San Marcos
SAN MARCOS: Probationer arrested for overnight burglaries
SAN MARCOS ---- A 33-year-old probationer who ran from deputies Thursday had a duffel bag full of stolen property connecting him to overnight burglaries, the San Marcos Sheriff's Station captain said.
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:10 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: San Marcos school trustees to discuss bond options for 2010
A year after postponing plans for a bond, trustees in the San Marcos Unified School District are considering revisiting the idea as a way of funding improvements to aging campuses.
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:30 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: Mayor announces plans to seek re-election next year
Saying he gets great satisfaction out of representing the city, San Marcos Mayor Jim Desmond announced plans Wednesday to seek a second term in the November 2010 election.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:05 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: Books take the cake
Sahana Rangaraj, 4, left, Emily Williamson, 10, and Amanda Williamson, 12, all of San Marcos, won the San Marcos Library's Edible Book contest Wednesday. Participants selected a book and then made an edible display of the title. Sahana's winning dish was based on the book "Swimmy." Emily …
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:35 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: Robbery reported at Subway
SAN MARCOS ---- Deputies are searching for a man who robbed a Subway sandwich shop Wednesday morning, sheriff's officials said.
Nov 18, 2009 | 11:35 am | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: Construction resumes on stalled hotel project
Construction resumed this week at the site of a partly built Marriott Residence Inn along Highway 78, putting the hotel on track for an August 2010 opening, a city official said.
Nov 17, 2009 | 7:55 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: Newsletter added to Web site about city's general plan update
A newsletter designed to explain San Marcos' general plan update and encourage residents to get involved in the project has been added to a Web site about it.
Nov 17, 2009 | 7:55 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: Car catches fire after accident
SAN MARCOS ---- A Nissan Altima caught fire after a collision with a mini-van about 5 p.m. Tuesday on Twin Oaks Valley Road and San Marcos Boulevard, fire Capt. Matt Hampton said.
Nov 17, 2009 | 10:30 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: CSUSM students collecting blankets, socks and towels for the elderly
Members of Cal State San Marcos' Communication Society on Tuesday kicked off a month-long blanket, sock and towel drive that will benefit the elderly.
Nov 17, 2009 | 9:10 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: Children identify ways to improve city
A bunch of grown-ups trying to figure out how to improve San Marcos asked some of the city's youngest and most imaginative residents for help Monday.
Nov 16, 2009 | 8:45 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: Liberal arts college planned for San Marcos
A San Marcos philosophy professor and several supporters are hoping to open a nondenominational liberal arts college in the upscale San Elijo Hills community in fall 2010.
Nov 15, 2009 | 8:05 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: City kicking in $62,400 for this year's winter shelter program
San Marcos will contribute $62,400 this year to a regional winter shelter program that provides warm beds to homeless people throughout North County during the coldest part of the year.
Nov 15, 2009 | 8:05 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: City working on drought-tolerant landscape ordinance
Installing or replacing landscaping is about to get more complicated and potentially more expensive for some property owners in San Marcos.
Nov 14, 2009 | 8:05 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: Crafty kids
Eight-year-old Isabelle and 3-year-old Kristine Kang of San Elijo Hills create colorful ornaments Saturday during the fifth annual Holiday Boutique at the San Elijo Hills Recreation Center in San Marcos. Shoppers were able to choose from items, including baby clothes, jewelry, handcrafted…
Nov 14, 2009 | 8:00 pm | Loading…
SAN MARCOS: Fire burns 1/4 acre
SAN MARCOS ---- A bottle rocket sparked a small brush fire that burned about a quarter acre Saturday afternoon near San Marcos, said Battalion Chief Nick Schuler, with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CalFire.
Nov 14, 2009 | 11:00 pm | Loading…
