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Kranz concedes Encinitas mayor’s race to Ehlers

North Coast Current
November 9, 2024
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Carlsbad incumbent, city property measure on track for wins

North Coast Current
November 6, 2024
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Encinitas appears headed toward City Council sea change

North Coast Current
November 6, 2024
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In Encinitas, tax and bond measures appear shaky

North Coast Current
November 6, 2024
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Several ballot drop-off sites available in coastal North County

North Coast Current and OsideNews
October 29, 2024
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
October 21, 2024
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
October 18, 2024
San Marcos Unified School District transportation Executive Director Mike Sawyer launches new clean-energy infrastructure during a “flip the switch” ceremony on Oct. 15. To Sawyer’s left is district Superintendent Andy Johnsen. Second from right is Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Erin Garcia. Nancy Rorabaugh, senior program development manager ENGIE North America, holds scissors for the project's ribbon cutting. (SMUSD photo)

San Marcos school district launches clean-energy infrastructure, electric buses

North Coast Current
October 16, 2024
Encinitas Fire Station 1, located downtown on Second Street, was built in 1957. (Encinitas city photo)

Safety concerns prompt Encinitas to move crews out of fire station

North Coast Current
October 14, 2024
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
October 4, 2024
Downtown Carlsbad. (Photo by Steve Marcotte, OsideNews)

Work on Terramar water lines in Carlsbad to take about a year

North Coast Current
October 3, 2024
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Encinitas school district Measure Z calls for $158.3 million bond

North Coast Current
September 30, 2024
Participants celebrate during the Encinitas Oktoberfest & Artisan Faire on Sept. 24, 2023. The event is organized by the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce. (Courtesy photo)

Fall is Oktoberfest season in North San Diego County

North Coast Current
September 23, 2024
The Encinitas city sign over Coast Highway 101 is shown decorated with holiday lights in this 2018 file image. (Photo by Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

Check your calendar: Friday is 92024 in Encinitas

North Coast Current
September 19, 2024
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San Diego County supervisor debate Sept. 16 in Carlsbad

North Coast Current
September 12, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Escondido battery fire out; evacuation orders lifted

North Coast Current
September 8, 2024
Smoke from a fire to the south moved across San Diego County on Sept. 6, including North County coastal neighborhoods such as La Costa in Carlsbad. A high pressure system brought a heat wave to the region. (North Coast Current photo)

Officials say acrid north coastal air is not from Escondido battery blaze

North Coast Current
September 7, 2024
This ALERTCalifornia image on Sept. 6 shows a view from Los Pinos Mountain, in southeast San Diego County, of a wildfire burning just south of the U.S.-Mexico border. (CalFire photo)

Seeing a smoky haze? It’s most likely from a wildfire south of the border

North Coast Current
September 6, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Evacuations remain in place as Escondido battery fire continues

North Coast Current
September 6, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Battery storage fire prompts evacuation orders in Escondido

North Coast Current
September 5, 2024
The new Citracado Parkway bridge in Escondido is pictured on Aug. 21. (Kleinfelder photo)

Citracado Parkway extension open in Escondido

North Coast Current
September 5, 2024
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Mayors seeking re-election to participate in Pacific Ridge forum

North Coast Current
September 3, 2024
Seating installation is pictured May 29 at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside. (Frontwave Arena photo)

Encinitas, Oceanside eateries chosen as Frontwave food vendors

OsideNews and North Coast Current
September 3, 2024
The new Palomar College football stadium in San Marcos is pictured July 2 during a test of the field lights. (Palomar College photo)

Palomar College football set to play on home turf for first time

North Coast Current and OsideNews
August 28, 2024
Encinitas City Hall. (North Coast Current photo)

Encinitas seeks applicants for urban forest advisory panel

North Coast Current
August 23, 2024
The entrance to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido. (Photo by PanoramaJim, iStock Getty Images)

