San Marcos approves $66.9 million general fund budget
SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos City Council adopted a $66.9 million budget that includes nearly $2 million earmarked toward equipment replacement, road rehabilitation and...
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Groups kick off ‘drugged driving’ awareness campaign
SAN MARCOS — While most teens have heard the message of “don’t drink and drive” many times, “don’t drive drugged” is a different story....
Federal departments bracing for costly wildfire season
REGION — Firefighters are already bracing for the upcoming fire season and so too are federal government departments anticipating spending anywhere into the millions, perhaps...
Housing is part of a five-city effort to end family homelessness
REGION — Oceanside City Council gave the green light to a development agreement for the Weitzel Street apartments June 3, which moves the affordable housing...
Credit rating agencies reaffirm Vallecitos credit rating
SAN MARCOS — The soon-to-be-completed Carlsbad Desalination Facility is already reaping benefits for at least one water agency....
Abed to address rumors of run for supervisor seat Monday
ESCONDIDO — Mayor Sam Abed is planning to address rumors Monday that he will be running for the San Diego County District 3 Board of...
T&H Meats changes hands, keeps same award-winning quality
SAN MARCOS — Patrons of T&H Meats, a venerable meat shop in San Marcos, might have noticed something different over the past few months. It...
Hobby Lobby, DMV progressing in San Marcos
SAN MARCOS — A new Department of Motor Vehicles office in San Marcos, which was originally scheduled to open this month, is now slated for...
Crafting North County: Sharing our economic future
Recently, the five cities intersecting the 78 Highway (Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, San Marcos, Escondido) announced a new partnership to foster economic collaboration. Whether North County...
Pet retailers temporarily banned in San Marcos
SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos City Council took a similar step as several North County cities Tuesday night when it enacted a temporary ban...
San Marcos Housing Director to receive honor
SAN MARCOS—Perhaps more than any city in North County, San Marcos has taken the lead in developing quality housing for its low-income residents and seniors,...
San Marcos Unified gets $4.1 million energy grant
SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos Unified School District recently received a $4.1 million grant from the state Energy Commission to complete energy efficiency upgrades...
Innovate78, five cities logo and marketing website shared
REGION — The mayors of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, San Marcos, and Escondido gathered at Cal State San Marcos Tuesday to unveil the 78-Corridor logo and...
Conference covers tree life from landscape to milled lumber
SAN MARCOS — Ever wonder what happens to a landscape tree after it’s cut down? The California Urban Woods’ “From Urban Woods to Final Form”...
CSUSM celebrates ceremonial groundbreaking of its sports complex
SAN MARCOS — Cal State San Marcos celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking of its 2,200-seat on-campus arena this week. Athletics officials, school administrators and students hailed...