Encinitas Action has created Encinitas Voices: a curated collection of local commentary, letters and opinion pieces that caught our attention and reflect concerns we share. We’re not pretending it’s a scientific sampling of local opinion –– it’s a place to highlight thoughtful, provocative or illuminating writing about our community, in the authors’ own words.
· Opinion: AI crosses the line in school board race
“Instead, he uses it to deploy fabricated imagery to diminish a woman’s extensive public service.” The Coast News Group
· Commentary: What’s holding up Encinitas’ Climate Action Plan?
“The delay isn’t normal bureaucracy; it’s active obstruction at the City Council. The city is poised to go from climate leader to climate laughingstock.” The Coast News Group·
· Bruce Ehlers Promised Encinitas Local Control. It Was Always Just a Slogan.
“The initiative Ehlers marketed as the ‘Right to Vote’ produced the most sweeping forfeiture of local voting power in the city’s history.” Concerned Citizen of Encinitas
· Opinion: Encinitas deserves a council that’s honest about what it is
“This isn’t about holding Republican or conservative values. It’s the MAGA alignment that is so concerning.” The Coast News Group
· The Encinitas Candidates
“The candidate forum laid bare a dichotomy for me: a choice between nostalgic defiance and innovative progress.” https://laurenloandbehold.substack.com/p/the-encinitas-candidates
· Commentary: No such thing as nonpartisan politics
“Local politics is supposedly ‘nonpartisan.’ But every decision we make is political.” The Coast News Group
· The Invisible Woman
“…one woman, unelected and unaccountable, exerting outsized influence in Encinitas government.” Concerned Citizen of Encinitas
· Letters: Racism does not need a slur to be real
“Their commentary implied that racism only exists if a slur is used. This is false.” The Coast News Group
· Op-Ed: Anonymous ‘outrage’ accounts are warping Encinitas discourse
“Debate is healthy. Anonymous manipulation is not.” The Coast News Group
· Letters: Climate action is a necessary step
“The Encinitas Climate Action Plan is only a very small step in the right direction, but it is a step we must take.” The Coast News Group
· Facebook commentary by Omed Demiri (pseudonym): The MAGA-fication of Encinitas City Hall
“Now that Ehlers and his majority have established a beachhead, they are working to seat two openly registered Republicans on the council. None of this is coincidence. It is the MAGA-fication of Encinitas city hall, proceeding on schedule.” https://www.facebook.com/groups/encinitasnow/posts/2229901947888876/?comment_id=2229970394548698
· Opinion: The high cost of ideological governance
“The refusal of this [$3.9 million] grant signals that our leadership is comfortable sacrificing our city’s long-term economic health to satisfy a narrow ideological agenda.” The Coast News Group
· Opinion: When It Counted, Our Council Majority and Their Candidates Still Wouldn’t Distance Themselves From MAGA
“Nobody on that side of the ballot has used this moment — a sitting president musing about our own cities as acceptable casualties — to say a word in our defense, let alone distance themselves from the politics that produced that comment.” https://www.facebook.com/conservenorthcounty/posts/pfbid02wrVQHFZ2A3bSv9V8mrqvxwPLUR8bysFikPmVnapZqXsykJJvcXDEXDs8JaCS5nzRl
· Letters: Climate inaction at Encinitas City Hall
“We’re all pissing into our atmosphere. Here is something we can do about it, but we can’t work together to implement it.” The Coast News Group
· Letters: Public comment rules favor the few in Encinitas
“When protocols are applied based on personal connections or political alignment, it is no longer ‘protocol’—it is gatekeeping.” The Coast News Group
· Luke Shaffer Promised Character and Delivered Chaos
“What began as campaign maneuvering has now evolved into an alarming governance style that treats constituents as adversaries.” Concerned Citizen of Encinitas