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Announcing the Escondido Library Watchdog Website

Announcing the Escondido Library Watchdog Website

FYI, a website dedicated to opposing the privatizing of Escondido Public Library has launched at https://www.escondidolibrarywatchdog.org/. From the website’s Welcome page: Welcome to the Escondido Public Library Watchdog. Why a Watchdog? We believe that an important public good, like a library, should not be handed over to a private entity firm. We hold that public libraries should be operated by and for the public. In the almost two years our Library has been operated by a corporate interest significant problems…

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Escondido Public Library 2019

Escondido Public Library 2019

Now that the election is over and new leaders are installed, Escondido Indivisible, along with many other organizations and individuals in Escondido, will be working to restore our public library to public control as part of the Save Our Escondido Library Coalition. Please review the letters and action alerts. We will post as many of the reference materials here as we can. 8Jan2019 Letter on the problems with the LS&S contract and recommendations moving forward with the library. 7Jan2019 Letter…

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New Report: Escondido Wastes $millions on golf course, but can’t save our library. Attend Council on October 24th, 4:30

New Report: Escondido Wastes $millions on golf course, but can’t save our library. Attend Council on October 24th, 4:30

A new analysis out today shows just how badly the majority of the Escondido City Council mismanages city tax dollars.  While outsourcing the library ‘to save money’, the Council was subsidizing millions of dollars to a golf course that runs in the red.  It is also interesting how much worse the JC Resorts contract is with Escondido than with other cities for the same kind of services. The Mayor and Council apparently don’t know how to negotiate contracts which are…

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Please Sign New Library District Petition

Please Sign New Library District Petition

Please sign the New Library Petition  which states We, the undersigned, are calling for the creation of an independent library district that would remove all control of the library from the Mayor and City Council. Further, we will oppose any library bond until management of our library is returned to public control and a plan is in place to re-open an East Valley branch library. Click here to sign   

Library Outsourcing Opponents File for a Restraining Order to Stop handover of Escondido Library to LS&S: Hearing MONDAY AT 8:30 AM

Library Outsourcing Opponents File for a Restraining Order to Stop handover of Escondido Library to LS&S: Hearing MONDAY AT 8:30 AM

Today a filing was made for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) by Alan Geraci on behalf of the Garretts to attempt to stop the imminent handover of our Library to LS&S planned for January 15th. Ex Parte Notice The hearing will be held at Superior court MONDAY, JANUARY 8TH AT 8:30 AM!    325 S. Melrose Drive Vista PLEASE ATTEND IF YOU CAN!  Here are the points and authorities Points and Authorities You can read the excellent declarations below. Roy Garrett…

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Blue View Blog Post: A very poorly negotiated, bum deal for Escondido, a very good deal for Maryland based LS&S.

Blue View Blog Post: A very poorly negotiated, bum deal for Escondido, a very good deal for Maryland based LS&S.

If you do not follow A Blue View for Escondido you should.  Insightful, accurate reporting done here. Blog Post on Library Outsourcing A very poorly negotiated, bum deal for Escondido, a very good deal for Maryland based LS&S. Leave a reply The decision was to be expected, even Councilman Mike Morasco’s change to a yes vote, but I was still left profoundly sad. Not the despair I felt when enough Americans were fooled into voting for the complete AH Trump to…

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