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Oce ns1de, CA (San Diego Co.) North County Blade Tribune I C1r. D. 29,089) Cir. S. 30,498)

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This Is the fifth of a series of articles profiting candidates In local district elections.

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F.st. 1888 US!lmen beat Biola in SbCCer Vmce Bia h · h th nc I ad two first-half ff e second half as the USD ~oals and one goal in 4-0, in a non-conferenc:1;~;esoccetr team_ beat yes erday in La The Toreros are 9-6-1 . Marc Duggan had t1ve shutout Ja three saves in his sec at 59·59 . son Pearson scored the T ond consecu. . . oreros' last goal Santa Clara ranked N the 1 orer , 1 ' o. 11 in then r 3:30. os ast home match of the ,: ion, visits USD for a on. tomorrow at

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ABRAHAM EDLIN a full-time seven-member coun- cil, with four members elected by newly establisned districts . If ell!cted mayoi. he said, he would pu~h ior tht crcauon of touncil districts, enlarging the council and convertmg 1t to a proiess1onal pohtlcal body . uch a system. he argues. would make city officials more actountablt to the people and give the city's minorities a stronger voice in government econdl), Edlm said, he would create grassroot government forums and appomt an om- budsman to mediate disputes be- tween residents and the police Edlu. said he ha proven his commitment lo the people b) rep ·term~ more than 40.000 vot<>rs. a feat that earned him a certihcak of appreciat10n from the cit~· Edlin has proposed lcgal1Z1ng prostitution at Camp Pendleton. J Manne base that abuts the ci- ty, to le~. e, lllegal sexual activi- ty downt ,wn and to curh the spread of venereal disease Edlm \\Tiles a column for se1110r c1tuens for the tw1ce- wcekh Oceanside Hreew news- paper and nosts a radio talk sho" lo• senior citizen on K\'SD . Both are m abeyance durmg the campaign MAHGARET ;'llcKE. . A A a self-employed tax and

MARGARET McKENNA business consultant. Margaret ·'Mickey" McKenna's job is to help her clients get the most for the1r dollar. Jf elected mayor. tile 61-~·ear- old McKenna said she would do the same for the cit~, with he, first task being to "prioritize•· how the city spends its money. "You fund those services that every person has an absolute right to. " such as pol!ce and fire protection and sewer and water. said McKenna, a member of the Oceanside Taxpayers Associa- tion and a full-time resident of Oceanside since 1976. ·'When these are lully funded. then you make a wish 11st of other things.'' she said. Recrea- tion would fall under the latter category. she said The aim 1s to ensure that there 1s enough money to pay for basic services. plus a little extra to lund emergencies. McKenna said there is no reason for the city to go into debt. "If you have enough money that 1s well-managed. you pro- ,·ide most things that people will need." McKenna said. A. an example of how the city could better manage its money, lllcKenna said the city could save hundreds of thousands of dollar · annually b) decreasing ii. dependence on outside con- sultants Rather. ·he said. cit off1c1ais

DON RODEE should use city staff. "The best sources are the people who do the job," McKenna said. '·How would I know what the tools are you need to do your job?" McKenna , a vocal critic of City Hall spending, sees no need to cut the budget to pay for essen- tial services McKenna is married and has three children. She graduated from ational University and has earne-d--cremts towaro a gradu- ate degree 111 business. This i her fourth attempt to win a seat on the council. She finished sixth m 1980, third in 1982. and fourth in 1984. DON RODEE "We have a very narrow idea of what Oceanside 1s." says Don Rodee. a 48-year-old senior pilot for American Airlines. Unfortunately, he said, until th city cleans up the downtown, it will be difficult to convince residents and \'isilors alike of the merits of this coastal city. Rodee. a 13-year resident of Oceanside. said the first step in makmg the downtown attractive 1s to rid the area of crime. But the dope dealers and ;>ro- stitutes won't go away unti~he city hires enough police to can- rnss the area Rodcc said he would support additional funding for the police department, par- llcularly for detectives.

