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PB RAPIST GETS 50 YEARS TO LIFE

By NEAL PUTNAM | BEACH & BAY PRESS

A man who raped a Pacific Beach woman and five oth-ers years ago was sentenced

to 50 years to life in prison after the judge heard from three victims.

Christopher VanBuskirk, 47, did not face the three women and dozens of their friends and family members be-fore San Diego Superior Court Judge Francis Devaney sentenced him.

The Pacific Beach rape and three others in Tierrasanta and Clairemont occurred in 1995, and the rapists’ DNA was saved, which led to charges being filed last year when a DNA match with him was confirmed.

The DNA match also solved two other rapes in Riverside County where VanBuskirk lived in 2002-2004. He lived in San Diego in 1995.

The mother of one victim told VanBuskirk her daughter received a medication during the rape exam that would halt the birth “of your demon child.”

“The fear was nothing like I had ev-er experienced before,” said another woman who said, “the rapist also stole my spirit.”

“The rapist took much from me, but not everything,” said the woman, who said she developed a stutter and was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Devaney turned to VanBuskirk and said the purpose of hearing the wom-en’s testimony was “for you to hear” about the effect of what he had done.

VanBuskirk pleaded guilty Dec. 16 to committing all six rapes, and realized he would be getting a consecutive term of 50 years to life.

Devaney ordered him to register as a sex offender in the event he is paroled, which is unlikely in his lifetime, as he will have to serve almost all of the 50 years first.

By DAVE SCHWAB | BEACH & BAY PRESS

Saint Brigid Parish in Pacific Beach is collabo-rating with the San Diego

Food Bank to benefit low-income individuals and households expe-riencing food insecurity.

Begun Feb. 28 and recurring every fourth Friday of the month, there will be a free commodities distribution at the Catholic church at 4735 Cass St. from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

“As a parish, we have been look-ing for opportunities to be a more

visible presence in serving the local Pacific Beach community,” said Saint Brigid Pastor Father Steve Callahan. “It is for that rea-son that we are very excited to collaborate with Catholic Charities in the San Diego Food Bank's food distribution program to benefit

low-income individuals and house-holds in our community.”

The Emergency Food Assistance Program is a U.S. Department of Agriculture program working to improve the health of low-income families by supplementing their di-ets with nutritious food. The Food

Bank received commodities from the USDA and distributes food packages at more than 80 locations throughout San Diego County.

Food packages in the commodi-ties distribution contain a variety of canned goods including dry grains, proteins (meat canned or frozen) and other nutritious items. Each household is eligible, judged in terms of household size and in-come, to receive one food package per month.

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Circulate San Diego working to increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists

DAVE SCHWAB | BEACH & BAY PRESS

Circulate San Diego recent-ly released 2019 collision data showing 44 people

traveling by foot, bicycle, motorcy-cle or vehicle died last year within the San Diego City limits.

That was 14 fewer fatalities than the year before in 2018. However, 2019 still had more fatalities than two years prior in 2017, which shows Vision Zero’s goal of en-tirely eliminating all traffic fa-talities remains a long way off.

Circulate San Diego is a re-gional grassroots organization dedicated to advancing mobility and making the region a better place to live, work, learn and play.

Vision Zero is a data-driven approach to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries on roadways by increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility. Vision Zero’s focus includes re-ducing speed limits, redesigning streets to make them more acces-sible and raising awareness of un-safe activities.

"No one should have to risk losing their life while walking, bicycling, or driving," said Maya Rosas, policy director for Circulate San Diego. “To save lives and prevent collisions, the City must continue to prioritize funding for Vision Zero.”

Half of the 2019 fatalities were pedestrians, according to collision data compiled by Circulate San Diego from data released monthly to the City’s new Mobility Board.

The 22 pedestrian fatalities are a reduction from 34 in 2018. However, that is still more than the 17 pedestrians killed in 2017. Also, five bicyclists died in 2019, after two years in a row with zero bicyclist fatalities in the City.

On Circulate’s 2018 list of the 15 most problematic intersections, a total of seven — Mission Boulevard and Felspar, and Olney Street and Grand Avenue in PB, Pearl Street and Fay Avenue in La Jolla, W. Point Loma Boulevard and Rue Dorleans in Midway and14th Street and Broadway, University Avenue and 32nd Street and Market Street and 30th Street in Uptown/Downtown — are in areas covered by San Diego Community Newspaper Group.

“These were the most danger-ous intersections for which we were asking for improvements in 2018,” said Rojas.

“I don't have recently compiled intersection data with those most dangerous intersections. We didn't come up with a new list in 2019 because the mayor commit-ted to fixing 300 intersections.”

