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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Encinitas is currently accepting applications to fill one (1) unscheduled vacancy on the Commission for the Arts with a term ending March 2024. Application forms must be completed online from the City’s website.  All applicants must be registered voters of the City of Encinitas.  The deadline for applications is Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.  Term o...

The City of Encinitas Fire Department along with Fitch & Associates presented the updated Olivenhain Evacuation Study/Plan to the residents of Olivenhain.  Participants were able to ask questions and provide input into the plan.  The meetings were hosted by the Olivenhain Town Council at the Olivenhain Meeting Hall, and three sessions were offered this summer. The presentation and recorded sessions are linked bel...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Encinitas is accepting applications to fill one unscheduled vacancy on the Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission – Leucadia representative with a term ending March 1, 2023. Application forms must be completed online from the City’s website. All applicants must be registered voters of the City of Encinitas and reside in Leucadia. The deadline for applications is Thursday, Aug...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Encinitas is currently accepting applications to fill one (1) unscheduled vacancy on the Senior Citizen Commission with a term ending March 2024. Application forms must be completed online from the City’s website. All applicants must be registered voters of the City of Encinitas. The deadline for applications is Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Term of office for the unsche...

The City of Encinitas is pleased to announce the Beacons Beach access trail and parking lot are scheduled to reopen for public use mid-day on Thursday, June 30, 2022. On May 2nd, the northern portion of an existing historic landslide at Beacons Beach reactivated and moved downslope to the west. The movement created numerous visible cracks in the existing slope, as well as damage to the existing beach access trail from the B...

June 23, 2022 - On May 2nd, the northern portion of an existing historic landslide at Beacons Beach reactivated and moved downslope to the west. The movement created numerous visible cracks in the existing slope, as well as damage to the existing beach access trail from the Beacons parking lot down to the beach. Since that time, the City of Encinitas and Scripps Institution of Oceanography have been monitoring and eval...

As California enters its third consecutive dry year and following the driest first three months of a year in the state’s recorded history, Governor Gavin Newsom and the State Water Resources Control Board took steps to drive water conservation at the local level, calling on local water suppliers to take locally appropriate actions that will conserve water across all sectors. In response, the Olivenhain Municipal Water...

UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the project is now scheduled to begin on May 31. ... On Tuesday, May 24th the City will begin removing three unhealthy blue gum eucalyptus trees located within the medians along North Coast Highway 101 between Diana St. and Phoebe St. We understand the community’s concern about losing trees, given their role in sustainability and protecting the environment.  Why d...

UPDATED: The City of Encinitas has reached a settlement of the Encinitas Blvd. Apartments 6.95 LP v. City of Encinitas case. The project applicant has agreed to submit an amended application for a smaller project, which reduces the total number of units from 277 to 250, increases the total number of affordable units from 41 to 50, and removes one story on the portions of the project closest to existing residents. Th...

Final Asphalt Paving: El Portal Street Roundabout and Southbound Lanes on N. Coast Highway 101 from Marcheta Street to A Street on Thursday, April 28th On Thursday, April 28, the Leucadia Streetscape team will place the final asphalt pavement on the project. During this operation, both northbound and southbound N. Coast Highway 101 traffic from Marcheta Street to A Street will be shifted to the...