City of San Marcos, CA: City and Palomar College launch partnership to increase television programming in San Marcos

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Hills Local

Starting this month, the City of San Marcos and Palomar College will begin airing more San Marcos-specific programming on San Marcos Television (SMTV) as part of a cooperative agreement struck between the two agencies last year.

San Marcos TV is a Public Education and Government (PEG) channel that can be seen in San Marcos on Cox Communications Channel 19, Time Warner Cable Channel 24 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99.

The agreement allows for Palomar College to air programs produced by their Emmy-award winning television department on the city-run cable channel daily from 4 to 10 pm. Programs during this timeslot may include Nature’s Cathedral: The Geology of Yosemite, Math in Your World and Se Habla Español. When Palomar College is not airing their programming, the city will air Council meetings, other city informational shows or county programming.

“By pairing specific city and college resources, we’re able to expand local programming to residents, students and other interested parties,” said Communications Officer Jenny Windle.

“This partnership with the City of San Marcos is a win-win for the both entities,” says Norma Miyamoto, Dean of Arts, Media, Business and Computer Science at Palomar College. “Community members and students alike will benefit from this prime-time opportunity to watch the outstanding educational videos produced by our PCTV department.”

As part of the agreement, the city agreed to provide a fiber connection from the college to City Hall, which allows the college to transfer programming digitally to SMTV for broadcast to San Marcos cable and AT&T subscribers. The fiber installation was completed in late March 2012.

In return for the fiber installation, the college has been providing television production services. Two new program concepts have been launched as part of this agreement: “Discover San Marcos,” which is a series on the history of our City; and “Spotlight San Marcos,” which is a quarterly news program updating residents on special events, programs and projects in the City.

The college also provides field coverage for city events like the annual State of the City Address and the bi-annual Education Forum.

The programs can also be viewed online at www.palomar-tv.com and will eventually be available at www.san-marcos.net as well.

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Jonville Team community-wide garage sale and charity event in San Elijo Hills – 4 more days to sign-up!!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Hills Local

Four more days to sign-up (register by 5/11 at www.SEHgaragesale.com).  The Jonville Team community-wide garage sale and charity event is scheduled for Saturday, May 19th, 2012, from 7 to 11am in San Elijo Hills. You can register at www.SEHgaragesale.com.   The Jonville Real Estate Team has been the proud sponsor in years past and are looking forward to this year’s event. You can visit the Jonville Team Real Estate website at www.SEHproperties.com. All the participants will have their home location and list of items indicated the garage sale map that will be distributed to shoppers the morning of the event. Last year, over 800 maps were distributed.

Like last year, there will be a $10 participation fee with 100% of each $10 donation going to charitable organizations. This year, the donation will go to support the San Elijo Schools and a tax deductible receipt will be provided.

This year, after the Garage Sale hours have ended, you may be able to leave your items at the curb marked “Straight From The Heart”. A truck will come by to pick up your items promptly and leave you a tax deductible receipt. The San Elijo Hills Women’s Club (SEHWC) will be organizing the pick-up.

After the garage sale, from 1-5pm, please join us for a Grand Opening “open house” at our new offices in the Town Center, 1215 San Elijo Rd., right next to the Peppertree Hills Café. Appetizers will be served along    with beer tasting, refreshments & bounce house for kids.

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San Marcos High Ranked #3 on US News & World Report California High School Ranking

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Hills Local
San Marcos High is Ranked #3 in US News & World Report Ranking of Best High Schools in California. San Marcos High is also ranked #11 Nationally.

The 2012 edition includes data on nearly 22,000 public schools, 500 of which received gold medals.

U.S. News partnered with the Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes for Research (AIR), which implemented U.S. News‘s rankings methodology. To determine the Best High Schools national rankings, schools were first analyzed at the state level in terms of how well students in each school performed on state assessments, taking into account the test scores of disadvantaged students (low-income, Hispanic, and black), who tend to score lower on tests.

High schools that made it through this analysis were then eligible to be ranked nationally, in terms of college readiness.U.S. News determines the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work by analyzing student success in Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, both of which include college-level courses. U.S. News awarded more than 4,850 gold, silver, and bronze medals to the top-performing schools. READ MORE VIA US NEWS

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City of San Marcos Highlighted as Part of Strong Cities | Strong State Campaign

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Hills Local

Sacramento. - Today the city of San Marcos was profiled as part of the ongoing “Strong Cities | Strong State” campaign highlighting local government success stories across California.  “Strong Cities | Strong State” is a project of the League of California Cities and the California City Management Foundation (CCMF).

