San Marcos council approves 119-unit Capalina Apartments
SAN MARCOS — A 119-unit apartment project will move forward on a vacant piece of land between Capalina and Mission roads after receiving the green...
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Encinitas Planning Commission OKs plans for Burtech winery, condos
The Encinitas Planning Commission unanimously approved plans for a new mixed-use residential development project in Old Encinitas during its Dec. 21 meeting. Dominic Burtech’s infill...
Leucadia homeowners oppose Bella Vista housing development
ENCINITAS — Several hundred Encinitas residents and multiple homeowners associations oppose a proposed 17-unit residential development in a rural Leucadia neighborhood, claiming the project’s “excessive”...
Carlsbad amends density bonus ordinance, ADU regulations
CARLSBAD — The City Council on July 12 approved amendments to the city’s density bonus ordinance and accessory dwelling unit regulations in compliance with recent...
New housing laws not sitting well with Vista council
VISTA — During its Jan. 14 meeting, the Vista City Council discussed numerous bills passed in 2019 as well as what is expected for 2020....
Encinitas’ complicated relationship with the density bonus
Critics in Encinitas say the state's density bonus law is a handout to developers, while others see it as a necessary step to getting affordable...
Encinitas’ Measure T heads to defeat
Encinitas’ proposed housing element update has failed, as residents voted no on Measure T by a 56-44 margin....
Brown signs density bonus bill
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that reduces local control over so-called density bonus projects that Encinitas and several other jurisdictions statewide have...
City approves density bonus ordinance
Resigned to the inevitability of the passage of a state density bonus bill, Encinitas officials recently approved the first reading of a proposed revision to...
Council delays density bonus decision
Encinitas officials delayed a proposed revision to its ordinance that governs so-called density bonus projects, opting to wait until Gov. Jerry Brown acts on a...
Activists protest density bonus decision
A group of community activists are protesting Encinitas’ revised ordinance governing so-called density bonus projects, which they said violate state and local rules....
Blakespear delivers Encinitas’ density bonus message to state lawmakers
For the first time since her election to the Encinitas City Council in 2014, Catherine Blakespear found herself off the dais, speaking to a body...
Blakespear heads to Sacramento to lobby against density bonus bill
A State Assembly Bill that would further reduce local control of land-use decision involving so-called density bonus projects appears to be headed toward approval....
Density bonus project receives approval, likely headed to court
Encinitas officials approved a nine-home density bonus project in Leucadia that has been the subject of years of contentious debate, but the project is likely...
Encinitas sued over density-bonus ordinance — again
The city of Encinitas has come under fire once more over its often debated interpretation of state laws that govern the development of so-called “density...
