The race to replace Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler will include four candidates: Incumbent Councilmen Sam Abed and Dick Daniels, former Councilman Tom D'Agosta and businessman Joe Bologna.
All four candidates filed the necessary paperwork to run for mayor before the 5:30 p.m. Wednesday deadline, City Clerk Marsha Whalen said.
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Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler dropped a political bombshell Wednesday when she decided on the final day of candidate filing to postpone her retirement from politics and run for City Council this fall.
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The Escondido Chamber of Citizens, a group that advocates slow growth and lobbies City Hall on behalf of residents, has endorsed former City Councilman Tom D'Agosta in this fall's race for Escondido mayor.
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The question of whether immigration would be an important topic in this fall's City Council race was answered this week when Latina activist Carmen Miranda announced her candidacy.
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Despite a price tag of $20 million to $25 million, a majority of the City Council decided Wednesday to quickly clear 18 acres of city land near the intersection of Interstate 15 and Highway 78 for a technology park or large sports stadium.
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For the last 10 years, debate in Escondido has revolved around illegal immigration and police checkpoints.
Arguments have been put forward and bitter debate often has followed.
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A new city analysis indicates it might cost about $10 million more than expected to clear land near the intersection of Interstate 15 and Highway 78 for a technology park or large sports stadium.
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A bitterly divided Escondido City Council voted 3-2 Wednesday in favor of a $75 million budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, with council members sparring over plans to use $4 million in rapidly dwindling city reserves to balance the new budget.
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The Escondido Police Officer’s Association has announced its endorsement of Mayor Pro-Tem Dick Daniels for Mayor. Meanwhile, the Escondido Fire Fighter’s Association announced its endorsement for Mayor of Tom D’Agosta, long-time Escondido businessman and former member of the city council.
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Escondido's highly competitive mayor's race got even harder to predict Thursday when the city's firefighters union and police officers union chose to endorse different candidates, and when neither chose the candidate who has raised the most money.
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A group representing the city's 7,000-resident mobile home community has endorsed former City Councilman Tom D'Agosta in this fall's race for Escondido mayor.
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With endorsements from city labor unions, civic groups and local politicians expected to play a pivotal role in Escondido's highly competitive mayor's race, candidates have begun scrambling for such support more than six months before the Nov. 2 election.
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