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May 29, 2015Vol. 2 No. 10 Highlighting our Community and Businesses for Imperial Beach & South Bay

LIGHTHOUSE POINT 951 SEACOAST DRIVEImperial Beach City Council got their first look at a proposed mixed use project for 951Seacoast. The current 1 unit dwelling will be demolished and replaced by 3 units above2118 sq. ft. of Commercial Space.

THE GREGWADE LEGACYWe received a number of letters regarding Greg Wade’s departure to Solana Beach astheir new City Manager. When former City Manager Gary Brown left Imperial Beach,Wade was passed over for the position of City Manager here. The writing was on thewall, even though they gave him a second title and salary as Assistant City Managerunder Andy Hall. On the recommendations of Solana Beach’s City Attorney, a consultinghead-hunter was employed by Solana Beach to search out a suitable candidate for their

MVHS HAS 2015 PROMMar Vista High School held their 2015 Prom at the EL Cortez Ballroom on Saturday May 25.The MVHS student body met at the Portwood Pier Plaza. They gathered in front of theiconic Surfhenge to exchange corsages and take photos. Parents lined the beach takingphotos and helping out their kids and sending them off into the sunset.

I.B. REALTORS IN BIG TROUBLEAccording to their website, since 1993 Richard and Cheryl Schaumburg havesold more homes in Imperial Beach than anyone. For years, IB’s king andqueen lived a lifestyle many would envy, and after years of touting themselvesas the IB’s #1 Real Estate Agents, most people probably thought theSchaumburg’s financial footing was pretty solid.

B.I.D. PURCHASESSURFBOARD SHAPED

BIKE RACKSThe Business Improvement Districtwas created by adding an additionalfee to City Business Licenses. It is atax. The B.I.D. has become some-what of a stepchild to the Chamberof Commerce going back to whenMike Bixler was still Mayor. The ex-tra revenue collected by the City onBusiness Licenses is given to theB.I.D. The B.I.D. is supposed tospend that money on projects or ac-tivities that will enhance or furtherpromote local businesses who pay theextra tax.Chairperson of the B.I.D. ; ChristineLaPausky (owner of Dames Spa andFit After 50 Gym) told all 4 others inattendance at the B.I.D. Meeting inthe Community Room May 13th, thatshe had purchased 6 surfboardshaped red metal bike racks. The bikeracks look like miniatures of the red

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THE IMPERIAL BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENTRETURNS TO DEMOLITION DERBY!

The IB Fire Department are returning to avenge their title as 2014 DemolitionDerby Champions. The IB Fire Department, as well as sponsors and volunteershave been working together to make the perfect derby car. They have found anold 94 Lincoln town car and converted into the next derby champion. Volunteersfrom East Lake Church in IB; Matt Henry, mechanic Kevin Nieto and CJ Marinfrom the IB Fire Department have spent countless hours retrofitting the car tomeet all safety specifications, fixing everything from the wheels to the motor andcustomizing it with a “Mad Max” like paint job. It is sure to be a crowd favorite.When I spoke with Henry he said “The community has come together in a bigway; we could not be more thankful. We are very excited for the event and hoperesidents will come out to show their support and have a good time and it’s all fora good cause.” Some of the sponsors include: Eastlake Church in IB, BodyworksCollision, Woof’n Rose Winery, I Heart IB, Premier Restoration Services, 7-Eleven

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new City Manager position. Solana Beach spent $30,000to find Greg Wade; which seems like a waste of moneyconsidering both cities use the same law firm and passmany of the same ordinances direct from the League ofCalifornia Cities. Wade will be in good company, as manyof the former City Staff from Imperial Beach who couldn’tmake it or were under performers, ended up in SolanaBeach and even a couple in Coronado as well.The late Ted Powers, who used to be on Imperial Beach’sPlanning Commission years ago before it was disbandedand turned over to Wade’s dictatorial control, used torefer to these career bureaucrats as “Defective Units”.Don Bauder from the San Diego Reader so correctlycalls them “The Incest Perpetuation League”. The plethoraof agencies in San Diego County that are run by appointed;out of term political hacks; that were never elected to thoseposts; control much of what happens in local governments.Acting as the secret 4th branch of government implement-ing policy via the attorney client privilege through the backdoor of many SANDAG member cities.A former planner with the City of San Diego, Wade wasan insider within this circle of political hacks and plan-ners and was well known at SANDAG long before heever showed up in Imperial Beach. It appears that sinceSANDAG holds the purse strings to things like GRANTMONEY and they determine the criteria for developmentsnow and not the local municipalities; it’s the job of aCommunity Development Director like Wade to imple-ment those policies, even though they never came throughthe front door of City Hall or via any local’s request.Most of these plans and designs came from outside,which explains stupid designs like Old Palm and Rain-bow and the proposed Palm Avenue Master Plan and anumber of other proposed developments and design poli-cies. It has also created a fast track for favored devel-oper friends while attacking grass roots business’s free-doms and livelihoods to give unfair advantage to the in-siders. 9th and Palm would be a perfect example of how$11.5 million dollars worth of property could be offeredto a favored developer for $1.00. Although the price wasupped to $275,000 because the State Controller wouldn’tallow the $1.00 dollar sale, Wade said in a written letterto the D.O.F that the best possible use for the 9th andPalm parcel was to sell it to Sudberry Development for $1.Most of the old tenants of the Miracle Shopping Centerat 9th and Palm had settlements or litigation. So the prop-erty cost a lot more money than stated but, all the settle-ments were made confidential to keep the City from look-ing worse. Nobody walked away with less than $30k.Some got 10 times that much! When the RedevelopmentAgency was outlawed and shell game accounting prin-ciples ended, Wade was lucky to keep his job as JerrySelby and many others who had a field day with theRDA money were suddenly without jobs.

