Owners are planning renovation of The Vallecitos Town Center in San Marcos at state Route 78 and Nordahl Road, which houses the now vacant Edwards 6 cinema. Meanwhile, at El Camino North on the north side of Route 78 at El Camino Real, owner Center Trust Inc. of Manhattan Beach plans to spend $15 million to revamp the center, including knocking down the long-vacantMann Theatres four-plex.

The 25,000-sf Mann building in Oceanside did attract some interested tenants but none that Center Trust felt would fit in well with other retailers at the 22-year-old, 450,000-sf-center, which includes Mervyn's, Petco, Toys R Us, Steinmart and Ross.

In North County, several theaters closed in the past two years. The Del Norte Plaza Movies 8 in Escondido has been converted into an LA Fitness, which is scheduled to open Friday.