The San Marcos city council last week agreed to extend a moratorium to prevent converting senior mobile home parks to all ages.First passed on Dec. 2, the urgency ordinance was set to expire, and residents …
January 21, 2025
Articles by Sheila Pell
San Marcos older set says no to less aged trailer tenants
Will Del Mar move the train to I-5 – for 4 billion?
Del Mar, the city that will be most affected by the relocation of the train tracks away from its eroding bluffs, is steeling itself for the release of a new study of possible routes.To date, …
January 14, 2025
Fight over bike safety re-ignites in Encinitas
As the new year begins, so do the car-bike collisions. Encinitas, the city that in 2023 declared a local emergency over bike safety after multiple serious and fatal crashes, was first.On January 1 just before …
January 7, 2025
Pancho Villa Farmers Market ends 20-year run
A favorite stop for handmade tortillas in North Park is closing its doors next month."The tortillas are the gold you seek," reads one review of Pancho Villa Farmers Market. Online forums overflow with praise for …
December 31, 2024
Oceanside toughens up Harbor Beach
Oceanside beaches will all have the same fire ring hours starting next year. A curfew unanimously approved by the Oceanside City Council last week includes Harbor Beach for the first time.The ordinance is "one of …
December 24, 2024
East San Diego County has only one bike lane
In North San Diego County, s lot of bike and pedestrian safety features are in the works. The same can't be said for the East County, where there is only one protected bike lane, according …
December 17, 2024
National City to junk permissive land-use code
Short term rentals are illegal in National City, but at any given time the city estimates there are at least 125-200 in operation.Without an ordinance to regulate them, officials have been fielding complaints about parking …
December 10, 2024
San Diego seawalls depend on Half Moon Bay case
A lawsuit that had beachfront property owners feeling hopeful about relying on seawalls to protect their homes is leaning the other way — upholding limits on coastal armor.The fight between homeowners and the California Coastal …
December 3, 2024
Remote work = cleaner air for San Diego
A doubling of the remote workforce in San Diego, Chula Vista and El Cajon in recent years led to cleaner air and less traffic congestion, says a report.The three cities saw some of the greatest …
November 26, 2024