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Mayor Ehlers outlines 'Get Stuff Done' agenda focusing on roads, flooding and homelessness
Summary
At the annual State of the City address, Mayor Bruce Ehlers highlighted infrastructure gains — 15 miles of paving completed with 18 more miles planned — new flood pumps and design work for South Vulcan mitigation, expanded homelessness outreach plus enforcement partnerships, expanded traffic enforcement and coastal protection plans.
Mayor Bruce Ehlers delivered the City of Encinitas’ State of the City address, laying out the council’s priorities for 2026 and early 2027 and stressing a practical theme he called “Get Stuff Done.” He said the city completed 15 miles of paving this year and expects another 18 miles by summer, an effort he said will restore the city’s Pavement Condition Index and deliver “nearly two years’ worth of pavement improvements in just one year.”
Ehlers described operation-level investments in drainage and flood protection in Leucadia, saying the city deployed two temporary pumps on Vulcan and Orpheus that have “significantly reduced flooding downstream” and that the council has…
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