Community breakfast celebrates civil rights
OCEANSIDE — The yearly North San Diego County NAACP Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast looked back at why Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated and ahead to what all of us can do to...
View ArticleResidents wary of subdivision
OCEANSIDE — A scoping meeting to collect community input on the EIR for the proposed North River Farms development of 700-plus homes on prime farmland drew more than an hour of steady feedback from...
View ArticleCouncil appoints former city manager as O’side mayor
OCEANSIDE — City Council appointed former City Manager Peter Weiss as mayor on Jan. 24. A number of residents left the council meeting expressing frustration the decision to fill the vacant mayor’s...
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Stand Down steps up for homeless veterans
REGION – The second annual North County Stand Down will provide free medical, dental, legal and employment services to veterans in need this weekend. More than 100 homeless veterans are expected to...
View ArticleCity passes resolution to support transgender military personnel
OCEANSIDE — The city gave formal support to neighboring Camp Pendleton and all transgender military personnel with the passage of a resolution Jan. 10. The effort was initiated by Max Disposti, founder...
View ArticleResidents weigh in on SANDAG
REGION — About a dozen residents gathered at Encinitas City Hall on Jan. 25 to share their input on what characteristics, knowledge and skills the next SANDAG executive director should have before the...
View ArticleFirst families move into affordable housing complex
OCEANSIDE — Villa Storia celebrated the grand opening of 38 affordable housing units that are part of the 380 home development Jan. 17. They are the first affordable housing units in the city that have...
View ArticleCity moves forward with appointments safeguard
OCEANSIDE — Minutes before filling the vacant mayor’s seat on Jan. 24, City Council pushed forward a provision to allow the deputy mayor to make city commission, committee and board member appointments...
View ArticleOceanside rolls over expenditures, continues to chase PERS increases
OCEANSIDE — The five-year Financial Forecast for Oceanside is steady with recommendations to roll over expenditures and continue to pay down climbing PERS costs. “We’re steering ourselves down the...
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Oceanside Chamber honors former mayor at annual event
OCEANSIDE — This year’s Meet the City event honored former Mayor Jim Wood who resigned from office due to health reasons Jan. 1. The Oceanside Chamber of Commerce’s annual event on Jan. 25 began as it...
View ArticleMixed-use project avoids tie vote, granted a two-year extension
OCEANSIDE — The Belvedere mixed-use project, that will fill a downtown city block, received approval for a two-year extension on its building plans and permits Feb. 7. The 3-2 vote in favor of an...
View ArticlePlanning Commission balks at proposed 99-room hotel
OCEANSIDE — The Planning Commission voted to deny the EIR, plan and permit for a proposed 99-room hotel on the northwest side of Oceanside Boulevard just off I-5 on Jan. 22. The build called for a zone...
View ArticleFinancial guru Chamberlin speaks to Oceanside chamber
OCEANSIDE — Financial guru and radio host George Chamberlin shared forecasts and investment strategies with Oceanside Chamber of Commerce members over lunch at the El Camino Country Club on Feb. 1. The...
View ArticleLibrary delivers to homebound readers
OCEANSIDE — For more than a decade the Oceanside Public Library has been delivering books to the doors of homebound patrons who are disabled, bedridden or can no longer drive. The library Homebound...
View ArticleStolen French bulldog returned to family after being sold on Craigslist
OCEANSIDE — A 2-month-old French bulldog was reunited with its owners after allegedly being stolen and sold twice. The owners found the lock of their home’s backyard gate on Shenandoah Drive broken,...
View ArticleHotels expected to break ground in spring
OCEANSIDE — Developer S.D. Malkin Properties, Inc. and hotel company Two Roads Hospitality plan to break ground on two long-awaited beachfront hotels this spring. “From first seeing the site in 2004,...
View ArticleSafety efforts expanded for Bike to Work Day
OCEANSIDE — Plans are underway to celebrate Bike to Work Day in May including free water bottles, bike safety seminars and advice on best routes. The city is going all out in its efforts to promote...
View ArticleCommissioners recommend development fees to reduce burden on ratepayers
OCEANSIDE — City utilities commissioners unanimously recommended development fees that reduce the burden of new infrastructure costs on ratepayers. Several commissioners at the Feb. 15 special meeting...
View ArticleO’side officials visit D.C. for Tin Cup Week
OCEANSIDE — The city sent a city Appropriations Committee, comprised of the deputy mayor, city manager, water utilities director and public works division manager, to Washington, D.C., for Tin Cup...
View ArticleDonors pay off school lunch debts for students
VISTA — Cheese pizza, hand-rolled chicken burritos, pork carnitas nachos and spicy crispy chicken salad are some of the healthy items that students line up for at lunch time at Vista schools. Paying...
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