The grievances against Wade are so numerous that wedo not have room to print them all. They fall into prettymuch 2 categories. Businesses and Homeowners who havefought against Wade’s dictatorial powers over the years.The MZM Bistro which was located where CoronadoBrewing now stands, was owned by a former Chef fromthe Hotel Del Coronado and his wife. Wade delayed theirbusiness license over two years; costing them a smallfortune. The couple from eastern Europe were quotedthat it was harder to get a business license in ImperialBeach than in the communist country they left. Wadehad been the immediate supervisor of the now infamousDavid Garcias the former Code Enforcement Officer.Another business owner with a 99 cent store also dealtwith harassment and financial hardships from Code andPlanning Departments.Wade delayed construction on 52 condominiums builtby George Cleland ordering the Building Inspector to“Never Sign Off” on the job site permits or inspections.Construction was delayed over a year and Cleland had tospend additional tens of thousands of dollars to keep upwith Wade’s contradictory permitting process. In theend it turned out that Greg Wade was wrong and thatnot all of the units had to be fully ADA compliant but,Cleland built 5 fewer units on the same lot to meet Wade’spersonal standards.Wade fought the historic registry of the Coronado BeltLine Railroad saying that a low speed light rail line couldnot co-exist with a bike trail. Now he moves to SolanaBeach with a high speed rail line and a bike trail in thesame right-of-way. Hypocrisy anyone?Greg Wade helped kill I.B.’s most successful cottageindustry called “Short Term Beach Vacation Rentals”.Wade, Rose, McCoy and Winter petitioned the CaliforniaCoastal Commission to allow the City to “OUTLAW”ALL SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS on SouthSeacoast Drive. The Commissioner stated; ”If the Cityof I.B. wants to dig a hole to a financial cellar and then

climb down into the same cellar…then let them!” Unfor-tunately many others who invested in property knowingthey could rent them as short term vacation rentals werefinancially devastated when it was outlawed. Short TermVacation Rentals still happen; only the city doesn’t collectthe T.O.T. Taxes they once received for those rentals. Ineffect, a monopoly was given to the new hotel owner forovernight accommodations. The Coastal Commission dic-tates that there shall be affordable low cost visitor serv-ing accommodations in coastal cities. Where’s the af-fordable now?Our new hotel could have been built in one or two yearsbut, Wade dragged out the Permit process for 13 years.Most of the business’s on Seacoast Drive suffered froma substandard hotel and years of prolonged construction.The massive new structure has variances to many Mu-nicipal Codes from providing minimum parking to heightlimitations and offsets. It may be just a little too big forthe parcel on which it sits or is certainly pushing thelimits. Did anyone plan for parking for employees andrestaurant and banquet guests? Other small business’s onSeacoast no longer have adequate short term customerparking because of the unfair advantage given to the megadeveloper on Seacoast Drive. And what was Wade’s rolein getting the City to purchase the land under the newhotel and lease it to the owner for $1 per year?Wade emptied out the Miracle Shopping Center at 9thand Palm though Code harassment via David Garcias andthe Fire Department. He oversaw the Eminent Domain ofthe heart of the grassroots business community that oncesupported community activities like Little League Base-ball, Girls Softball, Boys and Girls Clubs, Mar Vista Sportsand Sandcastle Days events. So now the City has seenno property tax or sales tax revenue from that propertyfor seven years. Thanks Greg! Great Job! And the best isyet to come because the new proposed shopping centerdoes not pencil out even when giving the property awayfor next to nothing. The bond money and the bond debtthat was wasted on the hotel and Breakwater Project didn’tcome out of Wade’s $130,000 + per year salary.Wade kept a local restaurant from turning on their radioby claiming it was “Entertainment” and required an ‘EN-TERTAINMENT PERMIT”! The same restaurant ownerspent 10 years getting a permit approved to put a roof onhis upper patio area; now called “Barrels”. While a previ-ous Mayoral Candidate had promised streamlining thepermitting process if elected, it took 10 years to put aroof on “Woodies”. At one point in the process, the ownerwas told to fire his architect and hire theirs! They did nothonor the 30 days time allowed to clean up the site afterconstruction was completed and someone on city staffmade a suggestion that a gratuity be paid to the PlanningDepartment after the job was completed.The City of Imperial Beach has implemented hundreds ofnew codes and ordinances during Wade’s tenure. ManyConstitutional Freedoms may be encroached on by stat-utes that prevent small business’s from putting up a sand-wich board signs or flag. There now seem to be morethings you can’t do without a fine than you can do. Withlimited financial resources, Wade’s administration lookedfor as many administrative fees that could be collected tohelp pay staff’s high salaries. If regular taxes were notenough, let’s fleece them some more with fines and cita-tions for everything!Among Wade’s worst stunts was preventing Kragen AutoParts from using their front door on Palm Avenue forbusiness. After Kragen had spent a quarter million dollarsto get to opening day, Wade showed up and told themthat their business permit was only for use of the alleydoor and no appeal was permitted. Kragen had to reversethe entire floor plan they had just set up and did not re-new their lease. The next tenant was also denied use ofthe front door on Palm and the Kick Boxing Academy leftat the end of their one year lease. It appears that Wadethwarted the tax generating business’s out of town so hecould secure the building for Cal Am Water (who areallowed to use the front door to conduct business)? Andwho was the real estate broker who did that deal? In afuture essay.Many years ago there was a bar and grill called I.B.Rockin’. Even though the business owned the oldest caba-ret license in the city, they arrested the owner on openingnight the minute the band started to play for noise viola-tion. E-mails obtained on a public records request showedcorrespondence between Wade and Code Officer Garciasinstructing Garcias to: ”Use whatever agency you have to,to shut her down”! Wade and the City Council at the timeset an arbitrary noise limit of 65db at 100 ft. from the build-ing. A criteria that not even the MTS busses could meet.They went after Ye Olde Plank Inn; one of the oldestestablishments in town. They accused the owner of ille-gally parking on his front lawn when in fact they hadfailed to cut his driveway into the curb when they re-didthe curbs. It took thousands of dollars and days in a court-room to resolve that one. The judge claimed that Wade’sunderling David Garcias was making up the MunicipalCode as he went along. We know who gave David Garciashis marching orders.And what about the plethora of Homeowners who havebeen harassed? After waiting over a year for plan ap-proval for a fire escape stairway on rental property, onehomeowner built them after his insurance agent threat-ened to cancel his policy if he did not provide the fireescape. Although the stairs were 10 feet behind his frontyard fence, Wade’s Department claimed he was in theeasement or right-of-way and ordered him to cut themback 18”. The homeowner complied and went beforeCouncil to tell them he was in compliance now and theCity still fined him $34,000 after coming into compli-ance. This is truly a feather in Wade and Diane Rose’scollective caps. A decorated Navy Seal fined $34,000 after

