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Encinitas chamber honors November high school Rising Stars

Encinitas chamber honors November high school Rising Stars

News Release November 10, 2025
The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce celebrated four high school seniors from the San Dieguito Union High School District at its November Rising Star of the Month Breakfast, held Nov. 5 at MiraCosta College’s San Elijo campus.
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.
The Cardiff Sanitation District’s first wastewater treatment plant is shown in 1957. (San Elijo Joint Powers Authority photo)

From septic tanks to sustainability: Encinitas talk highlights invisible service

Adam Kaye October 14, 2025
If anything can illustrate the concept of public goods, an Encinitas Historical Society board member said, it’s the sewer system. With that introduction, General Manager Mike Thornton of the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority on Oct. 4 recounted the decades-long evolution of wastewater treatment in Encinitas and Solana Beach.
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.”
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.
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.
Encinitas Union School District students, instructors and parents participate in the district’s annual Extended School Year Summer Olympics on July 17 at Ocean Knoll Elementary School. (EUSD photo)

Encinitas Union School District hosts 26th Annual Summer Olympics for Students

News Release July 17, 2025
The Encinitas Union School District celebrated its 26th annual Extended School Year Summer Olympics on Thursday, July 17, at Ocean Knoll Elementary School.
Solana Beach, California. (Leosprspctive, Unslpash)

SOLANA BEACH: Peter Sprague Quartet plays at North Coast Rep

North Coast Current July 12, 2025
The Peter Sprague Quartet explores the jazz tradition of improvisation but with a slightly different spin Aug. 4 and 5 at the North Coast Repertory Theatre.
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.
A Nature Collective monitor tests the oxygen levels of water in the San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas early June 7. (Nature Collective photo)

Nature Collective warns of potential fish die-off at San Elijo Lagoon

North Coast Current June 7, 2025
The Nature Collective is warning of a potential fish die-off in San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas after monitors observed a drop in water oxygen, the organization announced Friday, June 6.
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.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego’s Lunch Box food truck debuted at the Oceanside Farmers Market in early April. (Courtesy photo)

Local Boys & Girls Clubs launches Lunch Box food truck in Oceanside

News Release April 30, 2025
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego recently rolled its food truck, The Lunch Box, at the Oceanside Farmers Market.
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