BEWARE! PHONE SCAMMERS ARE NOW USING THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AS A RUSE TO TRICK SENIORS INTO WIRING MONEY.

In the past week the Sheriff’s Elder Abuse Unit has received information about two telephone scams which prey upon elderly residents of San Diego County. The first scam involved a suspect who claimed to be a ‘relative’ of an elderly woman whom he could not reach by phone. The suspect asked the Sheriff’s Department to perform a Welfare Check on the elderly woman. A depu…ty drove to the woman’s home and made contact with the elderly woman who stated she did not know the person who called the Sheriff’s Department. Additionally, the woman admitted that she had previously fallen for a phone scam and had sent funds to a suspect via a money transfer service. The responding Deputy confronted the suspect via phone and discovered the suspect had used the Sheriff’s Department to try to reestablish contact with the victim so he could continue the financial abuse.

The second scam involved an elderly male who received a call telling him he had won a large sum of money in a sweepstakes but had to pay a fee to receive it. The suspect identified himself as a current Deputy Sheriff and gave an actual deputy’s name. The suspect further stated the Sheriff’s Department was facilitating the money transfer. The victim withdrew the money from his bank, but decided to visit the local Sheriff’s Station to speak with the deputy who “allegedly” called him. Fortunately the deputy, whose identity was used, was working that day and was able to prevent the victim from sending the money. Impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer or deputy is a crime (misdemeanor) punishable by a fine of up to $2,000 or a year in local custody or both. Obtaining monies by trick or device is a Felony punishable by time in state prison.

The public should be advised that the Sheriff’s Department does NOT facilitate or participate in any sweepstakes, lotteries, or other money transfer schemes. Elderly residents should not send or wire transfer money to anyone based upon a phone call or series of calls without verifying facts first. Phone scammers routinely use money transfer services to fleece the elderly and any reference to such services should be considered a red flag warning for seniors. For questions or additional information, please contact the Sheriff’s Elder Abuse Unit (858) 974-2322.

Contact Information:
Sgt. Mark Varnau
San Diego Sheriff’s Dept. Elder Abuse Unit
858-974-2322
mark.varnau@sdsheriff.org

This is a wealth of information regarding Prop H that ALL residents should read to educate themselves thoroughly before voting. Please take a moment to read the arguments from both sides before voting.

ALPINE UNION SCHOOL – Proposition H
(This proposition will appear on the ballot in the following form – Full text of this proposition follows the arguments and rebuttals.)

http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/voters/Eng/proptext/H.pdf

(If you wish to PRINT this information, just follow the link above, then right mouse click and choose PRINT)

5-17-12
Help Wanted at the Thrifty Threads Retail Shop. We are looking for a dependable and flexible part time person with some retail experience handling inventory, cash register and customer service.
Must be bondable.

Contact Sue at 619-445-7330 X16 the Alpine Community Center

  Registrar Asks for the Public’s Help for the June 5 Presidential Primary 

Poll workers are still in demand for the June 5 Presidential Primary Election. The Registrar of Voters needs a variety of positions filled.

A high demand also remains for bilingual workers especially those who speak Chinese and Vietnamese. Chinese speaking workers are needed for the Del Mar Heights, Carmel Valley and University City areas and Vietnamese speaking workers are needed in Escondido.

In addition, the Registrar needs standby workers to fill in for people who drop out at the last minute.

The need is especially great in the neighborhoods listed below:

English	Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Clairemont, Mira Mesa, Rancho Peñasquitos, Poway, Santee, Pt. Loma
Chinese	Carmel Valley, Del Dios, Mira Mesa, Rancho Peñasquitos, Scripps Ranch, La Jolla, University City
Filipino	Del Dios, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, San Carlos, El Cajon, Encanto, Paradise Hills, Chula Vista, Otay, San Ysidro
Spanish	Clairemont, Mira Mesa, Linda Vista, Poway, Lakeside, Encanto, Spring Valley
Vietnamese	Del Dios, Mira Mesa, Rancho Peñasquitos, San Carlos, Navajo, Encanto, El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Nestor, Chula Vista, Normal Heights, City Heights, Otay

Poll workers receive a stipend ranging from $75 to $175 depending on the assignment and those who are bilingual receive an additional $15 if they are assigned to provide language assistance to voters. Poll workers can be assigned to neighborhoods other than their own.

     Interested poll workers must be U.S. citizens, registered or eligible to be registered voters in the state of California and have transportation to their assigned polling location.

Depending on the job assignment, they may need access to the Internet for online training and attend a two-hour class.

     It is easy to apply, just go online at SDVOTE.com. For more information, call (858) 565-5800 or email Pollworker@sdcounty.ca.gov.

 The public is welcome and highly encouraged to attend.

