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*** County Supervisor Greg Cox will play Wyatt Earp on May 15 in a tour of the Gaslamp Quarter being held as part of National Historic Preservation Week. The “A Walk Through Time” tour departs from William Heath Davis Historic House Museum at 410 Island Ave. for nine tours a night on May 15 and 16. Each tour ends at a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre reception at the Horton Grand Hotel. Reservations are required and cost is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Call (619) 233-4692 for information. *** Nominations for the annual 40 Under Forty awards program are now being accepted. Turn to Page 21 for details or go to www.sandiegometro.com to fill out a form and see links to profiles of past winners. *** Local accountancy firm Turnquist, Schmitt, Kitrosser & McMahon Inc. merges June 1 with Orange County-based Moss Adams LLP, the largest accounting and consulting firm headquartered on the West Coast. “We see this as a natural progression for the growth of our firm in a growing community, says Ed Kitrosser, managing partner of the 35-employee, $4 million Turnquist, which will take the Moss name. “It is a great opportunity to be better able to serve the middle market companies in San Diego County.” Moss Adams has 1,500 employees and billing in excess of $165 million. *** Nation Smith Hermes Diamond, the largest San Diego-based accounting and consulting firm, has moved its headquarters to a new 42,000-square-foot building it owns near I-15 and Scripps Poway Parkway Road. The 85-employee firm occupies the entire first floor of the building. Other tenants take 6,000 square feet of the second floor and 12,000 square feet remain available for lease. *** Interviews with Bill Rick, Jerry G. Bishop, Dr. William McDade and Douglas Giddings are featured this month on the “Heart of San Diego,” San Diego Metropolitan’s Fred Lewis-hosted television show that airs in prime time on ITV. The full schedule is on Page 18. *** The M.W. Steele Group has given up the panache of La Jolla to move Downtown. The 16-employee firm is taking space in a renovated East Village warehouse where its staff will be within walking distance of Island Village, a 280-room “living unit” project at 12th Avenue and Market Street the company is designing for Barone Galasso & Associates. *** VR Business Brokers’ San Diego office was not only the top sales office last year for the 70-office VR international network, it also achieved the highest sales in VR’s 22-year history. Local broker Hal Janke was the top national producer, while Dwight Jones placed third and Fred Renzoni fourth. Office owners Bill Lange and Ken Oppeltz shared fifth place among all office owners for individual production. ***
*** Pat & Oscars, one of San Diego’s favorite places to get tasty breadsticks, sandwiches and ribs, has opened its first Downtown location. The restaurant, at the corner of First Avenue and Market Street across the street from Ralph’s, is No. 15 for the company started in 1991 by Oscar and Pat Sarkisian. More on the eateries is at www.breadstick.com. *** Degenkolb Engineers, one of the nation’s leading engineering firms in the design and seismic strengthening of structures, has opened a Downtown office at 402 West Broadway, Ste. 640, and hired John Walsh to head the operation. Walsh comes from Structural Affiliates International. Also joining the office is Jim Miller, a Degenkolb principal who moved here from San Francisco and specializes in seismic strengthening of existing buildings such as churches and historic structures. *** UCSD Chancellor Robert Dynes has called on campus staff for creative ideas on how they might be more effective managers, reports the UCSD Times, the university newspaper. Dynes recently addressed UCSD managers and administrative faculty at their 25th annual retreat. He expressed concern that the staff be prepared to move forward to keep up with the campus’ 10-year growth spurt. Dynes says morale is slipping, but was optimistic that the campus would “rise to the occasion,” the Times read. *** The San Diego Telecom Council’s Military Special Interest Group is presenting “Getting in the Gate,” an event designed to address the concern that the majority of SPAWAR business goes to large enterprises. Small businesses with disruptive technology and new business models often claim it is far too difficult to engage with SPAWAR. The May 7 breakfast session at SPAWAR will feature Rear Adm. Tom S. Fellin, vice commander of SPAWAR; Julie C. Krnc of SPAWAR Small Business; and Polexis Inc. CEO David Overskei, who actually got business with SPAWAR. For more information, click on www.sdtelecom.org. *** Leading biotechnology entrepreneurs will converge in San Diego May 6-8 when Technology Vision Group presents the fourth annual C21 Ventures Conference.