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VOL. 35, N0. 21
MAY 21, 2021
SAN O’side schools MARCOS push-NEWS full-time return to fall
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Carlsbad unveils fall in-personTHE plans
VISTA
By Samantha Nelson
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date on the planning of the project and will still have just under $2 million left to pay on its own to cover
OCEANSIDE — The city’s schoolNEWS district has decided to wait to return students and teachers to a full five-day, in-person class schedule until the fall. Last week, several parents gathered in front of the Oceanside Unified School District office on Mission Avenue as part of RANCHO a rally to push for a full return SFNEWS to in-person instruction for students immediately. The parents, many of whom are part of the Facebook group Parent Association of Oceanside, have previously gathered together in rallies and asked the school board to open sooner for the last several months. Back in April, staff had recommended expanding elementary in-person instruction to five days a week on a modified schedule while keeping secondary students in the current hybrid schedule. Instead of approving staff’s recommendation, the School Board decided in a 3-2 vote to keep elementary students in the current hybrid in-person schedule until the district consulted with county and state health departments as well as the district’s labor union partners regarding classroom sizes and distance. That left only a few more weeks of school this year for the district to decide on whether or not to
TURN TO BRIDGE ON A15
TURN TO SCHOOLS ON A5
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JOY RIDE
ENCINITAS 101 MAINSTREET Association has announced the lineup for its 22nd annual Encinitas Cruise Nights, including new nightly themes and live bands. The series, sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts, kicks off June 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event will be held every third Thursday through September. Opening night features Secret Car Club, Little Guys Car Club and North County Cruisers with live music from the Sea Monks and The Retro Rocketts. Courtesy photo
Supervisors OK $3.5M for Del Mar bridge By Bill Slane
MASTER GLASS
Glass artist Nao Yamamoto, a fan favorite of Netflix’s “Blown Away,” is doing a residency May 25-28 at Barrio Glassworks in Carlsbad. Story on A8. Photo by Steve Puterski
DEL MAR — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has unanimously agreed to allocate $3.5 million in funds toward the replacement project of the Camino Del Mar bridge in the city of Del Mar. The vote came at the request of County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer and is critical to the completion of the needed project on the bridge built in 1932. The city had already accepted a grant several years ago from the federal government that covers 88.5% of the $48 million the bridge replacement will cost, leaving the city
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THE COUNTY approved funds for several infrastructure projects, including $3.5 million to replace the Camino Del Mar Bridge. File photo
with a $5.5 million obligation to cover on its own. Del Mar has already spent $150,000 of its own funds and $1.15 million of the federal grant funds to