A full list of 2019 serious inju-ry and fatalities data is available online.

Of the 200-plus collisions at problematic intersections that occurred citywide last year, more than 20 were in the Peninsula, known for its limited access and growing gridlock.

Point Lomans reacted to the re-cent collision data.

Amy Stark, assistant manager at The Orchard Apartments at 4040 Hancock St., pinpointed several troublesome traffic spots in her Midway neighborhood including:

Sports Arena/Midway/West Point Loma Boulevard corner;

The bike lane on Sports Arena; and West Point Loma Boulevard heading to/from OB (new bike lanes and loss of car lane).

Stark characterized Sports Arena/Midway/West Point Loma Boulevard as “dangerous,” noting The Orchard seniors have been hit several times there in the last few years. “It is especially treacherous for mobility devices because riders sit low to the ground and are hard-er to see,” said Stark.

Stark argued new bike lanes on West Point Loma Boulevard to and from OB is also a safety is-sue. “With the new bike lane and loss of a driving lane, bikes come in and out between parked cars, which seems dangerous,” she said. “The whole stretch seems poor-ly designed and will bottleneck even more on summer weekends (beach traffic) and rush hour on weekdays.”

Of the bike-lane issue raised, Rosas of Circulate San Diego said, “There is no data that I am aware of that shows any negative safety or traffic impact of adding bike lanes. … In Downtown, the newly installed protected bike lanes don't seem to have any impact on traffic or safety, besides making it more comfortable for bicyclists and scoot-er riders to ride.”

Concerning the introduction of bike lanes on W. Point Loma Boulevard, lifelong Point Loman Robert Tripp Jackson noted, “There has been a ‘learning curve’ on the changes set forth. This may create confusion when a pedestri-an, bike rider or one in a car needs to determine how to share, navi-gate or become familiar with the new lanes.”

Point Loman Don Sevrens praised Peninsula Community Planning Board member Brad Herrin for “doing a great job of identifying unsafe intersections and forwarding them to the city for study or corrective action. That’s a great start.”

But, added Sevrens, “What is missing is even token enforce-ment. … Speed limits or parking limits, without any enforcement, are meaningless.”

Pacific Beach Planning Group general election changesThe Pacific Beach Planning

Group is holding its annual gen-eral election in March. The PBPG has made several changes to facil-itate this year's election:• Application submission has

been extended to March 11.

Anyone interested in applying for the election must submit their application to Steve Pruett by March 11, at 6 p.m.

• All Pacific Beach residents are eli-gible to vote, and there will be two opportunities to cast your vote:

• Saturday, March 21, from 1-4 p.m., at the Pacific Beach Library, 4275 Cass St.

• Wednesday, March 25, from 4:45-6:30 p.m., at the Pacific Beach Library, 4275 Cass St.

Maya Rosas, policy director for Circulate San Diego.


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NEW BILL TO PROTECT WORKERSCalifornia State Assemblywoman

Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) an-nounced on March 5 new legislation, Assembly Bill 3123, to protect workers from retaliation when they take leave during public health emergencies, like the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.

“Workers shouldn’t be fi red if they miss work because they’ve been quarantined or isolated due to a public health emergency like the coronavirus,” Gonzalez said. “We need to support workers so they can take every action necessary to prevent the spreading of this disease.”

On March 4, Gov. Gavin Newsom de-clared a state of emergency in California over the coronavirus, which has now been reported in 12 counties in the state, sickened more than 50 people and killed at least one person.

Local health and school offi cials responding to coronavirus concerns


As concern over the coro-navirus builds, City, County health officials

are addressing the situation and informing residents what they can do to guard against exposure.

“San Diego County has made swift and significant efforts to deal with the COVID-19 threat, by working with federal and state agencies to care for travelers sus-pected of having the virus,” said Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten. “We have successfully protected the residents of San Diego County, as well as those suspected of having the virus.”

County officials recently de-clared a local health emergency effective for seven days. The Board of Supervisors subsequently took action to extend that declaration for another 30 days and can vote to extend it yet again.

“The declaration empowers the County to more effectively respond to COVID-19, seek mutual aid and ensure the County has all the nec-essary tools at their disposal,” said County Chief Medical Officer Nick Yphantides.

As of March 2, a total of 141 people in San Diego County were under public health supervision because they are at risk of hav-ing been exposed to coronavirus, County health officials said.

Presently there are two con-firmed cases of the coronavirus in San Diego. Both patients were in isolation among more than 200 who were quarantined at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar after being evacuated from the area of Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

One patient was discharged re-cently after recovering fully. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff cleared the patient after rigorous testing to confirm the recovery and lack of conta-giousness, officials said.