coming into compliance on an emergency code violation?Another homeowner told me that after plans had beenapproved on their project, their project was stopped.Although the homeowner was the General Contractor,Wade’s people dispatched the subs to leave the jobsite.After 6 days of work on the project, they wanted thefoundation moved 1.5 inches because the concrete formswere placed on the wrong side of a string line they hadapproved. Most of the other homes on the block did notcomply with setback regulations; so what’s an inch anda half? With one of their two homes tied up in unfinishedconstruction and the other home being used for storageof personal belongings, because the job drags on andon, this couple has lost thousands in rent they couldhave otherwise collected on the house they are storingtheir possessions in; pending the completion of their con-struction project. When the couple asked to appeal thedecision, they were told in writing by Greg Wade that itwould cost them money if they wanted to appeal it be-fore the City Council? Where’s the Planning Commis-sion when you need them? Wade had become dictatorof the planning and permitting of the entire city withoutbeing elected!Wade’s Imperial Beach career took a turn for the worsewhen he attempted to privatize the Sport Park under theYMCA in a closed session. Probably one of the largestcrowds to turn out for a public meeting showed up totell council; ”No!” After repeated promises to hold apublic workshop on the issue, when they finally did holda public meeting, Gary Brown and Greg Wade lost con-trol of the meeting to an angry crowd.Wade was later caught by the new citizens sports parksubcommittee presenting false statistics about the costsof maintaining the sports park. The YMCA finally backedout of the deal but, the Sports Park was finally priva-tized under the local Boys and Girls Club. Many resi-dents were miffed by the fact that the city had millionsto give away to the two richest developers in San Diegobut, couldn’t afford to budget youth sports activities inlocal parks.The implementation of Old Palm Avenue (So Called Traf-fic Calming) removal of traffic lanes and placement ofturn lanes, bulb out corner curbs and crosswalks hascreated a new traffic nightmare. For those who live onCitrus, Bonito and Rainbow the proof is all the extratraffic than now races through what used to be quietresidential streets to avoid the grid lock and bad inter-section designs near Rainbow and Palm. Cross traffichas more difficulty coming into traffic or crossing lanesas 4 lanes have been compressed into 2 lanes and thetraffic is twice as close together as it used to be. It’salmost impossible to turn onto Old Palm at some hours.These are all SANDAG projects moved ahead by Wade,that the community wants reversed just as much as theywanted the experimental round-about removed. Whilethe bulb-out at Rainbow and Palm Avenue was obvi-ously designed to prevent trucks from making the right-hand turn to go west on Palm (towards the Navy Base)it has created a mess for all others and an increase intraffic hazards. The accidents and near misses to dateshow the flawed design needs to be reversed or morepeople will die needlessly because somebody at SANDAGthat doesn’t live in I.B. and Greg Wade made a decisionto change something that wasn’t broke and spend themoney. I watched a Deputy Sheriff drive over a bulb-out curb at 9th and I.B. Blvd. recently. These are notsafe and anything that restricts traffic in a designatedTsunami Evacuation Route needs to be reversed. If ittakes litigation or a Grand Jury, the safety of the publichas been put in more danger by these so called improve-ments that encroach on the Designated Tsunami Evacu-ation Routes.The Palm Avenue Master Plan Wade has pushed is D.O.A.The Navy’s E.I.S. for the Coastal Campus contains over1600 pages of traffic studies based on the lane configu-rations the way they are now. Not the way Greg Wadeand SANDAG want to constrict 3 twelve foot wide lanesinto 2 10 foot wide lanes with no shoulders,a landscapedmedian and local access/bike lane. Nobody ever seemedto notice the big containers and trucks the Navy moveson this highway but, Wade has been pushing the con-cept of Relinquishment of State Highway 75 and mak-ing all the changes CALTRANS told them not to do;anyway!With a huge pile of dirt where the Miracle ShoppingCenter once proudly stood, Wade leaves Imperial Beachin turmoil. Much of his work may have caused the de-mise of previous incumbents who were not re-elected.Wade has been way out in front of the public for yearsand since the local adjudicated newspaper never toldpeople much about government until after the decisionswere made, they got away with it. With a more vigilantpublic and new sources of information, Wade has beenless able to get traction on any major policy or projects.In fact, it appears that many would be against any projectif Greg Wade was for it or making the presentation.And who could forget the ill fated experimental round-about. Some friend of Greg Wade’s at SANDAG prob-ably makes 6 figures coming up with more ways tospend I.B.’s Grant money doing things that the peopleof I.B. really don’t want and really won’t make it better.People want to see their tax dollars doing tangible posi-tive things in the community; not wasting them to thwartthe will and lifestyle of those who call I.B. home.It is doubtful that many will miss Greg Wade’s depar-ture from Imperial Beach. The bond debt accrued re-mains in Imperial Beach as Greg Wade leaves for SolanaBeach - Ed Kravitz

