Coming soon to Encinitas Ranch

The criminal masterminds of Walmart:

Do you have change for a million-dollar bill? 

Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart.

Investigators told the Winston-Salem Journal (http://bit.ly/u7ZrEN ) that 53-year-old Michael Fuller tried to buy a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven and other items. Store employees called police after his insistence that the bill was legit, and Fuller was arrested.

The largest bill in circulation is $100. The government stopped making bills of up to $10,000 in 1969.

New Encinitas Residents web site

Somebody has put a lot of effort into compiling and disseminating information about the General Plan Update.

Check out the new site New Encinitas Residents whether you're a New Encinitas resident or just someone else who would be negatively impacted by high-density housing and traffic gridlock on El Camino Real and Encinitas Boulevard.

Mr. Hankey the Christmas poo comes to Encinitas beaches

Doesn't this seem like something that just shouldn't happen? What are we, a third-world country?

Beaches near the San Elijo Lagoon were closed Wednesday due to a sewage spill, county health officials said. About 1,500 gallons of sewage spilled into the San Elijo Lagoon after a main break at a pump station on Manchester Avenue at Via Poco. The spill was discovered about 11:45 a.m. Crews from the city of Encinitas responded to control the spill.

It's beginning to Kook a lot like Christmas

Encinitas protest song

Wow. We've got some talented -- and justifiably pissed-off -- people here in Encinitas. HT: Leucadia Blog.

New Kook mural in Cardiff

If you've been on San Elijo in downtown Cardiff recently, it's hard to miss the cool new mural on the Kook's Cafe.

The artist is longtime local Kevin Anderson. Carlsbad Crawl has the story and pics.

House fire at 1820 Crest Drive

1820 Crest Drive burned this morning. Fortunately, no one was killed. According to NBC, firefighters are calling the fire "suspicious in nature." I hope it's not a case of arson, but it does seem a little odd that the whole house was engulfed so quickly. The house was bought at the peak of the bubble for $1.79 million and now Zillows at $1.05 million, so mortgage problems are always a possibility.