In celebration of National Health Center Week, TrueCare and Brother Benno’s joined forces once again to host their annual Healthcare for the Homeless event on Wednesday, Aug. 7, held at Brother Benno’s in Oceanside.| North Coast Current
Three Carlsbad residents who have spent years working to serve others in the community have been named as Citizens of the Year by the city of Carlsbad.| North Coast Current
A kitchen fire early Sunday, Aug. 10, couldn’t stop Oceanside’s Fresh Start Cafe from serving customers, the eatery’s management posted on social media.| North Coast Current
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Nordstrom Rack, the discount division of department store chain Nordstrom, plans to open a store in Encinitas next spring, the company announced July 29.| North Coast Current
Effects from earthquake-generated tsunami waves were light at Oceanside Harbor early July 30 after an 8.8-magnitude temblor struck near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.| North Coast Current
Oceanside and La Jolla are among California coastal communities on a tsunami watch list as of 5:19 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.| North Coast Current
Paying for off-street public parking in Oceanside has gone mobile with the introduction of the PayByPhone system, the company announced Monday, July 21.| North Coast Current
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The Encinitas Union School District celebrated its 26th annual Extended School Year Summer Olympics on Thursday, July 17, at Ocean Knoll Elementary School.| North Coast Current
The San Diego Strike Force indoor football team improved to 9-4 and now rides a six-game winning streak after they defeated the Bay Area Panthers by a 46-38 score July 7 at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside. “(Strike Force Quarterback) Nate Davis has kept us in the game this season and gets more first downs,” San...| North Coast Current
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union recently awarded $210,500 in college scholarships to 248 students, including from Oceanside and Escondido, as part of its annual Member Education Award scholarship program for 2025.| North Coast Current
The Surfrider Foundation joins Hansen’s Surfboards and Outerknown for a beach cleanup Saturday, July 19, at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas with related events 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.| North Coast Current
Starting this fall, Palomar College will offer a new Architecture and Design class inspired by James Hubbell’s organic approach to building, as a part of the college’s newly accredited four-year baccalaureate architecture program.| North Coast Current
Dredging of the San Elijo Lagoon inlet is expected to be underway within a few days now that equipment is in place for the project, the nonprofit Nature Collective announced June 17.| North Coast Current
An Oceanside advisory panel has recommended an Australian firm’s vision for preserving the city’s beaches.| North Coast Current
Political and environmental observers in Oceanside appear likely to keep a cautious eye on the city’s recently approved RE:BEACH sand retention project, based on comments to the City Council ahead of its green light.| North Coast Current
Ascend Coffee Roasters of San Marcos recently held the grand opening for its second location in Carlsbad’s La Costa community.| North Coast Current
Palomar College held its commencement ceremony in the campus’s new football stadium May 23 to honor 2,913 graduates receiving 4,516 degrees and certificates.| North Coast Current
Pacific Trails Middle School physical education teacher Tyler Kuehl has been named the 2025 Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the California Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the San Dieguito Union High School District announced May 29.| North Coast Current
In honor of Earth Day, 200 sixth-grade students from Encinitas Union, Del Mar Union, San Ysidro, and National school districts gathered on April 22 at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center for the inaugural United Nations Global Goals Earth Day Summit.| North Coast Current
Project O, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring and protecting ocean health, has certified the city of Oceanside as a “Blue City” through its Blue City Network, it was announced May 13.| North Coast Current
Jitters Coffee Pub, Oceanside’s oldest coffee shop and a cherished gathering spot for nearly three decades, is unveiling a bold revitalization through a new partnership with Felix Alcaide of One Kitchen Collaborative and Grammy Award-winning musician and local resident Jason Mraz.| North Coast Current
Oceanside officials and advocates for homeless marked the opening of the city’s Safe Parking Program in collaboration with nonprofit Dreams for Change on April 29.| North Coast Current
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego recently rolled its food truck, The Lunch Box, at the Oceanside Farmers Market.| North Coast Current
Oceanside recently received a boost to its coastal preservation efforts in the form of a state Coastal Commission grant.| North Coast Current
For some time, New Community Church pastor Derek Dapena and his team have wondered how they can do more. Realizing it was time to take a new approach with their nearly century-old organization, they shared the idea with Vista city officials, starting a journey in what Dapena calls ministry and marketplace.| North Coast Current
Residents of San Diego County were jolted by a 5.2 earthquake Monday, April 14, at 10:08 a.m.| North Coast Current
San Diego County Credit Union and California Coast Credit Union plan to merge, the financial institutions announced April 11.| North Coast Current
MiraCosta College Math Department Chair Lelia Safaralian has been selected to receive the California Community Colleges Hayward Award for Excellence in Education, the latest in a long line of honors she has received for her work helping students to succeed in math.| North Coast Current
Communal Coffee, with locations in Oceanside and elsewhere in San Diego, was named one of the top best coffee shops in the U.S. for remote work by MarketBeat.com in a report published Feb. 20.| North Coast Current
The February Spotlight includes a rundown of our community farmers markets, which are open with winter hours, weather permitting. February also marks Black History Month, and local institutions offer a variety of programs highlighting the contributions of local and national figures to our communities, nation and world.| North Coast Current
When people dig into the history of 2025 a hundred years from now, what will they find? Possibly — maybe even likely — little to nothing. For me, the timing of this question is notable as a state effort to preserve California’s newspaper heritage comes to Encinitas to preserve the archives of the Coast Dispatch.| North Coast Current
This was the first editorial published in the Encinitas Coast Dispatch on Feb. 12, 1925, written by founding editor and publisher G.S. Breidford. It is reproduced here in full from the North Coast Current’s Coast Dispatch archives in celebration of the newspaper’s 100th anniversary.| North Coast Current
A San Dieguito Union High School District associate superintendent has received accolades from the Association of California School Administrators for his work in educational services, the district announced Feb. 10.| North Coast Current
“Red Blooded,” a provocative, award-winning short film about school board intrigue, bullying and self-reflection — ripped right from the climate of recent political and social conflicts — will screen during San Diego Film Week on Nov. 9 after winning three trophies at the 2024 San Diego Film Awards.| North Coast Current
Odd-smelling air and concerns over the impacts of a lithium ion battery storage fire in Escondido fueled speculation around North San Diego County, especially coastal communities, about causes and responsibility Friday, Sept. 6.| North Coast Current
If you’re noticing an orange hue to the sun today into the weekend and smoke blended with the monsoon clouds, and perhaps a hint of a burned pine-like scent, the source is a wildfire just south of the U.S.-Mexico border, according to CalFire.| North Coast Current
The Coastal Community Foundation, based in Encinitas, announced Monday, Aug. 26, a strategic partnership with the San Diego Foundation to expand philanthropic impact in north coastal San Diego County.| North Coast Current
The fireworks of the Fourth of July might be over, but North San Diego County has plenty of events this month to add some pop to your summer, from Dog Days in Cardiff and music by the sea to evenings at the movies and family pool time.| North Coast Current