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Students are shown outside the Palomar College Student Union in San Marcos on Feb. 5, 2025, during the first week of the spring semester. (Palomar College photo)

Palomar, other local colleges helping students with food access

North Coast Current and OsideNews November 5, 2025
Palomar College is focusing on food assistance for students affected by the federal government shutdown, which has delayed CalFresh benefits for many across North San Diego County.
San Diego County Sheriff’s Office. (Sheriff’s Office social media photo)

Motorcyclist killed in Vista collision with SUV

OsideNews November 5, 2025
A motorcyclist died Oct. 29 after colliding with an automobile on North Melrose Drive in Vista, authorities reported.
Palomar College Superintendent/President Star Rivera-Lacey speaks during the grand opening of the San Marcos campus softball field on Jan. 22. (Palomar College photo)

Palomar College President Star Rivera-Lacey leaving for Riverside

North Coast Current and OsideNews November 4, 2025
Palomar Community College Superintendent/President Star Rivera-Lacey is leaving at the end of the month after four years with the district, she announced early Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Interfaith Community Services members run a food distribution event Thursday, Oct. 30, in Escondido. (Interfaith Community Services social media photo)

Interfaith, Feeding San Diego, Food Bank hold distribution events

North Coast Current November 3, 2025
Interfaith Community Services is expanding food assistance in Escondido as the ongoing federal government shutdown continues to delay CalFresh benefits for thousands of local families.
Pets. (Photo by Krista Mangulsone via Unsplash)

San Diego County Credit Union’s Paws for Presents returns

News Release November 2, 2025
San Diego County Credit Union is collecting monetary donations for Presents for Paws, a special holiday fundraising campaign benefiting animal shelters and rescues in San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties.
Marines load toys onto a truck in front of Geppetto’s in Carlsbad on Nov. 7, 2024, as part of an annnual anonymous $100,000 Toys for Tots donation. (NCC file courtesy photo)

Anonymous donor giving $100K worth of toys to holiday drive

North Coast Current November 2, 2025
An anonymous donor is spreading holiday cheer in Carlsbad once again, gifting more than $100,000 worth of toys to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign through Geppetto’s at The Forum Carlsbad.
The cashier counter at Tecovas in Carlsbad, which opened Oct. 31, features a hide mural. (Courtesy photo)

Tecovas among new tenants at The Forum Carlsbad

North Coast Current November 2, 2025
Western-wear retailer Tecovas opened its first North San Diego County store on Friday, Oct. 31, one of two long-established American clothing brands now on the tenant list of The Forum Carlsbad.
Medical. (Photo by Hush Naidoo via Unsplash)

Commentary: SB-41 puts California Latino seniors like me at risk

Narcisa Cornejo Lomelí October 31, 2025
Don’t let big pharmaceutical companies and their political pawns fool you. California Senate Bill 41 is here to drain the lifeblood from our Latino and senior communities, putting our health, our savings, and our very lives at risk.
The San Marcos city sign. (Photo by albertc111, iStock Getty Images)

San Marcos City Council OKs e-bike restrictions

Roman S. Koenig October 29, 2025
Young e-bike riders will be under a kind of community watch in San Marcos after the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Oct. 28, to put a pilot safety program in place built on state legislation unique to San Diego County.
New water intake and discharge facilities in and adjacent to Agua Hedionda Lagoon are now complete at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in Carlsbad. (San Diego County Water Authority photo)

$286M upgrade done for Carlsbad water plant

North Coast Current October 28, 2025
The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has completed a $286 million upgrade to its seawater intake and discharge system, a state-mandated project designed to protect marine life while maintaining the facility’s water production capacity, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Pedestrians walk along Tamarack Surf Beach in Carlsbad. (OsideNews file photo courtesy: City of Carlsbad)

Work on Carlsbad beach stairs expected through spring

North Coast Current October 28, 2025
Construction is set to begin along a stretch of Carlsbad Boulevard between Pine Avenue and Tamarack Avenue, where the city plans to replace deteriorating beach stairways and widen the adjacent upper sidewalk.
Pumpkins. (Photo by Freddie Collins, Unsplash)

Halloween is no time to waste pumpkins, San Diego nonprofit says

News Release October 27, 2025
Your jack-o’-lantern can help grow next season’s crops instead of contributing to landfill waste. I Love A Clean San Diego and San Diego County are encouraging residents to give their jack-o’-lanterns a sustainable afterlife by placing them in the green organic waste bin.
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