Letters: ‘Common ground’ shouldn’t mean ‘Agree with me, or else’
During his election campaign, Encinitas Deputy Mayor Jim O’Hara used the slogan “Common Sense, Common Ground,” a phrase that suggests bridging divides, listening across differences,...
Letters
Commentary: When speed limits lose credibility
Artificially low speed limits — those set well below what engineering studies, road design, and actual driver behavior deem reasonable — create a dynamic that...
Opinion: In Carlsbad Unified, ‘F’ is for ‘F*CK ICE’
On Wednesday afternoon, bizarre stories began emerging all over Carlsbad. Kids being picked up by their parents at Calavera Hills School, a K-8 campus in...
Commentary: Welcome to Encinitas’ new speed trap
Back in the bad ‘ol early days of the automobile, cars were viewed as dangerous, scary things, and the speed limits were established for “public...
Op-Ed: You can’t be pro-housing and ignore landlords
San Diego’s leaders are talking a lot about being “pro-housing.” We hear it in speeches, policy announcements, and campaign platforms. The mayor’s recent State of...
Commentary: Tax now, bust later
Brace yourself. Sacramento and the San Diego County Board of Supervisors have their hands in your pockets again. As California’s budget pressures mount, Democratic supermajorities...
Op-Ed: Anonymous ‘outrage’ accounts are warping Encinitas discourse
Anonymous grievance accounts on social media are attempting to influence Encinitas civic life without transparency or accountability. Debate is healthy. Anonymous manipulation is not. When...
Op-Ed: California politics driving costly brain drain
While much, perhaps most, of California’s political class is cheering not only a proposed “wealth tax” on billionaires, but almost giddily daring said billionaires to...
Commentary: Don’t wait for flames to demand change
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that tore apart Los Angeles County. These fires killed 31 people, destroyed...
Op-Ed: Rent control is a dead end for working families
San Diego County faces a very real affordability crisis. We all feel it. Whether you’re a renter or trying to buy your first home, housing...
Commentary: Sobriety is not up for negotiation at Solutions for Change
Recent commentary in The Coast News, “Solutions abandons commitment to sobriety at its own risk,” has drawn a sweeping — and deeply inaccurate — conclusion...
Opinion: Solutions abandons commitment to sobriety at its own risk
The article, “Solutions for Change appoints new interim CEO in leadership shift,” about homeless services nonprofit Solutions for Change in the Dec. 16 issue of...
Opinion: Encinitas heritage erodes with closure of another small business
“At the end of the day, we are a small business too,” said Anoop Patel, principal of Canterbury Capital. I chuckled when I read this...
Letters: Let’s return civility to the Encinitas City Council
When I was elected to the Encinitas City Council in November 2006, the council was a toxic environment. Most of the negativity was directed at...
Op-Ed: Encinitas urged to probe Shaffer, ignore bigger questions
When the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office charged Encinitas Councilmember Luke Shaffer with felony assault last summer, the decision immediately raised questions — not...