By TINA RYNBERG and JEFF BENESCH As we all look forward to the end of this very forgettable and tragic year...

By CYNTHIA ROBERTSON | Mission Times Courier I’m always looking out my window, even as I’m writing articles like this one....

Affordable housing: The county is now offering free, pre-approved floor plans for granny flats and other accessory homes. The incentive...

By PATRICIA SIMPSON If you haven’t seen a song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) in your backyard, you have probably at least...

Editor Jeff Clemetson is excited to announce the birth of his second child. Sequoia Jeannette Clemetson was born at 9:34...

By MARTY FINK This summer, I was amazed by the vast number of white snails clinging to desiccated vegetation along...

By MARK RAWLINS Ever wonder why most North County communities look so clean and attractive? It is not because they...

By JENNIFER MORRISSEY Though we won’t have as many daylight hours, November is full of activity at Mission Trails Regional...

By SEN. JOEL ANDERSON (RET.) In 1978, more than two-thirds of California’s voters passed Proposition 13 (Prop 13), a ballot...

Birds Along the Trail at Mission Trails Regional Park Wendy Esterly, MTRP Trail Guide and Nest Box Volunteer Thursday, Nov....