Hi. Anyone know the best place to get conchas… preferably in Escondido or even Vista? Thank you!

I'm very familiar with Oceanside but I'm meeting from Orange County there tomorrow for lunch, etc. I know that there's a surfing competition but is there anything else fun, free or cheap to do tomorrow afternoon? We're meeting aboit 12:30 pm if that helps.

Does anyone know where the protests are going to be at or around what time in north county? There was one today in Vista but I wasn’t able to make it and I want to make it to at least one!!!

Meet our new foster dog, Aspen! Aspen is a beautiful young boy rescued from Tijuana over TWO years ago! He has come a long way since then and is already trained and ready to find his forever home! He’s a sweet loving boy with some energy and silliness to go with it. Some basic facts about him: Male, neutered ~2.5 yrs old 55 lbs Staffordshire bull terrier mix? (Unknown) Energy: medium/high Leash: good Potty trained: yes Med: up to date Likes other dogs, but with slow introduction Aspen is such a good boy who deserves to be with his forever person asap! If you are interested please send me a message or text (540)729-7946 to start the process!

I'm tryna take a nap, and this constant honking is WILD. I never hear shit like this in Vista.

Does anyone have a pediatrician rec in the Encinitas/solana/del mar/carmel valley/etc area who is ✨flexible✨ with childhood schedules & requirements? Thank you!

Country, 90’s, Alternative, Classic Rock + any requests!

Country, 90’s, Alternative, Classic Rock + any requests!

There’s a bit of a coast vs inland/suburban vs rural divide here. Kamala won North County, as land doesn’t vote. People do. North County isn’t the bastion of Midwest-rooted Nixon-style conservatism it once was. In the 1968 election, North County was the most pro-Nixon area of the US: https://elecmapco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=b9b65438b2844f3383af457a0f068d4f

Former GOP strongholds like Carlsbad and Encinitas have voted for Kamala in landslides. She even won a majority of the vote in Poway.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/elections/2024-election-map-precinct-results.html

I’d love to know where they are so I can use my dollar elsewhere. Trying to make this a resource for North County San Diego residents and visitors so please name the company/owner/business/relevant title and if you can leave an alternative. Thanks!

*maybe leave a source to why/how you know they support Trump so we aren’t accidentally/purposely flagging bystanders.

*Please follow up and confirm before making decisions based on this Reddit thread lol.

Yes - Reidy Creek is not the greatest course in the world. BUT, it's a cheap membership and it's very close to where I work so now I'm a member.

My goal is to play once a week now to keep improving my game (I'm terrible). So if you want a golf buddy to set up tee times or even just a heads up when me and my other buddies might need another player or two, let me know!

I can get along with anyone but know I don't take golf too seriously. As long as I'm out on the course, I'm having a good day. Not shy at all to have a couple beers on the course neither but I'm always respectful of the course and the pace of play.

While the city wants it to be townhomes/condos/apartments, do you support that proposal? Or you want something else?

EDIT: SR/Route 78, not I78, sorry. mixed it up!

Is fitness 19 full of military men? I’m trying to avoid them :D

Does anyone in North County have any jigsaw puzzles they’d like to trade?

We have about twenty, 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles, no missing pieces, in perfect condition, put together once, that we’d be open to trading. The puzzles are Buffalo, White Mountain, Rose Art. etc.

Thanks

I’m currently storing my stuff at Public Storage Space in South Park, and they increased my monthly fee by $100 after 3 months!! So, I’m hoping to find a space up in North County, where I’m at now, to store my belongings.

Please send over any suggestions you have!

As some of you know there was a recent situation where ice agents tried to intimidate an Escondido resident to gain entery into their home without a warrant. There is an upcoming protest scheduled for:

"February 2nd at noon in Escondido In Front of Toyota dealership please come support all the injustice that’s going around. ICE is giving false documentation to have people open their doors . That is totally not ok . Please bring posters positive peaceful attitudes for all our immigrant families ✨🍀🙏🏻 thank you 💕 please post share"

For those of you that don't know in 2018 Escondido became the first city in San Diego County to join the Trump Administration’s challenge to California’s sanctuary law. At this time Dane White father in law was on city council and voted in favor of this. Dane white father in law aggressively campaigned to get Dane White elected as mayor without disclosing family relations (also belongs to same mega church). It's safe to say your mayor would be happy to work with ice and bp to allow the harassment of you and your family based upon your skin color.

