The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board’s next meeting is on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at the Carmel Valley Library. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

There is a free vegan cooking show at the Carmel Valley Library on Sat, Feb 6, 2010 from 12:00 - 2:00 pm. For more info, see www.vegansandiego.com. In addition to cooking activity, there will be short video seminar on climate change, healthy food choices, free gift bags, book raffle, free foods.

The Carmel Valley Recreation Council will meet on Tuesday, February 2nd at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

The Friends of the Carmel Valley Library are sponsoring a special free family music program on Sat., Jan 30th at 10:00 a.m. in the library’s community room. It will feature Ling Jing, Danielle Nguyen, Alisa San Vicente, and Andrew Bustamante, advanced flute students of Elena Yarritu, performing works by Bohuslav Martinu, Antonio Vivaldi, Otar Taktakishvili, and Sergei Prokofiev. They will be accompanied by pianist Diane Snodgrass. The program will last about 90 minutes. See the CV Library Concert Page for complete details.

Turn off your sprinklers now, you’ll save water and money. If this storm is as big as it looks, it’ll be a few weeks before you have to turn them back on!

The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board (CVCPB) has set Tuesday, March 9, 2010 for its annual Board member election. Carmel Valley and Pacific Highlands Ranch (PHR) residents are being encouraged to run for one of eight seats up for election on the Planning Board.

The CVCPB is a group of elected volunteers who meet monthly to review and to evaluate proposed development plans and issues affecting the entire Carmel Valley and Pacific Highlands Ranch communities. Serving in an advisory capacity, the CVCPB offers specific comments, recommendations and decisions to the City of San Diego’s Department of City Planning & Community Investment, Plarming Commission and City Council. The CVCPB has direct involvement with city, county and law enforcement agencies.

The following seats are up for election (neighborhood maps are located at the CVCPB website):

• Neighborhood 4/4A: Eastern Part of Carmel Valley, North of SR-56.
• Neighborhood 7: North of Del Mar Heights Road, between El Camino Real and Glencliff.
• Neighborhood 8: South of SR-56, immediately along the freeway.
• Neighborhood 8A & 8B: South of SR-56, adjacent to Torrey Hills (from Carmel Mtn, West).
• Neighborhood 9: South of Del Mar Heights Road, between El Camino Real and Carmel Country Rd.
• PHR District II: Northern part of PHR, mostly north of Del Mar Heights Rd and Carmel Valley Rd.
• Two Investor Seats: Individuals who are the sole or partial owner (or the owner’s designated representative) of real property of two or more acres within the community planning areas.
• One Business Seat: Individual who is an owner, operator, or designee of a local business with a valid business license operating at a nonresidential real property address in the community planning areas.

Residential seats are for people who are at least 18 years old, currently living in Carmel Valley or PER, and reside in the seat’s district. In order to be an eligible candidate in the March election, the candidate must declare his or her intention to run for the seat and must have attended two complete meetings of the CVCPB’s last 12 meetings prior to the March election. Remaining CVCPB meetings to meet the attendance requirement are on Tuesday, January 12th and Tuesday,
February 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the Carmel Valley Library Community Room.

January’s free family music program, featuring the San Diego Clarinet Quartet, is on Wednesday, January 13th at 7:00 p.m. in the CV Library’s community room. The program will include music by J. S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, John Williams, George Gershwin, and others. For complete information see the CV Library Concert Page.

The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board will meet on Tuesday, January 12 at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Library, 3919 Townsgate Drive, San Diego. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

The CV Planning Board’s Regional Issues Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday, January 6 at 4:30 PM at the Carmel Valley Library. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

The Carmel Valley North MAD Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday, January 5 at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

The Carmel Valley Recreation Council will meet on Tuesday, January 5 at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

Here’s something that happens even less often than once in a blue moon… New Year’s Eve in 2009 is also a full moon! If you follow the idea that the second full moon in a calendar month is a blue moon, well, then the year 2009 will end in a blue moon (with full moons on December 2 and December 31.) Of course, the Wikipedia Article on Blue Moons tells me that I’m relying on a misunderstanding of what a blue moon is, but that won’t stop me from enjoying it. So, ring out the old year with a bright, full moon and hopes that the new one will be better than the last!

Finally we get a good soaking (about 1.1 inches of rain), hope everyone is keeping dry. Now is a great time to turn off your outside sprinklers for a week or two (or three!) Not only do you save water, but you can also lower your sewer bill for next year by using less water over the winter months (the water department uses your winter water usage to calculate your sewer bill for the next year.)

Bright Horizons (preschool) is holding a Winter Wonderland Carnival on Thursday, Dec. 17th  from 4:00- 5:30. The program will be held at their facility at 3720 Arroyo Sorrento Road Sand Diego CA 92130.  There will be games, prices, food and Santa.

Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) is holding its annual Festival of the Arts celebration on campus (5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego, CA 92130) on Saturday, December 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will feature musical and theatrical performances, film screenings and showcase student work in digital and fine arts. A Holiday Bazaar will be held in conjunction with the Festival. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students and can be purchased at the Envision Tickets Page or at the door. See the Festival page for info.