Encinitas Union School District trustees OK Farm Lab expansion
North Coast Current
May 1, 2018
Filed under Education, Encinitas, Food, NORTH COAST CAMPUS
The Encinitas Union School District’s Farm Lab recently received the green light to expand after a Board of Trustees vote, the district announced April 30.
New Ecke school principal to start July 1
North Coast Current
June 12, 2017
Filed under Del Mar, Education, Encinitas, K-12, NORTH COAST CAMPUS, Region
Paul Ecke Central Elementary School will officially have a new principal starting July 1, the Encinitas Union School District recently announced.
Sullivan Solar Power launches effort to support Encinitas schools group
North Coast Current
April 1, 2017
Filed under Business, Education, Encinitas, K-12, NORTH COAST CAMPUS
Sullivan Solar Power recently launched a program to benefit the Encinitas Educational Foundation, the company announced March 30.
Update: Gaspar, Schneider on track to win seats
North Coast Current
December 1, 2016
Filed under Carlsbad, Education, ELECTION 2016, Elections, Encinitas, K-12, North County, Politics, Region, San Diego County, Solana Beach
Outgoing Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar has earned enough votes to overtake incumbent Dave Roberts for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3, election results show. Leslie Schneider moved ahead of incumbent Patricia Sinay for a seat on the Encinitas Union School Distirct board.
Latest tally: Blakespear holds Encinitas lead, Measure T out
North Coast Current
November 9, 2016
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Carlsbad, Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Education, ELECTION 2016, Elections, Encinitas, Encinitas City Election, Escondido, Fallbrook, K-12, La Costa, Leucadia, North County, Oceanside, Olivenhain, Politics, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Santa Fe, Region, San Diego County, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Valley Center, Vista
Encinitas Councilwoman Catherine Blakespear retains her sound lead for the city's mayoral seat as housing Measure T fails, according to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, as of 10:30 a.m. Nov. 9. Incumbent Dave Roberts holds a narrow lead over current Encinitas Mayor Kristin Gaspar in the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3 race, county returns show. Local school improvement bonds are passing widely.
Incumbents lead in San Dieguito school board race
North Coast Current
November 9, 2016
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Carlsbad, Education, ELECTION 2016, Elections, Encinitas, K-12, La Costa, Leucadia, Olivenhain, Politics
Incumbents Beth Hergesheimer and Joyce Dalessandro led Tuesday’s vote for two seats on the San Dieguito Union High School District board, according to county election results as of 11:50 Tuesday night. Rimga Viskanta and Patricia S. Sinay led the vote for two board seats in the Encinitas Union School District.
Encinitas school board candidates discuss student yoga, farming
Ernesto Lopez
November 7, 2016
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Carlsbad, Education, ELECTION 2016, Elections, Encinitas, Food, Health, K-12, La Costa, Leucadia, Olivenhain, Politics
Two issues at the center of this year’s race for the Board of Trustees in the Encinitas Union School District are the funding of yoga and farming programs, which are available to the 5,400 students at the nine schools as part of the Health and Wellness Program.
EDITORIAL: Community character, experience lead endorsement picks
North Coast Current
November 6, 2016
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Carmel Valley, Del Mar, DIALOGUE, Editorial, Education, Elections, Encinitas, Encinitas City Election, Higher Education, K-12, Leucadia, North County, Oceanside, Olivenhain, Politics, Rancho Santa Fe, Region, San Diego County, Solana Beach
The North Coast Current’s editorial leadership suggests the following candidates for several Nov. 8 races affecting the city of Encinitas. The nature of this year’s local campaign reflects some of what we’ve seen nationally, with preferred candidates taking positions on issues that are at odds with other aspects that make those candidates appealing.
Encinitas school district wins $688,000 water awareness grant
North Coast Current
June 11, 2015
Filed under Encinitas, NORTH COAST CAMPUS
The Encinitas Union School District received a $688,000 grant for the Drought Response Outreach Program for Schools, aimed at reducing storm water runoff and encouraging conservation efforts, the district announced June 9. All projects under the grant, also known as DROPS, must have an education/outreach...
Escrow closes on Encinitas’ Pacific View School property purchase
North Coast Current
December 23, 2014
Filed under Encinitas, LATEST NEWS, Politics
The old Pacific View School site officially belongs to the city of Encinitas as of the close of escrow Dec. 19, the city announced. The purchase of the 2.8-acre site from the Encinitas Union School District had been hotly debated in the community throughout 2014. An effort to get the property into...
Encinitas Union School District seeks applicants for board seat
North Coast Current
December 4, 2014
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Carlsbad, Community News, Del Mar, Education, Encinitas, Encinitas City Election, K-12, La Costa, LATEST NEWS, Leucadia, Olivenhain, Region, San Marcos, Solana Beach
The Encinitas Union School District seeks a replacement for Board of Trustees member Maureen “Mo” Muir, who will leave to begin her new term on the San Dieguito Union High School District board. Applications are open to registered voters who live within the Encinitas Union district, according...
Point of View: Principals, principles and politics
Roman S. Koenig
November 7, 2014
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, COLUMNISTS, Education, Encinitas, K-12, Leucadia, Olivenhain, Point of View
This season’s election netted some interesting results, from the campaign for Encinitas’ first elected mayor to the unseating of a longtime high school board trustee. Are these contests — the mayor’s seat and the San Dieguito Union High School District board — a sign of what’s to come in...
