Yesterday | Victorville Daily Press
Options students take the next step
ONTARIO More than 160 students from the Victor Valley took a step into the next phase of their lives Wednesday night at the Options for Youth graduation ceremony.
Thursday | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Test of culinary skills for Mission Hills students
Teacher Tina Hernandez observed her students in Mission Hills High School's North County Culinary Academy on Wednesday morning as they worked on the two-year program's final exam.
Thursday | The San Diego Union-Tribune
When political correctness trumps the First Amendment
Over the years, political correctness has become a hot-button issue for me. Whether it's controversy over an invocation at a City Council meeting in Lake Elsinore, having Harvest Festivals instead of Halloween parties, avoiding carols in the holiday program at a local elementary school, self-styled crusaders demanding the removal of the crosses at ... (more)
Thursday | International Business Times
New Home Sales Up 2.3 Percent In April
Sales of new single-family homes rose in April to 454,000, up 2.3 percent from the previous month, according to new figures.
Thursday | Santa Barbara Independent
Bragg Health Institute Installs Greenhouse at San Marcos High School
Dr. Patricia Bragg, CEO/President of Bragg Live Food Products and Founder of Bragg Health Institute, along with internationally acclaimed classical-crossover vocal recording-artist and health advocate Duchess Sylvia Valentina, will present a BraggHealth Lecture and Program entitled, 'The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle - You are what you Eat, Drink, ... (more)
CA water district's treated wastewater solids offer sustainable fertilizer alternative
The Vallecitos Water District is incorporating organic biosolid pellets, composed of treated wastewater solids , into its Sustainable Demonstration Garden located in front of its San Marcos Administrative offices, instead of using chemical fertilizers.
Climate change worries 4 in 5 San Diegans
More than four out of five San Diegans are concerned about climate change, according to a newly released poll commissioned by a coalition of local universities and policy groups.
90-Year-Old Student Graduates from CSUSM
Wally Taibleson, 90, graduated from California State University San Marcos on Friday, May 17 with his third master's degree.
In the last 6-8 months local brewing companies have stepped up the North County San Diego beer game, opening their doors to rave reviews on Yelp and loyal local followers.
San Diego County Honors Volunteers for Nearly 530,000 Hours of Service
It's the County's army of nearly 2,000 older adults that give back to the community through service in the RSVP, or Retired & Senior Volunteer Program.
A bomb threat made by a troubled teen this morning at the Vons grocery store off Hollister Avenue in Goleta has led to the lockdown of San Marcos High School and the evacuation of all the businesses.
At-risk students, their parents thank teachers
A parent thanks one of the teachers in the North Juvenile Courts and Community Schools system during an appreciation lunch Thursday in San Marcos.
Buena Vista Lagoon restoration outlined
Cut off from the ocean for decades by a natural sand berm and a man-made weir, like a low dam near the beach, the lagoon at the Oceanside-Carlsbad border is the only one in San Diego County that contains fresh water.
Police Search for Supermarket Money Order Scammer
Authorities asked the public today for help in identifying a man who has cheated San Diego-area supermarkets out of hundreds of dollars in recent months through a scam involving money orders.
Car Show Sunday in San Marcos in its second year
On the first Sunday of each month, from March to October, UPS drivers Steve Sherman and Frank Renteria put the brakes on delivering packages to North County residents and host Car Show Sundays in the rear lot of Old California Restaurant Row in San Marcos from 1 to 5 p.m. Sherman and Renteria have known each other for 15 years and deliver packages ... (more)
I don't spend much time in the mall, not being a big shopper. But I'd heard that Love Boat Sushi was pretty cool.
MiraCosta College to Honor Top Students
Editor's note: The following is an announcement from MiraCosta College: MiraCosta College is proud to announce the recipients of the Medal of Honor for 2013.
It never fails. As soon as we call out one place, the neighbors feel jilted. What about our neighboring place? In response to a story posted this month on North Park, the first comment we get: "What about South Park?" We've been writing a lot about the developments in Normal Heights recently.
Oldest CSUSM grad earning third master's
That's an impressive number of degrees for an entire academic life. But 90-year-old Wally Taibleson didn't start college until he was 70.