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OCEANSIDE: Longboard Surfing Club contest and community event runs through Aug. 11
ENCINITAS: Pacific View Arts Center opens Aug. 6
OCEANSIDE: Samoan Cultural Celebration wraps up this weekend
ENCINITAS: Time running out fast to see blooming corpse flower
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Dia de los Muertos is celebrated in Oceanside. (OsideNews file photo by Steve Marcotte)
Halloween, Dia de los Muertos round out October celebrations
North Coast Current
As autumn settles over North San Diego County, the region gears up for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos celebrations, from haunted houses and safe trick-or-treating to costume contests and celebrations in honor of loved ones, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Mark your calendars and embrace the spirit of this part of autumn in a family-friendly atmosphere.
Boys & Girls Clubs receives grant to support merger, programs
Oceanside foundation seeks grant applications for up to $25K
Carlsbad foundation seeks potential projects focusing on children’s and family health
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MainStreet seeks artists to apply for Oceanside Transit Center project
News Release
MainStreet Oceanside announces a call for artists for a new public art project at the Oceanside Transit Center. The opportunity is part of MainStreet Oceanside’s Art That Excites Program, which seeks to enhance the cultural and visual landscape of downtown Oceanside.
Kranz concedes Encinitas mayor’s race to Ehlers
North Coast Current
Tony Kranz conceded the Encinitas mayor's race to Bruce Ehlers on Friday, Nov. 8, as election results continued to show a lead for Ehlers after Tuesday's election.
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Carlsbad incumbent, city property measure on track for wins
North Coast Current
Carlsbad City Council member Teresa Acosta is on track to win another term as an update to the city's property-acquisition spending limit appears to have the support of voters, according to unofficial Election Night returns from Nov. 5.
Sanchez barely ahead of Keim in Oceanside mayor’s race
OsideNews
Thirty-one votes. That’s the number currently separating Oceanside mayoral frontrunner and incumbent Esther Sanchez and District 3 Councilman Ryan Keim after updated election results from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters as of Nov. 15.
Election Day. (Photo by Element5 Digital, Unsplash)
Living Creatively: The people shall judge
Barbara Basia Koenig
We will be tested after the election — no matter how we voted — to keep the faith. We will be called to not only foster life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but open our hearts to those whose pathways intersect ours, and encourage them to walk with heart, even when others try to appeal to the baser instincts of hatred, lust, anger and cruelty.
Members of Solana Beach’s Culture Brewing Co. team celebrate a gold medal win at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver on Oct. 12. (Courtesy photo)
North County breweries win gold at Great American Beer Festival
News Release
Three North San Diego County breweries won gold medals on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, the nation’s largest professional brewing competition commonly referred to as “The Oscars” of the craft beer industry.
Denice Riddle (right) stars as disgruntled school board president Lois Green in the short film “Red Blooded,” which has been nominated for five 2024 San Diego Film Awards. Encinitas actor Mark Allyn (left) plays school board member Michael Lancet. (Mercury Cinema photo)
Encinitas filmmaker’s ‘Red Blooded’ to screen during San Diego Film Week
North Coast Current
“Red Blooded,” a provocative, award-winning short film about school board intrigue, bullying and self-reflection — ripped right from the climate of recent political and social conflicts — will screen during San Diego Film Week on Nov. 9 after winning three trophies at the 2024 San Diego Film Awards.
Oceanside High School. (OsideNews graphic)
Oceanside loses to Del Norte in first round of CIF Division 1 playoffs
David A. Willauer
In last year’s CIF playoff contest, the Nighthawks of Del Norte High School defeated the visiting Pirates of Oceanside 26-11. It was almost a different scenario Friday, Nov. 8, on the field of Oceanside High as the favored No. 8 seed Pirates took an early 21-0 lead. Ultimately, though, the final score of 42-35 went in favor of the No. 9 Nighthawks.
A new bridge connects a widened Bent Avenue across San Marcos Creek to Discovery Street. The city marked the official completion of the San Marcos Creek Project on Oct. 16. (San Marcos city photo)
San Marcos Creek Project wraps up with ribbon-cutting
North Coast Current
Local and regional officials marked the completion of the $100 million San Marcos Creek Project, one of the city’s largest capital improvement programs, with a ribbon-cutting on Oct. 16.
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Oceanside Fire Department receives $70K equipment grant
OsideNews
Oceanside’s Fire Department got a $70,000 boost this month for the purchase of new emergency response equipment.
Letter: Pharmacy benefit managers need more scrutiny
Letter: Oceanside needs higher priority on crime prevention
Left to right: Cassie Bostrom and therapy dog Harley, Anahi Witt and therapy dog Hunter, Bri Duffield and therapy dog Nala, and Nicky Moore and therapy dog Moose attend Shelter to Soldier’s Be the Light Gala on Aug. 18 at L’Auberge Del Mar. (Courtesy photo)
Shelter to Soldier raises nearly $300K at annual Be the Light Gala
News Release
Shelter to Soldier, a nonprofit organization that adopts dogs from local shelters and trains them to become service dogs for veterans, hosted its 12th Annual Be the Light Gala on Aug. 18 at L’Auberge Del Mar.
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