Retired California judge to speak on “Economic Inequity: Decline of the Middle Class”



Pat Coony, a retired Administrative Law Judge for the State of California, will be the speaker for the Escondido Democratic Club (EDC) meeting on June 11. The title of his talk is “Economic In­equity: Decline of the Middle Class.” Coony is the creator of an online pub­lic policy site – newsbatch.com. An active member of the League of Wom­en Voters […]

Republican Club will welcome Yale student speaker



Joseph A. Garcia, a student at Yale University, will be the featured speak­er at the Escondido Republican Club’s (TERC’s) lunchtime meeting on Mon­day, June 20. When school resumes in the fall, Garcia will be entering his senior year at Yale and completing his work on his double major of Economics and Politi­cal Science. Prior to attending Yale, Joseph served the […]

Two named to dean’s lists



Two Escondido residents have been named to the Dean’s lists in their respective colleges. Bailey McDonald, of Escondido, was named to the Dean’s List at Lehigh University in the Spring 2016 semester. Dean’s List status is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses. For 150 […]

Escondido residents earn honors from SDSU



Five residents from Escondido grad­uated cum laude from San Diego State University last week. Of the nearly 9,900 graduates who walked across the stage during San Di­ego State University’s Commencement Ceremonies, only a select group earned recognition as honors graduates. Shaeden Gallegos from Escondido received a degree in Television, Film and New Media and graduated summa cum laude. Hannah Elliott […]

Holding public office is a public trust



Holding public office is a public trust. Public officials, whether elected or appointed, are given considerable authority over the lives of their con­stituents. One would hope and expect that the authority is not abused when the mindset of some of those officials is: “Trust me; I know what is best.” That trust is earned when those officials conduct their deliberations […]

Is there a drought?

~ EDITORIAL

When Donald Trump during his visit to San Diego two weeks ago ex­pressed the heretical thought that “there is no drought” he brought down the scorn of the intelligentsia for being such an airhead. It is a not uncommon thing for the GOP presumptive nominee to say things that are disconnected from reality, so no one was particularly startled by […]

Escondido Chamber to install officers June 10



The Escondido Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 106th annual Installation June 10, at Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook, beginning at 5:30 p.m. It will be an evening of cocktails and dinner as the Chamber celebrates the 106th Annual Installation and Awards banquet. The evening includes honoring volunteers, community leaders and the Chamber’s outgoing/incoming Board of Directors. The band “Too […]

Palomar Health ranked among top 20 percent of health systems in U.S.



Palomar Health ranks in the top 20% of small health systems in the U.S., according to a study by Truven Health Analytics in Modern Health­care magazine. The Truven study is “uniquely fo­cused on measuring the impact of managerial excellence” and includes “top performing health systems.” In addition to selecting the top 15 health systems, Truven divides all health sys­tems it […]

Living natural history museum to open downtown on July 15



A new “living museum” soon will be opening in Downtown Escondido, bringing yet another family- friendly attraction to Escondido. On July 15, Eco­Vivarium, located at 136 S. Juniper Street, will hold its Grand Opening. EcoVivarium is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Living Nat­ural History Museum and educational outreach fo­cusing on reptiles, amphibians and arthropods. Eco Vivarium was founded in 2009 with the […]

Fire Chief Mike Lowry says goodbye after 34 years on the force



Mike Lowry remembers his first call, a medical emergency, as if it were yesterday. It just so happens that it was also his most memorable call. “I was still in the academy,” he re­calls. He was doing a ride along as a cadet when they answered a vehicle versus a pedestrian incident. He was assigned to bring along the oxygen […]