november2011

Celebrity Expression Ses-

sion, totaling $50,000 for the

Surfrider Foundation.

Babies!

Nine endangered Grand

Cayman blue iguanas

hatched at the San Di-

ego Zoo Institute for

Conservation Research.

The endangered Hawaiian

crow enjoyed a 25 percent

population increase.

Crime

Fi y-one homicides were

reported in San Diego in

the fi rst half of 2011, up

65 percent from the same

period last year, says SAN-

DAG. //ERIN MEANLEY

Appointed

Mayor Jerry Sanders and

the city council ap-

pointed a new com-

missioner for arts

and culture, Dr.

Laurie Mitchell.

■ Bill Kerlin,

formerly of the Coco-

nut Grove Playhouse, was

named managing director

of the North Coast Rep.

Donations

The Pala Band of Mis-

sion Indians donated

$140,000 to the Vivian

Banks Charter School.

■ “Dinner in the Library”

42 SanDiegoMagazine.comNovember2011

Antoine Cason led the Chargers

with four interceptions and 11

passes defended last year, his

fi rst season as a starter. Cason

also averaged 16.5 yards as a

punt returner. The 6-foot-1-inch,

195-pounder hopes to continue

stepping up his game.

Who has been the most dif-

fi cult quarterback to stop?

In my eyes, I don’t play the

quarterback. So, that’s kind of

hard. I’ve faced Tom Brady,

Brett Favre ... Those quarter-

backs are defi nitely good and

they know how to fi nd guys to

throw the ball to.

Ever been gun-shy a er be-

ing beaten on a touchdown?

I don’t think about that. You

look at the mistakes you make

and you just work on not doing

the same mistakes again.

More and more, the NFL is

penalizing defensive players

for leading with the helmet

or hitting opponents in the

head. Is this changing how

you target ball carriers?

It gets annoying. But there’s

nothing I can do about it except

adapt. I just go out and play hard.

If something like that happens,

I’m not intending for it to happen.

What are your expectations

for the rest of this season?

I’m here to play as hard as I can

and add to that winning way.

What do you do for fun?

Bowling is one of my favorite

things to do. I score between

185 and 200. When we were

❯❯ CITYFILES

Recognized
Geneticist Bruce Beutler
won the Nobel Prize, weeks
before leaving The Scripps
Research Institute for the
University of Texas. ■ Slate
named USD one of Amer-
ica’s Most Beautiful Col-
lege Campuses (hooray for
Spanish Renaissance and
ocean views!) ■ For earning
college degrees while serv-
ing their country 82 active
duty personnel participated
in the Naval Medical
Center San Diego’s
5th annual Graduation
Recognition Ceremony. ■

Travel + Leisure named San

Diego America’s 14th best

city for foodies. ■ AARP

named Scripps Health the

best employer for workers

50 and older.

Noted: Around the City in 290 Words

10 MINUTES WITH... ANTOINE CASON

The 25-year-old cornerback for the Chargers checks

in a er practice, mid-season

growing up in Long Beach,

bowling was pretty cheap on

Friday nights. We weren’t 18 or

21, so we would go and bowl all

night. // TOM KRASOVIC

NUMBER OF HATS

DEVELOPED BY

CHARGER SHAUN

PHILLIPS WITH

THE ATTIC; 100

PERCENT OF THE

PROCEEDS GO

TO HIS CHARITY,

AFTERSCHOOL

ALLSTARS.

95

raised $81,000 for UCSD’s

libraries. ■ Ferragosto

raised $17,000 each for the

Little Italy Association,

Washington Elementary

School Foundation, and

Our Lady of the Rosary.

■ The San Diego Founda-

tion unveiled the Malin

Burnham Center for

Civic Engagement in

honor of the San Diegan’s

contributions. ■ Cali Bam-

boo donated $500 for every

celebrity wave caught

at Malibu’s sixth annual

USD

Bob Kelly and

Malin Burnham

Celebrity surfers (recognize John Slattery in

blue and Chad Lowe in orange?)

PRIDDYSMITH

Dr. Laurie

Mitchell