#GoSlowinEsco
Police, Traffic Engineering, and Communications have partnered on a public safety campaign around #GoSlowinEsco. A new video highlighting pedestrian safety in mid-block crossings, such as the ones along Broadway near the Park Avenue Community Center and the San Diego Children's Discovery Museum, will be shared regularly on our social channels. This campaign is a reminder to drivers to always use caution near crosswalks and follow all laws and posted signage.
Escondido Budget Workshops
The City will be hosting a series of workshops regarding the budget process. This is your opportunity to learn more about the City's budgeting process, ask questions, and provide feedback.
- Saturday, April 15 - City Hall Mitchell Room from 10 -11 a.m.
- Friday, April 21 Virtual - Community Alliance for Escondido (CAF) from 8 - 9:30 a.m.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85394360461...
The Annual Operating Budget is one of the most important documents produced by the City. It reflects the strategic goals and key outcomes of City services. Learn more about the budget process at: https://www.escondido.org/budget-information
As part of this year's budget process and to further engage Escondido residents citywide, the City has re-launched The Escondido Discussion to hear local community priorities and City service needs -Join the Discussion today!
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/.../discussion2023
Fair Housing Workshop
In honor of Fair Housing Month, the City of Escondido will be hosting two free trainings on Monday, April 17 from 6 -7 p.m. in English and Thursday, April 20, from 6 -7 p.m. in Spanish on fair housing basics for tenants and landlords.
Learn about what free resources are offered to help you! The training will be held at 201 N. Broadway Street, Escondido, CA 92025 in the Mitchell Room and light refreshments will be served.
Volunteer Opportunity: City of Escondido Arbor Day Tree Planting
Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Join the City of Escondido to help us plant over 120 trees for Arbor Day from Aster Street to Erica Street between Mission Avenue and Washington Avenue! We invite volunteers of all ages to help us beautify our community.
If you'd like to volunteer for this event, visit volunteer.escondido.org
For more information about the City's Urban Forest visit: https://www.escondido.org/urban-forestry
Volunteer Opportunity: Creek to Bay Clean Up
Join the City of Escondido and @iloveacleansd at Reidy Creek for the 21st annual Creek to Bay Cleanup!
Register online at volunteer.escondido.org to be part of San Diego County's largest Earth Day cleanup effort on Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
BY THE NUMBERS
Code Compliance:
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Total Code Cases (Year to Date)
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386
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Graffiti Restitution:
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Collected Last Week
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Collected Year to Date
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$0
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$3,901.37
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATES:
Business Licensing Data:
Escondido Business News
Escondido and San Marcos latest cities to join Clean Energy Alliance CalCCA.org
Green Transpo Expo will highlight opportunities to expand local industry Escondido Times-Advocate
Big energy storage site planned for Escondido but is it safe? The San Diego Union-Tribune
Barrel Republic closes Escondido location The Coast News Group
Taking advantage of opportunity Escondido Times-Advocate
Escondido Industrial Building Sold for Nearly $4M The San Diego Business Journal
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Economic Development Projects
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS): Every five years, the City of Escondido Economic Development team updates the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The CEDS is a document that uses data and community feedback to create policy and activity priorities for a five-year timeframe.
Why It Matters: The CEDS is a way to set a plan to attract and retain high-wage and critical businesses. Businesses play an important role in our community, providing jobs, goods and services to our residents. Many businesses also provide sales tax revenue, and serve as a catalyst to attract investment into the City to fund infrastructure improvements.
This document serves as a way to unite the City with private sector, nonprofit and other government entities on the economic development priorities of the City that will create a healthy economy. One in which people can find the jobs they want to grow their careers, and that provides the financial backbone of the community.
Your participation is important: In this process, in addition to analyzing the data and learning from economic trends and historical policies, the City wants to hear feedback from business leaders, employees and residents, on what policies and activities would help attract and keep desirable business in Escondido.
Please complete the online survey linked below:
Escondido CEDS Survey Form
Ciudad de Escondido CEDS Encuesta
City of Escondido Economic Development Contacts
The Economic Development Team are always available to help with questions or connecting you to the right resources. Do not hesitate to reach out!
Jennifer Schoeneck, Deputy Director of Economic Development (jschoeneck@escondido.org)
Vince McCaw, Real Property Manager (vmccaw@escondido.org)
Kristin Ugrob, Program Coordinator, Business Licenses (kugrob@escondido.org)
Pedro Cardenas, Management Analyst -Economic Development (pcardenas@escondido.org)
Visit Escondido Socials
Are you following Visit Escondido on social media? Follow our socials below to stay up to date with local events, tasty food, and overall great content of Escondido!
