City of Escondido

• Only city in San Diego County, and one of the top ten cities in the State of California, to attain a Very Low-Cost City rating in the 2003 Kosmont Cost of Doing Business Survey. Information about the survey can be obtained at www.kosmont.com.
  
  
• Golden Lung Public Health Award for excellence in achieving smoke-free workplaces, by the American Lung Association.