Speaker encourages re-embrace of true meaning of Memorial Day
Like all good Marines, Sgt. Cynthia Hanna would never begin an assignment without being fully prepared. So as the guest speaker at the May 28...
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Fiesta Del Sol rocks on under gray skies
Now in its 39th year, Fiesta Del Sol is a two-day grassroots festival featuring music, food, drinks, rides and shopping. Organized by the Solana Beach...
Process to draw districts underway
During the first of five required public hearings, residents were given their first opportunity to provide input on how the city should be divided when...
Residents, council members decry forced districting
As the city begins the process to switch from at-large to district-based elections, many of the approximately 25 people who attended the first required public...
Public comment period now open on EIR for mixed-use development
Public comments on the draft environmental impact report for a mixed-use development on the west side of Coast Highway 101 are being accepted until 5...
CCA set for debut in county
With the county’s first community choice aggregation program set to launch in a few weeks, Solana Beach residents should have received their first enrollment notices,...
Beach replenishment project begins at Fletcher Cove
The $102 million multi-agency restoration of San Elijo Lagoon is back. The joint effort between San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, Caltrans and San Diego Association of...
Council members approve La Colonia skatepark bid
If all goes as planned, the city’s first skatepark will open at La Colonia Park in about a year. Council members at the April 25...
Zahn appointed to fill vacant seat
Former Councilman Peter Zahn was unanimously appointed at the April 25 meeting to complete the remaining seven-month term of Mayor Ginger Marshall. Zahn was one...
Solana Beach plans switch to district elections by 2020
Rather than fight what would likely be a losing legal battle, council members at the April 11 meeting agreed to transition from at-large to district-based...
Heebner replaces Nichols’ seat
Councilwoman Lesa Heebner was unanimously appointed to replace former Councilmember Mike Nichols....
Solana Beach adopts gun safety resolution
Joining neighboring cities to the north and south, council members at the March 28 meeting adopted a resolution urging federal and state representatives to enact...
Solana Beach mayor resigns
Mayor Ginger Marshall abruptly resigned April 5, effective immediately, becoming the second council member to unexpectedly leave the dais in less than a month....
Council to appoint resident to fill Nichols’ seat
After being told by the city attorney that there is essentially only one viable option to fill the council seat left vacant by the unexpected...
City approves bond funds for affordable housing complex
City Council unanimously authorized the use of tax-exempt bonds to fund a controversial mixed-use affordable housing complex on March 28. The project is proposed for...
