April 2025

Housing Paused, Un-Paused

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

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Editorial: Slash and Burn

Recently overheard comment from a local resident: “It doesn’t matter how crazy Trump is; It won’t impact us here in Del Mar.” Think again.   Medical care impact Medicaid and

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SANDAG 101: A Primer

SANDAG controls a lot of what affects Del Mar these days, including decisions on the rail tunnel. Who is SANDAG and why does it have so much power?  Here’s a

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Zel’s -> Coral Del Mar

Zel’s closing in February presented an opportunity for Amanda Devine and Gio Morelli to open Coral Del Mar—due mid-April.   The name Coral is inspired by living oceanic corals—and honors

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Covid Booster Time | Bird Flu Dangers

The peak of the winter flu season, one of the worst in many years, has passed. Hospitalizations and deaths in San Diego County have declined since mid-February after 178 deaths

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AI: Animal Intelligence

Animals, intelligent and instinctual, have the know how to help out and communicate with each other and us. Numerous symbiotic relationships have been established between animals and animals and insects

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Spring Pink

If you want a show-stopper tree for your garden, consider a Purple-leaved Eastern Red Bud (Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’) that is just starting to burst into bloom along Camino Del

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Meeting Our EV Mandate

With the goal of delivering cleaner air and massive reductions in climate-warming pollution, California’s Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate directs that 35% of new 2026 car models sold by automakers

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Bluffs and Tracks

Tracking the recent proposed realignment possibilities aimed at getting the tracks off our continually receding bluffs has grown somewhat easier, with SANDAG reducing 16 “alternative concepts” in the Value Analysis

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Del Mar Lifeguards Win!

The Foundation is pleased to announce the recent funding of two grants to benefit the Del Mar City Lifeguards, city residents, and visitors:   DMF’s grant of $17,500 will fund

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Del Mar Community Connections

DMCC Volunteers are Stars! Nothing that DMCC does happens without the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, and we think they hang the moon! Therefore, this year’s Volunteer Appreciation

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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

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