San Diego Unified and other lo-cal school districts have addressed the coronavirus by sending out letters to parents. SDUSD’s letter is advocating that residents follow guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

which provides for keeping chil-dren and staff with respiratory symptoms and fever at home for at least 24 hours and excluding any-one from school who has been to China within the past 14 days who is showing symptoms.

“If any student or staff member in this district is suspected to have the virus for the Novel Coronavirus, the school district will work with public health authorities who will collaborate with that student’s or staff member’s own physician to guide any further restrictions and public notifications,” said SDUSD in its letter.

The coronavirus, now present on every continent except Antarctica, has infected nearly 90,000 people, killing more than 3,000 world-wide, mostly in China, according to the New York Times.

Even local students are react-ing to the coronavirus outbreak. Chinese Union, a nonprofit or-ganization at the University of California San Diego, has spear-headed a fundraising campaign benefiting Chinese communities struggling with the outbreak.

“We have always done fundrais-ing, and we are a service-oriented student group,” Pei-Yun Tsai, a principal member of the Chinese Union said. “When we heard re-ports that some hospitals are run-ning out of medical necessities, we felt the need to do something to help.”

The Chinese Union has raised more than $17,500 to help pur-chase medical supplies for hospitals in the Hubei province (the province

home to Wuhan), and the neigh-boring Henan province. With the funds, the students have already purchased thousands of protective coveralls, medical goggles and face masks for several hospitals in the two provinces.

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe respiratory diseas-es like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).

Coronaviruses can be transmit-ted between people, and also be-tween animals and people.

Common coronavirus symp-toms, which appear two to 14 days after exposure, include fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more se-vere cases, the infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respira-tory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death.

Standard recommendations to prevent virus infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thorough-ly cooking meat and eggs. Most im-portantly, avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of re-spiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.

There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to pre-vent illness is to avoid being ex-posed to this virus.

People who think they may have been exposed to COVID-19 should contact their healthcare provider immediately.

County Public Health Lab able to test for new coronavirus

By JOSÉ A. ÁLVAREZ | BEACH & BAY PRESS

The County Public Health Laboratory is now able to test for the novel corona-

virus, the cause of the respirato-ry disease COVID-19, the Health and Human Services Agency announced.

Having that capability means that HHSA will no longer have to send all specimens to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, substantially reducing the time it takes for results.

“This is great news for San Diego County and will help with our ongoing efforts to contain COVID-19,” said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “Being able to test locally means that when we have patients under investigation, we can more rapidly remove unneeded restric-tions from those without infection. Should someone test positive, we will continue to keep them isolated.”

The County Public Health Lab now has the capability to do up to 40 tests in one run. The lab is one of doz-ens across the nation certified by the CDC to test for the new coronavirus.

“The number of specimens we’ve been getting for testing is currently low, but we expect the need to in-crease,” said Brett Austin, director of HHSA’s Public Health Lab. “We are ready to increase capacity as required.”

Prior to getting the testing kit, the County Public Health Lab had to send specimens to CDC and results took several days to return. Now, those tested for potential cases of COVID-19 will know their results in

24 to 48 hours. Positive tests will still need to be confirmed by the CDC.

CDC currently recommends test-ing patients with symptoms — fe-ver, cough or difficulty breathing — after returning from China or other areas with community trans-mission of coronavirus disease or who have had known contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case.

The risk of COVID-19 is still very low, especially if you have not trav-eled to an area where the virus has been detected or had close contact with a patient who tested positive for this new coronavirus.

“We want to assure the public that we are prepared and are con-ducting surveillance just like we do for any communicable disease,” Wooten said.

HOW TO PREVENT CORONAVIRUS EXPOSURE:• AVOID CLOSE CONTACT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK.

• AVOID TOUCHING YOUR EYES, NOSE, AND MOUTH.

• STAY HOME WHEN YOU ARE SICK.

• COVER YOUR COUGH OR SNEEZE WITH A TISSUE, THEN THROW THE TISSUE IN THE TRASH.

• CLEAN AND DISINFECT FREQUENTLY TOUCHED OBJECTS AND SURFACES USING A REGULAR HOUSEHOLD CLEANING SPRAY OR WIPE.

• FACE MASKS SHOULD BE USED BY PEOPLE WHO SHOW SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 TO HELP PRE-VENT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE TO OTHERS, PARTICULARLY CARE PROVIDERS MINISTERING TO PATIENTS IN CLOSE QUARTERS.

• WASH HANDS OFTEN WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 SECONDS, ESPECIALLY AFTER GOING TO THE RESTROOM; BEFORE EATING; AND AFTER BLOWING YOUR NOSE, COUGHING, OR SNEEZING.

