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Encinitas teacher-turned-author publishes seventh book – San Diego Union-Tribune

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Encinitas author Robert Pacilio’s latest book “The Revival of Molly O’ Toole” is a love story about second…
Encinitas teacher-turned-author publishes seventh book – San Diego Union-Tribune - California News Beep
Encinitas author Robert Pacilio’s latest book “The Revival of Molly O’ Toole” is a love story about second acts, about people finding a purpose later in life
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Sunrise strides: Your 2025 San Diego Turkey Trot guide

The 2025 San Diego Turkey Trot offers various events on Thanksgiving morning, including 5K and 10K options in Encinitas, Oceanside, and Balboa Park, emphasizing community spirit, family participatio…
Sunrise strides: Your 2025 San Diego Turkey Trot guide
Kick off Thanksgiving morning in San Diego with a Turkey Trot! Join runners, walkers, and even pets for festive races across the region, from beachside sprints to family-friendly fun runs.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Looking for fun holiday joy? The multi-award-winning Vista Hills Chorus offers a six-week program teaching our unique form of music and YOU can perform with us on our holiday show!

Tues Oct 21
7-8:30 pm
926 2nd St, Encinitas, CA 92024

Email:
vistahillsmembership@gmail.com
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November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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@obcycler.bsky.social
Much appreciate your support on the Encinitas bike lane carnage.

If you happen to know any voters in this fine city, please let them know. Council men Jim O'Hara, Bruce Ehlers, Marco San Antonio and Luke Shaeffer think streets are only for cars.
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us—community leaders, families, and partners—for making this day unforgettable. Together, we’re creating opportunities for every child to thrive!

#EastersealsSoCal #ChildDevelopment #Encinitas
Group of people gathered at an outdoor event, some engaging directly with children, others in conversation Interior of a brightly lit classroom featuring circular tables with chairs, shelves filled with books and toys, and walls decorated with children's artwork. Circular ceiling lights illuminate the room.
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Last week, Easterseals Southern California proudly hosted the Grand Opening of our new Child Development Center in Encinitas—a space dedicated to fostering learning, growth, and inclusion for children and families in our community. 💛
A group of adults and children gathered in front of the Easterseals Child Development Center, standing under an arch of orange balloons. Three individuals smiling at an Easterseals event, with one holding a certificate. They are standing in front of a banner and decorated area with balloons and hay bales. Three individuals stand in front of an Easterseals Southern California building during an outdoor event, framed by a colorful balloon arch. The person in the center is speaking into a microphone.
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Need solace. My Encinitas City Council just voted to rip out protected bike lanes on one of our main arterials, in front of a High School.

Reasoning? "These were put in to discourage vehicular travel and boost the climate lobby."

What does one say to that?
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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LITVAKdance fall concert honors lives lost of two young Encinitas residents – San Diego Union-Tribune

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When Encinitas resident Sadie Weinberg learned about two young people killed by vehicles in separate incidents, she was…#us #news #usnews
LITVAKdance fall concert honors lives lost of two young Encinitas residents – San Diego Union-Tribune - United States
When Encinitas resident Sadie Weinberg learned about two young people killed by vehicles in separate incidents, she was flooded with grief and outrage. Now, she is using the complex emotions in the aftermath to engage with her community on an artistic level. LITVAKdance studio’s 2025 fall concert “THIS” on Nov. 22 and 23 will feature 14 dancers, several choreographers and three performances dedicated to two recent youth deaths in Encinitas, that of Brodee Champlain-Kingman, 15, and Emery Chalekian, 12. “When Emery was killed, I changed gears in my work entirely. Several of these dances are now responses to these deaths,” […]
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November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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I think Encinitas has deserved faith in Dems' messaging skills. They are also good at NY Jets predictions...
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Inside one of the greenhouses at Butterfly Farms in Encinitas, California. Tom would let me pick my milkweed from in there, so I'd get less Monarch caterpillar hitchhikers. Butterfly Farms was my largest supplier of milkweed and wisdom. I miss Tom. #PlantMilkweed
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Yall wild out here #Encinitas
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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📍 San Diego Botanic Gardens, Encinitas, CA
📅 Mon, Dec 23, 2024 @ 14:33
📷 FUJIFILM X-T4
🔎 XF16-80mmF4 R OIS WR 78mm
☀️ 1/100s, 𝑓16.0, ISO 320
#photolog #fujifilm
November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Encinitas is going to end up spending a total of $7.5M to do nothing with a dangerous road in front of a school.

We spent $4M to make it safer, city council just voted to spend $3.5M to undo the improvements and return it to it's more dangerous configuration.

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Encinitas to scrap, rebuild Santa Fe Drive upgrades in $3M overhaul | The Coast News Group
The Encinitas City Council voted to remove controversial features along a stretch of Santa Fe Drive, redoing a recently completed overhaul.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Yes, to bike safety. Let’s catch up with the civilized world.

