Election 2026: A guide to North County races
REGION — North County voters will reshape city councils and school boards across the region this November, choosing among incumbents, first-time candidates and former officeholders...
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Pickleball Republic to celebrate grand opening in Carlsbad
CARLSBAD — Members of the U.S. National Pickleball Team will play exhibition matches as part of the grand opening of Pickleball Republic Carlsbad South. The...
Friday Night Lights: North County prep football preview
REGION — North County prep football returns this week, and with it comes everything that makes Friday nights matter: championship expectations, old rivalries, breakout stars...
New Village Arts founder to step down after 25 years
Kristianne Kurner’s first production wasn’t in a theater — it was in her backyard. Kurner, New Village Arts’ executive artistic director and founder, began her...
Carlsbad advances Village housing project nearly 10 years in making
CARLSBAD — The latest version of a mixed-use housing development in Carlsbad Village, nearly 10 years in the making, has cleared another hurdle, with the...
Carlsbad OKs Village condo project despite size, density objections
CARLSBAD — After sharply criticizing the state housing laws that left them little choice, the Carlsbad City Council approved a five-story mixed-use condominium project along...
Objections trigger Coastal Commission review of Carlsbad revetment permit
CARLSBAD — The City of Carlsbad will need a full California Coastal Commission review to extend a permit for a rock revetment along Carlsbad Boulevard,...
Authorities say Carlsbad skater died of natural causes in Big Sur
CARLSBAD — The Monterey County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office has determined that Carlsbad resident Joanna Ruth Shields, who was found dead in the backcountry near Big Sur...
La Costa Glen retirees strike a chord with original songs
CARLSBAD — Candy Carrigan heard something she liked in the singing voice of Lyn Hance. Both have lived at the La Costa Glen retirement community...
Pacific Rim campus upgrades include battery storage system
CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad Unified School District has submitted plans to upgrade the Pacific Rim Elementary School campus, including new classroom facilities, a solar canopy...
Best of North County celebrates businesses, community
CARLSBAD — The Best of North County celebrated more than 620 businesses, their owners and community hubs during an event Tuesday in Carlsbad, marking the...
Coastal Commission approves Carlsbad airport use regulations
CARLSBAD — The California Coastal Commission has approved updated use regulations for the McClellan-Palomar Airport that the Carlsbad City Council first adopted in 2024, amid...
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...
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...