• IF SOAP AND WATER ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE, USE AN ALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZER WITH AT LEAST 60% ALCOHOL. ALWAYS WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER IF HANDS ARE VISIBLY DIRTY.

County microbiologist Jovan Shepherd prepares a specimen for testing for new coronavirus.

Flu deaths increase to 74, but cases decrease in San DiegoBy JOSÉ A. ÁLVAREZ | BEACH & BAY PRESS

The number of local influ-enza deaths increased to 74 after 11 addition-

al fatalities were reported last week, the County Health and Human Services Agency recently announced.

The new flu deaths include a 26-year-old woman from South County who died Feb. 13 from in-fluenza B. Only two of the 11 re-ported deaths occurred last week, and all had underlying medical conditions.

“Influenza can be deadly, es-pecially for those with existing chronic health conditions,” said Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “Getting a flu shot is the best way to prevent from getting sick.”

The number of lab-confirmed cases decreased last week, when 1,232 cases were reported. That’s 402 fewer flu cases com-pared to the previous week. To date, a total of 17,935 cases have been reported.

Also, fewer people showed up at local emergency departments

with influenza-like illness last week; 6% of all visits. The figure was 7% the week before.

The County Health and Human Services Agency pub-lishes the Inf luenza Watch weekly report, which tracks key flu indicators and summarizes inf luenza surveillance in the region.

For the week ending Feb. 22, the report shows the following:• Emergency department visits

for influenza-like illness: 6% of all visits (compared to 7% the previous week).

• Total influenza deaths to date: 74 (compared to 41 at this time last season).

• Total lab-confirmed cases to date: 17,935 (compared to 5,486 last season).

WHEN TO SEEKMEDICAL HELP

People with inf luenza-like symptoms continue to crowd lo-cal emergency departments and are taxing some hospitals.

County health officials are en-couraging people who are sick to first contact their health care

provider by telephone or arrange an urgent appointment. You should go to an emergency de-partment when you have any of the following symptoms:• Difficulty breathing or short-

ness of breath;• Chest pain or abdominal pain;• Sudden dizziness;• Confusion;• Severe or persistent vomiting;• Flu-like symptoms that appear

to get better, but then return with a fever and worse cough.


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School board approves fi ltered water stations for schools district-wide By DAVE SCHWAB | BEACH & BAY PRESS

The San Diego Unified Board of Education re-cently unanimously ap-

proved a new clean water plan pro-viding drinking water districtwide solely through filtered hydration stations to achieve the state’s stron-gest lead in water standard of 1 part per billion or below.

“This plan will go a long way in protecting student health,” said Samir Naji, San Diego Unified School District’s facilities commu-nication supervisor.

“We know from working with health experts and CALPIRG that any level of lead in drinking water presents health risks to students, especially younger kids. By using filters at the point of service through the filtered hydration stations, and by eliminating all old drinking water outlets, we believe we will reduce lead levels to 1 part per billion or below, delivering the cleanest water avail-able at any school site,” Naji said.

The cost of the hydration sta-tions, including installation, is $12 million. The cost of the an-nual maintenance is $400,000. Filtered hydration stations will be a combination of a traditional drinking water fountain and a re-usable water bottle filling station.

Since April 2017, SDUSD has pursued lead in drinking wa-ter through districtwide testing of drinking water fountains. Using a strict action level that is three times stronger than legal

requirements, more than 2,500 water samples were taken. Any drinking water outlet that pro-duced a result above the district action level of 5 parts per billion has been remediated. All high-risk schools have been remediated.

SDUSD used the lessons learned from the data generated from all its testing and is ready to imple-ment the clean water plan by mov-ing to filtered hydration stations districtwide.

“This a very substantial step forward for public health here at San Diego Unified and is a model that may be replicated through-out the state and nationally,” said Naji. “It has been a long road to get here. As you know, we did find elevated levels of lead at several

school sites. We are fortunate to have had great community sup-port and partners as we aggres-sively tackled this issue … and built this plan that has been adopted by the school board.”

Consumer watchdog group CALPIRG also hailed the school dis-trict’s efforts to purify drinking water.

"We are thrilled about the new district plan to get lead out of school drinking water,” said CALPIRG public health advocate Laura Deehan. “Lead is highly toxic to children. Even expo-sure to very small amounts are now linked to irreversible dam-age to a child’s brain, and can cause IQ loss, ADHD and anxiety disorders."

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Of the need for commodities dis-tributions, Appaswamy “Vino” Pajanor, CEO of Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego, said, “In 2018, Catholic Charities launched a new program distributing food in downtown San Diego. The first day drew more than 80 people – seniors, youth and others in need of food – and now serves nearly 300 in just two hours of food distribution, once per month.

