Undergrounding contractor assessing utility poles

Crews this week have started a survey of utility poles and service connections as part of a City-wide program to bury overhead utility lines.

Most of the information-gathering by the City’s contractor, LEE & RO, Inc., will be completed from p...

Sheriff: Report all suspicious activity

Sheriff Bill Gore is encouraging residents to report all suspicious activity to law enforcement. 

The Sheriff is asking residents to be alert for suspicious activity, to write down whatever they see and to report it right away.  Crime Pre...

Sheriff offering free home security checks

Leaving town for the holidays? The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department offers “vacation checks” as a free service to improve residential security. Residents also can schedule free home security assessments.

For vacation chec...

New leadership in the Del Mar Finance Department

Two highly-experienced professionals have taken top posts in the City’s Finance Department.

Bruce Foltz, former finance director for the cities of El Monte, Menifee, Wasco and Madras, Ore., began as finance director for Del Mar last month. His ex...

City collecting blankets, clothing for needy families

The City of Del Mar, in cooperation with the Del Sol Lions, is collecting blankets and clothing for people in need from Nov. 13 through Dec. 13 at the Del Mar Civic Center, 1050 Camino del Mar.

Donations will support Community Resource Center’s 3...

Downtown Streetscape construction contract approved

A long-awaited program to refresh streets and sidewalks in the heart of the village is set to begin next month after the City Council’s unanimous approval October 29 of $6.76 million in construction contracts.

The Downtown Streetscape Project wil...

Del Mar food donations reduce waste, help people

To reduce solid waste and to help people in need, the City of Del Mar is encouraging residents and businesses to consider donating unwanted food before throwing it out.

Del Mar faces strict State mandates to reduce the amount of organic debris it sends to ...

Plan for sea level rise rejects “Managed Retreat”

In planning for sea level rise, City leaders have agreed to reject “managed retreat,” a State-promoted approach that would require homeowners to abandon their property. Del Mar instead will protect low-lying property through a combinat...

New rules for dogs on Del Mar’s beaches

New rules that expand the hours for off-leash dogs on portions of Del Mar’s beaches took effect this month. The change opens a section of the Main Beach -- between 25th and 29th streets -- to off-leash dogs before 8 a.m. during the off-season.

De...

Expanded “Go Green Del Mar” website offers how-to for sustainability

From solid waste to clean water and air, a newly-expanded Go Green Del Mar portion of the City’s website is rich with information and ideas for residents to move their homes and the City toward meeting climate goals.

Del Mar’s Climate A...

Del Mar Civic Center wins an Orchid

The “beautiful detailing” of the Del Mar Civic Center and Town Hall has won a 2018 Orchid for Architecture from the San Diego Architectural Foundation.

City officials accepted the award during ceremonies Oct. 4 in San Diego, where Assem...

New parking meters accept credit cards

Need to park but can’t find quarters?  Not a problem for the parking meters and pay-and-display equipment in Del Mar -- the modern machines accept credit cards.

New equipment was installed recently at the North Beach, on Coast Boulevard ...

Sheriff offering free home security assessments

Del Mar residents can receive a free home security assessment by contacting the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station. The security evaluation is performed by Crime Prevention Specialists who are trained to see a home through the eyes of a burglar. Th...

Regional Mass Casualty Apparatus at the ready in Del Mar

_{Del Mar Fire Department Captain Giovanni Maniscaclo reviews paperwork for the regional Mass Casualty Apparatus.}

It’s the kind of rig that safety officials hope will never be needed. But if it were, the Mass Casualty Apparatus is ready to deploy f...

Sheriff’s Senior Volunteer Patrol seeking new members

Gerald Larsen (left) and Bill Simon volunteer for the Sheriff’s Senior Volunteer Patrol, which is seeking new members.

They don’t get paid but they love what they do.

The Sheriff Department’s Senior Volunteer Patrol needs new m...

Free parking at Del Mar Civic Center

In a coastal community where parking often is at a premium, visitors can park for free at the Del Mar Civic Center, 1050 Camino Del Mar.

Visitors to the stores and restaurants of downtown Del Mar are encouraged to park at the Civic Center. For community ev...

Gold Coast reigns over roundabout

“Gold Coast” is standing tall in the Jimmy Durante Boulevard roundabout to greet motorists during the 2018 meet of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Crews installed the life-size, gold-and-silver sculpture this week ahead of Opening Day o...

Every Saturday: Farmers Market at Civic Center

The Del Mar Farmers Market is open from 1 to 4 p.m. every Saturday on the ocean view plaza of the Civic Center, 1050 Camino Del Mar.

Farmers from throughout the region and beyond offer organic and pesticide-free seasonal fruits and vegetables, potted herbs...

Humane Society providing animal services in Del Mar

San Diego Humane Society is serving Del Mar with expanded animal services, humane law enforcement and specialty programs. Based in San Diego, the Humane Society offers adoption services, humane law enforcement and specialty programs like the Kitten Nurser...