Mira Mesa Residents – Speak Your Mind!

DeMaio Holds “Open Houses”

To Solicit Input from District 5 Residents

Public Invited to Share Concerns and Provide Ideas for New Councilman

SAN DIEGO – City Councilman-elect Carl DeMaio announced today that he will hold several “open houses” for residents to discuss their concerns and provide ideas as he works to shape his agenda and priorities for his first year in office.

“I am looking forward to hearing concerns and ideas from the residents in each community as we put together our strategic plan to guide our first year in office,” said DeMaio. “These open houses are just one way we are soliciting community input and we will be holding sessions like these on a regular basis.”

Three “open house” sessions are slated across District 5 at the following times and locations:

Monday, July 28 5:30-7:30pm

Rancho Bernardo Home of Carl DeMaio

18295 High Mesa Court, San Diego 92127

Thursday, July 31, 6:00-7:30pm

Mira Mesa Home of Mike Davis

7545 Dancy Road, San Diego 92126

Tuesday, August 5, 5:30-7:00pm

Scripps Ranch Information Center

11885 Cypress Canyon Road, San Diego, 92131

Residents can also email Councilman-elect DeMaio at carl@carldemaio.com with their ideas and concerns.

On June 3, 2008 Carl DeMaio was elected to the San Diego City Council to represent District 5—comprised of the communities of Rancho Bernardo, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, Sabre Springs, Sorrento Mesa, Carmel Mountain Ranch, and San Pasqual Valley. DeMaio made history as a non-incumbent taking a Council seat by the widest margin in a primary—winning 66% of the vote. DeMaio takes office on December 8, 2008.

For more information, visit www.CleanUpCityHall.com. To schedule an interview, contact David Flaherty at 619-503- 0111.

Mira Mesa Street Fair 2008

The time is quickly approaching for another Mira Mesa Community Event. The Street Fair is a great way for local businesses and our residents to meet, enjoy great food and entertainment, and do some business in a fun, casual environment. If you plan on participating in this event, don’t wait until the last minute to reserve your spot. Vendor applications should be turned in prior to August 18th to avoid a late fee, and all vendor applications must be received before August 27th in order to participate this year. Originated by the Town Council in 1999, the Mira Mesa Street Fair is a premier event held on the fourth Saturday in September, which is the 27th this year. The Fair is located on Camino Ruiz, and runs from New Salem to Mira Mesa Blvd. Displays include Arts & Crafts vendors, local businesses, civic groups, the Kid’s Zone and 2 community stages. It is fun for the whole family. The most outstanding point of this event is that it is completely organized and hosted by community volunteers. Anyone that would like to volunteer, and volunteers are greatly needed, there are meetings on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Mira Mesa Senior Center. The next meeting is July 24th at 6:30 p.m. for the Mira Mesa Street Fair Committee. Chairperson for the committee is Robin Stutsman. For more information on how you or your business can make this event a success, or to download your vendor application, please go to the Mira Mesa Town Council website, under Street Fair.

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2008 Del Mar Racetrack Season Begins

Are you ready for the 2008 Del Mar Racetrack Season?

The Fair Season is over, and it is time to gear up for another outstanding season where the turf meets the surf. I am talking about betting on the ponies at Del Mar. The 2008 season runs from July 16th through September 3rd. Racing is six days a week, with Tuesday dark. The first four Fridays of the meet see racing begin at 4 p.m. instead of the usual 2 p.m. daily post. The final three Fridays have first post moved up to 3:30 to allow for the earlier sunsets. On all Fridays the musical action begin at the “Plaza de Mexico” shortly after the last race has been run. As usual, Del Mar fans will be the beneficiaries of special promotions during the meet: A beach towel will be given away on Saturday, August 2; a Del Mar logo cap on Saturday, August 16, and a Del Mar resort shirt on Sunday, August 24.

