Big box retailer Walmart is soon expected to occupy the space which previously housed the Home Depot Expo in Encinitas. Although its projected opening is unclear, controversy surrounding its entry into this north county seaside town is very clear. A number of folks say, essentially, “There goes the neighborhood”. Others, appreciative of Walmart’s low prices [...]

And they said it would never happen….After ten long years and lots of time, energy, frustration and effort, the City of Encinitas will break ground on January 18 for the long-awaited construction of a tunnel that will allow pedestrians to pass under the railroad tracks and access Swamis — one of southern California’s most popular [...]

A recent report showed that red-light violations have dropped from an average of 400 per month (before red light cameras were installed) to 169 a month. Auto collisions were down from 27 per month to 15 at the intersections. Encinitas is making money on the cameras. It has netted $557K from citations, over and above [...]

If the City Council approves a parking lot rental fee this week, downtown Encinitas may have a Wednesday night farmers market starting in early March. Leucadia has its Farmers’ Market on Sundays at the Paul Ecke Elemntary School. The proposed Farmers’ market hours are 5 to 8 p.m. from May to September,and 4 to 7 [...]

Here is the meeting schedule for the City of Encinitas for March: Date Time Meeting 1 4:30 PM Youth Commission Meeting 2 9:00 AM Cultural Tourism Committee Meeting 6:00 PM Planning Commission- CANCELLED 3 City Hall Closed Cardiff Movie Night 6 5:00 PM Commission for the Arts 7 5:00 PM Landscape Water Management Workshop for [...]

…with food, vendors and customers! Paul Ecke Elementary School in Leucadia hosts a weekly farmers’ market from 10 am to 2 pm on Sundays. Last Sunday it seemed as though there were hundreds of vendors and hundreds of cars parked in and around the grade school. You can discover arts and crafts as well as [...]

The San Diego Union Tribune reports that, “Take a cue from Leucadia. Leucadia built two or three roundabouts on Leucadia Boulevard between Vulcan Avenue and Interstate 5, and what was once stop-and-go traffic now flows very smoothly except where, for some inexplicable reason, they left a four-way stop sign at one intersection.” How roundabouts are [...]

Whether you need a foot care specialist, a dentist, a fine restaurant or edgy hair salon, Encinitas has what you are looking for.  Upscale, down scale, funky, spiritual, surf-friendly, dog-friendly, church-friendly, the City of Encinitas embraces all kinds and types of people, and even has its own Christmas-Holiday parade every year! A Realtor’s view of [...]

The Cardiff Kook It must be the ultimate dawn patrol every time the Kook is accessorized. From emerging from and escaping the jaws of a gigantic paper-mache shark to wearing a wedding dress in honor of the Royal Wedding, the Cardiff Kook has, in a very short period of time, taken on a life of [...]

February 8 6:00 PM City Council Meeting February 9 5:30 PM Encinitas Sister City Program Committee 5:30 PM Environmental Commission Meeting February 13 5:30 PM Traffic Commission February 14 5:00 PM Landscape Water Management Workshop for Professionals February 15 6:00 PM City Council Meeting February 16 6:00 PM Planning Commission 6:00 PM Planning Commission February [...]