JUSTIN HUTSON ELEVATED TO SDSU MEN’S HOOPS ASSOCIATED HEAD COACH
Long-time assistant to enter 10th season at SDSU Source: goaztecs.com Photo courtesy goaztecs.com May 9, 2017 (San Diego) – Justin Hutson has been elevated from SDSU men’s basketball assistant coach to associate head coach, Aztec head coach Brian Dutcher announced. Hutson is entering his 10th season atop Montezuma Mesa. “Justin has been an integral part of the success we have enjoyed at San Diego State,” Dutcher said. “I think all Aztec fans are aware of his contributions on the defensive end of the court and in recruiting. His impact, however, is felt in every part of this program. Continuing to have Justin not only on staff, but with increased responsibility, will help us continue our winning culture.” A graduate of CSU Bakersfield, Hutson recently finished his fourth season of his second stint at San Diego State. In those four campaigns, he helped the Aztecs reach the 2014 NCAA Sweet 16, the 2015 NCAA Round of 32 and the 2016 NIT semifinals, which equated to 105 victories (26.3 wins per year) and three Mountain West championships. Since his return to The Mesa, Hutson has elevated SDSU’s defense to elite status as the program’s defensive coordinator. The Aztecs have finished in the top 15 nationally in both scoring defense and field-goal percentage defense all four seasons. San Diego State finished second in scoring defense in 2014 and 2015, third in 2016 and 15th last year. As far as field-goal percentage defense, the Aztecs were eighth in 2014, seventh in 2015, first in 2016, and eighth in 2017. A two-year stay at UNLV split his two stints at San Diego State in half. Hutson made his way to Las Vegas following the 2010-11 campaign and helped the Runnin’ Rebels to a pair of 25-win seasons and two NCAA tournament appearances. He played a key role in bringing in a highly regarded incoming class in 2012-13, which included the 2013 No. 1 overall NBA Draft selection, Anthony Bennett, a player Hutson recruited. Hutson originally left the Aztecs following his fifth season, which ended with SDSU setting all types of records. The 2010-11 squad won a school-record 20 straight games to begin the year, captured both the MW regular-season and tournament titles for just the second time in program history, won the first Division I NCAA tournament games, reached its first Sweet 16 and won a school-record 34 games. San Diego State, which earned its first national ranking that season, finished the campaign ranked No. 6/11 nationally. The 2010-11 season capped a five-year run in which Hutson helped the Aztecs win three Mountain West titles and advance to five postseason tournaments. In both of his stints, Hutson has played a pivotal part in San Diego State’s recruiting efforts as the team’s recruiting coordinator. He was the point person in recruiting future All-Americans and NBA Draft picks Kawhi Leonard, Jamaal Franklin and Xavier Thames, while also helping land D.J. Gay, who left SDSU as the school’s all-time leader in career wins, and Chase Tapley, who was a four-year starter. More recently, Hutson led the charge in the Aztecs inking Malik Pope and Jeremy Hemsley, who both are returning starters. Before arriving at San Diego State, Hutson served as an assistant coach at Cal Poly where the Mustangs when 10-19 in 2005-06, doubling their previous season’s win total. He was responsible for recruiting the 2006 Big West Freshman of the Year and landing two freshmen on the Big West all-freshman team, along with bringing two first-team all-Big West selections and the defensive player of the year to San Luis Obispo in 2006-07. Prior to his stint at Cal Poly, Hutson served as the head varsity coach at Bakersfield High where he led the Drillers to a CIF Central Section title and four appearances in the playoffs in four seasons. His 2004 team was ranked as high as No. 22 in the nation and fourth in California, while his 2003 squad finished the season with a 25-5 record and won the section title. Prior to entering the high school ranks, he was an assistant coach at his alma mater CSU Bakersfield for two seasons (1999-00). As a collegiate player, Hutson enjoyed a storied career, winning two NCAA Division II championships at CSU Bakersfield. In the 1993 championship season, the Roadrunners were undefeated with a 33-0 record and followed that up with a 27-6 record during the 1994 season. A native of Bakersfield, Hutson earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1994 and a teaching credential in 1995 from CSU Bakersfield. He also received his master of arts in education from CSU Bakersfield in 2009.
