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

08/09/2026

A board game company is marking America’s 250th birthday with a new trivia game that turns the nation’s history, geography and culture into a little friendly competition.

READ HERE ➡️ https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/?p=90280

08/07/2026

If you’ve noticed caution tape around certain areas outside the Encinitas post office over the past few days, and a boarded window, it’s the result of an incident Saturday, Aug. 1, that the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office North Coastal Station continues to investigate.

READ HERE ➡️ https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/?p=90272

08/07/2026

A $6 million restoration of Loma Alta Slough is underway in South Oceanside, with work planned through April 2027 to expand coastal wetland habitat, improve water quality and create new public access, city officials announced July 29.

READ HERE ➡️ https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/?p=90240

08/07/2026

The city of San Marcos celebrated the completion of improvements at Richmar Park on July 30 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by City Council members, city staff and families participating in the city’s summer camp program.

READ HERE ➡️ https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/?p=90232

08/07/2026

A quarter-acre brush fire near the San Luis Rey Riverbed was contained Tuesday afternoon without injuries or structural damage, Oceanside fire officials reported.

READ HERE ➡️ https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/?p=90266

08/07/2026

A man was arrested in connection with an early-morning shooting Tuesday, Aug. 4, near the Oceanside Harbor Lighthouse that left another man wounded, police reported.

READ HERE ➡️ https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/?p=90254

08/07/2026

A family was displaced Tuesday, Aug. 4, after a garage fire at a single-family home on Calle Sobrado in Oceanside, fire officials reported.

READ HERE ➡️ https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/?p=90261

08/07/2026

A man was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 4, after an hourlong standoff with sheriff’s deputies following an alleged BB-gun assault in Vista, authorities reported.

READ HERE ➡️ https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/?p=90258

08/07/2026

A 31-year-old Hemet woman was killed late Sunday, Aug. 2, after investigators said she was believed to have been struck by at least two vehicles on state Route 76 in Oceanside.

READ HERE ➡️ https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/?p=90250

08/07/2026

Five people were arrested and six vehicles were towed during a joint law enforcement operation targeting an encampment spanning Escondido and the unincorporated Harmony Grove area Wednesday, July 29, authorities announced.

READ HERE ➡️ https://www.northcoastcurrent.com/?p=90247

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