Breakfast Republic bites the dust

Fox 5:

Three popular Breakfast Republic restaurants in San Diego County will permanently close next month as the company shifts its focus toward expansion elsewhere in California and into Texas.

Rise & Shine Hospitality Group announced this week its Breakfast Republic locations in North Park, Ocean Beach and Encinitas will serve their final guests on Sunday, Aug. 9.

Downtown 101 dodges a bullet on transit high-density

 The Coast News:

In the Tier 2 TOD zone, parcels zoned as residential, commercial, or mixed-use could be subject to development of up to 80 dwelling units per acre and 55 feet tall within one quarter to one half mile of a transit stop, 100 units per acre and 65 feet in height within one quarter mile, and 140 units per acre and 85 feet tall within 200 feet.

Somehow Encinitas and Solana Beach avoided this fate.

Well done, whoever pulled those strings and greased those palms!

Sunday night open thread

 Hot and muggy out there. 

‘Tis the season

It's that magical time of year again when the flies return to Del Mar like the swallows returning to Capistrano.

Piles of manure at the racetrack draw enough flies to cover both neighboring cities, Del Mar and Solana Beach.

Where the flies fill the skies
Down in old Del Mar
Take a plane
Take a train
Take a kayak

There is botox in every face
In the Zonies’ summer place
Where the flies fill the skies
At Del Mar

In recent years, the flies seem to make their way all the way up to Encinitas.

Opening day is tomorrow. May the odds be always in your favor!

Pedestrian killed crossing El Camino del Norte

Coast News:

A woman died Friday evening after being struck by a vehicle while crossing El Camino Del Norte, authorities said.

The collision occurred around 7:15 p.m. in the 2700 block of El Camino Del Norte, according to Sgt. Kristy Trampus of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.

Sugar Sweet Farm wins goat yoga fight; Shaffer charges dropped

Coast News:

Sugar Sweet Farm in Olivenhain will now be allowed to offer goat yoga as part of its educational agritourism programs, following the Encinitas City Council’s unanimous approval of revisions clarifying the farm’s agricultural permit.

Farm owner Elizabeth Sugarman told The Coast News that returning to the City Council for a second discussion helped establish clearer rules governing the farm’s educational offerings and its efforts to highlight the area’s agricultural heritage.

Also Coast News:

The criminal case against Encinitas City Councilmember Luke Shaffer, who was initially charged with assaulting a resident during a parking dispute, was dismissed Wednesday after a judge ruled he successfully completed a misdemeanor diversion program.

Murder on C Street

10 News:

An investigation is underway after fire crews and paramedics found an 85-year-old woman unresponsive in her home in Encinitas Saturday, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Office.

The woman was transported to a local hospital, where medical staff discovered "suspicious" injuries.

On Sunday, the woman's condition declined.

The San Diego Sheriff's Homicide Unit is now taking responsibility for the investigation.

Fox 5:

On Saturday, fire personnel and paramedics responded to a call about an elderly woman found unconscious inside a residence in the 1000 block of C Street in Encinitas.

There's a C Street at Moonlight Beach and a C Street in Olivenhain. I don't think the Moonlight Beach area has a 1000 block of C Street, but Olivenhain does.