Council looks to put ‘tiff’ over SANDAG nomination behind them
ENCINITAS — A week after the City Council harmoniously selected a new deputy mayor during the council’s post-election reorganization, tensions flared over who should represent...
Kristin Gaspar
Leucadia Towing, Encinitas Glass get 6-month reprieve
ENCINITAS — Lost amid the debate that raged in recent months over the city’s $10 million purchase of the Pacific View Elementary site was the...
Gaspar, Blakespear sworn in; Barth given emotional sendoff
ENCINITAS — Kristin Gaspar was sworn in as Encinitas first elected mayor and Catherine Blakespear was sworn in to the City Council on a Tuesday...
Encinitas mayor candidate Kristin Gaspar answers 10 questions
Editor’s note: Each of the candidates has received the same 10 questions. Their responses have been unedited and will be posted online as they are...
The 5 mayoral candidates vying for city’s first-ever elected position
ENCINITAS — In 2012, Encinitas voters passed two propositions, K and L....
For final time, Pacific View purchase OK’d
ENCINITAS — For one last time, a divided council voted on an item involving the impending purchase of the Pacific View Elementary School site....
Mayoral candidates ready for Thursday debate
ENCINITAS — Encinitas’ four mayoral candidates will meet Thursday night for the second forum of the campaign season....
Encinitas’ bag ban being called a ‘historic moment’
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council approved a proposed ban on single-use plastic bags at Wednesday’s council meeting, a move hailed by environmental advocates as...
Gaspar announces run for mayor
ENCINITAS — After months of speculation, Encinitas Councilwoman Kristin Gaspar announced she would indeed run for mayor, setting up a potential battle between she and...
Council majority opts for bag ban exemption plan
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council met two environmentally conscious proposals with contrasting reactions Wednesday night....
Gaspar takes over with little fanfare
ENCINITAS — The change in the Encinitas Council chambers last week was subtle, and occurred with little fanfare....
Request to revisit mayoral agreement draws criticisms
ENCINITAS — June 11 is supposed to mark the day that Encinitas Mayor Teresa Barth hands over the mayoral reigns to Kristin Gaspar, an olive...
Disagreement over Pacific View takes center stage during State of the City
ENCINITAS — Teresa Barth and Kristin Gaspar, who are splitting this year’s mayor term, painted different pictures of the city’s direction during an occasionally tense...
‘Elephant in the room’ leads to Gaspar and Barth splitting mayor term
ENCINITAS — A council meeting to elect the mayor for a one-year term ended in a twist — Mayor Teresa Barth and Councilwoman Kristin Gaspar...