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Holiday season. (OsideNews file photo)

Celebrate winter with bright lights, local gifts, fresh food

North Coast Current December 17, 2024
With just a couple of weeks remaining in 2024, there’s a bit of time to wrap up holiday shopping and enjoy the sights and sounds of the season. The North Coast Current and OsideNews hope you enjoy the holiday season in safety and good cheer.
The 2024 O’side Turkey Trot saw its largest turnout since 2017, with more than 8,300 participants on Nov. 28. (Photo by Denley Wong, San Diego Running Co.)

O’side Turkey Trot sees largest turnout in 7 years

News Release December 11, 2024
More than 8,300 participants came out for the O’side Turkey Trot on Nov. 28, the largest field size the race has seen since 2017.
Carlsbad’s city sign is pictured in October 2021. (OsideNews file photo by Steve Marcotte)

Carlsbad moves Geoff Patnoe to city manager position

News Release December 4, 2024
The Carlsbad City Council has named Geoff Patnoe, the city’s current assistant city manager and a more than 20-year veteran of local government, to be Carlsbad’s next city manager starting Dec. 19.
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Katie Melendez wins reelection to Vista City Council seat

OsideNews December 4, 2024
Vista Deputy Mayor Katie Melendez will return to the City Council after winning reelection on November's ballot, according to final results Dec. 3 from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
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Sanchez keeps lead vs. Keim to secure Oceanside mayoral victory

OsideNews December 3, 2024
The vote was close since Election Day, but in the end, Esther Sanchez clung to an eventual lead that gained her another term as Oceanside’s mayor, according to official results Dec. 3 from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.
This holiday season, the North Coast Current highlights news from local nonprofits, fundraisers and other outlets in support of our communities. (Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva, FreeImages)

Over $100,000 in toys donated anonymously to Toys for Tots

News Release December 3, 2024
Continuing a tradition of holiday generosity, an anonymous donor for the sixth year in a row purchased thousands of toys from Geppetto’s at The Forum Carlsbad to be donated to Toys for Tots last month.
This holiday season, the North Coast Current highlights news from local nonprofits, fundraisers and other outlets in support of our communities. (Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva, FreeImages)

Encinitas gym raises $110K for Challenged Athletes Foundation

News Release December 3, 2024
Encinitas gym EoS Fitness presented a check for $110,000 to the Challenged Athletes Foundation last month in a show of support for inclusive and active lifestyles.
Sophie Cubbison in a publicity photo advertising her products. (Photo courtesy of Mrs. Cubbison’s Foods)

It wouldn’t be the holidays without: Tradition began with San Marcos native

Lauren Ciallella November 28, 2024
Is it stuffing or is it dressing? “There’s really no difference,” says Leo Pearlstein, Mrs. Cubbison’s PR man since 1948. A personal friend of San Marcos legend Sophie Cubbison, Pearlstein watched as this inventive entrepreneur used her passion for health food to become a national icon.
Oceanside city sign. (Photo by albertc111, iStock Getty Images)

Oceanside City Council OKs RE:BEACH pilot project location

News Release November 27, 2024
The Oceanside City Council voted unanimously Nov. 20 to approve a recommended location for the “Living Speed Bumps” sand management concept at Tyson Street Park and at Wisconsin Avenue.
Left to right: Sarah Gao from Canyon Crest Academy, Jayden Magnin from La Costa Canyon High School, Angelly Zepeda from San Dieguito High School Academy and  Kyson Hanson from Torrey Pines High School at the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce’s Rising Star of the Month event on Nov. 13. (Courtesy photo)

Encinitas chamber names high school Rising Stars of the Month

News Release November 24, 2024
The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce held its third Rising Star of the Month event for the 2024-25 school year on Nov. 13, naming one senior student each from San Dieguito Union High School District campuses.
Lightscape returns for its third season Nov. 15-Jan. 5 at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas. (Courtesy photo)

Celebrate the season with tree lightings, Turkey Trots and the brilliance of nature

North Coast Current November 24, 2024
From Turkey Trot races and dazzling light displays representing the beauty of nature to tree lightings and Small Business Saturday, coastal North San Diego County enters the holiday season with a range of activities throughout our communities.
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Sanchez barely ahead of Keim in Oceanside mayor’s race

OsideNews November 18, 2024
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.
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