“Catholic Charities has identified 21 parishes within the Catholic Diocese of San Diego that could po-tentially serve as food distribution centers. St. Brigid’s Parish is the first parish to stand up for the once-a-month food distribution, and we are pushing to onboard seven other parishes by the end of 2020.”

Added Pajanor: “Our new era of parish-based mass food distribu-tion centers will also enable us to

maximize our outreach. Those in need will be able to access food clos-er to home. They will also have the option to find a location online. As they pick up their food, we will con-verse with them to understand their needs and explain Catholic Charities many other programs, services, and partners.

“We are not waiting for or ex-pecting to create the perfect system. Instead, our approach is to design and implement now, learn as we go, and continually redesign to meet the community needs.”

St. Brigid Parish liaison Lee Hulburt said the church is breaking fresh ground with its EFAP program.

“Saint Brigid Parish and the oth-er agencies are entering into this community lifeline program with optimistic energy,” said Hulburt. “We’re reaching out to let people know about this new resource for low-income families in the beach and bay area.”

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Animal-rights activists are taking aim once more on hunting en-

thusiasts, intending to protest a March 7 fundraiser being held by the San Diego chapter of Safari Club International at Paradise Point Resort and Spa on Vacation Isle Park in Mission Bay.

Claiming on Next Door social media that SCI will be “auction-ing for hunts of the world’s most iconic animals,” animal advo-cates said they would picket the event, and we're calling upon those sharing their perspective to “contact Paradise Point at [email protected] to voice outrage.”

SCI is a tax-deductible non-profit with about 200 San Diego members advocating for the right to hunt, fish and participate in the shooting sports locally and internationally. The group’s web-site at sandiegosci.org claims it “does not participate in political activities,” while saying it spends the bulk of its income “on wild-life conservation, education, and humanitarian projects.”

“Paradise Point doesn’t have a direct affiliation with the Safari Club, nor is this group booking a reflection of Paradise Point’s views and beliefs,” responded the resort’s general manager, Michael Stephens. “Hotels are a place to accommodate the pub-lic, and Paradise Point does not

discriminate against individuals or groups.”

Animal-rights activist Ellen Ericksen, a regular protesting against SeaWorld’s practice of keeping orcas in captivity, spoke against SCI and its mission.

“The Safari Club International promotes the senseless slaugh-ter of wildlife for sport,” Ericksen said. “The most killed animals for trophies include elephants, li-ons, rhinos and leopards. What are the ethics of killing animals for sport? Trophy hunting is not conservation. It is unethical to cause the death of innocent an-imals. It causes pain and suffer-ing for these animals.”

Added Ericksen, “We have no right taking the lives of these an-imals. Animals are on the brink of extinction. Some of these an-imals are bears, rhinos, wolves, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, go-rillas, orangutans, sea life, bird species, tigers and elephants. Protesting and education will continue to happen locally and globally until this abusive busi-ness of killing animals for money and for sport stops.”

From its Washington, D.C. headquarters, People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals concurred with Ericksen.

“Reducing magnificent wild animals to corpses, gloating over the kills, and then claiming that it's all for ‘conservation’ is like killing some humans to try to solve homelessness – it's nasty,

unethical and transparently ab-surd,” said Catie Cryar, senior PETA media liaison. “Humans have boundless opportunities for amusement, so it speaks volumes that trophy hunters only seem to get a thrill out of gunning down others who ask for nothing out of life but the chance to live it in peace.”

After repeated attempts by Beach & Bay Press, Safari Club International and the National Rifle Association could not be reached for comment.

Hunting groups and organi-zations public and private are increasingly coming under fire from animal-rights advocates who insist that killing animals or keeping them in captivity and allegedly exploiting them com-mercially, is morally wrong.

Some animal-rights activ-ists, who have been protesting against SeaWorld’s confinement of marine mammals and their ex-hibition in live wildlife shows for years, are now calling upon an end to horse racing in Del Mar, pointing to the growing num-ber of injured horses having to be euthanized. Some are also advocating an eventual end to zoos and aquariums, arguing there are other more humane ways of exhibiting animals, either by utilizing video or by keeping animals in “sanctuar-ies” where they can be seen by the public but are not confined against their will.

Animal-rights activists during an earlier protest at Balboa Park. COURTESY PHOTO

Catholic Charities director Vino Pajanor came out to thank volunteers and offer encouragement on the food distribution launch day.

He was given credit for serving 342 days in jail since he was arrested in Maricopa County, Arizona, where he worked as a manager of a restaurant. Three members of his family also at-tended the sentencing.

