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Encinitas mayor emphasizes infrastructure, flood mitigation and a 'get stuff done' agenda in State of the City address
Summary
Mayor Bruce Ehlers outlined 2026 priorities including pavement repairs (PCI now 75), storm-drain inspections and pumps to reduce flooding, a homelessness strategy partnered with San Diego Rescue Mission, stepped-up traffic enforcement and steps to streamline permitting and support local business.
Mayor Bruce Ehlers used the 2026 State of the City address to present a broad set of near-term priorities focused on infrastructure, public-safety enforcement and business vitality.
Ehlers told an audience at the Chamber of Commerce event that the city’s pavement condition index has improved to 75 and that crews have resurfaced about 15 miles of roads this fiscal year with another 18 miles scheduled for completion this summer. “When we allocate the money, we will spend the money, and we'll get it done,” he said, summing the administration’s approach as “get stuff done” (GSD).
The mayor said the city recently installed two pumps along Vulcan (near Orpheus and Union) that materially reduced flooding downstream and credited a cleared NCTD trench for improving channel flow during a 2.6-inch rain event. He said…
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