Luke Harold

The Clean Energy Alliance appointed a seven-member Community Advisory Committee, consisting of two members each from Del Mar, Solana Beach and and Carlsbad.

After starting a local chapter of Letters to Strangers over the summer, three Torrey Pines High School juniors raised about $800 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention during their first major event last weekend.

With a philosophy of “cocreate, not compete,” the Sorrento Valley-based nonprofit CureScience Institute is working to advance health care treatments that are more personalized to the patient.

After advancing from the soccer fields at Torrey Pines High School to become a team captain at the University of Michigan, Colin McAtee developed software to help student athletes through their recruiting processes.

The Del Mar City Council allocated $202,000 to its economic contingency fund during its Oct. 19 online meeting and made other budgetary adjustments in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the city’s finances.

The electoral push to expand the cannabis industry into more California cities includes Nov. 3 ballot measures in Solana Beach and Encinitas, which have both led to debates on local control, crime and other potential issues.

Plans for the 2021 San Diego County Fair will start to come into focus next month, Del Mar Fairgrounds board members said during their Oct. 20 online meeting.

Solana Beach City Council members crafted some of the terms that will be part of a financial assistance program for renters in the city who have lost their jobs or otherwise been impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Southern California Women In Bio chapter, which includes Del Mar residents in leadership positions, has been using its programs to help more women advance in bioscience-related fields.

A California-based motorsports company is raising money for local nonprofit Youth Empowerment as part of a larger effort that includes a “Community-Oriented Monster Truck Show” at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in December without fans in attendance.

As a “pandemic sanity project,” Del Mar resident Kimberly Hiland-Belding has made more than 300 masks for friends, family and neighbors since the novel coronavirus pandemic started.

Amid pressure from state regulators, the Del Mar City Council approved a zoning change on the city’s North Commercial parcels that will allow up to 20 residential units per acre.