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Monsoon Sunsets Historical Society names Heath Fox as new director What would you By Pat Sherman The La Jolla Historical Society (LJHS) ask Sherri Lightner hired longtime Carlsbad resident Heath and Ray Ellis? Fox as its new executive director, following a search that began in n La Jolla Light will February. Fox, a retired U.S. present a free, public Marine lieutenant debate between the colonel, served as two candidates running associate director of for the San Diego City administration for both Council seat in District 1 the Museum of (La Jolla and environs) Photographic Arts and from 7:30 to 9 p.m. the San Diego Museum of Heath Fox Art, located in Balboa Wednesday, Sept. 19 Park. More recently, he spent five years as in the Sherwood assistant dean of arts and humanities at Auditorium at the UC San Diego and served as a consultant Museum of Contemporary for a new museum the Broad Art Art, 700 Prospect St. Foundation is building in Los Angeles. Fox, who replaces former executive n See how you can The hot, humid weather we’ve been experiencing has produced some spectacular skies at sunset. This image from last week in La Jolla showcases one of the most colorful celestial palettes. — Greg Wiest participate on A18 See Director, A12

INSIDE Mayoral candidates debate in La Jolla By Pat Sherman “I invited Carl to join me La Jolla was the site of two in supporting that; he’s recent mayoral debates — never favored it or not,” the first hosted by the Filner said, adding that the Rotary Club of La Jolla and only cost-saving aspect of the second by La Jolla Prop. B is the five-year Country Day School, in pensionable pay freeze. collaboration with the “I’m the only one who can Interview with new Preuss School, City Club of implement that immediately; UCSD Chancellor San Diego and the National I’ve already talked to the Pradeep Khosla, A8 Conflict Resolution Center. employee groups,” Filner Candidates Carl DeMaio, a said. “If Carl goes into any Republican city councilman negotiations with the people serving San Diego’s fifth he has said are the enemy of district, and , a San Diego, he goes into Democratic congressman these negotiations as the serving ’s 51st declared enemy.” district, squared off Sept. 4 Before answering the during the Rotary club’s question, DeMaio took the weekly luncheon at La opportunity to wish Filner a Mayoral candidates Carl DeMaio (left) and Bob Filner (right) take part in a debate at La Valencia Hotel. “happy 70th birthday,” Jolla Country Day School, moderated by Steve Dinkin (center) of the National Conflict Noting that the DeMaio- evoking some gasps from Resolution Center. Pat Sherman Mayor Jerry Sanders backed and voter-approved those in attendance, to which Proposition B — which freeze pensionable pay for asked what the candidates was still in legal limbo when Filner later responded, “I talks about his legacy would replace pensions with five years — would be tied would do in the meantime he is mayor he would put a appreciate the birthday with La Jollans, A14 401(k)-style retirement plans up in the courts for some to solve the city’s fiscal crisis. cap on six-figure pensions wishes, but like my favorite for most new city hires and time, moderator Pat Stouffer Filner said if the measure for city management. SEE DEBATE, A4

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Interact with National Thought Leaders Heath Fox provides a tour of Wisteria Cottage, which the society uses as a museum and exhibit space. The building, designed by architect Irving Gill, will undergo a UC San Diego and The Atlantic magazine present the 2nd historic restoration next year that is expected to cost about $600,000. Pat Sherman annual The Atlantic Meets the Pacific conference. From Director, A1 activity of the board and the volunteers — director John Bolthouse and interim the scope of their involvement and the Award-winning editors from The Atlantic in conversation executive director F.H. “Trip” Bennett, will sincerity of their commitment,” he said. “It’s oversee three fulltime and three part-time just an extraordinarily strong organization with newsmakers in science, health, technology and media staffers at the society, which has an annual for this community.” including: operating budget of about $500,000. Fox said that while the society has done a Fox’s salary falls within the range of great job with its efforts to preserve La Jolla’s $77,000 to $81,000, which the LJHS board’s beach cottages and other pre-World War II executive committee budgeted for the era structures, he’d also like to focus on The position, said Connie Branscomb, the Village’s mid-century modern architecture of board’s immediate past president. the 1950s and ’60s, which has now reached Chris Cox Qualifications the board sought for the the threshold where it can be deemed VP of Products, Facebook position included: experience leading a historic and saved from demolition. nonprofit arts or cultural organization; “I want to engage the community in this organizational management and/or conversation … and start to come to supervisory experience such as strategic understand myself where those important planning and staff supervision; financial structures are, which ones may be under Stacey Snider management experience; and experience threat,” he said. Co-Chairman & CEO, Dreamworks Studios managing museum exhibits and archives. “I do intend to be involved in all aspects “We are very, very happy with Heath of what the society does, from the internal Fox,” said Branscomb, who served on the management and administration of the committee that selected Fox from an initial society … (to) listening to the community pool of 46 applicants, five of which were and responding to the concerns of the called in for interviews. “He brings to this job community on these topics.” Gretchen Rubin all the qualities that we think that we need.” Fox said he sees an opportunity to #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Fox said he was seeking an opportunity to increase the amount and level of programs be executive director of a cultural institution offered by the society, once the renovation after finishing his consulting job in Los is complete. Angeles with the Broad Art Foundation. “We’ve just started a young architects “The society is in a really exciting part of program for the summer for secondary Jane McGonigal its organizational history right now,” he schools,” he said. “I’d like to see us be able Alternate Reality Game Designer said, nothing a planned restoration of to grow that and add some school-based Wisteria Cottage on Prospect Street, where the programs in the summer, as well as continue and many more! society’s museum and exhibit space are held. to do the lecture series. We’re just going to The building, which once served as a have a better facility to do it in.” residence for founding La Jolla The restoration of Wisteria Cottage will be philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, has the first major rehabilitation of the SPECIAL PRICING: also housed a bookstore and the Balmer structure, and will include the addition of a School, a precursor to La Jolla Country Day prep kitchen and meeting space to Enter code “LASTCALL” by September 30 School. accommodate weddings and functions that for discounted registration of $495 The restoration, designed by Ione Stiegler will generate additional revenue for the (includes 2.5 days of programming, of La Jolla-based IS Architecture, is expected society, Branscomb said. receptions, meals, and tours) to begin in February, coinciding with the Other planned improvements include LJHS’s 50th anniversary year. humidity control and lighting upgrades, Fox said the society is planning additional which are required to borrow exhibits from For more information call activities and events throughout the year to other museums and archives, and a lift that mark the anniversary, which falls in June. will allow disabled access to a lower floor (858) 822-0510 “The society is a very strong organization, that is currently being used for storage. The or visit in large part because of the community lift will be funded, in part, via a $30,000 leadership and the community support that donation from Las Patronas. it has,” he said, noting the strength of • La Jolla Historical Society is atlanticmeetspacific.com events such as the Secret Garden Tour and dedicated to the discovery, collection, and Concours d’Elegance. preservation of La Jolla’s heritage. For more “I’ve been so impressed by the level of information, visit lajollahistory.org

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