First Moonlight Beach Summer Concert - This Sunday

Gypsy Dreams Band 

Join us on the sand of beautiful Moonlight Beach this Sunday, July 10, 3-5 p.m. for Fleetwood Mac tribute band Gypsy Dreams. The band performs nationally and will put on a high energy, passion-driven show with harmonies, precise musicianship and character performances. Complete with realistic costumes, video backdrop and storytelling, their live show is sure to impress!

Time: 3-5 p.m.

Location: Moonlight Beach

Full Sumer Series Lineup:

July 10 - Gypsy Dreams

July 24 - Mark Easterday (Country)

Aug. 7 - Joker’s Hand (Rock)

Aug. 21 - Rayford Brothers (50’s-60’s classics)

Please note that glass, alcohol, smoking and dogs are prohibited on our beaches. Special thanks to concert series sponsors AMR Ambulance and Ting.

Visit the City of Encinitas Parks and Recreation page for more information.

Help Plan The Future of the El Camino Real Corridor

There is still time to participate and provide input on the Design Alternatives Workshop! The workshop activities are available for you to complete in the virtual workshop space. Your input and feedback will help reimagine possible future development within the El Camino Real corridor in the City of Encinitas.

Visit the virtual workshop space to provide your feedback by July 13.

Final Olivenhain Evacuation Community Meeting - This Saturday

The Encinitas Fire Department is partnering with Fitch & Associates to present community meetings about evacuations and fire safety. Please join us to learn more about:

The updated Olivenhain Evacuation Plan

Alerts and notifications

Evacuation warnings and orders

How to pack an emergency evacuation ‘Go Bag’

Returning after an evacuation

Defensible space

Final Meeting

Date: Saturday, July 9

Time: 10 a.m. to noon

Location: Olivenhain Meeting Hall, 423 Rancho Santa Fe Road

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Plastic-Free July Challenge

The City of Encinitas’ Zero Waste Program is working to spread awareness around single-use plastics with a Plastic Free July Challenge. Plastic Free July is a global challenge meant to bring awareness to individuals and businesses about the effects of single-use plastics on the environment and our health.

Throughout the month of July, residents can participate by picking up a bingo card and calendar from the Encinitas or Cardiff library. Completed bingo cards can be dropped off at either library for entry into a raffle to win some reusable zero waste swaps!

Date: July 1-31

Locations: Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive and Cardiff-by-the-Sea Library, 2081 Newcastle Ave.

Visit the San Diego County Library Website for library hours.

Now Open - Beacons Beach Access Trail and Parking Lot

The City of Encinitas is pleased to announce the Beacons Beach access trail and parking lot re-opened for public use June 30.

On May 2, the northern portion of an existing historic landslide at Beacons Beach reactivated and moved downslope to the west. The movement created numerous visible cracks in the existing slope, as well as damage to the existing beach access trail from the Beacons parking lot down to the beach.

Since that time, the City of Encinitas and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps) have been monitoring and evaluating the Beacons Beach bluff and parking lot. Slope monitoring equipment was installed throughout the bluff area to record slope movement and provide data to Scripps and the City of Encinitas. Based on the data that was collected over the eight weeks following the landslide, the City of Encinitas’ geotechnical engineer determined that the bluff is stabilizing.

Preparations to repair the trail were completed on Wednesday, June 29. Final cleaning and preparation work took place on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Marine Safety staff have been scheduled accordingly.

The City of Encinitas will continue working with Scripps, California State Parks, and the Coastal Commission to monitor the bluff and maintain beach access.

New Exhibitions Installed in Civic Art Spaces

New art exhibitions are on display at City Hall, the Encinitas Library and the Encinitas Community Center. The new group of exhibitions will be on view through the end of August and celebrated at Art Night on July 23, a public event with the artists. All are invited to come view the artwork during the spaces’ open hours.

Exhibition Locations:

City Hall, 505 S. Vulcan Ave.: paintings by Bruce Turk (pictured) and metal sculptures by Mary Lou Owen
Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive: iconic posters by Scrojo and clay works by Vicky DeLong
Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive: paintings by Kate Joiner, ceramic sculptures by Pierre Bounaud, and glass sculptures by Marcy Stinton

Apply to be featured in the 2023 exhibitions on the Visual Art web page by September 26.

North Coastal Sheriff Station - Community Story

12-year-old reunited with stolen bike
On June 29 at about 2 p.m., North Coastal Sheriff Station deputies recovered a stolen e-bike with help from an attached Apple Airtag and proudly reunited the 12-year-old with his bike at the station.