ENCINITAS–The City of Encinitas is now accepting applications for appointment to City Commissions.  Application forms must be completed online from the city’s website and all applicants must be registered voters in Encinitas. Planning Commission and Traffic and Public Safety Commission have geographic requirements as noted in the Public Notice.  There are two application deadlines, one […]

DEL MAR–Following the washout on the tracks located on the Del Mar Bluffs that occurred during the final days of November, the North County Transit District (NCTD), following its normal protocols, requested field inspection reports from consultants Jacobs Engineering and Leighton Consulting, Inc.   During the rainstorm on November 28 and November 29, erosion washouts occurred […]

DEL MAR–Work crews have begun construction Saturday to stabilize the ocean bluffs near the train tracks in Del Mar. The heavy rainstorms over the last 48 hours have caused a washout adjacent to the coastal railroad tracks along the Del Mar Bluffs just south of Coast Boulevard which support Coaster, Amtrak, and BNSF operations. All […]

OCEANSIDE–Coinciding with the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the North County Transit District (NCTD) will offer an alternative service schedule and the Amtrak Rail 2 Rail (R2R) program will be blacked out.   On Thanksgiving Day, all NCTD buses and trains will operate on a Sunday service schedule. The day after Thanksgiving, the Coaster will offer a Saturday […]

ESCONDIDO–Authorities are searching for the motorist who fatally struck a bicyclist Saturday in Escondido, according to the Escondido Police Department. The traffic collision occured shortly before noon in the 1600 block of La Honda Drive. Officers found the bicyclist down in the street. The driver of the involved vehicle had fled the scene. Authorities said […]

OCEANSIDE–The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel times of the year. Millions across the country will be hitting the road to meet with friends and family for Thanksgiving.  Oceanside Police Department reminds everyone to wear their seat belts for every trip, regardless of how far they travel. “We want everyone to get to […]

 CARLSBAD–A driver was seriously injured after he crashed his vehicle into a tree in Carlsbad. according to the Carlsbad Police Department. The collision occurred shortly after 6 p.m. in the 7100 block of Corintia Street. The 47-year-old man allegedly drove a silver Mercedes CLS 55 at a high rate of speed, hit a curb, lost […]

DEL MAR–Sheriff’s Department investigators are asking for the public’s help in finding the driver in a hit and run that left a man seriously injured in Del Mar.  The collision occurred around 2 a.m. on November 9 in an alley between 10th Street and 11th Street. The victim was walking southbound when he was struck […]

OCEANSIDE–House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will join U.S. Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) for a community discussion on Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform in the United States Monday in Oceanside. The community discussion will be held at 3 p.m.at the QLN Conference Center and Meeting Facility. The program will be moderated by University of California San Diego […]

OCEANSIDE–A man suffered burns to his body in a multiple vehicle fire that erupted Friday afternoon in an area of recreational vehicles in Oceanside, according to the Oceanside Fire Department. Paramedics treated and transferred the man to Palomar Hospital. His condition is unknown. Fire crews responded to reports of a blaze in the 600 block […]