The Carmel Valley Skate Park is currently open Monday through Thursday, 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM; Friday, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM; and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The facility is closed on Sundays.

The Carmel Valley Recreation Center Online Gymnasium Schedule has been updated to include December. Remember that the Rec Center will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

The Carmel Valley Neighborhood 10 Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) will meet at 4:30 PM on Monday, December 1st at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center.  A subcommittee of the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board. Here is the agenda: (more…)

The Carmel Valley Recreation Council will meet on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center, 3777 Townsgate Drive. Read on for the agenda… (more…)

December’s free family music program sponsored by The Friends of the Carmel Valley Library will be presented on Wed., Dec. 10th at 7:00 p.m. in the library’s community room. It will feature the Congregation Beth Am choir in a program honoring the upcoming holiday of Hanukah. The choir will perform songs in Hebrew, English, and Ladino that relate to the traditions of Hanukah and celebrate freedom, the history of the Jewish people, the land of Israel, and the hope that one day soon we will see peace all over the world. Additional information may be found at the Library Concert Page.

Pam Slater-Price’s office at the County Board of Supervisors has distributed the following information about property tax assessment appeals:

Property owners who believe their homes are worth less today have until Dec. 1 to appeal their 2008-09 property tax assessment. Applications must be received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Office in the County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 402, San Diego, 92101, no later than 5 p.m. Dec. 1 or be postmarked no later than midnight on that date. (more…)

The CV Skate Park will open this Saturday and there will be a free open skate session for the public, but let me say up front that it will be crowded and everyone may not be able to skate if the park reaches capacity! But come for the celebration and watch the pro skaters do their thing. Again, Saturday, November 22 from Noon to 2:00 PM is the ceremony and pro demonstration. The free open skate session is from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. NOTE: safety equipment is required for all skaters! Parking is available at the Neurocrine building, 12790 El Camino Real.

The Winter 2008 program brochure is now available from the Rec Center or online. Program registration begins on Saturday, December 13 at 9:00 AM. See the program brochure for complete details. Brochure includes information on youth activities, adult activities, adult leagues, senior activities, and tennis.

Luis Generoso, the Water Resources Manager at the City of San Diego Water Department, has sent information on using water wisely in Southern California. Read on for a top-ten list on water conservation: (more…)

The Carmel Valley Skate Park grand opening ceremony will be on Saturday, November 22 from Noon to 2:00 PM. The opening ceremony will include a skating demonstration by some local pros. After the opening, there will be a free skate session from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

There seems to be some additional traffic enforcement in the community. Red light cameras have been installed at the Del Mar Heights intersection with El Camino Real, the CHP has stepped up patrolling SR-56, and the police are targeting areas around the high schools due to neighbor complaints. Don’t say you weren’t warned!

The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meeting will be on Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Library (yes, the Library is closed but there will still be a meeting.) The agenda is available on the San Diego Website Agenda Page, or included below: (more…)

Veteran’s Day is Tuesday, November 11, and we honor all those who have fought for or are currently fighting for our country. In remembrance, many offices are closed. In Carmel Valley, this includes our local Library and Recreation center. There will also be no mail delivery or trash collection. For a complete list, see the Union-Tribune story. Note that the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board will still be meeting at the library.

The City of Solana Beach & Solana Beach Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5431 will host the annual community Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at La Colonia Community Center, 715 Valley Ave (off VIA DE LA VALLE). The public is encouraged to attend. The Solana Beach Mayor will deliver the welcome. Donald Armento, Legal Advisor to Commander MCB Camp Pendleton will be the guest speaker. Randy Treadway, VFW Post 5431 past Post Commander, will be the Master of Ceremony. Santa Fe Christian School Band will play patriotic songs. Camp Pendleton Young Marines will present the colors. Light refreshments will be served. For more information call 858-720-2453 (www.ci.solana-beach.ca.us).

The Carmel Valley Planning Board’s Regional Issues Subcommittee will meet 4:30 – 6 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Carmel Valley Library. Discussion will include a proposed assisted living facility in Pacific Highlands Ranch, and a group of townhomes along Via de la Valle. Read on for the agenda: (more…)