Lakeside

Lakeside, CA · Traffic & Transit
UCSD Guardian
Times of San Diego
Elvira Station and Rose Canyon’s early railroad history
Rail travel was once an important part of getting around San Diego and connecting the region’s communities. However, a photograph of a Rose Canyon train wreck around 1915 shows one of the risks that came with traveling by rail. The California Southern Railroad completed its track through Rose Canyon...
Times of San Diego
Construction crews arrive, parking woes follow. Golden Hill Cafe is latest local business to feel the pain.
The iconic Golden Hill Cafe at 25th and C streets has been losing customers lately, say employees of the popular, longtime diner. But it’s not because of prices, service or food quality. It’s because of the loss of street parking due to a nearby construction project, they contend.
KPBS
Trains shift to new concrete bridge at Batiquitos Lagoon, replacing 1940s wooden trestle
An Amtrak Surfliner made the inaugural run across the new Batiquitos Lagoon rail bridge Monday morning. It’s a milestone for the $166 million Batiquitos Lagoon Double Tracking project. “We’ve shifted the train over from the old bridge,” said Omar Ataye, a principal engineer at the San Diego Association of...
escondido.org
Valley Roadrunner
Escondido Times-Advocate
Guessing Headlights
UCSD Guardian
picketfencemedia.com
hoodline.com
San Diego Streetlight Fixes Now Take 340 Days as Audit Blames Overtime Abuse
If a streetlight has been dark on your San Diego block for what feels like forever, there's a reason: the city's average wait for a streetlight repair has stretched to 340 days, and a new city audit says weak oversight of electricians and questionable management are largely to blame. The backlog has also nearly tripled in size since 2021, even as the city poured more money and overtime hours into the repair program.
FOX 5 San Diego
High tides disrupt train service
metro.net
Metro Board approves funding for transportation projects in North County, South Bay and Long Beach
The Metro Board of Directors recently approved nearly $119 million in Measure M and Measure R funding through the agency’s annual subregional funding process, advancing transportation projects in North County and the South Bay. Separately, the Board approved up to $35 million in additional Measure M funding for the...