Migrating Herds Return to Gnu Encinitas

Huge herds passed through Rancho Santa Fe and Olivenhain, avoiding crocodiles as they crossed Escondido Creek, and made their way to ancestral plains in Gnu Encinitas.

The annual migration brings the herds to Gnu Encinitas to birth their young and graze in the abundant grasslands. In turn, the herds’ presence attracts carnivorous predators and the avian and terrestrial scavengers that feed on carcasses left behind.

A diverse array of wildlife in Gnu Encinitas benefits the community.

The herds produce an enormous amount of dung that Gnu Encinitas and neighboring gardeners and farmers use to enrich their soil.

CSUSM, SDSU, UCSD and USD zoology professors bring their students to Gnu Encinitas to study the herds.

Local schoolchildren enjoy visiting the Gnu Encinitas herds and learning about their lives.

The Gnu Encinitas economy benefits greatly from the herds’ return, especially after more than a year of pandemic recession.

Gnu Encinitas welcomes the return of the herds.

City of Encinitas Pays Hacker’s Ransom

Hackers identified as the Density Blakespear Project hacked the city of Encinitas’ computer systems, thereby disabling them and all city operations dependent on them. The hackers inserted malware in the systems and demanded a ransom to remove the malware and restart operations.

Knowing the hack would shut the city down, the crackerjack IT department acted quickly with City Council authorization to pay the ransom and get the systems up and running. The ransom was reportedly 21 Blakecoin, the equivalent of $2.1 million in the current Blakecoin market.

Under the dire circumstances, the City Council had decided there was no choice but to pay the ransom. Despite the IT department’s expert abilities, its personnel could not remove the malware without the Density Blakespear Project’s control. Leaving the malware in place would have left the city inoperable.

To prevent a repeat hack, the city will replace its antiquated Al Gore rhythms and add several layers of security.

Residents, businesses and government entities that interact with the city of Encinitas can rest assured their data, documents and communications are secure and will remain so going forward.

 

Encinitas Mayor Blakespear Could Land in Political Oblivion

“It’s true,” said local activist Larry Gomorka, “Blakespear could join Gaspar in the political graveyard. It’s too early to make a safe prediction, but some signals point in the headstone direction.

“In 2014, Pat Bates won the state Senate District 36 seat by 31.4%. In 2018, she won it by 3%. That’s a huge drop in support for the Republican candidate,” said Gomorka. “As of July 2020, there were 576,535 registered voters in District 36. Republicans had the edge with 36.5%, Democrats numbered 33.7%, and 24.1% declared no party preference. How that last category tilts could determine the outcome.

“Redistricting will happen this year and be in effect for the June 7 primary and November 8, 2022 general election,” said Gomorka. “Each state Senate district has about 931,000 people. It seems that number would be stable, maybe changing a little with an overall rise or decline in state population, or shifting slightly geographically to maintain equity among districts. At this point, it doesn’t seem redistricting will have much effect on the District 36 outcome.

“So far, two Democrats have declared as candidates and have websites,” said Gomorka. “They are Blakespear and Carlsbad City Council member Priya Bhat-Patel. Lisa Bartlett, a Republican Orange County Supervisor and former mayor of Dana Point, has a campaign committee open but hasn’t formally launched her candidacy.

“For a Democrat to win the seat,” said Gomorka, “the candidate would have to flip the district from red to blue. “The seat has been Republican since the district was formed, although the hold has weakened. Of registered voters in the district, Orange County has about 5% more than San Diego County. 

“Bartlett is likely to run,” said Gomorka. “If she does, she would be better known among Orange County voters where a Republican candidate already has advantages over a Democrat.

“Any Democrat has a tough row to hoe to win the Senate seat in District 36,” said Gomorka. “The primary is a little more than a year away. A lot will probably happen to affect the election between now and then. The timetable is such that if Blakespear doesn’t take one of the top two spots in the primary, she could still run for reelection as mayor of Encinitas.”

 Encinitas Will Launch City Lottery

“We had to come up with something to raise revenue,” said Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear. “The pension debt is so colossal I’ve lost track. Our capital improvement project costs are out of control — I mean tens of millions! Getting affordable housing built is a grizzly that’s hard to bear. People have started calling developments Density Blakespear projects. That’s not good for my election prospects.

“I’ve started to see that planting Goodsons all over the city is not popular,” said Blakespear. “People are also complaining about the roads. Sure, many need paving, but that’s expensive. The virus and recession have hurt tax revenues.

“The council saw that spending and unavoidable financial commitments are exceeding income,” said Blakespear. “We had to do something to reverse that situation. We had to get creative. We put our heads together and came up with the idea for a city lottery.

“Anybody can participate, but they have to buy their tickets in Encinitas,” said Blakespear. “Payouts will be huge. The sky’s the limit. Ticket buyers will give a little, and the city will gain a lot.

“The revenue will go into the city’s general fund,” said Blakespear. “How it will be spent will be at the council’s discretion. Every spending commitment will require a super-majority affirmative vote. We think we came up with a great plan. What could go wrong?”

Encinitas Residents Must Answer Vexing Questions

If downtown Encinitas became inundated by a tsunami, sea level rise or a deluge worthy of Charles Hatfield, would the boat houses float? Are the seaworthy? Are the tenants experienced sailors?

Would La Paloma fly away?

Can SRF devotees swim? Is that why “swami” has the past tense of  “swim” in it?

It’s widely accepted that Encinitas residents are called Encinitans. What about Cardiff residents? Are they Cardiffians? Cardiffites?

What about Olivenhain residents? Are they Olivenhainians? Olivenhainers?

Are only Reef sandals allowed at Cardiff Reef ?

When did Roy’s Market become your favorite store? Was it sooner or later?

Before he became a mechanic, was Vern Painter a painter?

When you’re out surfing, is two company but three’s a crowd?

What would Andrés Ybarra think of Rancho Las Encinitas today?

In Encinitas, does it matter what residents want?