Growing up, Jasmine Criqui and her parents sat at the dinner table every Monday to share and exchange their opinions on the latest local events and world news. Over the
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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
MoreIn an accompanying article, I report that my wife and I both tested negative before our return trip from Europe and for 5-7 days after returning to Del Mar. These
MoreAfter 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
MoreOn 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
MoreI believe the SANDAG/Coastal Commission approval of a plan for track protection by armoring the Del Mar bluffs is one of the most consequential changes Del Mar has ever experienced.
MoreSometimes short-term damage is unavoidable to achieve long term benefit. When someone has a heart attack, it may be necessary to cut open their chest — a damaging process —
MorePerhaps 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
MoreThe 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,
MoreA 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
MoreWhen 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
MoreAt a special City Council meeting on June 13, two consultant teams presented Phase I planning studies for affordable housing on the Fairgrounds and on two vacant City-owned sites. Council
MoreI 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
MoreLocation! 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.
MoreJanuary, 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.
MoreGeorge 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
MoreA garden to walk in and immensity to dream in… ~Victor Hugo Gardens and trees, butterflies and bees – summer immerses us in a natural world that is truly an
MoreIce Cream Social 2022 We had a wonderful time on the Civic Center Plaza at DMCC’s annual Spring Ice Cream Social on May 20. In its second year, the Ice
MoreHow Do Guns Have More Rights Than Women? Young Activists Lead a March in Del Mar for Abortion Rights
July 10, 2022 - How Do Guns Have More Rights Than Women? Young Activists Lead a March in Del Mar for Abortion Rights
MoreCanyon Crest Academy student Sydney Chan delivered a powerful speech at a July 9 abortion rights march and rally in Del Mar. Her speech excerpted below. I would like
MoreWhat makes a satisfying bean burger? I went to the specialists at Viewpoint Brewing Co. and asked the question. Mike Patula, Executive Chef, says that a bean burger needs the
MoreYour new green cart, with its contents headed for EDCO’s Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility, is an easy way to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions – especially by diverting methane, which
MoreThanks to the efforts of SANDAG, its Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata, and State Senator Toni Atkins, the recently enacted state budget includes $300 million for relocation of the rail line
MoreCouncil Candidates on the Horizon Just four days from the August 12 deadline, four Del Mar people have pulled papers for City Council candidacy. Two incumbents, Mayor Dwight Worden and Council
MoreNow that today’s 4:30pm filing deadline has passed, we can report who has filed to run for Council. Both incumbents whose terms expire this year – Terry Gaasterland and Dwight
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Quotable Del Mar
“The Second Amendment is not a license to kill. Gun violence is predictable and preventable.
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