San Marcos High Ranked #3 on US News & World Report California High School Ranking

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Hills Local

San Marcos High is Ranked #3 in US News & World Report Ranking of Best High Schools in California. San Marcos High is also ranked #11 Nationally. The 2012 edition includes data on nearly 22,000 public schools, 500 of which received gold medals. U.S. News partnered with the Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes for Research (AIR), which implemented U.S. News‘s rankings methodology. To determine [...]

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Bugs and worms steal spotlight in wetland restoration (San Marcos Creek District) | UTSanDiego.com

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Hills Local

Regulators are shifting from chemistry to biology as they manage stream health As waterways go, San Marcos Creek is hardly iconic. Even in the spring, it’s barely noticeable next to the city’s hardware stores, banks and eateries. But the stream has quietly gained regional significance as a test case for an emerging approach to regulating [...]

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Guest Post from Kristal Jabara Council Member City of San Marcos-What’s Happening in San Marcos

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Hills Local

What’s Happening in San Marcos The City of San Marcos is clearing the way for a new downtown, literally.  Many of you may have driven by the San Marcos Creek, which runs parallel to Discovery Street, and noticed that the surrounding vegetation has been cleared.  What you see is the beginning of the first phase [...]

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City of San Marcos, CA: Twin Oaks Valley Road lodge pole rail replacement planned

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Hills Local

The City of San Marcos will begin replacing lodge pole rails along North Twin Oaks Valley Road from Windy Way to Cassou Road on Monday, March 26, 2012. The existing horizontal lodge pole railings will be replaced with natural-dyed rope railings. The project is scheduled to be complete by Friday, April 13, 2012. Work will primarily take [...]

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San Elijo Hills Mention on UTSanDiego.com-UGH! WHY IS 78 SO BAD?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Hills Local

In 1990, the San Marcos population was 39,000. It has more than doubled to more than 84,000 today. Over the past 20 years, Escondido has grown from 108,000 to 148,000. Rapid growth has occurred in cities between and beyond, with Route 78 carrying commuters toward jobs and homes in Temecula, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch and [...]

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Guest Post from Kristal Jabara Council Member City of San Marcos-New General Plan

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Hills Local

Almost like an overnight sensation the city has a new General Plan.  Of course, I am joking on the overnight part considering the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) has been meeting since before I was on council.  Thirty plus GPAC meetings, three planning commission meetings, three city council meetings and the city’s new General Plan [...]

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State of the City Address tickets on sale now

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Hills Local

Mayor Jim Desmond will deliver the 2012 San Marcos State of the City Address on Tuesday, February 28 during a luncheon at Williams Barn at Walnut Grove Park, 1950 Sycamore Drive. The lunch will begin at 11:30 am and the Mayor’s address will start at 12:30 pm. Four community heroes will also be honored during [...]

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San Marcos issued long-awaited permits to move forward with Creek District project

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Hills Local

City officials announced today that they have received the environmental permits necessary to move forward with the highly anticipated San Marcos Creek District, a comprehensive 214-acre “downtown” specific plan between San Marcos Boulevard and San Marcos Creek. The district will include mixed-use development, a 73-acre habitat preserve, environmental enhancements and infrastructure improvements like roadway, bridges [...]

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BREAKING NEWS -The City of San Marcos has been issued the Army Corp of Engineers 404 permit to beginning the Creek Project.

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Hills Local

BREAKING NEWS The City of San Marcos has been issued the Army Corp of Engineers 404 permit to beginning the Creek Project. The city of San Marcos has worked 28 years for these permits and they were issued this morning.  What that means is the City can immediately beginning clearing out the creek to begin [...]

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Mayor Jim Desmond to deliver State of the City Address

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Hills Local

Mayor Jim Desmond will deliver the 2012 San Marcos State of the City Address on Tuesday, February 28 during a luncheon at Williams Barn at Walnut Grove Park, 1950 Sycamore Drive. The lunch will begin at 11:30 am and the Mayor’s address will start at 12:30 pm. Four community heroes will also be honored during [...]

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