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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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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 saw the opening of the Pacific View Arts Center in downtown Encinitas after nearly a decade of work to rehabilitate the former elementary school site.
Indian Health Council gets nearly $1.4 million to support crisis line
Vallecitos Water District receives re-accreditation with honors
Coastal Community Foundation merges operations with San Diego Foundation
Plaza Rancho Del Oro in Oceanside has been sold for $34.3 million, real estate firm CBRE announced Sept. 3. (CBRE photo)
Private buyer snaps up Plaza Rancho Del Oro in Oceanside for $34.3M
OsideNews
Plaza Rancho Del Oro in Oceanside has been sold for $34.3 million, the second such transaction of a major shopping center in the city this summer.
Encinitas seeks applicants for urban forest advisory panel
North Coast Current
The city of Encinitas seeks a new member of its Urban Forest Advisory Committee after a vacancy recently opened on the panel. Applications are open now through Sept. 12.
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Lake Loop Trail in Carlsbad reopens after repair work
North Coast Current
Lake Loop Trail along the south side of Lake Calavera in Carlsbad has reopened to the public after nearly a month of repair work, the city announced June 14.
Massive project in the works for downtown Oceanside
Steve Puterski, North County Pipeline
Downtown Oceanside is likely to see two more high-rise buildings with one seven-story and one eight-story building part of a mixed-use development.
The Chicago Sun-Times front page from Aug. 28, 1968, covered the unrest of the Democratic Convention at the time. (Chicago Sun-Times)
Historically Speaking: The raucous Democratic convention of 1968
Tom Morrow
The election of 1968 was one of the closest ever in American history, with Nixon winning 31.7 million votes, Humphrey 31.2 million votes and Wallace a few more than 10 million votes. Compared to the 1968 convention, with its many similarities, the 2024 convention in Chicago was relatively calm. To be sure, no matter how it’s read, the year 1968 was a dark time in our American history.
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
As Frontwave Arena approaches its opening in Oceanside this month, the venue is rolling out its local food and beverage partners with a focus on what it calls “a taste of North County.”
The work of Kyle Jackson through his company, Platypi Surf. (Courtesy photo)
Work of Kyle Jackson’s Platypi Surf on display at Encinitas Community Center
News Release
The work of Kyle Jackson through his company, Platypi Surf, is currently part of an art exhibit at the Encinitas Community Center now through Sept. 4. 
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
The Palomar College Comets football team will be able to play home games on campus for the first time in the institution’s nearly 80-year history when a new stadium opens in September.
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
Odd-smelling air and concerns over the impacts of a lithium ion battery storage fire in Escondido fueled speculation around North San Diego County, especially coastal communities, about causes and responsibility Friday, Sept. 6.
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Escondido battery fire out; evacuation orders lifted
North Coast Current
A fire at a San Diego Gas & Electric lithium ion battery storage facility in Escondido is out and evacuation orders were lifted as of Saturday afternoon, city and utility officials announced.
Letter: Pharmacy benefit managers need more scrutiny
Letter: Oceanside needs higher priority on crime prevention
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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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