San Diego Scene 10.2010 | San Diego Metro Magazine San Diego Metro Magazine ● Home Providing 24 years of Quality Journalism ● ● Columns Archives ● Contact Us ● Cover Story ● About Us ● Daily Business Report ● Vote ● Events ● Network ● Features ● San Diego Scene Subscribe to PostsSubscribe to Comments Search: Topics: ● San Diego Metropolitan Magazine You are here: Home / San Diego Scene / San Diego Scene 10.2010 Click here to view the Digital version of our magazine. San Diego Scene 10.2010 Posted by sandiegometro on October 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment Photo by Bill Newell. Easy AdSense by Unreal The Village Community Presbyterian Church in Rancho Santa Fe unveiled its new education building last month during the grand opening of the “Kids Village.” “An old building has been transformed into a fun, welcome space,” said Rev. Jack Baca, senior pastor. Built by ROEL Construction Co., the $675,000 remodel has five classrooms, a workroom and a new nursery. The toddler room includes a child’s-height entrance door and a low, round, view window. The original structure, built in the 1960s, was re-designed by domusstudio architecture to integrate with the church’s recently completed Lilian Rice-style sanctuary. The Kids Village incorporates new energy-efficient windows, lighting and mechanical systems. The Village Community Presbyterian Church began reconstruction in September 2008. The two-story, 25,420- square-foot main sanctuary and administration building was completed in early April. The church also added a new roof to The Village Nursery School and a new playground for children. *** California Chief Justice Ronald George — who is due to retire in January — will be special guest of the Downtown San Diego Partnership at its Oct. 18 breakfast at the Westgate Hotel. George was appointed to the California http://sandiegometro.com/2010/10/san-diego-scene-10-2010/ (1 of 9)10/12/2010 9:18:07 AM San Diego Scene 10.2010 | San Diego Metro Magazine Supreme Court by then-Gov. Pete Wilson in 1991 and he was elected to a full term in 1994. He was appointed as ● Vote for your 15 Most Admired Companies in San Diego Voting the 27th Chief Justice of the court on March 28, 1996. Cost for the breakfast is $30 for members and $35 for ends Nov. 10, 2010: nonmembers. To reserve space, e-mail Sheri Snead at (619) 234-0201. *** 1. Your Name Charles R. Plott, a founding father of “experimental economics,” which brings lab science to bear on the testing of economics and political theories, will be the guest speaker at the Economics Roundtable at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 8 in the 2. Your Phone UCSD Faculty Club. Plott is the Edward S. Harkness professor of economics and political science at California Institute of Technology. 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Proceeds from the conference will be distributed by the International Community Foundation of Tijuana to accredited nonprofit agencies in the city. One of them is the Boys and Girls Club of Tijuana, the first of its 6. Company's type in Latin America. Other nonprofits that will benefit from the conference include the Mexican Red Cross, the Phone Tijuana Food Bank, agencies that help children with autism and special needs, and the children’s museum El Trompo. The Boys and Girls Club, assisted by the U.S. parent organization, opened two years ago in the eastern community of Loma Dorada to help children and teens are risk of becoming homeless or delinquents. The 7. Company's community has few schools and virtually no recreation centers. Slim’s address at 1 p.m. on Oct. 19 is free and open Website to the public. Many of the events at the conference are free, including shuttle transportation from the border crossing and CECUT. 8. Why you The conference goal is to showcase the cutting-edge technology being used by a variety of industrial sectors that send products around the world. Each day will focus on one theme, such as automotive, electronics and the health nominated them industry. The heart of the conference will be an interactive expo featuring products made in Tijuana with the latest technology. The expo is free and open to the public. Detailed bilingual information about the event is available at tijuanainnovadora.com. *** Susan Riggs Tinsky of North Park has been selected by the San Diego Housing Federation board of directors as the organization’s new executive director. She replaces Tom Scott, who is retiring on Oct. 31 after serving as executive director since 2002. Tinsky has been an attorney with the San Diego law firm of Best, Best & Kreiger LLP since cforms contact form by delicious:days 2008. She specializes in affordable housing and redevelopment law. She worked for the San Diego Housing Commission from 2001-2004. In her last assignment there, she served as chief policy adviser working on public ● policy issues such as San Diego’s linkage fee, which is again under study. Tinsky served previously as vice president of government affairs for the San Diego Association of Realtors and on the adjunct faculty of San Diego State University and Southwestern College, where she taught housing policy and real estate economics, respectively. Tinsky is president-elect of Citizens Coordinate for Century 3, former co-chair of http://sandiegometro.com/2010/10/san-diego-scene-10-2010/ (2 of 9)10/12/2010 9:18:07 AM San Diego Scene 10.2010 | San Diego Metro Magazine the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Housing Policy Committee and serves on the board of Walk San Diego. She is also participating in Sustainable San Diego’s steering committee. Tinsky has been active in the redevelopment of North Park. She was vice president of the North Park Community Association from 2003 to 2006 and served on the North Park Redevelopment Project Area Committee from 2005 to 2007. She received her JD magna cum laude from Thomas Jefferson Law School in 2008 and holds a master’s degree in city planning from San Diego State University where she was outstanding graduate of the year in 2002. Her bachelor’s degree in Spanish is from the University of Georgia-Athens. *** San Diego Civic Organist Carol Williams will play the Wonder Morton Organ at the Balboa Theatre on Oct. 2 at 1:30 p.m. in a concert made possible by special arrangement of the Balboa Theatre Foundation and San Diego Theatres. She will play popular favorites and Broadway show tunes. The Balboa Theatre Foundation, headed by Jeff Marston, its president, spearheaded the organ’s acquisition. Tickets are $20 per person general admission, with a discount to ● Sponsored Links $15 for seniors, military and students. Tickets are available at the Civic Center and Balboa Theatre box offices, by calling San Diego Theatres at (619) 570-1100 or online at SDBalboa.org. powered by Ad Buttons Williams was the first woman in the world to be appointed as civic organist in 2001 and has served as civic organist ● Sign up for San Diego Metro Magazine Daily Business Report and artistic director of the Spreckels Organ Society in San Diego since then. *** A table at last year’s Jewelry Career Fair and Open House at the Gemological Institute of America. © GIA. Reprinted Email Address by permission. The Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA) Jewelry Career Fair and Open House will be held at the institute’s Carlsbad world headquarters on Oct. 22. The agenda will include panel discussions, career coaching, on-site unsubscribe from list recruiting, classroom workshops and exhibits. The opening panel session, “Job Success in Today’s Market,” will include industry executives offering their expertise on how to create a successful career path. Panelists include Alan powered by MailChimp! Bell, managing director of The Bell Group Inc.; Douglas Kazanjian, CEO of Kazanjian Bros Inc.; David Pomije, CEO of Top Hat Inc.; and Mark Smelzer, publisher of JCK magazine and JCKonline.com. Donna Baker, GIA president and CEO, will moderate. Additional sessions will include “From Design to Finish” and “Creative Careers.” One-on- one career coaching will also be available. Attendees can also experience classroom workshops and gem and jewelry exhibits throughout the day. The GIA Career Fair and Open House is from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Employers who would like to recruit at the fair may contact GIA’s Career Services Office at (800) 421-7250, Ext. 4093, or e-mail [email protected]. *** Deanna Weeks, one of the longest tenured economic development executives in California, has retired as president and CEO of the East County Economic Development Council (ECEDC) after 25 years in the post. Jo Marie Diamond, who has served as vice president since 2001, will serve as interim president and CEO. ECEDC was founded in 1984 and was the first regional economic development council to be established in San Diego County.