LORRAINE ROSENFELD Rodee also said he would push for more vigorous enforcement of the city's building codes and the hiring of additional code en- forcement officers, if necessary. to catch violators and to ensure adherence to health and safety laws . Simultaneously with that ef- fort. Rodee said , the city should try to attract more tourists. On a city-wide basis. Rodee said he would work to ensure Oceanside residents have enough waler. He said he \\ould do that by lessening the city's complete dependence on im- ported water. "There is water available in Oceanside from a number of sources," he said. Rodee , co-author of Propos1- l!on A. the slow-growth mitiat1ve enacted last year by voi.crs, said he would strictly enforce the ini- tiative. Cnt1cs have charged that Rodee will be unable to me<:t the demands of his job and th< city. Rodee countered. however . that as a senior airlme pilot, he has earned the right to turn down any assignments. He added that there is -1othing wrong with leaving the dty for any period of time and sa·1d other city officials •·should get out of town a lot more.'' I, Rodee. who ran /:'.nsuc_r ssfully • See Mayor, Page B15 ' · Ro~enfeld said she did not know ,, nere- ~be would get the moner to pay for mvre police of- ficer , but if it takes an across- the-board reduction,,. then so be 1t. she said. While the city's esca ating crime rate has hurt its image, Rosenfeld said. residents must share some of the blame. Rather than attacking pro- blems that hurt the entire city, she said, many residents tend to look out only for their neighborhoods.

muu term city laws r'or 14 y ars lie worked as a cit) planner, dunng which lime he said he h •lp(•d prepare 0ce,J11s1dc' first genl'ral plan ,md drafted the first cit~ ordi nirncc 111 the . late to permit plannt·d communities such as Oreana B, glc) also Cl"Vl·d as Clly al'• mana er of 0c ·,111 1dc lor nearly Bagh·y 1~ marncd and has loUI ch1lrlrcn. He I pre 1dent of the San Diego Chapt •r of thl· League of Cal1fon11a C'1t1es ABHi\llMI EDLlN ,\hr,1ham Edin ha, tl('en rnnn- mg for mayor almo I as long as he ha h\'ed III 0n•anstdc Edlin, 72. has 1wvcr .·unecded 111 captur111g lite c11y·~ top elected po~t. even though he has tried five times, but that hasn't topped the 21 year rl•S!dent from trymg A former tc11cher \\ ith a muster' degn·c III ocial work from Florida State 111vers1ty, Edlm repeatNII) ha tned to reform city gO\'COllllCnt. ' I am " \ 1s1untir) person." r:dhn . aid. • 1 care •· II(, says ht• wa dl•epl\' d1sap- po111ted two years ago wh ·n res- ident.· defeated a proposed Cit) Charter that would h:1vc replae l'd tht> turr"nt part-tune. at- largc, live mcmb •r c:ouncll w1t11 \\O 1)( years o

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v~'3i~~ored three goals m the Uo1~rsity or San Diego 4-0 victory over Biola. Mark Dugan had three saves for his second consecutive shutout for the Tore- ros (9-6-1). Biola 1s 5-11-3 USD pla~s its final home match Friday agamst Santa Clara at 3,30 p.m. ---

Oceanside for 14 years gradu- ated trom :.11rn<:osta Coll " and :'iat10nal Umversttv School of Law. he wa~ ad~1tted to the Califorma Bar this past Febru- ary and has been nr ... ~•: -' · spec1aliz1 ~mce. This is I a seat on t San Diego, CA (San Diego C~.) San Diego Union (Cir. D. 217,089) (Cir.S.341,840) While

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l.0RR.\l:\E RO ENFELD She' says it's only her per• sonal opinion. but attorney Lor rnine Rosenfeld believes Pro- pu ition A. the sloY. •growth ini- tiative enacted last year by voters, will be overturned 111 the courts. Rather than waiting for hat to happen, the city should be n gotiatmg a settlement with the developers who challenged the mitlat1\e, the 31-year-old Rosenfeld said. Rosenfeltl . who has lived in

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Hidden costs ofgrowth control ;J---1 c; I_) By Jonathan Sandy people are ex1tmg m large numbers. and Dirk Yandell Cominentary The local economy stagnates and the

tax base erodes as residents and firms leave. One way for such a city to address these problems is to mandate that no one can leave. Clearly such a policy woultl be seen as a blatant attack on personal freedom and civil liberties. Yet growth control as envisioned under Proposition D and J is really the same thing - and it would man- date such restrictions for 22 years. Another lost rreedom is the ability of the housing market to respond to the demands of consumers. Develop- ers lose the ability to meet the desire of potential home buyers in regard to location and style. Instead, local bu- reaucrats determine every aspect of new developments, including who can build, what can be built, when it can be built, and what facilities must be included in the development. It is clear that appointed or elect- ed officials will have neither the nec- essary information nor the incen- tives to effectively and efficiently control development. The results are economic inefficiency, the creation of deliberate shortages of housing. more control over individual rights and no guarantees that the negative aspects of growth will ever be ad- dressed. The personal costs and the economic costs of growth controls under Proposition D and J will prove to be exceedingly high. These extreme costs and their in- flexible restrictions that would be imposed on the entire region for 22 years make them too expensive for any San Diegan to afford. Sandy and YB11dell are Associate Profes§Ors of Economics, l/Direaigt ofSaimego. -- /

