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A protected species After years of declining numbers from wildfires, drought and invasive species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will move to protect the California spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act. Story on 13.
SDUHSD in search of superintendent By Laura Place
Encinitas pot retailers work on permits, licensing City leaders making sure incoming cannabis market aligns with municipal code. 3
ENCINITAS — The San Dieguito Union High School District is kicking off its highly anticipated superintendent search with various strategies for gathering community input to guide the process. With four superintendents over the last two years, San Dieguito leaders say they are committed to a thorough search and selection process in hopes of finding the new long-term
leader the district desperately needs. The district is working with consulting firm Education Support Services Group, or ESS, to lead its superintendent search. At a Feb. 23 meeting, ESS consultants Dr. Gary Rutherford and Dr. Suzette Lovely presented a search timeline and options for outreach, including town halls, a districtwide survey TURN TO SDUHSD ON 5
FLOWER FIELDS RETURN
The iconic Flower Fields in Carlsbad opened this year’s “Live Colorfully” season on March 1. Guests were greeted with a lively and colorful season thanks to weeks of heavy winter rainfall. Story on 3. File photo
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OCEANSIDE — Police Chief Fred Armijo is retiring in a month after two years as the city’sRANCHO top cop, 29 years in law enforcement and 34 years SFNEWS of public safety service. Armijo announced he plans to retire by April 1. Growing up in Oceanside, he began working as a lifeguard for the city in “I am 1989 before transitioning honored to to the police depa r t ment have finished in 1993. my career as O v e r the years, Oceanside’s he worked police chief.” through the ranks from officer to sergeant, lieutenant and captain. Armijo was appointed to succeed Frank McCoy as police chief in March 2021 by former City Manager Deanna Lorson. His retirement announcement follows almost precisely two years later. “I am very proud to have worked in the city I grew up in and am honored to have finished my career as Oceanside’s Police Chief,” said Armijo in his retirement announcement. An internal recruitment has been launched for Armijo’s replacement. City Manager Jonathan Borrego will
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