Community CommentaryInside OceansideInside Oceanside: One step forward, two steps backKen LeightonFebruary 14, 2014July 22, 2015 February 14, 2014July 22, 20153 2021 It’s time to do-si-do and do that good old Oceanside square dance where you put one step in and one step out: let’s move ahead...
Community CommentaryInside OceansideInside Oceanside: Make your voice heardKen LeightonFebruary 7, 2014July 22, 2015 February 7, 2014July 22, 201501239 Would you believe it if I told you that we have a world famous rock star buried in Oceanside?...
Community CommentaryInside OceansideInside Oceanside: Make your voice heardKen LeightonJanuary 31, 2014July 22, 2015 January 31, 2014July 22, 20152 1111 If you ever felt guilty about not participating in your own city government, please let me humbly suggest that this Tuesday you can make up...
Community CommentaryInside OceansideInside Oceanside: Sharing a laugh or twoKen LeightonJanuary 24, 2014July 22, 2015 January 24, 2014July 22, 20151532 Oceanside and greater North County has gone for years without a live comedy venue....
Inside OceansideOpinionInside Oceansie: Our share of the civic punch bowlKen LeightonJanuary 17, 2014July 22, 2015 January 17, 2014July 22, 20150477 OK, so we know civic employees can do bad things....
Inside OceansideOpinionInside Oceanside: Proceeding with a matter of trustKen LeightonJanuary 10, 2014July 22, 2015 January 10, 2014July 22, 20153 727 The city manager runs our city. While it is the elected city council that sets the policy, it’s their handpicked leader who carries out their...
Community CommentaryInside OceansideInside Oceanside: What to look for in 2014Ken LeightonJanuary 3, 2014July 22, 2015 January 3, 2014July 22, 20152 405 Instead of predictions, please let me offer up some wishes for the new year....
Community CommentaryInside OceansideInside Oceanside: An accent known too wellKen LeightonDecember 27, 2013July 22, 2015 December 27, 2013July 22, 201501102 If Oceanside ever had its own Walter Cronkite, that person would surely be Al Diedrich, the local news director for Oceanside radio station KUDE (AM...
Community CommentaryInside OceansideInside Oceanside: The unanswered questionKen LeightonDecember 20, 2013July 22, 2015 December 20, 2013July 22, 20150606 “In my 31 years at Vista High, I remember we had one suicide,” says Doug Knox, a now retired high school counselor about the time...
Inside OceansideInside Oceanside: Search for a new chief beginsKen LeightonDecember 13, 2013July 22, 2015 December 13, 2013July 22, 20152 818 It’s time for a new chief. Oceanside Police Chief Frank McCoy, the top cop who has overseen our force of 200 sworn officers since 2006,...
Inside OceansideInside Oceanside: City has seen its fair share of sharks over the yearsKen LeightonDecember 6, 2013July 22, 2015 December 6, 2013July 22, 20152 272 The moment you “Jump the Shark” is when you pull a mistake so drastic that your project takes a noticeable turn for the worse....
Inside OceansideInside Oceanside: Giving thanks to those who protect usKen LeightonNovember 27, 2013July 22, 2015 November 27, 2013July 22, 20151373 As we make an inventory of the things we are thankful for, it would be very easy for those of us who live in Oceanside...
Inside OceansideInside Oceanside: Reinforcing Oceanside’s buildingsKen LeightonNovember 22, 2013July 22, 2015 November 22, 2013July 22, 20151278 Oceanside became a city 125 years ago. It’s no surprise then that there are some classic old buildings in the downtown “Townsite” area....
Inside OceansideOld - DO NOT USE - The Coast NewsInside Oceanside: Walmart is here, yet againKen LeightonNovember 8, 2013July 22, 2015 November 8, 2013July 22, 20154 364 Those who support the arrival of Oceanside’s fourth Walmart at the corner of Mission Avenue and Horne Street point out how wonderful it will be...
Inside OceansideInside Oceanside: Around town and moreKen LeightonNovember 1, 2013July 22, 2015 November 1, 2013July 22, 20153 1215 A South Oceanside bar with a colorful past has just closed down and a new owner is about to breathe new life into the place...