by Charles Cleveland Murray Hill, Inc., a progressive PR firm in Maryland, is making a bid to be the first corporate member of Congress.  Their effort appears to be tongue-in-cheek, with the aim of calling attention to the potential consequences of the recent Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission, which gives domestic and foreign corporations the green [...]

EDC members received two quite separate views of the City of Escondido’s budget problems from the two City Council members who comprise the Budget subcommittee – Olga Diaz and Dick Daniels – at its March 13 meeting. Diaz and Daniels take budget reduction ideas from city staff and wrestle them into budget proposals to be [...]

“Merriam Mountains is the antithesis of smart growth,” says Margaret McCown Liles, former EDC president and a resident of nearby Hidden Meadows, located north of Escondido. Liles encouraged members of EDC and all Escondido area residents to oppose Merriam Mountains when it comes up before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors for a possible [...]

EDC members have approved a resolution to ask Escondido Mayor Lori Holt Pfelier to endorse the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, a list of actions cities can take to reduce global warming in their communities. The agreement was endorsed by the 73rd annual U.S. Conference of Mayors at its 2005 meeting in Chicago. So far, [...]

It would do any liberal/progressive/Democrat good to read the blistering op-ed in the Washington Post online edition today (Friday, March 12). Former New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines takes on the allegedly “fair and balanced” Fox News cable channel. But he also targets the mainstream news media for not challenging what he calls “a [...]

Gavin Newsom has thrown his hat back into the ring, this time for Lieutenant Governor. See coverage in The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Los Angeles Times. Newsom’s website is www.gavinnewsom.com Read the text of his announcement message after the jump…

Councilmembers Olga Diaz and Dick Daniels will discuss the current budget situation facing Escondido and what the city might do to restructure its sources of revenue to provide a more stable and predictable income stream. The meeting is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 13 at the East Valley Community Center, 2245 E. Valley Pkwy. [...]

The San Diego County Democratic Party has selected the Escondido Democratic Club (EDC) and one of its officers for awards in recognition of work to advance the Democratic Party and Democratic values. EDC has been selected “2010 Club of the Year” by the Party’s Council of Democratic Clubs. The award recognizes one club each year [...]