Leo Place covers the cities of Del Mar, Solana Beach, San Marcos and Vista, as well as several school districts. They previously worked at the Santa Maria Times and Lynden Tribune, and were a 2021 California fellow at the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. They are originally from the Pacific Northwest.
SOLANA BEACH — Solana Beach residents will see increased costs for certain city services beginning in March after the City Council adopted a new user...
VISTA — Vista leaders have approved lower speed limits for several roads within two specific council districts, along with new speed humps on various streets,...
REGION — Supervisor Jim Desmond has his sights set on federal office, launching a campaign on Thursday to challenge Democratic incumbent Rep. Mike Levin for...
VISTA — A 20-year-old man has been charged by law enforcement in connection with a shooting in Vista last summer that injured three individuals and...
SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos City Council has extended a moratorium prohibiting the conversion of senior mobile home parks into all-ages communities through the...
REGION — Firefighting personnel from North San Diego County are joining dozens of other agencies to battle devastating fires across the Los Angeles area, which...
VISTA — Detectives with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 11 individuals suspected to be involved with dealing narcotics in the city of Vista...
ENCINITAS — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vehicle collision in Encinitas that left a bicyclist severely injured on Wednesday. Sheriff’s officials...
REGION — Scripps Health patients whose care has been covered by Anthem Blue Cross are considered out of network as of Wednesday, following months of...