The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the San Diego County Water Authority announced the settlement this month of a 15-year legal dispute over rates and the price term of an exchange agreement between the agencies.
Local and regional officials marked the completion of the $100 million San Marcos Creek Project, one of the city’s largest capital improvement programs, with a ribbon-cutting on Oct. 16.
Two North San Diego County water districts are filing suit against the city of San Diego over the state of the Lake Hodges dam, which the districts allege resulted in the loss of a local water supply.
In the wake of another landslide affecting rail travel between Oceanside and Orange County, Rep. Mike Levin, D-49th District, announced the securing of millions of dollars in federal funds to address ongoing challenges to the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor, known as LOSSAN.
In December, the Encinitas City Council’s agenda included several significant matters. Mayor Tony Kranz, in conversation with the North Coast Current, outlined the three most notable topics discussed during the month. Below, we take a closer look at these crucial conversations.
The card and box of chocolates that recently came to San Elijo Joint Powers Authority Recycled Water Supervisor Mike Piper were not from his wife, any of his five daughters, or five grandchildren. Instead, they were a sincere gesture from a young utility worker he had mentored.
Encinitas Mayor Tony Kranz and Deputy Mayor Joy Lyndes recently shared their perspectives on five of the most crucial conversations of November, ranging from infrastructure and housing, including the declaration of Quail Gardens Drive surplus property, to speed limit reductions and the ongoing Pacific View Art Center project.
San Marcos officials and dignitaries gathered Dec. 15 to mark the completion of the new Via Vera Cruz bridge, which is scheduled to open within the next several days.
Spurred by the death of an Encinitas teenager over the summer, state Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas) has been able to secure $3.09 million in funds for the Santa Fe Drive Corridor Improvements Project, the city announced Sept. 21.
Much of Southern California has received record amounts of rain throughout 2023 thus far, and cities throughout North San Diego County, including Oceanside, Carlsbad and Encinitas, are attempting to reckon with the damage, one dollar at a time.
