Water Professionals Week
It is Water Professionals Week! The City of Escondido supplies water to approximately 26,000 residential, commercial, and agricultural customers with water from the Escondido-Vista Water Treatment Plant.
The Canals Division maintains the Escondido Canal, which transfers water from Lake Henshaw to Lake Wohlford.
The Water Division maintains and operates the water distribution system, consisting of approximately 26,000 service meters, 440 miles of pipelines, 50 pressure-reducing/regulating stations, five pump stations, and 11 reservoirs.
The Lakes Division also operates Escondido's two lakes, Dixon and Wohlford, for recreational purposes and water storage and supply.
Thank you to all the water professionals for the important work you do to keep water flowing safely and reliably to the City of Escondido!
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Grand Avenue Festival
Don't miss the Grand Avenue Festival this Sunday, October 15, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Grand Avenue in Historic Downtown Escondido.
With hundreds of international food vendors, hand crafted items, live music, a beer and wine garden and more, you will not want to miss it! This is a FREE event. Learn more at downtownescondido.com
Free E-Waste and Shred Event
Do you have shredding or E-waste you need to get rid of? Saturday, October 14 the City of Escondido and Escondido Disposal are hosting a free E-waste and shredding event in the parking lot at Emmanuel Faith Church, located at 17th Avenue and Encino Drive. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon and you can bring up to two bankers boxes of free shredding.
BY THE NUMBERS
Code Compliance:
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Total Code Cases (Year to Date)
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1310
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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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$5,203.23
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATES:
Escondido Business News
Escondido Street Festival expected to draw crowds downtown The San Diego Union-Tribune
Hikes of the week: See wildlife and mountain views at Escondido Boulder Loop The San Diego Union-Tribune
Innovation Lab at Escondido Boys and Girls Club unveils new tech The Coast News Group
Escondido Community Foundation awards $264,000 at annual celebration Escondido Times-Advocate
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Resources
Are You Looking for Assistance with Your Small Business?
Discover the range of San Diego and Imperial Valley SBDC services provided to assist you in starting, growing, and succeeding with your small business. Services offered span topics including accounting, marketing, human resources, technology security, manufacturing, distribution, and finance.
Request for Assistance from SBDC Follow the link to request assistance from the San Diego SBDC Network. You will be contacted within the next 1-2 business days.
Free Online Webinars
Business Financial Fitness: 10/16 from 4 - 8 p.m.
Grupo de trabajo: Tiene una idea de negocio brillante, 'y ahora que?: 10/16 from 5 - 8 p.m.
Marketing Power Hour (English/Espanol): 10/16 from 5 - 6 p.m.
Branding with Purpose: 10/17 from 3 - 4 p.m.
Lending Power Hour: 10/17 from 11 - noon
Walk This Way: Financial Fitness for Business Pt. 2: 10/17 from 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Employee Handbook Basics: 10/18 from noon - 1:30 p.m.
Unleash Your Revenue Potential: 10/18 from 9 - 11 a.m.
You Have a Brilliant Business Idea, Now what?: 10/18 from 9 a.m. - noon
Business Plans That Get Results: 10/19 from 10 a.m. - noon
City of Escondido Economic Development Contacts
Request a Meeting with Our Team
Thinking about starting a business? Already have a business and need additional support? Have a property and looking for tenants or starting improvements? Reach out and we can help you navigate City and community resources to achieve your goals.
The Economic Development Team are always available to help with questions or connecting you to the right resources. Do not hesitate to reach out!
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Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Review
On June 7, 2023 the Escondido City Council approved the 2023-2028 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). This document outlines data and community feedback about the City's economy and outlines a five-year plan to improve the local economy.
Let's dive into the first section of the CEDS which takes a deep look at the City's Economic Data:
Escondido appears to have the most intensive industrial economy among its peers in terms of jobs per 100,000 square feet of industrial space, at nearly one thousand jobs. Most of Escondido's North County neighbors (in yellow) have similarly high industrial job concentrations, but Escondido has the lowest proportion of non-residential space zoned for industrial use.