“We are excited to showcase San Marcos’ quality of life in this important campaign,” said San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond. “The city has done an incredible job of balancing resources, maintaining top-notch service and providing an excellent quality of life for our residents. A strong city, in turn, helps strengthen all of California.”

The city of San Marcos’ profile is accessible at: http://www.strongcitiesstrongstate.com/city/san-marcos

The “Strong Cities | Strong State” website is the centerpiece of a campaign broadly promoting city success stories alongside profiles of the elected officials and city managers working together to build and maintain a high quality of life for California city residents.

Highlights of city of San Marcos’ profile include:

  • Creek District to bring new “downtown” to San Marcos;
  • Doing business like a business helps city flourish; and
  • Green revitalization in one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods.

The overarching goal of the “Strong Cities” campaign is to promote the innovation and experience of local officials in delivering vital services at a time when this expertise is vitally needed by state leaders struggling with fundamental issues of governance. “Strong Cities | Strong State” seeks to position cities as vital, necessary and equal partners in building a better California.

The Strong Cities | Strong State campaign will continue profiling individual cities each day, with a goal of highlighting all California cities over the coming year-and-a-half. Profiles include photos, video and other media articulating how each individual city has been working to both provide essential services, as well as elevate the quality life of its residents. Success stories will range from public safety initiatives to educational partnerships, infrastructure improvements to community engagement strategies and more.

Visit “Strong Cities | Strong State” at www.strongcitiesstrongstate.com.

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College Scholarship Fundraiser -San Elijo Hills Women’s Club

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Hills Local

Every Friday during the month of May-Pistachio Hair Studio has partnered with San Elijo Hills Women’s Club (SEHWC) to help support their Higher Education Scholarship Fund.

Sustaining a strong value in education, Pistachio is happy to support this program that grants an annual monetary award to one female at San Marcos High School.  The Career Development Department at the high school will select a student who has maintained exceptional achievement in academics and community service throughout the course of their education.

This young woman has already proven her dedication towards her education and has been accepted at a continued education institution. The higher education scholarship will recognize this student for her strong work ethic and assist her in her educational goals.

Pistachio Hair Studio will be hosting a fundraiser every Friday during the month of May from 9am to 7pm. 30% of any salon service, as well as 10% of any retail purchase will go to the Higher Education Scholarship Fund.

Help a well deserving young women’s dreams of success come true! Please call Pistachio Hair Studio at 760.230.4880 to secure your reservation. San Elijo Hills Women’s Club (SEHWC) must be mentioned at time of booking in order to participate in this fundraiser.

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City of San Marcos, Paper Shredding and E-Waste Event

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Hills Local

The City of San Marcos and EDCO are sponsoring a FREE shredding event on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 9 am to 1 pm at Palomar College, 1140 West Mission Road. The drop-off location will be in Parking Lot 14, just east of the college  baseball diamond.

EDCO customers may drop off up to two bankers boxes (10″ x 12″ x 15″) of items to be shredded per household. EDCO will also be accepting e-waste during the event.

For more information, please call (760) 744-2700.

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Terraza West Opens in San Elijo Hills This Saturday, May 5th

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Hills Local

Terraza West in San Elijo Hills

Due to the popularity of Terraza, Lennar will be offering a continuation of just 18 homes at Terraza West in San Elijo Hills. Lennar will release phase one homes this Saturday, May 5, at 10am.

The small collection includes only the best-selling floorplans as well as the popular Next Gen ‘home within a home’ plan. This plan was designed with multi-generational living in mind and includes a suite with a separate entrance that offers a living space, kitchenette, bedroom and full bath.

Additionally, each home will include a Nexia Home Intelligence system that allows homeowners to control aspects of their home from their smartphone or other internet device.

Terraza West pricing is anticipated from the upper $500,000s. The homes feature 2,513 to 2,726 square feet of living space, four to five bedrooms, up to three and a half baths and up to three-bay tandem garages.

Visit this weekend to secure your Terraza West home!

Welcome Home Center

1104 Festival Road
San Marcos, CA 92078

888-220-5502
760-798-2822

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San Elijo Hills Association Updates

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Hills Local

Summer Camp Sign Ups

The San Elijo Hills Foundation is pleased to offer a Summer Camp Information & Registration Day right in the Town Square! The event will be held on Saturday, May 19th from 10:00AM-1:00PM at the storefronts along San Elijo Road. Check out local summer programs, ask questions, and get registered.

