“The last time we felt something this strong was during the Landers earthquake in 1992″

At approximately 3:43 PST, the earth shook and pools overflowed in southern California. Sitting on our patio, I noticed the room began to sway and shake. Looking out over  Encinitas, no one seemed to stir. For a split second, I thought it was my imagination. So, I posted a single sentence on Facebook & Twitter, “Did anyone else feel that?!?!” Nothing. For about 2 seconds. Then the responses came flying in over the social networks. An intense 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California & Baja, Mexicali, later to be upgraded to 7.2…

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Ears Plugged? Now, FIRE!

What’s all that noise coming from Camp Pendleton!?! If you didn’t get a lot of sleep last night as a result of the incessant booms, ka-booms, and bada bang bada booms, you may be a little crotchety today. Smart remarks easily roll off your tongue like…

• Smoke em if you got em
• Boys and their toys…
• FIRE IN THE HOLE!
• Guys just wanna to blow stuff up…

So what’s going on over at Camp Pendleton?

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“For an unfortunate few, last weeks severe weather made a routine commute down I-5 risky business”

‘America’s Finest City’ donned her best storm weather gear this past week and braved tornadoes, hail, flash flooding, mudslides, thunder, and gale force winds. “Some of the worst weather since the mid nineties,” some said.

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I love my dusty beach casa by the tracks in Leucadia, smack in the middle of Leucadia Boulevard and La Costa Avenue.  When I can skip on over the tracks to the beach, or to grab provisions from the charming Just Peachy Produce Stand, I count myself lucky to live with conveniences close at hand.

“I knew that crossing the tracks by my house wasn’t, well, perhaps lawful, but…”

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After weeks of rumor and speculation around the whale tank water cooler – the change of ownership is now official. SeaWorld San Diego, and other parks formerly held by Anheuser-Busch InBev under the leadership of Busch Entertainment Corporation (10 in all), have been acquired by Blackstone Group.

“They sold Shamu to a bunch of magicians?”

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Got water? We do. It’s everywhere we look!  Just gaze out over our endless Pacific Ocean, our numerous wetlands, lagoons, bays & estuaries. We’re flush with water!

“A round of water for everyone, it’s on the house!”

And it’s not just on the house, it’s all over the patio. It’s running down the driveway and making splatters on the back of our legs as we slog through it. It’s mushing up the flower beds and getting water stains all over our artsy wooden fences. It’s being forced upon us at restaurants and creating more work at hotels… We have too much water, right?

On June 1, 2009, San Diego County  effectively moved up to Alert Level 2: Drought Condition – Mandatory Restrictions

What in the Fiji water happened!?! It’s not like we’re all of a sudden drinking our recommended 8 glasses of water a day. On a grand scale of Level 1 -through 4 (4 being really really bad), we’re now at Level 2. So who is pilfering our water!?!

“Habit & Co is siphoning off our reserves…”

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“With Proposition K, are we pouring sand on top of a sieve?”

In a few weeks Encinitas residents will have another opportunity, or duty, to vote on an additional tourist tax.  In the name of preserving our beaches, Proposition K will demand a 2% tax on short term rentals that were previously excluded from a similar tax on visitor’s hotel and bed & breakfast rooms. Will this help in funding a solution to this vexing problem of replenishing sand loss?

“An ongoing sand ‘hand out’ or a permanent solution?”

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“So many beaches…

so little time…”

The San Diego County coastline.  A 77 mile stretch of geographical & lifestyle diversity.  Where to live, play & roam? Where are the best places to go, do, and see all that each sunny mecca has to offer? At SDSC, our mission is to provide insight & provoke discussion, while showcasing “Americas Finest City Coastline”

Jack – CGO

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Traveling from one coastal community to the next, we seek out the BEST each has to offer. We report the news and more. If it relates to the coast, you’ll find it here. So kick off your sandals and pitch your umbrella…

Welcome to The Coast!   JT – Editor