Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Giant sinkhole on Lake Drive

NBC 7:
The sinkhole was reported on Lake Drive between Sea Village drive and Wales Drive.SkyRanger 7 flew over the neighborhood and took video of the hole, which appeared around 20 feet in diameter and several feet deep. Cones and caution tape, and a chainlink fence were placed around the sinkhole to block pedestrians from getting close.

The city said Lake Drive will be closed for three to four weeks while construction crews repair the damage.

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Parking permits come to Encinitas

 With high-density development and inadequate on-site parking requirements come parking permits.

With some “heartburn” and concerns about setting a citywide precedent, the Encinitas City Council agreed Wednesday, Feb. 22, to establish an overnight parking permit program for a Via Molena area neighborhood troubled by crime and late night noise.

“I will admit I have a lot of consternation because I would like to help your neighborhood,” Councilmember Allison Blackwell, whose district includes the area, said before the vote.

Councilmember Kellie Hinze noted that Encinitas has many soon-to-be-built apartment complex projects in the works and said she worried that these new projects, which have much lower parking requirements, will generate many more requests for resident-only parking from neighboring homeowners.

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

2/8/23 City Council meeting open thread

 Please use the comments to record your observations.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Are short-term rentals contributing to the housing crisis?

NBC News:

[...] renters repeatedly losing their lease because the property is being converted into a short-term rental, workers commuting more than 100 miles round-trip for hourly jobs, and others living in RVs, campsites or shipping containers.
The article is about the pandemic move to rural communities, but the same dynamic seems to be playing out in popular suburban destinations like Encinitas. HT: Encinitas Votes

Wednesday, February 1, 2023