Solana Beach News

The 22nd District Agricultural Association board of directors didn't say yes, but they didn't say no either to a request from San Diego County Board Supervisor Dave Roberts to expand a proposed joint powers authority with the county to include representatives from Del Mar, Solana Beach and the city of San Diego.

The Encinitas Sheriff's Station in conjunction with the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement 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.

The coast cities and Rancho Santa Fe inked the agreement to unify the departments, get rid of duplications and save money.

South Bay Union School District trustees have identified Katie McNamara as their final candidate for superintendent.

The Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes probe found 23 sex offenders - most of them rapists and pedophiles - permitted to work as drug and alcohol counselors since 2005.

But not every merchant on Highway 101 in Solana Beach is jumping for joy over the imminent end of a $7 million street improvement project that caused months of traffic delays and chased away an untold number of customers.

With an eye on strengthening the region's economy, politicians on Friday continued their push to unite North County's disparate collection of cities and towns.

Coronado's violent crime rate for 2012 is the best among all cities in San Diego County, but several posted better property crime rates.

The city has been working on a 50-year sand replenishment plan for 10 years. After two hours of public speakers, the project cleared a key hurdle Wednesday night.

A live mariachi band, dancers, game and craft booths, fun jumps, piA atas, face painting and authentic Mexican cuisine were all part of the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration at La Colonia Park on May 4. The free event was hosted by the city's Parks and Recreation Department, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito and Del Sol Lions Club, which provided ... (more)

The Encinitas City Council voted Wednesday to move forward with a partnership with the city of Solana Beach, the State Department of Boating and Waterways and the Army Corps of Engineers to replenish sand on more than eight miles of shoreline.

The former biology professor at Lehigh Carbon Community College plans to bicycle more than 4,000 miles solo and unsupported from California to Virginia.

On May 8 at 6 p.m., City Council will consider whether to allocate additional funds to a near-finished feasibility study for a plan to nourish local beaches for the next 50 years - a critical step for the project to move forward.

As Rachel Zahn's three children were growing up, she liked to warn them, half jokingly, not to overstay their welcome.

These are some of the seawalls on the south end of Fletcher Cove on Wednesday in Solana Beach, California.

Peter Karch, 71, of Maxatawny Township last week during preparations to leave for California, where today he expects to begin a coast-to-coast ride.

Accusing Solana Beach of violating state law and the U.S. Constitution, an organization representing coastal landowners is suing the city, claiming officials enacted policies that will prevent oceanfront property owners from protecting their property from erosion with sea walls and make it significantly harder for them to keep and maintain private ... (more)

Presented with a petition from a small local church requesting action on five items to potentially reduce the likelihood of gun violence, City Council members opted at the April 24 meeting to limit their involvement to a discussion and put the matter on a future agenda if there is a request to do so.

Investors opposed to a deal to take New York's iconic Empire State Building public failed to persuade a state court judge to declare illegal a plan to buy them out for $100 a share.

A sign denotes that the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy has secured a large portion of the money it needs to finalize its purchase of the Gateway Property.