Encinitas Ca

People roam around downtown Encinitas barefoot or tuck their surfboards under their arms while they pedal their bikes to the beach. Spiritual centers and yoga studios add to the mellow vibe. But don't write this off as just another blissed-out beach town. Beginnings Water from Cottonwood Creek was a key ingredient in the town's development. It led the California Southern railway to choose the town as a water stop in 1881.

People roam around downtown Encinitas barefoot or tuck their surfboards under their arms while they pedal their bikes to the beach. Spiritual centers and yoga studios add to the mellow vibe. But don't write this off as just another blissed-out beach town. Beginnings Water from Cottonwood Creek was a key ingredient in the town's development. It led the California Southern railway to choose the town as a water stop in 1881.

There is no frenzy like the frenzy of kids inspecting a new motel room. It is as if they have conquered something, as if they rowed ashore half a mile away, then stormed this modest-size lodging, claiming it as their own. Within minutes, they have jumped on the beds, flushed the toilets and tried the TV, all the things sophisticated travelers usually do before settling in for a weekend at the beach.

The manager of a fast-food restaurant followed a disgruntled customer to another restaurant, threw a cup of liquid at the woman and injured her son, authorities said. Burger King manager Mark Martin was cited for assault Sunday and released, San Diego County Sheriff's Lt. Edna Ito said. Martin and Carolyn Blake argued after he told the woman and her son that breakfast was not served after 10:30 a.m.; Blake insisted she was in line before the cutoff time, Ito said.

With little fanfare Wednesday, a security firm hired by this north San Diego County seaside community began patrolling a secluded piece of city-owned swampland to extinguish a growing Guatemalan migrant community that has taken root there. In an early morning fog, security firm owner Joseph Canales eased his four-wheel-drive truck along a dirt road behind a market near Interstate 5, scouting out migrants.

The manager of a fast-food restaurant followed a disgruntled customer to another restaurant, threw a cup of liquid at the woman and injured her son, authorities said. Burger King manager Mark Martin was cited for assault Sunday and released, San Diego County Sheriff's Lt. Edna Ito said. Martin and Carolyn Blake argued after he told the woman and her son that breakfast was not served after 10:30 a.m.; Blake insisted she was in line before the cutoff time, Ito said.

The morning sun had not yet peeked over La Costa, where residents of the upscale community were nestled in their comfortable homes. But across the road from the quiet neighborhood, cooking fires were already crackling in the misty darkness. The smell of burning wood wafting over the rugged foothills mixed with the odor of morning meals being cooked in the "restaurantes en el monte." It was 5:30 a.m.

San Diego County Sheriff's Department divers Tuesday recovered the remains of television news photographer Sean O'Kane, who was piloting a helicopter that crashed into the ocean Aug. 25. O'Kane, 35, was flying from San Diego to Long Beach for a helicopter training session when his rented helicopter crashed. O'Kane, a Navy reservist, worked for KFMB-TV, the CBS affiliate in San Diego.

A Marine Corps Air Station Miramar helicopter made a safe emergency landing on a public golf course Tuesday after developing a mechanical problem during a training exercise. None of the 19 people aboard the CH-53E Super Stallion was injured, said Staff Sgt. April Tuggle. The helicopter landed on the second hole of the Encinitas Ranch Golf Course, about 25 miles north of San Diego, around 10:30 a.m.

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San Diego County Sheriff's Department divers Tuesday recovered the remains of television news photographer Sean O'Kane, who was piloting a helicopter that crashed into the ocean Aug. 25. O'Kane, 35, was flying from San Diego to Long Beach for a helicopter training session when his rented helicopter crashed. O'Kane, a Navy reservist, worked for KFMB-TV, the CBS affiliate in San Diego.

A Marine Corps Air Station Miramar helicopter made a safe emergency landing on a public golf course Tuesday after developing a mechanical problem during a training exercise. None of the 19 people aboard the CH-53E Super Stallion was injured, said Staff Sgt. April Tuggle. The helicopter landed on the second hole of the Encinitas Ranch Golf Course, about 25 miles north of San Diego, around 10:30 a.m.

There is no frenzy like the frenzy of kids inspecting a new motel room. It is as if they have conquered something, as if they rowed ashore half a mile away, then stormed this modest-size lodging, claiming it as their own. Within minutes, they have jumped on the beds, flushed the toilets and tried the TV, all the things sophisticated travelers usually do before settling in for a weekend at the beach.

With little fanfare Wednesday, a security firm hired by this north San Diego County seaside community began patrolling a secluded piece of city-owned swampland to extinguish a growing Guatemalan migrant community that has taken root there. In an early morning fog, security firm owner Joseph Canales eased his four-wheel-drive truck along a dirt road behind a market near Interstate 5, scouting out migrants.

The morning sun had not yet peeked over La Costa, where residents of the upscale community were nestled in their comfortable homes. But across the road from the quiet neighborhood, cooking fires were already crackling in the misty darkness. The smell of burning wood wafting over the rugged foothills mixed with the odor of morning meals being cooked in the "restaurantes en el monte." It was 5:30 a.m.

Gemma Parks, a former San Diego County Planning Commission member who was a leading force in Solana Beach's incorporation efforts, died of cancer Sunday night. She was 54. Parks also was involved with environmental groups devoted to the preservation of open space in San Diego County. She was a founder of the San Diego Ecology Center and served on the executive committee of San Diegans for Managed Growth.