A Weekly Message from the Mayor of Your Community Sponsored by Arie de Jong, in the belief that it is important for elected leaders to communicate with their constituents and that constituents have a means of hearing from their elected leaders.
Escondido • Mayor Sam Abed Who Do
You Know That
Deserves An Award For
Volunteer Service?
Each year at the State of the City meeting, the Escondido City Council recognizes individuals who have improved the quality of life in the community through vol- unteer service. Nominations now are being solicited for these awards.
Since 1992, over 177 nominees have been honored for their dedi- cation to causes that include health care, neighborhood revitalization, youth and senior activities, the arts, education, heroism, literacy and
San Marcos • Mayor Jim Desmond
many more. If you know of an Escondido resi- dent who has made a significant impact to the community, please obtain a City Council Awards nomi- nation form by calling the City Manager’s Office (760-839-4631) or you may download a copy from the City’s web site:
http://www.escondido.org/council- awards.aspx
Categories include, but are not limit- ed to: Arts, Business, Charity, Community
Diversity, Education, Environment, Heroism, Historic Preservation, and Youth. The deadline for nomina- tion is 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. A sub-committee of the City Council will review all nominations and make its final selection in January. The awards will be presented at the Annual State of the City presentation on Wednesday
Beautification, Rancho Bernardo • Mayor Jerry Sanders
One Step Closer on Convention Center
Expansion
voted to take the next step in form- ing the Convention Center Facilities District, the primary source of funding to expand the San Diego Convention Center. The district will raise money through a special assessment on local hotels, which stand to gain substantially from the project.
Last week, the City Council
The wisdom of this approval should be evident to everyone who has studied the numbers and understands the limitations of our current convention center. Expanding the convention center means more visitors, more jobs,
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EEF Executive Director. Visit the website at
www.escondido-
educastion-foundation.org for more information about the EEF.
EAP Artists on Television Series
"Creative Collaborations"
Creative Collaborations is a televi- sion series based on the art and poetry from the Summation exhi- bition and publications at the Escondido Arts Partnership (EAP) at the Municipal Gallery. John Wolf and James Beck are the producers, directors, and editors behind this series. If you don't live in Del Mar it is easy to watch the episodes on the web - go to
more tax revenue and more income for our hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
The expansion would make San Diego home to the largest contigu- ous exhibit space of any convention center on the West Coast, enabling our city to retain and attract con- ventions of the sort that need more space than the current facility can provide.
The estimated regional economic impact of this expansion is nearly $700 million a year – and 7,000 new jobs. It would also raise an estimat- ed $12 million a year in additional tax revenue that can go toward police, firefighting, libraries and other vital city services.
For more information on the proj- ect, visit
ConventionCenterTaskForce.org.
www.delmartv.com; scroll down and click on the box on the right marked "Streaming" to go to the digital streamed show.
The schedule of episodes are Friday at 9pm and Sunday at 10am PST. Each episode airs for a month. Episode 1 is Escondido Municipal Gallery, Wendy Wilson and Charlaine Vitarelli; Ep.2 is Ekphrasis, Elizabeth Yahn Williams and Robert T. Lundy; Ep-3 Graphic #1, Mary Waring and RT Sedgwick; Ep-4 Escape, Chuck McPherson and Linda Oster; Noah's Ark, A Personal Journey, Risa Gettler and Oriana Ivy; Ep-5, Her Chariot, Her Self, Gwen Henry and Tanja Notkoff;
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the website
Keep the Green in the Holiday Season
iday season to keep the green in San Marcos --- and I’m not just talking about shopping local, although that is important. Every time you make a purchase in San Marcos, a portion of the sales tax stays here for important services like fire protection, law enforcement and community pro- grams.
There are sever- al things you can do this hol-
But this week, I’m talking about sus- tainability. For instance, try and min- imize waste when buying gifts by bringing your own reusable shopping bag for purchases. Better yet, give environmentally friendly gifts that do not need wrapping like tickets to movies, concerts, gift certificates,
houseplants or other things that do not come in packages.
You can reduce your electricity use by using LED lights, which use 90 percent less energy than traditional decorative lights. And consider using reusable cups, plates and silverware at your hol- iday parties instead of disposable ones to cut down on trash production.
Finally, when the season is over, be sure to recycle your tree so it doesn’t end up in a landfill. In San Marcos, there is a central drop-off point from December 26 to January 15 at the San Marcos Senior Center, 111 Richmar Road. You can also participate in curb- side recycling with EDCO by placing trees out on your regular collection day during the two weeks after Christmas.
For more ways to keep the green in the holiday
www.earth911.com.
Oceanside • Mayor Jim Wood NCPC’s
New Year’s Eve Bash
reaching the end of the year and moving towards 2012! And this year,
Yes, the holi- days are mov- ing even faster as we are
Prevention Coalition (NCPC –
www.northcoastalprevention-
coalition.org) has been hard at work organizing a great event to help celebrate the arrival of 2012 for all of us – a New Year’s Eve Bash at Boomers! in Vista. This family-friendly celebration will provide 1,000 individuals with a fantastic place to ring in the New Year: an alcohol and drug free venue, live DJ, access to a great entertainment center that offers a variety of attractions and games for all ages including Bumper
the North Coastal season, visit
Boats, Go-Karts, Mini Golf, Laser Tag and more….and don’t forget the Boomers! Café for some well-deserved treats. Though this venue isn’t in Oceanside (darn), I want to be sure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy welcoming in the New Year in a safe envi- ronment and anything organized by NCPC is bound to be just that. Since 1993, NCPC has been working in our region to prevent the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco and drug use. Not only will this be a great way to say Goodbye to 2011 and Hello to 2012, but part of the ticket proceeds from this event will be going to NCPC to help fund many of their worthwhile programs that make such a dif- ference in North County. So remember: December 31, 6 PM – Midnight, at Boomers! on 1525 West Vista Way in Vista.
Our thanks to Arie de Jong, (photo at right) longtime
Diego County business- man, investor and com- munity leader.
Mr. de Jong felt it impor- tant to offer this forum for North County’s
with their constituents and for the electorate to hear from their elected leaders. Obviously, we agreed.
Mayors to communicate
participate in the Letter from the Mayor progam.
Vista and Matt Hall of Carlsbad declined to
Mayors Judy Ritter of successful North San
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