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Leucadia homeowners oppose Bella Vista housing development

Jordan IngramMarch 29, 2023

March 29, 202302033

ENCINITAS — Several hundred Encinitas residents and multiple homeowners associations oppose a proposed 17-unit residential development in a rural Leucadia neighborhood, claiming the project’s “excessive”...

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Carlsbad amends density bonus ordinance, ADU regulations

Steve PuterskiJuly 18, 2022

July 18, 202211776

CARLSBAD — The City Council on July 12 approved amendments to the city’s density bonus ordinance and accessory dwelling unit regulations in compliance with recent...

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New housing laws not sitting well with Vista council

Steve PuterskiJanuary 23, 2020

January 23, 202011010

VISTA — During its Jan. 14 meeting, the Vista City Council discussed numerous bills passed in 2019 as well as what is expected for 2020....

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Encinitas’ complicated relationship with the density bonus

Carey BlakelySeptember 27, 2018September 27, 2018

September 27, 2018September 27, 201801527

Critics in Encinitas say the state's density bonus law is a handout to developers, while others see it as a necessary step to getting affordable...

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Encinitas’ Measure T heads to defeat

Aaron BurginNovember 10, 2016

November 10, 20161470

Encinitas’ proposed housing element update has failed, as residents voted no on Measure T by a 56-44 margin....

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Brown signs density bonus bill

Aaron BurginSeptember 29, 2016

September 29, 20162 321

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that reduces local control over so-called density bonus projects that Encinitas and several other jurisdictions statewide have...

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City approves density bonus ordinance

Aaron BurginSeptember 22, 2016

September 22, 20160428

Resigned to the inevitability of the passage of a state density bonus bill, Encinitas officials recently approved the first reading of a proposed revision to...

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Council delays density bonus decision

Aaron BurginAugust 18, 2016

August 18, 20160302

Encinitas officials delayed a proposed revision to its ordinance that governs so-called density bonus projects, opting to wait until Gov. Jerry Brown acts on a...

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Activists protest density bonus decision

Aaron BurginAugust 17, 2016

August 17, 20160344

A group of community activists are protesting Encinitas’ revised ordinance governing so-called density bonus projects, which they said violate state and local rules....

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Blakespear delivers Encinitas’ density bonus message to state lawmakers

Aaron BurginJuly 1, 2016July 1, 2016

July 1, 2016July 1, 20163 380

For the first time since her election to the Encinitas City Council in 2014, Catherine Blakespear found herself off the dais, speaking to a body...