Spring 2010 baseball Carmel Mtn. Little League

Call for Returning Players


Online registration continues for Spring 2010 baseball, but time is short so

register ASAP! Note that there will be no further opportunity for returning

players to register in person, and age categories will close as divisions fill

up, so to assure your placement on a team, register TODAY.


New Players


There is still room in all age categories, but space is filling...we want you

to join us, so register now! For those of you who have already registered,

you will soon receive information on how and when to appear to tryout (if

needed) and to submit forms and proofs of age and residency (if you have not

already done so). We rely on the e-mail addresses you provided during

registration, but...typos happen, so if you have not heard from us by the end

of the month please contact us and let us know! Email info@cmrll.org with

any questions.

Sabre Springs Food Safety and Power Outages

Food Safety Related to Power Outages


Due to current weather conditions, San Diego County may experience electricity outages, including at food facilities. The Department of Environmental Health offers the following food safety tips to prevent food-borne illness in the event of power outages:

Keep potentially hazardous foods, such as meat or poultry, at 41°F or less

Discard any potentially hazardous foods that has risen to room temperature and remained there for two (2) hours or more

When the power comes back on, all potentially hazardous foods must be evaluated for proper temperatures

Please be advised that a power outage increases the risk of food borne illness and food preparation should cease until the power is fully restored. If you have any questions, you may contact an Environmental Health Specialist at (619) 338-2379 from 8am to 5pm or after hours at (858) 565-5255. Or, visit our website at http://www.sdcdeh.org/ for more resources.

Sabre Springs In the News

http://www.mylocalnews.com/nws/index.php?/main/content/driver_enters_guilty_plea_for_sabre_springs_fatality/

Football Picks

Welcome to the Ultimate Pigskin Picks contest!

How does Ultimate Pigskin Picks work?

Each week you pick the winner for each pro football game up to 15 minutes before it is scheduled to start. We throw out your 4 worst weeks so only your best 17 weeks count toward your overall score.

Can I still play if the season has already started?

Yes. Your picks going forward will be counted toward your score. We throw out your 4 worst weeks so the top 17 weeks count toward your overall score. If you start before week 5 you'll be fine. If you start after week 5 you'll be behind the others in terms of the overall season, but you could still win a prize for an individual week.

What if I don't pick a week?
If you don't make a pick the computer will select the most picked teams for you.

Are there prizes?

Yes. Weekly Prizes.

Can I play with a "private group" of friends and family?

Yes. After you register and log in, just click on "My Private Groups" which will appear in the upper-left hand corner of the page. After the page loads, click on "Create a Private Group" and follow the instructions.

Do you have what it takes to be the Ultimate Pigskin Champion?

SIGN UP NOW and get ready to WIN!

Sabre Springs Community Meeting 11/18/2009 Rec Center

Sabre Springs Notes
Sabre Springs Minutes
High Speed Rail
Angled Parking

Attached is the agenda and backup materials for the Sabre Springs Planning Group meeting this Wednesday, November 18th, 2009. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30pm at the Carmel Mtn./Sabre Springs Rec. Center
As a reminder, the meeting this Wednesday is the meeting where we MUST hae at least 7 new members to volunteer to join our group to fill out the remaining terms of vacant seats. If we don't get 7 new members, we will be deemed inactive by the city and will not have a say in development projects or zoning in our community.
Please bring your friends, neighbors, and relatives to ensure we have enough people to fill the vacant seats.

Sabre Springs Residents I-15 Construction Advisory

Dear I-15 Community Member:

Please be advised that the northbound Interstate 15 (I-15) on-ramp from westbound Poway Road and the northbound I-15 off-ramp to Ted Williams Parkway/State Route 56 (SR-56) close to the Sabre Springs community will be closed starting Friday at 10 p.m. and reopening at 5 p.m. on Saturday. The northbound I-15 outside lane and the auxiliary lane between Poway Road and Ted Williams Parkway/SR-56 and the outside lane of eastbound Ted Williams Parkway will also be closed during this time.

Motorists traveling to I-15 north from westbound Poway Road will be detoured to north on Sabre Springs Parkway to west on Ted Williams Parkway onto northbound I-15. Motorists traveling to eastbound Ted Williams Parkway from northbound I-15 will be detoured to west on Carmel Mountain Road to south on Rancho Carmel Drive onto eastbound Ted Williams Parkway. Motorists traveling to westbound SR-56 will exit the freeway at Poway Road/Rancho Peñasquitos Boulevard and travel west on Ranch Peñasquitos Boulevard to westbound SR-56. Please see the attached construction advisory for a detour map. Detour signs will be posted to direct motorists around these closures. Please click here for more information.