I would encourage protestors organizers to consider scheduling another protest for Wednesday at grape day park. Escondido city council meets at 5pm on Wednesday. The best place for the hispanic/latino community to be heard is at city hall. If grape day park is full of hispanic heritage on a Wednesday night chanting it makes it hard for city council to ignore the Hispanic community. For the record Hispanics by in large are the majority in Escondido and the Mayor has never once actively spoken out about issues that primarily affect Hispanics. Furthermore he has repeatedly said he can solve homelessness and that the government needs to get out homelessness.

Simultaneously he has said we need to rely on nonprofits and community based organizations to solve homelessness. The very mega church he belongs to does not have a Spanish service nor did it open its doors as of yet this winter to provide homeless shelter services. Not surprisingly it also did not open its doors last winter either. It shouldn't come as a surprise that the mega church he is a part of is guess what, lacking Hispanic members. By a landslide it's predominantly white. Dane White has on multiple times publicly mirrored Trumps talking points. Dane White regularly cuts off community comments during city hall meetings and openly complains about city hall meetings taking to long. Escondido city council has a long history of making choices against the Hispanic community even though Escondido is by far Hispanic. It's time for your voices to be heard and put the pressure on the mayor not to engage in the harassment of Latino families across the city.

I (22F) have been apartment hunting for the past 7 months in San Diego County. I make over 4k+ a month and am a full-time college student. For background, I do not drink or smoke, have a credit score over 800, and do not own any pets. I have worked at the same place for 6 years and have rented a room for the past 4 years. I have come close to signing a lease on three separate occasions, until the landlord backed out last minute. This has been incredibly frustrating to me. They all say the same thing…”you are our first choice…” then come up with some excuse as to why they’re unable to rent the property to me.

Most recently I had received six phone calls from a landlord, going over various details about the space as well as personal information. He asked that I meet him to go over paperwork the next morning. He had shared that it would be a 14 month lease, which I agreed to and even asked to extend to 16 months, which he sounded happy about. The next morning I received a text stating that he’d love to have me, but wants someone who will stay longer. I literally agreed to the lease he suggested and asked to extend it further. I am confused as to how that is not long enough?!

I am losing hope. I have been told I am an ideal candidate by all the landlords I have dealt with, yet they all back out literally minutes before I am supposed to sign. Is it my age? What can I do? Please let me know if you have experienced something similar.

**Update: Thank you so much for your suggestions and help. This post got a lot more attention than I anticipated.

I took my series of misfortunes as a sign to reconsider what path I wanted to take. I ended up applying to transfer to a different school across the country to be closer to family. I’ll be moving out at the end of the month and looking forward to this new chapter.

Looking for a place to find used music CDs, or CDs for cheap. Are there any thrift stores or shops that have a good selection?

Also, are there any libraries in North County that have CDs available?

Thanks in advance :)

Grok Says:
Hey there! Have you heard of "Haiku Pirate"? It's a super fun scavenger hunt game set in Carlsbad, California, where you get to explore the city in search of magical, never-staling donuts! Here's how it works:
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The Map: You can pick up this special map for free at various public locations in Carlsbad, but you'll need to solve riddles on Reddit to find out where these locations are. Only 10 maps are released each week, and there are just 100 maps in total, so it's kind of exclusive!
Game Mechanics:

• Lookouts: These are spots on the map where you'll find words or clues that help you decode haiku poems which are part of the puzzle.
• Haiku: There are five haiku, each encrypted, that will guide you to five hidden X symbols made of stone, glass, steel, light, and dark. Each X is a small, real object worth less than $2.00.
• The Oracle, The Ocean, The Land: These sections of the map contain hidden clues. 'The Land' is where you'll physically mark the map with pushpins at the locations where you find each X.

Finding the Xs: You need to physically find these five X symbols in the real world. Once found, you mark their location on your map with a pushpin. After finding all five, you'll use a 92-inch string to connect these points on the map. Where the string crosses itself is where the donuts are hidden!
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Additional Tips:

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• Hints will be shared on Reddit, so keep an eye out there for updates and tips.
• The game's clues from 'Oracles' are often vague, adding to the mystery.

