Del Mar Times

Dave Druker, Tracy Martinez and Dan Quirk lead the three-seat Del Mar City Council race https://www.delmartimes.net//2020-11-03/del-mar-city-counc

In Encinitas, Mayor Catherine Blakespear is on pace to win a third two-year term as mayor; council members Tony Kranz and Kellie Hinze hold large leads in their reelection bids, according to unofficial results that are in so far https://www.encinitasadvocate.com//encinitas-city-council-

Emily Tianshi, 16, of San Diego is one of the Davidson Fellows Scholarship Program winners. Tianshi won a $25,000 scholarship for her project, Biomimicking Torrey Pine Needles: Atmospheric Moisture Harvesting Device Through Alternating Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Micro-Patterns. Only 20 students across the country are recognized as scholarship winners each year https://www.delmartimes.net//local-teen-awarded-25-000-sch

San Dieguito Union School District students will not return to in-person school until January https://www.delmartimes.net//san-dieguito-sets-january-ret

Del Mar Heights School parents, students and teachers held a Stand Up for the Heights rally on Del Mar Heights Road on Saturday, Oct. 24. The group aimed to bring awareness to and protest the lawsuit filed against the school rebuild project by the Save the Field community group https://www.delmartimes.net//del-mar-heights-families-teac

In light of decreased enrollment and financial challenges due to the pandemic, the Del Mar Union School District is restructuring its Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) to ensure it can continue to provide care to current families in its infant, toddler and preschool programs https://www.delmartimes.net//parents-concerned-about-chang

The California Coastal Commission has asked the North County Transit District to withdraw its request for sole control over projects to stabilize the railroad tracks on the coastal bluffs in Del Mar https://www.delmartimes.net///state-agency-opposes-transit

Only 62 of 158 employees remain at the Del Mar Fairgrounds after layoffs took effect. The state-owned venue's budget has been decimated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused the cancellation of the county fair and other large events https://www.delmartimes.net//layoffs-take-effect-at-financ

The San Diego County Democratic Party is facing backlash this week after a volunteer sent its list of endorsed candidates to voters with two names purposefully crossed off https://www.delmartimes.net//2020-10-24/democratic-endorse

Coronado, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove and Solana Beach are suing SANDAG over what they argue was an unfair voting process when the board approved a plan that increased the amount of new housing required in their cities https://www.delmartimes.net//cities-sue-sandag-over-plan-t

The Del Mar City Council approved a formal request this week to build affordable housing at the state-owned fairgrounds on the city’s border. We are targeting at least 51 affordable units on the fairgrounds, Councilman Dwight Worden said at Monday’s Del Mar City Council meeting. If we could get more than 51, I think we would go for that. https://www.delmartimes.net//del-mar-wants-affordable-hous

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 https://www.delmartimes.net//local-cannabis-ballot-measure

In a change of course, school board members in the San Dieguito Union High School District approved a resolution to bring students back to in-person school one to two days a week by the second quarter. Over the past several weeks, parents have been increasingly vocal in their criticism of the district for not accelerating its plans for allowing students back to their campuses https://www.delmartimes.net//san-dieguito-changes-course-m