isolation, let us remember the power of community and the importance of supporting our local businesses. Let’s
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Quotable Del Mar
“In the October 2000 issue of the Sandpiper, Rod Franklin wrote, ‘It is up to us to ensure that we have a vibrant, resident-serving business
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“Since I was a child, when I was first learning about sailing and astronomy, [the Polynesian] people and voyages seemed larger than life and inspired
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“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
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“My work is about flow, energy, and human connection. It is because of these elements that I have a heavy emphasis for creating everything by
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“I’m going to be right here. I’m going to go to council meetings in shorts and T-shirts and sit in the back row and have
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“Wild cucumber vines in Crest Canyon with those prickly green pods that look like medieval vegetable maces. The light changes. And, I love the grasses,
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On facing our just desserts: “Hopes tend toward pies in the sky. Facts bring them down to Earth So, when time lets Fate’s hand fly
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“So, what’s so special about Del Mar? Some indefinable mix of climate, architecture, urban woods, lovely beach, flowered medians, pleasant restaurants, and interesting people? Yes,
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Preserving and Restoring the Lagoon “I started the Del Mar San Dieguito Lagoon Committee soon after John and I moved to Del Mar in early
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“The most important thing that I’ve learned—the most profound thing in the last 50 years since we put the first cell phone together—is the importance
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“I look at my father’s work as a beautiful piece of work…a signal that reflects the whole world…[and] a ringing alarm bell. The only light
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“When one considers the matter, the desirable natural and architectural charms of a community, and the lives lived in these surroundings, are actually composed of
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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
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“The Second Amendment is not a license to kill. Gun violence is predictable and preventable. A proven way is to regulate access to military-style assault
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“Del Mar’s really small. When you live in Del Mar, it’s a full-time job.” – From Del Mar Times interview (bit.ly/RosanneH) Rosanne’s quip captures a
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“Believing the loss of biodiversity and changes to global climate were the two greatest issues of our era, I knew I had to act…. I
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“Climate change is a global problem, and right now, humanity is at a crossroads. Our action or inaction in the next 10 years is going
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“I think in this multi-partisan world what we need most is a vision of the truth of every tradition, of that democracy that excludes none,
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