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Oceanside city sign. (Photo by albertc111, iStock Getty Images)

Oceanside receives $2M federal grant for water, energy efforts

OsideNews May 23, 2023
The city of Oceanside received a $2 million grant last month to go toward its Renewable Energy Capacity Expansion Project and Turf Replacement Rebate programs.
Oceanside, California. (Steve Marcotte, OsideNews)

OCEANSIDE: Armed Forces Day Operation Appreciation on May 20

May 18, 2023
The Oceanside Chamber of Commerce invites civilians and military alike to Armed Forces Day Operation Appreciation on Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Junior Seau Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre.
A Sears catalog cover from the early 1960s. (Goodwill image)

Historically Speaking: The nation’s first mail order general stores

Tom Morrow May 10, 2023
Before there were roads connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific and Mexico to Alaska, you could buy goods delivered via railroad freight and/or the U.S. mail. This was more than a century before the Internet, all courtesy of the mail-order catalogs of the Montgomery Ward and Sears & Roebuck companies. It was the Amazon of yesteryear.
Construction and repair. (Photo by Rudy Skitterians, Pixabay)

Highway 78 reopens through Oceanside-Carlsbad-Vista area

OsideNews May 9, 2023
All lanes of State Route 78 through the Oceanside-Carlsbad-Vista area have reopened after two months of work to repair damaged culverts from the winter’s heavy rains, Caltrans officials announced May 8.
Native flowers bloom in the San Elijo Lagoon Reserve. (Lagoon Conservancy photo)

Cool on the Coast: Celebrate moms and more with these fun-filled events

Samantha Cox May 5, 2023
Event highlights for Encinitas, Oceanside, Carlsbad and the region.
An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train runs through Oceanside. (OsideNews file photo)

Bluff failure, drivers strike affect North San Diego County transit services

North Coast Current April 29, 2023
Train and local commuter services are facing disruptions at the end of April with a coastal bluff failure in south Orange County and a San Diego Metropolitan Transit System strike.
Oceanside, California. (Steve Marcotte, OsideNews)

OCEANSIDE: Miss Oceanside Pageant returns May 13

April 28, 2023
The 2023 Miss Oceanside Scholarship Pageant will be held on Saturday, May 13 at 6 p.m. at the Star Theater in Oceanside.  The annual pageant is sponsored by the Oceanside Sea Lions Club, part of Lions International.
Tom Morrow, then a young writer from Iowa, at the worlds largest Buddha in Japan. (Tom Morrow photo)

Historically Speaking: Confessions of a writer

Tom Morrow April 16, 2023
Each of us has or will experience a good amount of history as life takes us from one day to the next. Do an assessment of your own life ... you might be surprised.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America President and CEO Jim Clark (fourth from right) visits with Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside CEO Jodi Diamond (third from right) and local organization board members on April 4. (Courtesy photo)

Boys & Girls Clubs of America president/CEO visits Oceanside branch

News Release April 15, 2023
The president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Jim Clark, visited Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside on April 4 for an official visit and tour of the club.
Family-friendly event. (StatePoint)

Cool on the Coast: No fooling around when it comes to April events

Samantha Cox April 8, 2023
Event highlights for Encinitas, Oceanside, Carlsbad and the region.
The city of Encinitas has posted signs and barriers at the site of a growing sinkhole on Lake Drive in Cardiff, pictured March 1. (Photo by Roman S. Koenig)

Recent rains put Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas infrastructure to the test

Ryan Hardison April 7, 2023
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.
Oceanside Police Chief Kedrick Sadler took office on April 1. (Oceanside city photo)

New Oceanside police chief is 22-year veteran of the city’s department

OsideNews April 2, 2023
Oceanside has a new police chief as of the start of April, the city announced.
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