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Steve Hall ABR, CIAS, CDPE, GREEN

Cool Hand Luke's in San Marcos

Cool Hand Luke's is scheduled to open in mid January of 2012.  Check their website for updates and grand opening information.  Cool Hand Luke's has a wonderful variety of grilled fare. Included on their menu are Rib-eye, Prime rib, BBQ chicken, seared Ahi, Shrimp and several salads. The San Marcos Cool Hand Luke's is located at the corner of Knoll Rd and San Marcos Blvd, just west of the Starbucks.

Free Electronic Recycle

Free Electronic Recycle

December 14th, 2011 1pm to sunset

CSUSM parking lot B at the Farmers Market

Televisions, computers, wires, cell phones, monitors, printers, scanners, rechargeable batteries

Items NOT accepted include light bulbs or disposable batteries.

For more details go to ECOVETS.com

ECOVETS is a family run California State EPA Approved E-Waste Collection agency

Veteran owned and proceeds benefit DAV (Disabled American Veterans)

760-898-6845

Market activity for San Marcos, CA

I recently downloaded a market activity report for some investor clients that are looking in the San Marcos area. One graph that really stood out was the number of closed sales. It has dropped dramatically in the last month. It is hard to explain why there is such a significant change and there certainly must be several factors in play. We have seen our current buyers take a step back because of the instability of the job market. We have also seen our investor clients back off due to the falling prices. I know that many buyers are reluctant to offer on short sale properties because of the uncertainty of the property actually closing escrow.

No matter what the reason, the drop in sales is staggering.

San Marcos Community Services Directory

The City of San Marcos is a very well run machine and they provide wonderful services.  This is a great list that is extremely helpful and should be printed and saved as a resource.
 
Community Resource Guide

All City phone numbers are(760) 744-1050 plus the extension listed below unless otherwise noted.

City Departments

3206 Abandoned Vehicles

3118 Administration

3238 Affordable Housing

3331 Brush Clearance in Public Right-of-Way

3241 Building Permits

3102 Business License

3174 Cable Service Problems

3145 City Council

3145 City Clerk

3145 City Elections

3206 Code Compliance Hotline

3331 Dead Animal Pickup

3216 Development Services

3229 Engineering

3126 Finance

3405 Fire Department (Non-Emergency)

3200 General Information

3143 Housing & Neighborhood Services

3120 Human Resources

3206 Illegal Dumping

3500 Parks and Recreation

3143 Parking Tickets/Citations

3204 Planning

3331 Potholes

3331 Public Works

3331 Storm Drain Maintenance

3217 Storm Water Program

3331 Street Lights

3305 Street/Road Construction

3273 Traffic Issues

Other Services

Animal Control (760) 888-BARK

Boys & Girls Club (760) 471-2490

Cal State San Marcos (CSUSM) (760) 750-4000

CSUSM Arts & Lectures (760) 750-8889

Certificates (Birth, Death, Marriage) (760) 940-6868

Chamber of Commerce (760) 744-1270

Childcare Resource Services (800) 481-2151

Family Resource Center (760) 761-5553

Graffiti Hotline (760) 591-9100

Hazardous Waste Disposal (800) 444-4244

Historical Society and Museum (760) 744-9025

Library (760) 891-3000

Large Item Pickup (760) 744-2700

Meals on Wheels (760) 736-9900

North County Health Services (760) 736-6700

Palomar College (760) 744-1150

Palomar College Health & Wellness (760) 744-1150 ext. 2838

Panorama Teen and Family Center (760) 471-9449

Project CARE (760) 744-0467

Public Transportation (Sprinter, Breeze) (760) 966-6500

Recycling (760) 744-2700

San Marcos Unified School District (760) 752-1200

Senior Services (SD County) (800) 510-2020

San Marcos Senior Center (760) 744-5535

Sheriff’s Department (Non-Emergency) (760) 510-5200

Storm Water Hotline (760) 481-3878

Trash Service (760) 744-2700

Water/Sewer Service (760) 744-0460

Community volunteers help home owners in San Marcos

Over 250 volunteers joined this years VIBE project in San Marcos. Every year the City of San Marcos selects a street that is in need of a little face lift. Home owners of the needy properties are not physically or financially able to make needed repairs or remove large quantities of debris.

The Kiwanis Club of San Marcos and the Young Adventurers are just two of the many community groups that signed up and volunteered their Saturday.

There were six properties identified for this years event and the houses had a wide range of requirements. Some homes were treated to an entire exterior paint job and others having the landscape trimmed and updated. At least 4 (40 yard) dumpsters were filled with discarded items including fallen trees and old rusted outdoor furniture. Neighbors that did not have work done on their property were encouraged to fill the dumpsters with yard trimmings and other items that were no longer needed.

The VIBE project is held every year. For more information on this and many other oportunites, contact the Kiwanis Club of San Marcos or the City of San Marcos.