Ordinance is now in effect. The City Council unanimously approved updates to the STR ordinance (5-0 on January 29), with a first reading on June 11 (also 5-0). The second reading is scheduled for July ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The Year That Music Changed Everything caught my attention for a deeply personal reason: it was the year I was born. As I watched, I was struck not only by the intensity of the music, politics, and ...

On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government can deport immigrants without giving them a meaningful chance to explain why they’re afraid to return to their home countries. No ...

Senate Bill 79 — is the clearest example yet of how out-of-touch and overreaching our state government has become. SB 79 would force communities to accept high-rise apartment buildings — up to 65 feet ...

The late Phil Henry, who was president of the Henry Avocado Corp. in Escondido during most of the 2000’s, was scheduled to be honored by the Escondido City Council on Wednesday, July 16. A ...

A bicyclist hit early Saturday evening, July 5, by a van was sent to the hospital, according to the Escondido Police Dept. The accident occurred at 8:42 p.m., with the biker going east in a crosswalk ...

Sunday, July 6, at 2:34 p.m., Escondido Fire Department was dispatched to a vegetation fire at 200 La Terraza Blvd. According to public information officer Jeff Murdock, the first arriving unit found ...

John R. Simpson Post 1513 recently celebrated 98 years in Escondido. They are responsible for the Memorial Day event held at our local cemetery. The post is located at 515 W Valley Pkwy, Escondido.

On Friday, July 18, the Escondido Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) Checkpoint from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location. DUI checkpoint locations are ...