2/19/25 City Council meeting open thread

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Encinitas Tesla store gets anti-Musk protest

Escondido Grapevine:

1302 Encinitas Blvd. just west of El Camino Real was hit by a massive anti-Elon Musk protest all day Saturday where hundreds of patriots lined the pavement outside the criminal Musk Tesla ripoff facility.

Builder’s remedy

 Councilman Luke Shaffer and Mayor Bruce Ehlers on the “builder’s remedy,” a sort of nuclear option for the state to push high-density development:

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2/12/25 City Council meeting open thread

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City faces millions in lawsuits over Leucadia flooding mismanagement

Coast News:

The city of Encinitas now faces three lawsuits from Leucadia homeowners after two more households filed claims last week, alleging the city’s mismanagement of its drainage system has caused repeated flooding of their properties.

Thaddeus Gardner and Timothy and Kerrilynn Calver, who own properties on Europa Street, filed lawsuits on Jan. 21, claiming that the city’s failure to properly maintain stormwater drainage systems has resulted in extensive property damage, loss of rental income and ongoing safety hazards.

Last January, heavy rainfall and flash floods wrought havoc in Leucadia, transforming the Europa Street alleyway into a knee-deep river of stormwater and damaging businesses and several homes, including residences owned by the Calvers and Gardner.

Bush fire at Swami’s

Pretty hard to start a fire in this rain. Almost certainly a homeless campfire.

There has been at least one other fire in recent years in the same location. 

Coast Highway was closed between Swami’s and the Kook for a few hours.  

Councilman Luke Shaffer wants to “adjust” Prop A

Coast News:

"Prop A, as great as it is, I’m not going to say outgrown itself, but at some level, there are some adjustments that might be needed,” Shaffer said during the meeting. “Are you willing to open it up and see if there are ways to adjust it to the advantage of our city?”

I don't think Shaffer even understood that as a citizens' initiative, Prop A would require another ballot initiative to "adjust".

What parts of Prop A does he see as a problem?