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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

Key supporters pose for a picture March 27 in front of Pacific View school’s entrance. (Photo by Ellen Wright)

Encinitas to purchase Pacific View school site for $10 million

Ellen Wright March 27, 2014

The Encinitas Union School District and Encinitas City Council revealed the terms of an agreement to purchase the Pacific View school property March 27. The city agreed to pay $10 million for the 2.8-acre...

District to pursue Encinitas’ Pacific View offer

North Coast Current March 21, 2014

Encinitas Union School District trustees will pursue an offer from the city of Encinitas to purchase the Pacific View Elementary School property, according to a district staff member on March 21. The...

The Encinitas Right to Vote Initiative could shift approval of zoning changes from City Hall, pictured Feb. 8, to voters. (Photo by Roman S. Koenig)

City seeks meeting with district over Pacific View property

North Coast Current March 13, 2014

The Encinitas City Council unanimously agreed March 12 to seek a last-ditch meeting with the Encinitas Union School District before a planned auction of the shuttered Pacific View Elementary School property. The...

The Pacific View Elementary School site in Encinitas, closed in 2003, is set to be auctioned by the Encinitas Union School District on March 25. (Photo by Scott Allison)

Pacific View school site auction goes on despite protests

Ellen Wright March 12, 2014

Residents gathered at the Encinitas Union School District Board of Trustees meeting March 11 to express their concern over the sale of the long-closed Pacific View Elementary School. The bluff-top property...

The original Encinitas schoolhouse, maintained by the Encinitas Historical Society, sits on the site of Pacific View Elementary School. The Encinitas Union School District plans to auction the long-closed Pacific View in March. (Photo by Scott Allison)

No surplus of debate in Pacific View school quandary: Opinions differ on state act as online campaign builds

Alex Groves February 27, 2014

The battle over an unoccupied Encinitas school site rages on as the Encinitas Union School District has set the property up for auction in March with a minimum bid of $9.5 million, sparking a grassroots...

Pacific View School, which closed in 2003 due to declining enrollment, sits at the corner of E and Third streets in Encinitas. (Photo by Scott Allison)

Pacific View options still murky for city of Encinitas

Jessica LaFontaine January 24, 2014

The Encinitas City Council discussed and voted on Jan. 15 to continue pursuing an ongoing topic – the purchase of the Pacific View School property currently owned by the Encinitas Union School District. The...

ENCINITAS: Historical Society open house set for Oct. 6

October 4, 2013

ENCINITAS – The Encinitas Historical Society hosts an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Old Schoolhouse, 390 West F St. The event marks the 130th anniversary of the school building. The...

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