If you have any questions regarding this closure, please feel free to contact me at 858-668-3368.
Also, please be advised that construction will continue Sunday night on the Poway Road/Rancho Peñasquitos Boulevard bridge over Interstate 15 (I-15), requiring the closure of southbound I-15 in the area from 11:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Motorists traveling south on I-15 will be detoured to west on State Route 56 (SR-56) to south on Black Mountain Road to east on Mercy Road onto southbound I-15. Detour signs will be posted to direct motorists around the closure. Bridge construction may cause noise but must be done at night to minimize disruptions to the weekday commute.

Sincerely,
Antoinette Meier
Public Information Officer
I-15 Express Lanes Project
858-668-3368 office
858-688-1445 mobile
For construction updates, questions and road closure information, log-on to http://www.keepsandiegomoving.com/ or call the Interstate 15 Project Information Hotline at 866-890-1397.

Sabre Springs Bike Lane

BACKGROUND


The Sabre Spring Community Plan encourages the development of a system of bikeways within the community tying into the Regional Bicycle Network. The project ties into the existing Class 1 Bike Lane that leads to Mira Mesa and provides for the construction of a Class I Bike Path (combined pedestrian and bicycle travel) easterly along the south side of Poway Road from the Interstate 15/Poway Road interchange to Sabre Springs Parkway, approximately 1,950 feet in length which replaces the existing Class II Bikeway located within the shoulder of Poway Road.

GOAL

To provide safe travel for pedestrians and bicyclists by constructing Class 1 Bike Path.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project provides for a 10-foot wide Bike Path on the southern side of Poway Road between I-15 and Sabre Springs Parkway by widening the existing 5-foot wide sidewalk to the south. The project includes the installation of retaining walls with the fence on the top and revegetation of disturbed areas in accordance with the City. The project requires a Site Development Permit because it lies partially within a Multi-Habitat Planning Area (MHPA).

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE & COST

Construction Start: June, 2011

Construction Complete: October, 2011

Construction Cost Estimate: $1,000,000



STATUS

We are presently in the 30% design stage.
The Site Development Permit is with Development Services for review.

Sabre Springs in the News!

A local Sabre Springs woman was killed a a tragic accident on Sabre Springs Pkwy.
Please read the article about Sabre Springs in Voice of San Diego. It is written by Keegan Kyle and can be found by clicking here.

-Craig

High Speed Rail - Special Meeting (San Diego I15 freeway)

For more information about the High Speed Rail project please go to http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/


As confirmed at our Oct 15th board meeting, this months Regional Issues meeting will be a noticed Special Board meeting of the RBCPB for the purpose of addressing the high speed rail project.


We are holding this special meeting to accommodate the Nov 20th deadline that has been established for the receipt of community comments. (hearing this item at our next regularly scheduled meeting of November 19th would not allow the board enough time/any time to meet this deadline)

Issues related to the elevation line(s), noise, visual quality,impacts during construction and alternative alignments also have an impact on the (neighboring) communities of Rancho Penasquitos , Sabre Springs, San Pasqual and Mira Mesa and for this reason we are also inviting the Chairs of these planning groups to attend and participate in our discussion.

Rancho Bernardo Community Planning Board

Mailing address: 15721 Bernardo Height Parkway,Ste B#230,SD,CA 92128

www.RBPlanningBoard.com

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF THE

RANCHO BERNARDO COMMUNITY PLANNING BOARD

November 3, 2009

7PM

SW&TClub

16955 Bernardo Oaks Drive

San Diego CA 92128

Sabre Springs Bikeways

BACKGROUND


The Sabre Spring Community Plan encourages the development of a system of bikeways within the community tying into the Regional Bicycle Network. The project ties into the existing Class 1 Bike Lane that leads to Mira Mesa and provides for the construction of a Class I Bike Path (combined pedestrian and bicycle travel) easterly along the south side of Poway Road from the Interstate 15/Poway Road interchange to Sabre Springs Parkway, approximately 1,950 feet in length which replaces the existing Class II Bikeway located within the shoulder of Poway Road.

GOAL

To provide safe travel for pedestrians and bicyclists by constructing Class 1 Bike Path.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project provides for a 10-foot wide Bike Path on the southern side of Poway Road between I-15 and Sabre Springs Parkway by widening the existing 5-foot wide sidewalk to the south. The project includes the installation of retaining walls with the fence on the top and revegetation of disturbed areas in accordance with the City. The project requires a Site Development Permit because it lies partially within a Multi-Habitat Planning Area (MHPA).

