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SEPT. 27, 2019
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Carlsbad tackles .com housing
THE VISTA CARLSBAD — HousNEWS is arguably the most
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“Past procedures prevented any public input. The process didn’t involve the citizens being represented by the appointed person nor show that the existing council cares about what citizens think.” Hammerschmidt pointed out other flaws in previous appointments, including short time frames, lack of public input opportunities, no application form, no consistent public
ing pressing issue for any city in the state. Carlsbad is no different and the City Council addressed its Housing Element during its Sept. 10 meeting. Scott Donnell, a senior planner with the city, presented the next steps for the city’s Housing Element and RANCHO update including addressing theSFNEWS county’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). He said the Housing Element maps out the housing plan and requires regular updates. The next cycle begins in 2021 and the update must be delivered to the state by April 15, 2021. “The discussion about the General Plan-Housing Element was something that was considered along with the Growth Management Plan,” Donnell said. “The City Council recognized that there’s a pretty close relationship between the Growth Management Plan as well as the Housing Element. The Housing Element, for example, could potentially impact the dwelling unit caps.” Growth Management Plan, which the Housing Element falls under, will undergo a “ground up review” starting this fall as directed by the council, Donnell said. The work plan consists of two phases, one appointing committee members and
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STUDENTS CALL FOR ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Middle school students from Encinitas’ Village Gate Children’s Academy walked out of class on Friday, Sept. 20, to advocate for better climate change protections. The walkout was part of a larger national movement to call for action against climate change. Photo courtesy Rick Sokol
Oceanside to standardize elected official appointments By Samantha Taylor
OCEANSIDE — Earlier this month, council gave staff orders to come up with an official process to appoint replacements to elected positions that become vacant before their terms expire. Ryan Keim and Chris Rodriguez were the two council members who proposed to give staff the direction to come up with a standard appointment process for elected officials, something that the city
currently lacks. Keim himself was appointed to fill a council seat left vacant from the 2018 elections after two incumbents — Councilwoman Esther Sanchez and then-Councilman Chuck Lowery — faced each other in the city’s new district elections. Keim previously served as an Oceanside police officer and a spokesman for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. According to Keim,
the city of Oceanside could stand to improve its communication and transparency with the public. “We’re directing staff to look at a process that’s transparent and can be repeated in policy and inspire confidence when the next opening happens,” Keim said. Oceanside resident Arleen Hammerschmidt thanked Keim for bringing the issue of appointment forward. Hammerschmidt has been outspoken about
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the number of appointed officials the city has as well as its lack of a uniform appointment process. Hammerschmidt said the public needs to be involved in the appointment process. “If a council seat is filled without an election, then the appointing body which is the City Council should, as a representative of the public, appoint only after soliciting and paying attention to public input,” Hammerschmidt said.
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