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North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

Dia de los Muertos is celebrated in Oceanside. (OsideNews file photo by Steve Marcotte)

October opens door to holiday season with community connections, days of remembrance

North Coast Current October 4, 2023
With fall upon us, North San Diego County looks to the coming holidays, and October kicks off the season with a month of themed events and other outings celebrating Dia de los Muertos, Oktoberfest, public safety and community connections.

Letter: Limiting Medicare prices for drugs can harm resources, innovation

September 28, 2023

I'm writing to express my concern regarding the recent Biden Administration announcement on Medicare pricing for 10 prescription drugs. This decision could have a significant negative impact on prescription...

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department vehicle. (Sheriff’s Department social media photo)

San Diego County program aims to bridge gap between authorities, special-needs residents

North Coast Current September 27, 2023
The Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement agencies and local nonprofits are set to engage in a program to build awareness of special-needs residents in interactions with authorities following a unanimous vote of support from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 26.
Circulate San Diego holds its annual Momentum Awards for regional transportation efforts on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the San Diego History Museum. (Circulate San Diego photo)

Carlsbad wins regional award for transportation safety efforts

North Coast Current September 26, 2023
The city of Carlsbad is among the winners of this year’s Momentum Awards, held Sept. 21 by Circulate San Diego to recognize individuals’ and agencies’ efforts to enhance public transit, improve street safety and support sustainable growth in the region.
Students participate in Palomar Health Foundation’s Middle School M.D. program on Sept. 13 in Escondido. (Courtesy photo)

Students learn skills, career potentials through Palomar Health Foundation program

North Coast Current September 25, 2023
Middle school students have an opportunity now through November to learn career pathways in the medical field through the Palomar Health Foundation’s second annual Middle School Medical Discoveries program.
Pannikin Coffee & Tea will soon occupy the former Bunker House Cafe in downtown Oceanside. (Urban Property Group photo)

Pannikin coffee to set up shop in historic Oceanside building

OsideNews September 23, 2023
Pannikin Coffee & Tea can now claim two historic coastal North San Diego County spots it calls home. The regional coffee institution is set to open a new location in a noteworthy building in downtown Oceanside.
San Clemente native and Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro champion Sawyer Lindblad signs autographs for young fans Saturday, Sept. 17, during the weekend competition and community event at Oceanside Pier. (Super Girl Surf Pro photo by Andrew Nichols)

Oktoberfest, Super Girl Surf Pro, ‘Saturday Night’ round out September

North Coast Current September 19, 2023
Just as September started off with a variety of weather (with a lead-in by a tropical storm in late August), North San Diego County has an eclectic mix of events, including an early start to Oktoberfest with Encinitas’ annual event slated for the end of the month.
Lawn sprinkler. (OsideNews file photo)

Vallecitos Water District earns bond rating upgrade, certification

North Coast Current September 14, 2023
The Vallecitos Water District appears to be on a positive financial footing after receiving a credit rating upgrade and certificate of excellence for its financial reporting this past week.
Karen Connolly is the San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center’s first senior director of workforce development. (Courtesy photo)

San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center names workforce director

News Release September 14, 2023
The San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center — a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping solve the region’s biggest problems through equity-centered research, policy analysis and collaboration-building among regional leaders and stakeholders — recently announced the hiring of Karen Connolly, who will serve as PIC’s first senior director of workforce development.
The California Capitol is pictured in April 2022. (Photo by Josh Hild via Unsplash)

Key vote on the way for California sex-trafficking legislation

J.W. August August 30, 2023
A bill that would make sex trafficking of minors a strike under California’s three-strikes law is heading to the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday, Sept. 1, for a decision whether it lives or dies, is put on hold or put to a vote by the entire Assembly.
The California Capitol is pictured in April 2022. (Photo by Josh Hild via Unsplash)

Bill that would end medical staff reporting of suspected domestic violence faces test

J.W. August August 30, 2023
Legislation its supporters claim will save more lives from domestic violence faces its toughest test to date before the California Senate Appropriations Committee, joining 489 other bills that will sink, swim or wait a year.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.6 struck 28 miles east of San Clemente Island early Tuesday, Aug. 29. (USGS graphic)

Small quake strikes off Oceanside coast

OsideNews and North Coast Current August 29, 2023
If you felt a jolt around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, it was indeed a small earthquake that struck 28 miles east of San Clemente Island at 1:05 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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