Destiny Preston threatens public safety if Kranz’s sales tax increase doesn’t pass

Coast News letters:

Destiny Preston, District 2 candidate, recently warned residents that if the 1% sales tax increase (Measure K) fails to pass, there will be “trade-offs” that involve “investing less in public safety.”

The comments were posted on Preston’s and District 1 candidate Allison Blackwell’s BikeWalkEncinitas website in response to a questionnaire but have since been removed. This was done, in all likelihood, under pressure from a public that reacted negatively to such coercive language.

For the record, Kranz has wasted tens of millions of dollars on non-essential services. For example Pacific View which Kranz purchased and then left abandoned for nearly a decade before pouring even more money into it to make it safe enough to even occupy. On top of that, the huge expansion of city staff in a time of near-zero population growth, including the creation of a new and unnecessary permanent city department of homelessness. Homeless and other human services have historically been the domain of the county. Then there's the unsafe and unwanted separated bike lanes that require a city sand Zamboni staff.

10/9/24 City Council meeting open thread

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Four stories, 448 units approved on Quail Gardens

Union-Tribune:

This is a much better design than the previous version, members of the Encinitas Planning Commission said as they voted Thursday to approve what’s slated to become the largest apartment complex in the city.

Pickleball and volleyball courts at Encinitas Community Park?

Coast News:

The Encinitas City Council recently discussed potential upgrades to Encinitas Community Park, including adding pickleball and sand volleyball courts at the popular 44-acre recreational area along Santa Fe Drive.

The council’s conversation focused on the results of a feasibility study conducted by RRM Design Group. The study evaluated the potential for installing new courts at the park in areas initially earmarked for a teen center and an aquatic center, both of which were part of the park’s original master plan but have yet to be built.