Happy holidays! Extended weekend and holiday parking begins in downtown Del Mar

To welcome the holiday season, we are extending parking in downtown Del Mar during weekends and holidays through Jan. 1.

Two-hour parking in the town center and the L’Auberge Del Mar garage will not be enforced during the following periods:

• 5 p.m. Nov. 26 through 9 a.m. Dec. 1;
• 5 p.m. Dec. 5 through 9 a.m. Dec. 8;
• 5 p.m. Dec. 12 through 9 a.m. Dec. 15; and
• 5 p.m. Dec. 19 through 9 p.m. Jan 1.

Parking restrictions will continue to be enforced on all 20-minute spaces and metered spaces on Maiden Lane and Coast Boulevard.

Today: City offices closed for Thanksgiving holiday

City offices are closed today for the Thanksgiving holiday. All essential public safety and public works services will be uninterrupted. We will be back to business as usual on Monday, Dec. 1.

Have a great holiday!

Monday: Presentation to City Council on Coastal Commission map

The City Council on Dec. 1 is set to receive a staff presentation on a jurisdictional map headed to the California Coastal Commission for consideration Dec. 10.

If approved, this commission-initiated action would clean up and memorialize a permit process that has existed in Del Mar since 2001.

The “Post LCP Certification and Appeal Jurisdiction map” shows that in most of the City, Del Mar issues Coastal Development Permits on its own authority.

In limited areas along the beach and shorelines of the San Dieguito River, the map shows where the Coastal Commission either retains authority to issue permits or can act upon appeals of City actions.

Most development in Del Mar—from new construction, to room additions, to ADUs, to substantial improvements of commercial property—meets the definition of “coastal development” and requires a Coastal Development Permit.

Following the Coastal Commission's certification of Del Mar’s Local Coastal Program implementation ordinances in 2001, Del Mar has issued most Coastal Development Permits through a streamlined process under its own authority.

For applicants and land use permitting authorities, this type of local control adds a higher degree of efficiency and predictability to the process.

In the North Beach neighborhood and North Commercial Zone, an approved map would minimize the potential for future interagency disputes.

The City Council meets at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at the Del Mar Civic Center Town Hall, 1050 Camino Del Mar.

Coastal Commission staff is recommending approval of the post certification map when commissioners meet at 9 a.m. Dec. 10 at Pier South Resort, 800 Seacoast Drive, Imperial Beach.

Open City staff report

Open Coastal Commission agenda

SANDAG rail construction notice: Week of Dec. 1

In a weekly notice to the City of Del Mar, SANDAG covers planned construction activities for the Del Mar Bluffs 5 Stabilization Project and geotechnical testing for the proposed LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project.

Open weekly SANDAG notice

Trail closure for bluffs project

The bluffs stabilization project will require the closure of a pedestrian trail between 4th Street and Sea Cliff Way through December, SANDAG says.

Contact SANDAG: 858-549-RAIL or LOSSANcorridor@SANDAG.org

Crime blotter: Nov. 21-27

Incidents: 0

Source: San Diego County Sheriff's Department

Today through Dec. 17: Canned food drive 

In cooperation with the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, the City of Del Mar is hosting a canned food drive through Dec. 17 and has placed collection receptacles at the Del Mar Civic Center and the Beach Safety Center. A flyer from the food bank lists most-needed food items.

Open most-needed items flyer

Nonprofit seeks volunteers for census of unsheltered people

The Regional Taskforce on Homelessness is recruiting volunteers to participate in the annual WeAllCount census from 4 to 8 a.m. Jan. 29, 2026. 

Volunteers will use a GIS-enabled app to record survey locations to best support outreach efforts in Del Mar.

Last year, the point-in-time count identified 9,905 people experiencing homelessness across San Diego County.

Register

Open webpage

Trash Talk: Did you know...

...that meat and bones, cooked or uncooked, go in the green organic recycling cart?

Go Green Del Mar webpage

One webpage, many holiday events

From parking promotions to Small Business Saturday tomorrow, a DMVA webpage wraps up more than a dozen holiday happenings.

On Dec. 7, DMVA's Winter Taste & Sip is sold out. That same day, however, guests can pop by Del Mar Plaza for a photo with Santa, play in the snow at St. Peter's Episcopal Church and stay for a 5 p.m. tree lighting at the amphitheater at Camino Del Mar and 15th Street.

Holiday Events webpage

Dec. 12: Cookies & Cocoa Holiday Party

Have you registered for Del Mar Community Connections' Cookies & Cocoa Holiday Party?

You must not miss this very-tasty gathering from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Del Mar Civic Center. 

Hosted by the Social Good Times Committee, the fun includes live music, Name That Tune, a hot cocoa bar, homemade cookies and an appearance by a jolly old friend. 

Guests are encouraged to bring a contribution for the annual toy drive.

Register

Del Mar Community Connections enriches the lives of older adults with social and wellness programming and other essential services. Call: 858-792-7565.

Measure Q Citizen Advisory Committee (1 voting business representative [preferred] or resident member). Closes 4:30 p.m. Dec. 5.

Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee (1 voting, resident member). Closes 4:30 p.m. Dec. 5.

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