Alpine Planning Group
PRIVATE ACTIONS SUB-COMMITTEE

Meeting Agenda

 Tuesday May 22, 2012 at 6:00 P.M.
Alpine Community Center
1830 Alpine Blvd.
Alpine, CA

A.    Call to Order

B.     Roll Call

C.     Approval of Minutes

D.    Open public discussion is invited for items not listed on this Agenda.  Any member of the public may address the Private Actions Subcommittee on topics pertaining to Private Actions.

There can be no vote on the public discussions.

E.  Ranch Nuevo Development Corporation

Applicant: Bill Snipes

Owner: Rancho Nuevo Development Corporation

Project Case No: TM 5475

Project Address: South side of Via Viejas Oeste between Via Tesoro and Firebrand Drive

Planner: Kristina Jeffers

Contact: Bill Snipes (619) 697-9234

Project Summary:

Site revisions

                  G.   Garage and guest home

Applicant: Alan Austin

Owner: Lani Spund & June Lundstrum

Project Case No: VAR 12-004

Project Address: 3584 Blackwolf Dr., Alpine, CA

Planner: Emmett Aquino (858) 694-8845

Contact: Alan Austin (619) 440-3624

Project Summary:

Administrative Variance

H.  Agenda items for   meeting

I.     Next meeting tba

J.    Adjourn

Richard Saldano Jr, Chairperson

Private Actions Subcommittee

rsaldano@contelproject.com

The public is welcome and highly encouraged to attend.

Ronald Brookshire, SFR
President/Broker, 01050798
The Property Place, Inc.

Website:  PropertyPl.com
Email:  RonB@PropertyPl.com
Direct:  (619) 279-4258
Toll Free:  (800) 375-1212
Fax:  (877) 424-9329

SUNRISE POWERLINK ALPINE CONSTRUCTION SUMMARY:  May 14, 2012

• All transmission line construction activity on Alpine Boulevard has been completed.  Construction activities for the County of San Diego’s Streetscape Improvement Plan and 20A utility undergrounding effort are continuing.

• On March 26, the Alpine Community Planning Board voted to support the County of San Diego’s Phase II Streetscape plans.  This work includes expediting the County’s storm drain design and placing 17 inch storm drains along Alpine Boulevard.
• Per SDG&E’s original agreement with the County of San Diego and its commitment to the community, SDG&E will pave with rubberized asphalt west of Tavern Road and East of South Grade Road as scheduled within the next several months.  However, at the County of San Diego’s request, rubberized asphalt paving in the downtown area will be delayed until the County completes its storm drain work.

• As of April 16, SDG&E has completed all 40 vaults, transmission line trenching, and cable installation and splicing on Alpine Boulevard.  Overall Sunrise construction on the Alpine underground segment is more than 99 percent complete.

• Outlook for week of May 14 – 26: Working on San Diego County’s streetscape improvements west of South Grade Road and east and west of West Victoria, Monday-Friday. Installing rubberized asphalt along Alpine Boulevard West of Tavern Road to approximately Peutz Valley Road and East of South Grade Road to approximately Star Valley Road.  Working on the 20A utility undergrounding effort east and west of South Grade Road, Monday-Friday.

• All construction activities listed above are taking place along Alpine Boulevard. Cross streets are provided as a reference only. Construction is taking place from 7 AM to 5 PM.

• The information provided above is a general overview of potential construction activities for the weeks of May 14 – 19 and May 21 – 26.  Business requests, weather conditions and other considerations will be taken into account when determining daily work assignments. Construction schedules are subject to change without notice.

SUNRISE POWERLINK CONSTRUCTION SUMMARY
OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINE AND SUBSTATIONS

May 14, 2012

Overhead construction activity in San Diego and Imperial Counties continues on several tracks, including installing tower foundations, completing steel lattice towers, stringing wire and constructing and improving access roads. SDG&E also is developing the new Suncrest Substation, and upgrading existing substations and other facilities to accommodate increased power from the new line.

As of May 12, SDG&E has completed 438 tower foundations and 393 overhead structures.  More than 88 miles of overhead conductor has been strung.  Construction of the new Suncrest Substation east of Alpine is 100 percent complete.

Outlook for week of May 14 – 19

• Link 1*: Conducting road activities and improvements in the McCain Valley and Jacumba, Monday-Saturday.
• Link 2*: Conducting road improvements in the Bartlett Hauser Creek area, Monday-Saturday.  Putting finishing touches on tower foundations in the Barrett Canyon and the Bartlett Hauser Creek areas, Monday-Saturday.  Assembling and installing lattice towers Barrett Canyon, the Bartlett Hauser Creek and La Posta areas, Monday-Saturday.  Conducting wire stringing activities just east of the Suncrest Substation and in the Bartlett Hauser Creek area, Monday-Saturday.
• Link 3: (Suncrest Substation): Complete punchlist items and prepare for energization, Monday-Saturday.
• Link 5*: Conducting road improvements in the Sycamore Canyon, Monday-Saturday.  Putting finishing touches on lattice towers in the Chocolate Canyon and El Capitan areas, Monday-Saturday.

