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ndrew Asch, a Retail Editor writer
"COMPETITION INCREASING:
Charlie Setzler, president of the Rusty
surf label, said, Buyers are a lot more
discerning; it is raising the level of competition.
OBEY FACE: Scott Yarnall of Obey
exhibited the Irvine, Calif.-based label's
Spring '12 line at its busy Agenda booth.
Attendance and business for the Agenda
trade show boomed at the Aug. 34 run of the
surf, skate, streetwear and fashion trade event
at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort
and Spa in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Agendas busy trade show aisles presented a
marked contrast to some of the recent sour
economic news. The Dow Jones industrial
average plummeted more than 500 points Aug.
4, and unemployment remained a stubborn 9.2
percent across America. Retailers and vendors
at Agenda conceded that times are tough for
T
he Hon. Jean Hay AM, Mayor of Manly, Australia
had a rad ride, scored big and trimmed her ride to
keep all the locals in the water together.
Simply said this 24+ year Mayor of Manly represents
one of Sydneys most popular seaside destinations. Full
of attractions and exciting activities including Manly
Beach, Oceanworld, kayaking, swimming, tennis, golf,
beach volleyball, roller blading, scenic and historical
walks, art, para sailing,
scuba diving, fishing,
I
sn't one in the hand better
than two in the bush. How
could anyone be mad?
Police contract does not expire
for a long time, yet majority of
Council figures out way to
reduce labor cost by almost
$800,000 and...get openers
f r o m Po l i c e Of f i c e r ' s
Association so that when their
current contract does expire the
big picture items already on the table.
The alternative, not accepted by
the majority was to give up the
$800,000 savings, lay off more
people and go to contact term
expiration in a year or so and
have nothing on the table to talk
about. Seems like a No-brain'er.
Thank god for some tough nego-
tiators but reasonable men and
women on both sides.
Mayor Joe Carchio an-
nounced that an agreement has
been reached between the City
Council and the Huntington
Beach Police Officers
Association (HBPOA). The
agreement represents a savings
of more than $482,000 annually
to the Citys budget and an
additional value savings of
W
hile Sign-On San Diego says..."It may
not be a star on Hollywood Boulevard,
but maybe it's the next best thing.
Three San Diego surf legends had their names on
granite stones in Huntington Beach in a show of
how much they've meant to a sport that's as synony-
mous with Southern California as movie-making.
Surf champion Rob Machado, surfboard maker
Skip Frye and accomplished athlete Debbie
Beacham were honored at an induction ceremony
for the Surfing Walk of Fame in front of Jack's
Surfboards at the corner of Main Street and
Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.
After 18 years of memorializing surfers who have
made significant contributions to the sport and
culture, the Surfing Walk of Fame bears more than
100 granite markers. Surfingwalkoffame.com
contains short biographies of each recognized
surfer, including the newest trio from San Diego.
Meacham, a La Jolla resident, was honored as the
2011 woman of the year. Her bio breaks down an
array of accomplishments:
In 1971, she placed 3rd in the US Championships
and then 2nd in the same event the following year.
In 1972, she also placed
5th in the World Contest
Big Win For Taxpayers:
So Cal well represented on Surfer's Walk
Aussie's have EPIC
Ride in Surf City
Baby steps -but nonetheless
Debbie Beacham
Mayor Joe Carchio
Mayor Jean Hay, Manly, Australia
Mr. Henry Wong
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Back in 1990, the Government seized the Mustang Ranch
brothel in Nevada for tax evasion and, as
required by law, tried to run i t.
They failed and i t closed. Now,
we are trusting the economy of
our country, our banking system,
our auto industry and possibl y
our heal th plans to the same
ni t-wi ts who couldn't make money
running a house of il l-repute and
selling whiskey?!"
"What the Heck are we thinking"
I planted some bird seed. Abird came up. Now I don't
know what to feed it.
I had amnesia once ... or twice.
I went to San Francisco. I found someone's
heart. Now what?
Protons have mass? I didn't even know they
were Catholic.
All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
If the world were a logical place, men would be the ones who
ride horses sidesaddle.
What is a "free" gift? Aren't all gifts free?
They told me I was gullible and I believed them.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the
home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to
merge his car onto the freeway.
Experience is the thing you have left when
everything else is gone.
One nice thing about egotists: They don't talk
about other people.
My weight is perfect for my height which varies.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
How can there be self-help "groups?"
If swimming is so good for your figure, how do you
explain whales?
Show me a man with both feet firmly on the ground, and I'll show
you a man who can't get his pants off.
Is it me or do buffalo wings taste like chicken?
TODAYIS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN,
YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LLEVER BE,
SO ENJOYTHIS DAYWHILE IT LASTS!
in other words... ENJOYYOUR YOUTH!
Idle Thoughts Of A
Wandering Mind
T
he 2011 Long Beach Dragon Boat
Festival at Marine Stadium attracted
thousands to the former 1932
Olympic Games Rowing Competition site.
More than 200 teams competed from
around the World. "Bringing cultures
together is what makes this so rewarding,"
said Dr. Howard Chen, event organizer.
"It's a celebration of diversity and our
multicultural heritage. In addition to the
dragon boat races, we have a festival
with art demonstrations, acrobats, music
and martial arts."
Teams from Macau, China, Texas,
Arizona, Washington, California and
elsewhere competed. The local Long Beach
Electric Dragons had fun and encouraged
spectators to come and train with them
throughout the year. They train every
Saturday and Sunday at 9am at Mothers
Beach, 5839 Appian Way, Long Beach. You
could log on to www.electricdragonteam.
com for more information on this.
Some of the teams were
from Cal, UC Riverside,
UCLA, USC, UCSD,
Tianjin Normal University,
Mountain View and
Lincoln High School.
There were colorfully
named squads like Killer
Guppies, Jetstart, Ripple
Effect, Rogue Warriors,
Central Coast Survive
Oars, and Splashing Flyers.
Winning the event's
delicious Ice Cream Eating
Contest was Patty Price from Long Beach.
She ate her way to the $50 cash prize.
Long Beach City Councilman Gary
DeLong, who represents the district where
the races take place, encourages people to
come to the annual event as competitors,
sponsors and spectators. "This international
competition could not be put on without
the many volunteers and sponsors. Their
enthusiasm and energy make this a much-
anticipated festival and the City of Long
Beach is extremely proud to be its host."
Thank You to the sponsors of The
Dragon Boat Festival, including, NBC4 Los
Angeles, International Culture Exchange
Association, The Long Beach Sea Festival,
Panda Express, United Parcel Services,
China Airlines, GLM Marine, Kaiser
Permanente, Prime Net International,
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, OCAC,
Taiwan, ROC, PAN Construction INC. and
Sea Port Marina Hotel.
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Chris
MacDonald
On the road in Surf City
By Chris MacDonald, Writer/Photographer,
HB Ambassador/The Local News Columnist
The Local News
The Weak That Was
America: Home of the Free because of the Brave
Dave Garofalo
Publisher
2011 Long Beach Dragon Boat
Festival Attracts Thousands
There are four boxes to
be used in defense
of liberty: soap, ballot,
jury, and ammo.