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This explanation covers the main aspects of the game, making it exciting and clear while emphasizing the community aspect and the unique blend of real-world exploration and puzzle-solving.

Hi everyone! Join for a peaceful protest this Friday in the vista area! (344 Main St. Vista, CA). Feel free to bring posters, flags, or anything to show our support for our immigrant families.

Make sure to bring water to stay hydrated!

I need help. It’s a long story. I hope you understand.

Where do I even start? I’m gonna try and make this a long story short. My name is Ian. I’m 22 years old. I’m from Southern California born and raised. For a while now things have been getting crazy. From the cost of living, to the people coming and going in my life, to the politics and the way California treats its citizens. My dad died when I was 17. 2 months before I turned 18. At that point I had someone I knew offer to have me come over and stay for a while in north county San Diego to “get my mind off of things” that was in 2021. I ended up liking things down there at the time and ended up staying. I lived there for 3 years and I met my now girlfriend and we have been in a happy healthy relationship for 3+ years now. Fast forward to November 2024. I’ve been working hard as a security officer. Making minimum wage and paying 1500+ for a basic parking spot for the RV that my girlfriend and I live in. Our landlord was a real something. He promised us he would work with us on the rent and help us out. But as soon as I moved in he turned out to be the biggest slumlord imaginable. He was pulling some real shady things. Changing the rental agreement whenever he wanted, charging for EVERY SINGLE THING, and literally yelling and screaming at us if he didn’t get his way. (Some extreme anger issues with him) and it was all getting too much. My job let me go on my birthday. They claimed that they were going out of business when infact I later found out they lied about that ( for whatever reason) at the same time my car (2005 Honda civic) blew a radiator and water pump. After throwing every single cent I had left to fix the problem it’s still running hot. I had to leave it behind in San Diego. After all of this it really got to a point where I had to pack up everything I owned in a RV that doesn’t have the plates or registration and just leave. I knew that I would have a better chance of living in a place that was NOT Southern California. At 1 in the morning I just started driving and found myself across state lines all by myself in Bullhead City, AZ. I found a really nice place to live on a beautiful property overlooking the valley and the people here are really nice. Without a car or no support I have been busting my butt every day applying for jobs and really trying to work hard but things have been real slow and I’m running out of time. I have absolutely no money at all. My bank is overdraft 280.00 and I owe rent on the 6th of February. Life should be really really hard. If you really work hard and give it your all you should be able to make it. But what’s going on right now is straight up impossible. My girlfriend is in the hospital due to DKA from diabetes complications and she’s back in Temecula CA all alone. And I’m all alone out here scared and afraid. When it comes down to it I don’t even have a way to drive this RV to the gas station let alone out 1 single gallon of gas in the tank. I’m here today because I desperately red to pay 700.00 in rent. And I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen. If anyone on here is willing to help you have no idea how much I’d appreciate it. Please please please do what you can. Because it’s a real possibility that if I leave here I will be on the side of the road out of gas in a RV and if the police decided to impound it I am SCREWED. And I will not be able to recover from that. That’s the short story of things. If you wanna send me a DM we can have a conversation about everything that’s been happening. No 22 year old should ever have to go through something like this. It’s getting to the point where I’m having major panic attacks everyday because I have absolutely nothing and next week is looking very very grim. Thank you for taking the time to read this post and I hope I hear from you soon. Best regards,

Musicians, Comedians, Magicians and all artist alike are welcome! Sign ups start at 6:00 pm. Hope to see you there!

Hi! I'm looking for a nice restaurant, preferably along the coast (Carlsbad, Oceanside, Encinitas), that does NOT have televisions since I'm looking for a dinner reservation on Feb 9 (Superb Owl).

This is just for 2 adults; it is going to be our Valentine's Day meal. Any and all ideas are appreciated! Sadly, there is a soy allergy involved which means most Chinese, Thai, and ramen places aren't an option.

I was on my way to work this morning when I saw a big police van and officers putting a homeless man inside. There were already several other people that had been detained. There were about 6 other police cars and a truck with a dozen trash cans (probably for the homeless peoples’ belongings). I was too stunned to record. Does anyone have any pictures or videos of this? It was on Faraday Ave near the intersection of College at around 915am. Did anyone get any pictures or videos of this? I can’t find any news articles or press releases from Carlsbad PD.