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GULLS END THE REIGN IN THRILLER
By Nick Pellegrino May 9, 2017 (San Diego) – Ever since the Anaheim Ducks captured the Stanley Cup to cap the 2006-07 season — yes, it’s been a full decade — the franchise has remained among the best teams in the National Hockey League… except in one key area. When it comes time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, if the franchise gets extended to a final, deciding game in a postseason series, the Ducks always seem to lose (home or road). Their success rate is so low, the club is gaining a major, negative reputation for failing when both sides are facing elimination. So when the San Diego Gulls took the ice for its final possible game in their Calder Cup first-round series against Ontario, another negative result could become a reflection upon the entire organization. However, the farm club came through. Nic Kerdiles established a Gulls playoff record with three first-period points (1-2=3), then the Gulls held off the Reign, 4-1, in capture the series in five games, 3-games-to-2. Goalie Jhonas Enroth stopped 37 of 38 shots to collect the victory for San Diego. Less than 24 hours before faceoff, the Ducks sent Kerdiles home from Edmonton just for this deciding game. Good call; he was named the contest’s First Star (and Star of the series if such an honor existed). The Gulls now advance to the second round and the Pacific Division Final against the regular-season champion San Jose Barracuda. The first two contests in the best-of-7 series will beheld at SAP Center in San Jose this Friday and Saturday. Games in San Diego are slated for Wednesday, May 10; Friday, May 12; and (if necessary) Saturday, May 13. All start at 7 p.m. San Diego’s 3-goal barrage came over an 2:37 period, but not against Reign all-star goalie Jack Campbell, who was injured in Game 4 and did not suit up for the contest. However, back-up goalie Jeff Zatkoff also became injured during pregame warm-ups, so No. 3 goalie Jack Flinn, received the start. His only previous AHL appearance was an exhibition game against the Gills, as he spent the season in the ECHL for the Manchester (N.H.) Monarchs. But when it became obvious Flinn was overmatch and his team trailing 3-0, the game was delayed to give Campbell time to suit up. Kerdiles opened the barrage with a power play goal ay 9:03. Keaton Thompson tallied at 10:01, then Kevin Roy, who assisted on the Kerdiles goal, netted his own marker at 11:40. The final two periods belonged to Ontario, just like it did in games 3 and 4. Over the final 40 minutes of the final thee contests, the Reign held a plus-49 advantage on shots, but Enroth stooped all but one shot to gains the games Second Star. Thus, the Ontario power play went 0-for-4 on the night to finish the series 1-for-16.
REPORT: CA NINTH WORST IN NATION FOR DRINKING WATER VIOLATIONS
By Suzanne Otter, California News Service May 8, 2017 (Suunyvale, Calif.) – Water systems in California have the nation’s ninth-worst record for violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act, according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Researchers pored over Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data from 2015 and found more than 1,900 violations in 832 different water systems that together serve 2.5 million people – in the Golden State alone. Erik Olson, a report coauthor and director of the NRDC’s Health Program, said many of the violations are for water conditions that can make people sick, and listed a few of the concerns: “These violations include failures to treat the water to get rid of pathogens; excessive levels of contaminants like arsenic or coliform bacteria; and failures to test the water to make sure that it is safe or to report results to ensure that it is safe,” he said. Olson warned that failures in reporting sometimes hide major health problems, as they did in Flint, Mich. The report found across the country, 77 million people get water from systems that have violations. President Donald Trump’s recent budget proposal calls for a 30-percent cut to the EPA, in the name of reducing burdensome regulations. The NDRC report says the cuts would mean fewer staff to enforce the law, and a lot less money for grants to help smaller water systems afford needed improvements. According to Jamie Consuegra, legislative director for NRDC’s Climate Program, eight out of 10 violations already result in no penalty at all. “Despite the need for better and more enforcement of state drinking-water laws, the Trump proposal would actually reduce EPA’s enforcement by nearly a quarter,” said Consuegra. The report concludes the U.S. would need to invest about $380 billion to bring its aging water system infrastructure into compliance with safety standards.
IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS CONTRIBUTE OVER $200 MILLION IN TAXES
Study finds undocumented immigrants contribute $3 billion in California Source: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy May 8, 2017 (San Diego) — Undocumented immigrants contribute roughly $3 billion in taxes to California each year, over $1.5 billion of which goes to county coffers. According to a new study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), undocumented immigrants paid $109.8 million in taxes to San Diego County (in the form of property taxes and local sales taxes) and nearly $108.8 million in taxes to the state of California (in the form of personal income taxes and sales and excise taxes). As communities across the state are speaking out against aggressive deportation policies, the study, State and Local Tax Contributions of Undocumented Californians, estimates that legalizing undocumented residents would lead to an additional $31 million in revenue by increasing undocumented immigrants’ earnings and tax contributions as they formally integrate into the workforce. The findings come as efforts to keep local police from enforcing immigration law gain momentum. “San Diego is a thriving and diverse place, and that’s in part to the many contributions of immigrants,” said Andrea Guerrero, Executive Director of Alliance San Diego. “This report shows that despite today’s hyperbolic rhetoric on immigration, undocumented immigrants are contributing members of society.” “This report finds that undocumented residents in San Diego County pay over $218 million annually in local and state taxes,” said Peter Brownell, Research Director at the Center on Policy Initiatives. “Comprehensive immigration reform that allows undocumented immigrants to fully integrate into the labor market would not only improve the well-being of immigrant families but would increase tax revenue for local governments.” To view the full report including methodology, please visit http://itep.org/itep_reports/2017/04/state-and-local-tax-contributions-of-undocumented-californians-county-by–county-data.php#.WQfM9U3bJeV
COOL ZONES HELP BEAT THE HEAT
By Andy Tolley, County of San Diego Communications Office May 8, 2017 (San Diego’s East County) – With a hotter than normal summer season expected, it’s important to have a place for seniors to stay cool. That’s where Cool Zones come in. Cool Zones are designated, air-conditioned buildings that residents can go beat the heat in for free. There are more than 115 air-conditioned spots throughout San Diego that will provide much needed relief from soaring temperatures.
ECM PADRES REPORT: STELLAR OFFENSE LEADS TO GAME ONE WIN OVER RANGERS
Like our sports coverage? Donate to help support ECM’s sports section! Follow @ECMagSports on Twitter for live sports coverage and stories! Story by Liz Alper Photo: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Via @Padres on Twitter May 8, 2017 (San Diego) – Yesterday’s game was rained out, but the Padres were back in action tonight against an American League opponent, the Texas Rangers, for a nice change of pace. Nick Martinez started on the mound for the Rangers against Trevor Cahill. Austin Hedges singled in the second to score Ryan Schimpf and the Padres took a 1-0 lead over the struggling Rangers. Manuel Margot hit an RBI single and Hedges just beat out the throw home to make the score 2-0. Schimpf added a homer–his ninth of the season–in the third to make it 3-0. Hedges added another home run for his seventh of the season to make it 4-0 Padres in the fourth. Shin-Soo Choo put the Rangers on the board with a home run to make it 4-1, but that would be the lone Texas run as Cory Spangenberg made the lead four again in the bottom of the seventh with a solo homer of his own and the Padres took game one 5-1. The Pads and Rangers will play a rare Tuesday day game tomorrow at 12:40 p.m. El Cajon native, Grossmont High School and USD grad A.J. Griffin starts for the Rangers against Jered Weaver. Transaction news: Outfielder Matt Szczur acquired from Cubs for pitcher Justin Hancock Buddy Baumann to 60-day DL
PRODUCE PICKS: CHERRIES, FIRST OF THE SEASON AND CALIFORNIA GROWN
By Greg Dunne Photo: Juan Carlos Peñaloza and Jonathan Borges at Barons Market getting the Cherries and Berries ready for the day. May 8, 2017 (San Diego’s East County) — The cherry season has started! California cherries are available and the California peaches and nectarines are also just starting to come in – but the best tasting fruit still has a couple of weeks to go. Cherries always start becoming available at the beginning of soft fruit season. For me, being a produce manager for almost 40 years, it marks the time when the produce season is changing. Finally, something to buy in the produce department besides apples and oranges. I snack on cherries off and on all throughout the day. I can put cherries on almost anything. I like to top off my green salads with a few cherries, or add some cherries to my smoothies, and of course put a few cherries in my low-fat yogurt. First of the season cherries come from northern California. The largest producing county for California cherries is in the center of the state in San Joaquin County near the small farming town of Lodi. This is where the traditional Bing cherry variety is grown because of the ideal climate that provides cold winter temperatures and warm, but not too hot, temperatures in the spring and summer months. California has a short season and then the Washington crop starts to roll in. Nothing against the California cherries, but the best cherries are Washington grown. There are many varieties of cherries, the one we are most familiar with are the Bing variety. Usually the start of the season brings in varieties Brooks and Coral and then shortly after starts the Bing variety. The Brooks and Coral varieties are early season and are just as tasty as the Bing’s. One variety that is a favorite of mine is the Rainer, formerly known as the Queen Anne Cherry. A large yellow