 10 pit bulls taken; fights suspected
 CHARLIE NEUMAN / Union-Tribune
"We never saw (the dogs) fighting or being trained for fighting," said Ramona resident Amy Kelley (above), standing next to the fence between her backyard and the kennels where her neighbors kept 10 pit bulls.
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Propositions would tax short-term rentals
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Encinitas voters have their own reason for circling the June 3 election on their calendars.
Two measures will appear on the ballot that day asking Encinitas voters whether visitors renting private homes for 30 days or less should pay the same tourist taxes that hotel guests pay.
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RAMONA, May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Working his way to the top:RAMONA
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The same day Ralph McIntosh was promoted to operations manager for the Ramona Municipal Water District, he was asked to consider becoming general manager when that position opens in August.
VISTA, May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Revised contract approved for school: VISTA
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Mission Vista High Schools, a long-planned dual magnet high school campus in east Oceanside, is back on track. Trustees of the Vista Unified School District have approved a revised contract with builder Edge Development to complete the $97 million project.
CARLSBAD, May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City pushes to get planned power plant moved:CARLSBAD
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The city of Carlsbad faces a challenge in trying to persuade NRG Energy to move a proposed new power station away from the coast.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose NRG Energy's application to build a new gas-powered plant on its ocean-view property west of Interstate 5, on the south shore of Agua Hedionda Lagoon.
May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Tri-City may opt for voting by mail:
Tri-City Healthcare District trustees are poised to place a $589 million bond issue before voters in an August mail ballot.
DEL MAR, May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Group wants power lines near lagoon to be buried:DEL MAR
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A bountiful lagoon with a cluttered view.
That potential irony has prompted fans of the San Dieguito River Valley to plead for the removal of power lines from the scenic wetland near the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
MiraCosta trustees get palm tree report:Two tumultuous years after a probe into the illegal sale of palms at MiraCosta College eventually led to the prosecution of a department head and the departure of the president, trustees have received an accounting of the remaining trees.
ESCONDIDO, May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Residents are joining forces to improve their neighborhoods:
Whether it's additional street lighting, road improvements or more police patrols, residents in Escondido neighborhoods are clamoring for better city services.
May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
North County crime log:
May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
For the record: North Edition:
SAN CLEMENTE, 11:13 p.m. May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Officials identify Marine found dead: Marine Corps officials have identified the Camp Pendleton Marine found shot to death Thursday morning as a resident of El Dorado. 5:13 p.m. May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Three brush fires in county quickly contained: Three brush fires broke out in San Diego County Friday, but they were quickly contained as firefighting agencies remained on high alert due to hot and dry conditions. OCEANSIDE, 10:33 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Oceanside lifeguards get some police powers: Lifeguards in Oceanside are getting limited policing powers. The City Council approved giving lifeguards the authority to issue citations for such infractions as smoking on the beach, possession of a glass container and urinating in public. The rule takes effect next month after a second council vote.
RANCHO BERNARDO, May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
'Now we can call it a home': RANCHO BERNARDO – Final touches like baseboards and doorknobs are still missing at the new Noyes residence in Westwood, and the concrete floor, slick with sealant, awaits bamboo flooring and new carpet.
OCEANSIDE, May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City to negotiate with private firm to run airport: OCEANSIDE – City officials are one step closer to contracting with a private operator to run Oceanside Municipal Airport, possibly for the next half century.
OCEANSIDE, May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
CityMark in no rush after project OK'd: OCEANSIDE
– CityMark Development has the final go-ahead to build one of Oceanside's largest downtown projects, but a company official said yesterday that the firm isn't in a big hurry to do so.
SAN MARCOS, May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Students invited to learn Chinese in free summer class: SAN MARCOS – More people have been paying attention to what's happening in China in recent years, especially with Beijing hosting the Olympics in August. In San Marcos, the school district for the first time will be offering an introduction to Chinese.
CARLSBAD, May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Students' water lesson looks at 'big picture': CARLSBAD
– The 41 ninth-graders at Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad have one more lesson before completing a yearlong project about water quality and supply. That lesson will be conducted more than 6,000 miles away, during a tour of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China.
ENCINITAS, May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Concert sponsor allowed to skip noise consultant: ENCINITAS – Let the music play on, the Encinitas City Council ruled Wednesday. By a 4-1 vote, the council agreed to relax noise monitoring requirements for outdoor music performances at The Lumberyard downtown shopping center. Councilwoman Teresa Barth dissented.
