North County Advocates

10/08/2026

The Trust for Public Land documents a city’s 10-minute
walk to Park. Carlsbad provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 49.9% of residents.

https://parkserve.tpl.org/mapping/ #/?CityID=0611194

Carlsbad is the worst of 29 Southern CA Coastal cities (from Santa Barbara south to the Mexican Border on over 250 miles of coastline) in providing Parks within 10-minute walk to residents:

1. Palos Verdes Estates provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 100% of residents
2. El Segundo provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 100% of residents
3. Hermosa Beach provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 100% of residents
4. Redondo Beach provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 98% of residents
5. Manhattan Beach provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 95% of residents
6. Del Mar provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 93% of residents
7. Dana Point provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 89% of residents
8. Carpinteria provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 87% of residents
9. Huntington Beach provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 85% of residents
10. Long Beach provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 84% of residents
11. Laguna Beach provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 82% of residents
12. Santa Monica provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 82% of residents
13. Oxnard provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 82% of residents
14. San Diego provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 81% of residents
15. Santa Barbara provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 78% of residents
16. Coronado provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 76% of residents
17. Newport Beach provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 76% of residents
18. Imperial Beach provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 74% of residents
19. Port Hueneme provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 73% of residents
20. Ventura provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 69% of residents
21. Encinitas provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 68% of residents
22. Los Angeles provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 63% of residents
23. Solana Beach provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 63% of residents
24. Oceanside provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 58% of residents
25. Seal Beach provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 57% of residents
26. Malibu provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 53% of residents
27. San Clemente provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 52% of residents
28. Rancho Palos Verdes provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 50% of residents
29. Carlsbad provides Parks within 10-minute walk to 49.9% of residents [Carlsbad is lowest & most unfair]

Development page for the Trust for Public Land ParkServe® app.

10/06/2026

Save Ponto!!!

A developer has applied to build 120 apartments on 11 acres of undeveloped coastal land in Carlsbad, and residents who want the space preserved say they're fighting to the end.

09/10/2026

Protect Ponto Beach: Save Planning Area F for a Public Park!!!

PLEASE email California Coastal Commission [email protected] to reject the developer's permit.
See the email template you can use below.

We have a brief window before before Friday, October 2, 2026 to stop the 11.1-acre Planning Area F at Ponto Beach from becoming a 120-unit townhome complex, commercial space and parking lots. In 2015, the city rezoned this land for high-density development without meaningful citizen input.

Our neighborhood has zero dedicated park space. While housing is important, those needs can be met by repurposing vacant commercial buildings, not by paving over our last pristine coastal parcel.

E-mail Template

Subject: Public Comment - Planning Area F (Ponto Beach) Master Plan Amendments - Carlsbad

Dear California Coastal Commission,

I oppose the proposed master plan amendments for Planning Area F in Carlsbad.
Our coastal neighborhood lacks dedicated public park infrastructure, and this is the last viable parcel to fulfill that need. Converting this land to private development permanently eliminates an irreplaceable coastal resource.
Regional housing demands can be addressed through proven, feasible alternatives, such as the adaptive reuse of vacant office space and existing retail centers. Developing pristine coastal land is an unnecessary when established infill opportunities already exist.
Please protect public coastal access and reject the proposed master plan amendments for Planning Area F.

01/21/2026

Californians must stop the big oil bullies!

01/13/2026

UPDATE There is a proposed housing development for the property off Via Cantebria, below the water tank and cell tower next to Zona Gale Road. The plan is to construct NINE homes on a 1.79 acre plot of land, disturbing/destroying the natural red bluffs, wildlife and native plants, and severely limiting the well-used walking trail behind the land. Once again, a developer is using the "one low-income" home to bypass any city regulations. To my knowledge, the City has met the required quota. Some of the concerns include geological stability, biological resources, aesthetic and quality of life, public health and infrastructure, traffic and safety. If every small plot of land is land-grabbed by developers manipulating state laws is not fought, we will continue to lose our voice, land control, and beauty of our city. Campaigns of some of our officials emphasized defending our rights.

Please email the Encinitas City Council immediately if you have concerns. Emails easily accessed by googling https://www.encinitasca.gov/government/elected-officials

PLANNING OFFICIALS HAVE STATED THEY WILL BE SENDING THE PROPOSAL TO THE STATE ON JANUARY 20.

Please act now for any more information or to express concerns and call to action.