A $33.6 million federal grant could reshape how pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers cross the railroad tracks in Encinitas, funding new gates and crossings as well as a new undercrossing along the city’s busy coastal rail corridor.
Two longtime Carlsbad volunteers whose work has supported young people, nonprofits and community organizations have been named the city’s Citizens of the Year.

A Carlsbad 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.
I write this column terribly conflicted. I’m a journalist and news site publisher who has a lot of issues with our collective early adoption of artificial intelligence, about to explain to you why I use AI for aspects of publishing the North Coast Current. It’s an adoption that comes out of opportunity and necessity, and it would be irresponsible of me not to be up front about how it’s being utilized.
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?
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.
Nine residents and a dog were displaced Friday morning after a fire broke out in a first-floor apartment at a three-story building in Oceanside, fire officials said.
