However, this is only a measure of interior square footage, rather than of zoned land. With Escondido's relatively high concentration of industrial outdoor storage, as opposed to indoor warehouses (for which Ontario is a major hub), this figure may be skewed. Many of Escondido's industrially zoned areas are occupied by car lots and auto repair, as well as construction offices, all of which employ more outdoor storage and parking than typical light industries.
POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATES:
Motor Officers Make Strong Showing in Local Training and Competition
Congratulations to Motor Officers Tyler Herrmann, Paul Smyth and Pete McCollough for strong showings during the Terry Bennett Memorial Police Training and Competition in Oceanside.
The officers competed in several events and had very strong showings, including a third-place finish in the two-man competition, and fourth place finishes in the tethered category, slow course and the four-man category (ridden with a Coronado officer.)
The 21st annual event provided invaluable training for your motor officers.
Classical Academy hosts Trunk or Treat Candy Drive
A huge thank you to Classical Academy Middle School! They reached out to the police department to support our annual Trunk or Treat event. Their donations will be giving back to their community and filling several children's trick or treat bags at the event.
Don't forget to join us on October 28 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Woodward Ave parking lot of Grape Day Park. We can't wait to see you all there!
Escondido Narcotics Detective Awarded 'Al Stewart' Award
Special Investigations Unit Detective Steve Brown was awarded the California Narcotic's Officer Association 'Al Stewart' award for his outstanding enforcement and investigative ability. His dedication, duty and commitment to the community is evidenced by him being a model employee for the City of Escondido and a truly hard-working officer. He is passionate about putting criminals in jail and making Escondido a safer community. Over the last year, he has been directly or indirectly involved in the seizure or purchase of over 143.8 pounds of methamphetamine, 12.6 grams of heroin, 2.4 pounds of cocaine, 9.6 pounds of fentanyl, 12.2 pounds of mushrooms, 13 firearms and $170,500 cash. Aside from all that great work, Detective Brown devotes his free time to supporting his own children in their sports endeavors and helping the officers at the police department stay healthy by assisting in the design of a gym.
Congratulations Detective Brown. Well deserved!
PAL hosts Rugby Camp
PAL hosted an outstanding Rugby clinic this weekend. The San Diego Legion brought out five players, their head coach, a film crew and many props (in addition to equipment, stickers and t-shirts). The Spartan Youth Rugby League also brought out coaches and PAL had four coaches to help.
41 children attended the clinic, and a fun time was had by all. It was a hot day and everyone stayed well hydrated. Two officers brought out their children and an EPD K9 handler came out with his partner to say hi to the kids. The children were impressed and asked him a lot of good questions.
Several school officials were at the camp as well. In the words of retired Fire Captain Bill Atkins, who now coaches with the Spartan Youth League: "First, thank you for everyone's work in organizing Saturday's clinic. Al Owens and the PAL took the initial steps toward introducing the game and culture of rugby to the youth of EscondidoNext, there is inspiration to continue the introduction of rugby into the Escondido schools. Most notable is this inspiration is rooted in the values rugby holds true. The very values each of the aforementioned organizations demonstrates and teaches. A simple youth rugby clinic has become a springboard for something greater.
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
FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATES:
On October 5, the Escondido Police and Fire Communication Center received reports of a brush fire. Fire crews were dispatched to Via Rancho Parkway and Quail Glen Way for a small vegetation fire, fueled by days of hot and dry weather, alongside of the road. Escondido and CAL FIRE units arrived on scene and quickly extinguished the fire. No other structures were damaged.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING
Permits and Inspections:
Building Division:
The counter staff conducted in-person meetings with 92 applicants, processed 70 applications, and issued 51 permits.
The total permit valuation for the week was $2,321,705.00
Building inspectors completed 229 inspections.
Field Engineering Division:
Field Engineering processed 25 permits
Field Engineering inspectors completed 72 inspections
Field Engineering active 234 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.