Sad that Encinitas paid $100,000 for a religious scam claiming Jesus has an opinion on vaccines. Jesus doesn’t have an opinion on vaccines or shoe requirements or chair design, or any other OSHA or safety related work requirements.
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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A Rambler parked in Encinitas, San Diego.

#sandiego #southerncalifornia #encinitas #california #beach #beaches #classiccars #socal #cali #sandiegoliving #photography #photographer #art #artist #cars #coast #coastal #sunset #trees #color #wallart #swami's #swami'sbeach
A photograph of an old Rambler parked in Encinitas, North County San Diego. Palm trees rise in the background near Swami's Beach
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Breakfast at the Lotus Cafe in one of my favorite towns to visit, Encinitas
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Encinitas City Council has taken a bold step by voting 4–1 to pursue a bike-friendly design for Santa Fe Drive, but will it truly improve safety for students and residents?

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#EncinitasSanDiegoCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #TransportationInnovation #EncinitasBikePaths
Encinitas council directs staff to pursue Option B for Santa Fe Drive west after hours of debate
After extended public comment and technical presentations, the Encinitas City Council voted 4–1 to direct staff to advance Option B for the Santa Fe Drive Western phase (parallel parking with a buffered bike lane on the south side and separated bike lane on the north side), with specified refinements and additional review before final construction.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Heads:
City Doesn't Want HSR
Encinitas Reversing on Road Diet
Advocate Making an Impact with Video
Disabled Placards
Potholes, Drivers Causing Mayhem in London
What's Wrong with Tesla?
Relentlessly Negative Media Coverage Damaging Porter
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Friday's Headlines - Streetsblog California
....today with no airport coverage...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Encinitas crime and public safety log, Oct. 30 to Nov. 6 – San Diego Union-Tribune

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Encinitas crime and public safety log, Oct. 30 to Nov. 6 – San Diego Union-Tribune
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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Encinitas crime and public safety log, Oct. 30 to Nov. 6 – San Diego Union-Tribune

https://www.europesays.com/us/362385/

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Encinitas crime and public safety log, Oct. 30 to Nov. 6 – San Diego Union-Tribune - United States
From crimemapping.com: Nov. 5 Vandalism – 800 block of Orpheus Avenue, 12:49 a.m. Nov. 4 DUI – Montgomery and Stafford avenues, 2:09 a.m. Nov. 3 Simple battery – 800 block of Santa Fe Drive, 9:50 a.m. Nov. 2 DUI – 900 block of Encinitas Boulevard, 10:10 p.m. DUI – Colony Terrace and Manchester Avenue, 2 a.m. Nov. 1 Petty theft – 1500 block of Leucadia Boulevard, 7:18 p.m. Disorderly conduct – 900 block of Via Cantebria, 4:51 p.m. Oct. 31 Simple battery – 0 block of Paloma Court, 8:19 p.m. Shoplifting – 1000 north block of El Camino Real, 1:51 […]
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November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Encinitas is considering removing safety features on Santa Fe Drive to improve safety.

"Locals who NBC 7 spoke with, who did not want to go on camera, say the road is too narrow, causing more congestion, especially during school hours. They also say angled "back-in" parking holds up traffic […]
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November 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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The Wild Harvest Digest: November 2025, #1

