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## Recent meetings (14)

- [2026-11-04 — Oceanside Council weighs contract amendments, big data purchase, and $15M health-facility bond hearing](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/ea6f8cd3-09d8-4f09-b6a7-6b4fe89bcabe): City Council
- [2026-10-21 — Council ratifies El Niño emergency, funds $4.3M pier bracing, and OKs police grants](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/af8d15ba-cd1a-425f-91f7-a63e1c2c69ac): City Council
- [2026-10-07 — Council approves $8.7M flood project payment as residents sound El Niño alarm; Measure S debate takes over public comment](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/cfeae37b-bc11-475a-8bc1-03b768c38c8f): City Council
- [2026-09-16 — Council buys police drones for $682K, certifies pier EIR — and hears a $60 million pier funding gap](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/4ddded1e-d2ca-42ca-aedb-eb08eedb55f4): City Council
- [2026-09-02 — Council greenlights $1.18M Vista Way repaving and points to a new Camp Pendleton offramp option](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/aaea76dc-3a16-4543-b96e-ceff905ab7de): City Council
- [2026-08-19 — Council expands cannabis licenses to six in 3-2 split, renames senior commission, and sends El Corazon field questions to staff](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/89332b5c-b447-4314-9b12-84f46e36269a): City Council
- [2026-08-05 — Council sends half-cent sales tax to November ballot, denies cannabis appeal, and tightens tobacco store penalties](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/7f272c25-4bf6-4232-ab56-58fe400ef7dd): City Council
- [2026-06-24 — Council adopts Oceanside's first new general plan in decades, 5-0 — and sends a half-cent sales tax to the November ballot](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/4bfa671a-be47-4385-a71b-a09c63f4b60f): City Council
- [2026-06-17 — Council funds youth programs, hikes truck limits off the San Luis Rey bridge, and gives Fire Chief Parsons a standing ovation](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/702ff615-daff-4aa5-ae5c-1c83e3fe5a27): City Council
- [2026-06-03 — Oceanside adopts $743.7M budget, pours $26M into pensions, and moves to blunt SB 79 housing law](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/0d25e07a-6891-4b73-9b07-5263af8f9dc3): City Council
- [2026-05-20 — Council greenlights 230-unit Mission Avenue tower, launches civilian-led homeless outreach team, adopts fireworks ban](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/213f8078-947e-4182-a71a-a6760e961ac0): City Council
- [2026-04-01 — Oceanside City Council unanimously reappoints three planning commissioners](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/883b23e7-168e-4494-88f2-ef9c37c385fc): City Council
- [2026-03-11 — City spends $3.08M on Mission Avenue building for a future eastside library — and splits 4-1 on cigar shop rules](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/86581c60-6010-4dd0-9fbf-af1d8d9c6cdb): City Council
- [2026-01-28 — Council unanimously rejects environmental report for planned 83-home subdivision](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/meetings/fd1ab02b-6565-4968-aa01-02f735068b5a): City Council