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steel pipe surfboard replicas; sometimes called a ”Surf-board Museum” on Old Palm Avenue. She says that sheplans to build “Bike Corrals” or Bike Areas in the streetwhere currently there are red curbs painted. The Surf-board shaped mini’s are painted red and cost $600 eachaccording to LaPausky. LaPausky’s plan is to place apermanent B.I.D. sign on one side and a Logo for asponsoring business on the other . She told those presentthat it will cost $300 to sponsor one bike rack per year;similar to renting advertising on a bus bench.This reporter raised his hand; as the only member ofthe public in attendance; and was called on. I asked thecommittee if I could ask a couple questions? Chairper-son LaPausky curtly responded; “No You May Not!”As I got up to leave, I thanked the B.I.D. for their Trans-parency and Hospitality and told them that I would haveto ask my questions in the newspaper then.So here’s some questions I would like to have askedthe Chairperson of the B.I.D. , but she would not let meask any of them.If the City’s Sign Code does not allow sandwich-boardor similar signs in front of local businesses; why wouldthey allow commercial signs to be placed in the right-of-way?I was curious whether or not Ms. LaPausky had all thenecessary approvals from: Public Works, CALTRANS,City Code Department, City Planning,City Manager,Design Review Board and City Council to have the de-sign officially approved? Are they even legal?If a Red Zone is for a Fire Engine to Park, wouldn’tbicycles and racks parked in a red zone also obstructemergency vehicles? Do they present a danger to bicy-clists, skate-boarders or pedestrians? They are no tallerthan four feet and unless a person was looking down,they might not see it and collide or fall over it? Are weimitating downtown Embarcadero now?Ms. LaPausky’s presentation gave the impression thatthis was moving ahead and she has all the approvalsshe needs to proceed but, does she really? Now that theB.I.D. owns 6 baby red steel pipe miniature surfboardshaped bike racks; with the money furnished for themon the backs of local business owners’ extra B.I.D.License Fees: Is this how other B.I.D. Members reallywant that hard earned money spent?

How does this enhance other business areas of ImperialBeach that are also B.I.D. Members?Bike Racks could easily be purchased by the City or thePort if they were needed. Perhaps the B.I.D. moneycould be better spent on other projects or ideas?What will expensive bike racks do to enhance ImperialBeach? Also worth questioning is Ms. LaPausky’s per-sonal business interests and real estate holdings on Sea-coast Drive and her membership with the SeacoastersGroup as well? If she were an elected official, she couldnot vote on anything within 500 feet of a personal finan-cial interest.Whether or not the idea has merit; the very small groupthat were making the decisions about how a lot of ourbusiness license fees are being spent seemed anythingbut democratic? There was not even a quorum presentbut, Ms. LaPausky pretty much told everyone, “This isthe way it is and this is what we are doing”. I can onlyassume that bylaws and Robert’s Rules of Order do notapply to Ms. LaPausky? I’m not sure if the reason I wasnot allowed to ask questions was a formality or protocolfrom the B.I.D bylaws but, I will tell you that a smallselect and very secretive group have control over thosefunds. They are not against bullying others to keep totalcontrol over them either; as demonstrated when I re-quested an opportunity to ask a question! LaPausky haspreviously stated in public that it’s better say you’re sorryafterwards than it is to ask permission first; or words tothat effect.Ms. LaPausky also told those present that she was go-ing to hire someone to do a B.I.D. Newsletter. I wascurious why she couldn’t just write a short column onthe B.I.D. in the local newspaper instead?When the B.I.D. was originally set up, there was sup-posed to be an election by all business owners whetherto have a B.I.D. I have been told that election neverhappened. I have been told that the bylaws also providefor a yearly election by all local businesses, whether ornot to continue the B.I.D.? I’m told that it has neverbeen voted on since it’s inception. If I am wrong, I amsure a rebuttal will come soon. I invite an open dialogueabout the B.I.D. because in it’s current state it appearsto be nothing more than a back room meeting beingdictated by one individual. While the B.I.D. and the Cham-ber are tied together at the hip, it does appear that there

is some duplication of efforts and perhaps one groupcould accomplish a lot more than two separate fiefdomsunder one roof. Since the B.I.D. is a tax, it should not beco-mingled with another organization’s funds. As a Lo-cal Business owner and now as a Chamber Member, Iwould be inclined to vote the B.I.D. out of existence,based on secretiveness of their so-called deliberationsand the rudeness and unprofessional demeanor displayedby their Chairperson at my request to ask a question.Maybe give that money back to business owners as arebate on their business license fees?I believe it is highly unethical for the Chairperson of theB.I.D. to interfere in the internal affairs of another’s busi-ness nor for her to benefit personally from the expendi-ture of B.I.D. funds. I can’t imagine any bylaws or Rob-erts Rules of Order that would allow a Chairperson tohave a meeting and conduct business without a quorumof board members present? Did she even take competi-tive bids on the bike racks? How much do they reallycost to make?I contacted the City Manager Andy Hall, as well as thePlanning Department and Public Works. The PlanningDepartment knew nothing of the bike rack proposal whenasked on May 14th. Public Works Director Hank Levinestated in a telephone interview that he was aware of theproposal but, it had not been approved or even formallypresented. It was just casual conversation at this point.City Manger Andy Hall concurred that Ms. LaPauskymight be a little ahead of herself in her zeal to pursue thisparticular project. The proposal is not a done-deal andthe City is perfectly capable of installing bike racks whereneeded without using B.I.D. money. The City has notgiven a green light to placing bike corrals in the right-of-way where there are red curbs. Could be a fire truckmight need to park there someday? No doubt someonewill capitalize on those bike racks with rental bikes next?We will follow this story to see where it goes.

