Leucadia Streetscape and mobility
By Elena and John Thompson Many thanks to the current City Council and mayor for working on implementing their 2017 Strategic Goal relating to “mobility”...
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Education remains key to reducing opioid tragedies
By Patricia Bates and Summer Stephan The opioid epidemic has negatively impacted the lives of millions of people across the nation, and San Diego County is...
Keeping our hometown roots
By Lois Sunrich and Bob Kent Imagine an affordable housing community filled with our very own hardworking residents here in Encinitas. Start with a few...
Library plan is bad government
By Laura Hunter It is hard to believe we are in the situation of having to defend our library from the city council majority —...
Pot cultivation wrong for Encinitas
By Jason Yarbrough Marijuana cultivation and sales in your backyard pose profound risk to the community character, safety and property values and there are points...
Homeless youth going unseen
By Wm Rob Heinlein In all of North County, there are only 10 beds for homeless youth, provided by the OZ program through the YMCA....
Don’t disregard pension issues
By Charlie McDermott Please review the links below to get a handle on the pension liability that you have racked up for our city. Then...
Encinitas is bound to be our own little Greek tragedy
By Charlie McDermott The city of Encinitas is in the midst of a financial crisis, but you wouldn’t know it by walking around town. During...
‘Arts Alive’ censorship attracts the attention of the ACLU
By Ian Thompson The City of Encinitas recently stated that it was a violation of the municipal code to have a picture of a political...
Getting our priorities right
By Celia Kiewit The Coast News provides an excellent source of news, events, columns and advertising. No one throws it on your driveway without your...
Living simpler: We can fix what we’re willing to acknowledge
By Celia Kiewit Plastic bag bans are happening all over the world! Have we reached a significant “sea-change” in our understanding of the enormity of...
Stop the Madness
It is difficult to believe that the San Dieguito High School District board members would have the nerve to even think about a massive $450...
Why new Encinitas residents should reject the update to the city’s general plan
By Olivier Canler On Sept. 1, 2011, the Encinitas Planning Department released the draft of General Plan Update 2035 — the official document guiding the...
No more secret charter deals!
By Nadine L. Scott Please come to the Charter Amendment workshop in Oceanside Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. Tell Felien and Kern there is no...
What are the rights of the minority anyway?
By Cyrus Kamada In reading some of the responses to criticism of the recent appointment of Mark Muir by the city council majority, you may...
