The Coast News, November 16, 2018

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Judge orders Encinitas back in court Nov. 28 By Carey Blakely

ENCINITAS — Encinitas’ days of non-compliance with state housing law appear to be numbered. On Nov. 13, Superior Court Judge Ronald Frazier made it clear that while the court is giving the city two more weeks for the final vote of Measure U to be tallied, it was necessary to soon find “a remedy,” he said. The next court hearing will be on Nov. 28 at 1:30 p.m. in Vista. The lawsuits brought against Encinitas by San Diego Tenants United and the Building Industry Association of San Diego center on the city’s failure to enact a Housing Element, a state-mandated plan that details how a city will meet its housing obligations, particularly as they pertain to low-income residents. The suits present two sides of the same coin: The building industry suffers when housing developments do not get built, while low-income tenants suffer when there is not enough affordable housing available to them, the plaintiffs contend. At the hearing, Frazier referred to the failure of Measure T in 2016 followed by the presumed failure of Measure U — both ballot initiatives intended to get Encinitas compliant with California housing law — when he said, “After two bites at the apple, an impasse has occurred.” He made it clear that the court would now have to intervene. On April 30, Frazier gave Encinitas until Nov. 13 to secure voter approval for a housing plan. Unofficial election results show 52.5 percent of Encinitas voters saying no to Measure U, while 47.5 percent have so far voted in favor. Attorneys for the city argued that with uncounted ballots at large, the court should wait to TURN TO HOUSING ON A7

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‘Blue Wave’ washes ashore in North County By Aaron Burgin

REGION — For a long time, most of North County was a reliable bastion of support for the Republican Party at all levels of government. The rosters of council members and mayors, state assembly members, county supervisors and representatives in Congress would read off like

the Republican Party of San Diego County’s endorsement list. But a look across the region following the 2018 midterm elections shows that a change has definitely taken hold of the region, including areas that are still considered reliable Republican strongholds. From the potential change in the majority on

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the Carlsbad City Council, a sweep of the Encinitas City Council, and a too-close-to-call showing in the Escondido Mayor’s race, to the Democrat takeover of the 49th Congressional District and the 76th State Assembly District, Democrats continue to make substantial gains throughout North County. Experts and candi-

dates agreed that the socalled “Blue Wave” — the term being used to describe the Democrat midterm surge that led the party’s regaining control of the House of Representatives and other key races — crashed ashore throughout the region, particularly in coastal North County. UC San Diego political science professor Thad

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