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SAN YSIDRO WOMAN’S CLUB MAKES IMPACTON IMPERIAL BEACH

The pristine shoreline of Imperial Beach served as the backdrop for the First Annual SanYsidro Women’s Club Fundraiser. The event, which took place on the afternoon of Sun-day, April 26th, was held at a beachfront condominium on the south end of SeacoastDrive. In attendance were Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina and San Diego City Coun-cilman David Alvarez, as well as members of various Women’s Clubs from around SanDiego County.Alice De la Torre, president of the San Ysidro Woman’s club, explained that the purpose ofthe event was to raise money for the students of San Ysidro that had been recognized bytheir teachers for their academic achievements. The primary beneficiaries of the scholar-ships would be 8th graders, who were encouraged to submit an essay detailing theirupcoming goals for high-school, as well as 12th grade students, who submitted essaysdescribing their plans to pursue higher education after graduating.Aside from the fee for the event itself, the club raised money by encouraging attendee’s tobid on a series of gift baskets donated by both private citizens, as well as the Baja DutyFree store and many of the shops in the Las America’s Outlet Center. Items up for grabsincluded artwork, bottles of wine and women’s apparel.Instead of a check, Middle School students would receive a $100 bill, with High SchoolStudents receiving $500, in recognition of their academic achievement, with the under-standing that the money be used toward any expenses incurred while furthering theireducation. “Many of these kids have never seen a $100 bill in their lives,” said GraceKojima of the Woman’s Club. “We want to make an impression on them in order toencourage their studies.”Also in attendance was Carrie Stafford, a representative from the California Federation ofWoman’s Clubs, who stressed the importance of unity within other chapters throughoutthe state. Mrs. Stafford encouraged all members present to join “Federation friends,” aFacebook page designed to serve as a network for all of the Women’s Clubs of California.“The goal is to get women in California more involved with interacting with other clubs,”Mrs. Stafford said. She further stated that, as of this year, similar sites have been devel-oped for the states of Texas, Florida and Illinois. - Jordan Jacobo

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Shortly after the collapse of the housing market in 2007-2008, court and public records suggest Richard andCheryl’s financial struggles began the long downwardspiral that has reached a breaking point here in 2015.Public records indicate that from 2010-2011 theSchaumburg’s beach house was the subject of three“Notice of Trustee Sale” filings. This is the same beachhouse that the Schaumburg’s recently had on the mar-ket for $2.7 million. Many long time real estate profes-sionals commented the list price was too ambitiouswould not sell at that price in today’s market. Somehave theorized that if the Schaumburg’s are actuallyunderwater with multiple mortgages, the $2.7mil pricewould allow the Schaumburg’s to pay what’s owedand still walk away with a “profit”! Unfortunately formany of their clients, Richard and Cheryl’s real estate/property management business seems to be slippingaway as fast as their finances. Several clients whothey manage properties for are now coming forwardwith complaints and/or litigation. The Schaumburgsare seldom at their office (862 Seacoast Drive) formore than a few minutes and recently the a steadystream of former clients continue to show up and de-mand their rent monies owed them by theSchaumburgs. Several of these customers have filedcomplaints with the Department of Consumer Affairsand the Real Estate Licensing Board. Others have filedCivil Actions. Rather than appear in court, several ofthese cases have default judgments against them.An angry e-mail we got recently said: “Where wereyou last December when Dr. Linzey and two friendspicketed the Schaumberg Real Estate Office?.....Wasphysically assaulted by Ms. Schaumburg (Jr.) as re-corded by the Sheriff......and was photographed byyou yourself, Mr. Kravitz???”This “current” news is five months old, Mr. Editor!!!In December, several disgruntled clients picketed theSchaumburg’s offices demanding payment of backrents. The Schaumburg’s daughter Tami assaulted onedemonstrator almost knocking him down on the frontlawn while trying to take his sign away. She then re-turned with a leashed dog and tried to “sic” the dog onthe demonstrators before the Sheriff’s and CherylSchaumburg finally showed up. Despite witnessingthe event, taking pictures, and interviewing some ofthe protestors, we were reluctant to print the storyback in December; thinking this might just be a iso-lated incident involving a disgruntled property owner.However, with what we know now from a variety ofsources and contacts, it now appears this was no iso-lated incident but, rather just one of many instances inwhich property owners are being willfully and sys-tematically deprived of rent monies owed to them bythe Schaumburgs.In a previous story in this publication, we wrote about$35,000 that was borrowed or embezzled from the