Palomar Health group data breach stopped; investigation ongoing

North Coast Current
August 20, 2024
The Pacific View Arts Center in Encinitas has been completed after several years of work. (Encinitas city photo)

Encinitas arts center launches; other events along the coast

North Coast Current
August 19, 2024
Lake Hodges Dam is shown in an aerial view taken on Feb. 2, 2022. (Photo by Autumn Sky Photography, iStock Getty Images)

Water districts announce suit against San Diego over state of Lake Hodges dam

North Coast Current
August 2, 2024
Election Day. (Photo by Element5 Digital, Unsplash)

Nomination papers out to some Encinitas City Council candidates

North Coast Current
July 19, 2024
(OsideNews file photo)

July marks the Dog Days of Summer, cool dips, evening flicks

North Coast Current
July 11, 2024
This Vons in Carlsbad, at 6951 El Camino Real, is among four coastal North San Diego County Albertsons-owned stores set to be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers if Albertsons Cos. sale to Kroger goes through. Two Vons in Carlsbad, one Vons in Del Mar and one Pavilions in Carmel Valley would go to C&S, in addition to a Vons location in Rancho Bernardo. (Newmark Principal photo)

Carlsbad, Del Mar, Carmel Valley Vons and Pavilions stores on proposed sale list in Kroger merger

North Coast Current
July 9, 2024
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside and Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito unveiled new branding as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego County after the organizations announced their merger on June 9. (Organization photo)

San Dieguito, Oceanside Boys & Girls Clubs announce merger

North Coast Current and OsideNews
July 9, 2024
Bradley Bike Park, which opened June 24, is located at 1587 Linda Vista Drive in San Marcos. (San Marcos city photo)

Bradley Bike Park now open in San Marcos

North Coast Current
June 28, 2024
Councilwoman Joy Lyndes (fourth from the left) represented the city of Encinitas at the American Society of Landscape Architects San Diego Chapter awards on June 20, held at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. With Lyndes are Schmidt Design Group members (left to right) Rudy Perez, Jenn Montgomery, Chris Tiffany, Todd Schechinger, Jeff Justus, Jesus Alan Figeroa and Devon Boutte. (Courtesy photo)

Encinitas’ Cottonwood Creek Park wins climate award for its design

North Coast Current
June 26, 2024
El Camino Creek Elementary School in Carlsbad fielded a team, The Very Imperfect Princesses, for 2024’s Odyssey of the Mind competition. Left to right: Loretta Barnes, Scarlett Moss, Sophie Richardson, Sophie Keene, Nina Haase, Aria Lopez and Lauren Hallam. (Team photo)

El Camino Creek students make top 10 in Odyssey of the Mind

North Coast Current
June 21, 2024
The Encinitas Visitors Center marked the start of summer with the launch of a rebranding as Visit Encinitas on June 21. (Website capture)

Visitors Center launches rebranded Visit Encinitas site

North Coast Current
June 21, 2024
The Lake Calavera Trails in Carlsbad are 6.25 miles of trials that run throughout Lake Calavera Preserve. (Carlsbad city photo)

Lake Loop Trail in Carlsbad reopens after repair work

North Coast Current
June 16, 2024
The Times of San Diego news site is pictured June 10. (Screen capture)

Times of San Diego joins Arizona State University news initiative

North Coast Current
June 10, 2024
The San Diego County Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. (Photo by Matthew Stroup, iStock Getty Images)

All is fair, fun and competition for the month of June

North Coast Current
June 5, 2024
Community. (Photo by Clay Banks via Unsplash)

San Diego Foundation grants go to Encinitas, Oceanside, Escondido groups

North Coast Current
May 30, 2024
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’ project is San Diego Film Award nominee

North Coast Current
May 24, 2024
Beacon’s Beach access in the Encinitas community of Leucadia is shown in a 2017 photo. (Encinitas city photo)

Beacon’s Beach access reopened in time for holiday weekend

North Coast Current
May 24, 2024
The Carlsbad Farmers Market offers fresh local strawberries. (Photo courtesy of Carlsbad Farmers Market)

