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Commentary: Why corporations should tithe for wildlife
Why corporations should tithe for wildlife by Sheila S. Cameron September 25, 2025 To tithe, traditionally, refers to giving one-tenth of one’s resources to support a religious community or institution. In researching the term, I found another definition: tithing is also associated with generosity and stewardship of resources. I like that expanded definition. It allows…
Honoring women who blazed trails for us all
Honoring women who blazed trails for us all by Sheila S. Cameron March 19, 2025 There are thousands of women upon whose shoulders we stand today — women who defied expectations, shattered barriers, and created paths for us to walk freely. The privileges we enjoy today were painstakingly won by those who came before us,…
It’s time to make 101 parking fair for all Encinitas businesses
Commentary: It’s time to make 101 parking fair for all Encinitas businesses by Sheila S. Cameron December 13, 2023 Along the 101 in Encinitas, 175 parking spaces have been kidnapped! Count ’em — 175 public parking spaces! These parking slots have been allotted to restaurants to augment their outdoor seating for customers. This came about…
Remembering Rachel Carson for Women’s History Month
Remembering Rachel Carson for Women’s History Month by Sheila S. Cameron March 16, 2023 Marine biologist, scientist, researcher, naturalist scholar and gifted writer…meet Rachel Carson. Carson wrote about the oceans in a series of three books in the 1940s and 50s while working for the Fish and Wildlife Service: “The Sea Around Us,” “The Edge…
Experience Hawk Watch
Experience Hawk Watch by Sheila S. Cameron January 18, 2023 The Wildlife Research Institute invites you to “Experience Hawk Watch” on any Saturday morning in January and February. Just get in your car and enjoy a refreshing, scenic drive to Ramona — destination Hawk Watch. What is Hawk Watch? The setting is against the backdrop…
Does Blakespear deserve higher office?
Does Blakespear deserve higher office? by Sheila S. Cameron November 2, 2022 Before sending Catherine Blakespear to the California Senate to enact legislation, we should first look at what she has done for the city of Encinitas. Given her record, ask: Does Catherine Blakespear deserve higher office? HOUSING • The 15 high-density housing sites originally…
Homeless in Encinitas?
Homeless in Encinitas? by Sheila S. Cameron January 17, 2020 Are you aware that our Encinitas Mayor and City Council Members are voting to make Encinitas the Regional Center for the Homeless for ALL of North County? Please re-read and think about the long-term consequences of that statement! Jewish Family Services (JFS) applied for and…
Encinitas Planning Commission approves Sunshine Garden project
Encinitas Planning Commission approves Sunshine Garden project by Bill Slane September 9, 2021 ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Planning Commission approved another multi-story housing project this week, joining a growing list of city-approved developments in recent months. The Sunshine Gardens project, a 140-unit residential development, was unanimously approved in what was likely the least controversial project…
Commentary: Truth about Prop. A
Commentary: Truth about Prop. A By Gerald Sodomka and Susan Turney Citizens of Encinitas wrote, circulated petitions, campaigned to get Prop. A placed on the ballot and passed it in 2013. Prop. A requires a public vote if the city’s 30 ft. height limit is exceeded or the zoning density is increased. Eight years later,…
Op-Ed: It’s Wrong for a City to Sue its Citizens, Using THEIR OWN Money!
Op-Ed: It’s Wrong for a City to Sue its Citizens, Using THEIR OWN Money! Posted on October 29, 2019 By Mark Muir Retired Encinitas Fire Chief and Deputy Mayor Last December, Superior Court Judge Ronald Frazier overturned citizen-driven and voter-approved Proposition “A”, known as the “Encinitas Right to Vote Initiative”. Proposition “A” gives Encinitas residents…
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