Study shows success of red light cameras in Solana Beach
Authorities plan to crack down on cell phone use in upcoming months
Authorities plan to crack down on cell phone use in upcoming months
The Solana Beach City Council on Jan. 25 made its annual appointments to the handful of citizen commissions that advise the council on topics from art to public safety.

A little over 25 years ago, Gloria Curry played an integral role in starting the city of Solana Beach from scratch. As the city’s first interim city manager, she did everything from hiring city staff to executing contracts to running the office (which, at that time, was only two rooms with one phone).
The Del Mar City Council on Jan. 23 passed an ordinance outlining shared use of the Del Mar Shores Park, which has for months been a point of contention namely between the Little League and dog communities.

The bronze bell that rang for decades at St. Leo Mission — proclaiming hundreds of births, marriages and masses before succumbing to termites in 2004 — has been restored and will soon be part of the community once again.

Catherine Pearl Kinzel, who was a year old when her family moved to Solana Beach, was 88 when she died Jan. 19, 2012 – two weeks after her sister, Miltreta Hagenburger, who lived in Encinitas.
Santa Fe Irrigation District directors voted Thursday, Jan. 19, to support a lawsuit against the agency that supplies water to millions of Southern California residents, contending the water wholesaler’s pricing structure is unfair to San Diego County.
In an ongoing effort to reduce waste at the Del Mar Farmers Market, a simple, yet effective way to reuse market bags is being adopted.
The Friends of the Solana Beach Library is holding a half-price sale in the used book shop Jan. 23- Jan. 28.
Catherine Pearl Kinzel, who was a year old when her family moved to Solana Beach in 1924, was 88 when she died Jan. 19, 2012 – two weeks after her sister, Miltreta Hagenburger, who lived in Encinitas.