Board and Commission Recruitment

Do you want to get involved in your community? The City of Escondido is looking for volunteers to serve on our Boards and Commissions. The City's Boards and Commissions are vital groups that make decisions and guide various programs and activities throughout the City. They include:

The Building Advisory and Appeals Board

Historic Preservation Commission

Library Board of Trustees

Planning Commission

Public Art Commission

Transportation and Community Safety Commission

The application deadline is February 24, 2023, and candidate interviews are scheduled for March 15, 2023. Each Board or Commission requires different qualifications and time commitments. Learn more here.

 

Clean Energy Alliance

The City of Escondido has joined the cities of Carlsbad, Del Mar, Solana Beach and San Marcos to procure electricity from the Clean Energy Alliance (CEA), a Community Choice Energy program. CEA provides an option for local customers to purchase power from more renewable sources.

 

Clean Energy Alliance is the new power provider for Escondido bringing residents and businesses clean power at competitive rates. CEA is locally controlled and supported by ratepayers, with no taxpayer subsidies. By law, as a joint powers authority, CEA is a separate legal entity from its member agencies. Its budget is separate from the member cities' general funds and is funded by program revenues and reserves. Learn more about the program and your choice at: https://thecleanenergyalliance.org/

 

 

Rental Subsidy Program -County of San Diego

The County of San Diego Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities is launching a pilot program to provide 222 seniors at risk of experiencing homelessness with a rental subsidy of $500 a month for 18 months, payable directly to their landlord. Assistance payments are anticipated to begin in Spring 2023. Learn more here.

 

BY THE NUMBERS

 

Code Compliance:

Total Code Cases (Year to Date)

129

 

Public Works:

 

 

 

 

Graffiti Restitution:

 

 

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATES:

Business Licensing Data:

Week of Week of January 30 -February 3

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Escondido Business News

California Investment Partners Acquire Westfield Mall Near San Diego - CoStar

Tuscan Hills Senior Living to open in Q4Escondido Times-Advocate

First new crematorium in San Diego in decades opens in Escondido Escondido Times-Advocate

David Hasselhoff's daughter is married! Taylor Hasselhoff weds fiancé Madison Fiore in a romantic ceremony at Ethereal Gardens in Escondido Daily Mail

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 Shoeneck, Deputy Director of Economic Development (jschoeneck@escondido.org)

Vince McCaw, Real Property Manager (vmccaw@escondido.org)

Pedro Cardenas, Management Analyst -Economic Development (pcardenas@escondido.org)

Kristin Ugrob, Program Coordinator, Business Licenses (kugrob@escondido.org)

 

Small Business Development Center (SBDC): On Demand Training (also available in Spanish!)

Free, quality online classes on your time! SBDC's on-demand trainings provide current and practical information on business topics ranging from the basics to more advanced business management skills.

The depth of their training ensures that business owners and entrepreneurs avail themselves of invaluable insights to help manage and grow a successful business. The training is designed to meet the needs of the local community and is delivered at no cost.

You may access on-demand training at here: https://sdivsbdc.org/on-demand-training/

This week's spotlight -Business Financing which covers recorded trainings from the San Diego Angel Conference Entrepreneur Track Series.

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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Data Corner

Check out the City of Escondido's Economic Area of Influence Data Dashboard! Data found in this dashboard include the economic area of influence of the City of Escondido, which extends slightly beyond the City borders.

See the Top 10 Educational Program Completions by Institution data below:

 

POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATES:

Safety Academy

The Police Athletic League hosted a youth safety academy on January 28. Seven youth were in attendance and learned valuable lessons on how to stay safe. They were run through two scenarios where a "kidnapper" tried to take them. Volunteers and detectives from the police department assisted in teaching and role playing as the "kidnappers". As always, it was a great day for everyone.

Stolen Merchandise Located

In early November, Industrial Liquidation Plus was burglarized for a loss of approximately $60,000 in tools, including a concrete tamper. Detective Martinez was assigned the case and learned a subject was selling the concrete tamper on Offer Up. A further check showed the subject has sold hundreds of items, new, like new, or in the original packaging, most of which were tools, using Offer Up and Facebook Marketplace.

 

Detectives Martinez and Dixon spoke with an investigator from Home Depot, who told him they were also investigating this subject for tool-related theft sales. During the investigation, detectives discovered a second location was storing stolen items from Home Depot. Search warrants were obtained for both sites, and surveillance was conducted at both locations.

 

Earlier this week, Detective Dixon contacted the subject via Offer Up and set up a buy for the concrete tamper. On February 2, detectives contacted the subject with the property and placed him under arrest. The search resulted in the stolen concrete tamper being recovered, along with approximately 230 items from Home Depot, totaling over $50,000. Great job all around!

 

 

Community Resources

Anonymous Tip Line: 760-743-8477 (TIPS)

Crime Data/Mapping: https://www.crimemapping.com/

Helicopter Announcement Transcription:

Call 858-866-4356 or text "Hello" to 858-866-4356

Megan's Law Information: https://www.meganslaw.ca.gov/

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention:

Access and Crisis Line: 888-724-7240

It's Up to Us Campaign: www.Up2sd.org

Get Connected. Get Help: Dial 211

National Drug Helpline: https://drughelpline.org/contact/ or call 844-289-0879

Non-Emergency Line: 760-839-4722

 

 

 

January Abandoned Vehicle Data

 

FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATES:

The Escondido Fire Department Support Volunteers (SV) returned to 24-hour coverage starting on February 1, 2023! The Fire Support Volunteer program is a group of uniformed volunteers, over age of 50, who contribute their unpaid time to serve the public and the department by providing a broad range of logistic, administrative and public education support. The SV's will continue to perform regular duties during the day, in addition to being on-call for significant incident support that may arise after hours.

On Saturday and Sunday, February 4 and 5, the Escondido Fire Department and Stachetoberfest co-sponsored a first responder wellness seminar focused on marriage and family relationships. Over 220 police officers and firefighters, along with their significant others, attended the two 1-day seminars held at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido.

 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING

Permits and Inspections:

 

Building Division:

1. The counter staff conducted in-person meetings with 47 applicants, processed 90 applications, and issued 66 permits.
2. The total permit valuation for the week was $652,039.
3. Building inspectors completed 201 inspections.

 

Field Engineering Division:

1. Field Engineering processed 19 permits

2. Field Engineering inspectors completed 72 inspections

3. Field Engineering has 233active permits

 

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.