cherry with a red blush and light yellow flesh. The Rainer is particularly tasty, with high sugar levels, this premium variety comes a bit later in the season. We should see Rainer Cherries mid-June and crops should be plentiful this season for good consumer prices. A little history of the cherry: sweet cherries originated in Asia Minor in the fertile areas between the Black and Caspian seas and were likely brought to Europe by birds. The Greeks were the first to cultivate cherries and the Romans continued to increase and expand production. Cherries came to the U.S. with English colonists in 1629 and later were introduced to California by Spanish missionaries. In the 1800s, sweet cherries were moved west by pioneers and fur traders to their major sites of production in Washington, Oregon and California. The cherry has entered our culture and language in so many ways. For example, the phrase “Life is a bowl of cherries.” T Cherries are synonymous with the best of the best, i.e., “That car he’s driving is a cherry.” One I see often happening in the produce department: “There they go again cherry-picking the fruit.” But that’s okay, because that’s exactly what I do when picking out my fruit. May 17th is National Cherry Cobbler Day and May 26th is National Cherry Dessert Day. A few recipes from my wife, Dianne, follow. Pick up some cherries at your produce department. “Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight.” ― Yogi Berra Cherry Pie is quite possibly my favorite of homemade fresh fruit pies. It used to be a rather time consuming endeavor until I found the perfect cherry pitter. I have at least a half dozen pitters that I have picked up over the years but my most preferred by far is the OXO Cherry Pitter with a spatter guard. I include with my recipe below ingredients and directions for a two-crust pie pastry. However, as a rule I buy my pastry shells from the store. Tart Cherry Lattice Pie Approximately 1-1/2 hours prep and baking. Pie Filling: 1-1/4 Cups Sugar 1/3 Cup Corn Starch 1 Cup Cherry Juice or Chery Juice Blend 5 Cups Fresh Tart Cherries, Pitted 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon 1/4 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg 1/4 Teaspoon Almond Extract In a large saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch and gradually stir in cherry juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for about two minutes until thickened. Remove from heat. Mix in the cherries, cinnamon, nutmeg and almond extract. Set aside and prepare pastry. Pastry: 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour ½ Teaspoon Salt 2/3 Cup Shortening 5 to 7 Tablespoons Cold Water In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add cold water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Divide pastry in half so that one ball is slightly larger than the other. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the larger ball of pastry to fit a 9-inch pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate and trim even with edge of pie plate. Add filling. Roll out the remaining pastry – trim, seal and flute edges. Bake at 425⁰ for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 375⁰ and bake an additional 45-50 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cherry Barbeque Sauce I generally don’t make my own barbeque sauce unless I have forgotten to buy any. And then I wish that I made it more often as it is far better than any commercially produced sauce. Below is a recipe for a home-made barbeque sauce with fresh cherries. It tastes remarkable on pork ribs and chicken. Ingredients: 1 Medium finely chopped Onion 2 Minced Garlic Cloves 2 Cups Fresh Cherries, Pitted and Chopped 1 Cup Ketchup 2/2 Cup Packed Brown Sugar 1/4 Cup Cider Vinegar 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce 2 Teaspoons Mustard Seed 1/2 Teaspoons Ground Pepper 1/8 Teaspoon Liquid Smoke, Optional In a large saucepan, sauté onion under tender. Add garlic and cook another
FROM THE FIRE CHIEF’S CORNER: GRADUATION SAFETY
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna First Class Graduation! May 8, 2017 (San Diego) — Graduation is upon us and we want to make sure we graduate with our class safely this year. Let’s start with the first class: underage drinking can result in tragedy so let’s keep those critical lines of communication open when it comes to talking about the dangers of underage drinking, driving and graduation parties and events. Next, who’s behind the wheel? Are your kids or is a friend driving? Is there a designated driver, or will they be renting a limo? Make sure your teen has a way of contacting you and you can contact your teen; warn them of the dangers of talking or texting while driving. Let’s not have any hidden agendas! Get the evening’s itinerary as well as a list of names and phone numbers of each person with your teen. Insist that no changes be made to the evening itinerary unless you grant permission. Know who is supervising all events in which your teen is participating. Make sure your teen has money to cover alternative transportation costs (Cab/Uber/Lyft), if necessary. Make sure your teen knows how to handle difficult situations; avoiding or accepting a ride from a drunk driver, rejecting offers of alcohol or legal and illegal drugs, and not succumbing to pressure to engage in sexual activity. And parents, the same lesson here goes for you. Set an example of responsibility and accountability to your children. For additional graduation safety, talk to your local school administrators. Congratulations Grads, let’s do it with class and with safety! *Note: The information in this article was compiled from various sources. These suggestions are not a complete list of every preventative or loss control measure. The information is not intended to replace additional safety manuals or the advice of another qualified professional(s). We make no guarantee of results from use of this information. We assume no liability in connection with the information nor the suggestions made.