The Coast News, January 28, 2022

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Encinitas council poised to ban ghost guns. A3 Carlsbad residents ready to dump Republic? A3 Officials see hope for SR 78 trouble spot. A5

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Encinitas council bans helium-filled balloons. A6 Tsunami talk sparks San Onofre concerns. A7 North County represented in Rams-49ers game. A9

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SDA boys basketball off to hot start in league. A9 Bill targeting municipal golf courses shelved. A10 State Assembly races taking shape. A12 Local teacher dies in rock climbing accident. B1

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DEL MAR RACETRACK has seen plenty of ups and downs over the years — a microcosm of the statewide horse racing industry. Today, advocates and opponents in California are fighting over the very existence of an embattled and beloved sport. Story on A8.

NCTD extends deadline for modified fencing plan  Del Mar has a month to accept 4-foot bluff fence By Tigist Layne

DEL MAR — The North County Transit District board voted Thursday to give the City of Del Mar until Feb. 28 to agree to a modified 4-foot-tall fence design on the Del Mar bluffs. If the city does not accept this agreement, the NCTD will proceed with a proposed 6-foot-tall fence

ENCINITAS — A federal housing discrimination lawsuit alleging an illegal housing scheme in Encinitas has recently widened its scope to include 14 defendants, one of which is controlled by private equity megalith Blackstone RANCHO Group, according to new SFNEWS court filings. The lawsuit stems from the city-approved sales of two affordable homes — 1317 Portola Road and 1412 Mackinnon Avenue — to wealthy investors instead of dozens of qualified, very-low-income applicants, as first reported by The Coast News. “Developers in Encinitas are putting on ‘dog and pony shows’ to honest applicants in order to meet basic requirements while pre-determining the sale of designated affordable homes in violation of the fair housing rules,” the lawsuit reads. “And the City of Encinitas is complicit in these housing violations and recklessly failing its duties to administer the programs properly to further the fair housing laws.” A city spokesperson previously told The Coast News the legal action “cannot point to any allegation where the City has not complied with state law or

design. The city has just over a month to enter into a written agreement with the transit district and accept liability and maintenance responsibility for the modified fence design. This is likely the last time this deadline will be extended in hopes of reaching an agreement with Del Mar. Del Mar originally had until Dec. 31 to reach an agreement with NCTD, which included the modified 4-foot-tall fence design. After no agreement was reached, NCTD filed a new

petition on Dec. 30 with the federal Surface Transportation Board seeking sole authority to proceed with the project. The more than twohour long discussion on Thursday was tense at times, with Del Mar Councilmember Terry Gaasterland and Board Chair Tony Kranz engaging in a few heated exchanges. Ultimately, the NCTD board voted 7-1-1 in support of the motion, with Del Mar Councilmember TerTURN TO FENCING ON A5

NCTD VOTED last week to allow the City of Del Mar more time to agree to an alternative fencing proposal. File photo

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