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22/05/2021

Encinitas 101 MainStreet, the nonprofit business association for downtown Encinitas, announced it’s planning a return of Cruise Nights on June 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. as the state of California fully reopens from the pandemic. The traditional event brings hundreds of classic cars to the downtown...

22/05/2021

Authorities seek suspect in San Marcos robbery attempt

The county sheriff’s San Marcos Station is seeking help from the public in identifying an attempted-robbery suspect. The department and San Diego County Crime Stoppers are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for an arrest in the attack, which took place around 8 a.m. May 4 at the Wells Fargo Bank AT...

21/05/2021

Carlsbad inviting residents to town halls on homelessness

Carlsbad officials announced Wednesday that the city will host a series of four virtual town halls to discuss homelessness and the city’s approach to it. Each of the meetings, taking place in May and June, will be attended by a City Council member from one of the four council districts, according ...

21/05/2021

Palomar College educator wins statewide diversity honor

A faculty member and counselor at Palomar College in San Marcos has won a statewide award honoring her efforts toward diversity, the college has announced. Hossna Sadat Ahadi is the 2021 recipient of the Stanback-Stroud Diversity Award, Palomar said in a news release.

20/05/2021

CSU San Marcos commencement to honor 2020 and 2021 grads

CSU San Marcos said Tuesday that its classes of both 2020 and 2021 will be celebrated at the university’s May 22-23 commencement, the first such ceremonies on the campus in two years. The university also announced the recipients of three honorary degrees to be awarded during the commencement, whic...

20/05/2021

Relief grants go to 12 restaurants around North County

A dozen restaurants in North County are among 318 from around California that will receive pandemic-response grants of up to $3,500 from the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund, the nonprofit has announced. The fund, a partnership of Wells Fargo, SDG&E, SoCalGas, PG&E and the C...

19/05/2021

Encinitas adding signs, security over issues at Olympus Park

The city of Encinitas said Monday it is adding new warning signs, posting a security guard and addressing traffic issues at Olympus Park, the neighborhood park that opened in the community of Leucadia earlier this month. An official with the city’s Parks, Recreation and Cu...

19/05/2021

With Scripps Health’s online operations still out of service Monday evening, president and CEO Chris Van Gorder confirmed in a memo to employees that a May 1 “cyber security incident” targeted the health system’s information infrastructure, but stopped short of calling it a ransomware attack...

18/05/2021

Del Mar lifeguards help study a growing shark population

The white-shark population is increasing in local waters, and so are the numbers of people using local beaches. But so far that hasn’t translated to more shark attacks on humans, a researcher told the Del Mar City Council last week. Chris Lowe, who heads the Shark Lab at C...

17/05/2021

Another would travel under Camino Del Mar, which runs through the city’s commercial center, while a fourth would track closer to Interstate 5.

A train tunnel that would run beneath Crest Canyon just west of Interstate 5 was the top-ranked option among four railway-realignment alternatives presented last week to the Del Mar City Council. The San Diego Association of Governments laid out the proposed routes at the Ma...

16/05/2021

Six cities in North County have council meetings scheduled this week. Here’s a look at the public meeting schedules and some of the issues set to be discussed, along with links to meeting agendas.

Six cities in North County have council meetings scheduled this week. Here’s a look at the public meeting schedules and some of the issues set to be discussed, along with links to meeting agendas. : Carlsbad’s council will consider adopting a resolution approving the action plan for the communit...

15/05/2021

National survey names four North County high schools among best in California

Four North County high schools have been named among the top 100 in the state in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best High Schools” rankings. The magazine said nearly 18,000 schools nationwide were ranked on six factors, based on performance on state as...

14/05/2021

Oceanside police now taking virtual crime reports

Oceanside police announced Tuesday they’ve introduced a new way for the community to connect with the department: crime reports by Zoom. The new system, the department said in a statement, “provides a face-to-face reporting function that is not present with traditional phone reporting,” and do...

13/05/2021

Supervisors uphold environmental appeal of recycling center near Escondido

County supervisors on Wednesday upheld an appeal by the city of Escondido and three community groups over environmental approvals for a proposed North County recycling facility, directing that the county go back and conduct a full environmental-impact review of the project. ...

13/05/2021

The office of County Supervisor Jim Desmond reported Tuesday that the state granted a county request for San Pasqual Academy in Escondido to stay open through June 30, 2022. The academy, a boarding school for foster teen-agers, had been set to close in October. The state’s letter said the school c...

12/05/2021

Teachers union launches petition for special San Dieguito board election

A union representing teachers in the San Dieguito Union High School District announced a petition effort Sunday to compel a special election for a school-board seat that was filled two weeks ago by appointment. The San Dieguito Faculty Association said voters should decide w...

12/05/2021

Inland Rail Trail gets $12.1 million to complete final section in Vista

The state has awarded a $12.1 million grant to support the completion of a final, two-mile section of the Inland Rail Trail through Vista, city officials announced Monday. The section of trail is the last unfinished part of a seven-mile stretch between San Marcos and Vista, and its completion will r...

11/05/2021

The city of Oceanside is asking residents to nominate potential new names for three recreational facilities: Alex Road Skate Park, Martin Luther King Skate Park and El Corazon Aquatics Center. The request stems from an April 21 City Council discussion concerning a naming policy adopted in 2003. To s...

10/05/2021

Bomb threat reported at La Costa resort in Carlsbad

Carlsbad police said Monday afternoon they were investigating a bomb threat at the luxury Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, but later reported the threat to be a false alarm. The probe was based on a suspicious phone call made to the resort, the Police Department said on social media.

10/05/2021

Carlsbad moves ahead with slate of actions on homelessness

Carlsbad’s City Council last week approved a set of initiatives that the city says will spur progress toward the goal of reducing homelessness by half within five years. The first-year cost of the items — which the council approved in principle when it met in late March,...

09/05/2021

County supervisors to discuss Carlsbad airport plan and more this week

A contested update plan for McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, a previously tabled proposal concerning relations with tribal nations, and environmental appeals of a proposed recycling center near Escondido are among the North County-linked issues the county Board of Supervisors will consider at....

09/05/2021

Solana Beach has announced a Tour of Solana Beach Scavenger Hunt, with an e-bike as the grand prize. Participants take a self-guided tour of the city via any means but a car, and answer questions on a score sheet as they go. The event runs through the end of May to commemorate National Bike Month. V...

08/05/2021

Oceanside officials announced Saturday that a fireworks display is planned for July 3 to celebrate the city’s birthday (the city was incorporated on that date in 1888) as well as Independence Day. The show starts at 9 p.m. at El Corazon. The city encourages residents to enjoy the show from home, b...

08/05/2021

Oceanside vaccine center to offer evening hours starting Thursday

County officials announced Monday that the COVID-19 vaccine site at Oceanside’s North Coastal Live Well Health Center is among those switching to evening hours beginning Thursday, May 6. Hours will be 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday to Thursday at the center, 1701 Mission Ave. in Oceanside. Walk-ins and appoin...