North County Times reports (June 23, 2010) that incumbent Republican 50th District Congressman Brian Bilbray has asked Democratic challenger Francine Busby to participate in three debates, dates yet to be decided, during the campaign. Read Bilbray’s letter (a PDF posted by the North County Times) Read the story to get observers’ theories on why Bilbray [...]

On Saturday at 11 am, tens of thousands of people are getting together at beaches across the country for a massive even called “Hands Across the Sand.” We’ll join hands on the beach, making a literal “line in the sand” to say No to new offshore drilling and Yes to clean energy. When: Saturday June [...]

North County Times is reporting that Escondido Police have agreed to end their driver’s license-only checkpoints. They will be replaced with checkpoints that cover driver’s licenses, but also a wider range of documentation, including insurance and registration, as well as whether seat belts are fastened and other safety issues. They will now be called “traffic [...]

Greetings Fellow EDC Democrats! I am pleased to announce an improvement to our already excellent website. We have added a tab at the top and side of the home page, titled, “EDC Speaks Out!” I would invite you to look through it and see how many EDC members are actively participating in the dialogue to [...]

Two of the four candidates for Escondido Mayor said that “special interests” have undue influence in Escondido and that they could return control to residents. The two visited with members of the Escondido Chamber of Citizens (ECOC) June 14. The candidates were asked a series of questions on issues important to ECOC and to city [...]

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead The Escondido Club has much to crow about these days.  We are definitely making a difference on many fronts, but much more needs to be done and it can only [...]

Andrea Guerrero, an immigration law expert from the American Civil Liberties Union who spoke to EDC at its June 12 meeting, told the group that efforts to control illegal immigration into the United States are compromising civil liberties and rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens. Guerrero also said that the agencies enforcing immigration laws [...]

Club members approved a resolution at the June 12 meeting that calls upon Escondido Police to “henceforth desist from further DUI/DL checkpoints, and use those funds allocated for DUI reduction in roving/saturation patrols.” The resolution had been presented to members for consideration at the May 8 meeting. Escondido Police Chief Jim Maher was in the [...]