The City of Carlsbad will temporarily suspend all in-person services in response to today’s San Diego County public health order to slow the spread of COVID-19. A special City Council meeting will be held at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, to declare a local emergency.
The city has been planning its COVID-19 response for the past six weeks and is ready to manage essential city services that protect the health and welfare of the community.
Effective Monday, March 16 at 5 p.m. all city libraries and Tuesday, March 17, at 7 a.m., all city buildings will temporarily be closed to the public. City employees will continue to work, maintaining a 6-foot distance between each other and following all other health guidelines.
Although many city employees are affected by the COVID-19 emergency due to child care and other personal needs, the city has arranged options to help all who can work to carry on either in person or remotely. Among the facilities affected are:
Libraries
Senior Center (M-F meal service for those 60 and older will continue outside on a pickup basis and by delivery)
Community centers, aquatic centers and all parks buildings except restrooms
Faraday Administration Center
City Hall
Many city services can be accessed online or by phone. The city will have a list of these on a special website set up on Tuesday, March 17 for the ongoing COVID-19 response.
City parks and trails will remain open to the public, and park restrooms will be open and accessible during operating hours. Additional maintenance will be conducted to clean, disinfect and stock restrooms. The city has also placed handwashing stations in community locations.
Other guidance and directions issued by the county today include:
Those 65 and older and people with underlying health conditions should stay home and avoid contact with other people.
Residential care facilities like nursing homes may not allow visitors except in end of life circumstances.
No events, public or private, will be permitted with over 50 people. Any non-essential gatherings of any size are discouraged.
All bars, nightclubs, breweries and wineries must close that don’t serve food.
Restaurants may only do delivery and pickup.
Schools may not hold classes in person.
Nonessential personnel prohibited from health care and long term care facilities.
Hospital and labs shall report all COVID results to county health officer
Businesses will implement social distancing, telecommuting and additional cleaning.
All businesses will suspend policies and procedures requiring a doctor’s note for employees to take advantage of sick time.
Those exhibiting symptoms shall isolate themselves until seeking medical treatment.
Quarantine orders for all those traveling from COVID-19 impacted countries.
For more information about the City of Carlsbad’s COVID-19 response and other related information, please visit www.carlsbadca.gov/COVID19.
Important information for people who really what to know what is going on online. Here are the 100 most searched terms on the Internet. Oddly, it quickly becomes rather obvious that these are not actually searches, but people using Google as an address bar because they are too lazy to type the URL directly. Follow the jump to enjoy the list.
Chef Rob Ruiz shut down his The Land & Water Co. restaurant in the old Twin Inn building of the Village Faire shopping center in Carlsbad on October 12, 2019 with little notice to customers, according to a story on Pacific San Diego.
The closure of Land & Water came as a surprise to diners, who learned via Instagram and Facebook on Saturday morning that Oct. 12 would be its last day of business. He was gratified by the large turnout of customers who showed up in the final days to see the restaurant off.
The story makes no mention of why the restaurant closed on such short notice, or what will move into the space now that Ruiz is gone. We have friends who loved Ruiz’s culinary exploits, however, we never made it in to try it ourselves. Guess now we never will. But don’t worry The Charles Kenneth speakeasy is still rolling along downstairs. For more on Ruiz and what else he has planned in San Diego, please click the link.
Back: Cassie Nesbit, Evan Boda, Travis Kramer, Kathryn Yi, Bella EdelmanFront: Maddy McCarthy, Sachi Stewart, Marina Kenat, Dublin-Ireland Villa, Aly SutherlandNot pictured: Kobe Cowell, Sierra Benosa, Jason Guerrero, Cinjun Chiniquay
The student production club at Carlsbad High School are pleased to announce their second student run production Oneirataxia.
Following their “Love is Blind: A Spoken-Word Play,” “Oneirataxia” functions as the first official collaborative work of “Student Production Club,” a club dedicated to empowering students to write, direct, and act in their own theatrical and cinematic productions annually. The “Oneirataxia” production and Student Production Club work hand-in-hand to provide a platform for creative student expression. . . In a creativity-deprived world, any ounce of opposition is crushed immediately by “remediating” forces. When Beta is sent to the Eldritch Institute for the Misguided, she and her group of friends must escape the institute or else face death. In this hard-hitting piece highlighting the misuses of modern-day conformity, the gang discovers that changing the world will require some sacrifices.
