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The Encinitas city sign over Coast Highway 101 is shown decorated with holiday lights in this 2018 file image. (Photo by Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

City attorney out; Encinitas sign gets OK

North Coast Current October 18, 2025
The Encinitas city attorney’s seat will be vacant after the City Council voted in closed session Wednesday, Oct. 15, to cut ties. Members approved a plan to refurbish the downtown Encinitas gateway sign.
Encinitas, California. (Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

ENCINITAS: Safe Trick-or-Treat returns for Oct. 31

North Coast Current October 17, 2025
Encinitas is gearing up for a night of spooky fun as the Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association hosts its 23rd Annual Safe Trick-or-Treat on Friday, October 31, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Encinitas, California. (Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

ENCINITAS: Historical Society walking tours cover Coast Highway

North Coast Current October 17, 2025
The Encinitas Historical Society is inviting locals and visitors to step back in time with its downtown walking tours, held the third Saturday of every month.
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.
Landscape architect and Encinitas resident Patricia Trauth, a principal and equity partner at RICK who leads the landscape architecture division across multiple offices, has been inducted into the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows. (Courtesy photo)

Encinitas resident named to landscape society fellows

News Release October 14, 2025
Landscape architect and Encinitas resident Patricia Trauth, a principal and equity partner at RICK who leads the landscape architecture division across multiple offices, has been inducted into the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows.
The Encinitas city sign over Coast Highway 101 is shown decorated with holiday lights in this 2018 file image. (Photo by Ian McDonnell, iStock Getty Images)

Encinitas sign over 101 could get upgrade

North Coast Current October 12, 2025
A downtown Encinitas classic might soon be losing its neon. The gateway sign spanning Coast Highway 101, a fixture in town going back to 2001 and a reproduction of a 1920s-era version, would be updated with LED lighting if the City Council approves a contract for the work Oct. 15.
Condominium construction. (Photo by Elena Alex, iStock Getty Images)

Citizen Koenig: California on its own authoritarian path with housing law

Roman S. Koenig October 11, 2025
We have “not in my back yard.” Then there’s “yes in my back yard.” Yet in the context of a new California state housing bill, there is nothing solid to address “how in my back yard.”
Emergency lights. (Ariel Camilo, FreeImages)

Boy hurt when truck hits Encinitas gelato shop

North Coast Current October 9, 2025
A boy was injured Wednesday, Oct. 8, when a truck plowed into the Gelato 101 building in downtown Encinitas after a collision with another vehicle, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
MiraCosta College Superintendent/President Sunita “Sunny” Cooke participates in the 2025 Monarch Celebration on May 3 during Undocumented Student Success Week. (MiraCosta College photo)

MiraCosta College President Sunita Cooke to retire by summer 2026

North Coast Current and OsideNews October 8, 2025
MiraCosta College Superintendent/President Sunita “Sunny” Cooke recently announced plans to retire next year after a decade with the district and nearly 40 years in higher education.
Carol Knight is the new chief executive officer of the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce and Visit Encinitas. (Courtesy photo)

Encinitas Chamber of Commerce names Carol Knight new CEO

News Release October 8, 2025
The Encinitas Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of Carol Knight as its new chief executive officer of the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce and Visit Encinitas, effective Nov. 1.
Hundreds of students, educators and staff members gather at San Dieguito Academy’s main athletic field Sept. 25 in a demonstration of unity against hate after a reported antisemitic incident on the Encinitas high school campus. (Photo by Edwin Mendoza, San Dieguito Union High School District)

San Dieguito students express unity against hate after report

North Coast Current October 6, 2025
San Dieguito Academy students, teachers and staff members sent a message of unity against hate Sept. 25 in response to a reported antisemitic incident last spring.
Rep. Mike Levin, D-49th District, holds a news conference in the Encinitas City Council Chambers on Oct. 3 regarding the status of the Affordable Care Act in the midst of the federal government shutdown. (Courtesy photo)

Levin keeps shutdown focus on health care at Encinitas presentation

North Coast Current and OsideNews October 4, 2025
Rep. Mike Levin held a news conference in Encinitas on Friday, Oct. 3, to explain some of the ramifications of the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1.
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