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In interviews with the North Coast Current and OsideNews, chamber of commerce officials representing Oceanside, Carlsbad and Encinitas expressed a common goal of encouraging residents to support locally owned businesses. (Photo by Tim Mossholder via Unsplash)

Chamber outlook: Buy local in 2024 to help keep region’s community economies strong

Owen Pratt February 6, 2024
To understand the relationship between residents, businesses and their local economies, the North Coast Current and OsideNews reached out to the chambers of commerce for Oceanside, Encinitas and Carlsbad for a look at what matters in 2024.
Representatives of this year’s North County Economic Development award winners stand together during a celebratory banquet Dec. 14 in Oceanside. (Courtesy photo)

Kaiser, Genentech among North San Diego County economic award recipients

North Coast Current December 20, 2023
Several North San Diego County projects and companies, including Genentech in Oceanside and Project Next and Kaiser Permanente in San Marcos, received San Diego North Economic Development Council awards Thursday, Dec. 14, for their contributions to the regional economy.
Finances. (OsideNews file photo)

Local household bills pricier than U.S. average, doxo research finds

North Coast Current August 3, 2023
California is the second most expensive state for average household bills, with Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach and Del Mar cracking the top 100 for most expensive in the state, according to statistics released Aug. 3 by consumer financial management company doxo.
Oceanside firefighters work to control a brush fire near West Coast Growers in 2015. (OsideNews file photo by Steve Marcotte)

EarthTalk: Is it really a good idea to use controlled burns to prevent wildfires?

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss June 24, 2023
Burning parcels of land intentionally, known as controlled burning, has long been a controversial practice aimed at reducing the risk of larger uncontrolled wildfires.
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 March 22, 2023
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 March 11, 2023
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.

Commentary: Gentrification puts Oceanside’s character in jeopardy

Mindful and deliberate action is needed to keep Oceanside “O’side” and not completely diminish its community of culture and diversity.
Wind energy. (Photo by Karsten Würth via Unsplash)

EarthTalk: Is climate change actually good for the economy?

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss July 14, 2022
Strangely enough, climate change does produce jobs and boost the economy as we struggle to make ourselves more resilient to its ravages.
Wind energy. (Photo by Karsten Würth via Unsplash)

EarthTalk: Is climate change actually good for the economy?

OsideNews July 14, 2022

By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss: Dear EarthTalk: Is climate change actually good for the economy, given all the clean-up/restoration jobs severe weather is creating and the employment surges in green energy?...

Business news. (James Abbott via Freeimages)

doxo: North San Diego households pay much more on home loans, rents

OsideNews February 24, 2022

North Coast Current: Oceanside CA— North Coast households — from Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar to Carlsbad and Oceanside — paid significantly more on monthly bills such as mortgages and rents...

Downtown Carlsbad. (Photo by Steve Marcotte, OsideNews)

Economy Growing in Carlsbad

OsideNews February 10, 2022

Carlsbad CA— Carlsbad’s economy grew by $1 billion in 2021 to $14.6 billion, second only to the City of San Diego, according to a report presented to the City Council Feb. 8. Since the COVID-19 emergency...

Business news. (James Abbott via Freeimages)

doxo: North San Diego households pay much more on home loans, rents

North Coast Current February 7, 2022
North Coast households — from Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar to Carlsbad and Oceanside — paid significantly more on monthly bills such as mortgages and rents compared with national averages, according to statistics released Feb. 2 by bill-management platform doxo.
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