Sheriff’s deputies arrest would-be robber
ENCINITAS — Deputies arrested Derrick Lewis for attempted robbery and felony hit and run on Monday. Prior to his arrest, Lewis attempted to rob a victim in the parking lot of the LA Fitness at 201 S. El Camino Real. The victim was able to fight and free himself from Lewis. Lewis then got into his [...]
Task force conducts compliance check on sex offenders in North County
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Sheriff’s Station in conjunction with the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force conducted 36 compliance audits on sex offenders who live in Encinitas, Solana Beach, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe. Thirty-one were contacted during the door-to-door operation. Five were not home at the time of the check. SAFE Task [...]
Excavation to improve health of the San Elijo Lagoon
CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA — On Monday, earthmovers began carting more than 25,000 cubic yards of sand out of the San Elijo Lagoon and onto the beach. The process will reconnect the inlet of the lagoon with the ocean. In doing so, there will be better tidal circulation. “If you let the inlet close, there’s no constant,” said Doug [...]
Column: Navigating the void
K-5 closed its doors this year. The Poway and Oceanside locations shut in February, but their flagship Encinitas branch remained open through March 1. And I’ll be honest. That was the only branch that meant anything to me. Oceanside made itself obsolete by appealing exclusively to SUP surfers (read people with money, time and large cars.) [...]
Encinitas City Council opts not to send Prop A mailers
ENCINITAS — Last month, City Council voted to support sending out informational mailers on Proposition A, also known as the right-to-vote initiative. Council was due to finalize the language for a mailer containing frequently asked questions about Prop A, and for a postcard reminding residents that there’s a special election set for June 18. But at [...]
Sheriff’s detectives ask for public’s help
ENCINITAS — San Diego County Crime Stoppers and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department’s Encinitas detectives are asking for help from the public to identify and locate the persons responsible for theft and unlawful use of credit cards. Sometime between the evening of Sept. 29 and the morning of Sept. 30, 2012, unknown person(s) stole a wallet [...]
Fitness instructor brings new beat to Encinitas
ENCINITAS — For 12 years Jen Dagati has been on the cutting edge of cardio fitness drumming, training instructors across the United States and Canada in techniques she developed that benefit children, adults and seniors as well as those with ADD, Down syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.Shortly after relocating to Carlsbad last year, Dagati [...]
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy within reach of buying Gateway property
Cardiff-by-the-Sea — The San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy (SELC) has sent out letters, set up booths at community events and even asked for $1 million in exchange for naming rights — all for the purpose of buying Gateway Park. With $2.65 million of the required $3.75 million raised, SELC representatives say the campaign has paid off, but [...]
Residents file lawsuit over ‘Desert Rose’ development
ENCINITAS — Residents from Save Desert Rose, a group made up of Olivenhain residents, filed a lawsuit last week against the city and Woodridge Farms Estates over the planned “Desert Rose” development. Everett Delano, representing Save Desert Rose, said that the lawsuit seeks to force the city to complete an environmental impact report for the 16-home [...]
Solana Beach hears update on Army Corps sand project, OKs $150k
SOLANA BEACH — The fate of a joint project between Encinitas, Solana Beach and the Army Corps of Engineers that has been in the works for more than 10 years will be decided by the end of 2013, according to an update provided during the April 10 Solana Beach City Council meeting. “It will come to [...]
