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North Coast Current

Encinitas Library staff and members of the Chamber of Commerce, city leadership and management, and U.S. Green Building Council California celebrate the library’s green business certification with a ribbon-cutting Nov. 6. (Courtesy photo)

Encinitas Library gets green certification

North Coast Current November 7, 2025
The Encinitas Library has been recognized as a California Certified Green Business, becoming the fourth organization in the city to achieve the distinction through the Encinitas Green Business Network. City and Chamber of Commerce leaders held a ribbon-cutting on Nov. 6 to mark the award.
The cashier counter at Tecovas in Carlsbad, which opened Oct. 31, features a hide mural. (Courtesy photo)

Tecovas among new tenants at The Forum Carlsbad

North Coast Current November 2, 2025
Western-wear retailer Tecovas opened its first North San Diego County store on Friday, Oct. 31, one of two long-established American clothing brands now on the tenant list of The Forum Carlsbad.
Business news. (James Abbott via Freeimages)

Encinitas firm helps community hospitals recover $10M in missed funds

North Coast Current October 24, 2025
Encinitas-based company Sandiola is marking its third anniversary with a major milestone — helping community hospitals recover $10 million in missed reimbursements.
Landscape architect and Encinitas resident Patricia Trauth, a principal and equity partner at RICK who leads the landscape architecture division across multiple offices, has been inducted into the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows. (Courtesy photo)

Encinitas resident named to landscape society fellows

News Release October 14, 2025
Landscape architect and Encinitas resident Patricia Trauth, a principal and equity partner at RICK who leads the landscape architecture division across multiple offices, has been inducted into the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows.
Carol Knight is the new chief executive officer of the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce and Visit Encinitas. (Courtesy photo)

Encinitas Chamber of Commerce names Carol Knight new CEO

News Release October 8, 2025
The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of Carol Knight as its new chief executive officer of the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce and Visit Encinitas, effective Nov. 1.
Business news. (James Abbott via Freeimages)

Rising fraud proving costly to lenders, Encinitas-based MoneyThumb reports

News Release September 16, 2025
A new study conducted by Encinitas-based MoneyThumb, a leader in automated document evaluation and fraud detection solutions, in partnership with deBanked, an industry publication for merchant cash advances, reveals an alarming trend in the small business lending sector: fraud is not only on the rise but is significantly impacting the cost of doing business, especially for smaller funders operating in an increasingly uncertain economic environment.
Scandinavian Designs’ Encinitas store holds its grand opening Sept. 19. (Courtesy photo)

Scandinavian Designs grand opening Sept. 19 in Encinitas

North Coast Current September 16, 2025
Contemporary furniture retailer Scandinavian Designs opens its Encinitas store with a ribbon-cutting Friday, Sept. 19, followed by festivities through Sept. 21, the company recently announced.
Solana Beach resident Jolene Koester, past interim chancellor of the California State University system, was recently named to the Scripps Health Board of Trustees. Her term is set to begin in January. (CSU photo)

Solana Beach resident named to Scripps Health board

News Release September 15, 2025
Jolene Koester, Solana Beach resident and past interim chancellor of the California State University system, and Rick Bregman, retired San Diego president of Bank of America and former national co-head of its health care banking, were elected last month to the 18-member Scripps Health Board of Trustees, which provides guidance and oversight for the San Diego-based health system.
Higher education. (Photo by Ekrulila via Pexels)

Encinitas Rubio’s hosts fundraiser for chamber’s Rising Star Program

News Release September 15, 2025
Rubio’s Coastal Grill in Encinitas is partnering with the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce to support local students through its Rising Star program and educational initiatives, with Rubio’s donating 30% of all sales from its location Thursday, Sept. 18, to benefit the chamber’s programs.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Fresh Start Cafe in Oceanside remains open after kitchen fire

OsideNews August 11, 2025
A kitchen fire early Sunday, Aug. 10, couldn’t stop Oceanside’s Fresh Start Cafe from serving customers, the eatery’s management posted on social media.
Business news. (James Abbott via Freeimages)

Nordstrom Rack set to replace Burlington store in Encinitas

North Coast Current August 1, 2025
Nordstrom Rack, the discount division of department store chain Nordstrom, plans to open a store in Encinitas next spring, the company announced July 29.
Laura Castañeda (left) had been deputy opinion editor of The San Diego Union-Tribune until Thursday. (Times of San Diego photo illustration)

Union-Tribune owners blocked editorial on ICE protests, fired opinion staffer says

Ken Stone, Times of San Diego June 13, 2025
A fired San Diego Union-Tribune opinion editor is accusing the paper’s owners of “censorship at its best” after she was let go at the same time an editorial was blocked from running.
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