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🌱 Patch AM: Brutal Parking Lot Attack; Dispute Turns Deadly; Fatal Plane Crash: Encinitas, San Diego County Crime Log

Spotted on the Encinitas calendar: in-Person Divorce Workshop Presented by Top Local Professionals

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What's up Encinitas! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Hit-and-run, freeway chaos and deadly crashes impact Encinitas and neighbors
  • Will Sacramento overrule Encinitas' costly plan to rip out bike lanes?
  • Which Encinitas-area teens were named this year's Rising Stars?

Also on today's calendar: in-Person Divorce Workshop Presented by Top Local Professionals and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid, temps: high: 75, low: 67.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Brutal Parking Lot Attack; Dispute Turns Deadly; Fatal Plane Crash: Encinitas, San Diego County Crime Log (patch.com) — Encinitas residents are highlighted in this week's countywide crime and safety roundup, including a serious hit-and-run that left a pedestrian badly injured and an overturned semi that shut down most southbound I-5 lanes in town. The log also covers nearby North County incidents such as fatal crashes, major fires, and significant criminal court sentences affecting communities across San Diego County.
   

2. Science Says: It's OK to Hate the Heat (voiceofsandiego.org) — Encinitas residents face a major fight over the protected bike lanes on Santa Fe Drive, with the City Council voting to spend millions to remove them while state legislation pushed by former mayor Catherine Blakespear could block any changes until 2030. The piece also notes Encinitas' ongoing clashes with Sacramento over housing mandates and highlights broader North County political and legal news that may affect local governance and services.
   

3. Encinitas Chamber Honors Five Outstanding Seniors at First Rising Star Breakfast of 2026–27 School Year - (thevistapress.com) — Encinitas high school seniors were celebrated by the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce at the first Rising Star Breakfast of the 2026–27 school year, held at MiraCosta's San Elijo campus. Local students from several area high schools were honored for leadership, service, and resilience, with city and regional officials on hand and scholarship opportunities available through the Chamber's Salute to Education next May.
   

4. Deputies seek tips in Encinitas hit-and-run that injured pedestrian (thecoastnews.com) — Deputies are asking Encinitas residents for tips to identify a silver Toyota Prius V involved in an Aug. 16 hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian on Glen Arbor Drive in Village Park. The longtime Encinitas resident faces a long recovery and is urging better neighborhood safety, while investigators seek witnesses or video to help track down the fleeing driver.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Zathura is Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet This Week —John Van Zante Read on Patch
  • Please click for full view to see the Hawk's dinner.
    I've had a few people ask me about this photo my husband took a year ago. It is not Ai. If anyone could help get it posted on some wildlife website… (Nextdoor Fortuna Ranch)
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    Gerry was on the second plane headed back to Carlsbad, home. Gerry had been in Boston to help his daughter settle in at her college dorm. Great… (Nextdoor Capri)
  • General Atomics posted a job opening for Machinist Precision Parts Beryllium in Encinitas. Apply here.
  • Acuity Eye Group posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist in Encinitas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Encinitas here.

Ok Encinitas! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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