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VOL. 38, N0. 43
Oct. 25, 2024
City installs pipeline
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Encinitas golf instructor VISTA Heidi Richardson recently triumphed over a civilNEWS rights lawsuit filed by former members of a national men’s rights group known for successfully targeting women-only events and promotions in court. Story on 20.
Streetscape shifts to drainage upgrades
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By Walker Armstrong
ENCINITAS — Progress continues on the Leucadia Streetscape project, an extensive infrastructure overhaul along North Coast Highway 101 that aims to improve safety, mobility and stormwater management. Segment C Mayor and the North Drainage estimates 101 Improvements $50M to project, which complete started in March necessary and spans JupiStreet to La drainage ter Costa Avenue, are work in the focal points of Leucadia. construction. Construction crews have begun excavating and installing a new 60-inch storm drain pipe starting at Jupiter Street and extending to Moorgate Road. The project will then shift to replacing the water line on the west side of North Coast Highway 101, with surface storm drain installations taking place along the entire stretch. Lisa Adams, the city’s project manager, said installation of the 60-inch pipe will involve significant traffic detours and lane shifts, which will impact the stretch from Avocado Street to La Costa Avenue until January or February 2025. Once this segment is completed, the work will shift north, continuing storm drain installation between Avocado Street and Jupiter Street. Traffic along the west side of the highway will remain in twoway lanes throughout the construction, with northbound veTURN TO STREETSCAPE ON 20
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Fair board to settle PPP loan allegations By City News Service
Election Q&As with candidates City Council candidates in Encinitas, San Marcos, Vista and Oceanside respond to policy questions ahead of the November election. 8-11.
DEL MAR — The owner and operator of the Del Mar Fairgrounds has agreed to pay over $5.6 million to resolve allegations that it obtained a $4.7 million pandemic-related loan without being eligible, the Department of Justice announced Oct. 22. While numerous Paycheck Protection Program loans were provided to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice said the 22nd District Agricultural Association
was not eligible for such a loan because it is a government-owned entity. However, the 22nd DAA’s CEO, Carlene Moore, obtained a $4,713,700 PPP loan in May 2020, leading the government to pay out the loan amount, plus $97,890 in fees and interest to the bank that processed the loan. The settlement, which includes an agreement to have the 22nd DAA and Moore pay $5,664,015, was reached without any deter-
TOLL TROUBLE
Further investigations into SANDAG’s handling of the state Route 125 tolling system confirm that the executive team knew of issues early on, and that the agency acted hastily when transferring over the tolling back-office system to another vendor earlier this year. The system incorrectly charged at least 57,000 motorists’ accounts and cost SANDAG an estimated $2 million in lost revenue. Story on 3.
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