A fundamental freedom of individ- uals in the United States is the ability to move about, to live and work wherever they find the greatest op- portunities. Proponents of growth controls who argue that rapid region- al growth reduces the "quality of life" of existing residents would curb this constitutional right. Stopping residential construction is offered as their blanket solution for such diverse issues as traffic congestion, the overcrowding of pub- lic places, inadequate sewage facili- ties, the deterioration of air quality, and the loss of open spaces. These are serious problems, and all require attention. Restrictions on building, as proposed by Propositions D and J, do not directly address any of these problems. Instead, these pro- posed building restrictions would create a shortage of housing and a host of negative economic conse- quences while exaggerating the neg- ative aspects of growth. If a region restricts building, de- velopment will logically shift to nearby areas. When the controlled areas are close to the central busi- ness district, development shifts out to the urban fringe. This invariably leads to increased commute times and traffic as well as the attendant increase in air pollution. The resulting urban sprawl is unwelcome and requires that new public facilities be constructed (more schools, roads, and parks, for exam- ple) while the facilities In existing neighborhoods go underutilized. Furthermore, because develop- ment must shift to second choice or low-priority areas, consumers are enied the opportunity to reside

Tbe Union wdcomes commentar- ies from its readers. Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, and not more than 750 word . Informa- tion cannot be provided on individual commentaries because of their daily volume. Inquiries about them, there- fore, should not be made. Manu- scripts will not be returned. where they most desire. If growth controls cover the entire San Diego metropolitan area, it may not be possible to shift development. There will still be serious conse- quences, however. The likely effects of Proposition D and J include in- creased unemployment, a higher cost of living, and reduced industrial ex- pansion. Regardless of the degree of regu- lation, one point is obvious: Control- ling the supply of housing in an ex- panding region will increase housing prices and rents. The benefits of this increase accrue primarily to multi• pie homeowners who receive capital gains and higher rental incomes. Those who do not own houses, on the other hand, will be made worse off. Renters will pay more to main- tain their residences and have less opportunity to buy houses. Because renters as a group contain a larger proportion of young, low-income and minority families, the benefits of growth controls will be regressive and somewhat discriminatory. Perhaps the greatest cost of growth controls is the loss in individ- ual freedom and liberty they repre- sent. An example makes this clear Consider any declining city where

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F.st. 1888 ;Ramirez name<¼ presiding judge~ . The judges of tlieNorth ,County Municipal Court an- nounce t~c election of the Hon- o_r~ble _Y1ctor Ramirez as re- s,dm!{ Judge for 1989. P · h . Prior to_ l1is appointment to t e bench m 1979 Judge R . :r . , am1- ez was. m private practice in ,Esdond1do, primari ly in civil ,11n real estate law. He is a ;g~aduate of Pepperdine Univer- sity, and receiveil his law degree ,from the Univei:,sity of San Die- fO Collei?(Lo(Law. 7 9. (:,r-- • HeJias served in a.ft tT 1 e de- l)artment:'> of ihe court and will fssume his post effective Jan. I. f Judge Suzanne Knauf was al- t'odelected as assistant presiding Ju ge of th_e court. Judge Knauf ~as appomted to the North -, ounty. Municipal Court in 978. Prior to her appointment to th~ bei:ich, s he was in private kractice m Oceanside with th li~~ fLm of Feist, Vetter, Knauf it o_y. S?e graduated from• • 'she UnB1vers1ty of California at . I anta arbara and received her s3h degree from Ca l Western c ool of Law in San Diego. !S?5 .1/

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override concern for patients. "Ethics and economics can co-exist. During thi shake-out period in the healthcare indus- try, we must not lo e sight of our goal of healthier individu- al , a healthier society. Individ- ual and the healthcare system = --"'-~"-- are inter•dependent; the wel-

fare of one group depends on the welfare of the other. The delivery branch of the industry mu t not ignore front line is- uc at the bedside in acute c re, convale cent care, same- day . urgery, clinics, dialysis or oncology centers. "Today's economic climate demands knowledgeable, dedi- cated directors who can a sure just and efficient allocation of carce re ources. My desire is to erve our community a uch m mber of the Fallbrook Hos- pital District board of direc- tor ." Li a Gifford, i a widow with four children, a Fallbrook r ident for 8 y ar , and i cur- r ntly director, i t d care/ welln at Casa de la Cam- panas, formerly director, am- bulatory surgery. Fallbrook Hospital.

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