Imperial Beach Chamber of Commerce’s bank accountby its former Treasurer. As an organization, the IB Cham-ber has maintained silence on this matter and decidedthey will refrain from discussing the issue publicly. How-ever, since the time we published our first story, the nameof the person responsible for the financial misdeed thatdamaged the Chamber has been mentioned now on min-utes, public records, and a numerous times on the internet.According to the Chamber’s Bylaws and an agreementwith Chase Bank; NO CHECK OR WITHDRAWAL OVER$250 CAN BE MADE WITHOUT TWO SIGNATURES.For each of Schaumburg’s two withdrawals on Febru-ary 10th, Schaumburg was the only signer. Up until now,Chase Bank doesn’t appear interested in acknowledgingthe possible role their teller played in assisting and pro-cessing the withdrawal requests that lead to damagessuffered by this Chamber. They did offer to help pay foroverdraft charges at one point but, it is not clear whetheror not they will take any responsibility at this point. Thesepoints are shrouded by a veil of secrecy because of in-vestigations and upcoming litigation.As we’ve reported in past publications, the Sheriff’s De-partment and District Attorney have been actively inves-tigating this case for some time. Many members of theChamber have noticed that Richard Schaumburg is driv-ing around town in a very expensive new Land Rover.Schaumburg who has always had a taste for fancy carsand hot rods managed to get the late model Land Roverprior to paying back the Chamber; infuriating almost allof it’s membership. Many who had been willing to givethe Schaumburgs the benefit of doubt previously, are nowas furious as the rest of the Chamber Members. Addi-tional legal actions are forthcoming against theSchaumburgs, while multiple agencies are also investi-gating them. This publication has received e-mails fromseveral disgruntled clients who have been ripped off. Hereare some excerpts:Dear I.B. Local NewsI read your recent article in the IB paper about the sadcase of fraud within the IB Chamber of Commerce byone of its own officers. I too, as well as many others,have been victims of the same, and once respected IBRealtors. For several months, they managed property forme. They collected my tenant’s rent, and then sent checkson to me that bounced. Then they just stopped forward-ing me any checks. (This was despite the fact that mytenants were paying every month.) About 7-8 monthsago, one of the property owners that had used them wasprotesting out in the street in front of their office with asign. It is sad to see a once respected business ownerand their family fall so low...The ironic thing is, I believethat if they had been open about financial trouble theyhad, people they know in the community would havehelped them out!There are many property owners and tenants, like my-self that have lost money to these realtors. Gratefully,NAME WITHELD PENDING LITIGATION

Dear I.B. Local NewsIn early April 2015, I met with Cheryl Schaumburg to dis-cuss rent that had not been paid for several months prior.This amounted to $4968. She had also miscalculated howmuch she was taking as a management fee for several overa year (10% vs. 8%). This came to $528. She signed theattached promissory note, although we crossed out the dateand initialed as she said that she did not know when shewould have the money. I have attached a copy of bothpromissory notes.We also agreed that I would put togethera lien against her current property (1016 Ocean Lane). Sheagreed to sign the lien with the understanding that she wouldnot be able to sell the house without having to first pay offthe lien (or at least have money taken via escrow when thehouse was sold).I expected to be paid the April rent when itcame due. I did not create the lien because I have not beenpaid for April, and now May, and expect to put this amounton the lien as well. After trying in vain to get a hold ofanyone in person at the property management office, I senta letter to One Source Realty (862 Seacoast Dr.) to cancelmy contract with them and to get the renter’s deposit back($2100). A couple days later I sent a letter CherylSchaumburg’s home (1092 Ocean Lane) as I had heardthat her office was closed. That letter is attached.At this point, the following is a list of what I believed to beowed by One Source Realty:Previous Unpaid Rents1 $4968Miscalculated Management Fees2 $528April and May rents ($1656 X 2 $3312)Tenant Deposit $2100Total $10,908NAME WITHELD PENDING LITIGATIONDear I.B. Local NewsI love IB, and I feel a little sad for the community and thepeople who are accused also!Of course, I have lost money, but it is the feeling of beinglet down and deceived by what was a reputable person thathurts. Mr. Kravitz, may I ask if it necessary to print myname? I am filing in small claims court, and don’t want tojeopardize my case. I doubt if I will ever get the moneythough. Cheers,NAME WITHELD PENDING LITIGATION

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LET’S DANCE KIDS HOLDS ANNUAL SOUTH BAY SHOWCASELet’s Dance Kids! (LDK!) held their annual South Bay Showcase at MVHS on Wednes-day, May 27th. Over 25 classrooms of students from various SBUSD schools per-formed a variety of dances for the community. Over 2000 residents, SBUSD Board,Principals and Teachers gathered in the MVHS gym to watch on as their childrenshowed off their newly learned dancing skills. Students and teachers have been work-ing very hard on this with Let’s Dance Kids! for over 6 months. Students performeddances from the Merengue, Rumba, Swing, Waltz, Cha-Cha to the Salsa. (LDK!)Show Group taught by Vanessa Williams performed the Tango and the Jive. Profes-sional Ballroom Dancers Phillip Gott and Tricia Bowman entertained the crowd withthe Foxtrot and the Cha-Cha. It was an exciting night full of fun, laughter and someamazing ballroom dancing. (LDK!) provides professional dance training at no cost toteachers to enable classroom instruction. Teachers attend weekly dance classes, andthen teach their newly learned skills to their students during PE. This training is con-ducted once weekly during the school year (August-June) at Imperial Beach CharterSchool/West Campus in the SBUSD. This class is held after school and teachers attendin their own free time. There is a lot of hard work, time and dedication by all to put onthe event for students. The class is taught by a certified ballroom dance instructor, andis paid for by Let’s Dance Kids! (LDK!) also provides 2-hour group ballroom danceclasses, held once a month during the school year and show group lessons that are 1-hour small group lessons, offered weekly for 10-11 months of the year at ImperialBeach Charter School. To get more information or sign up for dance lessons visitImperial Beach Charter School at 650 Imperial Beach Blvd. or call at 619-628-5600. - Jeannette Shambaugh

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BRIAN SMITHSPEAKS ATDEMPSEYHOLDERCENTER

A dinner was held formany Chamber Mem-bers on May 21st atthe Dempsey HolderCenter. The mealserved by Big Kahuna,Sam Calvano and An-gela Frank was deli-cious and was fol-lowed by a presenta-tion by Brian Smithwho founded UGGBoot Company. Smithis an international mo-tivational speaker andhis story about hispath to success wasinspiring for most of