SACRAMENTO, May 16 U-T SACRAMENTO BUREAU
Parks officials are scrambling to ensure funding: From imposing parking fees at Carlsbad State Beach to promoting a bed and breakfast hotel in Old Town San Diego, California parks officials are moving aggressively to raise revenues and avoid the threat of closures and lifeguard layoffs.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Transit district chief resigning: Karen King announced her resignation yesterday as executive director of North County Transit District, saying she joined the agency 10 years ago to oversee construction of the Sprinter light rail, and the job is finished.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Water district OKs suing county agency : NORTH COUNTY:
The Olivenhain Municipal District Water board voted unanimously Wednesday to sue the San Diego County Water Authority over a plan to shift water from Lake Hodges to Olivenhain Reservoir.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Campaign finance ordinance revised: SAN MARCOS:
The City Council has tightened the city's campaign finance ordinance, adding new requirements and making regulations clearer.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Volunteers to be trained in emergency response: VISTA: At least 200 volunteers from community emergency response teams, or CERT, will join more than a dozen police and fire agencies from across the county tomorrow for hands-on training in Vista. May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City invites ideas for Web site redesign: SAN MARCOS: The city is scheduled to redesign its Web site this summer and is looking for ideas from the public. May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Urban village plan is focus of workshop: SAN MARCOS: Partially vacant land near California State University San Marcos could become a bustling urban village with housing for students and faculty, retail stores and shops in about 10 years, according to a conceptual plan. May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Art banner sales to aid artists, groups: ENCINITAS: The 101 Arts Alive banners that have decorated Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas this spring will be auctioned at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cardiff Towne Center, San Elijo Avenue and Birmingham Drive. OCEANSIDE, 1:27 p.m. May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Man arrested after threatening neighbor's children: Police arrested a 40-year-old man Wednesday on suspicion of kidnapping after he walked into a neighbor's apartment, took a knife from a butcher block and threatened to kill a 3-year-old child.
SAN DIEGO, 1:19 p.m. May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ten pit bulls suspected in dog fights seized in Ramona: Authorities seized 10 pit bulls suspected of being used in dogfights from the yard of a Ramona home Wednesday morning.
OCEANSIDE, 10:10 a.m. May 15 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)Man threatens children in Oceanside, follows them into home: A 40-year-old man was in custody Thursday on suspicion of entering his neighbor's apartment in Oceanside and threatening to kill her three young children, police said.
May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
School board agrees to $5.6 million in wide-ranging cuts: The Carlsbad school board reluctantly approved $5.6 million in budget cuts last night – a reflection of 100 teacher layoffs already made but also of other painful cuts across the district.
ESCONDIDO, 9:07 a.m. May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Probation sweep results in 13 arrests: Police and probation officers arrested 13 people with a history of methamphetamine use during a probation sweep Wednesday, officials said. FALLBROOK, 8:15 a.m. May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Parolee arrested in stabbing death in Fallbrook: A man was stabbed to death in a gas station parking lot Wednesday evening and a parolee was arrested after leading deputies on a chase.
POWAY, May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Report: Overtime use saving city money: POWAY – A $20,000 private analysis of the Poway Fire Department's overtime issue has concluded that the city is saving money, not wasting it. The study, conducted by an outside consulting firm commissioned by the City Council in February, concludes the city's “usage of overtime is appropriate and within accepted best practices in the fire service, given how the city has chosen to staff its fire services.”
May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
District's unfinished business: To get a picture of why the Oceanside Unified School District is asking voters to approve a $195 million construction bond measure on June 3, visit North Terrace Elementary School and then South Oceanside Elementary a few miles away.
SAN MARCOS, May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Growth measure qualifies for ballot: A controversial growth-management initiative has qualified for the November ballot, but the City Council is holding off on deciding how to deal with it.
ENCINITAS, May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Panel to weigh retail-boosting zoning plan: ENCINITAS
– Determined to keep downtown Encinitas attractive for shoppers, city officials are proposing a ban on ground-floor offices along nine blocks of Coast Highway 101.
