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North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

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The Flower Fields at Carlsbad are pictured in March 2022. (Photo by Samantha Fortney via Unsplash)
Cool on the Coast: Get ready to shamrock and roll with local events
Event highlights for Encinitas, Oceanside, Carlsbad and the region.
Weight loss. (Photo by I Yunmai via Unsplash)
Five tips to jump-start your weight loss post-pandemic
Breweries from Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista and San Marcos had a strong showing at the 2023 Brewers Cup of California held in March. (Courtesy photo)
Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, San Marcos beer makers earn Brewers Cup medals
North Coast Current
Breweries from Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista and San Marcos had a strong showing at the 2023 Brewers Cup of California held in March.
Wendy Stewart is MiraCosta College’s dean of counseling and student development. (Courtesy photo)
MiraCosta College administrator is Rep. Levin’s Constituent of the Month
North Coast Current
A MiraCosta College administrator is U.S. Rep. Mike Levin’s February Constituent of the Month, the congressman’s office announced Feb. 28.
A portrait of American financier John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan, painted by Fedor Encke in 1903. (Creative Commons image)
Historically Speaking: The banker who saved America 
Tom Morrow
In lieu of today’s current financial climate in Washington, D.C., reviewing a bit of national banking history seems to be in order. Today, as it was yesterday, there always seems to be light at the end of a very long financial-ladened tunnel.
Part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial in Washington D.C., pictuted in December 2018, represents the depths of the Great Depression. (Photo by Sonder Quest via Unsplash)
Historically Speaking: From riches to rags to world leadership
Tom Morrow
As “dire” as you think things are today in 2023 with our inflation-ridden life, in general could be worse ... and they were just throughout the 1930s. Hopefully, we won’t repeat those days, but somehow history has a way of repeating itself.
“Fire in Eden,” by Oceanside artist Kathleen Scoggin. (Courtesy image)
Oceanside artist is first-place Water Color Society show winner
OsideNews
An Oceanside artist is the first-place winner in the San Diego Watercolor Society’s March member exhibition, “Decisive Moments.”
Letter: Closing story comments a good idea
Thank you for removing Twitter and comments. More like a real “paper” when information is actually looked at before “publishing.”
Editorial: Twitter, story comments cut in favor of letters to the editor
The North Coast Current and OsideNews encourage readers to submit traditional letters to the editor and commentaries as the combined news site shifts away from Twitter on social media and real-time comments on stories.
KOCT provides candidate interviews for this year’s elections. (KOCT image)
Oceanside election coverage available on KOCT television
OsideNews
KOCT, Oceanside’s community television station, provides roundtables and other coverage of this year’s election.
Encinitas detailer offers free vehicle cleanings for military, law enforcement
News Release
DA and 3D Car Care Master certified detailer Jose Junco with High Performance Auto Detail of Encinitas is giving away a full automotive detail with ceramic coating once a month to veterans, law enforcement and armed forces members in the San Diego area who lend their vehicle to 3D Car Care detailing training sessions.
Rep. Mike Levin (D-49th District), center, meets with Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez, left, and Woman’s Club of Oceanside President Rose O. Teding on March 20. (Courtesy photo)
Woman’s Club of Oceanside receives Congressional honor from Rep. Levin
News Release
The Woman’s Club of Oceanside was presented with a proclamation in recognition of its contributions to the 49th Congressional District on March 20 by Rep. Mike Levin (D), who acknowledged the 105th-year anniversary of the club.
Oceanside Police Department vehicle. (Oceanside police social media photo)
Police Department launches Ready Oceanside alert system
OsideNews
The Oceanside Police Department officially retired its Nixle Alert System on Friday, March 24, in favor of the new Ready Oceanside program, and city authorities are encouraging people to sign up for it.
Oranges ripen on a tree in a San Diego grove, pictured Jan. 30, 2020. (Photo by MoJoStudio, iStock Getty Images)
North County volunteers needed to pick San Diego’s abundant harvest
J.W. August
Citrus fruits often hang heavy and unpicked on thousands of local trees. When they fall to the ground, the fruit is wasted. Saving that citrus, as well as figs, grapes and apples, is Senior Gleaners of San Diego County.
The New Community Church site, located at 165 Eucalyptus Ave. in Vista, is slated for a 176-unit apartment complex. The site is pictured here in December 2022. (Google Street View photo)
Vista planners to hear proposals for church demolition, apartments
OsideNews
A church demolition, apartment developments and an animal clinic are three items that Vista’s Planning Commission will tackle during a public hearing scheduled for 6 p.m. April 4.
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BMW Encinitas, an automotive presence dating back to Harloff Chevrolet along Encinitas Boulevard in the late 1960s, closed on March 20. (Google Street View photo)
BMW Encinitas, a fixture with roots to Harloff in 1960s, goes to Carlsbad
Roman S. Koenig
A bit of automobile history has left Encinitas with the recent closure of a BMW dealership on Encinitas Boulevard in the eastern part of town.
A Carlsbad police officer and San Diego County sheriff’s deputy handle a firearm collected during a Gun Safety Event held March 25 in San Marcos. (San Diego County Sheriff’s Department photo)
Authorities collect over 100 firearms during San Marcos collection event
North Coast Current
More than 100 firearms were turned in to authorities on Saturday, March 25, during a San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Gun Safety Event held in San Marcos.
Basketball. (Photo by Kylie Osullivan via Unsplash)
Palomar College women’s basketball not resting on undefeated record
David A. Willauer
This year has been a miraculous one for Palomar College’s women’s basketball coach as the team rides a 29-0 undefeated streak.


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