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North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

This holiday season, the North Coast Current highlights news from local nonprofits, fundraisers and other outlets in support of our communities. (Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva, FreeImages)

Home Start and One Paseo toy drive accepting donations

News Release December 6, 2023
Home Start, a local nonprofit committed to helping San Diego’s most underserved and vulnerable, is bringing cheer to local families in need during the holiday season by partnering with One Paseo for its annual holiday toy drive, running now until Dec. 13 at One Paseo in Carmel Valley. 
This holiday season, the North Coast Current highlights news from local nonprofits, fundraisers and other outlets in support of our communities. (Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva, FreeImages)

Solutions for Change decks the halls for families through Project Jingle Bell

News Release December 6, 2023
As the holiday season approaches, Solutions for Change held Project Jingle Bell, aimed at spreading holiday cheer to families in need, in Vista on Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Letter: Oceanside needs higher priority on crime prevention

October 6, 2023
Twenty years ago, I decided to invest millions of dollars in Oceanside. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Oceanside was rising to become a jewel of a seaside town. But no.
The city of Oceanside’s Navigation Center for the homeless, which opened this summer, is managed by the San Diego Rescue Mission. (Courtesy photo)

San Diego Rescue Mission marks opening of Oceanside shelter

OsideNews August 24, 2023
The San Diego Rescue Mission marked the recent opening of Oceanside’s Navigation Center for the homeless on Aug. 24 with tours for the media.

Letter: Wealthier cities can shoulder more of the burden for housing

August 20, 2023
As a resident of Oceanside since 1992, I have watched with despair as the city has become a dumping ground for the county’s (and nation’s?) homeless and a poster child for the wealth and land inequality tearing the nation apart.
This holiday season, the North Coast Current highlights news from local nonprofits, fundraisers and other outlets in support of our communities. (Hugo Humberto Plácido da Silva, FreeImages)

Encinitas’ Community Resource Center hosts Jingle and Mingle on Dec. 6

North Coast Current November 22, 2022
The Community Resource Center, based in Encinitas, hosts its annual Jingle and Mingle fundraiser on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

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.
Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez speaks about a $3.3 million homeless shelter grant at a news conference Sept. 21 at the facility site. Shes joined by (left to right) Salvador Roman, management analyst/homeless services; Leilani Hines, Housing and Neighborhood Services director; county staff; City Manager Jonathan Borrego; Deputy Mayor Ryan Keim; Councilman Peter Weiss; Councilwoman Kori Jensen; county Supervisors Jim Desmond and Nathan Fletcher; and San Diego Rescue Mission President and CEO Donnie Dee. (Oceanside city photo)

Oceanside receives $3.3M county grant for homeless center

OsideNews September 26, 2022
San Diego County has awarded more than $3 million to Oceanside toward the city’s Navigation Center for homeless individuals and families.
The Paseo Santa Fe project in Vista, pictured in November 2021, includes a sign for the city. (Vista city photo)

Vista gets $65,000 from county toward safe parking for homeless

OsideNews September 26, 2022
The city of Vista recently received $65,000 from San Diego County to help fund a safe-parking program for the homeless.
Representatives from groups including Warrior Village Project and Wounded Warrior Homes stand in front of an accessory dwelling unit at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 23, 2021. (Warrior Village Project photo)

North County groups, schools partner to help homeless veterans

OsideNews June 10, 2022

By Charlene Pulsonetti: Fallbrook CA— When Mark Pilcher read an article about the current housing crisis, he didn’t think about it as a one-sided story. He considered other reports about the rising...

Representatives from groups including Warrior Village Project and Wounded Warrior Homes stand in front of an accessory dwelling unit at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 23, 2021. (Warrior Village Project photo)

North County groups, schools partner to help homeless veterans

Charlene Pulsonetti June 10, 2022
The Warrior Village Project aims to build affordable housing for veterans experiencing homelessness with the ultimate goal of creating multiple 12-unit villages. In these spaces, veterans can live independently and benefit from the camaraderie and the resources they need to thrive.

Letter: Encinitas city manager outright wrong on Leichtag

October 15, 2021
City Manager Pam Antil didn’t live or work in Encinitas when the homeless Safe Parking Lot was opened on Leichtag Foundation property.
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