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News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

News online for Encinitas, Calif.

North Coast Current

Election Day. (Photo by Element5 Digital, Unsplash)

Blakespear holds wide lead for Encinitas mayor; Measure U out; Hubbard, Mosca council bound

North Coast Current November 7, 2018
Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear appears to hold a sound victory as Jody Hubbard and Joe Mosca are headed for the City Council, according to San Diego County Registrar of Voters results as of midday Nov. 7. Measure U is headed for defeat. Tasha Boerner Horvath retains her lead for the 76th District Assembly seat over Elizabeth Warren. Incumbents lead school board races.

Encinitas housing Measure U falling short in voting results

November 7, 2018
A proposed update to Encinitas’ city housing plan was losing in preliminary results from Tuesday's election, according to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters as of 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Hubbard, Mosca ahead in Encinitas city races; Blakespear has wide margin for mayor

North Coast Current November 7, 2018
Jody Hubbard and Joe Mosca are leading their races for the first two by-district seats on the Encinitas City Council, according to county election results.
The city sign at Carlsbad Boulevard and Carlsbad Village Drive is shown in this Jan. 8, 2015, file photo. (NCC file photo by Scott Allison)

Carlsbad council hopefuls weigh impact of district-based voting

Joel Vaughn November 5, 2018
The cities of Carlsbad and Encinitas are experiencing the effects of district city council elections for the first time. This is particularly significant in Districts 1 and 3 of Carlsbad since all six candidates would be new faces on the City Council.
Traffic moves along Coast Highway 101 in January 2016 in Encinitas, one of several north San Diego County governing bodies opting for district-based elections in 2018. (Photo by Art Wager, iStock Getty Images)

Encinitas council, high school board brace for first district votes

Joel Vaughn August 23, 2018
As two Encinitas governing bodies prepare to hold their first elections by district this November, candidates and other officials are weighing the issue of respecting defined community interests versus the broader regions they represent.
Catherine Blakespear. (Scott Allison, NCC file photo)

ENCINITAS: Mayor’s State of the City speech March 27

February 9, 2018

ENCINITAS — City officials and the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce invite residents to join them for the State of the City Address on Tuesday, March 27, starting at 5:30 p.m., at the Encinitas Community...

The Encinitas City Council voted 3-2 on Nov. 15 to approve a four-district map and elections for districts in the city. (North Coast Current)

Reluctance, questions shadow Encinitas council vote to approve districts

Roman S. Koenig November 21, 2017
A division of Encinitas into electoral districts led to a divided vote among the City Council on Nov. 15 in favor of moving forward with the plan.
The city of Encinitas is drawing district maps for City Council elections. (North Coast Current file photo)

Encinitas residents can get info on City Council districts Oct. 7

North Coast Current October 6, 2017
Encinitas residents can gain more information about the city’s plans to split council elections into districts at a workshop scheduled 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 7 at Cardiff Elementary School.
Traffic moves along Coast Highway 101 in January 2016 in Encinitas, one of several north San Diego County cities opting for City Council districts in light of recent legal threats. (Photo by Art Wager, iStock Getty Images)

Encinitas opting for an electoral divide

Lauren J. Mapp August 31, 2017
Following the receipt of a demand letter from Malibu law firm Shenkman & Hughes, the Encinitas City Council decided unanimously Aug. 30 to move forward with developing a districting process for the City Council election system.

Greg Joumas: Ad exec known for Jack in the Box campaign

June 15, 2017
Advertising executive and Olivenhain resident Greg Joumas, known for enhancing the development of the “Jack” character in TV commercials for the Jack in the Box restaurant chain, has died. He was 54.

Repairs continue on rain-damaged roads in Encinitas

North Coast Current March 2, 2017
Encinitas commutes are slowly getting back to normal as the city repairs roads damaged by nearly 3 inches of rain Feb. 26-27.

EDITORIAL: Muir on the right side of Encinitas council vote

North Coast Current January 12, 2017
What qualifies someone to be appointed to the Encinitas City Council? Two or three years living in the city with little public footprint outside a brief stint on the Parks and Recreation Commission. The one sitting council member to question this? Mark Muir.
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