2008 was a dramatic year for DMUSD. In February, the board bought out 10-year Superintendent Tom Bishop’s contract. Bishop’s departure led to some mixed emotions with district employees and parents. Trustee Linda Crawford’s emotions were not mixed. She resigned from her post after Bishop’s ouster, ending her 11-year term. Candidates were then scouted in a nationwide search, eventually finding new Superintendent Sharon McClain.
• A revision of Flower Hill Promenade’s expansion plans reveal the UltraStar Cinema will be replaced with a Whole Foods Market.
• Canyon Crest Academy graduates its first senior class in June. In October, they celebrated their first homecoming and their new mascot, Rupert the Raven, was unleashed.
• The Pacific Highlands Ranch Station 47 opened for service.
• The Hilton Garden Inn in Torrey Hills opened nine months after a fire completely destroyed the Inn while it was under construction.
• Torrey Corner opens on East Ocean Air Drive and Carmel Mountain Road, the site of the controversial Chevron station. Zip Fusion Sushi, Love to Dance and Bank of America are among the tenants.
• Ocean Air Community Park held a groundbreaking ceremony with hundreds of neighbors in attendance.
• PHR Town Center plan was finally approved by the planning board after months of review. The project, at the empty lot on Carmel Valley Road and Village Center Loop Road, will feature 286 residential units along with a boutique grocery store, shops, office space, restaurants and a movie theater. The board estimated a 2013 opening.
• Cathedral Catholic football team made its first appearance in the State Championship, claiming the Div. II title 37-34. Standout running back Tyler Gaffney set a state bowl record, rushing for 339 yards and five touchdowns on 33 carries. He now plays for Stanford.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Now and Then: Carmel Valley back in 2007
Many will remember 2007 as the year of the firestorm.
As the Witch Creek Fire blazed in the neighboring communities of Rancho Bernardo and Rancho Santa Fe, many Carmel Valley residents were evacuated from their homes on Oct. 21. It was an exhausting and nerve-wracking few days as Carmel Valley was never specifically mentioned in TV fire coverage and people just weren’t sure if their homes would be safe or not.
• Despite years of development and hopes as well as a $2.7 million fundraising campaign, the YMCA of Encinitas cancelled plans for a Torrey Hills facility, citing insufficient community support. The projected 38,000 square ft. facility was expected to be a recreation center and pool on a 4-acre parcel of Torrey Hills Neighborhood Park.
• Torrey Pines High School football coach Ed Burke announced his retirement after 21 years. During his 21 years, he recorded a 182-60-5 record, winning eight league championships — five Avocado and three Palomar titles — and four CIF San Diego section titles in 1992, 1997, 2003, and 2004.
• Carmel Valley’s Northwestern Division police station had a grand opening celebration on March 22. In June, Kathy Healey was named the captain of the station.
• An early morning fire destroyed the nearly completed Hilton Garden Inn on Vista Sorrento Parkway. The fire caused about $8.5 million in damages and destroyed 30 parked cars. It also damaged the Hilton Homewood Suites next door.
• Ocean Air School opens with Gary Wilson as principal.
• The Grand Del Mar Resort opened, a $270 million resort on 380 acres including a golf course designed by Tom Fazio.
Now and Then: Carmel Valley back in 2005 & 2006
• The former University of San Diego High School’s new $50 million Cathedral Catholic High opens, as does Sycamore Ridge School.
• The Scripps Health Clinic on Valley Centre Drive opens as does the Vons in Torrey Hills alongside Starbucks and lunchtime favorites Subway, Joey’s Smokin’ Barbecue, Daphne’s and Pick-Up Stix.
• Carmel Valley roads’ congestion is discussed as commuters look to avoid traffic on the 56.
• Del Mar Heights Road bridge is opened, linking Del Mar Heights to Carmel Valley Road and the neighborhoods around Canyon Crest Academy. The bridge not only made for faster commutes but also provided wildlife under crossing.
• The $86 million San Dieguito Lagoon Restoration kicks off, restoring a valuable wetlands environment off Via de la Valle.