Deputy District Attorney Martin Doyle said DNA evidence was collected during the rape exams of the victims.

“It’s a great technological innovation,” said Doyle.

The San Diego Police Department worked with an FBI genealogy team and a match was made using a public access genealogical database.

“They put this case together and they did a fine job,” said Doyle.

The Pacific Beach rape occurred in the 1900 block of Missouri Street on Nov. 17, 1995, by a masked man who broke into the woman’s home.

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Mavericks Beach Club celebrates two years in Pacifi c Beach


Mavericks Beach Club pulled out all the stops in celebrating its sec-

ond anniversary in PB with a Mardi Gras bash on March 2.

Pointing out Mavericks is a 15,000-square-foot, multi-lev-el entertainment mecca with five indoor/outdoor bars, 38 TVs and Baja-inspired cuisine, the club’s event manager, Krista Marcheschi, said the pub, dis-tinguished by its indoor/outdoor spaces, is respectful of the history of its 860 Garnet Ave. space.

“When we were building Mavericks, we wanted to make sure to tie-in all the history this spot actually has,” said Marcheschi. “This has been bars

(Pacific Beach Bar & Grill, Diego’s) for 50 years, and a residential home before that. We weren’t go-ing to be just another bar in PB. This has been the place to go for generations.”

Mavericks wanted to update the usual beach bar’s image, changing its look and feel for the long-term.

“We purchased the whole land because we wanted a beach bar that would stand 20 years while paying tribute to all the places that were here before us that made this a landmark,” said Marcheschi. “We hope people will come back in 20 years, bring their kids to the place they used to come to and say, ‘Maverick’s is still here.’”

What makes Mavericks extraor-dinary is the amount of thought — and imagination — that went

into creating it.“We have several dance floors,”

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Above all else, said Marcheschi, “Everyone is here for the same rea-son: We just want to relax, have a good time and enjoy the San Diego weather.”

Mavericks amenities include a dog-friendly patio, outdoor games, sports, drinks, food, live music and plenty of space. The club is equipped with coastal California décor, round tables for community seating, VIP booths, couches and cozy spots by the outdoor fireplace.

Mavericks provides a laidback landscape, welcoming everyone from surfers and sports fans to corporate parties. There are daily activities and live entertainment, as well as deals on food specials including chicken wings on Mondays and $10 all-you-can-eat tacos on Tuesdays.

Speaking of Mavericks’ menu, it’s a cut above standard bar fare.“Our menu is very California-fresh, Baja-inspired delicious cui-sine with substantial-size plates that are great for sharing,” said Marcheschi. “We also have food for people on vegan and Keto di-ets. Everything we do we make in-house. We’re not just bar food. We’re healthy. And we have a very wide selection.”

Marcheschi noted the pub de-buts new menus every spring

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LIVE MUSIC – Showcase concerts ahead of San Diego Music Awards

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The San Diego Music Awards take place on March 23 at the House

of Blues. However, in advance of the ceremony, there will be a se-ries of showcase concerts at venues around town, spotlighting some of the great talent nominated this year. All are local headliners at the top of their game, making these events a great show for long time fans as well as anyone wanting to dip their toes into San Diego’s music community. Proceeds from all these events go to the San Diego Music Foundations “Guitars In Schools” Program, helping keep music edu-cation in San Diego County Schools.▪ On March 18, Tio Leo’s will

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Rock-a-billy comes to the 710 Beach Club on March 12 with a performance from Rip Carson. For anyone who likes classic, 1950s Sun Records styled tunes, Carson is as good as it gets. It’s been almost 70 years since the genre first emerged but in the hands of new practitioners such as Carson, it’s clear there is plen-ty of life left. Songs such as “I Win You Lose” and “All The Girls Say” sound like vintage classics, down to the reverb. Perfect for swing dancing, Carson’s tunes are instantly memo-rable and a lot of fun.Rip Carson: Thursday, March

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MISSION BAY HIGH▪ The Mission Bay Talent Show is on

Friday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m., in the au-ditorium. Enjoy performances by local talent at the show. $5 per person. Bring some extra cash for the pre-show pizza and bake sale at 5:30 p.m.

PACIFIC BEACH MIDDLE▪ The PBMS Music Association

Annual Pancake Breakfast is set for 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 14. Join friends and neighbors for all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausages, fruit, coffee, tea, and juice while raising money to purchase instruments, mu-sic, and equipment for the PBMS music

program. $6 per person. ▪ The PBMS Pops Concert will be

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18. Joins friends and neighbors for an evening of popular music played by PBMS music students, led by music director John O'Donnell.