May wraps up on ‘Common Ground’ with food, music and pickleball

North Coast Current
May 22, 2024
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Andrew Baker (far left), Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner, U.S. Rep Mike Levin (D-49th District) and Encinitas Mayor Tony Kranz (far right) meet in Encinitas on May 13 to mark the completion a nearly $50 million sand replenishment project. (Courtesy photo)

Encinitas, Solana Beach mark completion of sand project

North Coast Current
May 15, 2024
Encinitas Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts Director Dave Knopp began his duties on April 29. (Encinitas city photo)

Encinitas’ parks director brings years of regional experience

North Coast Current
May 15, 2024
The North Coast Current and OsideNews.com are combining their news presence in North San Diego County.

A note to our readers

North Coast Current and OsideNews
May 14, 2024
Kevin Sabellico stands outside the San Dieguito Union High School District offices in Encinitas in a campaign Facebook photo taken in April. Sabellico is running for district’s Board of Trustees Area 4 seat, which covers the district’s southern region. (Sabellico campaign social media photo)

Sabellico leaves Carlsbad panel, shifts campaign to school board

North Coast Current
May 8, 2024
Union Kitchen & Tap’s cocktail for the San Diego Cocktail Championship is the Bad Moon Rising. (Courtesy photo)

Coastal North County bars compete in San Diego Cocktail Championship

North Coast Current and OsideNews
April 22, 2024
Encinitas environmental award recipients meet with members of the City Council and Environmental Commission during a meeting Wednesday, April 17. (Encinitas city photo)

City recognizes Encinitas environmental leaders

North Coast Current
April 19, 2024
Encinitas kids and their counterparts from Amakusa, Japan, visit Cardiff during a Sister City Program summer youth exchange in July 2023. (Encinitas city photo)

Encinitas youths can apply for Sister City excursion, commission seats

North Coast Current
April 16, 2024
Rite Aid’s Encinitas location is pictured April 4. The store is slated for closure by mid-May. (North Coast Current photo)

Rite Aid closing longtime Encinitas drugstore

North Coast Current
April 4, 2024
Visitors enjoy a ride at the Encinitas Spring Street Festival on April 28, 2013. (NCC file photo by Scott Allison)

It’s spring full speed ahead with Encinitas, Carlsbad street fairs

North Coast Current
April 3, 2024
Medical. (Photo by Hush Naidoo via Unsplash)

County reports 2nd measles case with possible exposures in Encinitas, Carlsbad

North Coast Current
April 1, 2024
A 3.5-magnitude earthquake near Lake Henshaw, northeast of Escondido, rattled North County at 4:12 p.m. Sunday, March 31, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (USGS map)

3.5 quake rattles North San Diego County on Easter Sunday

North Coast Current
March 31, 2024
Sunset at Ponto Beach in Carlsbad. (OsideNews file photo)

Carlsbad cracks top 25 of Niche’s Best Places to Live in America

North Coast Current
March 29, 2024
The city of Encinitas completed a Z-style pedestrian crossing on El Camino Real between Encinitas Village shopping center to the east and Encinitas Marketplace to the west in March. (Encinitas city photo)

Encinitas completes pedestrian crossing along stretch of El Camino Real

North Coast Current
March 28, 2024
A student dances during an Encinitas Ballet presentation. (Encinitas Ballet photo)

Encinitas Ballet opens applications for Summer Intensive courses

North Coast Current
March 27, 2024
Science education. (Steve Debenpor, IStock Getty Images)

Hawaii trip among summer camp offerings at Rhoades School

North Coast Current
March 26, 2024
Team Paradox members from San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas work on their robot. (Team Paradox photo)