•Notre Dame Academy opens
• CV planning board member Laura Copic leads the local fight on preventing the Sunrise Powerlink, a proposed 120-mile “energy superhighway.” from coming through the heart of the community. In 2008, an alternate route was selected for the Powerlink, bypassing Carmel Valley. Construction began on the route in late 2010.
• The Scripps Health Clinic on Valley Centre Drive opens as does the Vons in Torrey Hills alongside Starbucks and lunchtime favorites Subway, Joey’s Smokin’ Barbecue, Daphne’s and Pick-Up Stix.
• Carmel Valley roads’ congestion is discussed as commuters look to avoid traffic on the 56.
• Del Mar Heights Road bridge is opened, linking Del Mar Heights to Carmel Valley Road and the neighborhoods around Canyon Crest Academy. The bridge not only made for faster commutes but also provided wildlife under crossing.
• The $86 million San Dieguito Lagoon Restoration kicks off, restoring a valuable wetlands environment off Via de la Valle.
•Notre Dame Academy opens
• CV planning board member Laura Copic leads the local fight on preventing the Sunrise Powerlink, a proposed 120-mile “energy superhighway.” from coming through the heart of the community. In 2008, an alternate route was selected for the Powerlink, bypassing Carmel Valley. Construction began on the route in late 2010.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Now and then - Carmel Valley in 2003 & 2004
Carmel Valley celebrates its 20-year anniversary. The first building permits for Carmel Valley were issued to Pardee in 1983 for the initial phase of 5,000 homes, Pardee eventually acquired about a third of the 4,360-acre Carmel Valley planning area along with Baldwin Homes.
• Ground breaks on the new Canyon Crest Academy and on its neighbor down the street, Cathedral Catholic.
• Ground breaks on St. Therese of Carmel parish and neighboring Notre Dame Academy.
• Arson fires of four homes under construction in Torrey Highlands and Carmel Valley caused more than $1 million in damages. The arsons are attributed eco-terrorist group Earth Liberation Front. Another arson, considered a hate crime, is committed at the Congregation Beth Am, causing $35,000 worth of damage.
2004
• Local planning groups oppose a proposed Home Depot in Sorrento Valley. Groups are also up in arms over lights at the Carmel Valley Community Park South. The park, which would become Ocean Air Community Park, wouldn’t open until 2009—with lit basketball courts and ball fields.
• Local planning groups oppose a proposed Home Depot in Sorrento Valley. Groups are also up in arms over lights at the Carmel Valley Community Park South. The park, which would become Ocean Air Community Park, wouldn’t open until 2009—with lit basketball courts and ball fields.
• Earl Warren Middle School turned 50 years old and ground breaks on Sycamore Ridge School.
• In July, the last 4.5 miles of State Route 56 opens, linking Interstate 15 with Interstate 5. City Councilman Brian Maienchein said, “This will allow people to get home five or 10 minutes quicker…and just have time for their quality of life rather than sitting in traffic.”
• Canyon Crest Academy opens in September to 372 students. Half of campus remained under construction and students attended in portables in the parking lot.
• San Diego Jewish Academy unveils the 10-foot high menorah on their campus.
• The Carmel Mountain Road bridge is completed, paving the way for the $35 million Torrey Hills Vons Center to begin construction in the late fall.
Now and then - Carmel Valley in 2001 & 2002
• The Solana Beach School District aimed to buy 10-acres of Pardee-owned land next to the Carmel Valley Library for a third Carmel Valley school Solana Pacific.
• St. William of York parishioners in Carmel Valley raise funds to build a new church—the church, St. Therese of Carmel, would open in 2008. Canyon Hills Community Church also begins an expansion, it is now known as Grace Point.
2002
• Vista Sorrento Parkway opens as well as Carmel Knolls Park and the Torrey Highlands Dog Park.
