By Assemblywoman Marie Waldron The Employment Development Department (EDD) has been mired in crisis for more than a year now. The massive backlog in unemployment
REGION — North County legislators at least tacitly commended recovered levels of funding for public schools in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent state budget proposal but
REGION — Since California’s legislature reconvened Monday, North County’s lawmakers say they’ll look toward COVID-19 recovery, climate change, balancing housing affordability against local control and
REGION — In a recent report, California’s state auditor recommends new legislation to strengthen state oversight of municipalities’ land use and other policies relating to
Republican Marie Waldron, seek a fifth term representing the 75th State Assembly District, says she’s especially focused on seeking bipartisan solutions to California’s problems. Waldron
Over the past two months, The Coast News sent electronic questionnaires in four batches to North County candidates in different levels of government, including federal
An attempted arson at a city mosque has prompted the Escondido Police Department, in concert with federal law enforcement agencies, to investigate a possible motive
OCEANSIDE — The April 10 groundbreaking for the 306,054-square-foot FedEx Ground distribution facility drew state and city officials, who hailed the business as good for