Samantha Nelson

California

Beardie mama | Oceanside + Escondido reporter @coastnewsgroup | @scrippsjschool grad | previously @athensmessenger, @usatoday

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Articles

Encinitas Planning Commission rejects bid for alcohol sales at Village Park 7-Eleven

5 days ago | thecoastnews.com | Samantha Nelson

ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Planning Commission has denied a request from a New Encinitas convenience store to begin selling alcohol, citing zoning restrictions and public safety concerns. In a 4-0 vote on April 17, the commission rejected the application from 7-Eleven franchisee Sukhwinder Singh Saini, who sought permission to sell alcohol as an accessory land use at the store located at 1988 Village Park Way. Vice Chair Chris Ryan was absent.
Oceanside OKs some new rental protections for tenants

1 week ago | thecoastnews.com | Samantha Nelson

OCEANSIDE — The Oceanside City Council on April 15 approved limited tenant protections following hours of emotional public testimony and debate over a broader proposal introduced earlier this month. Deputy Mayor Eric Joyce and Councilmember Jimmy Figueroa proposed a series of tenant protections on April 9, aiming to go beyond existing state laws that limit rent hikes and require valid reasons for eviction after a tenant’s first year in a unit.
NB Ranch fifth graders create refuge for native pollinators, plants

1 week ago | thecoastnews.com | Samantha Nelson

ESCONDIDO — Fifth-graders at North Broadway Elementary School marked the arrival of spring by planting a new pollinator garden filled with native plants, part of a growing initiative to bring green spaces and outdoor learning to Escondido-area schools. North Broadway, recently rebranded as NB Ranch, was one of three Escondido Union School District campuses to install a pollinator and indigenous plant garden last month.
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1 week ago | p2pi.com | Samantha Nelson

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Avocado Festival attracts thousands to Fallbrook

1 week ago | thecoastnews.com | Samantha Nelson

FALLBROOK — Tens of thousands of visitors packed Main Street on Sunday for the 38th annual Fallbrook Avocado Festival, a celebration of the region’s most iconic crop. Held each April, the festival highlights the avocado, grown extensively in groves throughout Fallbrook and the surrounding hills of North County San Diego. Organizers estimated this year’s event drew roughly 100,000 attendees.
Oceanside seeks state grant to fund beach restoration project

2 weeks ago | thecoastnews.com | Samantha Nelson

OCEANSIDE — The city of Oceanside is applying for a $21.25 million state grant to help fund a large-scale sand nourishment project aimed at restoring the city’s eroded beaches. The grant funding from the state’s Division of Boating and Waterways’ Public Beach Restoration Program would cover most of the sand nourishment portion of the city’s RE:BEACH Oceanside Project, a pilot effort to combat decades of beach loss through engineered coastal improvements.
Oceanside moves to designate Ivey Ranch Park as historic site

2 weeks ago | thecoastnews.com | Samantha Nelson

OCEANSIDE — The Oceanside City Council narrowly voted to move forward with registering the land at Ivey Ranch Community Park as a historic cultural resource, despite a nonprofit’s concern that the move could hinder its ability to offer programs for people with disabilities. On March 26, the council voted 3-2 to direct city staff to pursue local, state and federal historic designations for the land and the 135-year-old farmhouse on the property, located next to Mission San Luis Rey.
Fallbrook leaders urge county to pause cannabis program

2 weeks ago | thecoastnews.com | Samantha Nelson

FALLBROOK — Community leaders in Fallbrook are calling on San Diego County officials to pause plans for a cannabis program in unincorporated areas until environmental analysis is updated with more recent data. In late March, the Fallbrook Planning Group — a 15-member elected advisory board — approved its recommendations and comments on the county’s draft environmental impact report (DEIR) for the proposed Socially Equitable Cannabis Program.
Report: Escondido lags on state mandated housing goals

2 weeks ago | thecoastnews.com | Samantha Nelson

ESCONDIDO — A report presented in late March shows Escondido continues to fall short of its state-mandated housing goals across all income levels. The report, delivered by city staff on March 25, tracks Escondido’s compliance with its Regional Housing Needs Allocation, or RHNA, as part of the city’s Housing Element, a mandatory plan that outlines how local jurisdictions will accommodate future housing demand.
Report: Oceanside lags behind on low-income housing production

3 weeks ago | thecoastnews.com | Samantha Nelson

OCEANSIDE — The city is ahead of schedule in meeting its housing goals for moderate- and above-moderate-income units but continues to lag behind in building homes for low- and very low-income households, according to an annual housing progress report presented March 25. The report, presented by city staff, tracks Oceanside’s progress in meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation, or RHNA, as part of its 6th Cycle Housing Element.