City Council was given an update Aug. 12 on plans for a proposed power plant to be built by NRG West on the property of the current power plant along Carlsbad Boulevard, and members once again voiced their opposition to the plans.
MainStreet Oceanside, a nonprofit that works with the city and downtown businesses to guide the promotion, design and economic restructuring of downtown, was granted $190,000 for the upcoming year at the Aug. 13 City Council meeting and was called on to participate in a strategic planning workshop in January 2009, before further funding is allocated.
Candidates and constituents in Del Mar and Solana Beach won’t be spending election night 2008 eagerly awaiting the returns to learn who will help govern the city for the next four years. In fact, Solana Beach isn’t even having a local election.
With the first day of school just around the corner, a typical teenager would most likely be found surfing, swimming or simply doing nothing at all. But 15-year-old Charlie Reed spent the end of her summer vacation teaching about two dozen 5- to 10-year-olds how to sing, dance and act — all in the name of charity.
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With the first day of school just around the corner, a typical teenager would most likely be found surfing, swimming or simply doing nothing at all. But 15-year-old Charlie Reed spent the end of her summer vacation teaching about two dozen 5- to 10-year-olds how to sing, dance and act — all in the name of charity.
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