Wondering what the Boeing 737 airplane needs for a runway? The minimum runway distance for a 737 is 6,800ft. This proposal only extends the current runway to 5,697ft. The article: The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesdsay to approve a...
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Purple Church
OK, now this gentrification stuff has gone too far. Hat tip Laker Joe! Gentrification has accomplished what eluded city bureaucrats for decades. Oceanside’s Main Attraction, North County’s only remaining topless club, is going away. A five-story 308-unit, apartment...
La Jolla Art & Wine Festival
What: The La Jolla Art & Wine Festival Where: Girard Ave, La Jolla When: Saturday, October 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, October 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Why: To bring our artists' roots back to La Jolla, to celebrate our wonderful community, and to raise...
Ponto’s Last Stand
From the Reader: Pressure to develop a project on one of North County’s last, large coastal properties may be coming to a head, but not if the residents in the South Carlsbad community of Ponto have anything to say about it. So far, members of a neighborhood...
San Diego is #1
Here's some good news:
Carlsbad Employers
Did you say 20,000+ more people moving to Carlsbad? Where are they going to work? These are the four main employment sectors in Carlsbad: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
Carlsbad Population Growth
For those who wonder what has been propelling the housing market lately, let's note that people keep moving here - an average of 1,500 per year moved to Carlsbad over the last nine years! The City of Carlsbad shows the current population to be between 110,000 and...
Birth of La Costa
There is an old photo of Carlsbad at the 4:38-min mark that is mind-boggling:
Top Gun Buzz the Tower
Extreme Sailing
Tired of the heat and want to get out on the water?