Rancho Coastal Humane Society upgrade

REGION — The Job-Readiness Room pilot program is designed to connect entry-level, excluded, and/or vulnerable workers with basic skills training and connections to key North County employers who are hiring for office administration, manufacturing, hospitality and food service jobs. It is free for candidates and businesses to participate. The sponsors only ask that employers who participate in this program guarantee a job interview for candidates.

OCEANSIDE — The city of Oceanside announced Peter Cruz as Oceanside’s 2023 Senior Volunteer of the Year. The award was announced Jan. 19 at a luncheon at Oceanside’s Country Club Senior Center, where Cruz was presented a plaque by Mayor Esther Sanchez, while she proclaimed it to be “Peter Cruz Day.”

Weekly crime reports from the Sheriff’s Dept. North Coastal Station from Jan. 16 to Jan. 22 for the cities of Encinitas, Del Mar and Solana Beach. All arrestees within these crime reports are presumed innocent. Perez, 53, was arrested at 2:22 p.m. on Jan 22 at Orpheus Avenue, Encinitas,...

REGION — County supervisors this week unanimously approved upgrades to a popular North County hiking spot near the community of Ramona and the city of Poway. Located west of state Route 67, the Mount Woodson Gateway County Preserve has several trails, including one leading to Potato Chip Rock, a noted tourist spot.

REGION — SANDAG and Caltrans is asking for commentary on two recently released draft transportation plans, for the San Diego region: the Coast, Canyons, and Trails (CCT) and the North County Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plans (CMCP). Near term priorities include multimodal improvements at both the east and west ends...

ENCINITAS — The city of Encinitas Senior Citizen Commission, in partnership with the Encinitas Rotary Club, will be honoring an Encinitas resident with the 2022 Senior Citizen of the Year Award and are looking for nominations. The Senior Citizen of the Year Award recognizes a deserving senior citizen who...

VISTA — Vista Chamber of Commerce celebrated its January Rising Star students. The Rising Stars included, from left, Viktor Gazibaric- Guajome Park Academy; Belen Hernandez – Rancho Buena Vista High School; Brigita Hambali – Vista High School; Quinn White – Alta Vista High School and Zachary Schuler – Mission Vista High School. Rising Star of the Month is a student who makes a difference in their home, school and community with sincerity and passion.

REGION — Authorities are on the lookout for a man who reportedly tried to kidnap a 9-year-old girl earlier this week in a Carmel Mountain Ranch-area neighborhood. The child was at Shoal Creek Drive and Stoney Gate Place at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, waiting for her mother to pick her up after school, when the would-be abductor approached her and told her to follow him, according to the San Diego Police Department.

REGION — The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors welcomed seven new members from across the region at its first regular meeting Jan. 26. Each of the Water Authority’s 24 retail member agencies are represented by at least one member of the 36-member board of directors, which sets the Water Authority’s strategic direction. The Water Authority provides wholesale water supplies that sustains 3.3 million people and a $268 billion regional economy, in coordination with its member agencies.

ESCONDIDO — On Feb. 8, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance will attempt to secure a Guinness World Records title for “Oldest Living Mouse in Human Care” to recognize Pat, a Pacific pocket mouse fondly named after actor Patrick Stewart. Pat was born on July 14, 2013 at...

CARLSBAD — The North County Transit District Board of Directors voted Jan. 19 in favor of entering into Exclusive Negotiation Agreements with West Village Partners, a partnership between Sea Breeze Properties, LLC and FABRIC Investments, Inc. for the Carlsbad Village Transit Station Redevelopment Project, and Raintree Partners for the Poinsettia Transit Station Redevelopment Project. The Board action is the first step toward transforming the existing transit stations into vibrant community gathering spaces where residents and visitors can live, work, play and ride.

OCEANSIDE — A newly-established standing committee will oversee matters of equity and fairness when it comes to accessing the city of Oceanside’s public sports fields and facilities. The city’s Parks and Recreation Commission established a standing committee on field and facility equity at its Jan. 10 meeting. The...

DEL MAR — San Diego Gas & Electric has commenced the second phase of its ongoing reconfiguration project in Del Mar, continuing its efforts to convert overhead lines along major roads underground. Phase 2 targets around three-fourths of a mile of overhead distribution lines along San Dieguito Drive, Racetrack...

SAN MARCOS — Cal State San Marcos history professor Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall was honored with a prestigious award for faculty in the California State University system, school officials said today. Sepinwall was one of five winners of the Wang Family Excellence Award. Each year, the CSU recognizes four faculty...

SAN MARCOS — The former principal of Mission Hills High School will remain on leave until June 30, at which time his employment will end, San Marcos Unified School District officials announced this week. Cliff Mitchell, who became principal in 2020, was placed on leave after administrators became aware...

SAN MARCOS — For actress Sage Taylor, a San Marcos resident, Ovation Theatre’s production of “Into the Woods” this month will mark her first time back on stage since the start of the pandemic – this time in her dream role as the witch. “It’s...

CARLSBAD — The upgrades continue at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, with its newest project breaking ground on Jan. 20 to renovate its famed Champions Course as it prepares to host three consecutive NCAA Division I women’s and men’s golf championships beginning May 2024. The...

SAN DIEGO — Jon Rahm is in danger of missing the cut in the $8.7 million Farmers Insurance Open today after shooting a 1-over 73 on Torrey Pines Golf Course’s South Course following victories in his past two starts on the PGA Tour. The field will be reduced...