Escondido Indivisible

The Save Our Escondido Library Coalition encourages all concerned Escondido citizens and library patrons to speak up NOW!!! Library Rally and Escondido City Council Meeting Wednesday, August 23, 2017 Rally ~ 3:30 in front of City Hall Council Meeting ~ 4:30 in Council Chambers At the Escondido City Council meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, the Mayor and City Council are planning to vote on a proposal to outsource the Escondido Library management to a private, for-profit, East coast company…

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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 15, 2017 Rally Planned to Save Escondido Public Library from Outsourcing Library supporters to gather Wednesday, August 16 at 3:30, prior to City Council meeting Escondido, CA: Supporters of the Escondido Public Library will rally outside Escondido City Hall Wednesday at 3:30 to protest Escondido City Council plans to outsource library management to a for-profit, out-of-state company. Attendees will be carrying signs and a banner made by children who use the library. Petitions will…

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UPDATED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  August 9, 2017 CONTACT: Laura Hunter, Escondido Indivisible, 619-997-9983, Christine Nava, Escondido Chamber of Citizens, 760-715-9053 Escondido Library Trustees Agree with Community:  Vote Unanimously to Oppose Privatization of the Escondido Library Save Our Library Coalition logs first big win, but the fight is not over Escondido, CA:  Sporting library heart badges, over 150 residents were on-hand as the Board of Library Trustees voted unanimously to oppose the outsourcing of the Escondido Library. Citing concerns about loss of transparency,…

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MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 7, 2017 Coalition to stand against outsourcing at Library Trustee Board Tuesday, August 8, 2 PM at the Escondido Library Residents say degrading our library degrades our city Escondido, CA: On Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 2 PM at the Escondido Library, residents will urge the Mayor-appointed Board of Trustees to recommend against privatization of our library services. The Coalition now has 100s of members and is collecting signatures on two petitions opposing the outsourcing…

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Refer to our main page On the Issue: Escondido Public Library Privatization.

Over 100 residents packed into the Escondido Library Trustee meeting to oppose the privatization of the library services! Dozens of residents testified against the idea of handing over our library services and programs to a corporate interest.  Not one speaker was in support of the misguided idea of Mayor Sam Abed and three other Escondido City councilmen. Councilmember Olga Diaz was brilliant in her defense of the library and is the only reason we even knew about the meeting and the secret plan. The…

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