“The Future of BioVenture Investing: Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Medical Devices and Health Care Services.” It will be held at the Four Seasons Aviara. “This conference has already succeeded in attracting some of the most prestigious investors in the biotechnology industry,” says Amy Giller Sullivan, senior v.p. of Noonan Russo/Presence Euro RSCG. “The chance to observe some of the most promising early stage companies in the industry makes this opportunity difficult for an investor to miss.” C21 Ventures was first held in 1999 in the Napa Valley as a meeting place to explore the future of bioventure investing. Since then, it has evolved into an annual retreat for leading technology gurus, investors and company executives to meet informally to exchange ideas and meet innovative new companies in the fields of biotechnology, informatics, medical devices and health care services. For information, click on www.techvision.com. *** North Park Main Street hosts its sixth annual North Park Spring Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 19 on University Avenue between 30th and 32nd streets. The free family event features children’s activities, more than 150 vendor booths, five stages of live entertainment and an international variety of food. This year, the festival is partnering with the San Diego Children’s Museum to produce Artsparks, a children’s art program that celebrates community, creativity and diversity. For information, call (619) 294-2501 or go to www.northparkmainstreet.com. ***
*** CDC Small Business Finance and Bank of America team up from 6-7:30 p.m. May 14 for a Small Business Loan Fair at BofA’s North Park branch, 3101 University Ave. Susan Lamping, (619) 291-3594, has details. *** On June 9, runners and walkers will line the streets of the Gaslamp Quarter to take part in the fourth annual Liberty Run/Walk benefiting domestic violence agencies. The picturesque 4-mile course begins at 8:05 a.m. in the Gaslamp, then proceeds over the Coronado Bridge to Tidelands Park on Coronado Island. Money raised will assist eight agencies providing services to domestic violence victims. In 2001, programs that received aid from the event provided services to 59,841 people and sheltered 52,468 women and children. A Health & Wellness Expo featuring information exhibits, a children’s expo and more follows the run/walk. For registration or more information, click on www.kinaneevents.com or call (760) 434-1601. *** As the San Diego Symphony begins managing its $100 million endowment and $20 million for its operating budget given by Joan and Irwin Jacobs, it has hired Lorraine S. Alexander as director of development for the San Diego Symphony Foundation. Alexander will oversee fund-raising for the foundation, which will manage the endowment. As executive director of the Los Angeles City College Foundation, Alexander helped secure more than $150 million in college funding. She also was director of development for UCLA’s School of Public Policy and Social Research and is a member of the National Society for Fundraising Executives and the Southern California Planned Giving Roundtable. *** Knight & Carver YachtCenter, based in National City, has been selected for inclusion in the “Inner City 100,” an annual designation by Inc. Magazine that honors the nation’s top companies located in urban cores. The award is given under the auspices of Harvard University Business School and its Initiative for a Competitive Inner City. More than 4,300 companies have been nominated for the annual honor. Knight & Carver builds and repairs big yachts and sportfishing boats. “We are extremely proud,” says CEO Sampson A. Brown. *** Enrique Morones, formerly with the Padres, is busy supplying the Water & Winter Stations throughout the East County mountains and desert to help immigrants avoid death through dehydration or hypothermia. This is not an encouragement to immigrate, but a humanitarian gesture. Needed are blankets and clothing, especially shoes, and donations payable to “Water Station,” c/o the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1250 Sixth Ave., Ste. 550, San Diego, CA 92101. Or check out enriquemorones@cox.net. *** To the many callers who have grown accustomed to that super confident voice that greets them when they dial Southeastern Economic Development Corp.’s offices, get ready to say goodbye. Layna Steed, the woman behind the gracious tones, is leaving this month for Atlanta. Steed has been chosen as a Public Health Summer Fellow in a program sponsored in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. *** Traditionally competitors, the San Diego and San Francisco convention and visitors bureaus have joined forces and recently hired Travel Managed Solutions in Sydney to represent the two destinations in Australia. *** Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has reflagged its San Diego Marriott Suites Downtown as the Sheraton Suites San Diego. Starwood, Sheraton’s parent, purchased the property in 1997, and has since been managing the property under the Marriott flag. The five-year franchise lease has expired and Starwood is operating the hotel under its own Sheraton badge. The current management team will oversee the transition and continue to manage the property as the Sheraton Suites San Diego. With the name change comes the addition of a new 24-hour business center with individual work stations and high-speed Internet access, among all the services of an upscale business center. All suites are designed for the business traveler with work desks and new two-line phones. *** Shelter Pointe Hotel and Marina, formerly known as the Kona Kai, has undergone a $3 million renovation of its 206 rooms and