This official City of Carlsbad site connects the community with basic, factual information on issues of high importance. These pages are updated frequently as these issues evolve both through public discussion and staff and council action. Citizens are invited to check back for new issues sections and fresh information and to find out next steps as they are determined. The community can also share thoughts and asked questions through the Questions and Comments link on this page.

The City Council has decided to ask the voters in Carlsbad whether they would like to be a Charter City…

…a 33-acre park that will be built in southeast Carlsbad…

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. recently purchased a 17.6-acre site at College Boulevard and El Camino Real…

To the east of Interstate 5 along Cannon Road, Carlsbad’s strawberry and flower growing fields are really much more…

NRG West, owners of the Encina Power Station, the power plant on Carlsbad Boulevard just north of Cannon Road, has submitted an application…

Open space currently comprises about 33.28 percent of the total city area.

Ponto is the area located in South Carlsbad, north of the Batiquitos Lagoon and the South Carlsbad State Beach.

Carlsbad Village is the historic heart of the city, home to charming boutiques, popular restaurants and a growing residential community.