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We are missing our climate target
U.N. warns world will miss climate target The New York Times The world has failed in its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times, the United Nations said Wednesday, in a sober assessment that laid out a new goal for fighting…
Sign the Petition, Send a Message: Do Not Renew the Esco ICE Contract!
Please sign here! After the San Diego County voted recently to ban ICE agents from using city firing range facilities (https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/san-diego-board-supervisor-ice/), we need your help to convince the Escondido Police Department to also not…
INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE VISITING EARTH
INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE VISITING EARTH By James McCrae In the event that you wake up and find your soul separated from source and manifest into material form, don’t panic. Your condition is only temporary. You have been selected for the opportunity of human incarnation….
For Immediate Release: All Eyes on Escondido to Stop Doing Business with ICE
San Diego County Just Ended ICE’s Access to Firing Ranges — Advocates Say Escondido Should Not Renew a Similar Agreement For Theirs Too ESCONDIDO, Calif. — After the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to end license agreements allowing ICE and CBP…
LinkTree for Escondido Dem endorsed candidates
Useful LInkTree Link from the Escondido Democrats endorsed candidates https://linktr.ee/escondidodems?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c145aea5-de74-4a41-95f7-4d0eca4012d5
County ends ICE Contracts: Thank the BOS, Email Esco Police Chief, Council
Three Supervisors refused to be complicit in the abuses of ICE and have ended the contracts with ICE to use County Facilities. Please call Chair Terra Lawson-Remer (61- 531-5533) Chair ProTem Paloma Aguirre, (619-531-5511) and Vice-Chair Monica Montgomery…
End the ICE Tax: New Report shows ICE activity also driving a financial crisis
ICE in our communities is already a humanitarian, fairness, discrimination crisis. Here is the evidence that it is also a major contributor to rising grocery, housing, and other costs of living for all of us in the non-billionaire class. More reasons that we must…
Support an End Use of County Facilities by ICE and CBP for Firearms Training- BOS, Aug. 18th mtg
On August 18, Agenda item #24 The County Board of Supervisors will consider Ending County Facilities Use By ICE And CBP For Firearms Training EscInd letter here Flyer is here — attend press conference on August 17 and/or the Supervisors meeting on August 18 at…
Save energy, Save Money- Check out CEA PeakSmart Saver program
Clean Energy Alliance’s PeakSmart Savers program offers residential customers the opportunity to save up to 30% on electric generation rates by shifting their energy use during high-demand periods. Available to most CEA residential customers enrolled in eligible…
UPDATE: Support Foster Youth, Save San Pasqual Academy
An important decision will be made by in the Fall about funding for the San Pasqual Academy (SPA). The Op-Ed by Erin Evans tells why this should not happen. This school is unique and a huge positive support for our older foster youth. Please send an email to the BOS…
KPBS Report: Does a notorious toxic plume in Escondido affect this housing project? City leaders can’t decide.
Check out this story from KPBS! Does a notorious toxic plume in Escondido affect this housing project? City leaders can’t decide. This has been an incredible community led effort to protect community health and the environment. Here are the documents from…
Support Appeal on Housing Near Chatham, August 5th, 5 PM
On August 5, 2026, the City Council will hear the community appeal against the Hamilton Lane project approved by the Planning Commission. Item #9 The project was been appealed on grounds that there is not sufficient analysis and characterization of the site and…
NEW ways to Engage at City Hall: Comment remotely, Register a position
The Escondido City Clerk, Zack Beck, announced a new public engagement initiative that allows the public to comment over the phone for Escondido City Council meetings. This makes it easier for the public to participate in meetings although it is always best to attend…
Urge Council to deny Hill Valley GPA application, #21 on 7/29/26 agenda.
Please let the City Council know that housing does not belong next to industrial zones. Urge them to deny the General Plan Amendment application for the Hill Valley, item 21 on the July 29, 2026 agenda. You can offer your comment here. This is another example of…
True Love Heals: An Online Mindfulness Retreat , Sept 8-12
It is clear to many of us that our activism and care for the community comes from a deep love of other people and the earth. Here is an opportunity to stop, relax, heal, and look deeply into our lives, families, and society. Deer Park Monastery, a zen Buddhist…
Want to join the Convo for Esco Indivisible Endorsement Process?