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and Filippi’s Pizza Grotto. Gather up the whole family and come out on Saturday,June 6 from 10 am -6pm at the Del Mar Fair and support the IB Fire Department asthey return to win 1st place for the second year in a row. The Burn Institute FireExpo and Demo Derby is a firefighting skills demonstration and demolition derbycompetition among firefighter from all of San Diego County. This popular eventraises funds for an important cause, The Burn Institute. All of the funds collectedwill go toward the fire and burn prevention education programs and support for burnsurvivors, including, Camp Beyond the Scars, for children ages 15-17. Demonstra-tion will include an extracations from a burning vehicle and rappelling. Come out andshow your support and cheer on our local IB Fire Department as they battle it out inthe demolotion derby for the for the win! For more information or sponsorshippackages, you can find them on FB @www.facebook.com/IBDerbyCar or to gettickets visit www.SDFair.com - Jeannette Shambaugh

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those present. The event was hosted by Sam Calvano Home Loans andAngela Frank of Palm West Real Estate.On Thursday the 28th at the monthly Chamber Networking Breakfast, aspeaker from the South Bay Historical Society gave a presentation overbreakfast. Anyone can attend these events. There is a $10 donation for thebreakfast and always door prizes.

Jeannette ShambaughJeannette Shambaugh


5 CHICKS, 3 DAYS AND A COASTALBEACH TOWN

My girlfriends and I (Names MAY be changed to pro-tect the innocent) wanted to write a review of ouradventure in your charming town. So, that’s what I’mhere to do.We arrived in Imperial Beach for a girls weekend on aFriday from Minneapolis and I’ll be honest, we were alittle apprehensive. We initially thought that we wereheaded into San Diego proper; not the most south-westerly town in the country and briefly consideredchanging the location. This wasn’t about the “where”but the “who”. Once we arrived, we found that the“where” DOES matter. And we were glad we stayedwith Imperial Beach.We were booked into the Pier South Resort for a longweekend. Upon arriving via taxi, we found our roomsand sank into the luxury of them. Once we recoveredfrom our flight, we headed out to the Imperial BeachPier, where we spotted a pod of dolphins; an obvioussign that the weekend was off to a great start! Ourfinal destination that evening was Tin Fish, only tolearn that there is another Tin Fish a short distancefrom us in Minneapolis. I’m betting in Minnesota, wewouldn’t be eating fish THIS FRESH, 80 feet abovethe water? We had a ridiculous number of items tochoose from; each seemingly better than the last. Thefood was worth the wait. Everyone declared their choicethe best (of course, MINE was)!The start of our first full, and seemingly longest, dayin Imperial Beach began with a walk towards Mexico.And we’d have made it too, if it weren’t for the Estu-ary that halted our southern progress. Along the way,we were greeted with a young sea lion that was swim-ming in the same direction we were walking, about 10feet from the shore: at one point coming onto the shorebefore retreating back to the water. THAT was anamazing sight for us midwestern girls. After turningaround, we noted the many flocks of pelicans flying intight formation close to the water.And then came the birds of a different but, no lessprecise formation, flying over us from the Naval base.Back at the room, we only took the time to change outof our sandy shoes and into flip flops before headingto the Wave Café across the street from our hotel forbreakfast. The outside tables beckoned. The first indi-cation we had that our breakfast was going to be awe-some was the arrival of coffee/tea in mismatched mugs.You just KNOW that whatever you order, you’re go-ing to love. Plates piled high with food arrived, appar-ently with the breakfast crowd, indicating that we madeit just before the rush. The waitress(es) were accom-modating and we pushed back from the table with agiant sigh.We sauntered north on Seacoast Drive until we hit our

next destination: Ye Old Plank Inn. It was one of threeplaces that we had checked out the reviews of before wearrived (Tin Fish was first). It seemed like the perfect barto get a post breakfast Bloody Mary. Then, imagine oursurprise when the bill for 5 Bloody Marys, a light beer andan IPA was under $20! Turns out all vodka drinks are$2.50 until noon and they open at 6 am! So each of usbought a round and we chatted with the locals. Little didwe know, we would be back more times than days wespent in California (that would be 5 for the math chal-lenged). Ye Old Plank is your quintessential dive bar. Ex-pect anything different and you’ll be disappointed. Thebartenders were a bit surly (I might be too if a group ofchicks kept ordering Bloody Marys; which were mixedfresh each round from scratch, multiple times), but wehad no problem with service. We still returned 4 additionaltimes: the last being our last stop before we left because,we HAD to hit Margarita Monday ($10 pitchers). I reallywasn’t interested until I tasted it and then we ordered an-other Pitcher.We went back to the hotel as the afternoon promised alittle sun before it was supposed to rain, so we wanted totake advantage of it. We found a some chairs and caughtsome rays (some of us more than others). The pool was alittle too cold for us but, we did partake in the hot tub.One thing that I thought was weird was that the patio/pool area was attached to the patio dining area. So natu-rally, I assumed that there would be a wait staff to see tothe pool customers. There wasn’t, unless you grabbed awaiter and requested service. And even then it was 50-50if you got service.As it clouded over, we headed to our rooms to get readyto go into San Diego for dinner. We were early for ourreservations so, our Uber driver suggested we go to theroof top bar at the Marriot, Altitude. From there, we wereable to see the Padres vs Dodgers game (not that this wasof importance to us). We had dinner at Donovans, and itwas good but, spendy. We were quickly going to find outhow spendy the day would be when we called Uber for aride back to the hotel. During the surge, it more thanDOUBLED the price we paid to get out there!The next day, we decided to forgo the morning walk andheaded straight to Katy’s for breakfast. It definitely livedup to its Yelp reputation. The food was delicious and ap-peared very fresh. The wait staff was open and friendly,bringing our orders to us out on the patio. We went backto The Plank for a little hair of the dog before walking thebeach back to the hotel (No, not 5 rounds this time). Wechanged into our suits and hit the pool area as the sun wasshining and we needed to take advantage. After a quicknap, one of our group approached the wait staff aboutgetting menus, which he finally brought over. We readthrough them and waited for him to return to take ourorder. And waited. And waited. Finally, 3 of us decided itwasn’t worth the wait so we ran across the street to Sea-coast Pizza and ordered a slice of giant pizza and a pop(that’s soda to you Californians) and waited while it was

