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
Articles by Sheila Pell
Oceanside toughens up Harbor Beach
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
Escondido planners nix office building switch to apartments
It takes more than a developer's proposal to turn deserted offices into homes. Even in Escondido, where a surge in empty office buildings has led the city to regulate them with fees. Between the empty offices …
November 19, 2024
Imperial Beach renters scramble
The notices to vacate keep coming for tenants of Hawaiian Gardens and Sussex Gardens, neighboring apartment groups on Imperial Beach Boulevard.Over 100 low-income, elderly and disabled tenants are facing eviction, and many showed up at …
November 12, 2024
Will Carlsbad re-open door to drive-thru eateries?
Carlsbad's long standing ban on new drive-thru restaurants is back on the table as the city continues to receive requests to build them.According to the Carlsbad Community Development Department, the number of commercial property owners …
November 5, 2024
The vicious cycle of Escondido's abandoned buildings
A glut of empty shopping centers, storefronts, office buildings, and warehouses in downtown Escondido shows no sign of stopping.Along Grand Avenue, businesses have been leaving at a rate of over 500 percent in the last …
October 29, 2024