Home invaders rob woman at gunpoint A resident on Moana Drive was robbed at gunpoint early Jan. 25, according to police reports. According to investigators, two white males wearing bandanas and ski caps – one armed with a handgun – knocked on the door of the residence at about 2:46 a.m. and pushed their way into the house when the female victim answered the door. The suspects then tied up the victim and went through her residence, taking multiple items and fleeing in an unknown direction. The police department’s Robbery Division is investigating. Man pleas in vehicular manslaughter case Gene Patrick Washburn, 57, of Ocean Beach will be sentenced Monday, Feb. 1 after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in connection with a Dec. 20 accident during which his passenger was killed. A memorial service for John Carl Bauld, 47, was held Jan. 17 at Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach. Bauld lived in the downtown area. Washburn was driving on Interstate 8 in East County at 3:45 p.m. that Sunday, later telling officials he may have fallen asleep. His car went off the side of the road and rolled several times before it hit a rock embankment. Washburn suffered a broken leg. Bauld was pronounced dead at the scene. Through his attorney, Washburn has agreed to accept a two-year state prison term, according to El Cajon Superior Court records. The maximum sentence could have been four years and a $20,000 fine. Court records show Washburn was convicted of misdemeanor drunken driving in 2000 in San Diego Superior Court. Washburn remains free on $100,000 bond on the condition he abstain from alcohol. He pleaded guilty Dec. 30, just 10 days after the accident. — Neal Putnam Naval base fuel facility revamp said on track Navy officials say $195 million worth of construction to modernize operations at the fuel storage facility depot at Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) is proceeding as planned. The project was awarded in 2008 and eight additional options were funded under the 2010 Department of Defense Authorization and Military Construction Appropriations Act. According to Navy officials, the five-year construction effort will deliver a complete and modernized fuel facility to replace the original fuel facility built between 1917 and 1954. The depot is the largest defense fuel terminal on the West Coast and is expected to eliminate environmental risk caused by degradation of the existing aging facilities. Noted as the largest construction project ever within the Defense Logistics Agency, the project will feature eight 125,000 barrel, above-ground fuel storage tanks to replace the existing one million barrels of jet fuel and diesel fuel storage capacity at the base. The project will also replace a pump house, dispensing systems, distribution piping and fuel oil reclamation facility, forming a complete and usable facility. Navy officials said the project is recognized as the “ultimate solution’” to the underground fuel plume problem at Naval Base Point Loma and that safeguards are being built in to prevent future fuel releases into the ground. For more information, call (619) 553-7175, or visit https://www.cnic.navy.mil/pointloma/index.htm. Airport offers flu shots to ticketed passengers The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority has announced a partnership with Pacifica Medical to offer H1N1, pneumonia and other CDC-recommended shots to ticketed passengers and employees at San Diego International Airport.    The flu shots will be offered at four post-security locations in Terminals 1 and 2 between 6 a.m. and 6 pm. The program began Jan. 15. Vaccinations are expected to be available through early 2010.  At each kiosk, travelers will have the option of receiving the H1N1 vaccine as well as a host of other travel-related vaccines, including Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, pneumonia and typhoid. Seasonal flu shots will also be available. For all vaccines, there will be a discount for San Diego residents. For more information, call  (619) 400-2884 or (619) 400-2881, or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected]. ‘Back Room Bandit’ given 14-year sentence Dragon Jones, 41, the admitted “Back Room Bandit” who held up two pet stores in Point Loma and La Jolla and committed 18 other robberies in San Diego, was sentenced Jan. 25 to 14 years in state prison. San Diego Superior Court Judge Kathleen Lewis ordered Jones to pay restitution of $160 and $135 respectively for the robberies of Pet People stores on Midway Drive and Villa La Jolla Drive that occurred during a month-long crime spree in September and October. Lewis also ordered restitution of nearly $4,000 to other stores Jones robbed. Deputy District Attorney Amy Maund said Jones selected small stores with only one or two female employees on duty and ordered them to the back of the store while he took money from the register. Jones pleaded guilty Dec. 3 and Lewis gave him credit for 98 days spent in jail. Jones lived in Tijuana and was arrested Oct. 31 at the San Ysidro border crossing. Police agencies had identified him from fingerprints left at the stores, leading to a warrant for his arrest. Jones’ attorney, Mel Epley, said her client only used a pellet gun and turned to robberies after his restaurant in Tijuana went out of business. Epley said Jones was supporting two children and a wife in Mexico and also sent child support payments to his ex-wife in Los Angeles to support two sons. “It’s a sad reflection of our economic times,” said Epley, who asked for an 8-year term and added that Jones had no prior record. “He’s been quite remorseful. He knows he did wrong and will pay for it.” — Neal Putnam Girls on the Run launches spring signups Girls on the Run, an organization striving to foster self-esteem, physical improvement, emotional well-being and healthy lifestyles in young women ages 8 to 12, will soon host signups for the spring 2010 season. Each 12-week session combines curriculum with training for a 5k event. The objective of Girls on the Run is to decrease the number of at-risk behaviors among participants, including reducing eating disorders and adolescent pregnancies, substance/alcohol abuse problems, depression and confrontations with the juvenile justice system, according to organizers. The new session begins Feb. 1 and concludes May 1. Registration remains open until Feb. 19. Registration takes place in Point Loma at NTC Promenade at the field at the corner of Cushing and Womble streets on Mondays and Thursdays from 4 to 5:15 p.m. For additional