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Encinitas: Pacific View Could Become Regional Arts Center
The Encinitas Union School District Board of Trustees agreed to allow Superintendent Tim Baird to begin negotiations with the San Diego-based group Art Pulse.
If the deal goes through, it would end years of speculation and public conflict about how the oceanview property should be used, which peaked in October, when the district sued the city over zoning for the site. Continue reading
Former Encinitas Elementary School Could Become Arts Center
The district has been trying to capitalize on the former site of Pacific View Elementary since the school closed in 2003 due to declining enrollment. Years of past redevelopment proposals have failed, and the district is now suing the city of Encinitas for twice denying to rezone the 2.8-acre parcel for residential development. The lawsuit would be dropped if Art Pulse and the district reach a deal. Continue reading

