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SUNDAY, January 1 2002 (USE) NokthCaH Tiii' B-5 HOUSING Continued from B-l ALGAE Continued from B-l Fountain and others credit the adoption in 1993 by the City Council of what is known as an inclusionary housing ordinance with the fact affordable housing is being built at all. We wouldnt have these affordable housing projects without it, Fountain said. The ordinance, pointed to by regional housing agencies as a model for other cities, requires developers of new housing projects to reserve 15 percent of the units for low-income residents. Since its adoption, there have been more that 940 apartments, condominiums, townhomes and second-dwelling units such as granny flats over garages built which meet the guidelines for low-income families, Fountain said. F'innila said she believes Carlsbad is doing well in providing for lower-income residents, given the fact that in 1992 before we had the inclusionary housing ordinance, there wasnt a single unit built that was really designated for affordable housing.

There were cheaper houses, but that was all. Councilwoman Ann Kulchin said Im pleased that we are doing as much as we can. The cost of land is very expensive, and we require a lot (of developers). If we didnt require the 15 percent (of developers), I dont think wed get it. Council members and other officials said having a decent supply of affordable housing is important if Carlsbad is going to maintain a diverse population which includes families ranging from the lowest incomes to the highest.

We want our teachers living here, Kulchin said. We want to have people who maybe dont make as much as others, but are very good citizens of Carlsbad. Said Finnila, we want a community thats balanced as far as a diversity of people and a diversity of jobs. If we have both of those, you need a diversity of housing. The hair dresser who works on my hair, the mechanic who works on my car, the teacher who teaches my child they should all have the same quality of life that anyone else has, Finnila said.

These are hard-working families, hard-working people, people who are working so hard they sometimes are working two jobs. These are the heroes of our nation in my opinion. out most other flora and fauna in its path. If the algae, which has been found only in the inner basin, spreads through the entire lagoon and escapes into the ocean, it could spell disaster for the entire coast, scientists and marine officials have said. Research biologist Steve LePage, a consultant for Cabrillo Power, said representatives from several environmental agencies will gather Friday at the lagoon to search for the algae using a laser-line scanner first developed by Northrup Grumman Corp.

for the military The scanner they will be using belongs to San Diego-based Science Applications International a research and engineering firm. We've tested several kinds of electronic eyes to find the algae, but they have all failed because they don't provide enough resolution to tell the difference between, for instance, Caulerpa and eel grass, LePage said. Somewhat like sonar, the laser scanner uses a laser beam that bounces off objects in the water to create a black and white pictuie. LePage said the laser can provide a more detailed picture of the underwater environment than sonar. In genet al, the scanner gives you five to eight limes the visibility of the naked eve.

he said. So if water conditions provide only 2 feet of visibility for a diver, the scan-net can see 1(J feel, and it wotks in poor water conditions as well as good ones. 1 he laser scanner works better at night than during the dav. which could eliminate some of the concerns about boateis and skiers using the lagoon and getting in the wav of divers, he said. ologist with the state Department of Fish and Game, said that while scientists have used sonar occasionally to locate algae in the lagoon, the most effective way to identify the plant has been to send divers into the water.

Sonar-scanning uses sound waves bounced off the ocean floor to create a picture of the geography, but the technology provides only limited resolution. Sonar can be used to find anomalies underwater, but the only way to identify what those anomalies are is with divers, and conditions dictate how much they can do, Paznokas said. Divers are limited in how deep and how long they can dive, and in the number of dives they can do in a single day, he said. Divers also run the risk of getting the bends a dangerous and potentially fatal buildup of too much nitrogen in the blood if they stay underwater too long. Water conditions also can limit a divers visibility, which can slow efforts to find the algae.

Last summer, we had weeks of red tide, Paznokas said in describing the occasional phenomenon that occurs when a micro-organism multiplies enough to turn the ocean eddish-brown. You do the best you can with the pie-vailing conditions, but if you can't see the algae, vou cant kill it. Bred as a saltwater aquarium plant, Caulerpa taxilnt proliferates quickly, and as it spreads it smothers or drives cause of the retired executive's hefty donations, olfidals from both organizations nominated him for the relay, Leonard Polster said. I knew they were nominating me, so 1 was glad and anxious at the same time, Polster said. Im glad I got it.

Polster said friends from each organization plan to attend his Tuesday portion of the relay in Laguna Hills. They thought theyd have to cany me, he said. I hope they come and cheer me on. and cares a lot about the skaters and about the final outcome. Pagano plans to watch the opening ceremonies on television at home with the couples 7-year-old son Vincent and 4-year-old daughter Veronika.

She said shes thrilled on behalf of her partner in skating and in life. Its going to be such a great experience (for him) to be out there, Pagano said. Im just so grateful that through our skating experience, he was able to learn this camera work. Its just something he kind of fell into. And now, to be using that at the opening ceremonies at the Olympics I'm ecstatic about that.

