Your phone loses service without warning: Here’s what may be happening

Feature Impact • July 15, 2026

The first sign is unexpectedly losing access to your cell phone. Soon after, when you connect to Wi-Fi, the gravity of the situation sinks in: a criminal has gained access to your cell phone number and is trying to siphon money from your credit cards and bank accounts.

When school meals and learning support disappear, communities step in

Feature Impact • July 15, 2026

The joy of being a kid on summer vacation offers a time to explore with your friends, discover new things about the world and yourself and recharge for a few months before heading back to school in the fall. However, for millions of families, the end of the school year also marks the beginning of a stressful season filled with tough choices, as children can fall behind in the months away from the classroom.

The one backyard addition that works for kids, adults and parties

StatePoint • July 15, 2026

What distinguishes a good backyard gathering from a great one? More often than not, a little friendly competition. Exmark has partnered with landscape designer, Doug Scott with Redeem Your Ground, on a new video that helps you break down the most common considerations for building a versatile backyard game space suitable for everything from cornhole to bocce to Kubb.

Don’t crank up the AC until you check these 5 things

StatePoint • July 15, 2026

As the country braces for a predicted “hotter-than-normal” summer, homeowners will face financial pressure from higher cooling costs compared to last year. The good news? This easy and affordable DIY checklist contains money-saving upgrades that boost energy efficiency around the home, keeping summer bills in check throughout the scorching season.

Encinitas land values hit record highs, according to county numbers

Rick Griffin • July 14, 2026

According to San Diego County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Jordan Z. Marks, the recently completed 2026 tax roll assessment revealed the gross assessed value of taxable properties, including residential, commercial and industrial land, in the city of Encinitas is at a record $26,640,013,253, a 6.21% increase from last year’s assessed value total of $25,082,821,777.

Oceanside Theatre Company to mark Brooks venue restoration phase

News Release • July 14, 2026

Oceanside Theatre Company will celebrate the completion of Phase I of the Revitalize the Brooks Capital Campaign with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, public open house and tours at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the historic Sunshine Brooks Theater, 217 N. Coast Highway in downtown Oceanside.

Search continues for missing Oceanside woman

OsideNews • July 13, 2026

Divers were expected to resume searching a pond at Palomar Mountain State Park on Monday, July 13, as authorities continued efforts to find an Oceanside woman reported missing a week earlier.

Sheriff’s Office, nearby city police team up for gun return in Encinitas

North Coast Current • July 13, 2026

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office will hold a firearm turn-in event Saturday, July 18, at Encinitas City Hall, offering gift cards in exchange for unwanted guns.

Teen dies in collision with car in Olivenhain

North Coast Current • July 13, 2026

A woman died after being struck by a car Friday, July 10, on El Camino Del Norte in the Olivenhain community of Encinitas, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators deem Encinitas woman’s injuries suspicious

North Coast Current • July 13, 2026

An 85-year-old woman was hospitalized after being found unresponsive inside her Encinitas home July 4, prompting a suspicious-injury investigation by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

UCSD Scripps study: Bluff failure warning system shows merit

North Coast Current • July 12, 2026

A four-year Scripps Institution of Oceanography study found that sensors installed in coastal bluffs detected movement hours to days before five collapses, supporting development of an early warning system along California’s erosion-prone coast.

Encinitas nonprofit Coastal Roots Farm names new executive

North Coast Current • July 10, 2026

Coastal Roots Farm has selected an eight-year veteran of the Encinitas nonprofit to lead the organization as it enters its second decade and responds to growing food insecurity and a changing funding environment.