Don’t Miss Breakfast with Mrs. Claus!

Mira Mesa Boy Scout Troop 1212 presents Breakfast with Mrs. Claus on Saturday, Dec. 12th at the Souplantation from 9am to 11am. Don’t miss this wonderful annual event.

(See Flyer below for details)

Mira Mesa Cluster Schools Council Meeting Monday November 9th

Be a part of the Mira Mesa Cluster Schools Council, and attend the Budget Presentation by our District Superintendent on Monday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m. at the Mira Mesa High School.

The Mira Mesa Cluster Schools Council is being formed by parents, staff and faculty of every school in the Mira Mesa “cluster”, with the support of our current District Trustee John Lee Evans for these reasons; in order to present a unified voice on behalf of our schools, to coordinate community issues and to ensure Mira Mesa schools all work together for the benefit of our kids and the community, as do other “clusters” throughout the District.  On Monday, November 9th, the open-meeting and membership will convene to determine our membership model and to begin working on issues including school funding, classroom air-conditioning and computerization of our classrooms and curriculum.

Are you aware of the proposed budget cuts for the school district, next year? They are very, very significant.  In order to ensure Mira Mesa Residents have the opportunity to know and respond to the proposed cuts, we have changed our agenda and will start our Cluster Schools Council meeting with a special Budget Presentation by our District Superintendent in regard to the pending budget crisis for San Diego Schools. If you don’t know about the proposed cuts and shortfalls, you’ll want to be at this meeting.

Over the last three years, California has seen historic reductions in school funding. For the San Diego Unified School District, this means a reduction of nearly 20 percent in school funding over three years, while the enrollment has increased by about 2 percent. That’s a reduction of $180 million in funding; not counting another $16 million that might have to be cut before the end of the 2009-10 school year.  Last year’s budget anticipated a reduction in $84 million for 2010-11. California’s budget analysts are now estimating more cuts that could be in the $17-110 million range.  Some of the proposed cuts include:  elimination of all Vice Principals, conversion of Kindergarten to dual-shift, half-day format, elimination of all librarians, increase in class sizes, elimination of all 9th-12th grade sports and more.

Come to a SPECIAL Budget Presentation for Mira Mesa Cluster on Monday, November 9 at 6:00pm in the Mira Mesa High School Media Room. Please arrive by 5:45 so the meeting can begin on time. Interim Superintendent, Bill Kowba and Chief District Relations Officers, Bernie Rhinerson, will present. Weigh in on the discussions: What programs and services are important to us here in Mira Mesa? What will be cut out, forever? Come find out so that you can convey your concerns to right people before it’s too late.

For more Information, contact your School Principal or Erik Basil (EBasil@aol.com)

Erik R. Basil, Esq.
THE BASIL LAW FIRM
3170 Fourth Ave, 4th Floor
Bankers Hill, CA  92103
619-688-0978
619-688-0984 FAX

Invitation to Attend the Hilr. DAR Meeting Tuesday

The Mira Mesa Community Planning Group and the Hillery Drive Direct Access Ramp Subcommittee invite you to attend a community meeting on November 10, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at the Qualcomm Incorporated First Floor Auditorium.

Agenda:

1. Review of Process-To-Date, and upcoming dates/deadlines
2. Presentation: City of San Diego, City Engineers, Transportation Engineering Division
Julio Fuentes and Gary Pence, Lead Engineers
a) Existing conditions, Hillery Drive
b) Anticipated impact from Direct Access Ramp
c) Possible traffic calming alternatives
d) Input from community
3. New Business
4. Confirm Future Meeting Schedule
5. Adjourn

Directions to Qualcomm Auditorium, 6455 Lusk Blvd:

Traveling west on Mira Mesa Blvd, turn right onto Lusk Blvd.
Continue on Lusk Blvd for approximately ¾ of a mile – through 3 traffic signals.
Turn right into the parking lot – Qualcomm building has a green roof.

This meeting is open to the public, and your participation is requested.

Celebrate Thanksgiving at Buca di Beppo

Thanksgiving is coming up on Thursday, November 26th and if you want to celebrate with your family and friends but don’t want to have everyone over to your house…Take them all to Buca di Beppo!

Our friends at Buca have been serving up family-style meals for years, and they specialize in accommodating groups of any size. This year, they are opening up their doors from 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving and putting out family-style portions of Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy and Cranberry Sauce in addition to their entire regular menu of World Class Italian Cuisine. Turkey and Lasagna for Thanksgiving dinner? I say yes, and keep it coming!

