We have “not in my back yard.” Then there’s “yes in my back yard.” Yet in the context of a new California state housing bill, there is nothing solid to address “how in my back yard.”
A newer Encinitas neighborhood’s agricultural approach to development and sustainability recently received global attention. Fox Point Farms is one of several projects included in the Miami-based nonprofit Global Wellness Institute’s “Build Well to Live Well” case study report.
The semi-rural Encinitas community of Olivenhain is on high alert for wildfires as residents fear catastrophe following the devastating fires in Los Angeles.
Recent lawsuits from California’s attorney general indicate a new reality for housing development in San Diego County that could significantly reduce local control of land use.
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.
Steve Puterski, North County Pipeline
• January 22, 2024
A heated and spirited debate took hold during the Encinitas City Council’s meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 17, regarding the city’s Barriers to Racial and Ethnic Equity in Housing Study.
Downtown Oceanside development has recently been limited by the City Council, undoing a 4-year old policy change. Meanwhile, a controversial warehouse project has people upset over traffic problems, lack of transparency and possible environmental hazards.
With several new housing developments being planned, approved and built over the past several years in Oceanside, many of which have been concentrated in downtown, the city is attempting to keep up with the growing demand for affordable housing. However, the subject of housing has become a divisive issue among residents and city leaders.
The residents of Laguna Vista Mobile Estates, one of Oceanside’s 17 mobile home parks, faced a substantial increase in their monthly rent at the meeting of the Oceanside Manufactured Home Fair Practices Commission on March 16.
