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A big congratulations to this year's Community Arts Grant recipients! 🎉After a careful selection process, we awarded $117,120 in grants to 27 deserving schools and nonprofit arts organizations. These grants will support quality art projects and experiences right here in our community. Thank you to everyone involved for helping make Carlsbad an even more vibrant city! 🎨👯 California Arts Council Beacons, Inc. Snyder Art and Design Carlsbad Playreaders COAL Gallery- Carlsbad Oceanside Art League Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra Opera4Kids Patrons of The Arts Foundation New Village Arts ICA San Diego Carlsbad Unified School District CHS Choral Boosters Jefferson Elementary School & PTA La Costa Canyon High School Foundation Inc Sage Creek High School
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City of Carlsbad
The next City Council meeting will take place Tuesday, May 14, starting at 5 p.m. in the City Council Chamber. Topics include: • The monthly update on the city’s investments • Approval of a workers’ compensation settlement • A proposal to purchase new printers to replace ones that are at the end of their useful lives, while reducing the overall number of city printers by 27% • Renewal of a permit with State Parks that allows the city to maintain the upper picnic facilities at Tamarack State Beach and the nearby coastal bluff, which the state owns • A contract to replace water and sewer mains along Carlsbad Boulevard north and south of Cannon Road as well as on Cannon Road nearby • A contract to replace the emergency backup generator at one of the city’s sewer lift stations • An agreement to purchase what are known as habitat mitigation credits to offset the impacts of the city’s storm-related emergency work to remove debris from the Buena Vista Creek channel. The credits are then used to pay for restoration efforts at another wetland or habitat area • Advertising for bids for the annual street resurfacing project, which includes restriping lanes on parts of El Camino Real, Paseo del Norte, The Crossings Drive, El Fuerte Street and Bressi Ranch Way • Continuing the local storm-related emergency proclamation to repair a slope between El Camino Real and Trieste Drive. This proclamation must be renewed at each regular City Council meeting until the emergency is declared over. • Appointing two members to the city’s Historic Preservation Commission • An update on Carlsbad’s economic and financial conditions in the third quarter of the current fiscal year, January through March 2024 • A discussion of Proposition H, which in the 1980s created a Carlsbad-specific requirement for certain projects costing over $1 million to be approved by voters. The Carlsbad Tomorrow Growth Management Committee recommended the City Council discuss the potential for increasing the threshold Agenda and staff reports 🔗 https://loom.ly/H_kfymg Or follow along online at https://loom.ly/hbsl3GE
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City of Carlsbad
Every May you’ll find city staff putting the finishing touches on our proposed budget for the coming fiscal year that starts July 1. Today we’ll tell you about some new resources we’ve created to help interested residents learn about the budget process. More on that along with this news of the week below: 🔹 City directs federal funding to reduce homelessness in Carlsbad 🔹 Creating Safe Routes to School 🔹 Promoting the arts in Carlsbad 🔹 Species spotlight: Blue grosbeak stops in Carlsbad 🔹 City sponsored events this weekend 🔹 What’s on the agenda for your next City Council meeting 👉 https://conta.cc/4b7QbbC
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City of Carlsbad
Love our trails? 🥾🌿 Join us for a trail volunteer event on Saturday, May 11 from 8:30am-11:30am at Hosp Grove East. Please wear closed-toe shoes, sunscreen and gloves. Meet at the Hosp Grove East Trail Head off Monroe Street (Hi-Noon Rotary Picnic Area and Trail Head). You can park at the The Shoppes at Carlsbad parking lot off Marron Road. The city will provide shovels, rakes and shears. Visit our trail volunteer page for more information. https://loom.ly/RvC3NBI
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Know a high school student in #Carlsbad looking to develop leadership skills and learn how to make a difference in our community? Register today for the spring session of Carlsbad Student Leader Academy! 📆 May 18 and June 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (student must be present for both sessions) 🍎 Lunch included 📍 Pine Avenue Community Center ⏱️ Learn more and register https://loom.ly/abneYIA Carlsbad Unified School District San Dieguito Union High School District Official La Costa Canyon High School Carlsbad High School Sage Creek High School
Communication & Engagement
As you turn your clocks back this weekend, also consider some seasonal safety habits.
Welcome fall – the days are getting shorter and as we turn our clocks back this weekend, it’s time to think about fall security habits.
