Author Archive for Rachel Stine
Rachel Stine is a staff writer for The Coast News. You can contact her at [email protected].
City Council rejects parks upkeep outsourcing
CARLSBAD — After two years of study and debate, the Carlsbad City Council decided not to outsource the city’s parks maintenance on Feb. 25, preventing the layoff of 22 city employees.
OPD developing programs to help city’s homeless
OCEANSIDE — After receiving complaints from downtown businesses, the Oceanside Police Department is working on developing a program to connect homeless people with services that could help them obtain housing and jobs.
Ashes to Go spreads symbol of Lent and Christian message from the sidewalk
ESCONDIDO — Rev. Meg Decker of Escondido’s Trinity Episcopal Church politely approached a gentleman in a wheelchair who had just crossed the street.
Supervisors continue to push for repeal of state fire fee
REGION — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is continuing its fight against the annual fire prevention fee billed to property owners in areas where the state is financially responsible for wildfire suppression.
Victim in serious condition after attempted murder-suicide shooting
CARLSBAD — A 63-year-old female is in serious but stable condition after being shot by her neighbor in an attempted murder-suicide on Monday afternoon.
Perondi to retire in June
OCEANSIDE — Oceanside Unified School District (OUSD) superintendent Larry Perondi announced on Feb. 26 that he would be retiring at the end of June.
Mayor lauds economic progress in state of city speech
ESCONDIDO — Mayor Sam Abed lauded the economic accomplishments of Escondido and highlighted his own political agenda during his state of the city address on Wednesday.
OUSD dropout rate shrinks with better reporting
OCEANSIDE — In recent years, the Oceanside Unified School District (OUSD) had a reputation that no one was proud of.
Traffic calming, complete streets a driving force in general plan update
CARLSBAD — Hoping to address perpetual traffic issues, Carlsbad’s traffic division is making traffic calming strategies and complete street concepts a driving force in the upcoming general plan update.
Traffic management center enhances car flow
CARLSBAD — It’s easy to pinpoint the troublesome stretches along Carlsbad’s streets: the streets that get clogged during the holidays or the places where it seems to take forever for the light to turn green.
