In order to complete the Covenant modification, the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club had to obtain the consent of two-thirds of the properties within 500 feet of the lots. The club obtained 72 percent consent from adjacent properties for the north lot and 71 percent consent from properties for the south lot.
Volunteers must be between the ages of 12 and 17, and be entering the 7th grade up through senior year of high school in the fall.
The Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District will soon have its own deputy chief, a position it once shared with a joint contract between the cities of Encinitas, Del Mar and Solana Beach.
The Santa Fe Irrigation District got some good news this month, as it learned that its wholesale water supplier plans to raise its prices 2.2 percent next year, as opposed to the increase of up to 12.2 percent that had been projected.
The change means the district won’t face a steep hike in its own costs for supplying water to its customers in Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach and Fairbanks Ranch, thus reducing the pressure for water rate increases.
The International Bipolar Foundation’s 2013 Gala, “Behind the Mask; Proud as a Peacock Gala,” was held at the Estancia Hotel and Spa in La Jolla on May 11.
Rancho Santa Fe resident Cory Nasoff, a 2007 Torrey Pines graduate and three-time NCAA All American at UC Berkeley, is a professional water polo player in Australia.
The Rancho Santa Fe Association’s Annual Meeting was held on May 9, at the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club.
The Beach & Country Guild’s ‘Regale in the Ranch’ event was held May 10 at the estate of Michael & Ilene Lamb.
The Rancho Santa Fe Art Gallery held its last reception May 9 at its longtime location in the Union Bank building in the RSF village. The gallery will be closing its doors on June 1, 2013, after 15 years to make room for the expansion “of our most dedicated supporters Union Bank.”
Dr. Benjamin Carson, a neurosurgeon, motivational speaker, philanthropist and author, spoke at a special event held May 8 at Morgan Run Club & Resort. The event was hosted by the Tri-City Tea Party.