CARLSBAD, May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Tinseltown veteran reels in stars for Celebrity Fishing Tournament: CARLSBAD – It's not every day that North County residents can talk rods and reels with a reality television star. But those who pay $100 to participate in Saturday's Celebrity Fishing Tournament may get the chance to trade diet tips with “Celebrity Fit Club” competitor Erin Moran of “Happy Days” or discuss “the one that got away” with Adrianne Curry from “My Fair Brady.”
ESCONDIDO, May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Officers who shot suspect identified: ESCONDIDO – The names of two officers who shot a suspected drunken driver after Escondido police say he displayed a gun have been released. Officers John Mougier and Edward Varso shot David Charles Phillips, 44, of Escondido after he failed to pull over and led officers on a chase Friday night, said police Lt. Bob Benton.
SAN MARCOS, May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Panel pitching changes to proposed ordinance for mini-dorm regulation: A more flexible version of a proposed ordinance to regulate “mini-dorms” in the city may go to the City Council for a vote next month.
OCEANSIDE, May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
MiraCosta offers summer classes for kids: Youngsters with dreams of becoming an astronaut, a crime scene investigator or even a magician can get a taste of these jobs through College for Kids at MiraCosta College this summer.
May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Council cuts acres from expansion plan: VISTA: The Vista City Council cut 264 acres Tuesday from a proposed 1,945-acre expansion of its redevelopment area because five sites – two residential neighborhoods, a commercial strip and two rural lots – likely would not meet a state standard of economic blight.
May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City wants to take land for project : SAN MARCOS: The city may use eminent domain to acquire a half-acre strip of land along Barham Drive for a road-improvement project.
May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Fundraiser's theme a nod to Tinseltown: OCEANSIDE: The North County Humane Society and SPCA will host a Paws to Celebrate fundraiser Saturday. May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Firefighters union endorses Kulchin: CARLSBAD: The Carlsbad firefighters union has endorsed Councilwoman Ann Kulchin for re-election in November. May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Location selected for veterans clinic: OCEANSIDE: City officials announced this week that an Oceanside location has been chosen by the federal government for a new veterans clinic. May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Charter measure backed by chamber: CARLSBAD: The Chamber of Commerce board has voted to support Proposition D, the city's proposal to adopt a charter. May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Report blasts plan for shopping center: OCEANSIDE: A proposal for one of the largest shopping centers in Oceanside would bring traffic to already crowded streets and is incompatible with a draft of a habitat conservation plan, an environmental report says. May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Developer gets green light on Oceanside condo plan: CityMark Development has been given the OK to turn five blocks of prime downtown Oceanside real estate from vacant lots into a cluster of condominiums, shops, restaurants and even a public plaza.
May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Fair shelling out $270,000 for performer Fergie: DEL MAR – Hip-hop singer Fergie will be paid $270,000 for her appearance at the San Diego County Fair next month, the largest sum the fair has paid a performer for a grandstand show.
OCEANSIDE, 10:55 p.m. May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Developer gets green light on Oceanside condo plan: CityMark Development has been given the OK to turn five blocks of prime downtown Oceanside real estate from vacant lots into a cluster of condominiums, shops, restaurants and even a public plaza. VISTA, 5:24 p.m. May 14 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)
Day care center owner to stand trial on child abuse charge: The owner of an Oceanside day care center, who is accused of losing track of a 3-year-old girl who was found later more than two miles away, must stand trial on a charge of felony child abuse, a judge ruled Wednesday. POWAY, 4:38 p.m. May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Analysis of Poway FD's overtime says city saving money: A $20,000 private analysis of the Poway Fire Department's overtime issue has concluded that the city is saving money, not wasting it. ESCONDIDO, 2:03 p.m. May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Escondido police release names of officers involved in shooting: The names of two officers involved in the shooting of a suspected drunken driver who authorities say was armed with two handguns were released Wednesday. FALLBROOK, 11:40 a.m. May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
7-year-old injured by hit-and-run driver: A 7-year-old boy was hit and severely injured Wednesday morning by a woman driving a van who initially stopped but then drove off. SAN MARCOS, 8:55 a.m. May 14 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)
18-year-old stabbed in San Marcos: An 18-year-old man was stabbed multiple times Tuesday night in a gang fight in San Marcos, officials said. May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Highway crash victim ID'd as Escondido man: An Escondido man killed in a weekend accident near Temecula has been identified as Edward Leon Radzus, 57.
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