 As an alternative, Garrick called for the creation of an area code overlay so that 760 and 442 could serve the same region.On October 16, 2008 the CPUC reversed its decision and agreed with Garrick to create the overlay for the North County San Diego region as a way to address the projected shortage of available telephone numbers in the 760 area code.Garrick has been active for decades in Republican organizations and campaigns.