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Cardiff 101 Main Street Hosts 2024 Encinitas Mayoral Election Forum Cardiff 101 Main Street, in collaboration with the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Town Council Committee, is proud to announce the upcoming Encinitas Mayoral Election Forum. This important event will take place at the Ada Harris School Auditorium, located at 1508 Windsor Road, Cardiff, CA 92007, on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The forum provides a valuable opportunity for Encinitas residents to engage directly with the candidates for the position of Encinitas Mayor. Each candidate will have the chance to respond to questions submitted by the community, offering insights into their policies and vision for the future of Encinitas. Residents are encouraged to submit their questions in advance. Cardiff Town Council seeks to inform resident voters of candidate views on local matters. The public is encouraged to submit their questions for the candidates to encmayorquestions@gmail.com between September 3 and September 15, 2024. The public's questions will be reviewed and compiled by the CTC committee and the moderator one day prior to the forum. Based on past experience, there will be an abundance of questions, and not all questions will be asked. No questions will be accepted after the deadline or on the day of the event. The forum will be moderated by Stephen Wyer, a respected journalist and podcaster known for his work on the Stay Classy Podcast. Steve has reported on local politics, crime, and enterprise for The Coast News, The Union (Sacramento), CBS Los Angeles, and several Los Angeles Area newspapers. Steve holds a B.A. in Journalism from UCLA. Since Encinitas' incorporation in 1986, the Cardiff-by-the-Sea Town Council has held Election Forums to bring candidates for elected city office together to share their perspectives on important community questions. Now, as a committee of Cardiff 101 Main Street, the Cardiff-by-the Sea Town Council continues to host forums for the offices of Encinitas District 3 Council Member (not up for election this year) and Encinitas Mayor. Cardiff-by-the-Sea Town Council uses this format in response to the community’s desire for a more local, Cardiff and Encinitas-focused forum, rather than one addressing regional/national issues. Having questions submitted in advance allows our moderator to parse topics and create a more informative and cohesive forum. Save the date and join us for an evening of informative dialogue and community engagement! Cardiff-by-the-Sea Town Council Mission Statement: The Cardiff-by-the-Sea Town Council advocates on behalf of Cardiff residents and strives to keep them informed, interested, and engaged in community matters. Support our mission by becoming a Resident Member of Cardiff 101 Main Street: Become a Resident Member. For more information visit: cardiff101.com Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Join the Museum of Making Music for a FREE afternoon of film and discovery with two screenings of the 2023 Academy Award-winning short documentary "The Last Repair Shop." Between screenings, we will be joined by special guests from the repair department of Bertrand's Music as they share stories, tools of the trade, and more. About the film: In a nondescript warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student instruments. Meet four unforgettable characters whose broken-and-repaired lives have been dedicated to bringing much more than music to the city's schoolchildren. This event is FREE. Please RSVP. Visit: Museum of Making Music Museum of Making Music on Instagram and Facebook

Jimmy "Jay" Lee's body has never been found, but a judge declared him dead. Jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict after over nine and a half hours of deliberation.

The Hausmann Quartet and Maritime Museum of San Diego are excited to partner to present the ninth season of Haydn Voyages: Music at the Maritime, a quarterly concert series performed aboard one of the Museum’s historic world-class vessels, the 1898 steam ferryboat Berkeley that operated for 60 years on San Francisco Bay. All concerts are Sundays at 2:30 p.m., and include an intermission for a total length of under two hours. Each creative program will also include informative and entertaining commentary between selections from noted UC Santa Barbara musicologist Derek Katz. The Hausmann Quartet would like to recognize the support of pH Projects, The Conrad Prebys Foundation and the City of San Diego’s Commission for Arts and Culture. KPBS is the exclusive media sponsor of Haydn Voyages: Music at the Maritime. Sunday, November 24 Concert Details Revolution When we think of art as “revolutionary,” we are most often considering the content of the work itself. This program also asks us to consider the context of its creation, as the opening Haydn quartet (opus 55, no. 2 “Razor”) is followed by Victor Ullmann’s third string quartet, written in 1943 in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. The second half features Gabriela Smith’s raucous Carrot Revolution, and the ninth season ends in epic fashion with Beethoven’s final work, his Quartet in F Major, opus 135. Visit: 2024 Concert Series Hausmann Quartet on Instagram and Facebook