City of Oceanside - Government

09/08/2026

Move + Connect O'side is a citywide effort focused on developing the Oceanside Active Transportation Plan (ATP) and the Oceanside Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP). These plans will help shape how we walk, bike, roll, take transit, and travel throughout Oceanside. Your input is an important part of the process! Visit www.MoveandConnectOside.com to learn more about the project and take the community survey.

09/08/2026

Please join us in thanking Inez Williams (center, holding proclamation), for more than twenty years of dedicated public service to Oceanside!

From 2005 to 2011, she served on the Community Relations Commission, helping build stronger connections across our diverse community, then carried that same dedication to the Housing Commission from 2011 to 2026, giving voice to residents' housing needs and advocating for greater opportunity across our community.

Volunteerism is the heart of our community, and Inez's two decades of service reflect the very best of it.

Thank you, Inez!

(Photo: Inez Williams, center left, with Mayor Sanchez, center right, along with staff and fellow commissioners)

09/08/2026

Have you missed every history walk this summer? Fear not! The September downtown history walk is next Saturday, September 12 at 9am! Downtown history walks are FREE, but donations are always welcomed!

No need to register or sign up, simply meet in front of Oceanside Public Library by the fountain at 9 am on Saturday, September 12. Wear your walking shoes, bring some water and your history questions for OHS Board Member Wendy Schultz who will be leading the walk. Downtown history walks are around two hours and leisurely paced. Don't miss a free opportunity to learn more about Oceanside's history!

Oceanside Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Oceanside for over 40 years located in the Robert A. and Bessie J. Weese Oceanside History Center, 510 Civic Center Drive in downtown Oceanside. Open Monday - Wednesday and Friday, 10 am - 2 pm. FREE admission, but donations are always welcomed!

09/07/2026

Oceanside City Hall is closed today, but a lot of the city isn't — Lifeguards, Fire, Police, and Water Utilities crews are on shift every day, all day, holiday or not. Thanks for being there!

Enjoy the day, Oceanside!

09/04/2026

Join us! The Oceanside Fire Department opened registration for the next CERT Basic Academy — a free, hands-on training in disaster preparedness, basic medical response, light search and rescue, and utility safety. No experience needed, just a willingness to learn skills that could help you, your family, and your neighbors in a real emergency.

📅 Four consecutive Saturdays: Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3 and 10
⏰ 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
📍 110 Jones Rd, Oceanside, CA 92054
✅ Open to anyone 18+ | Limited to 40 spots | Priority for Oceanside residents

Register here: https://bit.ly/Oceanside-CERT-2026

09/03/2026

Oceanside Harbor's channel dredging begins this month. Shoaling has narrowed the safe navigation depth for boaters since the Corps' last dredge in May, and this fall's operation will restore that depth while advancing new timing for beach sand replenishment.

The City, in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, expects Harbor channel dredging and beach sand placement to begin September 15 as part of a trial shift from the traditional spring dredging cycle to fall operations.

Approximately 380,000 cubic yards of sand are expected to be dredged from the Harbor channel, an amount that has accumulated since May 2026.

The sand removed will be placed on Oceanside beaches to support beach nourishment, coastal resilience, public access and recreation.

The fall schedule is expected to improve operational efficiency and take advantage of natural wave and sediment patterns that may help move placed sand southward to beaches that are experiencing significant erosion. Placing sand before the winter storm season may also provide a wider protective buffer for public infrastructure, recreational areas, and coastal property, something which is especially important in an El Nino year.

Sand bars are expected to develop from the sand placement operations, which will naturally direct waves to break further offshore and lessen the wave attack on coastal infrastructure, providing an added side benefit of more surf amenity.

Initial sand placement is anticipated to begin September 15, with mobilization beginning on September 12. The overall dredging and placement operation for fall 2026 is expected to conclude within approximately five to six weeks of the initial placement, depending on weather, ocean conditions and operational needs.

The 2026 operation will serve as a trial of the adjusted fall schedule. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is implementing the shift at no additional cost to the City, while retaining the option to return to the traditional spring dredging schedule if needed.

Please use caution on the beach near equipment, and use marked pathways during the operation.

09/03/2026

Oceanside Pier repair update:
The City has a bid out to stabilize and brace the Pier’s hammerhead, the widened west end of the Oceanside Pier closed since the fire. That work is expected to begin in October.

Once permits are secured, hammerhead deck, rail, and lighting repair will follow in spring 2027, and is expected to take about 8 months.

The west end of the Pier will reopen to the public once that structural work wraps up, ahead of the restaurant rebuild. The restaurant lease holder is still developing designs for that facility.

Separately, the white concrete pier bridge carrying you onto the Pier is also due for work. At nearly 100 years old, the 300-foot span has deteriorated and needs patching before it’s completely rebuilt.

The City is finalizing the design and a Program EIR to reconstruct it. Once the City Council approves that work, Phase 3 begins: permitting. The City has set aside $11 million toward what will be an $80 million project. Additional funding, including grants, is needed before construction can start.

In the meantime, crews will be patching deteriorated areas of the white concrete and hanging netting underneath for safety. You may notice scaffolding going up below the bridge for this work.

We'll keep posting updates as work progresses.

09/01/2026

City News 📰 ➡️ https://conta.cc/4cm8JaP
From storm prep and road repairs to concerts in the park and the November ballot, this month's 'Tide' covers the projects, dates, and decisions shaping Oceanside this fall. Take a look!

08/31/2026

Applying for a rental can get expensive fast once screening fees pile up across multiple listings. Oceanside's Rental Application Fee Assistance Program reimburses up to $64.50 per household member (18+) for those costs — available up to three times per household, with priority given to very low-income Oceanside applicants. Find out more: https://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/government/housing-neighborhood-services/rental-application-assistance-program
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Solicitar una vivienda de alquiler puede salir caro rápidamente cuando las tarifas de investigación se acumulan entre varias solicitudes. El Programa de Asistencia para Tarifas de Solicitud de Alquiler de Oceanside reembolsa hasta $64.50 por cada integrante del hogar mayor de 18 años por esos costos — disponible hasta tres veces por hogar, con prioridad para los solicitantes de Oceanside de muy bajos ingresos. Descubre más: https://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/government/housing-neighborhood-services/rental-application-assistance-program

08/30/2026