Elias Velazquez, Candidate for Mayor, Feature in Times-Advocate

by EscoIndivOrg | Oct 3, 2026 | Local Elections, Local Government Actions, Media Coverage, News, November Election

Here is a great article (typos in Elias’ name not withstanding 🙁 outlining policies and directions for Escondido if Elias Velazquez is elected Mayor on November 3, 2026.  Note his commitment to secure significant state funds for homelessness (which were not...

Escondido Mayor, Council Fail Residents Again, Refuse to End ICE/HSI Firing Range Contract

by EscoIndivOrg | Oct 1, 2026 | Immigration, Local Elections, Local Government Actions, Media Coverage, News

For Immediate Release Escondido, Calif. – Calls for action and accountability filled the Escondido City Council Chambers after, once again, Mayor Dane White and Councilmembers Joe Garcia and Judy Fitzgerald refused to second a motion by Councilmember Consuelo Martinez...

NDLON Media Adv: Documents Reveal the Public was Right about ICE contract

by EscoIndivOrg | Sep 27, 2026 | Immigration, Local Elections, Local Government Actions, Media Coverage, News

Uncover The Truth About Escondido’s Business with ICE For Immediate Release // Please Excuse Cross Posting September 21, 2026 Contact:  SG Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org Uncover The Truth About Escondido’s Business with ICE Escondido Documents Reveal the Public was...

ICE Contract Protest in the News

by EscoIndivOrg | Sep 24, 2026 | Events, Immigration, Local Elections, Local Government Actions, Media Coverage, News

News clips from Cancel the Contract events Week of Sept 28 Univision-  Residentes de Escondido exigen al concejo municipal cancelar contrato de entrenamiente con ICE Telemundo – Crece presión en Escondido para cancelar contrato con ICE–Pressure is growing...

New Report: Escalating ICE Presence Causes Pervasive Community Terror for Students

by EscoIndivOrg | Sep 17, 2026 | Immigration, Local Elections, Local Government Actions, Media Coverage

The Impact of Immigration Enforcement and Anti-Immigrant Policies on K-12 Schools, Educators, and Immigrant Youth and Families This new report shows another tragic toll that the ICE activity is causing to our precious youth in the formative time of their lives. This...

ICE Detainment of Families of SD Unified Students- Joint Statement

by EscoIndivOrg | Sep 11, 2026 | Immigration, Media Coverage, News

“For the sake of the children we serve and represent, we are asking for restraint, humanity, and distance. Let schools remain places where children can simply be children.” The San Diego Unified School Board Joint Statement in Response to abduction of...