North County: Carlsbad, Oceanside and Escondido

29+ min ago   (1098+ words) California still wants to build 185 apartments on 5.2 acres near Skyline Wilderness Park, even though its handpicked developers have been unable to secure sewer service for the state-owned property. “Yes, the state still plans to move forward with affordable housing at…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago   (346+ words) House Speaker Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez and District 11 Rep. Elinette González Aguayo announced plans Monday to establish a formal path toward rehabilitating the Manuel “Nolo” Morales public beach in Dorado, one of the northern coast’s most visited recreational areas. The…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (241+ words) Wellington City Council will be shifting sand from Freyberg Beach to Oriental Bay next week for the biannual operation to maintain the size and shape of the beaches. Weather permitting, the beaches will be closed from Tuesday 20 October to Thursday…...

14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (631+ words) Carlsbad is taking a new look at an old proposal to move some of the southbound lanes of Carlsbad Boulevard, part of the historic Highway 101, a short distance east to avoid advancing coastal erosion. City Manager Geoff Patnoe, in a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (597+ words) ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers and a federal agent detain a person at a home in Phoenix. Phil Buehler’s new book explores the Bisbee upbringing, tragic death and lasting legacy of John “Button” Salmon, whose words inspired Arizona’s “Bear…...

16+ hour, 45+ min ago   (916+ words) Little Compton's Beach Commission says excess beach revenue has gone to the general fund for years. The council voted to have the solicitor draft a restricted repair fund, modeled on the harbor's. Little Compton may set aside part of its…...

19+ hour, 18+ min ago   (727+ words) SAN RAMON, CA — Patch reached out to all candidates for San Ramon mayor and for Council Districts 2 and 4 with questions we feel San Ramon voters want to know. We reprinted their answers verbatim. Below, read the responses of Paschalis Ntatsos,…...

20+ hour, 13+ min ago   (155+ words) The debate over how to manage access has also appeared in local civic discussion. The La Jolla Shores Association’s July 16, 2025, agenda listed a request for daytime access to the Knoll as an action item. The agenda does not establish whether…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (577+ words) San Marcos businesses have seen major updates, including construction beginning on the Home Depot and Rooms to Go and the opening of the city's third H-E-B. Check out 11 business updates from San Marcos. The third H-E-B grocery store location in…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (203+ words) The tiny homes would likely sit alongside the Oceanside Navigation Center, which opened in July 2023 inside a former Ocean Shores High School campus the city purchased and renovated with $3.3 million from San Diego County and $2.25 million in federal funding, according…...