Rancho Santa Fe Post

Town Hall: What the County, Protective Covenant Say About Silvergate Last Thursday, Protect Rancho Santa Fe welcomed area residents to the Secret Garden in the Village for an informal Town Hall with members of Protect Rancho Santa Fe and their guest speaker Dag Bunnemeyer, a former San Diego County Planning & Development Services zoning chief. For those who couldn’t join us, here are some of the evening’s key takeaways: A Major Use Permit is required.

Member input is encouraged. Some restrictions may apply Something seems to have rattled the Rancho Santa Fe Association. Next Thursday, the Board will consider posting a sweeping new set of rules governing conduct at Board, Art Jury and committee meetings, triggering a 28-day member comment period. Apparently, three minutes at the microphone now requires three pages of rules.

Staying Cool in SoCal: When Did We Move to New Orleans? 83% humidity calls for drastic measures involving water jets and ice cream. (Photo: govisitsandiego.com) If you walked outside this weekend and wondered when Rancho Santa Fe relocated to New Orleans, you weren’t imagining it. Humidity around the Ranch reached 83% Saturday night which is more like the French Quarter in August than the breezy, moderate Southern California summer we know and love.

The Little School That Grew With the Ranch The Rancho Santa Fe School, originally Aliso Canyon School, was designed by Lilian Rice and Hamond Whisitt and completed in 1924. Just 14 students attended its first year, with a graduating class of one. In 1927, it was renamed Rancho Santa Fe School and the Rancho Santa Fe School District was formed. The building served as the schoolhouse until 1931, when Rice designed a larger school to accommodate the Ranch’s growing population.

Stories from the Ranch: A Life Built on Truth & Trust For those of us who love Rancho Santa Fe – not just for its beauty, but for the stories, people and history that made it what it is – the Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society’s next Speaker Series promises to be a special evening.

Editors Note: The RSF Post has verified the author’s identity and confirmed they are a current Rancho Santa Fe Covenant member and neighboring property owner. Their name is being withheld from publication at their request.

Could a sauna be in store for the new Covenant Fitness Center and Spa? A lap pool? Now’s the time for members to make their wish lists – and take them to their friendly neighborhood Board director. A new fitness center and spa, expanded parking at the Golf and Tennis Clubs and a beautified center median in the Village could all be in Rancho Santa Fe’s future, according to plans discussed at the RSFA Board’s annual Strategic Planning meeting last Thursday at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa.

Protect Rancho Santa Fe Hosts Town Hall with County Planning Expert Protect Rancho Santa Fe (PRSF) is hosting an informal community Town Hall on Thursday, August 27 at 5:30 p.m. at The Secret Garden, (former Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club) at 17025 Avenida de Acacias in Rancho Santa Fe. The guest speaker will be Dag Bunnemeyer, founder of Land Use Info LLC, who spent nearly 25 years with San Diego County Planning & Development Services, including 20 years as Planning Manager leading the County’s...

Scooby had his Mystery Machine. The Ranch had a trail camera. This editorial illustration is satirical and symbolic. It is not intended to depict any actual person. If there was ever a story that deserved a Scooby-Doo soundtrack, this might be it. For more than a month, Covenant residents have been scratching their heads over the disappearance of “Stop Silvergate” yard signs from private property.

Reg and Connie Clotfelter at their home on La Glorieta in the early 1970s. Reg arrived in Rancho Santa Fe in 1931 to help rebuild the community during the Great Depression and spent the rest of his life serving the Ranch – as a real estate manager, Inn manager, Association director, and steadfast believer in the Protective Covenant. Together, they witnessed nearly half a century of Rancho Santa Fe’s remarkable evolution. People often ask why my family cares so deeply about the Protective Covenant.