“Supporting positive change in the best interest of the entire Del Mar Community.”
Issue No. 21
March 2024
Del Mar 2024 City Council Election
What are essential qualities for our City Council members?
- Uphold Del Mar’s Community Plan
- Critical and Pragmatic Thinker
- Team Player
- Protect Del Mar
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Integrity & Trustworthy
- Transparency
Issue No. 20
October 2023
MANAGED RETREAT CONCERNS ARE BACK
Residents breathed a sigh of relief in 2018 when the City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2018-72 which rejected Managed Retreat. However, a new ADU ordinance once again introduces Managed Retreat as a possibility.
Issue No. 18
October 2022
HOW DO THE INCUMBENTS/CANDIDATES DWIGHT WORDEN AND TERRY GAASTERLAND’S PAST VOTES AND ACTIONS ALIGN WITH RESIDENT’S WISHES?
Issue No. 17
June 2022
MOVING DEL MAR FORWARD SURVEY - 2022 and the survey says...
WOODPECKER - DEL MAR VOTING GUIDE
SNAPSHOT OF CANDIDATE’S POSITIONS
Issue No. 16
January 2022
A Vibrant Downtown Series Refresher
Holiday 2021
Good Health and Perseverance
Issue No. 15
October 2021
Getting To a Vibrant Downtown Part 3 of a Series
focuses on the role of PARKING.
Issue No. 14
July 2021
Getting To a Vibrant Downtown Part 3 of a Series
focusing on Del Mar’s blanket downtown height regulatory constraint and how it dampens our downtown vibrancy
Issue No. 13
June 2021
Getting To a Vibrant Downtown Part 2 of a Series
focus on Del Mar’s Floor Area Ratio (FAR) regulatory constraint that for years has been set at .45 (45%) or 2000 square feet, whichever is larger
Issue No. 12
April 2021
Getting To a Vibrant Downtown Part 1 of a Series
Holiday 2020
Good Health and Great Hope
Spotlight 10/2020 No.2
Blown the lid off” on campaign spending
Now You See It – Now You Don’t
Spotlight 10/2020
Affordable Housing
The Consequences of Del Mar’s Affordable Housing Pile-Up
Spotlight 9/2020 No.2
Affordable Housing Part 1
Need to correct job numbers in Del Mar
Spotlight 9/2020 No.1
Short term rental solution?
Issue No. 11 September 2020
Moving Del Mar Forward Survey 2020 and the Survey says…
Issue No. 10
June 2020
The city needs to elevate Business Support/Economic Development to a Tier 1 category.
COVID-19
April 2020
Caring for one another
Issue No. 9
February 2020
Short Term Rental, Managed Retreat, and Where Are Del Mar’s Jobs?
Issue No. 8
January 2020
Short Term Rental, Local Coastal Program and Affordable Housing Units
Check Additional Resources for “Affordable Housing” and 9/6/2019 SANDAG meeting
Holiday 2019
“Holiday Greetings”
Spotlight 9/2019
“I DON’T KNOW WHERE THESE (affordable housing) UNITS ARE GOING TO GO IN MY CITY, I DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT TODAY...”
Spotlight 8/2019
“AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN DEL MAR
Is the Shores Property at Risk?”
Special Issue No.7
June 2019
Thank you Kim, we tip our hat and say farewell to our colleague, neighbor, and a stellar human being.
Issue No. 6
April 2019
83% say “YES” Del Mar Should Adopt
a No Significant Other Policy
Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Water, Wastewater, and Clean Water Rates (increase)
Issue No. 5
March 2019
UTILITY UNDERGROUNDING
“New Cost Estimates – We All Want It But How Do We Pay For It?”
Subcommittee Update
Spotlight 1/2019
‘APPOINTMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CITY SUBCOMMITTEES:
The city council should have a “do-over”’
Holiday 2018
“Holiday Greetings”
Spotlight 10/2018 Part 4 of a Series
“CHANGE OR NO CHANGE? YOUR CHANCE TO DECIDE
The Woodpecker’s goal is simple – present the facts so citizens are better informed regarding what our City Council is doing and how its actions impact you.”
Spotlight 10/2018 Part 3 of a Series
“Know the facts before you vote to change Del Mar’s constitution (AKA Charter) - Measure P
P is for Puzzle”
Spotlight 10/2018 Part 2 of a Series
“The Managed Retreat Loophole How Mayor Worden Signed Over Control of $1.5 Billion of Del Mar Homes to California Coastal Commission in October 2017 & March 2018”
Resources:
Local Coastal Program (LCP) Agreement (LCP-14-13-A4)
LCP Amendment (LCP-16-13-A1)
Spotlight 9/2018
“Is the City Council listening to and honoring residents’ voices regarding Short Term Vacation Rentals?”
Spotlight 4/2018
“The City Staff in April reinserted the Managed Retreat (removal of Seawalls and Destruction of 600+ Homes and 80+ Bluff Top Homes) option back into the Adaptation Plan”
Issue NO. 4 February 2018
2017 Report Card for City Hall
Holiday 12/2017
“Holiday Greetings”
Spotlight 11/2017
'Proposed design guidelines
How an idea of “tweaking” turned into a major remodel'
Spotlight 10/2017
“Costly on the front and back end
Get ready for another dark cloud ordinance”
Issue NO. 3 September 2017
HOT TOPICS
Proposed Del Mar Design Review changes
ON THE RADAR
Sea-level Rise Adaptation plan
CHANGES IN THE WIND
Downtown
RANT & RAVE
A rare event for Del Mar
SOME WOODPECKER HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS
Spotlight 7/2017
“Fact Checking the Fact Checker
Regardless of your position on an issue, the City Council was elected to represent the entire community, and they owe all their constituents a high standard of decision-making.”
Issue NO. 2
June 2017
HOT TOPICS
Law enforcement
ON THE RADAR
Monies from measure Q
CHANGES IN THE WIND
Downtown
RANT & RAVE
Why it should matter if City Council follows its own policies
“Short Term Rentals Ban
Why All Residents Should Care About What Just Happened”
Issue NO. 1
March 2017
HOT TOPICS
Short term rentals
ON THE RADAR
Heard at the Business Advisory Committee meeting
CHANGES IN THE WIND
Changes in development guidelines
RANT & RAVE