Escondido allows police to continue utilizing ‘military equipment’
ESCONDIDO — The City Council voted to renew a municipal ordinance allowing the police department to continue utilizing military-grade equipment during its April 19 meeting....
Politics & Government
County awarded $100M for LOSSAN projects
DEL MAR — San Diego County has secured $100 million for railway projects in Del Mar, including replacing the San Dieguito Bridge, implementing new double...
Encinitas allocates more funds to rail crossing, quiet zone projects
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council on Wednesday discussed the city’s operating and capital improvement budgets for the fiscal year 2023-24, allocating funding for a...
Encinitas Chamber’s State of the City address on April 27
The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce has announced this year’s State of the City address will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on April 27...
Oceanside Unified gives additional $8.1M for Pablo Tac modernization
OCEANSIDE — The Oceanside Unified School District is directing an additional $8.1 million in school facility bond funds to modernize the Pablo Tac School of...
Commentary: A new chief administrative officer
While most of the attention at the San Diego County Board of Supervisors has been on finding a replacement for District 4, another vacancy is...
Encinitas council discusses Homeless Action Plan updates
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council last week discussed updates to the city’s Homeless Action Plan, such as identifying new funding opportunities, expanding services, and...
Leucadia Starbucks workers file petition to unionize
ENCINITAS — Workers at a Leucadia Starbucks filed a petition on April 12 with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize with Starbucks Workers United....
Encinitas to establish permit parking zone in Via Molena neighborhood
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council unanimously approved moving forward with establishing a residential parking permit zone in the Via Molena area after months of...
Fletcher, Gonzalez donated to county’s ‘preferred’ CAO candidate
REGION — The leading candidate to become San Diego County’s new chief administrative officer received campaign contributions last year from embattled Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and...
Carlsbad remains wary of Oceanside sand nourishment pilot project
CARLSBAD — The City Council unanimously opposed actively participating in the City of Oceanside’s sand nourishment pilot project during its April 11 meeting, remaining opposed...
Del Mar Union appoints former trustee to fill board vacancy
DEL MAR — The Del Mar Union School District board of trustees appointed former trustee Alan Kholos to a vacant board seat on April 11...
Supervisors call on Nathan Fletcher to resign immediately
REGION — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on April 11 unanimously approved a non-binding vote of no confidence calling for the immediate resignation...
Encinitas Planning Commission OKs permits for Vulcan Tower renovation
ENCINITAS — On Thursday evening, the Encinitas Planning Commission met to approve multiple consent calendar items, including the Vulcan Tower renovation at 609 South Vulcan...
Carlsbad eyes revenue sources, tax increases amid deficit concerns
CARLSBAD — Finances have returned to the forefront of city business after expenditures were projected to outpace revenues over the next 10 years. According to...