suites, lobby, bar, restaurant and conference rooms. In an effort to pique local interest and help tourism in San Diego, the Shelter Island hotel is offering a locals’ package to San Diegans that includes a one-night stay, two beverages in AJ’s Lounge, breakfast for two in AJ’s marina view restaurant, bike rentals and complimentary parking. The price is $148 (plus tax) per night. *** Nearly 4,000 people will get degrees during three UCSD commencement ceremonies next month. Graduation is June 9 for the School of Medicine, June 15 for UCSD’s five undergraduate colleges and June 16 for the Graduate School of Inter-national Relations/Pacific Studies. *** C. W. Clark Inc., with $20 million in financing, has broken ground on Gateway Center, the largest new commercial development in downtown Escondido in more than two decades. In the financing package, MM&S Investments Corp. is providing $15.375 million while C.W. Clark Inc. contributes $4.4 million. The 115,000 square feet of retail and office space is at the northwest corner of Tulip Street and West Valley Parkway. Craig Clark, president and chair of the La Jolla-based company, says he’s been working to get this deal done for three years. A grand opening is slated for early 2003. ***
*** San Diego County apartment sales in 2001 hit their highest level in 12 years, fueled by strong investor interest in a market where the available housing supply is not adequate to meet demand. A report by Burnham Real Estate Services reveals 1,054 apartment sales in 2001, a 6 percent increase over the prior year when 992 transactions took place. It also is the most apartment transactions in San Diego County since 1989 when 1,426 properties changed hands. The Burnham report also shows that while overall sales volume increased last year, the number of units involved fell by 23.5 percent — from 19,890 units sold in 2000 to 15,213 units sold in 2001. “This high level of sales activity, but lesser number of units sold, is the direct result of fewer transactions involving communities with 100 or more units,” says George Carlson, a v.p. and apartment specialist with Burnham. “In 2001, there were 12 major apartment communities with a combined total of 2,654 residences that sold, compared to 42 such transactions with 9,194 units in 2000.” *** Shea Homes and Continental Homes have spent $50 million to buy 90 acres in San Diego’s urban Mission Valley area. On the 47 acres of developable property the builders will team on a master-planned residential community called Escala that will consist of six neighborhoods totaling about 780 homes. H.G. Fenton retains ownership of 16.5 net acres, and has contracted with Archstone to build a 394-unit apartment community that H.G. Fenton will own and manage. Construction of site improvements will begin immediately, with construction of the first village expected to begin early next year. Architects for the project include Starck Architecture and Planning and McKinley Associates. Construction of the as yet-to-be-named apartment project is expected to begin in fall with leasing starting in summer of 2003. *** The 11-year-old Mama’s Kitchen, which pledges “No one with AIDS will go hungry,” holds its annual Mama’s Day on May 10 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla, featuring food from more than 50 San Diego restaurants. Presenting sponsor SAIC donates $25,000. Tickets are $95. For more, call (619) 233-6262 or click on www.mamaskitchen.org. *** Julie Meier Wright, CEO of the San Diego Regional EDC, was honored as a 2002 Woman of Accomplishment by Soroptimist International of San Diego. Founded 71 years ago, the local chapter is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas, the world’s largest classified service organization for women. The chapter meets at 7:15 a.m. on the first three Tuesdays of each month at the Kings Inn on Hotel Circle South. *** The UCSD Cancer Center Luau & Longboard Invitation-al, nearly four months away, already has locked up its title sponsor, Silvergate Bank. The invitational, set for Aug. 25 at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, raises money every year to finance promising cancer research projects at the UCSD Cancer Center. For more information, call (858) 822-0023 or visit www.luau.ucsd.edu. *** The San Diego Employers Association has entered into an alliance with CPE, one of California’s largest professional employer organizations, to increase the range of human resources support available to employers who are SDEA members or CPE clients. “SDEA has been looking for a PEO to align itself with for some time,” says Joseph N. Sczempka Jr., SDEA president. “We see more and more employers moving in that direction so they can keep their focus on generating revenue. *** The inaugural Taste of Carmel Valley/Del Mar, a benefit for the HomeAid San Diego program, is set for 5:30-8:30 p.m. on May 22 at Pardee Homes’ Santa Barbara model homes. Carlene Matchniff, co-president of HomeAid San Diego, says the event, which will feature cuisine from the area’s favorite restaurants, also will kick off the organization’s first shelter project. HomeAid San Diego was formed by local real estate industry professionals as the 17th chapter of HomeAid America. The San Diego chapter is chartering with the San Diego chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. The HomeAid partnership marks an important first step in the new strategic alliance between the Building Industry Association of San Diego and the local NAIOP chapter. The Santa Barbara model homes are located on Del Mar Heights Road 2.5 miles east of I-5 in Carmel Valley. Tickets for the Taste of Carmel Valley/Del Mar are $50 each and can be purchased by calling (858) 578-4888. *** Still tying a few loose ends at the San Diego Convention Center expansion, Turner Construction Co. is building the 320,000-square-foot headquarters and R&D lab for Idec Pharmaceutical, at I-805 and La Jolla Village Drive, while driving a proposal to CCDC for about 1,200 parking spaces for the “R-7” parking garage between Sixth, Seventh, L and K streets. The firm also will be starting two projects for Children’s Hospital this summer. Ron Rudolph, Turner operations manager, says he is always looking for new projects. *** The San Miguel Fire Department, which serves East County’s unincorporated areas of El Cajon, La Mesa and Spring Valley, and the city of Lemon Grove, hosts its second annual San Miguel Firefighters Golf Classic on May 22 at Cottonwood Golf Course. The tournament fee is $110 per person and includes a round of golf, dinner and golf shirt. For more information, call Steve Butcher at (619) 660-1938. *** San Diego County Credit Union is opening branches in Pacific Beach and Point Loma. The Pacific Beach Branch is located at 1650A Garnet Ave. in the Staples Shopping Center. The Point Loma Branch is located at 1004 Rosecrans at Talbot Street. The grand openings are May 5 and May 11, respectively. *** Ophthalmologist Tory Prestera says he is the first San Diego physician to perform selective laser trabeculoplasty, a procedure that incorporates a patented technique for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma, a leading cause of preventable blindness in Americans over 40 years of age. The FDA cleared the Selecta 7000 Glaucoma Laser System in March 2001. Prestera purchased one in November and has since performed more than 50 in-office procedures. *** Johnson & Jennings General Contracting has completed tenant improvement construction for the 22,500-square-foot corporate headquarters of Iomega in the Sunroad Corporate Centre at 4135 Eastgate Mall in University Towne Centre. Iomega is a manufacturer of portable, digital storage products. The company is relocating from Utah. Howard Sneed Architecture & Design served as the space planner. Subcontractors included Bergelectric, Interior Specialties and Quality Painting & Wallcoverings Inc. *** Roel Construction Co. has opened a new office in Irvine at 2500 Michelson, Ste. 250. *** Save Our Heritage Organisation is putting on a one-man living history show with Daniel Slosberg as Pierre Cruzatte, navigator for the Lewis and Clark expedition. Slosberg, in period costume, portrays Cruzatte and tells some of the adventures en route as a one-eyed French-Indian navigator. The program runs at 7:30 p.m. May 31; 5 and 7:30 p.m. June 1; and 7:30 p.m. June 2 at the Whaley House in Old Town. Tickets are $10 for SOHO members and $12 for nonmembers. Call (619) 297-9327 for information. *** Rancho Santa Fe’s Crosby National Golf Course and The Bridges, along with La Jolla Country Club, have been listed among the top 10 greatest private golf courses in Southern California by Churm Publishing Golf Group, publishers of SD County Golf, OC Golf and LA Golf magazines. *** To commemorate International Museum Day, 23 San Diego-area museums on May 18 will open their doors to children under 12 free of charge. Sponsored by the International Council of Museums, the annual event, recognized by thousands of museums worldwide, is designed to keep museums’ educational and cultural significance at the forefront. The 2002 International Museum Day theme is “Museums and Globalization,” chosen by the ICOM to acknowledge the museum’s role in fostering mutual understanding regardless of the nature of exhibits. Participating area museums will provide one free child’s admission with each paid adult entry. For a list of locations, log on to www.sandiegomuseumcouncil.org. *** More than 5,000 people are expected to attend the fifth annual San Diego Blues Festival June 8 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Downtown Embarcadero Marina Park South, which presents Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm and the North Mississippi All-Stars as headliners. Tickets are $25 in advance at 4th & B Downtown, Blind Melons in Pacific Beach, Lou’s Records in Encinitas or at www.sdbluesfest.com. Day-of-event tickets are priced at $30 for adults and $10 for children. ***
*** With a 20-year, half percent sales tax for local transportation projects set to expire in 2008, Sandag is preparing to put a sales-tax extension before San Diego County voters in 2004. The agency was pondering putting the tax issue on the ballot as soon as November of this year. The original measure, Transnet, has raised about $2 billion for local transportation efforts and is expected to hit $3.3 billion by the time it expires. Both a 20-year and 30-year extension are being contemplated. A 20-year extension would raise $6 billion in today’s dollars, while a 30-year extension would raise $10 billion. Also, the agency is considering asking voters to double the tax to a penny on each dollar of taxable sales. While the agency would like the extension approved as soon as possible for planning and bonding purposes, the delay was determined necessary to better sell the tax to voters. Also, November of 2004 is a presidential election when turnout is expected to be heavier. That could be a key since the measure needs a two-thirds majority to pass; the original measure in 1987 only required 50 percent plus one. Between now and the election, Sandag will prepare a very specific list of projects that will benefit from the additional funding. Just what kinds of projects will be on that list remains uncertain. Transnet is divided equally between highway, transit, and local streets and roads. A call to expand expenditures to include habitat acquisition and water quality projects has received mixed reviews. *** C.E. Wylie Construction Co. has completed construction of the $10 million Twin Oaks Valley Diversion Structure in Vista for the San Diego County Water Authority. The diversion structure is a 22-million-gallon capacity, reinforced concrete tank, about 30 feet tall with all but the upper three to five feet buried. The project was headed by Erick Myers, C.E. Wylie Construction Co’s v.p. of estimating, and project superintendent Wayne Ehlers. *** Five Star Tours is offering tickets and tours for the 2002 Tijuana Bullfight Season. The first event is May 5 at the downtown bullring. Matador El Juli will open the season and continue through September. Call (800) 553-8887 for tickets and tours. *** Ninyo & Moore has landed a UCSD contract to provide materials testing and special inspection services during construction of the School of Medicine at the San Diego campus. The project includes a four-story reinforced concrete building, with one below-grade basement level, and associated site work. *** Dr. Nancy L. Snyderman will receive the fourth annual Distinguished Alumni Award from the Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego during the CCL Friends of the Center conference May 29-31 at the Hyatt Regency Islandia. *** Taking a second term as president of the Association of Legal Administrators’ local chapter is Patricia L. Groff, director of administrator at the law firm of Butz DeSantis & Bingham. *** Ed Fassell, a San Diego resident until very recently, has written a book about living with AIDS, a diagnosis he got in 1988. In “chameleon: hanging by my tale,” the author shares his insights on learning to live well rather than die sadly. Profits from the sale of 15 books on sale at Blair House will go to Blair House’s Healthy Youth Advocacy organization founded locally by David Blair. “chameleon” is available at Obelisk Bookstore in Hillcrest, Earth Song Books in Del Mar, the Westgate Hotel Gift Shop and through sTeVens Media Productions Downtown. *** West Coast Aquarium Industries is finishing 15 tanks for 13 species of seahorses that go on exhibit May 11 at the Birch Aquarium. While the Birch has long bred and raised the creatures for zoos and aquariums, this is its first public showing. *** The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center launches visitors into space on May 17 by way of “Space Station,” a new IMAX film narrated by Tom Cruise. “Space Station” is the story of the construction of the International Space Station. The global collaborative mission unites 16 nations with a common goal to further human space exploration. For information, call (619) 238-1233 or launch www.rhfleet.org. *** Local businesses, organizations and individuals may apply now to the San Diego Super Bowl Host Committee to have their special events sanctioned as official Super Bowl XXXVII Host Committee events. Qualifying events will receive limited use of the Host Committee logo for marketing purposes, designation as an official sanctioned event of the San Diego Super Bowl Host Committee and two game tickets on the 50 yard line. (Just kidding about that last perk.) A non-refundable $100 administrative fee is required for all applications postmarked on or before Aug. 31. The fee is $250 for applications postmarked between Sept. 1 and Oct. 1. After that, too late. For an application, go to www.superbowlxxxvii.org and click on the events section. *** As the Los Angeles Lakers chase history and their third consecutive NBA championship, Miller Genuine Draft is touting its Oct. 22 presentation of a Lakers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game at the San Diego Sports Arena. Tickets start at $12.
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San Diego district attorneys Jill DiCarlo, Dan Goldstein, Lisa Weinreb, Blaine Bowman and Rod Shelton become television stars when “Crime & Punishment,” an NBC series, premieres June 16. The series was created by Dick Wolf, the producer behind “Law & Order.” Working with documentary specialists, Wolf placed three high-definition video cameras in San Diego courtrooms and used them to capture the sounds and pictures of real cases being tried by local prosecutors. Cases range from the rape of a young lab technician to a man being tried for the murder of his wife even though her body has not been found.
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