Please use in that order.
H
undreds of people recently
attended a famous fisherman's
annual swap meet at Alamitos
Bay in Long Beach to raise funds
for the Daniel Hernandez Youth
Foundation, which takes kids on free
fishing trips to city lakes and in the
ocean throughout the year.
Vendors made donations to sell
fishing poles and gear at the swap meet.
Money raised by the foundation helps
sponsor the free fishing journeys for
underprivileged, disabled and other
youth. More than 6,000 children have
participated, many catching their first fish.
The Host and Producer of the longtime,
acclaimed TV show, "Sport Fishing with Dan
Hernandez," said catching fish is only part of
what's learned. "We teach them about good
sportsmanship, marine sciences, safety and
environmental awareness," said the friendly
man, who really enjoys giving back to the
community. "It couldn't be done without the
many folks who donate their time and
expertise assisting the kids."
To become a volunteer or to have your kids
participate in an upcoming event, log onto:
www.danskids.org.
If you don't know Dan Hernandez,
you can watch his TV show every
Saturday at 6:30am on KDOC-TV. Dan
also has Charter Fishing Extravaganzas;
see http://www.sport-fishing.com. You
can also e-mail Dan at dan@sport-fish-
ing.com or call him on (562) 865-3764.
Fishing Swap Meet Helps Youth
Get Free Fishing Trips
Electric Dragons Team who competed in The Race.
Dan Hernandez with some of his Vendors
who participated in The Fishing Swap Meet.
Daniel Hernandez Youth Foundation Sign
For over 11 years, Colettes Childrens
Home has provided 2,000 homeless
women & children with emergency
and transitional housing.
Their mission: Colettes Childrens Home
provides a safe and nurturing environment
where at-risk women and children can
obtain support & services needed to
achieve self-sufficiency.
(714) 596-1380
www.healinghomelessness.org
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This is a very good story to demonstrate what it means to be
able to THINK OUT OF THE BOX. You'll love it. You might like
to know that this email was circulated internally by an organization
as an innovative strategy.
An old Italian gentleman lived alone in a house near us in
Rhode Island while I was growing up. He wanted to plant his
annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the
ground was hard.
His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in Rhode Island
State Prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described
his predicament:
Afew days later he received a letter from his son.
At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local police arrived
and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They
apologized to the old man and left. That same day the old man
received another letter from his son.
Out of the Box Thinking
Dear Vincent,
I am feeling pretty sad because it looks like I
won't be able to plant my tomato garden this year.
I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden
plot. I know if you were here my troubles would
be over. I know you would be happy to dig the plot
for me, like in the old days.
Love,
Papa
Dear Papa,
Don't dig up that garden. That's where the
bodies are buried.
Love,
Vinnie
Dear Papa,
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now.
That's the best I could do under the
circumstances.
Love you,
Vinnie
The Bathtub Test
During a visit to my doctor, I asked him, "How
do you determine Whether or not an older person
should be put in an old age home?"
"Well," he said, "we fill up a bathtub, then we
offer a teaspoon, a Teacup and a bucket to the
person to empty the bathtub."
"Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person
would use the bucket Because it is bigger than
the spoon or the teacup."
"No" he said. "A normal person would pull
the plug. Do you
Want a bed near the window?"
AREYOU GOINGTO PASS THIS ON?
OR
DO YOU WANT THE BED
NEXT TO MINE?
Jump in with me...
$338,000 through the suspension of the
wellness/fitness (PT) program.
The City Council voted 4-3 at the August 1st meeting
to adopt resolution no. 2011-52 adopting the Police
OfficersAssociation Side-Letter Agreement extending and
modifying the current Memorandum of Understanding. The
provisions of the Side-Letter included:
*The HBPOA agrees to the implementation of the 3%
at 55 CalPERS retirement formula upon the Huntington
Beach Police Department employment of 216 sworn officer;
or no later than July 31, 2013, if two of the following cities
have implemented a second tier retirement for-
mula for police public safety employees:
Santa Ana, Anaheim and Irvine.
* The HBPOA will continue to pay
the increased share of the employee-paid
contribution to CalPERS at 4.25%.
The finance department has esti-
mated the annualized savings to the City
to be approximately $482, 339.
* The wellness/fitness (PT) program
will continue to be suspended for the duration
of the side-letter extension period. The
suspension of the PT program is valued
annually at approximately $338, 542.
The term of the Memorandum of
Understanding shall be extended from October
2, 2011 to September 30, 2013. The action taken
by the Council at Mondays meeting must be
ratified by a majority vote of the HBPOA.
Mayor Carchio and Councilmembers Boardman,
Bohr and Shaw voted in favor of the action. Coun-
cilmembers Dwyer, Hansen and Harper were opposed.
Compromise, an interesting concept. In the case of
life in Surf City USA,
the strength of character
of the community of
Huntington Beach and
the long history of
volunteering, giving and
helping, the private
sector, public sector and
the neighborhoods have
always come together
to find solutions. No
different in the recog-
nized need to reform the
public pension system.
Like Washington where
everybody looses because
the two ideological forces
fight to their collect
death, local politics can
either go the same way
or survive through the
rationale actions of a few
good men and women.
While all parties
locally sincerely
want to do the
right thing believ-
ing in their position
-we think the
difference is that at
levels above the
City level of
government the big picture is more dominant.
But here at ground zero when friends
and neighbors see each other every day
and the electeds answer their own
phone, read their own letters...we
tend to move from controversy to
compromise. That is what
happened in our community.
Save $800,000 now, lay off a
few less people and see the table for a constructive
debate and negotiation when the contract expires.
Or, do nothing continue the verbal attack on
the Public Employees, save no money now
and have the same arguments with the
Public Employees when their contracts
expire next year.
We see no advantage to continuing the
verbal attacks against local Public Employees
and the Pension Plans we gave them unless for
personal political agendas.
On the other hand, by saving the taxpayers some
$800,000 now and allowing our political leadership
to concentrate on real Economic Development local
issues and further needed budget cutting and spending
needs -makes all the sense in the world.
Throw the rascals out,
cut spending, unsustainable
pension plans....all true...
but you have to start some
where...and it appears that
local political leadership
took that concept seriously
and rather than continue
to talk about it...call the
other side names, fight
the battle in the press...
we here in Surf City de-
cides to do something
about it so that the other
100 local community
priorities have a chance
for some attention.
Let's all move on to
finding solutions to a
myriad of crisis driven,
failing community eco-
nomic demands.
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Hooray for Florida!
Gov Rick Scott signed this into
law on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
Florida is the first state that
is now going to require drug
testing for welfare! Some people
(ACLU) are crying this is
unconstitutional. How is this
unconstitutional? It's completely
legal that every other working
person had to pass a drug test
in order to have a J-O-B that
supports those on welfare?
Forward if you agree!! Let's
get Welfare back to the one's
who NEED it, not those
that WON'T get a JOB.....
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is the first state!
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Continued from page 1
Congressional Job Approval Nears 'Lowest
Ever' Levels: What Can Turn It Around?