made fresh. HOLY HUGE HANNAH !…when they sayGiant; they mean GIANT! We went back to the pooland one of our group had finally given up and gone tothe bar to order her drink. Oddly, we did see wait staffserving others in the pool area; just no one approached us.Our dinner destination was the Coronado Brewing Com-pany. A little different set up; ordering your meal andbeer at the counter and being served at your table. Thefood was absolutely delicious; albeit a tad spicy (forbaja shrimp Caesar wrap and the wahoo tacos). Thebeer was awesome! I hoped to sample more of thembut, ran out of room. We walked across the street and acouple of us partook in cupcakes at Babycakes (pista-chio and a classic vanilla. And whilst they went there, Imoseyed down to Cow-a-Bunga for a small dish of ice-cream. I had hoped they had some unusual flavors, maybewith nuts, but the most unusual I could find was thecoconut pineapple ice-cream. And it was delicious.We headed back to the hotel to watch the sunset fromthe Sea180 outdoor patio and again, we had service is-sues. Oh, our drinks arrived but, they seemed to take along time. The sunset…THAT was worth the wait!Monday; our last morning in Imperial Beach, had usback at the Wave Café for another delicious breakfast.We met an old neighbor, who had moved to San Diegofor lunch; giving Sea180 one more try. Our waitresswas very helpful and informative, letting us know thatthey would accommodate any orders. The BloodyMarys, a few ordered were three times the size of theones they received at the pool and paid the same pricefor it. The drink came with no straws and when some-one from our party asked for straws, a waiter broughtthem straws that were too long. We had to go back tothe bar again or risk losing an eye. The food took a longtime to bring but, it was delicious. The hummus appe-tizer was enormous; more than enough for several people.The mixed green salad was simply that. Mixed greens;although it did have a nice roasted shallot dressing thatcomplimented the greens. It had no other accoutrement.Several decided to throw caution to the wind and or-dered desserts: the warm chocolate cocoa nib cake hada WONDERFUL bacon (yup bacon) caramel sauce thatwas to die for, but it needed ice-cream instead of thewhipped cream. The key lime crème brulee was suffi-ciently limey, but not too tart and the peanut butter breadpudding with caramelized bananas was to die for! Ifanything, Sea180 really needs to work on their servicebecause, they have their food well in hand.The only thing we didn’t do, and we really wished wehad, was hit the VFW. We are all huge fans of the VFWhere in Minnesota and we love going to them elsewhereand seeing who we will meet and hear their stories. Thatwas disappointing but, we’ve started our fund alreadyfor next year’s Girls Weekend. Imperial Beach definitelymade it for us! See you next year! -The Girls from Minnesota

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This is a veteran owned and operated company. We give military discounts to any service person whetheractive duty, or prior service. We say, “Your time was worth something, right? Well it is here, too. “ :-) Throughout the year, we ship care packages to deployed soldiers all over the world. We do it to give thema little taste of home, and remind them that we appreciate their commitment. We also encourage ourcustomers to supply us with FPO & AP addresses of active duty people so, we can further broaden ourreach. They are allowed to donate $8 if they have a specific person in mind they want to send a carepackage to. The care packages are filled with samples from our ever growing product line, some candy, personal sizehand sanitizer, antibacterial wet napkins, and other miscellaneous items we too often take for granted untilwe don’t have access to them anymore. My wife and I make all our products small-batch style using local San Diego County farmers produce. Wesupport the local farmers. We love our community. I, like many in the state, am a transplant. I was born in Syracuse, NY and I grew up in a little town calledStillwater. My graduation class of 1997 only had 68 students capped and gowned. The closest landmarkwas the Saratoga Battlefield located just up my road. For those of you who like history, that was the turningpoint of the Revolutionary War. It’s when we started gaining ground and paved the way for Independence. I came to San Diego by way of the US Coast Guard Cutter Alert. I was stationed on this boat back in2000-2002. We would leave our home port in Astoria, Oregon and stop in San Diego to refuel. I fell in lovewith it. In 2011 I moved here and used my job as a Union Electrician to fund the business I run today. You needn’t be born here to love it. I feel a strong connection to the community, the ocean, and naturefrom my experiences in San Diego County. SEMPER FRY, LLC isn’t some big corporation. It’s mybeautiful wife Rebecca and myself working our butts off to bring you, our customers, the very best tasting,healthiest hot sauce possible. We do it with love for our craft, and that shines through into everything wedo. Semper Fry, LLC stands as a testament to the American Dream. We succeed because we support thesuccess of those around us. There’s enough for everybody. As Rebecca says, “Your success is oursuccess.” - Daniel & Rebecca

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A black truck speeding eastbound on SR75 turned right onto Rainbow and hita Volkswagon waiting for the light. This is just the latest in a series of acci-dents along this poorly designed street. Complaints by bike riders and pedes-trians continue to be reported frequently at Rainbow and Palm as well.

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IB Local FINAL May 29, 2015

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