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Local concerns loom over state housing bills. A3 Carlsbad upholds woman’s ban from group centers. A7
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ion chief. “Adding these amenities will cut down on response time, especially for the ladder truck which is currently assigned to station number 7, which is located farther from the gate of Camp Pendleton and deeper into the city,” said City Engineer Brian Thomas. Oceanside’s closest fire station to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s Main Gate is located 2.3 miles away. A new Fire Station 1 at 602 Civic Center Drive will improve re-
DEL MAR — Del Mar city officials have directed the interim city manager to craft a vaccination policy for city employees requiring them to receive a COVID-19 vaccine with no option for regular testing. The Del Mar City Council voted unanimousRANCHO ly on the motion this week SFNEWS to implement a vaccination requirement with no option for regular testing. Employees who do not comply with the policy and are not vaccinated by a date certain will be subject to disciplinary action. According to city staff, 77% of the city’s total employees are fully vaccinated. That total included a vaccination rate of 81% of the city’s full-time employees and 75% of the city’s part-time or seasonal staff. “We are a country that has a social compact and part of that social compact is that we need to make sure that we provide and take care of ourselves,” Councilmember Dave Druker said. The plan that will be implemented at a later date by interim City Manager Ashley Jones will include exemptions for those with health problems that preclude them from receiving a vaccine and those with strongly held religious beliefs. “Although most religious leaders are lining up that the vaccination is
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Del Mar readies for Breeders’ Cup spotlight. A9 Clinic to send expectant mothers to Palomar. A11 Photos from Sukkot Harvest Festival in Encinitas. A13 Carlsbad’s own ‘Karate Kid’ wins 7 national titles. A18
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San Marcos family mourns son’s stabbing death. A18 Weekly Crime Report. A21
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SURFING PHENOM Caitlin Simmers, 15, of Oceanside, catches a wave during Sunday’s final at the 14th annual Super Girl Surf Pro event at Oceanside Pier. Simmers, who won last year’s Super Girl title, finished second behind Team USA surfer Caroline Marks. Story on Page A5. Photo by Kurt Steinmetz
Oceanside gets $3.5M grant for new fire station Defense Department award to help offset use of Measure X funds By Samantha Nelson
OCEANSIDE — A $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will go toward replacing a nearly century-old fire station in Oceanside. The Oceanside City Council on Sept. 15 accepted $3.5 million in grant funds from the Department of Defense Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation Defense Community Infrastructure Program
OCEANSIDE’S FIRE Station 1, built in 1929, does not meet current building code requirements. Photo by Jordan P. Ingram
(DCIP) to build a new Fire time due to lack of funds. Station 1, a project that The $3.5 million grant was first conceptualized in will offset costs to be used 2006 but put on hold at the by Measure X, a sales tax
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measure passed by Oceanside voters in 2018 that aimed to improve public safety in the city, for the fire station’s construction. A new Fire Station 1 was chosen as one of the projects to be funded by measure. The current Fire Station 1, located at 714 Pier View Way, was built in 1929 and does not meet current building code requirements nor can it fit more staff and equipment. The new fire station will allow for three additional apparatus bays, a fire engine, a fire truck ladder company, an ambulance and a battal-
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