Ag District settles Sierra Club lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by the local chapter of the Sierra Club against the state agency that runs the Del Mar Fairgrounds has been settled, officials announced Tuesday, May 7.
A lawsuit filed by the local chapter of the Sierra Club against the state agency that runs the Del Mar Fairgrounds has been settled, officials announced Tuesday, May 7.
Extra security and surveillance will be in place at the elephant rides at this year’s San Diego County Fair, after a member of the fair’s governing board reported what he perceived as a threat conveyed by a local attorney.
The idea of a committee that would look for ways to eliminate red tape and make it easier for businesses to locate in Del Mar or upgrade their facilities was proposed last month by Mayor Terry Sinnott and Councilman Al Corti.

Children will read a book to one of the therapy dogs from Love on a Leash.

Owner of Aardvark Safaris Ltd. has visited Africa 40 to 50 times
The City of Solana Beach is holding a special public workshop on Thursday, May 9, from 6-8 p.m., to discuss the formation of the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP). The City is beginning the process of developing a CAP in conjunction with the General Plan Update (GPU) and has engaged the assistance of the Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) at the University of San Diego to assist the City in developing a Solana Beach specific plan utilizing their recently released climate toolkit.
A Del Mar man accused of raping two women, including one he met on a Christian dating website, was ordered to stand trial today on five felony charges, including forcible rape and rape of an unconscious person.

Residents expressed concerns about how a proposed new mixed-use development on Carmel Mountain Road and Carmel Country Road will blend with their community at the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board meeting on April 25. Called Merge, the retail and commercial project employs a modern architecture design and is intended by developers Gary Levitt and Tony Frost of Seabreeze Properties to bring something very different to the community than what was originally planned.

Carmel Valley resident Kailyn Miller, a graduating senior at La Jolla Country Day School, was recently named one of about 550 semifinalists in the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from more than 3,900 candidates on the basis of superior achievements, leadership qualities, personal character, and involvement in community and school activities.
The Carmel Valley Community Planning Board said it wanted to be on record as opposing marijuana dispensaries in its community and voted April 25 to send a letter to the city regarding the city’s proposed medical marijuana ordinance.