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Of all the cities in San Diego County that fight the hardest against new housing, the coastal enclaves of Encinitas and Del Mar have a reputation as two of the toughest.

But those reputations belie an astounding fact: Encinitas and Del Mar are closer to meeting their state-mandated housing goals than almost any city in San Diego County.

Only five places in San Diego County are on track to meet their housing goals, according to an analysis by Voice of San Diego and KPBS. They are Encinitas, unincorporated San Diego County, San Marcos, Del Mar and Chula Vista. Encinitas, incredibly, is the closest to hitting its

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