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Left Coast to open cannabis business OCEANSIDE — Oceanside City Council narrowly approved a conditional use permit and a waiver of locational criteria for a medical cannabis manufacturing facility at 1629 Ord Way during its Oct. 7 meeting. The CUP and waiver were submitted by Left Coast, LLC, which obtained a local license for operation in May 2019. The facility will be located within an existing industrial building at 1629 Ord Way near Oceanside Boulevard. The building is within an industrial park zoned for limited industrial use, which is also surrounded by similar zoning to the north, west and east. To the south of the facility across the Sprinter railroad tracks is a residentially zoned area. The facility will manufacture cannabis vaporizer cartridges, isolate, tinctures and topicals as well as package flower and concentrates for medical use only. Due to its nature, the facility is classified as a “Regulated Use” under the city’s zoning ordinance, which requires the Council-approved CUP. For cannabis uses with the exception of testing labs must stay 1,000 feet away from any other regulated use business as well as public and private schools, childcare facilities, public recreation facilities, religious worship facilities and residential zoning districts. The facility did not meet the minimum separation distances for regulat-
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The Coast News investigates a Tri-City candidate’s conflicts of interest, accusations of election meddling.RANCHO
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Encinitas candidates attend virtual forum By Caitlin Steinberg
THE COAST NEWS held its first Clean Campaign Virtual Forum on October 13 via Zoom. Graphic by Ryan Woldt
ENCINITAS — At times engaging in vigorous debate and discussing election toxicity, Encinitas mayoral and council candidates participated in the Coast News Clean Campaign Virtual Forum on October 13 in honor of their pledges to maintain Clean Campaign policies. Those participating included mayoral candidates, incumbent Mayor Catherine Blakespear and challenger Julie Thunder, District 1 candidates Councilman Tony Kranz and
challenger Alex Riley, and District 2 candidates Deputy Mayor Kellie Hinze and challenger Susan Turney. Moderated by reporter Caitlin Steinberg and Kelli Kyle, host of the North County BEAT podcast, the Zoom forum was divided into a general discussion followed by a public Q&A. During the event, participants were offered several minutes to speak on each issue as well as an opportunity for possible rebuttal, lasting over two hours. The full forum can be
viewed in its entirety on both The Coast News’ Facebook and Youtube pages. Candidates agreed upon three pre-determined topics, including online harassment and hate speech, the negative impact of misinformation on local elections, and how to work through hard conversations with dissenting residents. On several occasions, the discussion strayed to issues including campaign finance, endorsements, abuse from supporters, and TURN TO FORUM ON A22
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