Escondido Indivisible is excited to announce that there are several fantastic candidates running for elected office for Escondido City Council and our Congressional delegation. It’s less than four months before the November election, the results of which will be very…
Save Kit Carson Park Fact Sheet and next Council Meetings
Here is the newest Fact Sheet from Save Kit Carson Park the community-based organization working to prevent our local parkland from being usurped by a commercial ice arena. Opponents to locating the project in the park encourage people to attend the City Council…
July 27-Tele-Town Hall and Update from Rep. Scott Peters
Stay up-to-date with Rep. Scott Peters. Sign up for his newsletter here https://scottpetersforms.house.gov/news/email/show.aspx?ID=RF3GWWUYT4HW4 Join a Tele Town Hall with Rep. Peters on Monday, July 27th at 5:00PM PST, I will host a telephone town hall to share…
Happy Juneteenth. Happy Solstice. A poem about love
A beautiful reflection of how we can better love each other. The Sun Never Says Even after all this time The sun never says to the earth, “You owe Me.” Look what happens with A love like that, It lights the Whole Sky. ~ Hafiz
Act Now to Stop the Ice Arena on Public Parkland
Escondido Indivisible supports the activities of the Save Kit Carson Park and Friends of Kit Carson Park community organization to move this project out of the Park. Here is information from them below about the project that threatens our public land. Please email…
CONTINUED Again: Housing Site near Chatham Needs Envl Review and Mitigation- continued to end of July
https://escondidoneighbors.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=390&action=edit Escondido Neighbors United has raised concerns about this project. This project will now be heard at the end of July or early August. …
We Need an Affordable Housing Rule in Escondido
HUD Action Plan The Escondido CIty Council says they want to address housing costs and homelessness, and yet they do not adopt actions needed to address these neejds. A recent comment letter by Escondido Neighbors for Solutions states what the Council should…
Your car wash is supporting the abduction of Escondido community members.
On February 25th, Mayor Dane White and the Escondido City Council voted to maintain the city’s contract allowing federal immigration enforcement agents to use the Escondido Police Department firing range, over the objections of hundreds of residents who showed…
Donors to Dane White Re-Election Campaign
Campaign FInance Filings for Mayor Dane White 2026 election February 2, 2026 Filing July 2025 Filing
iNewsource: ICE, border agents have quietly used San Diego County Sheriff’s gun range for years
ICE, border agents have quietly used San Diego County Sheriff’s gun range for years https://inewsource.org/2026/04/21/ice-border-immigration-gun-range-san-diego-trump/ Apparently, the Sheriff’s Department has also been raising revenue by allowing ICE and Border…
600 Came to Plead for Our Safety. Dane White Called us Ridiculous
600 Came to Plead for Our Safety. Dane White Called us Ridiculous On February 25, 2026, Escondido held a public hearing on whether to cancel a contract allowing ICE agents to use the city’s police firing range. The turnout was overwhelming: 600 people attended,…
Nourish yourself at Escondoodles. While you’re there see a Rare Bird.
April is Escondido’s Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month . One of the many cool things offered is Escondoodles: Creative Reuse Store! They offer classes and more! Theater-goers who attended the fantastic Kahlo, Dali, & Freud: Your Unconscious Mind were treated to…
Poor Planning Pursued by Escondido
On April 15, The Council voted to accept the application and begin processing an ill-advised general plan amendment (GPA) for Escondido that would cause high-density housing to encroach into a zoned industrial area. (Support: J. Garcia, C. Garcia and Fitzgerald,…
List of best practices for producing affordable homes
Here is an County of San Diego compilation of affordable homes rules in the area. Best Practices for Inclusionary/Affordable Homes Rules The County developed this list of programs in the region and the state as they began work on its own policy for increasing…
How the ICE Firing Range Contract Harms Escondido- An Explainer
EscInd Explainer How the ICE Firing Range Contract Harms our City and what we can do about it. How the ICE Firing Range Contract Harms Escondido Increases Risk to Residents, Undermines Public Safety Escondido Police Department’s (EPD) contract with Immigration and…
We need an Affordable Homes Rule
The city is far behind on production of affordable housing and ‘middle income’ housing. A policy known as ‘inclusionary housing’ is a common tool used by governments to ensure as housing is produced, a full range of housing types is…
Housing over Headlines- New Video Series
We are lucky that local housing policy expert Victoria Nayak has started a very helpful YouTube channel to help everyone understand the housing issues in Escondido. Housing over Headlines: The $3 million question Audio File from March 25, 2026 HOME Investment…
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Faith Leaders Oppose ICE Contract- Call for Cancellation