Don’t spend valuable family time waiting in the lobby while the table for your large party is occupied with another group. Buca is designed to accommodate groups of 4 to 40 people (and more), and Family Dining is what they are known for.  We invite you to celebrate the Traditional American Feast with an Italian Twist at Buca di Beppo, located in the Westview Parkway Shopping Center, near the Edwards Cinemas Theater, at 10749 Westview Parkway. Make sure you call for reservations at (858) 536-2822.

Are you in charge of booking your Holiday Party from work or school?  Bring the gang in to Buca di Beppo for the best Holiday Party Ever! Contact Rose Chambers at (858) 536-2822 to book your group event in one of their spacious rooms, and let the Buca team do the rest. Be sure to ask about the group packages available, and you will be the superstar at work for booking your next party at Buca di Beppo!

Feed Your Family For Only $30 a Week… Seriously?

We can all use a little help making ends meet, and I just found out about a great way to stretch your grocery dollars through our friend Pastor Darrell from the Christ Community Church. He shared with me a program called The Treasure Box, which provides a box full of food that can feed a family of 4 for almost a  week for only $30. This is a great program which doesn’t have any restrictions in order to participate. You can purchase more than one box per month, and the quality of food is amazing. Here is how the program works:

The Treasure Box provides families and individuals with a substantial box of grocery store quality food retailing between $65-100 for just $30 each. The Treasure Box cultivates relationships with more than 500 major food manufacturers across the country to purchase and provide top quality, nutritious food at sizeable volume discounts to the general public.

Each Treasure Box contains between 21-25 pounds of high quality, frozen foods, including chicken, pork, beef, or seafood, as well as vegetables, fruit, a side dish and a dessert. One Treasure Box is enough food to nutritiously feed a family of four lunch and dinner for almost a week or a senior citizen for nearly a month.

Wonder what you get for only $30? Here is an example of the November Treasure Box:
•    3-3.5 lbs. Whole Chicken
•    2 lbs. Boneless Ham Slices
•    2 lbs. Turkey & Pork Breakfast Sausage Links
•    1.625 lbs. Old Fashioned Beef Meatloaf
•    1 lb. Ground Turkey
•    40 oz. Macaroni & Cheese
•    1 pkg. Orange Clove Glaze
•    1.4 lbs. Hash Brown Patties
•    1 lb. Frozen Peas
•    1 lb. Frozen Green Beans
•    1 lb. Frozen Corn
•    1 lb. Buttermilk Biscuit Mix
•    1 each Dessert

That is a lot of food for only $30! To participate, you can contact The Treasure Box through their website and pay with a credit card, or from the Christ Community Church (cash/check) or from Walker Elementary PTA (cash/check). This is an amazing organization and program that can benefit anyone in our community, whether they are in a financial hardship or not. When people come to pick up their Treasure Box each month, you can see the smiles on their faces and know this program is working.

Orders can be made each month, as there is only one delivery made each month. There is a cut-off date for the current month, and for the November 21st shipment, the cut-off date is November 8. Don’t delay and miss out on such a great deal. They also have a Holiday Treasure Box available that features a whole turkey and all the fixings!

For more details, please visit the website at www.thetreasurebox.org, or you can contact Pastor Darrell M. Dunlap at Christ Community Church by: email, telephone: (858) 549-2479 or online: www.gotoChrist.com.

Local On-ramp will be closed Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Please be advised that the southbound Interstate 15 (I-15) on-ramp from westbound Miramar Road/Pomerado Road will be closed Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Motorists traveling to I-15 south from westbound Pomerado Road will be detoured south on Kearny Villa Road to east on Miramar Way onto southbound I-15. Detour signs will be posted to direct motorists. This daytime ramp closure will allow construction crews to pave the on-ramp and prepare for the signal coordination project at Pomerado Road.  If you have any questions regarding this closure or construction on I-15, please feel free to contact me at 858-668-3368.

Sincerely,
Antoinette Meier
Public Information Officer
I-15 Express Lanes Project
858-668-3368 office
858-688-1445 mobile

For construction updates, questions and road closure information, log-on to www.KeepSanDiegoMoving.com or call the Interstate 15 Project Information Hotline at 866-890-1397