Small quake shakes region
A 4.1 earthquake centered near Ocotillo and 22 miles from Pine Valley struck at 1:28 a.m. Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The temblor was widely felt, according to Facebook posts in the...
View ArticleQuake rattles parts of county
An earthquake Feb. 22 registering 4.3 on the Richter scale and centered off the coast of Baja California was felt as far north as Encinitas. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the quake struck at...
View ArticleCARDIFF: Celebrate Dog Days on Aug. 10
The Cardiff 101 Main Street Association hosts the eighth annual Dog Days of Summer Canine Festival and Contest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 10. More information: 760-436-0431. Online:...
View ArticleCARDIFF: Dog Days return Aug. 9
CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA — The 9th Annual Cardiff Dog Days of Summer, hosted by Cardiff 101 Main Street, returns Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the heart of town at Newcastle Avenue, Aberdeen Drive and...
View ArticleThe push for paper: California lawmakers look to statewide plastic bag ban as...
Plastic bags, your days are numbered. That’s the message the Encinitas City Council sent last month when it banned single-use plastic bags. The ordinance, which will be phased in starting this spring,...
View ArticleMiraCosta College applies for bachelor’s degree pilot program
MiraCosta College has filed an application with the state to launch a pilot bachelor’s degree program in biomanufacturing, the institution announced Dec. 22. The college, with campuses in Oceanside and...
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Point of View: Housing mandate could doom Encinitas by design
“Community character” is a phrase that’s been batted about for months as Encinitas debates the shape of its state-mandated Housing Element, a plan that requires an accounting of how the city is going...
View ArticleCarlsbad OKs $7.3 million recycled-water expansion project
The Carlsbad City Council, acting as the Carlsbad Municipal Water District board, approved a $7.3 million contract June 9 to design and build an expansion of the Carlsbad Water Recycling Facility. CDM...
View ArticleEncinitas school district wins $688,000 water awareness grant
The Encinitas Union School District received a $688,000 grant for the Drought Response Outreach Program for Schools, aimed at reducing storm water runoff and encouraging conservation efforts, the...
View ArticleWater agencies enact stringent restrictions in drought’s grip
As California endures another year of difficult drought, Gov. Jerry Brown has put mandatory water restrictions in place and has been asking local governments and boards to pick up the slack in order to...
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Point of View: Call ‘85/15’ what it is, and let Carlsbad vote on it
There is no such thing as a shopping mall in harmony with nature. No matter what slick pseudo-campaign advertising tells you, such development is not in harmony with its environment. Yet that’s what...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: What do Carlsbad leaders have to fear from referendum?
Caruso Affiliated’s latest glossy mailer features the smiling faces of the five City Council members who voted unanimously to approve the developer’s plan to build a Strawberry Fields mall. Directly...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Finding story of Nemo highlights concerns over Caruso plan
A billionaire Los Angeles developer came to town planning to transform one of Carlsbad’s three lagoons into a magnet for tourist dollars. After winning the approval of local officials, he encountered a...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Vote ‘no’ on Carlsbad Measure A
When the Carlsbad City Council and developer Caruso Affiliated used the initiative process to push for a shopping mall in 2015, they touted it as “open space the right way” through a measure they had...
View ArticleENCINITAS: Learn California-friendly landscaping March 5
ENCINITAS — The Olivenhain Municipal Water District hosts California-Friendly Landscape Training workshop on March 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. A certified trainer from the Green Garden Group will guide...
View ArticleSan Elijo I-5 bridge expansion topic of March 9 state meeting
The replacement and expansion of the Interstate 5 bridge over San Elijo Lagoon and related Encinitas projects are the subject of a March 9 public hearing of the California Coastal Commission. The...
View ArticleState panel OKs Interstate 5 project across San Elijo Lagoon
The California Coastal Commission gave the green light last week to a major makeover of Interstate 5 running across San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas, local officials announced March 15. The panel voted...
View ArticleEarthquake centered near Borrego Springs rattles San Diego County
San Diego County and regions beyond felt a moderate earthquake at 1:04 a.m. June 10. The quake, centered in Anza Borrego State Park near Borrego Springs (updated 2:05 a.m.), had a reported magnitude of...
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Botanic Garden offers free admission to furloughed workers
Furloughed federal employees and contractors, and their families, can receive a break on admission to the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas now through Jan. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., park officials...
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Globetrotters offer furloughed workers tickets to events
The Harlem Globetrotters offer complimentary game tickets to furloughed federal government employees for upcoming local games in its 2019 Fan Powered North American tour, the team recently announced....
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