High Society

Encinitas ranks 16th in nation for most expensive homes, according to Coldwell Banker.

Full survey data here.

Online predator caught in San Dieguito Academy sex case -- Jose Adrian Cano, 20, of Vista

NBC:

A Vista man is in custody for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl San Dieguito Academy student.

Last week, the teen said she was snatched off an Encinitas street, forced into a car, then sexually assaulted by three Latino suspects, who drove around for an hour before pushing her out of the vehicle near the site of her alleged kidnapping.
She later admitted she had lied and had consensual sex with a man she met on the Internet.

Jose Adrian Cano, 20, was arrested Tuesday and is facing several charges, including contacting a minor online with the intent to commit a sex crime, a lewd act with 15-year-old and unlawful intercourse with a minor. He is being held on $20,000 bail.
Authorities say evidence they gathered during the investigation has led them to believe there may be other underage victims out there.

Cano is being held at the Vista detention center and will be arraigned Thursday.

Rape report was false

As I hoped and suspected, the San Dieguito Academy kidnapping/rape story was false.

A 15-year-old girl who said she was abducted and raped Friday by three men who pushed her into a car in Encinitas made up the story after she had sex with a man she met online, sheriff's officials announced Monday.

The Sheriff's Department is planning a 4 p.m. press conference at the Encinitas Sheriff's Station to discuss the case.

The girl on Monday told detectives that she skipped her last class at San Dieguito Academy on Friday and was picked up at the school by a man she met on the Internet, sheriff's official said.

The victim and the man went somewhere and had sex, and then the man drove her back to school, officials said.

While the original story didn't make sense, the facts should be just as chilling. Predators aren't cruising the streets; they're trolling the Internet. I hope this girl gets the help she needs, and I hope the predator is caught and put away for a long time.

Encinitas Taxpayers Association rates Council candidates

The ratings can be found here. Detailed questions and responses are here.

Dan Dalager gets an unsurprising D. Teresa Barth gets an A-. Tony Kranz gets a B+. Kristin Gaspar gets an F for refusing to meet with the ETA, not addressing any fiscal issues on her website, and being evasive throughout the campaign on her positions.

San Dieguito Academy student reports rape, kidnapping

... in broad daylight, right after school.

I hope this turns out to be a false report.

A 15-year-old girl walking home from school in Encinitas in coastal northern San Diego County was kidnapped by three men and sexually assaulted Friday, the Sheriff's Department said Saturday.

The girl was forced into the backseat of a car near San Dieguito Academy, where she is a student, the department said.

The three men drove for nearly an hour while the girl was sexually assaulted. She was then pushed out of the car near the school, the department said.

The three attackers were described as Hispanic in their early 20s to early 30s.

One was thin, with a shaved head and a 6 or 619 tattoo on the back of his neck; a second had a mustache and goatee and possibly a scar on the right side of his neck; the third had acne, large ears and a goatee, according to information provided by the Sheriff's Department.

The car was described as a white, older model midsize sedan with a squared-off back and tinted rear windows.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at (858) 565-5200.

San Diego County Taxpayers Association opposes Proposition P

Thanks to Mike from New Encinitas Network for sending this. We all love the kids, but this is 30 years of debt for a grab bag of goodies, many of which will be obsolete long before the debt is paid off. You don't take on 30 years of debt to buy computers that will be outdated in five years.

Full report below.

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CalPERS: raises and bonuses for incompetence

Just to remind you, these are the guys who we're trusting to earn 7.75% annually forever in an environment where Fed Funds and CDs earn 0% and long-term Treasuries earn 3% - 4%. And if they don't hit that lofty goal, Encinitas taxpayers will be required to make up the difference.

AP:

As its investment portfolio was losing nearly a quarter of its value, the country's largest public pension fund doled out six-figure bonuses and substantial raises to its top employees, an analysis by The Associated Press has found.

Board member Tony Olivera said the California Public Employees' Retirement System tried to reduce the bonuses but was under contractual obligations to pay them.

CalPERS' plunging value came as stock values tumbled around the world, the state's economy suffered its worst decline in decades and basic state services faced severe budget cuts.

Virtually all of CalPERS' investment managers were awarded bonuses of more than $10,000 each, with several earning bonuses of more than $100,000 during the 2008-09 fiscal year. The cash awards were distributed as the fund lost $59 billion.

Thanks for spiking the pension liabilities 40%, Dan and Maggie!