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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

A screen capture from social media video, which was also shared during open comments at a recent Encinitas City Council meeting, shows a man being detained by an agent at an apartment complex near Quail Gardens Drive on Oct. 15 in Encinitas. (Social media image)

Encinitas and Oceanside contend with increasing ICE enforcement

Teal Davis October 21, 2025
Following recent federal immigration enforcement activity, Encinitas and Oceanside have supported several approaches to address increasing actions in their communities.
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.
Education. (Photo by NeONBRAND via Unsplash)

Federal cuts raise concerns among area school districts and programs

Owen Pratt June 5, 2025
San Diego County school districts, including in North County, are grappling with cuts to education that are putting immigrant students in peril. In May, the federal Office of Budget and Management published its 2026 Skinny Budget Report. The 46-page document calls for eliminating $890 million from English Language Acquisition and $428 million from Migrant Education.
The Commons, located in the former Walgreens building in downtown Vista, pictured in February, is a community space under development by New Community Church. (Courtesy photo)

Coffee shop finds something in Commons with Vista church project

Charlene Pulsonetti April 17, 2025
For some time, New Community Church pastor Derek Dapena and his team have wondered how they can do more. Realizing it was time to take a new approach with their nearly century-old organization, they shared the idea with Vista city officials, starting a journey in what Dapena calls ministry and marketplace.
A sign gives directions to one of Olivenhain’s few fire evacuation routes, pictured Jan. 31. (Photo by Patrick Doyle)

‘We’re all terrified’: Encinitas wildfire concern rises in wake of LA blazes

Patrick Doyle February 19, 2025
The semi-rural Encinitas community of Olivenhain is on high alert for wildfires as residents fear catastrophe following the devastating fires in Los Angeles.
The Encinitas Coast Dispatch published its first edition on Feb. 12, 1925. (North Coast Current archive)

Coast Dispatch 1925: Newspaper publisher extends greetings

North Coast Current February 12, 2025
This was the first editorial published in the Encinitas Coast Dispatch on Feb. 12, 1925, written by founding editor and publisher G.S. Breidford. It is reproduced here in full from the North Coast Current's Coast Dispatch archives in celebration of the newspaper's 100th anniversary.
A San Diego Rescue Mission member takes in the view during a recent trek along the San Dieguito River Valley Coast to Crest Trail. (Courtesy photo)

Rescue Mission residents conquer San Dieguito trail challenge

Adam Kaye January 22, 2025
During the morning devotional Jan. 13, Noemi Bravo told the story of Moses climbing Mt. Sinai, then pivoted to the Coast to Crest Trail Challenge. “These six individuals really climbed the mountain,” Bravo said of six recent finishers from San Diego Rescue Mission.
A Cal Fire social media photo shows flames from the Lilac 2 Fire, which broke out early Tuesday morning in the area of Bonsall in North San Diego County. (Cal Fire photo)

Lilac Fire leads to evacuations in Bonsall-Fallbrook area

OsideNews and North Coast Current January 21, 2025
Brush fires that broke out early Tuesday morning in North San Diego County led to evacuations in parts of Bonsall and Fallbrook, authorities reported.
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Encinitas, Carlsbad officials remind residents of firefighting efforts, preparation

North Coast Current January 10, 2025
The cities of Encinitas and Carlsbad are reminding residents of fire preparation as parts of the Los Angeles area reel from some of the most destructive wind-driven blazes in the region’s history.
Sun, wind, trees. (Photo by Franck V via Unsplash)

Weather Service warns of ‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’ during Santa Ana winds

North Coast Current January 7, 2025
The National Weather Service is warning of a dangerous weather event as Santa Ana winds sweep through Southern California over the next couple of days.
Sophie Cubbison in a publicity photo advertising her products. (Photo courtesy of Mrs. Cubbison’s Foods)

It wouldn’t be the holidays without: Tradition began with San Marcos native

Lauren Ciallella November 28, 2024
Is it stuffing or is it dressing? “There’s really no difference,” says Leo Pearlstein, Mrs. Cubbison’s PR man since 1948. A personal friend of San Marcos legend Sophie Cubbison, Pearlstein watched as this inventive entrepreneur used her passion for health food to become a national icon.
Encinitas houses are shown in an aerial view from January 2023. (Photo by Thomas De Wever, iStock Getty Images)

Litigation threats frustrate Encinitas leaders as state puts a squeeze on housing

Patrick Doyle July 26, 2024
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.
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