Luna, a German Shepherd puppy, fell overboard from a fishing boat off the coast of San Clemente Island in February and was missing for five weeks. Miraculously, she swam to San Clemente Island and survived. On February 10, about two miles off the coast of the San Clemente Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, Luna was with her owner […]

1/13/2016: Fox San Diego reports that according to lifeguards, another potentially dangerous sea snake washed up on the shore of Coronado’s North Beach Tuesday afternoon. A picture of the 20-inch-long snake pelamis platura, a black and yellow snake, was taken by Coronado lifeguards around 2:30 p.m. It was seen near one of their lifeguard towers. […]

Heat Wave Could Flex Its’ Muscles 06/18/2016 Flex Update: 10 News San Diego reports, “The triple-digit temperatures could trigger the first Flex Alert of the season in San Diego. The California Independent System Operator is preparing for potential stress on the grid Monday and Tuesday. The ISO is asking people ahead of time to conserve energy.” […]

Drought Tracker / El Nino Update – January 2016 Thanks to KPBS Drought Tracker: Rainfall data comes from a weighted average of 96 weather stations throughout the state. Snowpack data represents the average of three different multi-station measures of the northern, central and southern Sierra snowpack. Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers, through the California Nevada […]

It’s a wave? Sydney, Australia – shelf cloud overtook the blue sky, horrifying and exciting onlookers at the famous Bondi Beach toward the city of Sydney. At the bottom of this post you can see the waterspouts near Moonlight Beach. Look closely and you will see a small boat… You may remember these waterspouts at […]

The San Diego Union Tribune is reporting that the lifeguard tower at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, built in… 1952, will be replaced with a slanted-roofed, state-of-the-art facility with nearly 360-degree views of the water, the beach and the nearby parking lots for security. The new 2,150-square-foot, two-story tower will contain a first aid room for […]

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune A 50-year sand-replenishment project that would widen the beaches in Solana Beach and Encinitas by a total of 35 acres. More importantly, this project should add years of life to North County beaches. A previous article on the sand replenishment project. The Good News The U.S. Army Corps of […]

First Things First – Is Encinitas Going To Be Wet And Are We In A Flood Zone? Here is a local image that gives you a sneak peak on what to expect. These folks have their own Noah’s Ark ready to go… you should too. If you have a friend who needs to know about […]

Plastic Grocery Ban Now Impacts 300 Stores Now is the time to bring your own grocery bag to almost every retail merchant in Encinitas. Encinitas’s ban on single-use, disposable plastic bags is now in effect – which prohibited stores that sell groceries from distributing the bags at checkout counters. Here is the top selling, reasonably […]

On August 29th, 2015, a hammerhead shark was seen just beyond the surf line at the end of Avenida De La Playa at the south end of La Jolla Shores. Second Shark Sighting: Swimmers warned after another hammerhead spotted near La Jolla San Diego Lifeguards said a kayak fisherman was approached by a nearly 7-foot […]