While it took some commuters nearly an hour to get from San Marcos to Carlsbad on Palomar Airport Rd, by 6:35 PM Interstate 5 and Highway 78 were moving. There was some slowing on Northbound 5 at Palomar Airport Rd. (and North of the 78) and Westbound 78 near Emerald Drive. For more live Google traffic maps, click here.
Parts of Carlsbadistan began losing power today (Thursday, September 8, 2011) at around 4 PM. And soon, the power was out all over San Diego County as well as in part of Orange County and Mexico.
SDG&E’s outage report page showed the above image at 4:18 PM, but by 4:45 PM the page was no longer accessible. We’re not sure exactly why.
San Diego Gas & Electric is now saying via @SDGE that “This could go into tomorrow in some areas. Keep safety first.”
For the latest update, please follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/carlsbadistan. Tweet us when power comes back on in your neighborhood.
Update: 5:31 PM: @SDGE We do not have an estimated restoration time. The power could be out through the night and into tomorrow.
Carlsbad State Beach Lifeguards, Park Rangers, and the Carlsbad Fire Department responded yesterday (September3, 2011) just before 5 PM to an injured swimmer near Walnut St. According to witnesses, the middle aged man injured his neck and was transported via ambulance to a local hospital.
The Carlsbad Police Department will be hosting a DUI checkpoint today in Carlsbadistan at Palomar Airport Rd and Innovation Way (Bressi Ranchers beware!) giving you all kinds of reason to avoid this stretch of road today.
While they’d probably catch a lot more people driving under the influence on Sunday night, September 4, 2011, is nice of the department to host this DUI checkpoint on Friday before everyone really even gets started drinking. It also means more officers can get their work done and still get to their own responsible Labor Day partying the rest of the weekend.
There were some huge waves rolling through Carlsbadistan earlier today. Some of them got ridden, however, most (like this one) plowed right through untouched. Today there were more spectators than there were surfers. And we’re pretty sure the State Beach Life Guards were happy about that.
Looks like tomorrow (September 1, 2011) might be a great day to call in sick. Not that we would suggest anyone do such a thing. . . Taylor Knox just got back from getting pummeled at Teahupoo and here’s what he’s saying:
are you kidding me with this swell… had my bell rung this morning in C’bad! wasn’t expecting that! ha ha.
Mayor Matt Hall makes his first appearance in the Carlsbadistan State of The City Address video, and, as you might expect things are looking just fine. At least that’s the message that Mayor Hall and the council would like to project.
Carlsbad High School’s National Champion Lancer Dancers are back in school and kicking off their busy training schedule that will see them defend their title at Nationals, but that’s not all they’ve been doing lately. No, they’ve also been giving back to the community.
The Lancer Dancers are committed to giving back to the Carlsbad and the surrounding communities and have held multiple food drives and volunteered hundreds of community service hours as a team. They have given their time to so many worthy causes, but have found a real passion for sharing their love of dance and giving back to children, especially those in need.
For more details on the work the girls have done over the summer (as well as what they plan to do during the coming year) follow the jump. [click to continue…]
The August edition of Carlsbad Currents, the city’s bi-monthly publication mailed to city residents, carries the headline, “Carlsbad maintains good financial health.” The story boasts of a budget balanced by reducing the size of the city’s workforce and operating more efficiently. The city’s 2011-12 budget report explains the workforce was cut back by eliminating 10 currently vacant positions, including a fire marshal, a graphic artist, a building inspector and two custodians.
We learn from the newsletter that sales and hotel taxes are expected to grow, while property tax is projected to decrease slightly. Finance Director Chuck McBride assures us that investment in the city created by new hotel, retail and commercial projects puts the city “in a good position to capitalize on opportunities as the economy recovers.” It appears happy times are here again.
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by Richard J. Riehl on August 25, 2011
The August edition of Carlsbad Currents, the city’s bi-monthly publication mailed to city residents, carries the headline, “Carlsbad maintains good financial health.” The story boasts of a budget balanced by reducing the size of the city’s workforce and operating more efficiently. The city’s 2011-12 budget report explains the workforce was cut back by eliminating 10 currently vacant positions, including a fire marshal, a graphic artist, a building inspector and two custodians.
We learn from the newsletter that sales and hotel taxes are expected to grow, while property tax is projected to decrease slightly. Finance Director Chuck McBride assures us that investment in the city created by new hotel, retail and commercial projects puts the city “in a good position to capitalize on opportunities as the economy recovers.” It appears happy times are here again.
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