Outlook for week of May 21 – 26

• Link 1*: Conducting road activities and improvements in the McCain Valley and Jacumba, Monday-Saturday.
• Link 2*: Conducting road improvements in the Bartlett Hauser Creek area, Monday-Saturday.  Putting finishing touches on tower foundations in the Barrett Canyon and the Bartlett Hauser Creek areas, Monday-Saturday.  Assembling and installing lattice towers Barrett Canyon, the Bartlett Hauser Creek and La Posta areas, Monday-Saturday.  Conducting wire stringing activities just east of the Suncrest Substation and in the Bartlett Hauser Creek area, Monday-Saturday.
• Link 3: (Suncrest Substation):  Complete punchlist items and prepare for energization, Monday-Saturday.
• Link 5*: Conducting road improvements in the Sycamore Canyon, Monday-Saturday.  Putting finishing touches on lattice towers in the Chocolate Canyon and El Capitan areas, Monday-Saturday.

In order to bolster construction activities and ensure the project is completed as quickly as possible, SDG&E requested and received approval from the County of San Diego to work on certain Sundays in some work locations between February 26 and May 28.  The Sunday work will occur between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. in three segments along the Sunrise Powerlink route.  Each construction location may require work for several Sundays, but by no means will encompass every Sunday outlined in the County’s Noise Variance decision.  

The Sunday work is necessary for several reasons, including completing construction activities near or in recreational areas such as the Cleveland National Forest.  The Sunday work will allow construction to be completed as quickly as possible in these areas during low-use winter months and avoid any impacts during peak use summer months.  In addition, the Sunday work will minimize the impacts of potential electric service interruptions related to construction; and provide the extra time needed to complete sections of the project before the height of bird nesting season this spring.  SDG&E is required to minimize construction activities around active bird nests during this time.

There are also three highway crossing locations where work may take place from sunrise to 10:00 a.m.  Caltrans encroachment permits for the construction work at these highway crossings requires that construction operations within state highways take place only on Sunday mornings.

The Sunday work will allow construction in these areas during low-use winter months and avoid any impacts during peak use summer months and before the height of bird nesting season this spring.

The information provided above is a general overview of potential construction activities for the weeks of May 14 – 19 and May 21 – 26. Community requests, weather conditions and other considerations will be taken into account when determining daily work assignments. Construction schedules are subject to change without notice.

*Link definitions:  Link 1 starts at the Imperial Valley Substation and runs west near the communities of Jacumba and Boulevard to the boundary of the Cleveland National Forest (CNF).  Link 2 continues west through CNF and north of Campo until it reaches Link 3, which is the site of the new Suncrest Substation east of Alpine.  Link 4 is the 6.2 mile underground segment along Alpine Boulevard (see separate weekly update).  Link 5 consists of two segments of 230kV overhead transmission line on either side of the Alpine underground segment, one that runs from the Suncrest Substation to Alpine and the other that starts west of Alpine and runs to the Sycamore Canyon Substation  – where the project connects to the existing SDG&E system.    

For more information on the project:

Visit SDG&E’s East County Community Relations Office: located at 2806 Alpine Boulevard, Alpine, CA. 91901
Contact: SDG&E by email at sunrisepowerlink@sdge.com
Call: SDG&E at 877-775-6818
Website: Visit the Sunrise Powerlink website:  www.sdge.com/sunrisepowerlink

5-17-12

Hi Gym Trix & Rocket Families,

Alpine is a small town and the rumors are flying! ……We are not closing! We are restructuring our cheerleading program and adding a bunch of classes. We wanted to clarify what is happening and include you in on the exciting buzz! As you know, today’s economy has effected all businesses. So we have decided to change our focus, so we can continue to provide the best opportunities for all of our customers. Our overall emphasis will be on Gym Trix improving our already excellent tumbling and gymnastics classes and providing even more classes & special events.

Rocket Cheer has been a very strong cheerleading program in Alpine for 13 years and will continue as one. We have decided to focus on Level 1 cheerleading teams and Recreational cheerleading. This effort will allow us to get the very best results for everyone.

Please help us spread the word that Gym Trix is going to be bigger and better than ever. We are going to be adding many new tumbling and gymnastics classes for all levels; private and shared private lessons for all levels and ages; having team/youth parties, sleepovers, team building/retreats for youth and many themed special events.

If you aren’t a facebook fan of Gym Trix yet, please add us!! We will also be notifying you about classes, events, specials and deals!

Thank you for your continued support. We are excited and looking forward to our future and want all of our Gym Trix & Rocket families, past and present, to be part of all the great changes.

Karen Smith

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