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- 12/04/2025 3:45 PM
Annual report on homelessness
The city is making steady progress in its efforts to reduce homelessness and its impact on the community
- 12/03/2025 4:02 PM
New e-bike safety rules
New e-bike safety measures are coming to Carlsbad soon, including a minimum age of 12 for riding e-bikes and rules to strengthen and clarify Carlsbad’s existing e-bike laws. The city will launch a 30-day public information campaign in the new year to raise awareness of the new laws.
- 12/03/2025
Carlsbad Police receive state traffic safety grant
Office of Traffic Safety awards $185,000 grant to the Carlsbad Police Department for traffic enforcement program to increase safety on roads
- 12/03/2025
Stay safe this holiday season
A few simple precautions can help prevent emergencies and keep celebrations safe.
- 12/01/2025 8:50 AM
Proposed e-bike safety measures
New e-bike safety measures, including adopting a minimum age of 12 for riding e-bikes, will go before the City Council next Tuesday, Dec. 2. The recommendations are coming from staff and the city’s Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission.
- 11/26/2025 2:30 PM
City Manager's Update, Nov. 26, 2025
As we head into Thanksgiving, I want to express how much I appreciate you being a part of this community and taking the time to read these updates each week. It truly means a lot.
- 11/24/2025 10:00 AM
Holiday Fixit Clinic
We’re giving our Fixit Clinic a seasonal spin on Dec. 6. Residents can bring broken or well-loved household items and work side by side with volunteer coaches to troubleshoot repairs.
- 11/20/2025 6:00 PM
City Manager's Update, Nov. 20, 2025
With Thanksgiving a week away, today’s update includes some tips and resources to help you enjoy the holiday safely and sustainably.
- 11/20/2025 4:56 PM
Final design for Barrio traffic calming
More than 40 high visibility crosswalks, four all-way stop signs and a traffic circle will be installed in the Barrio under a plan to reduce speeds in the neighborhood the City Council approved this week.
- 11/20/2025 4:30 PM
Hosting a sustainable Thanksgiving
As residents get ready for Thanksgiving, the City of Carlsbad is reminding the community that food waste increases by more than 25% during the holiday season.
- 11/20/2025 10:27 AM
E-bike minimum age
On Tuesday, Dec. 2, the City Council will consider new e-bike safety measures, including adopting a minimum age of 12 for riding e-bikes in line with Assembly Bill 2234.
- 11/18/2025 3:16 PM
Gearing up for a safe holiday
With the upcoming holiday and school break, you’ll notice more people walking, biking and driving around Carlsbad. If you’re driving, please give yourself extra time to get where you need to go and avoid distractions. Thanks for your help to keep Carlsbad safe.
- 11/18/2025
Holiday shopping safety tips
Holiday shopping safety tips — in stores, online and at home
- 11/13/2025 6:00 PM
City Manager's Update, Nov. 13, 2025
With construction now underway on a project to replace the beach stairs and widen the sidewalk along Carlsbad Boulevard between Pine and Tamarack avenues, we have received a few follow-up questions from the community.
- 11/13/2025 4:15 PM
Outdoor reading at Buena Vista Reservoir Park
The City of Carlsbad celebrated the opening of its first permanent StoryWalk on Thursday, Nov. 13, welcoming a group of kindergarten students and teachers from a nearby school to enjoy an inaugural reading along the trail.
- 11/06/2025 6:00 PM
City Manager's Update, Nov. 6, 2025
Carlsbad’s coastline is one of our greatest treasures, and this week the city is beginning a project to enhance our iconic bluff-top walkway and access to the beach.
- 11/04/2025 4:50 PM
Students protect local watersheds
The City of Carlsbad partners with local schools to bring hands-on watershed education directly into classrooms, helping students understand how everyday actions affect local waterways and what they can do to keep them clean.
- 11/04/2025 12:59 PM
Construction to start on beach stairs and sidewalk
Construction will begin soon along Carlsbad Boulevard between Pine and Tamarack avenues to replace the upper seawall stairs and widen a portion of the sidewalk.
- 10/30/2025 6:30 PM
City Manager's Update, Oct. 30, 2025
With Halloween tomorrow and Daylight Saving Time ending Sunday, there will be more people out and about after dark.
- 10/30/2025 2:49 PM
Composting Halloween pumpkins
Once your Halloween pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns have done their duty, don’t let them haunt the landfill.