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE & COST

Construction Start: June, 2011

Construction Complete: October, 2011

Construction Cost Estimate: $1,000,000

STATUS

We are presently in the 30% design stage. The Site Development Permit is with Development Services for review.

Community Meeting - November 9 @ 6:30 p.m.

You are cordially invited to attend a community meeting on Monday, November 9, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at the Carmel Mountain Ranch/Sabre Springs Recreation Center to discuss the future of the Sabre Springs Planning Group. This is not an official planning group meeting.

The two options we will discuss are:

• Increasing membership to 12 members, as required by city council policy, or
• Allowing the planning group to go dormant until 12 members come forward to volunteer.

If we get to at least 12 members and have enough interest in maintaining the planning group, then we would also like to discuss options for reconstituting the planning group as a town council or community council and expand our areas of influence and interest.

We want this to be for the benefit of you, the residents of Sabre Springs.

-Craig

Mira Mesa Street Fair

Mira Mesa Street Fair.. Hosted by the Mira Mesa Town Council
Saturday, Sept. 26th
10am to 4:30pm
On Camino Ruiz
Mira Mesa Blvd. to New Salem St.

http://www.miramesatowncouncil.org/

Over 100 crafters and Vendors
Mira Mesa library book sale
SDG&E lamp exchange
International food court
Many special and unique attractions... continuous entertainment and Much, Much, More....

Sabre Spirngs Important Information Regarding Car Burglaries

From Officer Phet Guiney.

Sabre Springs has seen a significant increase in Car Burglaries. There were several cases where women left their purses in their cars, parked inside their garages with doors unlocked or windows opened.
San Diego Police would like to remind you that there are ways to prevent Auto Thefts and Car Burglaries in your area.

………………..Don’t make your property an EASY target……………….

Please remember these simple steps to avoid becoming a victim:

 Never leave your car running unattended
 Close all windows and lock your doors
 Remove all property worth stealing from view
 If you spend money for security devices, USE THEM every time you leave your car unattended
 DO NOT leave any money visible in the car
 Park in lighted areas or garage (if possible)


Officers are patrolling the area, however, we could use your help. If you see a crime in progress, get a good description and call 911 with as much information as possible. If you become a victim, please call
(858)484-3154, and a report will be taken.

Together, we CAN make a difference!

Water Wise Program San Diego Water Conservation

4677 Overland Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123


News Release

Contact: John Liarakos

(858) 522-6703 Office

(858) 761-2544 Cell

Or

Denise Vedder

(858) 522-6709 Office

(619) 770-8403 Cell

September 17, 2009

Water Conservation Incentives Restart for San Diego County Residents and Businesses

SoCal Water$mart and Save A Buck programs available September 21

Several popular rebates for water-saving devices will once again be available to San Diego County residents and businesses starting next week.

Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, September 21, SoCal Water$mart and Save A Buck rebate programs will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are depleted or until May 31, 2010, whichever comes first.

Both programs are administered by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California through the San Diego County Water Authority and its 24 member agencies. MWD is the largest supplier of water for the San Diego region.

“We are pleased that MWD is relaunching these important programs to help San Diego County residents and businesses conserve water indoors and outdoors,” said Bill Rose, water conservation program executive for the Water Authority. “Because the budgets for both

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programs will be far more limited than past years, we want to make sure our ratepayers have a fair opportunity to take advantage of these money-saving incentives before funding runs out.”

Residents in the Water Authority’s service area can apply for rebates on high-efficiency clothes washers, high-efficiency toilets, weather-based irrigation controllers, and rotary nozzles with pressure-regulating heads through the SoCal Water$mart program. No advance rebate reservation is required. Rebate applications for purchases made on or after September 21, 2009 will be available online at http://socalwatersmart.com/. Water$mart will run through May 31, 2010, or until the $6 million for the program are depleted. Participants should check the website regularly for the latest information on qualifying devices and products and rebate amounts.

The Save A Buck program is available to water agency customers who own or manage commercial, industrial and institutional facilities or multi-family properties. Save A Buck rebates include high-efficiency toilets, weather-based irrigation controllers, rotary nozzles with pressure-regulating heads, water brooms, cooling tower conductivity controllers and ph/conductivity controllers (HVAC), steam sterilizers and dry vacuum pumps (medical), and high-efficiency clothes washers (multi-family). Some devices or products from previous Save A Buck programs are no longer eligible for a rebate.

