Packard announces withdrawal from Carlsbad City Council race
CARLSBAD — Longtime Carlsbad Councilman Mark Packard announced Aug. 7 he is withdrawing from the District 1 race. In an email to The Coast News,...
Politics
Blakespear decries border policy of separating families
Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear has joined the long list of politicians and citizens denouncing the federal border-enforcement policy of separating children from their parents at...
Hunter protest calls out congressman’s alleged ethics violations
The Indivisible North San Diego County movement continued with another of its rallies against local politicians — this one, held on Saturday, was aimed at...
Encinitas mayoral forum takes on congenial tone
ENCINITAS — Encinitas mayoral hopefuls Catherine Blakespear and Paul Gaspar met on stage in the only one-one-one candidate forum of the election season, but it was...
Carlsbad announces campaign sign rules
On Sunday the city of Carlsbad’s rules for signs during campaign season kicked in. More signs are allowed on private property and signs are allowed...
Phil Graham eyes Encinitas Council run
A little over a month after dropping out of his race for State Assembly, Phil Graham has set his sights on another elected office —...
The politics in Encinitas
Welcome to my new monthly column about local politics in Encinitas. When Kristin Gaspar announced her candidacy for county supervisor, the 2016 election became a...
Column: Money can’t buy you everything
Out-of-town developers massively overspent Encinitas townsfolk to defeat Prop A, the proposition that basically said you can’t put high density/high-rise residences in our town unless...
Campaign contributions highest on record in Rancho Santa Fe
RANCHO SANTA FE — Forget red versus blue. This election was defined by green. Jared Whitlock...
Two-day event will take on political polarization, minus the shouting
COAST CITIES — Partisan politics. Legislative gridlock. The decline of civil discourse. What caused these problems? And can they be solved? Jared Whitlock...
