Robert Gordon Trimble, 78

Robert Gordon Trimble of Escondido, California, passed away in his home on August 15, 2021. He was 78 years old.  Mr. Trimble was born to William and Terry Trimble, in Alhambra  on May 9, 1943. He spent his entire life in California, living in Newhall, Santa Maria, San Diego, San Marcos, and Escondido, to name a few. As a teenager, […]

Chamber welcomes Manzanita Roasting Co.

The Escondido Chamber of Commerce Tuesday afternoon held a wide-armed welcome for the Manzanita Roasting Company and co-owner Samantha Nawrocki. The coffee shop is located in the lobby of the Ritz. But the occasion was also to show off the remodeled Grand and to give awards for the Best Restaurants.  The event was the Chamber’s 2nd in-person mixer at the […]

Palomar Health retains outside law firm to probe Brown Act violation accusation

A group alleging that the Palomar Health board of directors violated the Brown Act when it voted to contract with a new group to provide emergency medical personnel—and filed a lawsuit to back up their claim—has prompted Palomar CEO Diane Hansen to answer the accusation and to hire an independent law firm to investigate the claim. The CEO issued this […]

New City Manager Sean McGlynn is out building relationships


Part I of a multi-part series Recently I sat down with Escondido’s newly ensconced city manager, Sean McGlynn for a wide-ranging discussion of his first weeks on the job and where he sees the future of the city. McGlynn has been on the job about two months, replacing Jeff Epp, who capped his decades of service with three years as […]

SDG&E completes Bear Valley replacement project

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) announced this week that it has \finished paving the 3.5 mile stretch of roadway along Bear Valley between San Pasqual Valley Road/Highway 78 and Beethoven Drive and through a portion of Mule Hill Trail in the San Dieguito River Park, marking the completion of the Bear Valley Replacement Project. According to the utility, […]

Governor candidate visits Escondido: wants Californians to ‘live, work and breathe again’


Gubernatorial candidate Jenny Rae Le Roux Thursday dropped by the Escondido Chamber of Commerce for an interview with The Times-Advocate and a visit with CEO James Rowten. Visits to Escondido by a candidate for governor are a pretty rare thing—although perhaps less rare this year with 46 candidates to replace Governor Gavin Newsom should he be recalled in September. When […]

Supervisors add two open space preserves

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to add two open space preserves in North County. The first is a 277-acre preserve in the community of Hidden Meadows, which is located near the city of Escondido. The land north of Mountain Meadow County Preserve and east of Keys Creek Preserve is being purchased for $3,462,000 ($12,500/acre). The second […]

Escondido man dies in man vs. car accident

Saturday night, August 21, an Escondido man riding a bicycle was struck by a car on Hwy 78 near the Metcalf Street underpass. The accident occurred around 9 p.m. The victim has been identified as Jerry Torres, 53, of Escondido. According to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Juan Escobar, he was riding his bike south across eastbound lines, when […]

Grand Avenue reopens to traffic during Cruisin’

After several weeks of closing off Grand Avenue for Escondido’s celebration of the muscle car, Cruisin’ Grand, the city reopened the street to traffic on Friday, August 20. The purpose of the change, said the city, was “to improve the safety and flow for participants and spectator.” Grand Avenue is now open to through traffic during the event hours every […]

House damaged in early morning blaze

On Tuesday, August 24, at about 3:06 a.m., the Escondido Police and Fire Communication Center received a report of a possible fire in the area of the 1100 block of Kern Place and dispatched a structure fire response. According to Battalion Chief Jeff Sargis, “While responding several fire units reported a large glow from a distance, due to the potential […]