Rancho Santa Fe News
Mortar fire and Recon competition on base
CAMP PENDLETON — Camp Pendleton units will be conducting night live-fire mortar exercises in the Whiskey and Zulu impact areas from midnight to 2:30 a.m. May 15 through May 18.
RSF School Board agrees to expand iPad use in classrooms
RANCHO SANTA FE — The Rancho Santa Fe School Board agreed May 1 to expand the use of iPads in fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms for the coming academic year.The board unanimously voted to spend $117,000 on 246 new iPad 2 devices, including associated cables and cases. Each device has 16 GB of storage and Wi-Fi [...]
Solana Beach OKs beach replenishment project
SOLANA BEACH — City Council unanimously agreed at the May 8 meeting to send a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers supporting a proposed 50-year sand replenishment project that has been in the works for more than a decade.
Principal cuts journalism program at high school
CARLSBAD — Journalism students from La Costa Canyon High School implored the San Dieguito Union High School District board of trustees on May 2 to save their journalism class, which will be eliminated from course offerings in the upcoming school year.
Gun store permit approved in Carlsbad
CARLSBAD — Local business owners won their appeal with the city to open the first gun retail store in Carlsbad in the coming months.
Encinitas City Council opts not to send Prop A mailers
ENCINITAS — Last month, City Council voted to support sending out informational mailers on Proposition A, also known as the right-to-vote initiative.
Carlsbad City Council delays action on mini-satellite wagering site
CARLSBAD — City Council delayed acting on a local entrepreneur’s application to open a sports bar in Carlsbad that would allow patrons to bet on horse races at its April 30 meeting.
Solana Beach City Council takes no action on gun control petition
SOLANA BEACH — Presented with a petition from a small local church requesting action on five items to potentially reduce the likelihood of gun violence, City Council members opted at the April 24 meeting to limit their involvement to a discussion and put the matter on a future agenda if there is a request to [...]
Sheriff’s detectives ask for public’s help
ENCINITAS — San Diego County Crime Stoppers and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department’s Encinitas detectives are asking for help from the public to identify and locate the persons responsible for theft and unlawful use of credit cards.
Runners raise money for summer trip
CARLSBAD — Carlsbad Valley Middle School and Carlsbad High track team members are going back to Sweden this summer to compete in Gothenburg at the World Youth Games June 28. To raise funds for the trip, they have partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Carlsbad to accept donations on behalf of our track [...]
