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Who’s Buying Esco Elections? Right-Wing Lincoln Club PAC Pours in Cash to White, Garcia, Horsley
A San Diego based PAC has donated $5,900 each to Dane White (Mayor), Joe Garcia (D2), Tanner Horsley (D1)- A total of $17,700 to try to buy Escondido's local election. The Community Leadership Coalition is pouring money into the MAGA candidates in the Escondido City...
No Kings, Vote Early Events in Escondido
During No Kings in Escondido we are celebrating, building, and protecting community! Join a Vote Early event or rally. Build community at VIVA Washington Park. Create a Dia de Muertos altar with House of Prayer. Protect democracy by training to be a Poll Protector....
LTE: Dane White Does Not Want to Hear From You
Letter to the Editor: DANE WHITE DOES NOT WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU By News Desk on October 07, 2026 Editor, Times-Advocate: In the last council meeting Mayor Dane White debuted his improved model for how to suppress the public’s voice—the speed meeting. Wednesday’s...
SDUT: Council Won’t Hear Update on ICE Shooting Range Contract
Escondido City Council won't hear update on ICE shooting range contract. Councilmember Judy Fitzgerald withdrew her support for the update on the contract. Read the article here: San Diego Union Tribune Council Won't Hear Update on Shooting Range Contract
Release: Escondido Mayor & Council Remove Firing Range from Agenda, Choose to keep public in the dark
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2026 Contact: Richard, rwolters3@gmail.com Escondido Mayor & Council Backtrack, Remove Firing Range from Agenda After kicking the issue past midterms, Council chooses to keep public in the dark Escondido, Calif -- In a surprise...
No Kings, Vote Early, Defend Democracy Events
During No Kings in Escondido we are celebrating, building, and protecting community! Join a Vote Early event or rally. Build community at VIVA Washington Park. Create a Dia de Muertos altar with House of Prayer. Protect democracy by training to be a Poll Protector. All events are non-partisan.
Escondido at the bottom of climate action in new Climate Report Card
In 2021, we all celebrated the adoption of the best Climate Action Plan in the county. However, the plan has languished in implementation. Here is the most recent Climate Action Campaign and Sierra Club Climate Action Report Card. Escondido is at the bottom of the...
Viva Washington Park, Oct 17, Dia de los Muertos Community Altar
We are creating a community “Day of the Dead” altar and would love to include your loved ones.
Sat Oct 17, 9a-1p at Viva Washington Park
SDUT- Article on ICE Contract and other media coverage
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/10/01/escondido-council-will-once-again-review-ice-shooting-range-contract/ Previous Media Coverage Univision- Residentes de Escondido exigen al concejo municipal cancelar contrato de entrenamiente con ICE Telemundo - Crece...
Anthony DiMartino, Candidate for D2, Featured in local news
Anthony DiMartino is a candidate for District 2 in Escondido. Check out these features to learn about what he will bring to the residents of Escondido if elected. Anthony's website News Features: Times-Advocate and North County Chronicle
Elias Velazquez, Candidate for Mayor, Feature in Times-Advocate
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 pursued...
Celebrate Queen Calafia’s Anniversary Oct. 10, 4-6 PM in Kit Carson Park
Our beloved Queen Calafia is celebrating her 23rd birthday this month. Join the evening poetry reading on Oct. 10 from 4-6 or every Saturday the 10, 17, 24th from 9-2 om with creative family events. Queen Calafia is located in our equally beloved Kit Carson Park.
Gov. Newsom Acts to Rein in Immigration Enforcement, Escondido should too.
Cal Matters Newsom signs new laws to rein in immigration agents as Trump’s deportation campaign escalates Here are some of the immigration-related bills Newsom signed into law: Civil lawsuits against federal agents: Senate Bill 747, the so-called No Kings Act,...
Escondido Mayor, Council Fail Residents Again, Refuse to End ICE/HSI Firing Range Contract
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...
List of HSI engagement in enforcement activities
Mayor Dane White and Councilmembers C. Garcia and J. Garcia continually deflect responsibility with misleading information about who is using the Escondido Firing Range. HSI is part of ICE and, although it may be its official responsibility to work on only criminal...
Support an ICE Contract Moratorium Wed. Sept. 30, 5PM, City Hall
PLEASE come to city hall this Wednesday, Sept 30 (4 PM for news conf, 5PM) for Council meeting. Speak, call-in, or register a position Options here. Let the Council know you: Demand the renewal of the gun range contract be put on the agenda soon. You want them to...
NDLON Media Adv: Documents Reveal the Public was Right about ICE contract
https://ndlon.org/uncover-the-truth-about-escondidos-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...
ICE Contract Protest in the 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 in...
Time to Resist: Stop the ICE Contract, September 30th 4PM
The County kicked ICE out of public facilities. Now, it is Escondido's turn. Join with all the groups and over 2,000 people who signed the petition uniting to Call for a Moratorium on contracts with ICE in Escondido. Please attend: SPEAK TO COUNCIL: Wed. Sept....
Hear community statements against ICE contract
Listen to these community leaders speaking out against the renewal of the ICE Contract at the Sept 16, 2026 City Council meeting. We are urging everyone to attend a rally at City Hall on Sept. 24 at 11 am and Sept. 30 at 5 when we are asking all to speak to the...
Interview: SDUSD Member Barrera on Immigration action at Elem. Schools
Please watch. Schools, Hospitals, places of worship should be safe zones from immigration activity. Barrera on recent abductions at San Diego Elementary schools.
New Report: Escalating ICE Presence Causes Pervasive Community Terror for Students
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...
Esco Candidate Forums- Sept 29 and Oct 1
Here are two opportunities to hear directly from Escondido candidates- their position, commitments, and aspirations for our city. It has been clear for a long time, we need a change at city hall. We can chart a better future if we support and elect candidates who will...
2,000 Demand NO ICE CONTRACT RENEWAL: Speak Out on Sept 30
Over 2,000 residents have signed so far urging no renewal of the ICE Firing Range contract. Please continue to share this petition link with friends. If you live in Escondido or North County, please come to City Hall or call in on Wednesday SEPTEMBER 30 at 5 PM to...
Inhumane Abductions and Detentions Continue: Tell the City Council Stop ICE Contract Renewal
The news keeps getting worse about ICE and immigration activity in our region. It is why we are continuing to resist ICE presence in our communities. ‘Like caged birds.’ Migrant kids held in San Diego short-term immigration detention for weeks Channel 10 News ICE...
ICE Detainment of Families of SD Unified Students- Joint Statement
"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 parents near...
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 to...
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 10...
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 Escondido...
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 up to...
Donors to Dane White Re-Election Campaign
Campaign FInance Filings for Mayor Dane White 2026 election February 2, 2026 Filing July 2025 Filing