North Coast Current

06/14/2025

FROM TIMES OF SAN DIEGO: A fired San Diego Union-Tribune opinion editor is accusing the paper’s owners of “censorship at its best” after she was let go at the same time an editorial was blocked from running. (Republished with permission.)

A fired San Diego Union-Tribune opinion editor is accusing the paper’s owners of “censorship at its best” after she was let go at the same time an editorial was blocked from running.

06/14/2025

The Encinitas City Council voted 5-0 Wednesday, June 11, to withdraw from a three-city Cooperative Fire Management Agreement with Solana Beach and Del Mar. The agreement’s end comes as residents of Encinitas’ Olivenhain community continue to express concern over services in the wildfire-prone area.

The Encinitas City Council voted 5-0 Wednesday, June 11, to withdraw from a three-city Cooperative Fire Management Agreement with Solana Beach and Del Mar.

06/07/2025

The Nature Collective is warning of a potential fish die-off in San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas after monitors observed a drop in water oxygen, the organization announced Friday, June 6.

The Nature Collective is warning of a potential fish die-off in San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas after monitors observed a drop in water oxygen, the organization announced Friday, June 6.

06/06/2025

San Diego County school districts, including in North County, are grappling with cuts to education that are putting immigrant students in peril. In May, the federal Office of Budget and Management published its 2026 Skinny Budget Report. The 46-page document calls for eliminating $890 million from English Language Acquisition and $428 million from Migrant Education.

San Diego County school districts, including in North County, are grappling with cuts to education that are putting immigrant students in peril. In May, the federal Office of Budget and Management published its 2026 Skinny Budget Report. The 46-page document calls for eliminating $890 million from E...

06/04/2025

MiraCosta College celebrated its 2025 Commencement on May 23, honoring 1,678 graduation applicants whose personal journeys and academic accomplishments exemplify the college’s mission of transforming lives and communities through education.

MiraCosta College celebrated its 2025 Commencement on May 23, honoring 1,678 graduation applicants whose personal journeys and academic accomplishments exemplify the college’s mission of transforming lives and communities through education.

06/04/2025

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.

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.

06/04/2025

Ivey Ranch Park Association, an Oceanside-based nonprofit organization that works to enhance the lives of people with and without disabilities through care, education and Equine-Assisted Services, has been selected as a 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Laurie Davies (D-Orange County).

Ivey Ranch Park Association, an Oceanside-based nonprofit organization that works to enhance the lives of people with and without disabilities through care, education and Equine-Assisted Services, has been selected as a 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Laurie Davies (D-Orange....

06/04/2025

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.

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.

06/04/2025

FROM THE PUBLISHER: Thank you for your patience over the past couple of months. A passing in the family and a backlog of work resulted in fewer news updates than usual. The North Coast Current and OsideNews will be back up to speed this summer.

05/15/2025

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.

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.

05/15/2025

OCEANSIDE EVENT: The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library, in partnership with First Friday Art Walk, hosts local author readings and singings on June 6, July 11 and Aug. 1, from 4 to 6 p.m., along with light refreshments on the outdoor patio of Jane & Evie’s Used Books, at 323 North Coast Highway.

The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library, in partnership with First Friday Art Walk, hosts local author readings and singings on June 6, July 11 and Aug. 1, from 4 to 6 p.m., along with light refreshments on the outdoor patio of Jane & Evie’s Used Books, at 323 North Coast Highway.

05/15/2025

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.

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.