Mayor to give State of the City address

Mayor Sam Abed will deliver the annu­al State of the City on Wednesday morn­ing, Feb. 24, at the Conference Center of the California Center for the Arts, Escon­dido.

The event is co-sponsored by the Es­condido Chamber of Commerce and will be begin with an optional breakfast at 7:30 a.m. followed by the program at 8 a.m.

The optional breakfast is available for $20 per person. To make your reserva­tion for breakfast, register online at https:// www.escondido.org or contact the City Manager’s Office at 760-839-4631 by Feb. 19. Attendance without the breakfast is free of charge.