Mayor’s vision for Encinitas draws optimism, scrutiny
ENCINITAS — A month into his tenure, Mayor Bruce Ehlers has positioned himself as a reformer focused on infrastructure, local control, and what he describes...
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In Encinitas races, Kranz, Blackwell concede, Preston holds out
ENCINITAS — Mayoral candidate Tony Kranz and District 1 candidate Allison Blackwell conceded their races roughly 72 hours after Tuesday’s general election as updated ballot...
Letters: Hope and change for Encinitas
While the blue majority of California woke up in shock from the national results the morning after the election, the sunrise brought a wave of...
Early results show Ehlers, Shaffer and O’Hara with strong leads
ENCINITAS — In a pivotal night for Encinitas politics, early election results Wednesday morning indicate a changing of the guard as candidates from a newly...
Kranz, Ehlers face off in Encinitas mayoral forum
ENCINITAS — During a cordial yet at times contentious forum on Monday night at La Paloma Theatre, two candidates running for the Encinitas mayoral seat,...
Election Q&A with Encinitas mayoral candidates
The Coast News has asked candidates for the Encinitas mayoral seat to complete a questionnaire about their stances on local issues ahead of the November...
Letters: A mayor for all Encinitas
The issues facing Encinitas in this election cycle include the motives and political ladder climbing of our prior mayor, the appointment rather than the election...
Commentary: Development, Measure K and Bruce Ehlers
By Cindy Cremona “A half-truth is a whole lie.” – Yiddish Proverb During contentious elections, opposing sides can turn up the rhetoric to help their...
Letters: Lies, conflict and dirty politics fuel Ehlers hit piece
If ever there was an election-time hit piece, Bob Ayers’ recent letter to the editor on mayoral candidate Bruce Ehlers is it. Ayers was apparently...
In Encinitas, mayoral candidates take diverging fundraising paths
ENCINITAS — As the mayoral race in Encinitas heats up, recent fundraising and spending reports reveal starkly different strategies between Councilmember Bruce Ehlers and incumbent...
Election 2024: Six candidates seek trio of Encinitas council seats
ENCINITAS — Local voters will decide on Nov. 5 who will occupy two City Council seats and the mayor’s office, with candidates offering diverse platforms...
Encinitas councilman throws hat in ring for mayor
ENCINITAS — Councilmember Bruce Ehlers has thrown his hat into the ring to become the next mayor of Encinitas. The council’s District 4 representative told...
Commentary: Proposition A turns 10
With Prop A, Encinitas residents took back local control and protected themselves from the inevitable ebb and flow of council majorities....
Encinitas City Council votes to appoint fifth member
The newly sworn-in City Council voted 3-1 to appoint a replacement for new mayor Tony Kranz’s District 1 council seat....
Kranz to be next mayor of Encinitas; Ehlers wins District 4 seat
ENCINITAS — By Wednesday morning, the results in Encinitas municipal races showed Councilman Tony Kranz would be the city’s next mayor. At the time of...