Tag: Oceanside

A Heart for the Lost in Oceanside

“My heart burst the first week that we had the homeless showers ministry in our church parking lot,” Deborah (Debbie) Gunning told The Epoch Times. “A sad young man entered the shower, and when he came out his first words he said after it was ‘I feel like a human being again.’” It was during…


Oceanside Police Receive $313,000 Grant To Deter Dangerous Driving Behaviors

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—The Oceanside Police Department has been awarded a $313,000 grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety with which it will roll out a police traffic services program to deter dangerous and illegal driving behaviors, it was announced on Oct.8. “Impairment, speeding, and other dangerous driving behaviors jeopardize the safety of other people on…


Baja Californian Dogs At Oceanside San Diego Humane Society Ready for Adoption

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Seven dogs transferred to San Diego Humane Society’s Oceanside Campus from Loreto in Baja California, Mexico, are now available for adoption as part of the “Adopt a Shelter Dog” month. The dogs were stray, struggling to survive on the streets in Loreto when they were saved by the private dog rescue Segunda Chansa. They…


COASTER Rail Service To Expand Between San Diego and Oceanside on Oct. 25

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—Commuters and visitors along the Interstate 5 corridor will soon have more options when traveling between Oceanside and downtown San Diego with expanded COASTER rail service slated to begin next month, it was announced Sept. 30. The North County Transit District’s (NCTD) increased COASTER service will provide 30 daily trips Monday through Friday with…


Oceanside Reckons With Tent City Lining Its Streets

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—The city of Oceanside in San Diego County recently took a unique approach to its homeless problem: It replaced a growing tent city that had lined one of its major streets with large rocks. The city took action after citizens complained that the tent community attracted crime and filth to an area with local…