Laura Place
Reporter at The Coast News
Reporter @coastnewsgroup, formerly @SantaMariaTimes. 2021 California @ReportingHealth fellow. Recent and hesitant Californian 🏳️🌈 they/them
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1 week ago |
thecoastnews.com | Laura Place
VISTA — A former employee at an Encinitas middle school who was arrested last year on suspicion of molesting a 12-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to multiple charges. Omar Hernandez Galeana, 22, entered a guilty plea on Tuesday in Vista Superior Court and is facing a stipulated 28-year sentence as part of a plea deal. He remains in custody ahead of his sentencing hearing on June 4.
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1 week ago |
thecoastnews.com | Laura Place
REGION — A series of major infrastructure projects throughout North San Diego County have been left without requested federal dollars after being excluded from a federal spending bill, with lawmakers concerned about risks to additional funding allocations. To prevent a government shutdown following disagreements about budget appropriations, Congress agreed in March to pass a continuing resolution to keep basic government functions up and running through September.
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thecoastnews.com | Laura Place
SAN MARCOS — Interfaith Community Services is partnering with the city of San Marcos to establish a 150-bed substance use disorder treatment facility along West Mission Road, pending the approval of state funding for the project. On Tuesday, the San Marcos City Council approved an agreement with Interfaith and San Marcos United Methodist Church to establish a recovery and wellness campus at the church’s property at 800 West Mission Road.
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2 weeks ago |
thecoastnews.com | Laura Place
DEL MAR — The city of Del Mar has granted SANDAG encroachment permits to build a pedestrian undercrossing at the new San Dieguito rail bridge, which will connect to the Coast to Crest Trail. SANDAG plans to begin work in early 2026 on replacing the 108-year-old San Dieguito Railway River Bridge, which carries trains over the San Dieguito Lagoon. The wooden trestle bridge will be replaced with a concrete bridge elevated above the floodplain.
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2 weeks ago |
thecoastnews.com | Laura Place
SAN DIEGO — Five students at UC San Diego had their F-1 visas suddenly revoked by the U.S. government, and a sixth student was detained at the border, denied entry and deported to their home country, university Chancellor Pradeep Khosla said on Friday. In an April 5 campuswide notice, Khosla said the students’ visas were removed “without warning” and with no explanation from the federal government.
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