David Ross

This week at the Escondido City council’s Wednesday, January 7 meeting (which will have already happened when readers see this article), the council is expected to put the final stamp of approval on an action it began December 17, 2025 to give council mem... See more

Last week we published an article about how the recently adopted SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) 2025 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) on December 12 did not include a mileage tax or toll lanes on Hwy 78 and that was the reason why one are... See more

The Valley Center Community Planning Group will meet Monday, January 12, 7 p.m. at VC Community Hall, downstairs. The public is invited to attend. Among the items that the planning group will take about: On January 14, 2026, the Board of Supervisors will ... See more

Like the normally compliant hen, who sees the rooster approach with a gleam in his beady eyes and bows her beak with a sigh of “it’s my fate,” many residents of Valley Center are resigned to the inevitable about the County’s plans to create a cannabis ind... See more

Gary Arant has been enjoying several “farewells” over the past few weeks upon his retirement from general manager of the Valley Center Municipal Water District (VCMWD) after 36 years, but the sweetest may be the tributes from fellow water professionals an... See more