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An aerial view shows an eastward view of Batiquitos Lagoon. Carlsbad is to the north. Encinitas is to the south. (Photo by Diane Bentley Raymond, iStock Getty Images)

SAN DIEGO: City urges residents to ‘Think Blue’ and celebrate Earth Month

News Release April 6, 2022
The city of San Diego's Think Blue program, in collaboration with community partners, will host a series of events throughout April to celebrate Earth Month and encourage San Diegans to "Think Blue" by taking actions to make their neighborhood more vibrant and healthy.
The San Marcos city sign. (Photo by albertc111, iStock Getty Images)

SAN MARCOS: City, water district partner on plastics reduction

News Release April 6, 2022
The city of San Marcos and the Vallecitos Water District have teamed up to offer new hydration stations in local parks to encourage the use of refilling reusable bottles during outdoor activities instead of reaching for bottled water.
San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas is pictured in an aerial view on April 10, 2021. (Photo by Thomas De Wever, iStock Getty Images)

County meeting on San Dieguito district electoral map set for April 6

North Coast Current April 5, 2022
A special public meeting has been called for Wednesday, April 6, by the San Diego County Board of Education regarding the status of San Dieguito Union High School District's electoral boundary map.
San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas is pictured in an aerial view on April 10, 2021. (Photo by Thomas De Wever, iStock Getty Images)

Education Matters: County takes over San Dieguito school district map issue

Marsha Sutton April 4, 2022
The San Diego County Board of Education voted at a special meeting Monday, April 4, to take control over the controversial redistricting map issue that has plagued the San Dieguito Union High School District in recent weeks.
A trail bridge at San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas is shown in 2021, not long after its completion. A lagoon restoration project is entering its final phase in spring 2022. (Photo by Marcel Fuentes, iStock Getty Images)

San Elijo Lagoon thrives as restoration project enters final phase

Samantha Cox April 2, 2022
The San Elijo Lagoon Restoration Project is set to complete its final phase, which involves removal of accumulated sand from the lagoon channel under the new Interstate 5 bridge.
The North Coast Current of Encinitas and OsideNews of Oceanside combined operations on Feb. 22. (North Coast Current graphic)

Point of View: History guides union of North Coast Current and OsideNews

OsideNews March 26, 2022

By Roman S. Koenig: I was wrapping up my college journalism days when a once-venerated group of local newspapers went tabloid. One of my favorite managers there showed me prototypes of what Sun Newspapers...

The North Coast Current of Encinitas and OsideNews of Oceanside combined operations on Feb. 22. (North Coast Current graphic)

Point of View: History guides union of North Coast Current and OsideNews

Roman S. Koenig March 26, 2022
The North Coast Current and OsideNews will continue a mission that was started 10 years ago. As the publisher, the lessons of history will be my guide.
Home-canned strawberries can be enjoyed as pie filling, preserving spring-season flavor. (Photo by Laura Woolfrey Macklem)

Preserved Home: Fresh-canned strawberry filling is easy as pie

Laura Woolfrey Macklem March 25, 2022
The start of Carlsbad’s strawberry season yields the biggest, sweetest strawberries I’ve ever had. I remember my then 4-year-old scooting up to the strawberry stand and asking “one basket please” and being gifted a giant, ruby red strawberry as an extra treat. Between our berry acquisition and the Flower Fields, that day was a little slice of heaven.
An Encinitas Residents for Responsible Development rendering shows the placement of the proposed Encinitas Boulevard Apartments in Olivenhain. (ERRD image)

State attorney general to Encinitas: Approve housing project, or else

North Coast Current March 25, 2022
California's attorney general issued an ultimatum Thursday, March 24, to the city of Encinitas: Build the Encinitas Boulevard Apartments in Olivenhain or be “held accountable.”
Waste from disposable personal protective equipment is piling up. (Photo by Anna Shvets via Pexels for EarthTalk)

EarthTalk: Pandemic-era masks pose problems, but there are solutions

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss March 24, 2022
With personal protective equipment becoming part of our daily routine, we have alternative solutions to sustain both our health and the environment.
Officials from Oceanside and elsewhere in San Diego County celebrate the opening of the Pure Water Oceanside facility on Tuesday, March 22. (Photo by Jeremy Kemp for the city of Oceanside)

Oceanside marks opening of San Diego’s first recycled drinking water facility

OsideNews March 22, 2022
The city of Oceanside marked World Water Day on March 22 with the dedication of the first advanced purification facility for recycled drinking water in San Diego County.
ProduceGood volunteers celebrate the collection of food at the Leucadia Farmers Market in early January. (ProduceGood photo)

Local nonprofit ProduceGood surpasses million-pound milestone

News Release March 21, 2022
An Oceanside-based local food recovery nonprofit, ProduceGood, will be celebrating its million-pound milestone on Saturday, March 26, through its annual Spring Gleaning event at Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa.
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