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Rep. Scott Peters (D-50th District), second from left, attends Interfaith Community Services’ annual meeting Thursday, Oct. 23 in Escondido. (Interfaith Community Services photo)

Interfaith Community Services launches fund to offset federal cuts

News Release October 25, 2025
At its annual meeting on Thursday, Oct. 23, Interfaith Community Services, North San Diego County’s largest social services agency, launched its People for People Fund, a new community fund designed to urgently and directly provide support to individuals and families most affected by recent federal funding cuts and policy changes.
Furniture. (Photo by Jonathan Borba, Unsplash)

DEL MAR: San Diego Fall Home Garden Show Oct. 18 and 19

North Coast Current October 17, 2025
The 35th Annual San Diego Fall Home and Garden Show is back at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 19, offering free admission and tons of inspiration for homeowners across Southern California.
Condominium construction. (Photo by Elena Alex, iStock Getty Images)

Citizen Koenig: California on its own authoritarian path with housing law

Roman S. Koenig October 11, 2025
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.”
MiraCosta College Superintendent/President Sunita “Sunny” Cooke participates in the 2025 Monarch Celebration on May 3 during Undocumented Student Success Week. (MiraCosta College photo)

MiraCosta College President Sunita Cooke to retire by summer 2026

North Coast Current and OsideNews October 8, 2025
MiraCosta College Superintendent/President Sunita “Sunny” Cooke recently announced plans to retire next year after a decade with the district and nearly 40 years in higher education.
Rep. Mike Levin, D-49th District, holds a news conference in the Encinitas City Council Chambers on Oct. 3 regarding the status of the Affordable Care Act in the midst of the federal government shutdown. (Courtesy photo)

Levin keeps shutdown focus on health care at Encinitas presentation

North Coast Current and OsideNews October 4, 2025
Rep. Mike Levin held a news conference in Encinitas on Friday, Oct. 3, to explain some of the ramifications of the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1.
Actor and producer Desi Arnaz, who lived in Del Mar, attends a reception in the Honeymoon Cottage, which housed the San Dieguito Art Guild, in 1971. (SDAG courtesy photo)

San Dieguito Art Guild marks 60th anniversary this fall

News Release September 12, 2025
Marking its diamond anniversary, the San Dieguito Art Guild is celebrating six decades of North San Diego County art-making defined by resilience, reinvention and community roots. What began on a Del Mar back patio in 1965 has grown into the guild's current identity as the Off Track Gallery in Encinitas.
An Encinitas Fire Department vehicle sits in Olivenhain’s fire station, pictured Jan. 31. (Photo by Patrick Doyle)

Encinitas leaders vote to break up with fire protection co-op

North Coast Current June 13, 2025
The Encinitas City Council voted 5-0 Wednesday, June 11, to withdraw from a three-city Cooperative Fire Management Agreement with Solana Beach and Del Mar.
Education. (Photo by NeONBRAND via Unsplash)

Encinitas kids participate in regional Global Goals Earth Day Summit

News Release May 14, 2025
In honor of Earth Day, 200 sixth-grade students from Encinitas Union, Del Mar Union, San Ysidro, and National school districts gathered on April 22 at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center for the inaugural United Nations Global Goals Earth Day Summit.
The USGS Did You Feel It? website shows the expanse of areas that reported feeling a 5.2-magnitude earthquake at 10:08 a.m. Monday, April 14. (USGS screenshot)

5.2-magnitude earthquake hits inland North San Diego County

North Coast Current and OsideNews April 14, 2025
Residents of San Diego County were jolted by a 5.2 earthquake Monday, April 14, at 10:08 a.m.
Business news. (James Abbott via Freeimages)

San Diego County Credit Union, Cal Coast announce merger plans

North Coast Current and OsideNews April 11, 2025
San Diego County Credit Union and California Coast Credit Union plan to merge, the financial institutions announced April 11.
Protesters participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington D.C. (Library of Congress photo by Warren K. Leffler)

Wrap up February by celebrating Black history, supporting local markets

North Coast Current February 17, 2025
The February Spotlight includes a rundown of our community farmers markets, which are open with winter hours, weather permitting. February also marks Black History Month, and local institutions offer a variety of programs highlighting the contributions of local and national figures to our communities, nation and world.
The first reel of Encinitas Coast Dispatch microfilm. (North Coast Current photo)

Citizen Koenig: A century of local history lives, but what of tomorrow?

Roman S. Koenig February 12, 2025
When people dig into the history of 2025 a hundred years from now, what will they find? Possibly — maybe even likely — little to nothing. For me, the timing of this question is notable as a state effort to preserve California’s newspaper heritage comes to Encinitas to preserve the archives of the Coast Dispatch.
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