Some of you reading this entry probably came to
this site expecting … well … coastdispatch.com. I’ll
tell you what happened.
A member of the area business community sent me a
message in late May stating they owned the business name “Coast
Dispatch.” The note was not antagonistic. It was professional and
courteous, just a simple statement with a Fictitious Business Name
entry attached as proof.
Fair enough. In good faith, I removed the name from
the site and will rework my website templates to reflect my original
publishing venture’s name, the North Coast Current. The website
may also permanently remain a place to park my blog, as well. I
haven’t made a decision yet.
But I want to set the record straight on any
suspicions regarding my use of the “Coast Dispatch” name
for the nearly two years I did, unchallenged. (I, too, have an FBN
under the name “The New Coast Dispatch,” but again in the
interest of good faith I opted not to pose a challenge.)
I bought the remnants of the original newspaper
from the publisher who last printed the paper under the
“Sun” name back in 2005. The publisher approached me to buy
the Coast Dispatch’s remnants, and being a local history buff and
occasional publisher myself, I absolutely said yes. I have owned the
“coastdipatch.com” domain name dating back to 2002.
I bought these aspects of Encinitas’ original
Coast Dispatch fairly and with the best of intentions both personally
and professionally.
Several inquiries have come my way regarding access
to these materials, mostly for historical research. The materials I
possess are not available for public use at this time, nor are they for
sale. I still welcome such inquiries, though, as I keep a record of
contacts from people who express such an interest.