• The tug-of-war continues on the vacant Townsgate Drive site as Pardee even proposes building a theater to enhance Carmel Valley’s town center. SBSD still wants 10 acres for a school and parents protested Pardee for blocking the sale of the land
In December, the district voted to condemn the land, giving them the right to seize the land from Pardee under eminent domain at fair market value. The district breaks ground on the new school in 2003.
A lawsuit isn’t settled until 2004, when Pardee got $41 million for the land—SBSD originally wanted to pay $24 million.
•City Council voted that 56 acres of Del Mar Mesa would become part of the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP). The acquisition brings the total acreage preserved on the Mesa to 344 acres.
• More than 150 people attend heated Del Mar school district meetings on boundary changes to alleviate an overcrowded Ashley Falls School, ending a period of open boundaries in the district. Also in the Del Mar school district, early Wednesday dismissal begins.
• The San Dieguito Union High School District is concerned about an overcrowded Torrey Pines High, with 3,200 students expected in the fall.
• A new gate is placed at the entrance to the Carmel Mountain Preserve to prevent vehicles from wreaking havoc on 300 acres of protected open space.
• Torrey Hills Community Coalition fights the placement of biotech projects near their elementary school.
• St. William of York parishioners in Carmel Valley raise funds to build a new church—the church, St. Therese of Carmel, would open in 2008. Canyon Hills Community Church also begins an expansion, it is now known as Grace Point.
2002
• Vista Sorrento Parkway opens as well as Carmel Knolls Park and the Torrey Highlands Dog Park.
• The tug-of-war continues on the vacant Townsgate Drive site as Pardee even proposes building a theater to enhance Carmel Valley’s town center. SBSD still wants 10 acres for a school and parents protested Pardee for blocking the sale of the land
In December, the district voted to condemn the land, giving them the right to seize the land from Pardee under eminent domain at fair market value. The district breaks ground on the new school in 2003.
A lawsuit isn’t settled until 2004, when Pardee got $41 million for the land—SBSD originally wanted to pay $24 million.
•City Council voted that 56 acres of Del Mar Mesa would become part of the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP). The acquisition brings the total acreage preserved on the Mesa to 344 acres.
• More than 150 people attend heated Del Mar school district meetings on boundary changes to alleviate an overcrowded Ashley Falls School, ending a period of open boundaries in the district. Also in the Del Mar school district, early Wednesday dismissal begins.
• The San Dieguito Union High School District is concerned about an overcrowded Torrey Pines High, with 3,200 students expected in the fall.
• A new gate is placed at the entrance to the Carmel Mountain Preserve to prevent vehicles from wreaking havoc on 300 acres of protected open space.
• Torrey Hills Community Coalition fights the placement of biotech projects near their elementary school.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Now and Then: Carmel Valley back in 2000
• Ground breaks on the San Diego Jewish Academy.
• Sage Canyon School opens.
• Torrey Pines High School turned 25 years old.
• Pardee Homes sells its visitor center property on El Camino Real for $900,000. It's skate park later.
• $24 million sports center in Carmel Valley—Pacific Athletic Club.
• New home construction booms and planning begins for Pacific Highlands Ranch. Construction begins on Signature Point, the housing complex across from Del Mar Highlands Town Center
• A group called FANGS, Families Against Neighborhood Gas Stations, opposes a Chevron gas station planned for East Ocean Air Drive and Carmel Mountain Road. The fight continues until 2002, when Chevron abandons their plans.
• Torrey Hills Community Park opens.
• Sage Canyon School opens.
• Torrey Pines High School turned 25 years old.
• Pardee Homes sells its visitor center property on El Camino Real for $900,000. It's skate park later.
• $24 million sports center in Carmel Valley—Pacific Athletic Club.
• New home construction booms and planning begins for Pacific Highlands Ranch. Construction begins on Signature Point, the housing complex across from Del Mar Highlands Town Center
• A group called FANGS, Families Against Neighborhood Gas Stations, opposes a Chevron gas station planned for East Ocean Air Drive and Carmel Mountain Road. The fight continues until 2002, when Chevron abandons their plans.
• Torrey Hills Community Park opens.
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