🌱 Patch AM: What Del Mar must do now that Fairgrounds housing talks collapsed

Coffee in hand, Del Mar? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Del Mar must do now that Fairgrounds housing talks collapsed
• Why Del Mar's Fairgrounds housing hopes just hit a major roadblock

Also on today's calendar: 2026 LeucadiART WALK and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fairgrounds Board Kills Affordable Housing Deal with Del Mar – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Del Mar's plan to meet state housing mandates with units on Fairgrounds land has collapsed after the Fairgrounds board voted 5-3 to end negotiations. That decision may push the city toward its controversial North Bluff backup site, already tied up in lawsuits. City officials now face tight state deadlines and renewed pressure to find another way to add affordable housing.
   

• Daily Business Report: August 20, 2026, San Diego Metro Magazine (sandiegometro.com) — A regional business and politics roundup includes a key update for Del Mar: the Fairgrounds board has ended its exclusive talks with the city over an affordable housing project on Fairgrounds land. That move increases pressure on Del Mar leaders to pursue other, potentially more controversial, sites to satisfy state housing requirements. Other items focus on San Diego city budget debates and housing lawsuits.
   

📸 Around Del Mar

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Del Mar

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• 2026 LeucadiART WALK →
  860 N Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Theatre People, Or The Angel Next Door →
  Scripps Ranch Theatre, 9783 Avenue of Nations, San Diego
  12:00 pm
• Eleanor at North Coast Repertory Theatre →
  North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr, Solana Beach
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• CHANNEL TRES →
  Del Mar Racing, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
  9:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Thievery Corporation →
  The Sound, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
  7:30 pm

📣 Del Mar Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• Make succullent
  American Legion Post 416 210 W F St #3525, Encinitas, CA 92024
  8:00 am
• Matt Heinecke →
  Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, 5921 Valencia Cir, Rancho Santa Fe
  5:30 pm
Sunday August 23
• Kathleen 365 birthday
  American Legion Post 416 210 W F St #3525, Encinitas, CA 92024
  8:00 am
• Mike Myrdal →
  Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, 5921 Valencia Cir, Rancho Santa Fe
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• School Picture Day
  Sunset High (Continuation) Encinitas, CA 92024
  8:00 am
• Fall Back to School Night
  San Dieguito HS Academy Encinitas, CA 92024
  5:00 pm
• CS Back to School Night
  Cardiff Elementary Cardiff By The Sea, CA 92007
  5:45 pm
Thursday August 27
• Baby Storytime! →
  Library Guild of Rancho Santa Fe, 17040 Avenida De Acacias Box 348, Rancho Santa Fe
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Shenanigans is Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet This Week —John Van Zante Read on Patch

• I'm wondering if any neighbor is looking for this little guy.
  He came to our house today and is around in the garden! (Nextdoor Olde Del Mar)
• The City of San Diego is preparing for El Niño - and we need San Diegans to prepare too.
  Now is the time to make sure your family is ready. Pack an emergency kit, know your evacuation route if you live in an area likely to flood, and sign… (Nextdoor )

• Ruth's Hospitality Group posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Del Mar. Apply here.
• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Sanitation Team Member (Cleaner, Housekeeping, Custodial) - Full Time in Del Mar. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Del Mar here.

🗞 Nearby News

Solana Beach

• Foodie Forecast: Mia's restaurant in Solana Beach adds 14 new dishes (sandiegouniontribune.com)
• AEVEX Corp. (NYSE:AVEX) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts (marketbeat.com)
• AEVEX Awarded $41 Million Contract to Deliver One-Way Attack Systems (natlawreview.com)

Rancho Santa Fe

• Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club welcomes Mikki Kristola as Bloom Again shop manager (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Carlsbad

• Tips Sought In Drive-By Shooting At North County Restaurant (patch.com)

Ok Del Mar! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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