by Rick Moore, VP for Communications In wastewater disposal, as in water supply, the folks who struggle day-to-day with how to get the job done have little to say about how big the job is, judging from remarks made to the August 13 Club meeting. “My job is to implement the council decisions (about growth),” [...]

by Rick Moore, VP for Communications Supplementing Lori Vereker’s presentation to the August 13 Club meeting about wastewater disposal issues was a second slide-show about the Escondido Creek Conservancy (TECC) and its efforts to protect and preserve the 26-mile long watershed. Kevin Barnard, former Executive Director and current board member, reviewed TECC’s history and took [...]

Two candidates — Crystal Crawford and Fabio Marchi – appeared before the August 13 meeting to seek support from EDC and its members. And a local representative of the State Democratic Party — Rachel Rott — briefed the audience on party activities.

(A follow-up to our June meeting topic, “What next for marriage equality?”) Equality California, one of the leading organizations fighting for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, has declared that “we support committing our energy, resources and leadership to helping the community win a ballot initiative to restore marriage at the November [...]

By Chris Nava, VP for Political Action After attending my second town hall meeting in a week, and after visiting Congressman Bilbray’s website and tuning in to several of his interviews on YouTube, I am led to a certain picture of Bilbray and where he stands on several of the important issues facing our country. [...]

As part of the Planning Division’s ongoing efforts to keep the community informed of the City’s General Plan Update efforts, two important agenda items related to Escondido’s General Plan are scheduled for City Council consideration on Wednesday, August 19th at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.

President’s Message, by Margaret McCown Liles So, Rupert Murdoch’s mavens of misinformation have once again stirred up their faithful to protest health care reform, not at tea-bag parties, but at town-hall meetings. As at the tea-bag parties, the first thing one notices about the health reform protesters is that they (like the tea-baggers) are a [...]

EDC’s Political Action VP, Chris Nava, has scheduled a meeting with Senator Dianne Feinstein and/or her Healthcare Aide for Friday, August 14 at 11 a.m. at the Senator’s San Diego office. Join Chris as she speaks out for real healthcare reform and urges the Senator’s support. The visit has been scheduled through the Obama for America Campaign. Chris [...]