EDC members are active contributors to the public discussion of important policy issues. Below are links to examples of recent op-eds, blog posts, letters to the editor and to elected officials, speeches and interviews, and participation in rallies and demonstrations.

Do you have something to contribute or want to find out how? Do you have something to contribute or want to find out how? Learn how to bring change to your community, express your opinion and join the dialogue for a better city. Contact Mark Skok at politicalaction@escondidodems.org.

(If you have something to add to our list, let us know by writing communications@escondidodems.org )

EDC Speaks Out! — Letters

Latest — Margaret McCown Liles, “The failed experiment in voodoo economics” in North County Times, February 4, 2012.

EDC Speaks Out! — Op-eds

Latest — Margaret McCown Liles, “Voting by district would connect city and its voters,” in North County Times, January 24, 2012.

EDC Speaks Out! — Speeches & Interviews

Latest — EDC officers appear before Escondido City Council, from EDC YouTube Channel, posted June 17, 2010

EDC Speaks Out! — Rallies & Demonstrations

Latest — EDC members participate in “Shoe-in” at Congressman Bilbray’s office, June 5, 2010

Quoted — EDC members quoted in news coverage in print, on-line, or on air.

EDC member Jenifer Leiendecker’s research and opinions are featured prominently in the San Diego Reader’s story “Checkpoint Moolah,” published August 4, 2010.

EDC member Jason Everitt quoted in Needy, poor, jobless to feel budget cuts
County expects longer waits, fewer services in social programs
North County Times, June 28, 2010