11/01/2022
City Manager’s Update, Oct. 27, 2022
Mornings are getting chilly again as we get ready to wrap up October. And, we’re just about a week away from the end of daylight saving time on Nov. 6 and the next election (Nov. 8). But before all that, I’ve got some suggestions for making Halloween less scary on our roads plus these updates:
10/27/2022
Beach Preservation Commission vacancy
The City of Carlsbad is seeking residents interested in filling one unscheduled vacancy on the city’s Beach Preservation Commission for a term that runs through June 2025.
10/25/2022
Committee to discuss Village and Barrio design standards
The Citizens Design Review Committee formed by the City Council to guide the creation of “objective design standards” for multifamily housing and mixed-use development in the Village and Barrio areas will hold its third meeting next week. The committee will review and give input on the architectural
10/25/2022
Traffic emergency extended
At its Oct. 18 meeting, the Carlsbad City Council voted to extend the local traffic safety emergency proclamation for an additional 60 days.
10/21/2022 12:56 PM
New fire station 2 complete
Residents in south Carlsbad now have a new fire station almost three times as big as the 1960s-era one it replaced, accommodating a larger crew, modern firefighting equipment and emergency vehicles to meet the community’s public safety needs.
10/20/2022
New program to preserve historic properties in Carlsbad
On Tuesday, the City Council approved changes to the Carlsbad Municipal Code (a collection of city laws) to establish a local Mills Act Program in the City of Carlsbad to encourage the restoration and preservation of historic buildings. The voluntary program will enable interested owners of historic
10/20/2022
City Manager’s Update, Oct. 20, 2022
Today we celebrated the completion of the rebuilt Fire Station 2 in La Costa with a fire hose “uncoupling ceremony.” Find out about this fire service tradition plus the following news in today’s update:
10/20/2022
Who will take the challenge? It is Red Ribbon Week.
Red Ribbon Week occurs each year from October 23 -31. But how did it start? Here is Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena’s story.
10/19/2022
New trees planted at Stagecoach Park
Twenty-seven new trees were planted Monday at Stagecoach Community Park, courtesy of the Arbor Day Foundation, through a collaboration with the City of Carlsbad and the nonprofit Tree San Diego.
10/18/2022
Village H South project on hold
With the new trail at Village H South getting significant use and positive reviews, the City Council decided as part of a strategic planning discussion on Oct. 11 to put the remaining improvements on hold for now to allow Parks & Recreation staff to concentrate on other priority projects. The remain
10/18/2022
Great California ShakeOut
The annual Great California ShakeOut, the world’s largest earthquake safety drill, takes place Thursday, Oct 20.
10/14/2022
Busy summer for city lifeguards
The City of Carlsbad’s ocean lifeguard program is now in its fourth year, approved by the City Council in 2018. City lifeguards provide seasonal services at the three-quarter of a mile stretch of beach at the city’s north end, which is not part of the California State Parks system and was previously
10/14/2022
City Manager’s Update, Oct. 13, 2022
Greetings from City Hall. This week the City Council approved a new strategic plan, which makes me very excited. I’ll explain why and share information on the following other topics in this week’s update:
10/13/2022
Watch out for walkers and bicyclists on National Walk and Roll to School Day
October 12 is National Walk and Roll to School Day. The Police Department encourages parents and students to join forces toward traffic safety around our schools.
10/11/2022
Investigators seek witnesses to fatal traffic collision
10/08/2022
City Manager’s Update, Oct. 6, 2022
As we finish up the first week of October, I see many neighborhoods have already gotten into the Halloween spirit here in Carlsbad. Today, I’ll be sharing some seasonal updates below, including upcoming events and other news of the week.
10/06/2022
National Pedestrian Safety Month
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month. Awareness about pedestrian safety goes hand in hand with the City of Carlsbad’s overall and ongoing plan to promote traffic safety and awareness.
10/01/2022
Carlsbad Boulevard sign repainting
City crews will be out next week giving the iconic Carlsbad sign a fresh coat of paint and performing routine maintenance. If you’re driving, biking or walking in the area, please give yourself extra time to get where you need to go or consider taking an alternate route.
09/30/2022
Witnesses sought in serious injury bicycle collision on Ponto Drive north of Breakwater Road
On September 28, at 5:25 p.m., the City of Carlsbad Police Department responded to a report of a bicyclist down near the intersection of Carlsbad Boulevard and Breakwater Road.
09/29/2022