During the Feb. 25, 2026 hearing, many faith leaders added their voices to the 100’s of people in attendance to oppose the ICE Contract and ask for its cancellation. These leaders show what it means to stand up for the community. Thank you. Escondido Together…
Dane WHITE and Joe GARCIA have FAILED ESCONDIDO
Mayor Dane White and Deputy Mayor Joe Garcia (D2) have consistently turned their backs on Escondido residents who they are supposed to serve. FAILED TO CANCEL ICE FIRING RANGE CONTRACT PUTTING US AT MORE RISK. Despite massive community protests, they chose to…
Support Rental Assistance at April 8 City Council Mtg, 5PM
The City of Escondido has approximately $583,000 in unspent federal HOME funds from 2017–2018 federal grants and these funds must be spent by September 30, 2026, or they may be recaptured by HUD. The City has been aware of these expiring funds since at least late 2025…
Tell the City Council HOME Funds must go to Rental Assistance, Now
We have a chance to provide over $500,000 in funding for rental assistance NOW! But the city council and staff are, so far, refusing. People need this help. Please contact the Mayor and City Council and urge them to immediately direct these funds to rental assistance!…
We Need an Escondido Climate Commission
The City committed to creation of a Climate Commission to oversee and help implement the Climate Action Plan in 2021. Years later, it is still not done. Here is a letter written by Escondido Neighbors for Solutions again in 2025 requesting the City Council take this…
TODAY No Kings 3, Grape Day Park 3 PM
Be Part of the largest protest in American History TODAY. NO Kings 3 will be held in Escondido at Grape Day Park. It will be the largest nationwide protest in history. You’ll want to be there! 😊Please plan to attend TODAY March 28, 3-5:30 at Grape Day Park. Sign up…
Help us Spread the Word- Flyer with QR codes for links
Here is a flyer with key QR Codes for how people can get involved. Please help us spread the word and share with others. https://escondidoindivisible.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/We-are-INDIVISIBLE.pdf
Appalled at the Council’s Behavior- Letter to the Editor in Times Advocate
March 5, 2026 https://www.times-advocate.com/articles/letter-to-the-editor-appalled-at-the-councils-behavior/ As always, we appreciate the Times Advocate’s willing to publish a variety of views in their letters to the editor. Editor, Times-Advocate: I am…
NO KINGS 3- March 28, Grape Day Park 3PM Sign up Now
NO Kings 3 will be held in Escondido at Grape Day Park. It will be the largest nationwide protest in history. You’ll want to be there! 😊Please plan to attend on March 28, 3-5:30 at Grape Day Park. Sign up here. Also, we need volunteers and help. Please sign up here…
Event Report: Deputy Mayor Joe Garcia Protested at Community Event.
Community Demands Continue for Council to Cancel ICE Firing Range Contract. On Sunday, March 8, over 20 protesters assembled outside the Center for the Arts Escondido to protest Deputy Mayor Joe Garcia for his inaction to cancel the ICE contract at the February 28…
Get Ready to Vote JUNE 2, 2026 in the Primary
Mark Your Calendar to be sure you are Ready and Aware of dates for Voting in this important primary election. Now Look for your Voter Verification flyer which you should receive soon. Check that the address information is correct. Week of May 4 Look for your ballot in…
Community Response to Noem Ouster- Media Release
Community Response to Noem Ouster, March 5, 2026 For Immediate Release March 5, 2026 Contact: Salvador G, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org Reaction to Ouster of DHS Secretary Noem Escondido, CA. In response to reports that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is being removed from her…
Protest: Cancel ICE Contract Action Continues, Sunday, 11-3, CCAE
Last week, the Mayor and three Councilmembers (Dane White, Joe Garcia, Christian Garcia, Judy Fitzgerald) failed to take action to stop ICE from using our firing range continuing additional ICE presence in Escondido. However, we refuse to take no for an answer and we…
Media Reports: ICE Firing Range Contract
The City Council hearing on Feb.25, 2026 related to the ICE Firing Range contract was featured significantly in the media. Here are a few clips. San Diego Union Tribune CalMatters Channel…
Escondido Council Majority Abandons Families, Aligns with ICE Against Own City Residents at 2/25/26 meeting
Statement of Escondido Indivisible on February 25, 2026 Council Meeting Resulting in the Continuation of the ICE Firing Range Contract Escondido Council Majority Abandons Families and Aligns with ICE Against Own City Residents. In spite of hundreds of residents…
Commitment to Nonviolence and Peaceful Protest
All events held or participated in by Escondido Indivisible adhere to strict Indivisible peaceful protect and commitment to nonviolence. If you cannot commit to these protocols and values, please do not attend. Non-violence is our strength. We are firmly committed to…
33 Elected Officials File Joint Statement Opposing ICE Contract
Thirty-three elected officials submitted a joint letter urging the Escondido City Council to cancel City agreements allowing agents of DHS to continue use of the city-owned firing range. The letter endorses the goals and recommendations of the Sowing Seeds of Dignity…