Del Mar is a different place than in 1976 when the Community Plan was finalized and approved by voters. But the city retains its distinctive character that sets us apart from our neighbors because of the foundation laid by our Community Plan.

After two years avoiding international travel because of the COVID pandemic, my wife Ann Feeney and I decided to spend five weeks in Europe this May and June. We are both fully vaccinated (two initial shots and two boosters), so we decided

On June 8, 2022, sitting in session at the Del Mar Hilton, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) voted unanimously to approve SANDAG’s $68 million Del Mar bluff stabilization project called “DMB5.” Important mitigation measures required by the approval include removal of the

Perhaps you recall the Tale of Squirrel Nutkin of the British Beatrix Potter’s imagination written in 1903 about an impertinent red squirrel named Nutkin and his narrow escape from an owl, Old Brown, at the cost of Nutkin’s losing his tail. Know

The Tewa Street neighborhood undergrounding project has begun just as the drought-plagued fire season begins. Council Member Gaasterland, working with political allies in the neighborhood, convinced the Council majority (Gaasterland, Druker, Martinez, Quirk) to move this project to the head of the

A celebration of Del Mar’s first public artwork, a sculpture by acclaimed artist James Hubbell, took place on June 3, 2022, with the unveiling of two bronze plaques at a reception held in front of the Del Mar Library, the sculpture’s location.

When composer Jordan Kuspa moved back to Del Mar in 2018, he immediately began to think about setting down musical roots: “I had been away since childhood, and wanted to create something that would keep me connected to Del Mar, no matter

I recently visited my parents in Del Mar where I grew up. I wanted to get some tortilla chips to accompany homemade guacamole. My Dad said that I would have to go to the Del Mar Heights Vons. I remembered back to

Location! Oceanfront! Occupying the same space as the former Del Mar Motel, vintage 1968, the Del Mar Beach Hotel is open under new ownership after multiple months of intense renovations. The 46 reconfigured rooms are clean and crisp with communal outdoor side

January, February and March of this year were the driest ever recorded in California. And 2020, 2021 and 2022 are projected to be the driest three-year period ever recorded.    Researchers just down the road from Del Mar, at Scripps Institution of

George was a wine connoisseur and a political activist who helped pass the Community Plan, elect “green” Council Members, acquire open space (Seagrove Park, Anderson Canyon, Crest Canyon). As a financial advisor and early Qualcomm investor he helped create numerous multimillionaires. He