Sheriff’s Office, nearby city police team up for gun return in Encinitas

North Coast Current • July 13, 2026

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office will hold a firearm turn-in event Saturday, July 18, at Encinitas City Hall, offering gift cards in exchange for unwanted guns.

Carlsbad breaks ground on Veterans Memorial Park; largest park in city

North Coast Current • July 8, 2026

Carlsbad broke ground Monday, July 6, on Veterans Memorial Park, a 93.7-acre project near Faraday Avenue and Cannon Road that will become the city’s largest community park.

Sharp, Tri-City officials mark new era for hospital district

OsideNews • July 7, 2026

Tri-City Medical Center entered a new phase Wednesday, July 1, as Sharp HealthCare assumed operations of the public hospital and renamed it Sharp Tri-City Medical Center under a 30-year partnership approved by voters last month.

MiraCosta College names new president

North Coast Current and OsideNews • July 6, 2026

MiraCosta College will have new leadership in August following the retirement of its longtime superintendent/president and a national search for a replacement. Trustees unanimously approved Lennor M. Johnson as the district’s next superintendent/president June 25.

Carlsbad to break ground July 6 on Veterans Memorial Park

North Coast Current • July 1, 2026

Carlsbad is scheduled to break ground Monday, July 6, on the 93.7-acre Veterans Memorial Park, planned as the city’s largest community park and its first dedicated place to recognize military veterans.

Fireworks and family events across North County for July 4th

North Coast Current • July 1, 2026

Fourth of July celebrations across North San Diego County will range from a county-fair grandstand show in Del Mar to a drone-light finale in Fallbrook, giving residents choices that run from afternoon music and family activities to fireworks after dark.

Sprouts adds Klatch Coffee cafes to Carlsbad, La Costa, Escondido stores

News Release • June 29, 2026

Sprouts Farmers Market announced June 23 the expansion of its partnership with Los Angeles-based Klatch Coffee, bringing 11 in-store cafes to select Sprouts locations across Southern California and San Diego County.

$249.4M Carlsbad budget includes wildfire plan funding

North Coast Current • June 20, 2026

The Carlsbad City Council adopted a $249.4 million General Fund operating budget June 16 for 2026-27, directing increased spending toward public safety, infrastructure and other city services while projecting $249.6 million in revenue.

Ralphs opens La Costa store in former Gelson’s location

North Coast Current • June 19, 2026

Ralphs supermarket opened a La Costa location in June in a spot formerly occupied by Gelson’s.

TrueCare, Palomar Family Counseling announce merger

North Coast Current • June 18, 2026

TrueCare and Palomar Family Counseling Service plan to merge operations Sept. 1 in a move the nonprofit organizations say will preserve behavioral health services while expanding access to whole-person care in North San Diego County.

Carlsbad desalination plant backdrop for regional water accord

North Coast Current • June 6, 2026

Water leaders from California, Nevada and Arizona gathered at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant on Wednesday, June 3, to sign an agreement aimed at exploring interstate water exchanges as a way to strengthen long-term water reliability across the Southwest.

Sharp, Tri-City Medical Center pact gaining strong voter support

OsideNews • June 4, 2026

Voters in the Tri-City Healthcare District are on track to overwhelmingly approve Measure H in the June 2 election, clearing the way for a long-term partnership between Tri-City Medical Center and Sharp HealthCare.