Save A Buck participants must obtain a rebate reservation online prior to purchase and installation of a qualifying device. Phone reservations are not available. After obtaining a reservation, participants must purchase and install the device, and submit the completed application within 45 days of the reservation confirmation to receive a rebate. Reservations will be available at www.mwdsaveabuck.com on a first-come, first-served basis or until the $4.6 million for the program are depleted. Participants should check the website regularly for the latest information on qualifying devices and products and rebate amounts.

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Since local water agencies may offer additional rebates or incentives, residents and businesses interested in participating in SoCal Water$mart or Save A Buck should first check with their local water provider regarding local incentives, including the availability of synthetic turf rebates. To find local water agencies, go to http://www.bewaterwise.com/ and http://www.20gallonchallenge.com/ or call 888-376-3314.

# # #

The San Diego County Water Authority is a public agency serving the San Diego region as a wholesale supplier of water from the Colorado River and Northern California. The Water Authority works through its 24 member agencies to provide a safe, reliable water supply to support the region’s $171 billion economy and the quality of life of 3 million residents.

Sabre Springs Crime Meeting Report

       I think we had a very productive meeting regarding the recent crime issues. At the meeting were officer Phet Guiney, Susan Steffen, and John Ly the representative for Councilmember Carl Demaio.

      There were some excellent questions asked by our community members. The main topic of conversation was the recent car burglaries. According to officer Steffen the crime stats have not increased from this year to last. It just feels like the crime has increased. The truth, according to officer Steffen, is the gangs usually hit one area at a time and then move on to the next.

     A very good point was brought up about reporting crimes. I know that a lot of us don't report the issues because we think that nothing will be done. Officer Steffen mentioned that it is very important to report all crimes. Officers are assigned to areas with higher crime reports. Sabre Springs has such low crime that only 1 officer is assigned to our area as well as Scripps Ranch. That is good and bad news. Good news that we are a very low crime area but bad news that we only have one officer patroling our community.

     If there is an incident the officers mentioned to call the non emergency number 858-484-3154 and ask for the "telephone report unit". Always file a report. Officer Guiney said that the only time to call 911 is if there is a fire, crime in progress or medical attention is needed.

     You may have noticed more police officers in our neighborhood giving out speeding tickets and wondering why they aren't working on crime issues. Officer Steffen said that they are traffic officers and don't work on burglaries.


     The officers did mention that there is a spike in crime during the summer months. They didn't know why exactly. One possible reason was summer break. They did say that the break-ins were usually caused from gangs that live outside of our area.


Here are some possible solutions (nothing magical)

1. Remove ALL items from your car.
  a. bags
  b. garage remotes
  c. purses as well as gym bags.
  d. computers
  e. EVERYTHING!

2. Put cars in garage -
  Great time to clean out your garage and get rid of all that junk. This seems like a simple solution that also      appears to be the best.

3. Exterior lighting (motion detector lighting)

4. Put a Pit Bull in your car (just kidding)

The last thing that we talked about was setting up Neighborhood watch programs. If anyone is interested in starting a neighborhood watch in your area please email me at craig@craiglevitt.com


Coyote issue
This is part of an email that I received from one of our neighbors"

"I wanted to warn our neighbors to keep their cats and small pets indoors at night. Last evening, my husband, daughter and I returned home around 9:30 pm and saw a mid-sized coyote standing in our front yard. We're on the corner of Granite Creek Road and Pocano Way and the corner is well lit. We even had our front house lights on but the lights didn't seem to scare the coyote."

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Sabre Springs Meeting

Due to the recent auto burglaries in Sabre Springs we will be having a special meeting at the Carmel Mtn. rec. center. In attendance will be:

1. Councilmember Carl DeMaio
2. Officer Phet Guiney - Neighborhood Watch
3. Officer Susan Steffen - Community representative

When: September 8th Tuesday... 6:30pm
Where: Carmel Mtn. Recreation Center

AlertSanDiego

AlertSanDiego is for registering your cell phone, VoIP phone, and email address only. Listed and unlisted land line phones are already included in the database and do not need to be registered. Please contact us or view the Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

Beef Recall

The County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health has been advised by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) of a recall of Beef Packers Inc ground beef products. Beef Packers is taking this action as a precaution following investigations that determined there is an association between the ground beef products and Salmonella illnesses reported in Colorado. At this time, there have been no reported illnesses in San Diego County related to these recalled products.