Retired Navy vet Jim Strickland told The San Diego Union Tribune that he likes the Carlsbad Stack and he thinks we should keep it. We totally agree (not only because its part of our logo).
“I like it, and I think it’s crazy to get rid of it,” said Jim Strickland, a retired Navy veteran and 19-year Carlsbad resident who has long admired the distinctive column.
We also agree with Susan Gutierrez.
“It’s an iconic, visible symbol of Carlsbad,” said Gutierrez, president of the Carlsbad Historical Society. . . “As a resident, when I see the power plant stack from anywhere on the coast, I know I am in Carlsbad, and home,” she said.
Exactly. Apparently, the issue will be discussed by the Historic Preservation Commission tonight. For all the details, please click the link.
Señor Grubby’s, makers of our favorite Carlsbad fish tacos, is happy to announce their 6th Annual Cinco de Mayo Parking Lot party, taking place on Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 1-6pm.
The event is free & open to the public, all ages are welcome; however, the team Olympics are designed for teams of 2 with players ages 21+. The parking lot games will consist of corn hole, ladder golf, flip cup & more, plus an inflatable slide to end the obstacle course. We will be awarding 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners with prize packages; along with ‘Best Team Name’ & ‘Best Costume’.
Señor Grubby’s is located at 377 Carlsbad Village Drive, in Carlsbad. For all the official details, please follow the jump.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has recently declared war on mountain bikers at Calavera a.k.a the Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve, but a group of Carlsbad locals are hoping to get the land approved for multi-use recreation so decades of trail access can continue in a legal, open, and patrolled way. They’re calling themselves the Calavera Trail Coalition and they’ve built a website to help speed the flow of communication in the community. Here’s their mission statement:
The mission of the Calavera Trails Coalition is to Preserve Calavera for multi use for generations to come. We encourage sustainable management, ecosystem management, multi use recreation and preservation of open space for all to enjoy. We recognize the needs of people including those who have limited abilities or are unable to walk on the land. We support hikers, bikers, adaptive athletes, trail runners, families and wildlife. Sustainable management with enjoyment for all will Preserve Calavera.
For more info on the Calavera and how you can help, please visit the Calavera Trail Coalition website by clicking the link.
For more info, please click the link (warning it’s a facebook link). If you’d like to help the Carlsbad Music Festival put on events like this, please volunteer to help. You can get more information on volunteering here.
The Carlsbad Music Festival’sEclectic Lawn (a three-Sunday series) kicks off this Sunday, March 31, 2019, with North County’s own anti-folk legend Cindy Lee Berryhill. The Red Fox Tails, Son de San Deigo, and Sunny War will follow her on the lawn. Concerts are from 1-5 PM at the St. Michael’s by-the-Sea Lawn. Admission is free and food and beverages will be available for purchase at a beer garden & food trucks. For more information please click the link.
Join the Carlsbad Education Foundation at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa Plaza on Saturday, March 23, 2019 as they spin stationary bikes to raise money for the continually underfunded Carlsbad Unified School District in their 5th Annual Pedal for a Purpose presented by Gelson’s Markets.
This stationary bike-a-thon raises funds for music, science, and innovational education programs for the 11,000 students in the Carlsbad Unified School District. There will be music by DJ Extreme, high-energy spin instructors, activities for children, and a health and wellness expo. Riders receive VIP treatment in the form of massages, swag, drinks and nutritional snacks, contests, prizes and more!
You’d think the Carlsbad Unified School District could afford to teach science, music, and innovational education programs on its own, but that’s not how our district works. And because of this, the students of Carlsbad need your help. For all the official details, and exactly how you can help please follow the jump.
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has recently declared war on mountain bikers at Calavera a.k.a the Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve, but a group of Carlsbad locals are hoping to get the land approved for multi-use recreation so decades of trail access can continue in a legal, open, and patrolled way. They’re calling themselves the Calavera Trail Coalition and they’ve built a website to help speed the flow of communication in the community. Here’s their mission statement:
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