Public urged to submit tips in Escondido bank robbery

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Escondido Police Department (EPD) are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the individuals responsible for a takeover style robbery in Escondido, California. On Thursday, May 23, at about 9:50 a.m., three armed males committed a takeover-style robbery at the San Diego County Credit Union located at 1875 S. Center City Parkway, Escondido, […]

Fed official praises city for ‘no graffiti’

Last week at the city council meeting when Escondido Mayor Paul McNamara was reading the proclamation of National Public Works Week, he noted: “I think it’s important that a few facts are mentioned. Most people don’t know that last week the director of the Federal Housing and Urban Development visited Escondido. When the director was in Escondido he told the […]

Escondido group learns about the battle to preserve vote integrity


The Escondido Republican Club (TERC) at their monthly lunch meeting at Cocina del Charro hosted Ruth Weiss of the Election Integrity Project. The Election Integrity Project is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)3 that was founded in California more than nine years ago. “I can’t come to you wearing a partisan hat, but I can give you enough information to do what […]

Bob’s Discount Furniture donates $87,000 at grand opening events

At three grand openings last week, including one in Escondido, furniture retailer Bob’s Discount Furniture gave a $72,000 donation to the Special Olympics plus $15,000 to local schools. These funds were raised as part of the company’s first quarter “Café Collection for a Cause,” one of the many community outreach initiatives the company has committed to since entering the market. […]

Firefighters get visit from school children

On Tuesday, May 14, fire personnel from Station #4 (Bear Valley Pkwy) were visited by about 30 pre-school students from Community Montessori School. The kids were given a tour of the station/engine, a lesson in fire safety, shown the various tools on the rigs and watched a “dress up drill”, in which the crew showed them the many steps taken […]

Firefighters train “over the side” rescues

The morning of Saturday, May 18, crews from Station #1 and Station #7 conducted an “Over the Side Rescue Drill.” This skill is a low frequency high risk task that requires specialized training and gear. All fire personnel perform this training on a regular basis to ensure they are proficient. 

Letter to the Editor: ENATORS GUT LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO USE SOLAR ENERGY

Editor, Times-Advocate: I am writing to alert the public that a panel of state senators recently gutted common-sense legislation to protect everyone’s right to make their own solar energy without the utility getting in the way — and free ourselves from crushingly high electricity prices. It’s called the Solar Bill of Rights (SB 288 – Wiener) and it would have […]

Trading up the chain: San Pasqual High School’s unfortunate journey to virality


Wednesday was a drama-filled morning for Escondido. San Pasqual High School had made headlines for a relatively uncommon reason—a series of staff yearbook photos featuring the world language faculty wearing ponchos and sombreros with one teacher wearing Parisian garb. The article, titled “Yearbook Reveals San Pasqual Language Teachers’ ‘Insensitive’ Photos,” has quickly become a talking point for everyone in the […]

Enjoying our bounty


This region plays a big part in making California the nation’s leading agricultural state. Locally grown crops that include avocados, citrus, strawberries, grapes and cut flowers have put San Diego in the top tier of the nation’s agricultural counties. According to the San Diego County Farm Bureau, San Diego is the 19th largest farm economy out of more than 3,000 […]

The Common Good: Transportation for a New Age

COMMUNITY MATTERS

Supervisor Jim Desmond is out of touch with the scope and complexity of our climate and housing issues.  While he is out there peddling the need for more roads or more space on existing roads, he ignores the common good and basic human factor engineering.  We need bold leadership to take on the crisis of our lifetime, not sad, regressive […]