Fans will welcome back an always-competitive jockey colony that will be enhanced this year by the return of 2007 champion rider Garrett Gomez and the addition of Santa Anita and Hollywood Park leading jockey Rafael Bejarano. Rising star Joel Rosario headlines a list of returnees that includes Michael Baze, his cousin Tyler Baze, Corey Nakatani, Alex Solis, Victor Espinoza, David Flores, Mike Smith, Joseph Talamo, Richard Migliore, Jose Valdivia Jr., Martin Pedroza , Martin Garcia and Aaron Gryder. So grab the sports section of the Union Tribune, pick up the racing forms at the track, or mingle by the paddock and randomly pick your winners and head out to Del Mar for a fun day in the sun during this year’s event. It is amazing how excited you get on a $2 bet.

We had a great time during the opening day events this year, picked a couple of long shots, saw some very creative hats and a lot of beautiful ladies. Check out our photos from Opening Day 2008. We are working on a video which will be up soon. Thanks again to the staff at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club for hosting such an outstanding event.

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4th of July at the Park Checklist

Are you planning on heading up to the Rec Center to celebrate the 4th of July this year? It is one of our favorite holidays of the year and we like to make a day out of it. We have about 20 or 30 friends show up, and more stop by throughout the day. Below is our checklist for what we bring to the park. Hopefully it can help you in planning your celebration.

Please do us a favor and add anything you can think of that we might have forgotten about in the comments section below and tell us your plans for the 4th.

CHECKLIST

- Cell phone (always come in handy)
- Cooler and Ice
- Folding tables (very limited amount of tables at park)
- Table clothes
- Favorite beverages
- Case of water
- Food

• Burgers
• Hot dogs
• Condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, salt & pepper)
• Buns (Hot dog and hamburger)
• Chips
• Carne Asada
• Tortillas
• Salsa
• Potato salad
• Watermelon
• Desserts (cookies, brownies, cupcakes, etc…)

- Grill (don’t forget to check propane | or charcoal and lighter fluid)
- Matches (for grill)
- Wire brush (for grill)
- Grill utensils (spatula, fork and tongs)
- Cutting board
- Sharp knife
- Paper plates
- Plastic forks, knives and spoons
- Plastic cups
- Koolie cups
- Can opener
- Bottle opener
- Aluminum foil
- Trash Bags
- Napkins
- Paper towels
- Cleaning wipes
- Toilet paper (park has plenty of Porta-Potties, but extra TP is always a good idea)
- Duct Tape (always comes in handy)
- Chairs
- Blanket (sometimes it gets cool at night)
- Canopies
- Screen Tent
- Boom Box (9 PM – Tune to 96.5 KYXY for music synchronized to Fireworks)
- Battery for Boom Box
- Games (cards, poker chips, Frisbee, volleyball, badminton, Bocce ball, football)
- Squirt guns
- Sunscreen (apply often)
- Sunglasses
- Hats
- Flashlights
- Camera
- Video camera
- First aid kit

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Beautify Mira Mesa – We Need Your Help!

This past Sunday we had about 25 volunteers show up and paint a section of the block wall on Mira Mesa Blvd. just east of Parkdale that has been neglected for decades. That was just the start of this ongoing project to beautify the streets of Mira Mesa and we definitely could use your help each week. The schedule is not set in stone, but at least for the next couple weeks we will need volunteers from 8am to 10am on Sunday mornings. The more volunteers we get, the faster we will get done. Grab your significant other and/or your older kids and get involved in your community. Here is a great article on why you should volunteer with other family members.

The Mira Mesa Town Council approved $1000 towards the paint for this project at their last meeting and Frazee Paint and Wallcovering on Miramar Road has graciously volunteered to supply us with more paint as the project rolls along.

Now if you really don’t have the time or the ability to paint, there are other things you could do to help out. One of the coolest things that happened this past Sunday was a man stopped by in his car (out of the blue) and dropped off a big box of donuts to the volunteers. He was practically in tears when he dropped them off as he thanked us for the work we were doing. Now that made everyone feel good!

Now there are close to 80,000 of us living in Mira Mesa these days. If just a small percentage of us can spare a couple hours now and then we can clean this community up in no time. Please… make your plans to volunteer and let’s make Mira Mesa a beautiful place to live in!

If you would like to see some more photos that were taken of last Sunday’s event, you can check them out on Ted Brengel’s website.

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