Cathedral Catholic High School students in the Best Buddies chapter visited Sugar Sweet Farm in Olivenhain on Nov. 8, spending two hours with animals and one another. Students brushed a horse and milked a goat as part…
La Costa Canyon High School senior Emily Ginsberg developed an adaptive dance program to help people with neurodevelopmental disorders connect and participate. Her research, published in the Curieux Academic Journal…
Carlsbad hosted 125 members of California Main Street programs from 40 cities for the annual California Main Street Conference on Nov. 4-5. The two-day gathering included 20 sessions, speakers from Carlsbad and Main…
Lupe Lopez, who has operated Lopez Flowers on Saxony Road in Encinitas for 36 years, has been told she must leave by December. Property owner Rosemary Ragone says the flower stand and studio were built without permits…
Carlsbad City Council voted 3-1 on Nov. 10 to reject Carlsbad Village Square, a proposed four-story, seven-unit mixed-use development. City officials warned that the decision could bring consequences under California…
Guadalupe Brewery Tap House/Cervecería in downtown Vista will close by Dec. 1, owners Raúl and Lisa Dejú said. The couple plans a closing celebration with live music on Nov. 20. They may sell the business and its…
California State University San Marcos recorded its sixth reported rape since the fall semester began, bringing the total reported to campus police or administrators in 2026 to nine. Eight of the nine reports were said…
El Camino rallied from a 19-point halftime deficit to beat Grossmont 29-26 in the opening round of the Division II section playoffs. The Wildcats had started the season with eight straight losses and finished the…
Del Mar’s Bing Crosby Meet opened Nov. 6, launching the fall horse-racing season with three days of racing and two stakes victories highlighted by a 36-1 upset and a repeat winner. Mr. Disrespectful led from start to…
Encinitas will host its first Holiday Village & Market at Moonlight Beach on Dec. 4, alongside the 32nd annual Heritage Tree Lighting. The market will run from 2 to 7 p.m., with local artisan stalls, gingerbread…
TERI will hold a free therapeutic horse show at its Campus of Life in San Marcos on Nov. 14, followed by a ticketed Harvest Hoe Down BBQ fundraiser. The show, beginning at 3 p.m., features riders from TERI’s Therapeutic…
Unofficial election returns released Nov. 10 showed Rimga Viskanta leading Encinitas Mayor Bruce Ehlers by 19 votes, with 13,753 to 13,734. The margin had narrowed from 73 votes in the Nov. 6 count, and about 120,000…
The Encinitas Turkey Trot will take place downtown on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, with 5K and 10K races and a free 1K Kids-K for children aged seven and under. Organizers invite families to run, walk or push…
San Marcos City Council postponed a decision Tuesday night on an appeal seeking approval for a 31-unit condominium project in San Elijo Hills Town Center. The proposed development includes six low-income units and would…
Exposure Skate’s 2026 event brought 200 skaters from 22 countries to Poods skatepark in Encinitas, celebrating women’s skate culture through competition and a photography collaboration with the Smithsonian’s Center for…
A Vista Irrigation District opinion writer argues that adopting an artificial-intelligence policy is only a first step; public agencies must ensure staff can identify errors, challenge AI-generated work and remain…
Residents near Lake Hodges fear San Diego’s plan to lower the dam spillway from 315 to 280 feet could worsen wildfire and flooding risks, harm wildlife and restrict recreation. The city says the work is an interim…
Oceanside is considering financing options for sewer upgrades needed to retire the La Salina wastewater plant and meet water-reuse goals. The City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Nov. 4 allowing the city to…
The Oceanside City Council unanimously approved up to $15.55 million in tax-exempt bond financing for TrueCare on Nov. 4, supporting refinancing and expansion of two local health care facilities. The city will not be…