PACIFIC BEACH ELEMENTARY▪ Parents and students are welcome

to the PBES Principal's Chat and school tour on Friday, March 6, at 8 a.m.▪ The Friends of Pacific Beach

Elementary monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, March 11, at 6 p.m. in the library. Childcare will be provided for school-age students.▪ The PBE fourth and fi fth-grade

choir students will be performing the national anthem at the San Diego Gulls hockey game at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 13, at the Pechanga Arena.

MBHS Advanced Placement Environmental Science students presented their research project on the water and air quality of Mission Bay at the Ocean Sciences Meeting held at the San Diego Convention Center on Feb. 19. The students also attended lectures given by scientists from around the world.

Kate Sessions Elementary School has a pop-up spirit shop that is open after school on Wednesdays, where students can purchase Smencils, spirit wear, keychains, and trade in box tops for Sessions Bucks. KSE partnered with Blenders Eyewear to offer a great deal on blue sunglasses as modeled by fi fth-graders Makena and Kyle. Thank you to Blenders for this great fundraising opportunity.

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San Diego Unifi ed School District fi les suit against JUUL Labs

The San Diego Unified School District has filed a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, Inc. for the compa-ny’s role in cultivating and fos-tering an e-cigarette epidemic that disrupts the education and learning environment across the district. The suit was filed in the San Diego Superior Court (Case 37-2020-00000935-CU-MT-CTL).

The district’s lawsuit follows those filed by the Los Angeles Unified School District, Glendale

Unified School District, Compton Unified School District, and Anaheim Elementary District, all against JUUL for the same negli-gence and nuisance claims.

The lawsuit seeks injunction and abatement to stop the e-ciga-rette epidemic, which has severely impacted the school districts by interfering with normal school operations. The districts also seek compensatory damages to provide relief from financial losses as a re-sult of students being absent from school, coordinating outreach and education programs regard-ing the health risks of vaping, and enforcement actions – such as vape detectors, video surveillance, and staff to monitor the school’s property in an effort to combat the e-cigarette crisis.

“Our district is in the business of educating students in a healthy and safe environment, said San Diego Unified Superintendent Cindy Marten. “This lawsuit sup-ports district goals by holding JUUL accountable for its harmful marketing practices and unsafe products.”

Since entering the market in 2015, JUUL has dominated the e-cigarette industry and now con-trols over 70 percent of the market.


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Mission Bay winter teams fi nish up CIF playoffsBy DAVE THOMAS | BEACH & BAY PRESS

Mission Bay High winter sports teams recently wrapped up play for the season with appearances

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GIRLS BASKETBALL The Bucs, under head coach Cameron

Mitchell, finished with an overall record of 11-17 and a 12th place seed in the Division IV playoffs. Mission Bay fell in the first round of the playoffs.

“The ladies team had some key inju-ries down the stretch that changed the course of what was an extremely good sea-son,” Mitchell commented. “Gwen Morris Lundstrom led our team in almost every statistical category especially scoring 23 points per game (26 ppg in conference) and our team fought extremely hard through all our second half adversity shining and with our heads high.”

According to Mitchell, he is quite ex-cited about the direction of the program. “I’m so excited and can’t wait for next year when we definitely will be CIF champions,” Mitchell added.

BOYS SOCCERBoys soccer, under head coach Joe

Panian, finished with a 10-2-3 record. “We came in second in the league and

lost in the first round of playoffs,” Panian said. “The players of note for the season were Cody Armstrong, Trevor Reichenberg (senior defender), Anthony Munoz (senior midfielder), and Will Francis (sophomore forward).”

According to Panian, the team this year was electric offensively, creating chances,

scoring goals (some fantastic, eye-catching goals) but were unable to solve defensive lapses and decision-making problems. As a result, it caused them to falter just a bit in the league and during playoffs.

GIRLS SOCCERThe Bucs had a fantastic season under

head coach Jorge Palacios, which came to an end in the second round of CIF’s. Mission Bay went 17-1-3, won the Eastern League crown, and lost in the Division II quarterfinals.

BOYS BASKETBALLMission Bay, under head coach Marshawn

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Where to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in San Diego By JILL DIAMOND | BEACH & BAY PRESS

St. Patrick’s Day arrives on Tuesday, March 17, and you best be ready.

Whether you truly are of Irish descent or just want to be Irish for the day, there’s plenty of activities and places to drop by to celebrate the popular holiday. While it’s now a nearly global celebration, it was first created to honor St Patrick, an Ireland patron from the fifth century.

Several local bars and pubs are orchestrating various events and specials so put on your green

attire, order some corned beef and cabbage, and a pint of Guinness along with the rest of the revelers come this St. Paddy’s Day.

