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Larry Posner, Publisher:

We have 8 contributing reporters who are all residents of Carlsbad. They are made up of Republican, Democratic, Independent, Conservative and Liberal political leanings or affiliations...

We tell it like it is...

BREAKING NEWS. Mother Nature is innocent yet again.
10/08/2025

BREAKING NEWS. Mother Nature is innocent yet again.

Councilwoman Acosta's Financials Linked to LIFELONG LEARNING:An article in today's San Diego Union Tribune deserves your...
10/07/2025

Councilwoman Acosta's Financials Linked to LIFELONG LEARNING:

An article in today's San Diego Union Tribune deserves your attention. The reporter carefully and in detail paints a picture of possible large-scale corruption that has permeated the Learn4Life charter schools network and its parent organization Lifelong Learning.

According to the report, “Lifelong Learning operates outside state transparency laws, despite its outsize role in managing the schools and despite the millions it reaps in public funding.”

Of concern to us here in Carlsbad is that many city officials have been tapped to guide or manage the organization.

Locally, Councilwoman Teresa Acosta reported in March that she received $10,000+ in income from the organization. To what end or purpose, we don't know. (Source: Acosta’s Form 700 filed in March 2025.)

This is a recent discovery on our part and we will be drilling down on this matter over the next few days to get answers. In the meantime, if you have a subscription to the San Diego Union-Tribune, click on the link below. If you do not have a subscription, ask a friend.

Lifelong Learning operates outside state transparency laws, despite its outsize role in managing the schools and despite the millions it reaps in public funding.

Sad but true, e-bikes can be a major disaster for riders, victims and parents.
10/05/2025

Sad but true, e-bikes can be a major disaster for riders, victims and parents.

America’s streets are being swarmed by teens on fast, silent electric bikes, and injuries are rising.

Wow, will you  look at this! Can we expect the same in Carlsbad?
10/03/2025

Wow, will you look at this!

Can we expect the same in Carlsbad?

Developer expands public plaza and shops, reduces apartments in response to community concerns.

“Someday, hopefully in my lifetime, we will be able to celebrate the completion of this,” Carlsbad Mayor Keith Blackburn...
09/27/2025

“Someday, hopefully in my lifetime, we will be able to celebrate the completion of this,” Carlsbad Mayor Keith Blackburn said Thursday.
�As Carlsbad’s representative on the joint powers committee for about 17 years, Blackburn said that originally there were “too many cooks in the kitchen” on the project. He complimented SANDAG and his fellow long-time committee member, Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez, for getting the restoration on a track to success.

Long-sought project would bring tidal ocean flows to lagoon at Oceanside-Carlsbad border

Pay up California! Another chapter on renewable energy comes to an end.
09/26/2025

Pay up California! Another chapter on renewable energy comes to an end.

Wow! How can someone be so callus?
09/25/2025

Wow! How can someone be so callus?

2,271 signatures are still needed! Remove San Diego Animal Services Official for Calling Dogs Sh*t and Pushing Euthanasia

When will this saga end?
09/17/2025

When will this saga end?

The woman who accused ex-supervisor Nathan Fletcher of sexual harassment seeks a restraining order against Fletcher's wife, Lorena Gonzalez.

So more information regarding kids under 16 on their e bikes in the citySo.. show up tomorrow night at the council meeti...
09/15/2025

So more information regarding kids under 16 on their e bikes in the city

So.. show up tomorrow night at the council meeting to impress our city leader of how foolish it is allowing kids under 16 to operate a e-bike in the city..

The City of Carlsbad is looking for community input as leaders consider establishing a minimum age requirement of 12 for electric bike riders.

Tiered of watching little kids drive their E-Bikes on major roads in Carlsbad.Then show us for tomorrow’s council meetin...
09/15/2025

Tiered of watching little kids drive their E-Bikes on major roads in Carlsbad.

Then show us for tomorrow’s council meeting and give some rational input, that’s sorely needed..

The Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission will hold a special meeting Tuesday

By Steve Puterski:Wow, can you believe this? Responsible people arguing over a parking space?
09/14/2025

By Steve Puterski:

Wow, can you believe this? Responsible people arguing over a parking space?

Luke Shaffer faces felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a July 5 incident near Moonlight Beach; political supporters, friends call it lawfare, opponents demand resignation

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Larry Posner, Publisher: We have 5 contributing reporters who are all residents of Carlsbad. They are made up of Republican, Democratic, Independent, Conservative and Liberal political leanings or affiliations...

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