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Encinitas City Councilman Mark Muir (third from left), Deputy Mayor Catherine Blakespear, Mayor Kristin Gaspar (holding scissors), Ian Thompson (the husband of late Councilwoman Maggie Houlihan), county Supervisor Dave Roberts and former Councilwoman Teresa Barth celebrate the opening of Encinitas Community Park on Jan. 10. (Photo by Manny Lopez)

A grand-slam opening: Encinitas celebrates park in Major League style

Manny Lopez January 12, 2015

Hundreds attended the long-awaited grand opening celebration Jan. 10 for the 44-acre Encinitas Community Park, which sits west of Interstate 5 between Santa Fe and Birmingham drives. Festivities for...

Post-election wrap: Tough campaign, major mayoral change

Ernesto Lopez November 11, 2012

After an election season plagued by hit pieces, Encinitas saw the election of two new City Council members, Lisa Shaffer and Tony Kranz, and the return of an appointed incumbent, Mark Muir. In fourth...

Shaffer, Kranz, Muir win council seats

North Coast Current November 7, 2012

Encinitas voters on Nov. 6 opted for fresh faces on the City Council and ended the 12-year tenure of Councilman Jerome Stocks, according to full results from the county registrar of voters. With 100...

Newspaper publisher quietly steps into the political fray

Newspaper publisher quietly steps into the political fray

Ernesto Lopez October 20, 2012

Aside from urging Encinitas voters in an Oct. 12 editorial to “please, please, please” end the tenure of City Council members Jerome Stocks and Mark Muir, The Coast News publisher Jim Kydd is also...

Council hopefuls state their cases

Ernesto Lopez October 10, 2012

With less than a month until elections, the Encinitas City Council race is well under way, and with nine candidates vying for three of five seats, the competition is stiff. In the running are political...

Mayor initiative stirring debate

Ernesto Lopez October 8, 2012

The idea of having an elected mayor in Encinitas is not settling in well for those residents who would rather keep the current annual selection process but have it modified. “We do not want an elected...

Arts Alive banners featuring a portrait of late Encinitas City Councilwoman Maggie Houlihan are now on full display along North Coast Highway 101. (Photo by Chris Earley)

Houlihan banners: Art and politics

Christopher Earley April 21, 2012

Once again, a controversial piece of art has cast the city of Encinitas into the spotlight. June 2011 found the city amid a debate regarding whether a mosaic dubbed the “Surfing Madonna,” which...

Council OKs Houlihan banners

Christopher Earley April 11, 2012

In the wake of public outcry and threats of litigation, the Encinitas City Council voted Wednesday to allow banners depicting the image of late council member Maggie Houlihan to be displayed. Houlihan’s...

Encinitas prepares for challenging year

Scott Landheer February 12, 2009

At the Encinitas City Council’s annual goal setting meeting and workshop, the council heard comments from staff and the public, but didn’t to take on any major new goals given the current economic...

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