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The California Capitol is pictured in April 2022. (Photo by Josh Hild via Unsplash)

California Senate unanimously approves child-trafficking bill

J.W. August June 5, 2023
In a rare unanimous vote, the state Senate has passed legislation that would make trafficking of minors a serious felony.
Lake Hodges Dam is shown in an aerial view taken on Feb. 2, 2022. (Photo by Autumn Sky Photography, iStock Getty Images)

Lake Hodges Dam repairs complete; some recreation to reopen by summer

Patrick Doyle May 25, 2023
Repairs to Lake Hodges Dam were completed this May after a yearlong effort to reverse some of the deterioration of the 105-year-old structure.
Computer code. (Photo by Markus Spiske, Unsplash)

Feds, local authorities warn of latest Paypal and MetaMask phishing scam

J.W. August May 25, 2023
The art of the scam keeps getting more sophisticated as con artists probe for profits by altering the come-ons they use to hook the unsuspecting. Check your recent emails for communications that appear to be legitimate messages from PayPal and MetaMask.
Construction and repair. (Photo by Rudy Skitterians, Pixabay)

Highway 78 reopens through Oceanside-Carlsbad-Vista area

OsideNews May 9, 2023
All lanes of State Route 78 through the Oceanside-Carlsbad-Vista area have reopened after two months of work to repair damaged culverts from the winter’s heavy rains, Caltrans officials announced May 8.
An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train runs through Oceanside. (OsideNews file photo)

Bluff failure, drivers strike affect North San Diego County transit services

North Coast Current April 29, 2023
Train and local commuter services are facing disruptions at the end of April with a coastal bluff failure in south Orange County and a San Diego Metropolitan Transit System strike.
The city of Encinitas has posted signs and barriers at the site of a growing sinkhole on Lake Drive in Cardiff, pictured March 1. (Photo by Roman S. Koenig)

Recent rains put Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas infrastructure to the test

Ryan Hardison April 7, 2023
Much of Southern California has received record amounts of rain throughout 2023 thus far, and cities throughout North San Diego County, including Oceanside, Carlsbad and Encinitas, are attempting to reckon with the damage, one dollar at a time.
A U.S. Geological Survey map shows community intensity reports from a 4.2-magnitude earthquake that was felt throughout the San Diego region and elsewhere on March 31. The quake was centered near the Palomar Mountain Observatory. (USGS image)

4.2 quake felt throughout San Diego, centered near Palomar Observatory

North Coast Current March 31, 2023
People across San Diego, especially in North County, reported feeling an earthquake just after 6:15 p.m. on March 31.
Oranges ripen on a tree in a San Diego grove, pictured Jan. 30, 2020. (Photo by MoJoStudio, iStock Getty Images)

North County volunteers needed to pick San Diego’s abundant harvest

J.W. August March 4, 2023
Citrus fruits often hang heavy and unpicked on thousands of local trees. When they fall to the ground, the fruit is wasted. Saving that citrus, as well as figs, grapes and apples, is Senior Gleaners of San Diego County.
Election Day. (Photo by Element5 Digital, Unsplash)

Recent City Council appointments reignite debate over special elections

Patrick Doyle February 26, 2023
A recent series of City Council appointments in North County is frustrating some residents who want to directly vote for their representatives. Encinitas, Carlsbad and Escondido have all filled vacant council seats this year through appointment.
North San Diego County housing. (OsideNews file photo)

North County mayors: Big-city solutions can’t be shoehorned into smaller cities

J.W. August February 25, 2023
What works well in the governance of big metros such as San Diego is not necessarily a good fit for smaller cities. That was the message delivered by the mayors of Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista and Coronado during a recent presentation sponsored by the Building Industry Association of San Diego.
Drinking water. (Photo by Yucel Tellici, Freeimages)

Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside reps join regional water board

North Coast Current January 28, 2023
Encinitas, Carlsbad and Oceanside representatives on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors are among new members who participated in their first meeting Jan. 26.
Native plants are taking root and flowering in the recently completed Cardiff State Beach Living Shoreline project in Encinitas. (California State Parks photo)

San Diego County supervisors OK native-plant landscaping policy

North Coast Current December 28, 2022
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a package of climate-change proposals, highlighting native landscaping habitat protection, earlier in December based on an effort by Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Nathan Fletcher.
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