My theory of the interaction between local community issues,
our elected representatives and the connection between us and
Washington: The economy is not the only source of low
congressional approval ratings. David R. Jones, a professor of
political science at Baruch College and author of a book on how
Americans evaluate Congress, told The Huffington Post that there
are two other factors at work. Americans don't like "the way Congress
goes about doing its business," he said, "in particular, its inefficiency
and its conflictual nature." He said Americans also pay attention to
the ideological direction of Congress and that individual voters will
downgrade their approval rating "if they feel that Congress is too
distant from their own policy preferences."
I think it is even more intense as the grass roots level...City
Council... wherein local underemployment, price of gas, job
insecurity, etc. combine to make the local electorate much more
sensitive to and aware of the need to find peaceful low key solutions
to problems and to move the agenda along so as to get back to fixing
the streets, rimming the tress and keeping the water healthy to drink.
That is why we support the recent council action to take what
they can to protect the taxpayer and have a plan in place to fix
the bigger problem.
in San Diego
Beachamwonthe 1982worldtitle andthe 1983
Surfer Magazine Readers Poll during an era
riddled with historic talent.
She was recently elected to the ISAExecutive
Committee as a Vice President. The International
Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by
the International Olympic Committee as the
World Governing Authority for Surfing.
Frye of Clairemont honored as a surf
pioneer. His bio begins:
Harry "Skip" Fryes influence on surfing
transcends many levels. And it could be
argued that surfboard design in the USA
progressed largely because of his innovation
in the shaping bay.
A smooth, polished surfer, Frye was
renowned as a master of the undervalued art
of trim finding and holding a pure angle in
the fastest part
of the wave.
His roots run deep through the early days of
surfing in San Diego where Frye grew up in
Pacific Beach, surfed around La Jolla and
was a member of the highly elite Windansea
Surf Club.
Machado of Cardiff honored as a surf
champion. His bio says:
Rob Machado isnt your typical surfer.
Machado holds a certain bond with a
stretch of Huntington Beach sand that
propelled him to three U.S. Open victories
as well as three runner-up finishes. And
thanks to his bold choice to take risks and
sit away from his fellow competitors,
the sandbar 400 yards south of the HB
Pier will forever hold the Machados
Peak namesake.
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help to prevent your air conditioner from working harder
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For more than 30 years,
firefighters from throughout
the State have competed in
the Annual California
Firefighter Summer Olympics.
The six-day competition,
which rotates each year
between Northern and
Southern California, was
held in the host city of
Newport Beach. With the
large number of events and
participants, competitions
were held throughout the
Southern California area.
The Huntington Beach
Fire Department was well
represented in 2011 with
members participating in a
variety of events including:
Triathlon, Surfing, Stand-Up
Paddle Boarding, Ice
Hockey, Soccer, Cross-Fit,
and Softball. The following HBFD members brought home
medals for their performance:
Firefighter Paramedic Wendy Stiver Gold Medal, Triathlon
Engineer Justin Fleming Gold Medal, Ice Hockey
Firefighter Paramedic Keita Sato Silver Medal,
Ice Hockey
Firefighter Paramedic Dane Morrissey
Gold Medal, Stand-Up Paddle Short Course
Firefighter Paramedic Dane Morrissey
Gold Medal, Stand-Up Paddle Long Course
Firefighter Paramedic Kane Johnson Bronze
Medal, Stand-Up Paddle Short Course
Firefighter Paramedic Dane Morrissey, Fire-
fighter Paramedic Kane Johnson, Engineer Bob
Farrar, and Logan Shaw (son of retired HBFD
Captain Tom Shaw) Gold Medal, Stand-Up
Paddle Team Relay
C
apt. John Malfitano handed over the reins of
Naval Station Great Lakes to Capt. Randall
Lynch in a change of command ceremony
Friday on base.
Anative of Huntington Beach, Calif, Lynch attended
the University of California-San Diego under the
Naval Reserve Officer Training Program, graduating
in 1988 with a BAin U.S. history. Like Malfitano, he
is a naval aviator.
Lynch completed four tours onboard the USS
Abraham Lincoln carrier, including two in the Persian
Gulf. In March 2002, he reported to the Naval War
College in Newport, R.I., completing his masters
degree in National Security and Strategic Studies
in March 2003,
He completed a combat deployment in support of
Operation Enduring Freedom, and from 2007 to 2010,
he served as a joint staff officer at U.S. Africa
Command in Stuttgart, Germany,
During his tour at Great Lakes, Malfitano
championed the establishment of the Lake County
Military Advisory Council, comprised of over 20 local
mayors and village administrators, to promote and
support the common interests of the military, local
government entities, the business community.
He presided over the
ceremony rededicating Great
Lakes on the occasion of its
centennial on July 1, 2011.
Former Commanding
Officer of Naval Station Great
Lakes, Capt. John Malfitano,
stands by the side of new
Commanding Officer of Naval
Station Great Lakes, Capt.
Randall Lynch.
So Cal well represented on Surfer's Walk
Continued from page 1
HBFD Competes in State-
Wide Firefighter Olympics
HB Native Takes Command
Rob Machado
Skip Frye
Major League
Baseball im-
posed a five-
game suspension
against St. Louis
Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina for inappropri-
ate actions, which included making contact with
umpire Rob Drake multiple times and spraying
him with spittle twice, after Drake called
Molina out on strikes.
So whos to blame for the latest conflagration
between a player and an umpire? While its easy
to blame Molina, it would be akin to blaming
school children for playing computer games in-
stead of doing their homework. The fact is MLB
has a player-umpire problem and it has only it-
self to blame.
MLB umpires have one of the best and at the
same time, one of the worst jobs on the planet.
They hone their craft as underpaid nomads in the
Minor Leagues for a decade or more, hoping for
a call to the bigs. If they arent selected for a
Major League position in what MLB considers
a reasonable time frame, they are unceremoni-
ously sent home for good.
But once anointed as a Major League umpire,
the men in blue have something in common with
federal judges: For all intents and purposes they
serve for life, regardless of their fitness or com-
petence for the position. That doesnt sit well
with players, who earn, on average, ten times
what senior umpires earn. Yet players are graded
pitch-to-pitch and at-bat to at-bat. If they dont
produce, unlike umpires they can be sent back to
the Minors, traded or released, subject to the
terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
In addition, MLB shelters umpires
by prohibiting them from speaking
to the media and refusing to an-
nounce what, if any, discipline it
imposes against them. Thats in
sharp contrast to player disci-
pline, which, like Molinas, is
swift and public.
For incidents such as Molinas,
MLB needs to mete out punishment
that fits the crime. If players know
their actions will be met with stiff
suspensions say, 30 days they
may think twice before initiating
a physical encounter with an
umpire. Its one thing to lose
your cool and say something in
the heat of the moment. But
there is no place in the game
for physical confrontations be-
tween players and umpires.
Perhaps the biggest issue between
players and umpires is the lack of mutual re-
spect. After last years playoffs, players re-
quested a sit-down with the men in blue to
discuss their differences. The meeting even-
tually took place during Spring Training.