San Dieguito high school robotics team places 11th in FIRST San Diego Regionals

North Coast Current
March 25, 2024
Local officials join San Dieguito Union High School District students on March 6 for the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce’s Rising Stars event. Left to right: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Christopher Lawrence; Canyon Crest Academy student Ruby Gao; La Costa Canyon High School Klew Delos Santos; San Dieguito High School Academy student Ruben Duarte; Torrey Pines High School student Rami Kabakibi; Encinitas Deputy Mayor Allison Blackwell; Encinitas fire Capt. William Frisch; and Encinitas fire Capt. Jesse Nelson. (Encinitas Chamber of Commerce photo)

San Dieguito district students named Rising Stars for March by Encinitas chamber

North Coast Current
March 22, 2024
The Army And Navy Academy offers its Academy by the Sea Leadership Camp, a summer co-educational experience for youths in grades 7 through 12. (Army and Navy Academy photo)

Army and Navy Academy leadership camp set for July in Carlsbad

North Coast Current
March 21, 2024
San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer (left) stands with skateboarders (second from left to right) Jordyn Barrat, Bryce Wettstein and Amelia Brodka at Encinitas Community Park on March 18 during a county Women of Impact celebration for Women’s History Month. (Courtesy photo)

Encinitas event honors elite women skateboarders for their contributions to the sport

North Coast Current
March 20, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Pedestrian hit, killed by train in Del Mar

North Coast Current
March 18, 2024
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department vehicle. (Sheriff’s Department social media photo)

Encinitas Shoulder Tap operation aims to remind public not to buy alcohol for minors

North Coast Current
March 18, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Man dies after apparent bicycle crash along the 101 in Encinitas

North Coast Current
March 18, 2024
Registration is now open for the Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego’s weeklong summer art camps June 17 to Aug. 2 at its locations in Encinitas and Balboa Park. (ICA photo)

ICA San Diego offers art camps in Encinitas June through August

North Coast Current
March 16, 2024
STEM education refers to science, technology, engineering and math. (Photo by Dan MacDonald, Freeimages)

North County: Send summer camp notices to the Current and OsideNews

North Coast Current and OsideNews
March 16, 2024
(Photo courtesy: City of Carlsbad)

Carlsbad: Send summer camp notices to the Current and OsideNews

North Coast Current
March 16, 2024
A surfer walks along Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. (Photo by Trevor Gerzen, Unsplash)

Encinitas: Send summer camp notices to the Current and OsideNews

North Coast Current
March 16, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Man struck, killed by Coaster train in downtown Carlsbad

North Coast Current
March 11, 2024
Encinitas City Hall. (North Coast Current photo)

Encinitas extends deadline for 3 commission seat applications

North Coast Current
March 8, 2024
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad are pictured in March 2022. (Photo by Samantha Fortney via Unsplash)

Flowers and strawberries: A look at what’s to come for the spring

North Coast Current
March 8, 2024
San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas is pictured in an aerial view on April 10, 2021. (Photo by Thomas De Wever, iStock Getty Images)

San Dieguito high school district earns enviable spot on national survey

North Coast Current
February 26, 2024
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market Encinitas owner/operators Nikki Ames (left) and Stefanie Droessler are shown in a social media photo announcing their store’s opening date of Feb. 29. (Grocery Outlet Bargain Market Encinitas)

Grocery Outlet Bargain Market’s Encinitas location preps for Feb. 29 opening

North Coast Current
February 19, 2024
Erin Harper stands in Old California Coffee House in San Marcos in August 2022 during the shop’s transition to Ascend Coffee Roasters. (NCC file photo by Jen Acosta)

From Mocha Marketplace, to Old Cal, to Ascend: San Marcos coffee shop set to close March 1

North Coast Current
February 17, 2024
Christie Calderwood is set to become Carlsbad’s next police chief. (Courtesy photo)

Carlsbad Police Department to get new chief in April

North Coast Current
February 15, 2024
Drinking water. (Photo by Yucel Tellici, Freeimages)

Vallecitos Water District opens scholarship applications

North Coast Current
February 14, 2024
Downtown Carlsbad. (Photo by Steve Marcotte, OsideNews)