## Civic issues (50)

- [Measure X youth program funding and Crown Heights equity](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/measure-x-youth-program-funding-and-crown-heights-equity): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Half-cent sales tax for infrastructure](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/half-cent-sales-tax-for-infrastructure): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [San Luis Rey River Flood Protection Project](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/san-luis-rey-river-flood-protection-project): public-safety · priority: critical
- [Police and Fire Commission oversight composition](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/police-and-fire-commission-oversight-composition): public-safety · priority: medium
- [City Employee Compensation and Living Wage](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/compensation-plan-for-unrepresented-employees): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Police Oversight Committee Direction](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/police-advisory-committee-scope-narrowed): public-safety · priority: medium
- [El Corazon home fields and synthetic turf](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/el-corazon-home-fields-and-synthetic-turf): parks-rec · priority: high
- [El Niño local emergency and storm preparedness](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/el-nio-local-emergency-and-storm-preparedness): public-safety · priority: critical
- [Buccaneer Force Main engineering](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/buccaneer-force-main-engineering): water-utilities · priority: medium
- [Short-term rental enforcement and fees](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/short-term-rental-enforcement-and-fees): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [EMS billing services extension](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/ems-billing-services-extension): public-safety · priority: low
- [Oceanside Pier structural bracing and repairs](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/pier-fire-repairs-and-reopening): public-safety · priority: high
- [100 years of Oceanside lifeguarding](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/100-years-of-oceanside-lifeguarding): public-safety · priority: low
- [Municipal election logistics and integrity](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/municipal-election-logistics-and-integrity): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Truecare health facility bonds](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/truecare-health-facility-bonds): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [City IT data storage purchase](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/city-it-data-storage-purchase): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Overhead Archway Monument Project](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/overhead-archway-monument-project): parks-rec · priority: medium
- [$300 million reimbursement resolution](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/300-million-reimbursement-resolution): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [Homelessness and small-business impacts](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/homelessness-policy): general · priority: high
- [Vista Way repaving](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/vista-way-repaving): roads · priority: high
- [Massage Facility Licensing Cleanup](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/massage-facility-licensing-cleanup): public-safety · priority: low
- [Heritage Park exterior repairs](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/heritage-park-exterior-repairs): parks-rec · priority: low
- [Frontwave Law Enforcement Funding Agreement](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/frontwave-law-enforcement-funding-agreement): public-safety · priority: low
- [Measure S sales tax debate](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/measure-s-sales-tax-debate): taxes-budget · priority: high
- [Storefront cannabis licensing tie](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/cannabis-storefront-ordinances): general · priority: high
- [Inclusionary housing and mixed-use ordinance updates](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/inclusionary-housing-and-mixed-use-ordinance-updates): zoning · priority: high
- [SB 79 deferral via urgency ordinance](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/sb-79-deferral-via-urgency-ordinance): zoning · priority: critical
- [Levine Act allegations against Council Member Robinson](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/levine-act-allegations-against-council-member-robinson): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Federal housing grant spending (CAPER)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/federal-housing-grant-spending): taxes-budget · priority: medium
- [Ironman 70.3 Oceanside's future](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/ironman-703-oceansides-future): parks-rec · priority: medium
- [Traffic and crime suppression grants](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/traffic-and-crime-suppression-grants): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Capistrano Access Study](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/capistrano-access-study): roads · priority: high
- [Conflict of interest code update](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/conflict-of-interest-code-update): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [Joint use of school and city facilities](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/joint-use-of-school-and-city-facilities): schools · priority: medium
- [Re-establishing the senior commission](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/re-establishing-the-senior-commission): parks-rec · priority: medium
- [City facility security upgrades](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/city-facility-security-upgrades): public-safety · priority: low
- [Drone as First Responder program expansion](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/drone-as-first-responder-program-expansion): public-safety · priority: high
- [Pier View Way Bridge funding gap](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/pier-view-way-bridge-funding-gap): infrastructure · priority: critical
- [Heavy truck ban on San Luis Rey River bridge](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/heavy-truck-ban-on-san-luis-rey-river-bridge): roads · priority: high
- [Homelessness services funding (ERF, diversion, rapid rehousing)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/homelessness-housing-policy): development · priority: high
- [KOCT Funding Concerns](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/koct-community-television-funding): business-jobs · priority: high
- [Tobacco Retail License exemption for cigar-only retailers](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/tobacco-retail-license-exemption-for-cigar-only-retailers): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Stop controls for Vista Campana senior community](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/new-stop-controls-and-parking-restrictions-citywide): roads · priority: medium
- [Illegal fireworks abatement program](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/illegal-fireworks-enforcement): public-safety · priority: high
- [Onward Oceanside General Plan Update adoption](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/onward-oceanside-general-plan-update-adoption): development · priority: high
- [Climate Action Plan electrification and funding debate](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/climate-action-plan-electrification-and-funding-debate): environment · priority: medium
- [Changes to public speaking rules at council meetings](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/changes-to-public-speaking-rules-at-council-meetings): taxes-budget · priority: low
- [AB 481 military equipment inventory](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/ab-481-military-equipment-inventory): public-safety · priority: medium
- [Rescue life ring station proposal](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/rescue-life-ring-station): public-safety · priority: high
- [Section 8 Voucher Waiting List Closes](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/issues/section-8-voucher-waiting-list-closes): development · priority: high


## Development applications (13)

- [Grace Street Subdivision CFD Annexation](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/grace-street-subdivision-cfd): annexation · approved
- [Hillcrest Villas South Development](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/hillcrest-villas-south-development): subdivision · approved
- [Hillcrest Villas North Development](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/hillcrest-villas-north-development): subdivision · approved
- [833 South Pacific Street development (Final Map No. T20-00004)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/833-south-pacific-street-development): subdivision · approved
- [Grace Street Development (Final Map T24-00005)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/grace-street-development): subdivision · approved
- [217 South Myers Street Condominiums (RD24-00008)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/217-south-myers-street-condominiums): site-plan · approved
- [718 North Pacific Street Condominiums](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/718-north-pacific-street-condominiums): site-plan · approved
- [Onward Oceanside Project (Phase 2 General Plan Update, Smart and Sustainable Corridors Specific Plan, Climate Action Plan Update)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/onward-oceanside-project): general-plan-amendment · approved
- [Alley Vacation, Block 75, Horne's Addition Map No. 323](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/alley-vacation-block-75-hornes-addition-map-no-323): other · approved
- [801-815 Mission Avenue Mixed-Use Development (RD23-00005 / DB23-00008)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/801-815-mission-avenue-mixed-use-development): site-plan · approved
- [South Morro Hills 47 Cannabis Cultivation Facility (CUP25-00003)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/south-morro-hills-47-cannabis-cultivation-facility): conditional-use · approved
- [Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance Amendments (ZA25-00004 / LCPA25-00002)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/accessory-dwelling-unit-ordinance): general-plan-amendment · approved
- [83-Lot Single-Family Subdivision (T22-00004, D22-00009, DB22-00005)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/development/83-lot-single-family-subdivision): subdivision · denied


