City News

The City of Encinitas is considering the addition of two new east-west at-grade crossings within the North Leucadia coastal rail corridor to make it easier and safer to cross the tracks between La Costa Avenue and Leucadia Boulevard. In an effort to let residents know what the new train horn pattern would sound like, the City and North County Transit District (NCTD) will be conducting a train horn demonstration on Dec. 1 at 4:...

Encinitas is one of 95 cities to receive top score on climate action from environmental impact non-profit, CDP A List cities build climate momentum, taking twice as many climate mitigation and adaptation measures as non-A Listers  Only 9.8% of cities that were scored in 2021 received an A score ENCINITAS, CA, November 18, 2021: The City of Encinitas has been recognized ...

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 2023. 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, December 2, 2021, at 5:00 p.m.  Te...

The City of Encinitas' Public Works Department will host a sandbag giveaway event on Friday, November 5, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Public Works facility located at 160 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas, CA 92024. Sandbags will be available to Encinitas residents (no contractors) on a first-come, first-serve basis. Residents must provide photo identification and show proof of residency. 10 filled sandbags will be given ...

The Encinitas Holiday Parade - presented by Ting Internet will take place on Saturday, December 4 on Coast Highway 101.  The parade begins at 5:30 PM. It is preceded by a 5:00 PM tree lighting ceremony with a brief appearance by Santa at the Lumberyard Shops courtyard (between H and I Street on the east side of 101). The Encinitas Holiday Parade Committee is excited to announce the 2021 parade theme is “Encinitas...

All Encinitas beaches remain open. You might see members of the shoreline assessment teams working along Encinitas coast. They will be evaluating tar balls that were found on the beaches in north San Diego County to determine their source. The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is advising residents to exercise caution at local beaches and to avoid contact if tar balls are seen. If contact occurs, the body...

As previously announced, starting today, October 7, 2021, all City of Encinitas employees represented by SEIU along with non-union employees are now required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The requirement is outlined the COVID-19 protocols for non-union employees, which were announced on August 17, and in an agreement with SEIU signed on August 27. “I want to thank the employees that have done their part to keep t...

City staff, including our Emergency Operations staff, are working closely with the San Diego County Emergency Operations Center and the Orange County Incident Management Team to plan, assess, and mitigate the impacts to our local beaches and lagoons in relation to the oil spill in Orange County. Lifeguards are closely monitoring the local beaches and coastal waters for impacts. North County coastal cities, including Encinit...

The City of Encinitas, along with San Diego County Office of Emergency Services and other coastal cities, is engaged with Orange County officials and closely monitoring the impacts of the oil spill that occurred Saturday, October 2, 2021, off the coast of Huntington Beach roughly 50 miles to the north. There is no impact to the City at this time and our beaches remain open. Lifeguards are closely monitoring our coastline for s...

The City of Encinitas is dedicated to creating and maintaining safe, clean and affordable housing for all residents. The City achieves this in part through Inclusionary Housing. The Inclusionary Housing Program requires new residential projects of seven units or more to provide either 15 percent of the dwelling units made available at affordable sales price to low-income households or 10 percent of the dwelling units in the re...