After a comprehensive and competitive recruitment process, the City of Escondido is pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Plunkett as its new Chief of Police. Chief Plunkett brings more than 27 ...

At the July 23 Escondido City Council meeting the group Escondido Neighbors for Solutions urged the council to adopt a resolution “to protect residents from the profound and often unjust impacts of ...

Governor Gavin Newsom June 30 signed AB 130, which makes substantive changes to the Golden State’s housing law, removing several restrictions to building. Passed as an “urgency” bill, AB 130 became ...

The Children’s Museum (320 North Broadway) is going to be celebrating 25 years and with that a name change to the Children’s Museum Of Discovery (https://visitcmod.org). The annual gala and 25th ...

According to the organization, “The new program signals broadening of focus for the organization as it strives to better serve our nation’s women veterans, providing a holistic view of women veteran’s ...

At Wednesday night’s Escondido City Council meeting the council approved entering into a Lease Between the City of Escondido and The Vine Institute for the Creation and Operation of the Escondido AgX ...

Friday afternoon a couple of hundred anti-Trump, pro-democracy protesters gathered in front of the Escondido City Hall and cheerfully waved placards with a variety of messages at passersby on ...

Escondido Mayor Dane White has announced his 2026 campaign for reelection, following a kickoff event last Thursday. White released this statement: “I am very proud of what we have accomplished over ...

William Markham of Kent Avenue in Escondido owns a century agave (agave americana) that is currently doing it’s “death bloom.” This plant flowers once in its lifetime and then dies, although it often ...

Park Avenue Community Center has a new van. The van brings bold, vibrant branding to the city’s senior services. Thanks to a grant from the San Diego Seniors Community Foundation, seniors can now ride ...

Capstone Advisors, a Carlsbad-based diversified real estate investment, development and advisory firm, has completed a $1 million revitalization of Mission Escondido, modernizing the prominent retail ...

Classical Academies’ CEO Kurtis Indorf. The Classical Academies’ CEO Kurtis Indorf has been selected for the 2025–2026 Google GSV Education Innovation Fellowship. This program, formed through a ...