Fence Maintenance Update

The San Elijo Hills Community Association is in the process of painting the Common Area tubular steel or wrought iron fences in the San Elijo community, which is the Association’s responsibility under Section 9.1.5 of the CC&R’s.

Depending upon environmental conditions, this type of fencing requires maintenance approximately every five years in order to reduce the need of replacement.   The Board of Directors recognizes that maintenance of the fences can be intrusive to owners and expensive for the Association.  The goal is to reduce both the frequency of painting and the long-term expense to the Association while ensuring it meets its maintenance obligations.

In preparation for this project, the Board of Directors selected a two-part epoxy product and negotiated a seven-year warranty.  The Board of Directors is hopeful that these efforts will help extend the life of the fence so that it will only need to be maintained every nine to ten years. If the Board is successful in its efforts, maintenance costs should be greatly reduced, and the homeowners will only be inconvenienced every ten years versus every five years.

If all goes as planned, the perimeter fences should be completed by early summer.  Once the fences are done, the Association will focus on walls, vehicle gates, monuments and other community features that require painting this year.

The Board of Directors would like to thank the homeowners impacted by this project for their patience and cooperation.  If you have a fence that is not maintained by the Association and you would like to paint it to match the freshly painted perimeter fencing, we can provide you with specifications for an acrylic paint application.  Please contact Liz McCardle at lmccardle@waltersmanagement.com for more information.

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Workshop on development plans for Hanson property construction, including K-8 school near Cal State San Marcos

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Hills Local

Early Design Concept for Hanson Property in San Marcos

A public workshop was held Monday night (4.30.12) to discuss potential development plans for the Hanson Property near Cal State San Marcos. Representatives for the city of San Marcos, San Marcos Unified School District, and the developer presented.  The casual workshop was designed to gain feedback from the surrounding communities and answer questions. About thirty San Marcos residents attended the session at City Hall.

Basic Design Concept for new K-8 School

New K-8 School 1st phase would be K-8 School to be constructed on the west side of the property on Twin Oaks Road; North of the future site of South Lake Park. Construction would included sports fields and a gymnasium. The school would have two access points for car traffic. The school is expected to have one unified release schedule for all grades K-8. A new stop light would be placed on Twin Oaks Road. Construction would take 12-18 months with the school opening September 2015. The San Marcos School District will hold public workshops in the future regarding enrollment boundaries for San Elijo Hills & Discovery Lake area and new construction.

Project components

Realignment of the South Lake reservoir spill way to flow around school site.

Construction of access to the school site and future South Lake Park.

A temporary rock crusher to facilitate the grading operation located on the proposed school site north of South Lake Park site.

Creation of wetlands restoration area. Future extension of Santa Barbara Drive to Twin Oaks Valley Road.

Trail connections to Double Peak Park, Discovery Lake and South Lake Park using large band of open space flowing off Double Peak Park.

3-5 acre park with active uses fields.

Residential (Rancho Coronado) development of two parcels, the market and zoning will dictate design and density.

South Lake Park construction is separate from this project and has no defined timeline at this time.

The plan for the park has evolved because of funding issues around dissolution of redevelopment agency and environmental concerns. The reservoir is owned by The Vallecitos Water District.

For more information contact Garth Koller, Principal Planner, in the planning division 760 744-1050 ext 3231 or visit the Development Services counter during the week 7:30 am. -5:30 pm.

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Workshop set on development plans San Marcos meeting to focus on construction, including K-8 school, near CSUSM

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Hills Local

A public workshop will be held Monday night (4.30.12) to discuss development plans for property near Cal State San Marcos.

The meeting is open to the public at 6:30 p.m. in the Valley of Discovery Room, adjacent to Council Chambers, 1 Civic Center Drive.

The area, formally known as the Hanson property, is west of Twin Oaks Valley Road, between Discovery Lake and South Lake.

Development plans include a K-8 school north of South Lake; realignment of the South Lake reservoir spillway; construction of access to the school and future South Lake Park; a rock-crushing facility for grading the school-site land; wetlands restoration; and the future extension of Santa Barbara Drive to Twin Oaks Valley Road, trail connections, the park and residential development.

The workshop is intended to explain development plans and collect public comment. No official decisions will be made during the meeting.(SOURCE SD UT)

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