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Thursday, July 17th, 2025
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Good morning, Escondido. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 17th of July.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ A local reporter observed that new downtown roundabouts raised safety concerns when crossing Grand Avenue as marked zones did not ensure that vehicles stopped. The report pointed out that even a police car passed without halting while a pedestrian crossed from south to north on the west side. Escondido Times-Advocate
- ➤ Raider, a 1-year-old lab mix adopted from Labs and More Rescue, was chosen as USS Makin Island's first morale dog under the Shelter to Soldier program and has been training since April to learn tasks like using booties and protective gear. He will join the ship at Naval Base San Diego at the end of next month and deploy with five trained handlers—boosting crew morale throughout his service. NBC San Diego
- ➤ Park Avenue Community Center introduced a new van for seniors today after receiving a grant from the San Diego Seniors Community Foundation—letting seniors ride in style to the center's many programs and services. Escondido Times-Advocate
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Deputies from the San Diego Sheriff's Homicide Unit served a search warrant early Wednesday at a home on Oak Creek Road in Valley Center — they are looking for 65-year-old Nadine Jett, who has been missing since December 2023. CBS8
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ The Escondido Foundation and CCAEF will host the Artful Start: Back-to-School fair at the California Center for the Arts on August 9 from noon to 3 p.m., offering students in need free art bags, haircuts, resource tables, and hands-on activities in the Community Art Lab—each student will get a museum pass. Up to 200 students may join the event to start the school year with new art supplies and creative support. Escondido Times-Advocate
- ➤ A letter published July 2 in the Times-Advocate argued that the agricultural science program at SPHS should not have been eliminated, with the writer recalling her two years in ag science and FFA at San Pasqual in 1984 that built lasting skills and community ties while stressing the need for early education in agriculture. Escondido Times-Advocate
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Escondido’s Measure I Citizens’ Oversight Committee has been set with six appointed members and will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, August 6 at 5 p.m. in Council Chambers to elect officers and review draft bylaws and the initial FY 25/26 budget—this meeting marks the start of public oversight of the sales tax revenue. Escondido Times-Advocate
- ➤ Mayor Dane White was named Honorary Tournament Chairman for the Chamber Cup Challenge scheduled for Friday, September 12 at The Vineyard Golf Course—an event hosted by the Greater Escondido Chamber of Commerce that will feature golf, breakfast and lunch to support local youth and student scholarship programs. Escondido Times-Advocate
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