Plus the contacts hell make from that you never know what will come next. transferred the entirety of a $1.7 million scholarship endowment to the Boys Girls Club of San Dieguito last year, making it the largest contribution in club history. The gift enabled the club to complete its Carmel Valley club and continue a college scholarship program the Polsters have overseen for 13 years. Earlier this year, the Polsters donated $3 million to support the Scripps Breast Care Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla. Be Although it is very small progress, it is tough to build in that category.

But Carlsbad is still an expensive place to live. Donnell said 81 percent of the total housing built is considered affordable only to upper-income families. The overall median price of new housing last year was pegged at about $327,000, while the median price for a single-family, detached home reached almost $422,000. Most of the housing in Carlsbad is affordable only to people in the higher income categories, he said. That is what is being produced.

City Housing and Redevelopment Director Debbie OPENER Continued from B-l his new role. Its the chance of a lifetime, Kudrna said. Its going to be a challenge, but I dont have a fear of it When you go out in front of 150,000 people to perform, theres an adrenaline factor involved. 1 got a taste of it when I was up there (a few weeks ago) working with about 500 people. It stopped your heart it was so incredible.

Kudrnas confidence in his ability to simultaneously perform and film is due in large part to his extensive skating experience. A former amateur skater, he paired with fellow skater TORCH Continued from B-l Sarah Thorndike, 93, of Oceanside I tried out for the Olympics when I was 13 years old as a runner, torch bearer Sarah Thorndike said. I also used to speed skate. Once, I skated a marathon for 50 miles from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. Legally blind since she was 83, the assisted living center resident said she will proudly walk her tw'o-tenths of a mile through a portion of Balboa Park on Monday.

Afterward, she plans to take friends and family, including her daughter Judy Exley and great-granddaughter Brooke Snyder, who nominated her to carry the torch, to a pizza party. Thorndike said she was nominated for all Ive done in my life and that Im such a good grandma. The mother of three, grandmother of eight, and greatgrandmother of 12 said she is always topping her last greatest moment. All her offspring, mostly female, live throughout San Diego County and spend lot of time with her. I threw the first ball out for a Padres game for my 90th birthday, Thorndike said.

I told my kids the only thing that can top all thats happened in my life is if I bungee jump. HOME SHOW Del Mar Fairgrounds Friday Saturday Sunday January 18, 19 20 (800) 999-5450 I GET OUT OF DEBT HOW Credit cardbills monthly payments reduced up to 60 Everyone approved Cad today for FREE Consultation (760)967-12991 Jungle Adventures show to the San Diego Sports Arena. Kudrna and Pagano also team up to coach skaters at Escondidos Icoplex skating arena. Kudrnas vast experience helped land nim a previous filming job, which in turn led to his Olympics stint. He had no trouble persuading Feld Entertainment to give him time off for the new assignment.

Disney on Ice production performance director Patty Vincent said she has no doubt Kudrna will pull off his dual Olympics role with ease. Hes very dedicated, Vincent said. Hes got a lot of knowledge in the pairs aspect, and hes very thorough with his work. And hes very focused San Marcos nominated Hale for the torch relay for all that weve been through together, Hale said. Bromley and other friends expect to cheer Hales run in Coronado on Monday.

I know its not a long race, but Im going to milk it, he said. I wore the outfit already. Not the whole thing, but I wore some of it the day it arrived. They tell you not to, but oh well. Leonard Polster, 80, of Rancho Santa Fe A major benefactor of the Boys Girls Club of San Die-guito and the Scripps Polster Care Center will run Tuesday in the second Olympic torch relay of his life and was featured in the newspaper.

I had front page of the newspaper, and I thought that was so neat, said Leonard Polster, who carried the flame through Oceanside for the 1996 Summer Olympics. I jogged then, and Lord willing, Ill jog again. Polster and his wife, Edith, Drivers wanted (wy) It's Autobahn proven to withstand the active family and all their cool toys Now with more power! Terry Pagano on the ice, and the duo eventually became World Professional Pair Silver Medalists. Now married, Kudrna and Pagano also spent 10 years performing together with the Ice Capades. The couple also served as skating doubles for the lead actors in The Cutting Edge and other motion pictures and spent the last three summers skating as a duo in Sea Worlds annual Summer Nights events, among other things.

These days, Kudrna travels the country as a coach for principle pair-skating teams and understudies involved in Feld Entertainments Disney on Ice shows. The results of his work will be on display Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, when Disney on Ice brings its Ken Hale, 28, of Carlsbad A domino effect of ill happenings befell Ken Hale, starting off with a near-death experience brought on by a bite from a pet snake. 1 was bitten in the face by a rattlesnake in 1999, then I had gangrene in my leg in 2000, and while I was there for my leg, the doctors found out I had leukemia, torch-bearer Hale said.

Following a BMX accident, Hale went to the doctor after a small leg bruise caused his left leg to swell. Doctors diagnosed him with gaseous gangrene, a rare form of the infection caused by a gas bubble, and then noticed Hales blood count was unusually high. They thought it was my body fighting off the infection, said Hale, now celebrating a year and three months of remission from his leukemia. On Oct. 19, Hale said he received a successful bone-marrow transplant from his brother Rich.

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