Good Morning Neighbors,

Today’s plant of the week takes us back to our roots. (Please look at the Alt Text for more) #WildPlants #BroadleafPlantain #Red-LeafPlantain
<Alt Text 1 of 4> Today’s plant of the week takes us back to our roots. A few of you just tuning into to the Wild Harvest Digest might not remember these posts started by covering plants you can find in the wild that have some use to you be it as food, medicine or for some survival role. Well today we have one of those kinds of plants, but the best part is that it’s a cultivated cousin of a wild one you can find in a few places right here in Fayetteville. Today’s plant is Red Plantain and it is scientifically known as (Plantago major rubrifolia) and the botanical latin breaks down easily enough ‘Plantago’ comes from the classic latin of ‘planta’ or ‘sole of foot’ and ‘ago’ meaning ‘A sort of’. The specific epithet ‘major’ means ‘larger’ or ‘greater’ and ‘rubrifolia’ means red foliage. Everything in that name is straightforward and to the point which is refreshing when it comes to botanical Latin because often the names are nuanced in ways that confuse the casual reader. These Plantains which by the way are of no relation to the little Bananas (Musa acuminata) are native to Eurasia, and thus are non-native. There are species of Plantain that are native to the USA though and they include American Plantain (P. virginica), Rugel’s Plantain (P. rugelii) and California Plantain (P. erecta). <Alt Text 1 of 4> <Alt Text 2 of 4> [Author's Note: Growing this from seed was a pain in the butt. I only got this one plant to grow and it is fabulous. Remember to surface sow the seed with at most a dusting of soil over and keep them moist in a humidity dome. it may take upwards of 20 days or more to get germination.] There are likely others that are native but Re- Leaf Plantain is a selected cultivar of the much more common Broadleaf Plantain (P. major). This herb is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 12b, and is considered an herbaceous perennial in some parts of the country while in 8b (Fayetteville), it may retain its leaves all year. In terms of soil it prefers soils that have decent drainage but is adaptable to a wide variety of soil types and will accept a pH range between 4.8 and 7.3. Broad Leaf Plantains will grow in full sun to partial shade and are considered a rosette forming plant. A rosette forming plant typically has a growing point that is in the center of the plant that is low to the ground making it resistant to grazing animals and lawn mowers. Typically an intentionally grown Broad Leaf Plantain can have a diameter of twelve inches with a height including flower stalks of about twelve inches. This plant has a bunch of alternate names such as Fleawort, Greater Plantain, Waybread and White Man’s Footprint. Now those last two are of note, but let’s start with the latter one; the name ‘White Man’s Footprint’ came about because this plant would originally only appear wherever Europeans built settlements as they accidentally or intentionally brought this plant to the New World. <Alt Text 2 of 4> <Alt Text 3 of 4> The former name ‘Waybread’ likely comes from the use of plantain seed to make something like flour in the New World as it is known that a cousin of this plant California Plantain has been used as a food by the indigenous peoples of America circa 6,500 to 1,500 BCE. We know this because there is a period known as the Milling Stone Horizon which is archaeological period where the Indigenous Peoples of what is now California through artifacts left behind were known to be using Manos and Metates to grind seeds into flour. A Manos and Metate is a form of Milling stone that’s operated like a Pestle and Mortar, sort of. The epoch in which this all happened is also called the Encinitas Tradition. So the native Plantains are thoroughly linked to Indigenous traditions and culture and well let’s just say the European ones are no less valuable. Red-Leaf Plantains are useful to us now because they are pretty the red coloration in my specimen really came out in the middle of summer and has gotten more vibrant as it’s gotten colder at night. In the second picture you can see the flower stalks which contain dozens of tiny inconspicuous flowers which are wind pollinated. <Alt Text 3 of 4> <Alt Text 4 of 4> [Author's Note: There is a purple-leaved variety called 'Purple Perversion' but I could not get a good photo online.] The seed pods follow them and then of course the seeds. I know what you’re thinking, ‘I’d need hundreds of plants to make a pound of flour!’ and you are not wrong. But Plantains have other virtues, Their roots can break hardpan soils and can limit the effects of wind and water erosion of soil. Each plant can produce something like twenty-thousand seeds so they are productive if you want flour or just to use the seeds for their Psyllium fiber for digestive health. If you’re planning to make Psyllium fiber, just soak the seeds and they will create a mucilaginous high fiber beverage that can help with constipation and other digestive issues. Beyond that there is the known use for the leaves, if you are stung, harvest a leaf and chew it up then spit the green mess out and apply it to the sting. The swelling and pain should relieve itself as enzymes in the leave will interact with your saliva to handle the swelling and discomfort. Lastly, the leaves are straight up edible. Young Plantain leaves can be eaten raw like one might do for spinach or other unusual greens while older ones will need to be cooked. Plantain leaves are high in vitamins A, C and K and therefore could be the difference in a survival situation between malnutrition and surviving a bit longer. Most of all, and I’ve said this before, Red-Leaved Plantains add in foliage color to the mix making them extra useful plus the red color means Anthocyanins which have anti-inflammatory properties and are used in the body as antioxidants. Some studies suggest that Anthocyanins also can help heart health by way of lowering cholesterol and may also boost brain function. Lastly, Anthocyanins may also fight cancer by limiting tumor growth. So with all that said, Red-Leaved Plantains are something you should consider including in your back yard Apothecary. <Alt Text 4 of 4>
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Encinitas to rip up most of Sante Fe Drive renovation project – San Diego Union-Tribune

https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ca/41264/

The new, controversial, back-in parking spots, narrower vehicle lanes and one of the two, new separated bike lanes…
Encinitas to rip up most of Sante Fe Drive renovation project – San Diego Union-Tribune - California News Beep
The new, controversial, back-in parking spots, narrower vehicle lanes and one of the two, new separated bike lanes will be removed from Santa Fe Drive, the
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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this and the guy in Encinitas hitting citizens with his truck. what is going on in north county?
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Encinitas City Council discusses safety redesign of busy Santa Fe Drive corridor – NBC 7 San Diego

https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ca/40301/

It was completed in May, but now the Encinitas City Council is considering redesigning certain safety features of…
Encinitas City Council discusses safety redesign of busy Santa Fe Drive corridor – NBC 7 San Diego - California News Beep
It was completed in May, but now the Encinitas City Council is considering redesigning certain safety features of the western section of the Santa Fe Drive
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November 6, 2025 at 5:21 AM