Rachelle Collier in the News

Flower Capital Mayor Jerome Stocks and Deputy Mayor Maggie Houlihan will face formidable competition. Stocks aced out Houlihan for the mayorship this year. Candidates include Leucadia’s active community volunteer Rachelle Collier; E Street Cafe co-owner and freelance columnist Bob Nanninga; businessman and past prexy of Downtown Encinitas Merchants Assn. Doug Long; Joe Sheffo, a former North County Times editor; and Judge Anthony Brandenburg from Olivenhain... Read more»

Planning commissioners told a bridge designer Thursday night that they want to see more character in his designs for three proposed pedestrian crossings under the railroad tracks in Encinitas... Read more»

Logan Jenkins gives his take on the Encinitas City Council race. "This year, Encinitas – the Swiss-style federation of quirky coastal burgs – will own the dream ticket.".. Read more»

Before taking a six-week recess, the Encinitas City Council wrapped up a number of housekeeping items at its meeting Wednesday night... Read more»

Rancho North Coastal Democratic Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 454 Requeza St., Encinitas. Rochelle Collier and Leesa Heebner, both running for City Council seats, will speak. (760) 436-7100... Read more»

The Encinitas City Council appointed the invasive and toxic plant subcommittee six months ago. The panel recently made its presentation to the council... Read more»

Open, fiscally conservative, environmentally conscious, looking to improve the quality of life for Encinitas residents and honest. In summary, just about the opposite of Jerome Stocks... Read more»

The Encinitas City Council appointed the Invasive and Toxic Plant Subcommittee six months ago. They made their presentation to the council on May 21... Read more»

The 7-Eleven at the corner of Vulcan Avenue and Leucadia Boulevard got a facelift May 24 when students from the Art Wars club descended upon it to paint a mural. The west-facing wall now sports an abstract painting done by current and former students at San Dieguito Academy high school in Encinitas... Read more»

Del Mar Community Connections will have its annual salad potluck luncheon June 10 at St. Peters Parish Hall ... Rachelle Collier, Leucadia Town Council prexy, suggests buying fresh food stuff at the Sunday Farmer’s Market and thereby saving gas and time by not driving miles and miles to the super stores... Read more»

November may be months away, but candidates are declaring their intentions for the 2008 Encinitas City Council election. Three seats are available and one incumbent, James Bond, said he doesn't plan to run... Read more»

Rachelle Collier, prez of Leucadia Town Council, sez it is again offering a $500 scholarship to a Leucadia resident who is a graduating senior high school student. Funds come from the sale of funky license plate holders. Julie Vaccaro, now attending Cal State San Marcos, was last year’s recipient... Read more»

Planning sessions for a multimillion-dollar improvement program on North Coast Highway 101 begin this week, and residents who long have waited for a beautified commercial strip are saying thank you ---- and it's about time... Read more»

Representatives of a consulting firm hired to formulate a “streetscape” plan for the area along North Coast Highway 101 between A Street and La Costa Avenue say they'll keep that in mind during two public workshops set for next week... Read more»

Rochelle Collier, prexy of Leucadia Town Council, is advocating an urban tree policy that calls for tree replacement as soon as they are whacked down. Trees are being removed becuz they are diseased or falling down from old age. There is apprehension that some trees on the North County Transit District right-of-way are being removed for double tracking. This would assure that below-grade tracks would never be possible at critical intersections... Read more»

After years of decline, more and more of Leucadia's historic eucalyptus trees are dying, and their demise could damage the look of the quaint seaside town, some residents say... Read more»

The city is shelving plans for a pedestrian undercrossing at the railroad tracks on Hillcrest Drive after studies revealed the tunnel could flood dangerously during a rainstorm... Read more»

Leucadians may soon have a chance to redesign the two-mile stretch of North Coast Highway 101 that passes through their community... Read more»

The wood of the aged Monterey cypress trees that cast an umbrella of shade at the foot of Leucadia Boulevard will continue to provide enjoyment for area residents... Read more»

Drivers on North Coast Highway 101 may soon find it illegal to turn onto some side streets during rush hour. Taking a cue from Solana Beach, the Encinitas City Council voted 4-1 Nov. 9 to ban south-bound drivers from turning right off of 101 and into residential neighborhoods... Read more»

First there was Noah's Ark. The customers came two by two, to partake of food and beverage in the biblically named restaurant by the beach. Now, inevitably, come the developers, who have planned a 126-room hotel on the former restaurant site and a 26-unit time-share resort at the loamy knoll across the Coast Highway... Read more»

Renovating concrete drains in a park may not sound like the most artistic project, but some local community groups managed to turn it into exactly that. With the help of a grant from the city, the Leucadia Town Council organized an effort to install colorful tile mosaics on two drains at Leucadia Oaks Park... Read more»

One solution for a traffic-choked and hazardous railroad crossing at Leucadia Boulevard could be to eliminate it altogether... Read more»