information or to register, visit www.gotrsd.org. Latest youth ‘Leadership Workshop’ slated The Jenna Druck Foundation will present the 2010 “Young Women’s Leadership” workshop series on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Liberty Statin. Organizers say sessions provide transformational experiences that teach key leadership concepts with clear tools identified that can be used in daily life. The interactive youth workshop is designed to educate tomorrow’s leaders today by teaching how stress impacts total well-being mentally, emotionally and physically; how to identify the ways stress manifests within themselves and strategies for creating a healthy balance in their lives. Attendees will participate in the development of a personalized self-care plan and learn how self-care is an important part of being “a leader in your own life.” The guest speaker for the event will be award-winning book author and teen expert Deborah Reber, who writes a blog for teen girls, “Smart Girls Know,” has worked in Children’s television with Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon and has worked with UNICEF. For more information, call (619) 294-8000, or e-mail [email protected], or visit www.jennadruck.org. The foundation is located at 2820 Roosevelt Road, Suite 200 at Liberty Station. OB planners seeking board candidates The Ocean Beach Planning Board (OBPB) will conduct its annual election on Tuesday, March 9 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Ocean Beach Recreation Center, 4726 Santa Monica Ave.   Candidate petitions may be obtained from the OBPB or by e-mailing [email protected]. All candidate nomination petitions must be submitted by Feb. 14. Candidates must present to the board a nominating petition signed by at least 35 electors of the OBPB district in which he or she desires to run, must be at least 18 years old and meet at least one of the following criteria: • Has been a resident of the OBPB district for at least 30 consecutive days.?• Is the owner of real property situated in the district for at least 30 consecutive days.?• Is a business person with a business address in the district at which employees or operators of the business are located for more than 30 days.  Voters may also place advisory propositions upon the election ballot by submitting a “qualified” proposition petition at a board meeting.  To be qualified, the proposition must be verified by the OBPB secretary as having been signed by 225 electors within the Ocean Beach planning area. The Ocean Beach planning area is bound to the east and south by the middle of Seaside Street from Nimitz Boulevard to Greene Street, the middle of Greene Street from Seaside Street to Froude Street, the middle of Froude Street from Greene Street to Adair Street, the middle of Adair Street from Froude Street to the Pacific Ocean and extending seaward to the city limits. Copies of the map of the planning area are available at www.oceanbeachpb.com. For information, call (619) 224-1280 or e-mail [email protected]. Penninsula planning board to hold election The Peninsula Community Planning Board is seeking candidates to run for several open seats. Candidates will vie for the positions during an election March 18 at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St. Ballots will be cast from 4 to 8 p.m., with a candidates’ forum prior to the election. To qualify, a person must be at least 18 years of age, be a Peninsula community property owner or resident, or be a local businessperson with a business address in the Peninsula community and have attended at least one of the last six board meetings prior to the March election meeting. Applications can be obtained online at www.pcpb.net or by calling (619) 224-9897. Mail applications to Helen Kinnaird, 3215 Tennyson St., San Diego, 92106. Discover Shop plans weekend sales event The Point Loma American Cancer Society Discovery Shop at 3609 Midway Drive, Suite C, will hold a Sterling Day event Friday, Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb. 6.  On sale will be jewelry, frames, tea sets, silverware, home décor and other items.   Store hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Proceeds go to cancer education and research.  Donations and volunteers are welcomed.  For more information, call (619) 224-4336. Bird Rock Home Tour will benefit school Six homes in Bird Rock built in colonial, craftsman and Spanish architectural styles will be open for the public to browse for the fourth annual Bird Rock Home Tour on Sunday, Jan. 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Professional interior designers have decorated some of the homes. Photography is not permitted. “Each home has its own distinct style and charm, which reflects the uniqueness of the Bird Rock neighborhood. Discover an abundance of creative ideas for your home,” organizer Michelle Fulks said. The home tour expects to raise $7,500 for Bird Rock Elementary School to purchase computers and other technology. Tickets cost $25 ($20 for Bird Rock Community Council members) and can be purchased via cash or check at Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, 5627 La Jolla Blvd. Sponsors include Tim Golba of Golba Architecture, Tony Parker General Builders, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, Linda Daniels Realtor with Willis Allen, Wells Fargo, Witt Lincoln Mercury, Gamboa Gardening, Lele’s Cleaners, Bodywear Boutique and The Santman Family. For more information visit www.birdrock.org.  2010 California Open Wildlife Art Festival set  More than 150 artists and carvers from parts of the United States, Canada and Japan will converge on Liberty Station the weekend of Feb. 13-14 to compete for awards and exhibit their work during the 2010 California Open Wildlife Art Festival. The event, which features a popular wildfowl and fish carvers’ competition, takes place at the NTC Promenade’s Corky McMillin Event Center, 2875 Dewey Road, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.  The 37th annual festival is sponsored by Pacific Southwest Wildlife Arts (PSWA), Inc.  PSWA is a nonprofit organization founded to support and promote wildfowl art, particularly the traditional hunting decoy.  The show has gained a national reputation as one of the best decoy competitions and wildlife art shows in the country.  The entry cost is $5; children under 12 are admitted free. This show is funded in part by the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.  For more information, call (619) 421-1034, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.pswa.net.