March 22: Del Mar Recycles

Ready to clear some clutter?

The City of Del Mar and EDCO are sponsoring a free recycling, shredding and mulch event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 22, at the lower parking lot of Shores Park. Enter off of Stratford Court south of Ninth Street.

Residents can responsibly dispose of electronic waste, fluorescent bulbs, household batteries and sharps.

Household hazardous waste and pharmaceuticals will not be accepted.

A certified paper shredder will provide onsite shredding of up to three banker boxes full of documents per household.

Goodwill will accept donations of reusable items.

Residents also can self-load up to three barrels of mulch while supplies last. 

The event is open to City of Del Mar residents and businesses only. The collection of sharps is limited to residents only.

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Emergency Preparedness webpage updated

Build a kit. Make a plan.

Find complete details on disaster planning on our newly-refreshed Emergency Preparedness webpage. 

Videos and links to numerous government resources cover wildfire, tsunami and earthquake preparedness. 

A tsunami evacuation map and Crest Canyon Evacuation Plan are specific to Del Mar.

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Lifeguards deliver safety presentation to teens

Del Mar lifeguards delivered presentations on beach safety to Torrey Pines High School students this week. 

Lifeguards Sean Hogan and Adam Decker covered how to identify rip currents and avoid sting rays and sunburn and other aspects of staying safe at the beach. 

A 27-slide presentation rich with photos, drawings and data illustrated the talks, which were attended by nearly 1,000 students.

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Crime blotter: March 7-13

Cases: 1

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Source: San Diego County Sheriff's Department

Saturday: Geology lecture at library

The Friends of the Del Mar Library are hosting a geology lecture from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the library at 1309 Camino Del Mar.

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Tuesday: Bluegrass at library

The band Prairie Sky will bring its brand of bluegrass to the Del Mar Library from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18.

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Trash Talk: Did you know that...

...cosmetics go in the gray trash cart?

Learn more about the City's sustainability programs on the Go Green Del Mar webpage. 

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Q&A: barton + barton

What was your path to owning a business in Del Mar Village? Did you grow up here? Why did you choose Del Mar Village to set up shop?

Those are just some of the questions DMVA poses in its Q & A with interior designer Candy Barton.

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52-Week Challenge No. 35

Project Clean Water challenges residents to arrange for a bulky item pickup.

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Design Review Board (2 ex-officio, non-voting members.) Closes 4:30 p.m. March 21.

Design Review Board (2 voting, resident members.) Closes 4:30 p.m. March 21.

Measure Q Citizen Advisory Committee (1 voting, Del Mar business representative.) Closes 4:30 p.m. March 21.

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