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Print A battle between wealthy Del Mar property owners over a literal line in the sand could go to the ballot box in November. Serial investor Rick Thompson, who made his fortune founding and growing video game companies, has drafted a citizens initiative that would change the formula used to calculate the maximum total floor area allowed in new beachfront homes. Thompson, who owns a $22 million home, one of the largest in the city’s beachfront area, says the goal of his initiative is to protect the beach for everyone. He’s also said the initiative would help avoid “mansionization,” a term often used for building large new homes on small older lots. But his critics say that idea is hypocritical because Thompson’s recently remodeled home is one of the largest mansions on the coast. ....
Federal agents foil human smuggling attempt in Del Mar; 21 arrested [The San Diego Union-Tribune] Twenty-one people, including five suspected smugglers, were arrested after Border Patrol agents spotted most of them in a boat in the ocean near Del Mar early Friday morning. The agents saw the panga-style boat about 3 a.m. near the city’s Dog Beach and anticipating the boat’s likely landing site headed to Camino Del Mar, at the north end of Dog Beach, Agent Justin Castrejon said in a news release. There, they saw 16 people in life jackets running toward three waiting vehicles. Two of the vehicles raced off, but a 2003 Mazda minivan stopped for agents, Castrejon said. ....
Border Patrol officials Friday announced that 21 arrests were made earlier this week stemming from a foiled human smuggling operation off the coast of Del Mar. ....
Reply Border Patrol agents spotted a suspicious vessel near Dog Beach at about 3 a.m. Tuesday, which was later identified as a panga boat dropping off 16 Mexican nationals. (Shutterstock) DEL MAR, CA Border Patrol officials Friday announced that 21 arrests were made earlier this week stemming from a foiled human smuggling operation off the coast of Del Mar. Border Patrol agents spotted a suspicious vessel near Dog Beach at about 3 a.m. Tuesday, which was later identified as a panga boat dropping off 16 Mexican nationals. In anticipation of a landing at Camino Del Mar, agents arrived to find a group of people clad in life jackets running toward three vehicles, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. ....
Federal agents foil human smuggling attempt in Del Mar; 21 arrested U.S. Border Patrol agents spotted this panga boat as it approached Del Mar about 3 a.m. Friday. They eventually arrested 21 people five suspected smugglers and eight people believed to be entering the country without permission. (Courtesy U.S. Border Patrol) DEL MAR Twenty-one people, including five suspected smugglers, were arrested after Border Patrol agents spotted most of them in a boat in the ocean near Del Mar early Friday morning, Dec. 11. The agents saw the panga-style boat about 3 a.m. near the city’s Dog Beach and anticipating the boat’s likely landing site headed to Camino Del Mar, at the north end of Dog Beach, Agent Justin Castrejon said in a news release. ....