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The 2026 General Election Palomar Community College District board candidates are shown in a grid of headshots in this undated graphic.

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Politics

Meet the candidates for Palomar Community College District board

Katie Anastas

Meet candidates Judy Patacsil, Anthony Wiley, Frank Xu, Cory Anderson, Jennifer Jeffries and Michelle Moore, who are running for the Palomar Community College District board, in this interactive 2026 Voter Hub guide.

Protestors gather in front of Escondido City Hall, Sept. 24, 2026.

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Community members rally at Escondido City Hall to protest city’s DHS firing range contract

Jacob Aere

Crews setting up a shoot at KOCT studio in Oceanside, Sept. 22, 2026.

Alexander Nguyen

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Living

Oceanside's KOCT faces shutdown without additional funding

Alexander Nguyen

Public Safety

Multiple rapes reported at Cal State San Marcos in the first three weeks of the semester

John Carroll

The university said the victims all knew their attackers.
Education

Proposed changes to Head Start include English-only instruction

Katie Anastas

At one Head Start program in Vista, staff said teaching in both English and Spanish helps kids feel confident and safe.
Environment

$1.6 billion, 150-mile power line gets strong pushback from residents

John Carroll

SDG&E says it needs the Golden Pacific Powerlink to bring electricity from Imperial County and Arizona to its Southern California customers.

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