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9,074 Referendum Signatures Submitted in Carlsbad

OsideNews September 25, 2015

Carlsbad CA— Proponents of a referendum to overturn the City Council's decision approving The Agua Hedionda South Shore Specific Plan delivered petitions with 9,074 signatures to the Carlsbad City Clerk...

COMMENTARY: What do Carlsbad leaders have to fear from referendum?

Richard Riehl September 13, 2015

Caruso Affiliated’s latest glossy mailer features the smiling faces of the five City Council members who voted unanimously to approve the developer’s plan to build a Strawberry Fields mall. Directly...

A development and open-space plan on the south side of Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad is the subject of intense debate in the community. (Google Earth image)

Point of View: Call ‘85/15’ what it is, and let Carlsbad vote on it

Roman S. Koenig September 6, 2015

There is no such thing as a shopping mall in harmony with nature. No matter what slick pseudo-campaign advertising tells you, such development is not in harmony with its environment. Yet that’s what...

Carlsbad City Council OKs ‘85/15’ plan, bypassing community vote

North Coast Current August 30, 2015

The Carlsbad City Council on Aug. 25 unanimously approved a development plan for an area near the Agua Hedionda Lagoon designed to incorporate open-space preservation, city officials announced. The...

Registrar confirms signatures for Carlsbad ‘85/15’ measure

North Coast Current August 13, 2015

A developer-backed citizens initiative that calls for a shopping center and open-space preservation at the south shore of Agua Hedionda Lagoon has enough signatures to move forward, the county registrar...

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