## Community topics (50)

- [Measure S](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/measure-s): taxes-budget
- [Sales tax opposition](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/sales-tax-opposition): taxes-budget
- [801-815 Mission Avenue project](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/801-815-mission-avenue-project): development
- [Cannabis licensing](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/cannabis-licensing): business-jobs
- [Short-term rental compliance contracts (items 7 and 9)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/short-term-rental-compliance-contracts-items-7-and-9): taxes-budget
- [San Luis Rey River flood project](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/san-luis-rey-river-flood-project): public-safety
- [Sales tax](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/sales-tax): taxes-budget
- [KOCT funding / budget](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/koct-funding-budget): business-jobs
- [El Corazon fields](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/el-corazon-fields): parks-rec
- [Synthetic turf](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/synthetic-turf): environment
- [Joint use agreement](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/joint-use-agreement): schools
- [Charter amendment ballot measure](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/charter-amendment-ballot-measure): taxes-budget
- [Measure S sales tax](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/measure-s-sales-tax): taxes-budget
- [Senior commission](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/senior-commission): senior-services
- [District 2 council campaign practices](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/district-2-council-campaign-practices): taxes-budget
- [El Niño emergency declaration / Measure S](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/el-nio-emergency-declaration-measure-s): taxes-budget
- [Police and Fire Commission oversight](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/police-and-fire-commission-oversight): public-safety
- [Measure S / pier bridge costs](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/measure-s-pier-bridge-costs): taxes-budget
- [Senior center treatment and oversight](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/senior-center-treatment-and-oversight): public-safety
- [Police surveillance cameras at Country Clock Apartments](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/police-surveillance-cameras-at-country-clock-apartments): public-safety
- [Measure S and local economic development](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/measure-s-and-local-economic-development): taxes-budget
- [Police oversight](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/police-oversight): public-safety
- [City employee wages / living wage](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/city-employee-wages-living-wage): taxes-budget
- [Speaking rules ordinance](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/speaking-rules-ordinance): taxes-budget
- [Homelessness and business impacts at 1220 S. Coast Hwy](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/homelessness-and-business-impacts-at-1220-s-coast-hwy): public-safety
- [Police chief compensation compaction](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/police-chief-compensation-compaction): taxes-budget
- [Homeless seniors](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/homeless-seniors): public-safety
- [Veteran and senior homelessness](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/veteran-and-senior-homelessness): public-safety
- [Senior homelessness and El Niño storm safety](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/senior-homelessness-and-el-nio-storm-safety): public-safety
- [Cannabis cultivation CUP](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/cannabis-cultivation-cup): zoning
- [Fire Training Center building contract (item 8)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/fire-training-center-building-contract-item-8): taxes-budget
- [Measure S and utility affordability](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/measure-s-and-utility-affordability): taxes-budget
- [Veteran homelessness / safe parking](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/veteran-homelessness-safe-parking): public-safety
- [Senior homelessness (non-agenda)](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/senior-homelessness-non-agenda): public-safety
- [Measure S and coastal resilience](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/measure-s-and-coastal-resilience): environment
- [Overhead archway monument](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/overhead-archway-monument): taxes-budget
- [Campaign contributions](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/campaign-contributions): taxes-budget
- [Political representation](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/political-representation): public-safety
- [OPOA Non-Sworn MOU / living wage](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/opoa-non-sworn-mou-living-wage): taxes-budget
- [Crown Heights synthetic turf](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/crown-heights-synthetic-turf): environment
- [Measure S / youth sports funding](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/measure-s-youth-sports-funding): taxes-budget
- [Rescue life ring stations](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/rescue-life-ring-stations): public-safety
- [2027 meeting schedule / community workshops](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/2027-meeting-schedule-community-workshops): taxes-budget
- [HEART homeless outreach team](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/heart-homeless-outreach-team): public-safety
- [Levine Act allegations against Council Member Robinson](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/levine-act-allegations-against-council-member-robinson): public-safety
- [CAPER and grant fund transparency](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/caper-and-grant-fund-transparency): budget
- [Crown Heights Resource Center / HUD amendments](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/crown-heights-resource-center-hud-amendments): development
- [The Artist Tree cannabis appeal](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/the-artist-tree-cannabis-appeal): business-jobs
- [Del Oro Hills LMAD](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/del-oro-hills-lmad): parks-rec
- [Police and Fire Commission bias concerns](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/community/police-and-fire-commission-bias-concerns): public-safety


## Officials (10)

- [Esther Sanchez](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/officials/esther-sanchez): Mayor
- [Eric Joyce](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/officials/eric-joyce): Council Member, District 1
- [Rick Robinson](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/officials/rick-robinson): Council Member, District 2
- [Jimmy Figueroa](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/officials/jimmy-figueroa): Council Member, District 3
- [Peter Weiss](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/officials/peter-weiss): Council Member, District 4
- [Michael Ogden](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/officials/michael-ogden): Planning Commissioner — Planning Commission
- [Jesse Abril](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/officials/jesse-abril): Planning Commissioner — Planning Commission
- [Evelyn Mateo](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/officials/evelyn-mateo): Planning Commissioner — Planning Commission
- [Jonathan Borrego](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/officials/jonathan-borrego): City Manager — Administration
- [Zeb Navarro](https://californiarecord.org/oceanside/officials/zeb-navarro): City Clerk — Administration