Phil Diehl

San Diego

North County Coastal Communities Reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune

North County coastal communities reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune. The tide is high, but we're holding on. Government is a circus. Watch the ringmaster.

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Articles

El Centro Médico Tri-City vota para asociarse con Sharp Healthcare

6 days ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Phil Diehl

La junta directiva del Centro Médico Tri-City votó unánimemente el jueves a favor de asociarse con Sharp Healthcare en un contrato de arrendamiento a largo plazo que traerá cambios significativos al norte del condado. Sharp y UC San Diego Health fueron los dos candidatos principales entre 25 proveedores de atención médica evaluados por un consultor de Tri-City.
Los residentes de Oceanside luchan contra el plan de construir viviendas unifamiliares cerca de la I-5 y la 78

6 days ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Phil Diehl

Una propuesta para construir 35 viviendas unifamiliares en cuatro acres baldíos al borde de Fire Mountain en Oceanside enfrenta la oposición de los residentes del antiguo barrio semirrural. El proyecto de relleno urbano junto a un centro comercial Walmart, cerca de la Interestatal 5 y la Ruta Estatal 78, se llama Lagoon Pacific. Aprovecha las leyes estatales de vivienda que permiten al promotor duplicar la densidad en la propiedad al incluir unidades reservadas como viviendas asequibles.
Federal money allocated to finish key Oceanside shoreline study

6 days ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Phil Diehl

An additional $2.27 million has been obtained in the federal budget to finish an overdue U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study that could help restore sand to Oceanside beaches, said Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano. “The Corps has no more excuses,” Levin said Wednesday. “The money is there.
Tri-City Medical Center votes to partner with Sharp Healthcare

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Phil Diehl

Tri-City Medical Center’s board of directors unanimously voted Thursday to partner with Sharp Healthcare in a long-term lease that will bring significant changes to North County. Sharp and UC San Diego Health were the top two candidates among 25 health care providers reviewed by a Tri-City consultant.
Se adjudica contrato para duplicar la vía de otro segmento del ferrocarril del Condado Norte

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Phil Diehl

La Asociación de Gobiernos de San Diego adjudicó el viernes un contrato de $24.6 millones a Reyes Construction Co. de San Diego para la construcción de 1.1 millas adicionales de vía férrea secundaria al norte de Las Pulgas Road en Camp Pendleton. “Actualmente, hay 14.8 millas de vía doble desde la frontera del Condado de Orange hacia el sur hasta Oceanside”, declaró el viernes Mary Dover, Jefa de Gabinete de NCTD, por correo electrónico.
CA: Contract awarded to double-track another segment of North County railroad

1 week ago | masstransitmag.com | Phil Diehl

The San Diego Association of Governments awarded a $24.6 million contract Friday to Reyes Construction Co. of San Diego for an additional 1.1 miles of secondary railroad track north of Las Pulgas Road on Camp Pendleton. “Currently, there are 14.8 miles of double track from the Orange County border south to Oceanside,” NCTD Chief of Staff Mary Dover said by email Friday.
Appeal fails to stop Oceanside's 6-story apartment building

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Phil Diehl

The Oceanside City Council has upheld the city Planning Commission’s approval of the six-story Vista Bella apartment building proposed next to the Oceana senior community, where many of the residents opposed the development.
Contract awarded to double-track another segment of North County railroad

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Phil Diehl

The San Diego Association of Governments awarded a $24.6 million contract Friday to Reyes Construction Co. of San Diego for an additional 1.1 miles of secondary railroad track north of Las Pulgas Road on Camp Pendleton. “Currently, there are 14.8 miles of double track from the Orange County border south to Oceanside,” NCTD Chief of Staff Mary Dover said by email Friday.
Oceanside residents fight plan to build single-family homes near I-5 and 78

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Phil Diehl

A proposal to build 35 single-family homes on four vacant acres at the edge of Oceanside’s Fire Mountain faces opposition from residents of the older, semi-rural neighborhood. The urban infill project next to a Walmart shopping center near Interstate 5 and state Route 78 is called Lagoon Pacific. It takes advantage of state housing laws that allow the developer to double the density on the property by including units reserved as affordable housing.
New ladder fire truck, more police in Carlsbad's balanced budget

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Phil Diehl

A new $2.6 million aerial ladder fire truck, more police officers and the return of Sunday hours at two city libraries are in Carlsbad’s proposed fiscal 2025-26 budget. Also, the City Council agreed unanimously Tuesday to add a one-time appropriation of $75,000 to increase maintenance of the city’s growing system of pedestrian trails, and to reconsider money allocated to build a roundabout at Kelly Drive and Park Drive.