What, if anything, was accomplished is un-
known, although
the parties agreed
to meet again this
year.
The disconnect be-
tween players and um-
pires is almost as old as
the sport itself and
wont be reversed any
time soon. But theres
much MLB can do to
ease the tension be-
tween the parties and re-
duce the chance of incidents like the Molina-
Drake altercation. And the sooner the better for
everyone.
I
t is hard to imagine
that community
leader Wes Bannister
passed away a year
and a half ago.
He left an indelible
mark on the
community and in
the water industry.
For many years, Wes
penned the Wes on
Water column in The Local
News, Community Newspaper.
As his elected successor
on the Board of
Di r ect or s
of the Orange County Water District
(OCWD), I have been asked to write
a monthly column about local,
regional and state water issues.
While I can never replace Wes, I
hope to provide you with useful
information about water.
Inarguably, water is necessary
to all living things. So why do we
take it for granted? The first step to
having people value water is getting
them to understand where it comes
from. North and Central Orange
County overlie a very large
groundwater basin managed by
OCWD. The basin currently
provides 65% of the water supply
for 2.4 million people. Although the
basin is vast, the average annual
withdrawals must be balanced by
recharge from a variety of sources
including Santa Ana River flows,
percolation of rainfall from
local storms, advanced recycled
water, and imported water from
distant sources.
About 35% of our water comes
from the Sacramento-San
Joaquin River Delta (the Delta),
which is located in Northern
California. Recent legal and
environmental mandates to pro-
tect habitat in the Delta greatly
reduced deliveries of this water
supply to Orange County. This water
supply is also extremely variable
because it relies on the states
unpredictable hydrology. Faced with
these challenges, OCWD has to find
new ways to maximize a sustainable
yield of the groundwater basin.
OCWD has a long history of
successful groundwater management.
It has constructed projects to protect
the groundwater basin from
seawater intrusion and to increase
the supply of water into the basin.
We are very fortunate to have this
natural resource, which provides a
safe, reliable and low-cost water
supply for our city. In future articles
I will talk about various initiatives
that OCWD is undertaking and
hopefully give you an insight into
Orange Countys water world.
Cathy Green:
From The Ground Up!
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Jordan Kobritz is a former attorney, CPA, and
Minor League Baseball team owner. He is an
Assistant Professor of Sport Management at
Eastern New Mexico University, teaches the
Business of Sports at the University of Wyoming,
and is a contributing author to the Business of
Sports Network. Jordan can be reached at
jkobritz@ mindspring.com.
The information contained in this column does not
necessarily reflect the opinion of The Local News.
By Jordan Kobritz
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Cathy Green was elected
to OCWD in November
2010. She served two terms
on the Huntington Beach
City Council and was
Mayor twice. Huntington
Beach has been home to the
Green Family over 41 years
T
odd Spitzer raised more than
$75,000 at his latest fundraiser
held at Antonellos Restaurant in
Santa Ana. The amount raised at this
single event was more than Spitzers
opponent Chuck DeVore reported rais-
ing on his latest campaign filing report
since he entered the race in March.
Todd Spitzer commented on the
event, We have many supporters that
have been with me since the beginning,
and we are adding new ones every day.
The turnout for this event is exciting.
My campaign has the fundraising ad-
vantage, but that wont stop me from
continuing to work hard every day. My
supporters are counting on me to win
this race and be a voice for them on the
Board of Supervisors, and Im not
going to let them down.
Co-Chairs Donna Porter, Marybelle
and Paul Musco, and Charyl and Den-
nis Assael organized the event. The
more than 100 attendees included a
broad list of supporters from Orange
Countys most influential decision
makers such as Chairman of the Orange
County Board of Supervisors Bill
Campbell, Orange County Supervisor
Pat Bates, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, Or-
ange Mayor Carolyn Cavecche, Tustin
Mayor Jerry Amante, Irvine Council-
man Jeff Lalloway, Newport Beach
City Councilman Keith Curry, and
Irvine Company Executive Paul Her-
nandez.
"Im impressed with the broad sup-
port Todd has received, said Tustin
Mayor Jerry Amante. It proves he is
working extremely hard to unite every-
one and thats why I support him. He
has more than 20 years of public serv-
ice credentials and he is a true leader,
thats what we need on the Board of Su-
pervisors in these tough economic
times.
Todd Spitzer has served for more
than two decades in public
service to the citizens of
Orange County and
California. He
has served as
Assistant Dis-
trict Attor-
ney, Orange
County Super-
visor and State
Assemblyman. He
currently lives in
Orange with his
wife Jamie, and
their two children.
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dining and
so much more. Manly is the perfect
destination for your next Sydney escape...
and the perfect destination if you want to
vacation in a place that could easily be the
soul-sister of Huntington Beach, Ca.
Manly took Surf City by storm... calm
storm but nevertheless ramped up a social
visit into a major "business" transaction
as they seek their own US Open of
Surfing event modeled after our 500,000+
person grand slam, world-wide noticed
week in the surf.
Mayor Hay was not only the
political head of her delegation but a
savvy public personae who with her
entourage of Tourist Industry experts, Municipal
Executives and City Management.
After several days of ceremonial exchanges,
cross-cultural events, receptions and a lot of
effort with IMG, the organization running the US
Open they joined City of Huntington Beach
Officials at one of the world renowned Surf City
Restaurants Cuchina Alessa for a diner including
calamari, Pumpkin filled ravioli, fresh varietal
salads, choice of a half dozen entree and a Pot
pouri of desserts as only Chef/Owner Alessandro
could prepare.
What a pleasant, talented and professional
Manly team! Difficult not to be in their presence
and not being in awe of their collective focus and
their purpose driven 12,000 trip goals. The City
of Huntington Beach was represented by City
Manager Fred Wilson and his lovely wife, Surf
City Mayor Joe Carchio, Council
Member Matt Harper and his guest.
The human experience of making a new
friend was very apparent between the two
coastal communities. Friendship is an
interesting concept usual spawned
between people with common interest,
like-goals, similar backgrounds and most
important a desire to know more about
one another.
Let's hope, watch and see if this
friendship is nurtured and blossoms into
perhaps a "Friendship-City" sort of longer
term relationship. We are a better
community because of the heart and souls
Mayor Manly brought from 'down-under'
and I hope that some of Surf City's
hospitality filled them with joy.
Like any other well running public or private
corporation, domestic or foreign, the Top
Administrator is key to a successful operation. In
the case of Manly, The main man is Mr. Henry
Wong, the Manly Council General Manager. He
represented his community with the highest
degree of professionalism during their visit
to Surf City USA.
Aussie' s have EPIC Ride in Surf City
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Kelly Slater captured his first US Open of Surfing Title in 15 years
Sunday, defeating Australian Yadin Nicol in the finals at Huntington
Beach. With the win, the reigning 10-Time ASP
World Champion took home a hefty $100,000 check
for winning the US Open of Surfing.
