North Coast Current

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An online community news journal based in Encinitas, Calif. The Current’s foundation includes the original Coast Dispatch.

Founded in February 2002, the North Coast Current is an online news journal dedicated to news, dialogue, arts and entertainment geared toward the North San Diego County communities of Encinitas, plus Carlsbad, Solana Beach and San Marcos. With the purchase of the Coast Dispatch’s remnants from its last publisher in 2005, the Current’s new-media approach to news and arts coverage is now merged with

06/12/2026

A community fundraising effort that helped build a sidewalk in more than 40 years ago is gaining a new audience online. Cardiff by the Sea Town Council Cardiff 101 Main Street City of Encinitas

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06/10/2026

A major makeover for Marketplace shopping center will also bring the return of Whole Foods Market to the city, promotional material from the property’s management shows.

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06/09/2026

residents have until June 30 to comment on a proposed federal plan that could bring millions of cubic yards of sand to the city’s eroding shoreline, part of a beach restoration effort that has been under study for more than two decades.

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06/08/2026

Water leaders from California, Nevada and Arizona gathered at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Desalination Plant on Wednesday, June 3, to sign an agreement aimed at exploring interstate water exchanges as a way to strengthen long-term water reliability across the Southwest.

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06/05/2026

Voters in the Tri-City Healthcare District are on track to overwhelmingly approve Measure H in the June 2 election, clearing the way for a long-term partnership between Tri-City Medical Center and Sharp HealthCare.

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06/05/2026

HISTORY 101: As of June 4, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters reported that about 92% of voters supported Measure H to place Tri-City Medical Center under Sharp HealthCare’s management. But how receptive were voters to the creation of what is today’s Tri-City Healthcare District in the first place?

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06/01/2026

HISTORY 101: When scanning of the first decades of Encinitas Coast Dispatch archives was complete, I had to satisfy a longtime curiosity of mine — what did The Old Market, a collection of shops in a brick building in downtown , originally look like?

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05/30/2026

A day at the beach turned into a day of achievement and excitement for dozens of North County students as they paddled into the surf beneath the Pier during TERI’s annual Surfin’ Fire Beach Day on May 21.

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05/28/2026

A new gateway monument could greet drivers entering downtown within a couple of years as preliminary work is set to begin under a proposal approved by the City Council in April.

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05/28/2026

The Municipal Water District has received a 2026 Project of the Year award for pipeline replacement work along Rancho Santa Fe Road near the - border.

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