San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy elects new president and board member
April 3, 2021 1:21 PM PT
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The board of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy (SDRVC) has elected Del Mar resident Jim Smith as its next president.
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As the new president, Smith hopes “to continue the great work of my predecessors by protecting the watershed and encouraging public enjoyment of the area.” His long list of actions includes closing gaps in the Coast to Crest Trail, seeking opportunities to partner with agencies to purchase and preserve pristine properties, and looking for ways to increase the board’s outreach with its partner, the San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority.
The clock has remained a mystery to many New Yorkers over the past four years.
January 19, 2021
The Trump countdown clock on the facade of Matthew Barney s studio building. Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.
For the past four years, New Yorkers may have noticed the giant, red-neon numbers on the side of a building on the Queens waterfront, directly across the river from the United Nations. The digital clock went up in the early months of Donald Trump’s presidency and has been counting down the days and hours until its end.
It currently reads: “1.”
The 25-foot-wide LED clock appeared on the side of the industrial Long Island City building, which houses artist Matthew Barney’s studio, in the summer of 2017. Barney, it turns out, quietly installed the work in Trump’s native borough along with editor and curator Brandon Stosuy, architect Jane Lea, fabricator Jade Archuleta-Gans, and light designer Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn.