A petition filed in Superior Court against the City of Del Mar by North Bluff property owner Carol Lazier, the applicant for the 259-unit Seaside Ridge development, is back on track, following an agreed-upon pause while an appellate court considered a legal case involving similar issues in La Cañada Flintridge (LCF). Faced with a $14 million appeal bond, LCF ended its appeal on March 4, allowing the challenged development to proceed under the same “builder’s remedy” State law provisions that Lazier and Seaside Ridge developers are relying on.
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Recently overheard comment from a local resident: “It doesn’t matter how crazy Trump is; It won’t impact us here in Del Mar.”
MoreSANDAG controls a lot of what affects Del Mar these days, including decisions on the rail tunnel. Who is SANDAG and why
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Zel’s closing in February presented an opportunity for Amanda Devine and Gio Morelli to open Coral Del Mar—due mid-April. The name
MoreYour hands skim the denim shorts, feel the soft linen dresses, and eye the silk shirts. You select your choice and turn
MoreThe peak of the winter flu season, one of the worst in many years, has passed. Hospitalizations and deaths in San Diego
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Animals, intelligent and instinctual, have the know how to help out and communicate with each other and us. Numerous symbiotic relationships have
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If you want a show-stopper tree for your garden, consider a Purple-leaved Eastern Red Bud (Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’) that is just
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With the goal of delivering cleaner air and massive reductions in climate-warming pollution, California’s Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate directs that 35%
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Tracking the recent proposed realignment possibilities aimed at getting the tracks off our continually receding bluffs has grown somewhat easier, with SANDAG
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The Foundation is pleased to announce the recent funding of two grants to benefit the Del Mar City Lifeguards, city residents, and
MoreDMCC Volunteers are Stars! Nothing that DMCC does happens without the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, and we think they
MoreApril 2025
Volume 29, Number 3
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In Brief
On March 10, Mayor Terry Gaasterland flouted legal direction given to her at the Feb. 18 Council meeting to abstain from voting to appoint a candidate to the Air Pollution Control District board. City Attorney Leslie Duvaney’s direction to abstain was based on a 2-2 split by the Council on how this vote should be cast, resulting in no majority support for any candidate.Gaasterland’s vote for Coronado Mayor John Duncan despite the legal direction to abstain resulted in his selection for the APCD board seat, though 14 local environmentalists and residents spoke at the Feb. 18 Council meeting urging support for Carlsbad Councilmember Teresa Acosta based on her environmental credentials, with Deputy Mayor Martinez and Councilmember Spelich also supporting Acosta. On March 11, the City notified the County that “the vote rendered by [Gaasterland] is invalid and cannot be counted.” The Sandpiper’s full News Update on this matter is here: bit.ly/mayor-flouts.