Letter to the Editor: WHY DID IT TAKE THIS LONG?

Editor, Times-Advocate:  At Escondido City Council meeting on September 18, during my 3 minute comment under Oral Communications before the meeting adjourned, I requested a Public Workshop as soon as possible.    I described the purpose of a Public Workshop is for a formal public dialogue to inform public about Escondido’s policies and practices, especially when City Manager determines what […]

Reach Up, Reach In, Reach Out Pt2


 “Then David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod.  So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.” (2 Samuel 6:14 & 15, NKJV).   When we talk about worship, we might refer to the total scope […]

Board of Supervisors approve 2,135 home Newland Sierra project


The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Wednesday, Sept. 26 to approve the Newland Sierra project that plans to build 2,135 homes, commercial space, parks, trails and a school site in North County along Interstate 15 near Escondido and San Marcos. Supervisor Dianne Jacob was absent. The Newland Sierra project is planned to be built just west of […]