A 40-year-old man was convicted Aug. 13 of rape and domestic violence charges relating to an incident with his ex-wife last summer in her Encinitas home.

Circling around on a dusty quarter-mile track for 24 hours doesn’t seem like the most obvious way to help fund cancer research. Yet on Aug. 17 and Aug. 18, hundreds of cancer patients, survivors, caretakers and their family and friends gathered at Oak Crest Middle School to do just that.

The signal to summer’s impending end commenced Aug. 9 as canines of all shapes and sizes took over a portion of downtown. The third annual Dog Days of Summer brought approximately 300 attendees to Aberdeen Street —many of them waging their tales in delight.

The Planning Commission delayed its decision on a proposal to expand the Sanderling Waldorf school in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. After four hours of public testimony and deliberation Aug. 7, the panel voted to continue the matter until Oct. 2.

Flanked by dozens of supporters at the C Street overlook with Moonlight Beach in the background, City Councilwoman Maggie Houlihan announced her plans recently to run for a third term in office.

When the Del Mar racetrack kicked off its 69th season, Jack Woolen was among the record-setting crowd of 43,459. He didn’t win the hat contest, nor was he the day’s biggest winner or greatest loser. Woolen’s presence July 16 is notable because it was his 56th consecutive appearance for opening day at Del Mar.

The case of a middle-aged man accused of raping his ex-wife is now in the hands of a superior court jury.

Vomiting and in pain, a middle-aged woman desperate to escape death at the hands of her ex-husband attempted to take a swig of Fantastik to spit it in his face, but the bottle was empty, the victim testified July 31.

Despite years of planning, the Encinitas Union School District is back at square one in its efforts to develop a former elementary school site in downtown.

The line for gasoline stretched into normal street traffic late morning July 30. However, it was not because gas prices were rising too quickly. Congressional candidate Nick Leibham was promoting his campaign at a gas station in the Encinitas

The Olivenhain Municipal Water District board of directors adopted a Drought Response Conservation Ordinance at its last board meeting

A fire that raged July 21 in brush along Leucadia Boulevard and Garden View Drive was caused by a cooking fire in the canyon area according to Encinitas Fire Marshal Robert Scott. The fire started in a remote area where there are no power lines or other ignition sources he said.

The two candidates vying to represent the 50th Congressional district are at odds over a federal proposal to allow offshore drilling.

The city was served with a lawsuit July 18 over the Pacific Station development in downtown. The plaintiff, Protect Encinitas Now, alleges the city abused its discretion in approving a substantial conformance application.

Helicopters, planes and smoke filled the air when a valley in Encinitas caught fire July 21, but no harm was done.