William Russell Harris: Journalist was North County Times managing editor

Tarcy Connors

February 22, 2019

Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Carlsbad, Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Encinitas, Escondido, Fallbrook, IN MEMORIAM, La Costa, Leucadia, North County, Oceanside, Olivenhain, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Santa Fe, Region, San Diego County, San Elijo Hills, San Marcos, Solana Beach, Valley Center, Vista

William Russell Harris, who guided the Blade-Citizen and North County Times newsrooms to scores of awards and mentored dozens of newspaper people, died Feb. 21 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Cool on the Coast: January, with a side of coffee or tea

Michele Leivas

January 19, 2018

Filed under Arts, Carlsbad, COOL ON THE COAST, Encinitas, Escondido, Food, Oceanside, Region, San Diego County

Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside, Escondido and the region.

EDITORIAL: Vote ‘no’ on county Measure B

North Coast Current

October 20, 2016

Filed under Carlsbad, DIALOGUE, Editorial, North County, Region, San Diego County, Valley Center

San Diego County residents will vote Nov. 8 on a landmark proposal that could change the face of rural inland communities in favor of big development, using the initiative process to push a single builder’s vision.

ENCINITAS: Builders’ use of ballot measures topic of July 14 talk

July 13, 2016

Filed under Carlsbad, CURRENT EVENTS, Encinitas

ENCINITAS — Regional activists Diane Nygaard and Mark Jackson are slated to speak July 14 at 6 p.m. about the recent trend of developers using the initiative process to get major projects approved. The event, sponsored by North County Climate Change Alliance and Save Our San Diego Countryside, will...

Times-Advocate in Escondido, Valley Center sold to Roadrunner

North Coast Current

January 6, 2016

Filed under BUSINESS NOTES, Escondido, Media, North County, Region, San Diego County, Valley Center

The second incarnation of Escondido’s Times-Advocate newspaper and its Valley Center counterpart have been sold to the Valley Roadrunner, according to a Jan. 5 news release from the new owner. The owner is relatively new to the Roadrunner, as well, according to the announcement. Roadrunner Publications...

Times-Advocate debuts in Valley Center, Escondido

North Coast Current

August 7, 2014

Filed under Escondido, Media, NEIGHBORS, Region, Valley Center

Residents of inland North County might recognize the name of a new Valley Center newspaper — The Times-Advocate. The original century-old daily Times Advocate of Escondido was half of the merger that created the North County Times in 1995. The North County Times was launched when the Times Advocate...