Letters to the Editor Week of 9/30/11
Thank you Sincere thanks to The Coast News for the lovely photos, stories and articles about Maggie Houlihan which have appeared in the last two...
September 2011
What is the meaning of public participation?
I spent four hours at City Hall on Sept. 14, attending a City Council meeting. I am a member of the public and I thought...
Language matters with the General Plan update
The city of Encinitas has been going through the process of updating its General Plan with a series of public workshops encouraging citizen participation. “This...
Houlihan replacement process has prospect of council super-majority
Encinitas residents who fear that a City Council super-majority could increase density without a vote of the people packed City Hall during a council meeting...
Waking up to caffeine
Caffeine is complicated. On one hand, moderate coffee drinking can reduce the risk of gallstones, Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes and other health problems. Caffeine...
Weather causing concerns for fall’s grape harvests
Worldwide weather conditions are causing concern from Italy to California. Although 2011’s harvest won’t be as full of problems as the 2010 grape harvest, there...
‘Field of Hope’ brings true home field advantage
ESCONDIDO — The San Pasqual Academy Dragons now have the ability to enjoy what so many other high school football and other sports teams have...
School fire causes more than $150,000 in damages
By Promise Yee OCEANSIDE — A fire at Garrison Elementary School engulfed the music room and caused an estimated $150,000 in structural damage and $100,000...
It’s a dizzying game of ‘musical cars’
I have been playing “musical cars” lately and I am convinced it is as good a mental gymnastic as Sudoku is. I have gone from...
Search for mysterious leak leads to solution
Nothing can be more frustrating to a pool owner than having a beautiful pool that loses water, chlorine, salt and Cyanuric Acid. Now, most people...
Process to fill vacant council seat debated at contentious meeting
ENCINITAS — The four remaining members of the City Council met Sept. 26 during a special session to discuss the process of filling the seat...
Late Encinitas Councilwoman Maggie Houlihan endorsed candidate Shaffer
Shortly before she passed away, Encinitas City Councilwoman and former mayor Maggie Houlihan took the time to put her support behind candidate Lisa Shaffer for...
Local sisters fighting hunger
ENCINITAS — While their peers are busy keeping up with celebrities, Gabrielle (“Gabri”) Posard and older sister, Camille, are focused on a more serious issue...
Tattoos featured as fine art at museum
OCEANSIDE — Wearers of traditional American tattoos walked the runway at Oceanside Museum of Art for the Master Works of Body Art V3 exhibit that...
Local bar pulls out all the stops to acknowledge breast cancer awareness month
LEUCADIA — Over the past 60 years the building that houses the Bar Leucadian has undergone many changes, but none as stark as the current...