Slater's win didn't help him earn points towards an
11th World Title because the US Open of Surfing isn't
part of the ASP's Dream Tour, but it did give Slater
confidence heading into the next event of the ASP
World Tour, the Billabong Pro Teahupoo. The contest
window in Tahiti opens on August 20th. All
photos credited to the Nike US Open of Surfing.
US Open of Surf - Winners Report In Quotes
Glen Ferris felt it was a ..."great weekend for Red
Bull-backed surfer Sally Fitzgibbons and reigning world
champ Kelly Slater as they took home the gold at the
prestigious US Open of Surf...
Huntington Beach in sunny California was the latest stop on the ASP
World Tour and it proved to be a hugely memorable one for
Sally Fitzgibbons, who took home the womens title.
Fitzgibbons, ranked second in the ASP Womens World Title
Series fought off wildcard entrant Lakey Peterson to clinch
her third event title of the season.
Its such an unbelievable feeling to get chaired up
the beach. There is just a sea of people and its one
of my biggest achievements. To get three wins this
year, it has been a really special year and although I
didnt get the title, I cant believe Ive won this
event Sally Fitzgibbons.
Sally faced some serious opposition from the 16-
year-old Californian Peterson in the final of the event
and the 20-year-old Australian feels her
defeated rival may well be the future of the sport"
Kelly & Sally Win
US Open of Surfing
Kelly & Sally Win
US Open of Surfing
TRY OUR
NEW
SUNDAY
BRUNCH
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-Ronald Reagan
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IF NOT, READ IT AGAIN.
Remember this Guy?
Sally Fitzgibbons
Kelly Slater
M
ary Baker a wine industry
expert..."When the weather
is warm, we think nothing
of chilling white and ros wines,
but what about those reds? How can
we keep them at optimal serving
temperature? Chilling reduces the
movement of volatile molecules in
wine. In other words, it suppresses
aroma and flavor temporarily.
Also, the shock of a chilled beverage
hitting the palate closes ones senses
to flavors. If you want a wine to show
at its best, it should be about 50-52
degrees Fahrenheit (10-11 Celsius)
when you serve it. If the bottle feels
very cool to your palm, the temperature
is perfect.
However, if its 80 degrees Fahrenheit
(27 Celsius) outside and you take your
bottle of fine red wine directly out to the
table, its going to quickly become
warm. Very warm. Therefore, its
perfectly all right to chill wines slightly,
both white and red, when you plan to
dine outside in warm weather.
Dont put them in the freezer,
exactlyjust simulate the effect of
cellar storage by laying the bottles on
their side for a while in the refrigerator.
The warmer the weather, the colder the
bottles can be. Putting the bottles in
the refrigerator for only a half
hour or so will really chill only the
bottle itself; it takes longer than that
for the temperature of the wine to
drop. And chilling the bottle a little will
insulate the wine inside against your
warm al fresco setting.
To keep your reds cool while they are
outside, place them in a cold water bath.
If you dont have an ice bucket, a large
pitcher or deep container of any kind
will do. You may want to put a plastic
bag over the bottle to protect the label.
Placing wine on ice will chill only a
small portion of the bottle, so fill your
ice bucket halfway with cold water, and
add a tray of ice cubes.
If youre dining outside and the
weather is hot, keep the wine glasses in
a cool, shady place until shortly before
dining. If you set the glasses out too
early they will get hot, which will have
an unpleasant effect on your guests
wine enjoyment.
When the wine is served into glasses,
each glass will warm up quickly, so keep
that in mind, and pour only four ounces
of wine at a time, keeping the wine bot-
tle in a cool, shady spot."
Dear EarthTalk:
As I understand it,
De b t - f o r - Na t u r e
Swaps are arrangements by which countries
canerasedebtbypreservingland.Areanybeing
donetoday?
BillHunt,Topeka,KS
The debt-for-nature swap concept, whereby a
portion of a developing nations foreign debt is
forgiven in exchange for local investments in
environmental conservation
measures, dates
back to the
mid-1980s when
Thomas Lovejoy of
the non-profit World
WildlifeFund(WWF)
first proposed it as
a way to deal with
the problems of
developing nations
indebtedness and the
negative consequences
for their natural
resources and diverse
environments.
The theory goes that
if a country with, say, valuable tropical
rainforests, is up to its ears in debt, it will sell off
or otherwise deplete those natural resources, in-
stead of protecting or conserving them, in order
to raise the money needed to pay off its debts.
Debt-for-nature swaps can therefore be useful fi-
nancial mechanisms for helping countries reduce
debt without destroying their most valuable
natural resources.
Since the first swap was brokered with Bolivia
(to protect its Beni Biosphere Reserve and
adjacent areas) by the non-profit Conservation
International in 1987, many national governments
and conservation groups have engaged in similar
types of debt-for-nature swap negotiations,
especially in tropical countries which contain
diverse and threatened species of flora and fauna.
Costa Rica has exchanged tens of millions of
dollars in debt to
protect some of its
most pristine and
biologically pro-
ductive rainforests.
In 1998 the U.S.
government passed
the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act
to codify debt-
for-nature swaps,
including formally
welcoming non-
profit groups like
Co n s e r v a t i o n
International, the
Nature Conservancy, WWF and others to
help arrange the deals and oversee implementation
of local initiatives. A 2010 Congressional
Research Service report found that since 1987,
debt-for-nature swaps have channeled
upwards of $1 billion toward tropical forest
conservation initiatives instead of back into
creditor nations coffers.
But far fewer deals are
occurring today for a
number of reasons. For one,
says the Congressional
Research Service, other
agreements for debt
restructuring and cancel-
lation have reduced
developing nations debt
by significantly more
than debt-for-nature
swaps can. Another is
that the concept has
fallen somewhat out of favor. Some experts argue
that the financial benefits are overstated, that
funds are misdirected to less needy countries,
that external debt is not a primary driver of
deforestation and other environmental ills, and
that funding does not necessarily equate to
effective implementation of conservation strategies.
Criticism aside, some deals are still getting
done. In 2008, France forgave $20 million in debt
owed by Madagascar to help the biodiversity-rich
nation triple the size of its protected areas to
better protect its native flora and fauna. In 2010,
the U.S. forgave $21 million in Brazilian debt to
fund several ecosystem protection initiatives in
Brazils still vanishing tropical rainforests. The
U.S. has also forgiven debt from the Philippines,
Guatemala and Peru in recent years in exchange
for on-the-ground conservation efforts. Germany
and the Netherlands have each forgiven some of
their foreign debt to tropical nations for forest
protection as well. So while debt-for-nature
swaps are not as popular as they once were,
they are still a key tool in the toolbox of
environmentalists looking to promote
conservation in tropical countries.
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"Winston, come into the dining room,
it's time to eat," Julia yelled to her husband.
"In a minute, honey, it's a tie score," he
answered.
Actually Winston wasn't very interested
in the traditional holiday football game
between Detroit and Washington .
Ever since the government passed the
Civility in Sports Statute of 2017,
outlawing tackle football for its "unseemly
violence" and the "bad example it sets for
the rest of the world", Winston was far
less of a football fan than he used to be.