Below is the USDA website that lists the recalled products. Consumers with the recalled products may return the products to their local retailer or discard them to a secure trash container.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_041_2009_Release/index.asp

For more information, please contact the USDA at (888) 674-6854 or Beef Packers Consumer Line at (877) 872-3635.

Sabre Springs Planning Group Approves Project

On Wednesday, your planning group, acting as the maintenance assessment district, approved the use of approximately $40,000 in excess reserve funds for a water-wise median demonstration project. The project will remove and replace some groundcover and other landscaping on a median in Sabre Springs Parkway, just south of SR-56/Ted Williams Pkwy.

The design for the new landscape plan will now begin. Planting is scheduled to begin by this fall. The goals of the project are to reduce water and energy use as well as maintenace costs by providing a more sustainable median landscape. It is the hope of the group that the design of this new median landscaping and irrigation will serve as a template for future maintenance assessment district projects, as funds become available.

Sabre Springs Planning Group Meeting 07.29.09

Sabre Springs Planning Group
Sabre Springs Maintenance Assessment District
July 29, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Carmel Mountain Ranch/Sabre Springs Recreation Center
1. Call to order
2. Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) Report – Jaime Diez
3. Approval of meeting minutes (May 20, 2009)
4. Changes to agenda
5. Chair’s report
6. Public comment
7. Police report – Jeff Carter
8. Reports from Offices of Elected officials
a. 75th State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher’s Office – Oscar Urteaga
b. County Supervisor Pam Slater- Price’s Office – Mark Olson
c. Mayor Jerry Sanders’ office – Stephen Lew
d. Councilmember Carl DeMaio’s office – Kelly Batten
9. Community Planner’s Report
10. Information Items
a. Community website (www.sabre-springs.com) and use of social media by planning group - Craig Levitt
The planning group will receive an update on stats for the community website and learn about ways the planning group is expanding its online presence.
b. Updates from Ad Hoc Subcommittees
i. MCAS Miramar – Mary Jean Word
ii. Parking Issues – Craig Levitt
11. Action Items
a. Excess MAD reserve funds – Craig Balben/Andy Field
A subcommittee of planning group members met with Joe Henderson, Andy Field, Jaime Diez (city of San Diego), and Nate Magnusson (Schmidt Design Group) in June to discuss excess funds in the maintenance assessment district reserves. The subcommittee will discuss its recommendation for what to do with the excess reserve funds.
b. Parking issues in the residential areas of Evening Creek Drive East, Shy Bird Lane, Granite Creek Road, and Cool Lake Way
The planning group will discuss updates on options for dealing with parking issues on these streets.
c. Parking issues on Evening Creek Drive North and South
The planning group will discuss updates on parking issues and receive an update on the status of the installation of angled parking.
d. Planning Group Executive Committee – Craig Balben
The planning group does not currently have a vice chair. The planning group will discuss options to fill this vacancy.
12. Future Planning Group Agenda Items
13. Next Meeting: September 16, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
14. Adjournment
If you have questions about this meeting, please call Craig Balben, Chairman, Sabre Springs Planning Group at 858-486-1583.
This information will be made available in alternative formats upon request. To request an agenda format, or to request a sign language or oral interpreter for the meeting, call 235-5200 at least five working days prior to the meeting to insure availability. Assistive Listening Devices (ALD's) are available for the meeting upon request.

Vector Control

San Diego, CA July 15 2009 San Diego County Vector Control program will conduct aerial applications of mosquito larvicide at various wetlands throughout the county next Tuesday, 7/21/2009 in the North County and Wednesday, 7/22/2009 in the South and Central County.

This will be the fifth aerial drop of mosquito larvicide for the 2009 mosquito breeding season. Additional applications will be conducted at three week intervals or as needed. Higher temperatures have increased adult mosquito activity. Adult mosquito populations will be monitored every two weeks, countywide.

County Vector Control will use a helicopter to apply mosquito larvicide to local wetlands to reduce mosquito breeding. The larvicide is not toxic to humans and does not pose a risk to wildlife or the environment.

Controlling mosquito breeding is essential in preventing the spread of West Nile Virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. West Nile Virus is a mosquito transmitted disease that has its peak occurrence during the warm summer months. The symptoms of WNV include: headache, fever, nausea, fatigue, skin rash or swollen glands. About one in 150 people infected with WNV develop more severe symptoms, such as meningitis, encephalitis, or myelitis.

If you think you have symptoms consistent with WNV, contact your healthcare provider. Remember: the best protection against this virus is to prevent mosquito breeding and mosquito bites.