Carlsbad notes 30 years of low-income housing support

North Coast Current
February 13, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Woman hit and killed by train in Encinitas; fourth recent death on local tracks

North Coast Current
February 11, 2024
Rain. (Pete Nowicki, Unsplash)

Deluge brings more rain, flooding, closures to North San Diego County

North Coast Current and OsideNews
February 7, 2024
The documentary “Six Triple Eight,” which tells the story of 855 Black women who were sent in 1945 to England and France to clear the backlog of mail in the European Theater of Operations, is being screened by the Vista-based nonprofit Foundation for Women Warriors on Feb. 21 in celebration of Black History Month. (Courtesy photo)

Celebrate Black history, support local markets during February

North Coast Current
February 5, 2024
This graphic shows San Diego County excessive rainfall risks from the National Weather Service. (NWS graphic)

Batten down for major rain event through Tuesday, forecasters say

North Coast Current
February 4, 2024
Rain. (Pete Nowicki, Unsplash)

February to get a rainy, windy start for North San Diego County

North Coast Current and OsideNews
January 31, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Fight leads to stabbing in Solana Beach, authorities report

North Coast Current
January 31, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Officials seek driver in accident that hurt 2 children in San Marcos

North Coast Current
January 31, 2024
Preliminary planning is underway for Robertson Ranch Park in Carlsbad, which will be located on about 11 acres near the corner of El Camino Real and Cannon Road. (Carlsbad city photo)

Carlsbad residents can give feedback on park options

North Coast Current
January 30, 2024
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department vehicle. (Sheriff’s Department social media photo)

Sheriff’s Dept. investigating deadly San Marcos car crash

North Coast Current
January 28, 2024
Rep. Mike Levin, D-49th District, tours bluff-side train tracks in San Clemente on Jan. 25, where landslide that blocked tracks in the area a day before. (Levin Office social media photo)

Rep. Mike Levin announces federal funds to shore up coastal rail lines

North Coast Current and OsideNews
January 26, 2024
Rain. (OsideNews file photo)

Storm brings record rainfall, floods to North San Diego County

North Coast Current and OsideNews
January 23, 2024
Students walk near the Kellogg Library at Cal State San Marcos. (CSUSM photo by Brandon Van Zanten)

Cal State San Marcos classes back in session as faculty union reaches deal with CSU

North Coast Current
January 23, 2024
Carlsbad Police Department vehicle. (OsideNews file photo)

Carlsbad saw increase in graffiti in 2023, police report

North Coast Current
January 22, 2024
San Diego County Sheriff’s Department vehicle. (Sheriff’s Department social media photo)

Woman hit, killed in San Marcos intersection

North Coast Current
January 21, 2024
Shawn M. Donaghy is the new CEO of the North County Transit District. (NCTD courtesy photo)

New year marks leadership change for North County Transit District

North Coast Current and OsideNews
January 17, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Amtrak train strikes, kills man in Carlsbad

North Coast Current
January 16, 2024
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Man struck and killed by freight train in Encinitas

North Coast Current
January 14, 2024
Damage to an access trail at Beacon’s Beach in Encinitas is shown Jan. 10 as a landslide continues to move westward. (Encinitas city photo)

Landslide forces Beacon’s Beach access closure in Encinitas

North Coast Current
January 12, 2024
Students walk near the Kellogg Library at Cal State San Marcos. (CSUSM photo by Brandon Van Zanten)

CSU San Marcos, SDSU face faculty union strike Jan. 22

North Coast Current
January 9, 2024
Solar panels at the Carlsbad Safety Center. (OsideNews file photo)

Encinitas-based Aloha Solar set to compete in San Diego industry event

North Coast Current
January 5, 2024
Surfing. (Photo by Barbara Rezende via Unsplash)

Start the year with fresh opportunities for discovery

North Coast Current
January 4, 2024
Encinitas City Hall. (North Coast Current photo)

Encinitas seeks applicants to fill 21 commission seats

North Coast Current
December 31, 2023
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