Two-handtouchwasn't nearlyas exciting.
Yet it wasn't the game that Winston
was uninterested in.
It was more the thought of eating
another Tofu Turkey.
Even though it was the best type
of VeggieMeat available after the
government revised the American Anti-
Obesity Act of 2018, adding fowl to the
list of federally-forbidden foods, (which
already included potatoes, cranberry
sauce, and mincemeat pie), it wasn't
anything like real turkey.
And ever since the government
officially changed the name of
"Thanksgiving Day" to "ANational Day
of Atonement" in 2020, to officially
acknowledge the Pilgrims' historically
brutal treatment of Native Americans, the
holiday had lost a lot of its luster.
Eating in the dining room was also
a bit daunting.
The unearthly gleam of government-
mandated fluorescent light bulbs made
the Tofu Turkey look even weirder
than it actually was, and the room was
always cold.
Ever since Congress passed the Power
Conservation Act of 2016, mandating all
thermostats - which were monitored and
controlled by the electric company - be
kept at 68 degrees, every room on
the north side of the house was barely
tolerable throughout the entire winter.
Still, it was good getting together
with family.
Or at least most of the family.
Winston missed his mother, who
passed on in October, when she had
used up her legal allotment of life-saving
medical treatment.
He had many heated conversations
with the Regional Health Consortium,
spawned when the private insurance
market finally went bankrupt, and every-
one was forced into the government
health care program.
And though he demanded she be kept
on her treatment, it was a futile effort.
"The RHC's resources are limited",
explained the govern-
ment bureaucrat
Winston spoke with
on the phone.
"Your mother
received all
the benefits
to which she
was entitled.
I'm sorry for
your loss."
Ed couldn't make
it either.
He hadforgotten
to plug in his
electric car
night, the only
kind available
after the
Anti-Fossil Fuel
Bill of 2021
outlawed the
use of the
combustion
engines - for everyone but government
officials.
The fifty mile round trip was about ten
miles too far, and Ed didn't want to spend
a frosty night on the road somewhere
between here and there.
Thankfully, Winston's brother, John,
and his wife were flying in.
Winston made sure that the dining
room chairs had extra cushions for the
occasion.
No one complained more than John
about the pain of sitting down so soon
after the government-mandated cavity
searches at airports, which severely
aggravated his hemorrhoids.
Ever since a terrorist successfully
smuggled a cavity bomb onto a jetliner,
the TSA told Americans the added
"inconvenience" was an "absolute
necessity" in order to stay "one step
ahead of the terrorists."
Winston's own body had grown
accustomed to such probing ever since
the government expanded their scope to
just about anywhere a crowd gathered,
via Anti-Profiling Act of 2022.
That law made it a crime
to single out any group or
individual for "unequal
scrutiny," even when probable
cause was involved.
Thus, cavity searches at malls,
train stations, bus depots, etc., etc.,
had become almost routine.
Almost.
The Supreme Court is
reviewing the statute,
but most Americans
expect a Court com-
posed of six
progressives
and three
c ons e r va -
tives to leave
the lawintact.
"A living
Constitution is
extremely flexi-
ble", said the
Court's eldest member,
Elena Kagan.
"Europe has had laws
like this one for
y e a r s .
We should learn from their example",
she added.
Winston's thoughts turned to his
own children.
He got along fairly well with his
12-year-old daughter, Brittany, mostly
because she ignored him.
Winston had long ago surrendered to
the idea that she could text anyone at any
time, even during Atonement Dinner.
Their only real confrontation had
occurred when he limited her to 50,000
texts a month, explaining that was all he
could afford.
She whined for a week, but got over it.
His 16-year-old son, Jason, was
another matter altogether.
Perhaps it was the constant bombarding
he got in public school that global
warming, the bird flu, terrorism, or any
of a number of other calamities were
"just around the corner", but Jason had
developed a kind of nihilistic attitude that
ranged between simmering surliness and
outright hostility.
It didn't help that Jason had reported
his father to the police for smoking a
cigarette in the house, an act made
criminal by the Smoking Control
Statute of 2018, which outlawed
smoking anywhere within 500 feet of an-
other human being.
Winston paid the $5,000 fine, which
might have been considered excessive
before the American dollar became
virtually worthless as a result of QE13.
The latest round of quantitative easing
the federal government initiated was,
once again, to "spur economic growth."
This time, they promised to push
unemployment below its years-long
rate of 18%, but Winston was not
particularly hopeful.
Yet the family had a lot for which to
be thankful, Winston thought, before
remembering it was a Day of Atonement.
At least, he had his memories.
He felt a twinge of sadness when he
realized his children would never know
what life was like in the Good Old Days,
long before government promises to
make life "fair for everyone" realized
their full potential.
Winston, like so many of his fellow
Americans, never realized how much
things could change when they didn't
happen all at once, but little by little, so
people could get used to them.
He wondered what might have
happened if the public had stood
up while there was still time, maybe
back around 2011, when all the real
nonsense began.
"Maybe we wouldn't be where we are
today if we'd just said 'enough is enough'
when we had the chance," he thought.
Maybe so, Winston. Maybe so.
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any find it tempting to text while
driving, but the results can be
disastrous (MrJasonWeaver,
Flickr )
David Kiley, writing for AOL says it
best..."The evidence keeps mounting
that texting while driving is too often
destructive and deadly.
A fatal crash near Omaha, Nebraska in
mid-July is being blamed on a driver
texting while driving in the seconds prior
to the crash.
The crash on Old Lincoln Highway that
killed 19-year old Elizabeth Chadwick
and 18 year old Jessica Weinfurter has
been blamed by the Pottawattamie County
Sherrif's office on texting while driving.
The sherrif told WOWT.com, the website for
one of Omaha's top local TV stations, that while
the victims blood showed small trace amounts of
marijuana, there was no doubt that the driver who
caused the accident was in the middle of texting
when the incident took place.
North Carolina
In Asheville, North Carolina, a man entered a
guilty plea last month admitting that he was
texting behind the wheel when he struck and
killed a motorcyclist. Highway officials said they
believe it is the first case of its kind to wind its
way through the state courts since North
Carolina's texting ban law was passed in 2009.
Andrew James Watkins, 25, of Mecklenburg
County, NC pleaded to misdemeanor "death by
vehicle" in the August 2010 death of 39-year-old
Joel Severson.
Watkins veered out of his lane and, while
distracted, struck Severson's motorcycle. He was
given a 60-day suspended sentence, 200 hours of
community service and fined $1,000 plus court
costs. Watkins also agreed not to use or possess
a cell phone while driving.
A statewide ban on texting while driving was
passed by the North Caroloina legislature in
2009. Talking on cell phones is legal for North
Carolina drivers above the age of 18.
Michigan
Earlier this year, ALapeer, Michigan man, 41-
year old Jerry Joseph, who police say caused a
fatal crash while texting and driving, was
sentenced to just one month in jail and 12 months
of probation. It was the first case of its kind in
Michigan since the state passed a ban on texting
while driving in August 2010.
