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VOL. 34, N0. 26
JUNE 26, 2020
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SAN Oceanside gets MARCOS $3.14 -NEWS million for COVID-19
By Caitlin Steinberg
ENCINITAS — The Encinitas City Council unanimously approved a review of traffic solutions in North Leucadia, a temporary suspension of alcohol permit restrictions due to COVID-19, and expressed opposition to a citizen initiative legalizing marijuana sales during its June 17 meeting. Additionally, City Manager Jennifer Campbell announced her office, in conjunction with Capt. Herbert Taft of the San Diego County Sheriff Department’s North Coastal Station, will organize a community forum to publicly address questions and concerns with racial inequality, which were raised in recent protests organized by local civil rights activists and residents. “The Sheriff’s Department will be able to respond to [any questions], educate the public on their policies and procedures, as well as let them know… any type of reforms they might be looking at,” Campbell said. Deputy Mayor Kelli Hinze, who co-organized recent peaceful protests at the Cardiff Kook, spoke on the importance of giving residents a place to express their opinions. “My hope is that we can formalize … relationships with organizations that represent marginalized communities and really give stakeholders the opportunity to be here and speak,” Hinze said. Councilmembers Tony Kranz and Joe Mosca agreed with Hinze, Mosca supporting a “dialogue where members of the community that really want to be heard on issues to have a chance for us to listen to what they’re saying.”
By Samantha Nelson
OCEANSIDE — City Council has approved a spending plan for the nearly $3.14 million in coronaTHE virus relief funds the city VISTA received from the County of San Diego. NEWS President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in late March, which provided $150 billion to states and local governments. While San Diego County received $334 million, cities RANCHO with populations less than 500,000 did not reSFNEWS ceive any CARES Act funds directly. On May 19, County of San Diego Board of Supervisors made $25 million available to the 17 cities in the region that did not receive CARES Act funding. The cities, including Oceanside, would receive a certain amount based on population and how they intend to spend those funds. The CARES Act funds can only be used to cover the city’s COVID-19 related costs that are not covered by other sources like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or by Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) grants. Oceanside has accrued $855,000 in FEMA reimbursable costs and has received $78,000 in CDBG-CV funds. According to Assistant City Manager Michael Gossman, The FEMA funds cover the city’s contract for meal delivery services, some communication costs and overtime for staff. The CDBG-CV funds will cover housing for vul-
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SALEMA ‘SAL’ MASEKELA leads protesters in a moment of silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds on June 3 at Moonlight Beach in honor of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man killed in police custody. Ongoing protests prompted the City of Encinitas and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to organize a community forum on racial inequality. Photo by Caitlin Steinberg
“We can help move the dial on this issue,” Mosca said. “We can bring about reforms that are necessary within our Sheriff’s Department and be a part of that discussion.” The time and date of the public forum have yet to be announced. The City Council also heard testimony from Councilmember Mosca on the San Diego Community Power’s “Community Choice Aggregation” (CCA) Program, a program allowing cities to purchase and generate electricity for their residents and businesses, as well as discussed the upcoming ballot initiative on
the sale of marijuana. On November 3, a citizen initiative to expand the growth, manufacture, and sale of marijuana will appear on ballots. The initiative garnered the necessary number of signatures two years ago, setting it up to appear on Encinitas ballots in 2020. If passed, it will allow for up to four retail storefronts as well as “cannabis kitchens” where marijuana edibles are created. In a newsletter addressed to constituents on June 21, Mayor Blakespear PROTESTERS brought painted signs and surfboards to a expands on the highly “Unity” event on June 3 at Moonlight Beach organized TURN TO ENCINITAS ON A12
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