In response to a letter submitted by David Barber, titled “Garcia Sends Misleading Mailer,” I wanted to set the record straight about Councilman Christian Garcia and the value and importance of ...

I was at a cigar lounge years ago when someone pulled out a lighter they got at an estate sale. They were excited they “only” paid $50 for it. I scoffed, as I held out the lighter I got at 7-11 for ...

Samantha McLaughlin member of IATSE Local 122, representing stage workers at the California Center for the Arts Escondido. Several representatives of San Diego unions spoke Wednesday afternoon at the ...

The Escondido Police Department has received a $475,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to support its ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of ...

City of Escondido voters, unlike County voters at large, will have two sales tax measures that they must decide on in the November 5 election. It will be easy to confuse the two measures, since both ...

Several weeks ago, during the dog days of summer, a small little film school located in the heart of Escondido did something revolutionary in the film industry. It premiered to the public, as a ...

The legislative special session called to rein in high gas prices has adjourned. A bill that supporters claim will help prevent gasoline price spikes by increasing reserves, AB X2-1, passed on a party ...

I have reported on various surveys and question why they are done. We have seen the list of the friendliest cities and this one takes the cake. The list of the ‘kindest’ cities in the country done by ...

I imagine most citizens of Escondido do not realize how deep the financial difficulties of our city are. Talk of possible closing of fire stations, inability to hire much needed police officers, cuts ...

In a mailer targeting Democrats, Councilman Garcia announces that “Democrats Support Christian Garcia for City Council.” Yet I can’t find any Democratic organization or Democrat legislators endorsing ...

Sunday night, the Rotary Club of Escondido celebrated a century of service with a big party held at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Longtime member and former president Jack Raymond had ...

The future of the city of Escondido, whether it will have an arts center, and a library, and whether it will have to cut police and perhaps close a fire station will be decided by what the voters do ...