Forty-one-year old Jerry Joseph pleaded guilty
in April to a moving violation causing the death
last November of 78-year-old Irene Paquin of
Attica Township, Mich. Paquin, a grandmother,
was the passenger in the car driven by her
81-year-old husband Paul. The Paquins were
broadsided by Joseph's car.
Some lawmakers say the penalties under
texting-while-driving laws aren't harsh enough,
and need to be changed. Penalties for drunk
drivers who cause a fatality are much harsher
some states include a four-year minimum
prison sentence and a permanent driver's
license suspension.
Awareness of the dangers of texting-while-
driving seem to be climbing, yet full appreciation
of the problem has a long way to go. While most
drivers see the moral hazard of
driving while intoxicated, too
few still think that checking email
or answering a text while
operating a motor vehicle falls
into the same category.
Washington State
Though not, fatal, another
accident was recorded this
month and attributed to texting
while driving.
Hoquiam, Washington police
say a man who was texting while
driving crashed into a parked car,
then into a house.
A 23-year old man slammed slammed his
SUV into a parked Toyota Yaris after careening
across two front yards. After hitting the car,
the SUV hit the side of a house, causing extensive
structural damage to the home. The man driving
the SUV admitted to police that he was
texting while driving.
It could have been much worse, and fatal.
The driver of the Yaris, a 30-year old woman,
told police officers she had just parked her car
and walked into her parents' house to retrieve her
children when her car was hit.
Despite plenty of academic research
demonstrating that texting while driving can be
just as dangerous, or more so, as drinking and
driving, a recent poll shows that most teens, for
example, simply don't think that's the case. State
Farm sponsored a poll conducted by Harris
Interactive last Fall in which 14- to 17-year-olds
were asked whether they thought they would die
one day if they regularly text and drive. Only 35
percent strongly agreed with that statement.
Meantime, 55 percent of teens think that drinking
and driving could prove deadly.
Accident statistics meanwhile show that texting
and driving is about three or four times more
dangerous than operating under the influence
of alcohol or drugs when operating a
motor vehicle."
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SAWater Polo, the national
governing body for the
sport in America, has
named Takeshi Inoue as chief
international delegate. In this
volunteer position, Mr. Inoue will
work to represent and coordinate
USAWater Polo interests with the
Fdration Internationale de
Natation (FINA), Unin Americana
de Natacin (UANA), United States
Aquatic Sports (USAS), as well
as other international bodies and
national federations.
"We are delighted to appoint Takeshi
Inoue to this new role," said Christopher
Ramsey, General Secretary of USAWater Polo
as well as CEO. "Takeshi brings a wealth of
experience and a great many friendships to this
responsibility, and I am confident that he will help
us to effectively articulate and coordinate our
efforts going forward."
Mr. Inoue joins a number of other Americans currently
appointed to significant positions within international sport.
These include William Smith, Vice President of USAS and
a USA Water Polo board member, Richard Foster, Vice
Chairman of the FINA Technical Water Polo Committee,
and Steven J. Rotsart, member of the Referee Executive
Counsel, and Andy Takata and Lynn Wittstock, both
members of the UANATechnical Water Polo Committee.
Mr. Inoue was born in Tokyo and played water polo for
the Japanese national team. He also played at California
State University at Long Beach and was granted United
States citizenship in 2005. In 2007, he founded the United
Water Polo Club. Apast member of the Japanese Water Polo
Committee and an honorary member of the International
Water Polo Referee Association (AIA), Mr. Inoue attended
most of the world's top water polo tournaments during the
past 15 years in various capacities.
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the activewear industry, too. However,
one of the reasons why business
looked good at Agenda is because it is
the sole survivor of a group of West
Coast trade shows serving action
sports and streetwear. Action Sports
Retailer Trade Expo, considered the
pre-eminent surfwear show for the
West Coast, closed in 2010. Class,
another show with a fashion/skate
edge, went on hiatus after its last show
in May. Agenda is the one trade show
on the West Coast to do business, said
Bod Boyle, president of Dwindle Dis-
tribution, a skateboard-manufacturing
company based in El Segundo, Calif.
Last year, there were options,
Boyle said. [Now,] if you want to
meet people from a company, you
have to come to Agenda. Starting
business in 2003 as a tiny but scrappy
trade show, Agenda grew into an event
where more than 300 brands exhibited
and 7,000 buyers shopped the trade
show, according to Agenda president
and co-founder Aaron Levant. Last
year, 5,000 buyers shopped the
Agenda show. We have hit a key
point where everyone knows what
Agenda
is, Levant
said. For the most recent
show, Agenda expanded with
the debut of its Pavilion area,
a 30,000-square-feet tent located
outside the Hyatt Regency.
Agendas emphasis still is on a
no-frills show. The majority of brands
exhibit in 10-by-10 booths and a
couple of racks. However, top labels
such as ONeill showcased in an
800-square-foot area. Almost every
vendor interviewed reported fully
booked appointment calendars and
noted retailers were making orders for
Spring 2011 as well as immediate
merchandise. However, everyone
conceded that an anxiety on the
macroeconomic scene put a damper
on the party. The recession will take
a long time, said Pierre Andr
Senizergues, president of Sole
Technology Inc., a prominent Lake
Forest, Calif.based manufacturer of
skate lines such as Etnies and
Emerica. [Consumers] are being more
careful. Its about frugality and buying
things that makes sense, he said.
Quiksilver Girls collection had
tons of adorable vintage-inspired
prints. This one is an original 1970s
Hoffman fabric print that we plan to
wear next time we go to Palm Springs.
Continued from page 1
San Diego News picked some winners when they reported
one lucky man won more than $1 million Wednesday at the
Del Mar Racetrack.
Horse owner Scott McKeever, of Huntington Beach, placed
a $3,024 Pick 6 bet on races three through eight.
McKeever's incredible luck began when he picked his own horse,
Three Cuties, to win race three and it was a close one.
As the day went on and the horses he picked kept winning, it
came down to the eighth race.
McKeever said it was
his horse trainer's
wife who convinced
him to pick Miss
January to win
the last race.
T h e
m a r e
w o n
the race
with a late
run and McKeever
was elated.
"It was such a blessing,"
McKeever said after picking
th e wi n n e r f o r t h e s i x t h
time Thursday.
McKeever also had 20 of the 85
consolation tickets, each one of those
were worth more than $4,000. His total
winnings totaled nearly $1.2 million.
After taxes, McKeever walked away
from Del Mar with $900,770.
His winnings is the fourth largest Pick
6 payout in Del Mar history.
San Diego News picked
some winners when they
reported one lucky man won
more than a $1,000,000
k
B
y now most homeowners in America are aware of
the debt crisis which Washington politicians are
quibbling over like stubborn children. And those
who arent aware, should be. Many proposals have been
presented by one political party only to be shot down by
the other side. The only real bipartisan proposal to solve
the debt crisis has been presented by the so-called Gang
of Six. Should this bill pass, the housing situation in
America will never be the same, and the American dream
of owning a home complete with garden and a white picket
fence will be forever destroyed.
