Oceanside
Summer school offered for parents of teens
OCEANSIDE — The first session of the six-week Guiding Good Choices parenting program met at Libby Lake Community Center on June 11 and has already drawn a group of interested parents.
Oceanside on track to establish future rail quiet zones
OCEANSIDE — NCTD presented plans to conduct a coastal corridor study to establish a continuous quiet zone along North County rail lines at the City Council meeting June 5 at the request of Councilman Gary Felien. NCTD invited Oceanside to buy into the study.
Column: Sometimes they listen
Some citizens talk too much at city council meetings. They somehow are authorities on everything.
Rancho del Oro streetlight repair plans still pending
OCEANSIDE — Decorative streetlights installed in the Rancho del Oro neighborhood in the 1980s need to be replaced. About one-third of the 640 streetlights have been removed by the city because they have fallen down or deteriorated.
Council OKs funds to move river sand to beach
OCEANSIDE — City Council voted June 5 to set aside $650,000 to cart sand from the San Luis Rey River environmental cleanup project to the rocky beachfront at Wisconsin Avenue.
Taekwondo tournament draws thousands to Oceanside
OCEANSIDE — Regional and international teams competed in the U.S. Open Elite Tae Kwon Do Championship, sponsored by U.S.A. Taekwondo Center, at the Junior Seau Pier Amphitheater on June 1.
Volunteers spruce up veterans quarters
OCEANSIDE — One hundred Home Depot Foundation volunteers put in hands-on time to upgrade veterans’ quarters in Oceanside on June 5.
Council reaches compromise on smoking ban laws
OCEANSIDE — City Council discussion on the wording of an amendment to ban smoking at bar and restaurant patios moved Mayor Jim Wood to leave the June 5 meeting before council reached a compromise.
Powwow celebrates regional Native American tribes
OCEANSIDE — The inter-tribal San Luis Rey Powwow at Mission San Luis Rey will draw more than 200 singers and dancers June 8 and June 9.
Bicyclists are getting ready to race across America this month
OCEANSIDE — Race Across America bike teams and solo cyclists depart from Oceanside June 11 and June 15 and begin a 3,000-mile bike race to Annapolis, Md.