Let’s get ready for the Nov. 4, 2025 election to Stop Election Rigging. Yes on Prop 50!!

Let’s get ready for the Nov. 4, 2025 election to Stop Election Rigging. Yes on Prop 50!!

An important election is coming up November 4, 2025. It will possible determine the fate of our democracy. Please register to VOTE, help get out the VOTE, and VOTE YES on Prop 50 the Election Rigging Response Act. Emergency for Democracy This isn’t politics as usual Donald Trump and Texas Republicans are making an unprecedented power grab to steal congressional seats and rig the 2026 election before voting even begins. Other Republican states are following suit. They want to steal…

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🗳️ How To Vote: a Escondido Voting Guide

🗳️ How To Vote: a Escondido Voting Guide

Short Version Register to Vote Check Your Registration Check Where’s Your Ballot Who is Eligible to Vote? To be eligible to vote in California, the Secretary of State stated that a person must be: A United States citizen and a resident of California, 18 years old or older on Election Day, Not currently in state or federal prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony (for more information on the rights of people who have been incarcerated, please…

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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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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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