Report: E-bike injuries increasing ‘exponentially’ as popularity grows
SAN DIEGO — As the use of electric bicycles, or e-bikes, has grown dramatically across California, the number of injuries involving them has grown “exponentially,”...
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North Coast Rep’s Theatre School brings summer Shakespeare to life
OLIVENHAIN — All the world’s a stage for The Theatre School at North Coast Repertory Theatre in the summer, as youth actors hold annual outdoor...
Pharmacists authorize possible strike at Ralphs, other stores
REGION — Pharmacists at several major Southern California supermarket chains have voted to authorize a strike “should one become necessary,” union officials announced today. “Hundreds...
SANDAG committee approves transit fare increases for MTS, NCTD
REGION — A San Diego Association of Governments committee today approved the first significant transit fare increase since 2009 following proposals from the Metropolitan Transit...
Solana Beach advances ballot measure for 1% hotel tax increase
SOLANA BEACH — The City Council has agreed to place a ballot measure before voters in November that would increase the city’s current transient occupancy...
SANDAG map identifies SB 79 transit stops in North County
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Association of Governments has adopted a draft map confirming the location of transit stops in the county affected by...
Best of North County celebrates businesses, community
CARLSBAD — The Best of North County celebrated more than 620 businesses, their owners and community hubs during an event Tuesday in Carlsbad, marking the...
Solana Beach awards $62K in community grants to local nonprofits
SOLANA BEACH — The Solana Beach City Council awarded $62,000 in grants to 14 local nonprofits last week as part of its 2026-27 community grant...
Solana Beach celebrates 40 years of cityhood
SOLANA BEACH — On July 1, 1986, five people who would become the first City Council members in Solana Beach were sworn in to office...
Colosseo brings Italy to Solana Beach
One Italian review leads to another. Coast News Publisher Chris Kydd joined me to experience Solana Beach’s newest Italian restaurant, Colosseo Cucina Italiana, occupying the...
Fireworks, drone shows scheduled for nation’s 250th birthday
SAN DIEGO — As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial Saturday, fireworks, parades and other events are scheduled across San Diego County to mark the...
Santa Fe Christian alum Katherine Hui returns home for pro series
SOLANA BEACH — Part homecoming, part comeback, Katherine Hui, 21, is spending the next two weeks competing professionally on the same San Diego tennis courts...
Solana Beach advances Coastal Rail Trail extension design
SOLANA BEACH — The city of Solana Beach is moving forward with proposed designs for the Coastal Rail Trail extension that would involve reducing the...
San Dieguito Dam repairs could lower water costs for North County
RANCHO SANTA FE — Some North County residents could pay less for water following restoration work on the San Dieguito Dam in Rancho Santa Fe,...
Solana Beach to set new rules for backyard chickens, beekeeping
SOLANA BEACH — The City Council provided initial feedback last week for the creation of new city regulations that would allow more residents to keep...