San Diego County Board of Supervisors standardize speed limit on Old Castle Road




The speed limit on the entire 1.24-mile segment of Old Castle Road from Cham­pagne Boulevard to 550 feet east of Mile Post 6 will soon be 45 mph. On Jan. 6 the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the introduction and first reading of the or­dinance for a consistent speed limit. The second reading and adoption […]

Local business people introduce new products at Consumer Electronics Show



Amy Archipov and Anita Ba­ranowski represented locally owned Left Coast Engineering at the Con­sumer Electronics Show in Las Ve­gas, NV. Left Coast was supporting its client, Wivity, Inc. at the 49th an­nual show. The San Francisco-based Wivity is introducing a new product that will allow industrial sensors to connect to the best wireless network available wherever they are in the […]

New life for solar in California: net metering is saved

—GUEST OPINION


Hundreds of thousands of Cali­fornians spoke up this week for Solar. Rooftop solar is a thriving industry in California. Homeown­ers are able to have a small gener­ator of their own on their rooftop or in their backyard. Homeown­ers and businesses are able to con­tinue generating their own clean and renewable electricity. Utilities are not against solar per se, but they […]

Wine tasting is Rotary Club’s main fundraiser, auction items needed



The Valley Center Rotary Club will host its 10th annual wine tasting, “The Taste of Romance” on Saturday, Feb­ruary 6, 3 p.m.–5:30 p.m. at the Bor­deaux Room at Harrah’s Resort South­ern California. The event will include hors d’oeuvres, gourmet wines and a live and silent auction. At this point the club can use dona­tions for the live auction and/or spon­sorships. […]

Escondido Art Association to host Chuck McPherson as demo artist on Feb. 10



The Escondido Art Associa­tion will host Chuck McPherson as demo artist at their upcoming general meeting in the DEB room behind the auditorium at the Park Avenue Community Center on Feb­ruary 10, from 7–9 p.m. McPherson’s lively style of paint­ing includes setting up a splash zone in the first couple of rows as he dives into his watercolor using a […]

Ben Folds goes all symphonic at CalArts—



Multi-platinum selling singer/ songwriter/producer Ben Folds will be performing his 22-minute classi­cal Concerto for Piano and Orchestra at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido’s concert hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5. The concerto, which he composed in 2013, was re­leased to critical acclaim on his most recent record “So There.” In addition to Folds’ concerto- only performance, […]

Musicians play it up for kids’ diabetes cure—



Renowned jazz artist Richard El­liot will perform a benefit concert with special guest musicians at the California Center for the Arts, Es­condido on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Founda­tion, which is searching for a cure to Type 1 diabetes. Elliot is a Scottish- born American saxophone player. He was a member […]

Vino, java imbibers invited for live music—



Orfila Vineyard and Winery offers live music and food from gourmet food trucks Sundays from 4 to 6 p.m. The winery is located at 13455 San Pasqual Road, Escondido. Check the orfila.com website for food truck of­ferings and music choices. BK Cellars Urban Winery and Tasting Lounge will host two hours of piano music at its “Live on Sun­day” events […]

Marine Band will perform at Center—



Camp Pendleton’s finest musi­cians will return to the California Center for the Arts, Escondido dur­ing the third week of February. The program will feature sever­al soloists pulled from the ranks of the 1st Marine Division Band.

New exhibit celebrating African hair styles opens at Center



“The History and the Hair Story: 400 Years Without A Comb” opened recently at the California Center for the Arts as part of Black History month. The exhibit ex­amines 400 years of changing hairstyles, and corresponding historical and politi­cal climates that led to them. The exhibit follows hair trends from Africa, into the slave trade, through the civil rights move­ment, […]