Transit district to upgrade equipment, lacks solid plan for future replacement
DEL MAR — The North County Transit District (NCTD), a public agency, will soon upgrade specific railroad signaling and monitoring equipment for the first time...
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Carlsbad prepares affordable housing plan for state review
CARLSBAD — Carlsbad residents have until Dec. 14 to weigh-in on a draft affordable housing plan, including sites for potential future rezoning, before city staff...
MiraCosta College poised to weather budget constraints
EDITOR’S NOTE: The article incorrectly stated there are 10,000 students enrolled at MiraCosta College. There are a total of 20,000 students enrolled at MiraCosta College...
San Dieguito gets pool estimate, funding not identified
ENCINITAS — The San Dieguito Union High School District trustees received initial cost estimates to build and operate an aquatics facility, which advocates have long...
MiraCosta College seeks racial proportionality
OCEANSIDE — Far more of MiraCosta College’s instructors and administrators are white compared with the school’s student population, and vice versa for Hispanics, notwithstanding programs...
Transit district ‘expeditiously’ pursuing coastal rail fencing in Del Mar
DEL MAR — While the Del Mar City Council at its Nov. 23 meeting formally prioritized maintaining public coastal access across and along blufftop railroad...
Solana Beach to continue fee subsidy for businesses
SOLANA BEACH — At its annual review of municipal fees on Nov. 18, the Solana Beach City Council unanimously waived business license renewal fees through...
Oceanside elementary students back in school
OCEANSIDE — Oceanside public schools’ reopening last week for in-person instruction in elementary grades went relatively smoothly, though matching shifting student demands with various COVID-related...
Opponents of Del Mar re-zoning will get referendum
DEL MAR — A grassroots group of Del Mar residents gathered more than enough signatures to call a referendum on a lightning-rod rezoning decision by...
Fairgrounds reeling from ‘obliterated’ business model, other challenges
DEL MAR — While its immediate outlook improved somewhat, the Del Mar Fairgrounds continues to face major financial difficulties, not only related to COVID-19, but...
North County voter turnout differs by office, geography
REGION — Characteristically higher voter turnout in the Nov. 3 presidential election appears to have drastically boosted turnout for down-ballot local races. Still, for the...
Del Mar residents seek referendum on affordable housing re-zoning
EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of the map below included only those North Commercial parcels the city’s Housing Element identifies as potential sites for lower-income housing....
Del Mar council split over Black Lives Matter resolution
DEL MAR — The Del Mar City Council narrowly adopted a resolution commending “racial equity and justice and Black Lives Matter [BLM]” at their Nov....
Solana Beach housing plan open for public comment
SOLANA BEACH — The City of Solana Beach, in a draft affordable housing plan, has identified sites whose existing zoning could accommodate more than 900...
Del Mar reacts to controversial railroad fencing project
DEL MAR — The City of Del Mar has asked the North County Transit District (NCTD) to consider alternatives to installing fencing along blufftop railroad...