Small Business Grants from County of San Diego
The County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a small business/non-profit stimulus grant fund. The purpose of this fund is to provide economic assistance to help small businesses and nonprofit entities experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 response. Click here to find out more and to apply.

If you have questions about this grant program, Escondido small businesses or non-profits may contact Corrine Busta: (619) 531-5533 or at corrine.busta@sdcounty.ca.gov.

San Diego County Water Authority features Escondido Employee
This week, Escondido’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator, Carrie Selby was featured as the Water Utility Hero of the Week by the SDCWA. Carrie was interviewed for the Water News Network and talked about her career and work life during the pandemic. You can read the article here.

El Caballo Arena Completed
The Equestrian Arena at El Caballo Park is finally completed after almost 9 years in the making! This is part of the larger park that has an open play area, additional planned structures and other equipment; and this park connects to the Mayflower Dog Park. The irrigation and dust control equipment needed for this element of the park was generously donated by Hunter Industries.

Long List of Projects Completed at Lake Dixon
Over the past couple months, a lot of work has been completed at Lake Dixon. These projects were made possible by the Lake Division in collaboration with many different departments and organizations:

• A playground donated by the Hidden Valley Kiwanis Club was installed at Dixon Lake.
• The Dixon Lake road from the entrance to the ranger station was repaved.
• New roofing was installed by Building Maintenance on the camping cabin and picnic shelters.
• The Daley Ranch parking lot got a new ranch style fence to help delineate parking and several hazardous trees were removed at both Lake Dixon and Lake Wohlford.
• Security cameras were installed at Lake Dixon by Information Systems.
• Almost 11 miles of trail (about 44% of our overall trail system) were made safer and more sustainable at Daley Ranch by Lakes and Public Works staff.
• A future park host site was added at Daley Ranch as per the master plan; the pad was graded & electricity, sewer, and water were connected and work has started to convert campsite 9 into a full-hookup campsite or future host site.

COVID-19 Updates:
You can get up to date information about the City’s response to COVID-19 at:
www.escondido.org/covid-19.aspx