The Canyon Crest Academy ASB will be holding its 2nd Annual Canyon Crest Academy Swap Meet on Saturday December 5th, 2009, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the CCA Parking Lot (5951 Village Center Loop Road, San Diego, CA 92130). This is a Swap Meet to benefit Canyon Crest Academy ASB. You can sign-up for a booth by Dec 4. Complete information at the CCA ASB Website (www.ccaasb.com).

Here’s a fun (and Free!) holiday event: the Campanile Ringers, the Clairemont Lutheran Church’s hand-bell choir, will perform a program of traditional winter holiday music at the CV Library on Wednesday, December 9. The program is at 7:00 PM in the library’s community room. The Ringers have been performing in the San Diego area for over 20 years. They are composed of 13 ringers and are directed by Gary Jaus.

The Carmel Valley Recreation Council will meet on Tuesday, Dec 1 at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

You’re invited to a press conference announcing the proposed Greenway, which would run along the south edge of the Del Mar Fairgrounds. This new public access will provide more green space for pedestrians and cyclists, and enhance our natural wetlands for wildlife and waterfowl. Meet at the Riverpath Del Mar (San Dieguito River Park), 2240 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, on Wednesday, December 2 at 10:00 AM. State Senator Christine Kehoe, San Diego County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price, and Del Mar Mayor Crystal Crawford will speak at the event.

The Carmel Valley Planning Group’s Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday, December 1 at 4:30 PM at the Carmel Valley Rec Center. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board will hold a I-5/SR-56 Connectors Subcommittee meeting on Thursday, December 3 at the Carmel Valley Library. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

A reader tipped me off to the fact that Ocean Air Park is now open. The recreation center building and gymnasium are not open, and the park is not being permitted for organized activities, but the outdoor park is now open. Take your family and go enjoy the beautiful weather on this long weekend.

The City of San Diego is under a severe financial strain, so the City Council is looking for ideas and suggestions on how to save money. This will likely mean cuts, including reducing the hours at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center as well as the Carmel Valley Library. Councilmember Sherri Lightner invites you to a District One Town Hall Meeting on the City’s proposed budget cuts. Give your suggestions and ideas on how San Diego can reduce the budget gap. 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Cathedral Catholic High School – Assisi Hall, 5555 Del Mar Heights Rd. San Diego, CA 92130.

Update: Page 6 of the program has changed, and the file has bee updated to reflect this. The CV Recreation Center winter program registration starts on Saturday, December 12 at 9:00 AM. Although only a few classes historically fill to capacity on the first day, some folks like to arrive early to guarantee their spot. Numbers will be issued at 7:00 AM to those early arrivals. Participants must meet age requirements, minors must be registered by a parent or legal guardian, etc. Note that many of the programs now offer mail-in or online registration through the contractor. See the CV Rec Center Page for more info, or the Winter 2010 Program Brochure (updated: new page 6) for complete details. If that doesn’t work, you can contact the City Staff at the Rec Center at 858-552-1616. Programs run by outside contractors have contact information listed in the program brochure.

The San Diego Police Department, Northwestern Division, is holding a Community Information Forum on Thursday, November 19, 2009, from 6:30 – 7:45 pm. Join your neighbors and the Police Department to discuss crime issues in your community (such as Juvenile Crime, Traffic Issues, Graffiti, Home & Car Burglary, and Crime Prevention. Meeting at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center, 3777 Townsgate Drive.

The City of San Diego is facing a 179 Million Dollar deficit for Fiscal 2011. Fixing this could lead to huge cuts in services. If you’re concerned, consider attending one of the Budget and Finance Committee meetings. Information on the meeting dates can be found in the SD Speaks Schedule Document, or, email the committee at: budgetandfinance@sandiego.gov.

The next Pacific Highlands Ranch (PHR) Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) meeting is on November 13th, 2009 at 8:00 am at the Airoso rec center (6135 Galante Place, off the Village Loop Road near Canyon Crest Academy). The agenda will include the PHR Urban Amenity trail, and PHR parks.

Well, Ocean Air Community Park was supposed to be open now, but it seems that it’s stuck. There are two issues holding up the opening: work items remaining on the building, and City budget issues. It’s typical that a project this size has a number of work items that need to be finished before the City accepts the project from the contractor (the list of items is usually called the “Punch List.”) These items will get cleared up, and the City will eventually accept the project. The second issue could be the killer: does the City have the budget to operate this park? Given the cuts that are being discussed for the Parks Department, I’m not so sure.

The CV Planning Board’s Regional Issues Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday, November 4 at 4:30 PM at the Carmel Valley Library. The one item on the agenda is the “Re-imagining” the Del Mar Highlands (Ralph’s) Town Center.

The Friends of the Carmel Valley Library bring you November’s free family music program featuring the Striano Piano Quartet with pianist Joseph Valent, violinist Maya Ginsberg, violist Burt Fisch, and cellist Carol Tolbert. The 45 minute show will include Freidrich Kiel’s Quartet in A minor, Op. 43, and the last movement of Gabriel Faure’s Quartet in C minor. Wednesday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the library’s community room. See the CV Library Concert Page for complete information.