Centurions get ready to turn tassels
Four hundred and eleven graduates will say vale dicere to University City High School (UCHS) at their graduation ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2 p.m. at the school’s stadium. Tickets are required to attend.
After four years of familiar desks and halls, the students will disperse across the nation, with one attending Harvard University, one heading to Yale University and another to Cornell University. Nine will travel north to the University of California, Berkley.
Many UCHS grads will stay in the area: 13 will cross the street to the University of California, San Diego, and 66 have enrolled at San Diego State University.
The valedictorian, Xiaochen Su, will admonish students “never to give up no matter what situation you’re in or how disadvantaged you are.” Su speaks from personal experience as he only immigrated to the United States six years ago with no knowledge of English. In that time, Su has paved a path to Yale, where he plans to study economics and hopes to become an international businessman.
The valedictorian traditionally gives the final word at a graduation ceremony; the word is derived from the Latin vale dicere, which means “to say farewell.”

City planners will hear Eruv proposal June 22
The planning commission postponed Congregation Adat Yeshurun’s proposal to install 12 poles throughout La Jolla and University City to create an Eruv line until Thursday, June 22. The hearing was originally scheduled for May 25. The Eruv line, comprising poles, existing fences and natural canyon boundaries, will transform the area into a private domain under Jewish law, allowing orthodox Jews to carry items on the Sabbath within the boundary.
The poles will join to one another across the streets via thin wire, secured at the top of each pole.
The boundary line will extend from La Jolla Village Drive to the north, Interstate 5 to the east, La Jolla Parkway to the south and Torrey Pines Road to the west.
The La Jolla Shores Advisory Board voted to approve the project, while the La Jolla Community Planning Association denied it.
Public comment will be taken during the planning commission meeting, which begins at 9 a.m. For Adat’s proposal, see the agenda at www.sandiego.gov/planning, click on Boards & Commissions at the top and click under Planning Commission Agenda, or call Sarah Osborn, (619) 533-5931.

Lifeguard cuts affect Torrey Pines beach
Lifeguard duty at California state beaches has been cut by 50 percent, as state park officials eliminated 1,000 eight-hour shifts due to budget constraints.
Five or six lifeguards will no longer patrol Torrey Pines State Beach; instead, one or two lifeguards will now comb the area, according to lifeguard John Knight, a spokesman for CAUSE Statewide Law Enforcement Association.
California’s $17 billion deficit has slashed funds from the state parks’ budget, while services and costs have increased, according to the state’s Department of Parks and Recreation.
“One of the biggest cost increases is waste and garbage collection,” according to a memo sent out by California’s State Parks. “San Diego District jumped 173 percent in two years “¦ Part of this is the disposable society; people buy cheap chairs and coolers and leave them in the park as trash for us to clean up.”
Knight said he isn’t soothed by the budget-cut response. The governor needs to make public safety a priority, he said.
“This is a very easy and inexpensive fix in the big budget picture,” Knight said. “People spend money to come to our state parks. They would expect to have adequate protection, which means let’s compare us to other agencies ” like city beaches.”
Senator Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, has called for the state to restore funding for lifeguards at state beaches.

Data loss not felt at VA Medical Center
Millions of war veterans may face greater risk of identity theft and credit card fraud as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it lost personal data, including Social Security numbers and dates of birth, belonging to as many as 26.5 million veterans.
The information was lost when a data analyst took home electronic data, and then his home was burglarized and his computer stolen, according to VA Secretary R. James Nicholson.
Medical records haven’t been impacted in any way, according to Cindy Butler, spokeswoman for San Diego VA Medical Center, located off La Jolla Village Drive.
The situation is being handled at the federal level, Butler said.

Shoppers will scream for ice cream at Henry’s
Henry’s Marketplace, 4439 Genesee Ave., is hosting a free ice cream social on Saturday, June 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The whole family is invited to stop by for a made-to-order sundae made from Henry’s brand ice cream with a choice of a variety of toppings. For vegans and those who are lactose intolerant, servers can also scoop Soy Delicious dairy alternative for their sundae.
For information, visit www.henrysmarkets.com