Cities
San Marcos homeowners defy HOA over American flags
SAN MARCOS — Residents in a neighborhood in eastern San Marcos are refusing to back down after their homeowners association threatened a $100 fine if...
Encinitas simulated racing venue puts customers in driver’s seat
ENCINITAS — Behind Bier Garden and Culture Brewing on South Coast Highway 101, a reporter with The Coast News recently topped 100 mph in a...
Carlsbad traffic commission rejects diagonal parking in Barrio
CARLSBAD — The city’s Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission agreed with city engineers’ assessment to leave several Barrio roadways unchanged rather than reconfigure them with...
Palomar Mountain fire lookout stands alone after tower closures
PALOMAR MOUNTAIN — Atop a mountain more than a mile above sea level, overlooking a large swath of North County, stands a historic fire tower...
San Marcos advances protections for senior mobile home parks
SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of an overlay zone ordinance that will preserve existing senior mobile home parks by...
Carlsbad breaks ground on Veterans Memorial Park
CARLSBAD — Standing at a podium in front of an excavator on Monday before the official groundbreaking of Veterans Memorial Park, Mayor Keith Blackburn wanted...
The decades-long battle for Ponto reaches a crossroads
CARLSBAD — For years, motorists driving south on Coast Highway through the Ponto neighborhood have passed a quiet stretch of vacant land between the beach...
Palomar, UC San Diego finalize health care partnership
ESCONDIDO — Palomar Health and UC San Diego Health have finalized an agreement to form a joint powers authority, creating a new health system called...
Escondido updates ADU rules to meet state law
ESCONDIDO — In an effort to comply with state law and address its housing shortage, the city has adopted several amendments to its code regulating...
Former La Costa Canyon QB Quinn Roth embraces JUCO path
Former La Costa Canyon quarterback Quinn Roth graduated from high school this spring with a resume that would appear to check many boxes for Division...