As part of the balanced
approach one would expect
from a bipartisan movement,
the ambitious plan proposed by
the Gang of Six introduces
spending cuts combined with
new revenue sources. Thats
where the threat comes in.
One of t he new revenue
sources being proposed is to
eliminate the mortgage interest
tax deduction.
When news of this broke, a
younger colleague of mine
commented: They wouldnt
really do that, would they?
Theyve done this before, so why wouldnt they do it
again? The last time a bipartisan budget proposal passed in
Washington was under President Ronald Reagan. Prior to
that time all interest used to be tax deductible. This
included credit card interest, car loans, and personal loans.
After that bipartisan reform the only interest deduction
remaining for the average American was mortgage
interest, and interest on student loans. An even more dire
situation played out during the great depression. In 1933,
politicians under Franklin D. Roosevelt confiscated gold
bullion from American citizens under threat of fine or
imprisonment. History shows that politicians can be more
vicious than any wild animal when backed into a corner.
These are desperate times and Washington is not leaving
any option off the table.
For most Americans, the mortgage interest deduction
represents their single largest tax deduction. We had a
handyman in the office at the time we were having this
discussion. He simply stated the sentiment that is no doubt
echoed by most every homeowner: If it wasnt for the
mortgage deduction, I wouldnt own a home.
I remember when I bought my first home. I was paying
$1200 per month in rent. Buying this house meant that Id
have a $1600 per month mortgage payment. However, with
the tax deduction I earned a few hundred of that back. The
mortgage interest deduction meant that my net mortgage
payment, after taxes, was
right in line with what I was
paying for rent at the time. So
I figured it was a financial
no-brainer. There are added
costs of homeownership
that I hadnt factored into
my simplified comparison
(insurance, maintenance,
appliances, renovations)
but it made good sense at the
time. I believe it still does in
that Imbuilding up a forced
savings every month in the
formof equity, and Imalso
protected from inflation
by having a fixed monthly
payment that I know will never go up. The same could not
have been said when I was renting.
But that economic justification becomes immediately
threatened when the mortgage tax deduction is eliminated.
Financially speaking, it simply wouldnt make sense to
own a home. At least, not at first. In time though, the
domino effect from this type of legislation would fuel two
economic principles that would correct the math by
increasing rents. First off, property owners run a business
and that business needs to cover expenses. Currently, the
mortgage tax deduction works to subsidize rents. Some
landlords are willing to rent the property for the equivalent
of their mortgage payment knowing that theyre positive
cash flow after taxes. Some landlords even rent for less
than their mortgage payment if the deduction is great
enough. Eliminating this deduction effectively eliminates
the subsidy and increases the net cost to the landlord. If the
landlords costs go up, they
are sure to pass that expense
to the tenant.
As our handyman so
eloquently put it, without
the mortgage taxdeduction
theres no reason to own
a home. Thousands
upon thousands of
Americans are sure to
share in this sentiment,
creating an increased
demand for rental units. The economic law of supply
and demand indicates that such a scenario will generate in-
creased pressure to push rental rates higher. The two of
these forces combined could have a skyrocketing effect to
rental premiums in America.
This proposed legislation by the Gang of Six threatens
to make the divide between haves and have-nots larger
than ever. The only way it will make fiscal sense to buy a
house is if one can come in with a sizeable down payment,
possibly much more than the proverbial twenty percent.
But howwill the average American be able to save enough
for that when theyre burdened with rents that have
doubled? Whether you own a home now or would like to
buy one in the future, this proposed legislation is downright
scary. The sensible side in me hopes that enough people
will see the light and prevent this from passing. But is it
safe to place that much blind faith in a desperate band of
Washington lawmakers?
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Arnaud Dufour
The information contained in this column does not
necessarily reflect the opinion of The Local News.
Killing the American Dream
Arnaud Dufour
Arnaud Dufour is a Sr. Mortgage Banker at
Newport Beach based DLJ Financial.
With more than eleven years in the industry,
Arnaud is available to answer questions
in Real Estate Finance.
E-mail: adufour@dljfinancial.com
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he City of Huntington Beach Community Services
Department offers year round adult arena soccer
leagues at the award winning Central Park Sports
Complex. Games will be played on artificial sports turf
under the lights beginning the week of September 12. Team
registration costs are $400.00 per 8 week season plus referee
fees ($20.00) per game paid directly to the official by each
team. League play will be 6 vs 6 including the goalie. Womens
leagues are offered on Mondays, mens on Tuesday and Wednesday and coed on
Thursday and Friday. All teams must have uniforms with numbers. Registration
packets are available at City Hall, on the City website or by mail. For league
information or to be placed on the individual players list, please call (714) 536-5486.
The deadline to turn in team registration to City Hall is September 1, 2011.
F
ormer President Bill Clinton's first-ever State of the Union address, he said
that if America's debt were stacked in thousand dollar bills, it would "reach
267 miles" into space.
Today, the U.S. debt is $14.3 trillion and the government is currently embroiled in a
fierce debate over whether to raise it higher. Stacked and bundled into one-hundred
dollar bills, the national debt would be as wide and long as two football fields and as
high as the Statue of Liberty, reports graphic design artist Oto Godfrey.
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skills with two Best Chef Cooking Camps offered this summer
in July and August. Best Chef Cooking Camp is a hands-on
cooking camp thats fun, creative, and delicious. Each day children will
create two to three dishes ranging from spinach and mushroom
lasagna rolls to chocolate crinkle cookies. Arecipe book will be
provided at the end of the week to take home. These cooking
classes are suitable for ages 8-13 and normally are offered
year-round at the City Gymand Pool. For more information on future
classes please contact the City Gymand Pool at (714) 960-8884
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tart your weekend off with free yoga at The Strand in downtown
Huntington Beach. Every week on Friday from10:30AM
- 11:30 AM, bring your own towel or mat. Summer
for yoga at The Strand on 5th Street is sponsored by
104.3 MYFM. For more information, log on
to www.thestrandon5th.com.
If you are a residential trash customer in Huntington Beach you are eligible for the 10/4 Pick-up Program. This free program allows households to
schedule special collections of up to 10 bulky items per appointment, 4 times per year. Qualifying items include bags of trash or yard clippings (that
will not fit in the trash or yard waste cart), appliances, furniture, and mattresses. Contact Rainbow Disposal at (714) 847-3581 to schedule your 10/4
Pickup appointment. Most 10/4 pickups are scheduled for your next regular trash day. Because a special truck is dispatched to collect the items from
the curb, please allow a minimum of 2 business days notice for scheduling.
Registration for Fall 2011 Adult Softball Leagues is now
underway. The registration deadline is August 11. Senior
leagues are offered on Sunday mornings and Thursday
nights; senior coed leagues are offered on Tuesday nights;
mens leagues are offered on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs-
days and Fridays; coed leagues are offered on Sunday afternoons and evenings,
Wednesday nights and Friday nights. The leagues will start play August 22 and
will conclude in late October or early November. Registration packets are
available on the City Adult Softball page or can be mailed out. For more details
or information, please contact the Community Services office at 714-536-5230
Softball Registration
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