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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

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OCEANSIDE: Yacht Club’s annual Harbor Parade of Lights Dec. 9
ENCINITAS: Meet elected officials at chamber-hosted event Oct. 30
DEL MAR: Fall Home/Garden Show at Fairgrounds Oct. 21-22
ENCINITAS: San Diego Botanic Garden annual fundraiser Sept. 9
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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
Our region’s winter rains have put us ahead of our yearly rainfall average in San Diego, and even though we’re not quite through with winter yet, hints of spring are beginning to emerge as poppies and other native flowers start to bloom. In the spirit of spring, Carlsbad takes center stage for this month’s events as the city’s flower and strawberry fields ramp up their offerings.
Urban Corps opens e-waste drop-off site in Escondido
Applications open for 2024 Miss Oceanside and Miss Teen Oceanside
San Elijo JPA water supervisor aims to keep standards high
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
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market’s new Encinitas store plans its grand opening for Thursday, Feb. 29, as management puts the final touches on the location.
Encinitas extends deadline for 3 commission seat applications
North Coast Current
The city of Encinitas seeks applicants to fill vacancies on two of its commissions, with an extended deadline of Thursday, March 14.
Carlsbad notes 30 years of low-income housing support
North Coast Current
The city of Carlsbad has created more than 2,300 below-median-income homes in the three decades since the launch of its housing trust, according to an annual report presented to the City Council on Feb. 6.
Officials unsure if mountain lion killed in collision was the same spotted in parts of Oceanside
OsideNews
Authorities are investigating whether a mountain lion killed in a collision with a car on Friday, March 8, is the same animal spotted in parts of Oceanside over the past several days.
The Betsy Ross Flag flies outside of the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia. (Photo by Dan Mall via Unsplash)
Historically Speaking: Betsy Ross, an original American patriot
Tom Morrow
In case you missed this particular class in third grade, let me tell you about a true American patriot: Elizabeth Griscom “Betsy” Ross, who was born Jan. 1, 1752.
San Dieguito high school district earns enviable spot on national survey
Vallecitos Water District opens scholarship applications
Eric Casalini (left) and Beth Gallagher (right) star in “To Fall In Love,” a San Diego feature film directed by Michael Foster that is showing at the 2024 Oceanside International Film Festival. (Production photo)
Oceanside International Film Festival highlights North San Diego County projects
OsideNews
This year’s Oceanside International Film Festival, running now through Friday, offers several films produced by local talent.
Pizza Port Brewing team members accept one of six medals during the 2024 Brewers Cup of California in Sacramento on March 13. (San Diego Beer News photo)
Oceanside, Carlsbad brewers earn gold in state beer contest
OsideNews
Gold was more than a color of beer for Oceanside and Carlsbad breweries that won top honors at the 2024 Brewers Cup of California on Wednesday, March 13, in Sacramento.
From Mocha Marketplace, to Old Cal, to Ascend: San Marcos coffee shop set to close March 1
A longtime San Marcos spot for coffee and community gatherings will brew its last cup in Old California Restaurant Row on March 1. The Ascend coffee brand itself isn’t going anywhere, however.
Frontwave Arena CEO Josh Elias addresses officials and media on Monday, March 11, during an event announcing that the San Diego Clippers G League basketball team would play at the Oceanside venue, which is currently under construction. To the left of Elias is Halo Sports and Entertainment CEO Gillian Zucker. Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez is to his right. At far right is NBA G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim. (LA Clippers photo)
Clippers basketball makes return to San Diego with minor-league team at Frontwave Arena
OsideNews
The LA Clippers are returning to a bit of their San Diego roots with the recently announced relocation of their G League team to the new Frontwave Arena in Oceanside.
An image from a body-worn camera during San Diego police action in 2020. (San Diego Police Department photo)
‘Vast tsunami’ of data meets AI technology as law enforcement adapts to body cameras
J.W. August
Fifteen years after the Escondido Police Department first experimented with body-worn cameras, and 10 years after protests in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked national interest, the technology has become vital to modern-day law enforcement operations. Add to that a new challenge — a controversial artificial intelligence program being used to review the mountains of video and audio.
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Pedestrian hit, killed by train in Del Mar
North Coast Current
A pedestrian was killed in Del Mar after being hit by a train Sunday, March 17, authorities reported.
Letter: Oceanside needs higher priority on crime prevention
Letter: Limiting Medicare prices for drugs can harm resources, innovation
Retired Marine Col. John “JP” Farnam, past Support The Enlisted Project board chairman; STEP Director of Development Veronica Worthington; Lisa Farris, Callaway Golf Co. Foundation program representative; and STEP co-founder and CEO Tony Teravainen, retired Navy, celebrate the foundation’s $50,000 grant on Friday, Feb. 23. (Courtesy photo)
Support The Enlisted Project receives $50,000 grant from Callaway foundation
News Release
Every year, the Callaway Golf Co. Foundation selects one military charity to support, and this year, Support The Enlisted Project was named its national charity partner.
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