SPECIAL EVENTS The Grape Day Festival will be held this Saturday, September 6. The following is a listing of activities: Escondido Sunrise Rotary 5K – Saturday Sept. 6th at 7:30 a.m. – Downtown Escondido Grape Day Parade – Saturday Sept. 6th at 9:30 a.m. – Grand Ave. Grape Day Festival – Saturday, Sept. 6th . . . read more

Good news from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services! They have raised the long-term rating and underlying rating (SPUR) to 'AA-' from 'A+' on Escondido’s existing general obligation (GO) bonds. At the same time, they raised the long-term ratings to 'A+' from 'A' on the Escondido Joint Powers Financing Authority's lease revenue bonds, . . . read more

SPECIAL EVENTS No special events this weekend. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Planning: The proposed annexation of property for the Citracado Parkway extension has been tentatively scheduled for LAFCO consideration on Monday, September 8, 2014 at the County Administration Center. LAFCO has received comments from community groups including the San . . . read more

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The next meeting of the Economic Development Subcommittee will be held on Thursday, August 21, in the City Manager’s Conference Room. This weekend, August 16th & 17th, Ryan Park will be hosting Cal South Regional league games. Teams will be traveling in from all over the western region of the United States to . . . read more