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POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATES:
American Legion Awardees Honored
The American Legion Dinner was held this past weekend, and we would like you to join us in congratulating our honorees. These gentlemen exemplify the awesome work ethic and great care that Escondido employees show everyday. The following employees were honored:
Officer Adan Martinez -Heroism Award
Detective John Mahin -Meritorious Service Award
Special Events Coordinator Robert O' Donnell -Medal of Merit
Amazing job gentlemen!
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Congratulations!
Please join us in congratulating Dispatcher Hannah Wible for successfully completing our dispatch training program. The training program is intense and includes training in fire dispatched calls, call taking and police dispatched calls. Our dispatchers wear many hats and Dispatcher Wible has been assigned to swing shift working Sunday through Wednesday. Awesome job Hannah!
Community Resources
Anonymous Tip Line: 760-743-8477 (TIPS)
Crime Data/Mapping: https://www.crimemapping.com/
Helicopter Announcement Transcription:
o Call 858-866-4356 or text "Hello" to 858-866-4356
Megan's Law Information: https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention:
o Access and Crisis Line: 888-724-7240
o It's Up to Us Campaign: www.Up2sd.org
o Get Connected. Get Help: Dial 211
National Drug Helpline: https://drughelpline.org/contact/ or call 844-289-0879
Non-Emergency Line: 760-839-4722
FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATES:
On April 2, Firefighters and Paramedics at Fire Station 7 received a welcome visit from Brandy, a certified therapy dog, and her handler Steve. Brandy and Steve are members of Therapy Dogs International and Palomar Paws of Palomar Medical Center. Together they spend many volunteer hours around the County at hospitals, senior living facilities, and fire departments to help bring joy to those who need a little happiness in their life due to stressful and difficult situations. Brandy and Steve are now an approved resource for Escondido First Responders, and this visit was a great experience for all.
Also on April 2, the Escondido Police and Fire Communication Center received reports of a vehicle fire at 210 E Via Rancho Pkwy. On arrival, crews from Fire Station 4 discovered an Amazon delivery truck on fire in the parking lot. Firefighters quickly suppressed the fire and no additional vehicles or exposures were threatened.
On April 3, the Escondido Police and Fire Communication Center received reports of a residential structure fire located at 1380 Oak Hill Drive. Units responding noticed smoke showing in the distance and requested a working fire upgrade for additional resources. The first arriving engine reported a working structure fire with heavy smoke and flames coming from a single family, mobile home. Aggressive action by the firefighters contained the fire to the fully involved unit, preventing additional fire spread to the surrounding exposed mobile homes. Heavy fire activity and significant fuel loading required extensive overhaul to ensure the fire was completely extinguished. The mobile home suffered near catastrophic damage in the front of the structure due to fire activity, although the rear of the structure was partially intact.
There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters. The Red Cross responded to assist the residents, and their dog, with short term housing, and a $250 "SAVE" gift card was provided to the family on behalf of the California Fire Foundation. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
On April 4, Firefighters and Paramedics from Stations #1, 2, 3 and 7 responded to calls of a vehicle roll over at the intersection of S. Grape St. and 2nd Ave. Upon arrival crews discovered 3 vehicles involved, with one vehicle on its side. Crews used battery operated hydraulic rescue tools (Jaws of Life) to remove 2 occupants that were trapped in one of the vehicles. All patients were treated and transported to local hospitals.
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On April 6, the Escondido Police and Fire Communication Center received reports of a traffic collision on W/B SR-78 east of the I-15. Crews arrived to find a 3-vehicle accident with one vehicle resting on top of another. Firefighters were able to stabilize the vehicle and then utilize the Jaws of Life to safely remove the driver from the vehicle. One person was transported to Palomar Medical Center with life threatening injuries.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING
Permits and Inspections:
Building Division:
- The counter staff conducted in-person meetings with 63 applicants, processed 94 applications, and issued 131 permits.
- The total permit valuation for the week was $543,948.00
- Building inspectors completed 155 inspections.
Field Engineering Division:
1. Field Engineering processed 17 permits
2. Field Engineering inspectors completed 9 inspections
3. Field Engineering active permits 206
Development and Capital Projects Update:
Curious what's happening with development projects around the City? The link below directs to an interactive dashboard of projects currently in various stages of the development process. Browse project descriptions, see locations on the map, browse photos and more.
City of Escondido Project Dashboard
To learn about previous applications for residential and commercial development permits, please visit the Development Project Information Archive page or contact the Planning Division.