According to Dan Lang, general manager at Hennessey’s Tavern in La Jolla, this is the biggest day of the year for the venue by far. Some of his favorite Irish sayings include: “Eirinn go Brach,” which translated in English is, “Ireland forever”; “slainte!” which means “cheers!” or “cheers to your health”; and “ni neart go cur le cheile,” which means, “there is no strength without unity.”

PACIFIC BEACH- Make sure to don your best

green attire and head to Duck Dive, at 4650 Mission Blvd. The open-air beach bar will host a festive Taco Tuesdayfeaturing $3 Green Beer and $3 Corned Beef and Hash Tacos, beginning at 5 p.m. If you’re looking to start the St. Patrick’s excitement early, head in for weekend brunch and enjoy Green Beer, a specialty Shamrock Shake and Irish Breakfast Shots!

- Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a twist at Pacific Beach Shore Club, at 4343 Ocean Boulevard. The beach bar will host Día de los

Leprechauns, featuring festive food and drink specials. Fans of the signature Red Bull Slushie can enjoy themed Green Slushies alongside $5 Jameson and a specialty Lucky Charms White Russian. Make sure to feast on Corned Beef Tacos and Reuben Sandwiches, served all day.

- Call it a lucky coincidence that St. Patrick’s Day lands on a Tuesday this year. Enjoy the best of both worlds with an Irish Taco Tuesday at Mavericks Beach Club, at 860 Garnet Ave. Join the fun beginning at 5 p.m. and indulge in a $10 All-You-Can-Eat Taco Bar,

complete with specialty ‘Irish’ Tacos. Keep the party going with live music and drink specials!

FESTIVAL AND PARADE- Before imbibing some Irish

whiskey and good ol’ Irish food fare, you might want to kick off the St. Patrick’s holiday by go-ing to the San Diego's Largest St. Patrick's Day Block Party 2020 on Saturday, March 14, from 2 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. Come celebrate shamROCK's 26th year and paint the Gaslamp Quarter green with Irish fun.

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Obituary: Kristina Watson – long time advocate of Pacifi c Beach community and schools

Kristina Ellen (Worthington) Watson, a bright light and force of nature in the Pacific Beach com-munity, passed away peacefully on Feb. 27. Family and friends gathered around her to send her off, knowing their lives were bet-ter for having her with them.

A celebration of Kristina’s life is planned for 1 p.m. Sunday, March

22 at the Mission Bay Yacht Club (colorful clothing and flashy, comfortable shoes are encour-aged for a festive celebration). In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Pacific Beach Middle School Music Association, the Mission Bay High School Music Program, Prevent Drowning San Diego, or Mission Bay High aquat-ics program.

Kristina was born at Grossmont Hospital on July 13, 1970, to George (Barry) and MaryDell Worthington and grew up in La Mesa. She attended Helix High School where she was very active in ASB and various service orga-nizations, continuing her service to the community and volunteer-ism throughout her entire life.

Kristina went on to receive her bachelor’s degree with a dual major in social ecology and art

history from the University of California, Irvine.

After working in the field of property management in South Mission Beach for several years, Kristina ultimately achieved a master’s degree in reading and language arts from San Diego State University and taught kin-dergarten for five years.

Kristina married the love of her life, Tom Watson of Pacific Beach in 1998. Kristina and Tom shared many adventures togeth-er and built a beautiful life in PB where they’ve raised three won-derful children. Kristina was a cornerstone of her family, both immediate and extended, as well as her community.

Over the past two decades, Kristina had been extremely in-volved with the schools, (Friends of PB Elementary and Friends

of PB Secondary Schools), the school music programs, aquatics programs, PYSL Blast Soccer, and the Assembly Committee.

In addition, she worked as a re-al estate agent, was involved in several small business endeav-ors and organized a branch of “Moms in Motion” - a running and lifestyle group for women from which so many long-term friendships were built.

Kristina was an organized planner and goal setter and de-cided in her 30s to become a mar-athon runner. She accomplished her goals and completed dozens of half and full marathons in-cluding the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon, the (very hilly) Catalina Eco Marathon, and the 33-mile Holcomb Valley Trail Run in the Mountains of Big Bear. She inspired so many to

keep running, walking or being active in some way.

Although Kristina had been fighting breast cancer, which eventually became metastat-ic, for over six years, she stayed actively involved in everything, becoming a founding member of the Pacific Beach Middle School Music Association, organizing fundraisers, attending her chil-dren’s sporting events and music performances, and making sure everyone around her was always where they were supposed to be.

None of this begins to tell the story of the beautiful and bright soul Kristina was, or the numer-ous lives she touched. She was a unique personality who chose to live loudly, with color and with the perfect shoes for every occasion.

Kristina Watson


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