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July 02, 2020
A Weekly Message from the Mayor of Your Community published in the belief that it is important for elected leaders to communicate with their constituents and that constituents have a means of hearing from their elected leaders.
San Marcos • Mayor Rebecca Jones
Firefighters launch video series to help you stay safe
Throughout California, wildfire danger is a year-round threat. Emergency preparedness is a top priority and the City of San Marcos is committed to keeping the community safe, especially during a disaster.
The San Marcos Fire Department worked with neighboring agencies and the San Diego County Fire Chiefs Association to create a series of 30 wildfire safety videos series to help you prepare.
The series is packed with simple steps to help protect you, your family and property from wildfire.
We’ll be posting the videos every week on the City of San Marcos website, Instagram account and YouTube channel. You can also visit www.san-marcos.net/wildfiresafety to see the videos and learn how to prepare. Don’t forget to register your cell phone with AlertSanDiego at www.readysandiego.org to receive emergency notifications, including wildfire alerts.
Escondido • Mayor Paul “Mac” McNamara Greetings Escondido,
Continuing with last week’s discussion about the police budget and defunding them, when you look at our numbers, we are pretty lean. So, when I see someone say they want to cut the budget in half, after I wonder what they would cut, I want to say to them to step back for a minute. I totally understand that they don’t want the budget to be uncontrolled and have the ability to create some sort of unaccounted for police state or system. And I’ve seen the police videos from around the country as well, and they are cause for concern. But, they are not cause for overreaction here in Escondido.
In our city we are very conscientious about our budget to include the public safety portion. We have professionals working on our staff and they do a good job. And yet they would be the first to say there is always room for improvement, and they welcome input. But we should remember that we don’t have a broken system that needs to be rebuilt. What we have is a system that is always looking for improvement. Stay informed, Be Kind, Remember your neighbor, and Stay safe! Semper Fi, Mac
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Paul P. McNamara Mayor of Escondido pmcnamara@escondido.org
with every fiber of my being."
"However, if by whisky you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine, the elixir of life, the ale that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean good cheer, the stimulating sip that puts a little spring in the step of an elderly gentleman on a frosty morning; if you mean that drink that enables man to magnify his joy, and to forget life's great tragedies and heartbreaks and sorrow; if you mean that drink the sale of which pours into our treasuries untold millions of pounds each year, that provides tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb , our pitifully aged and infirm, to build the finest highways, hospitals, universities, and community colleges in this nation, then my friend, I am absolutely, unequivocally in favor of it.
"This is my position, and as always, I refuse to compromise on matters of principle." •••• I've decided to focus at least 20% of my daily activities on inventing a time-travel machine. Once perfected, I'd like to go back to when I was about 35 years old (retaining, of course, all of the vast knowledge I have since accumulated over the ages), and about 50 lbs lighter. (I have zero interest in going back to when I was 18 or so).
I would incorporate the ability to be visible or invisible, my option, so that I could, for example, go back to the time of Hitler and, while invisible, hit him in the face with an axe. Goering, too. And Eichmann. I would go back to the time of Ghengis Khan and ask that he try to be a little nicer and more considerate of his fellow man.
I would also go back and visit some of my old girl friends. Never really had a bad relationship with a
Vista • Mayor Judy Ritter
Moonlig ht Postpon es Summer Season
We appreciate the community’s patience and understanding as we navigate these ever-changing times the COVID-19 pandemic has created.
We especially appreciate the loyalty of our Moonlight Summer Season patron. The City is postponing the final three shows of the Moonlight’s 2020 Season, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Ragtime, and Kinky Boots to next year.
This is due to the public health orders regarding large gatherings. While this is disappointing news to share, the good news is that the Moonlight has assembled a remarkable team of creatives, casts, and musicians to tell these stories and are pleased to bring their work to you next summer! We look forward to seeing you at that time.
Oceanside • Mayor Peter Weiss
The City of Oceanside invites you to share your thoughts and experiences about this unique time in history. Tell your stories that reflect on these past few months spent social distancing and/or in quarantine. Give first-hand accounts of the conversations, the protests and changes that you have seen this year. Submissions will be accepted until July 31 and compiled in a digital BiblioBoard collection for the community to read as well as be held for future generations.
The Oceanside Public Library has planned two online Writing Workshops for adults to help you craft your best work for the Oceanside Summer Writing Project.
The first workshop, July 7 at 11:00 a.m., will include a brainstorming session for participants to talk about ideas for writing. At the second workshop, on July 28, at 11:00 a.m., participants can share and discuss their writing before submitting their final work. For more information, please visit www.oceansidepubliclibrary.org or call (760) 435-5600. woman . . . we always parted best of friends. Some, however, I never got to tell how much they meant to me and how it was important to me that they were part of my life. I would like to do that. Might not mean a whole lot to them. It would to me.
I would probably spend even more time with my two sons. We had a good father/sons relationship . . . but I could have done even better. I probably should have encouraged them more. Who knows what they might have accomplished? I would go back and listen in on all of the war planning activities . . . on the plans for the Normandy Invasion . . . on the discussions when Harry Truman decided to drop the A-Bomb.
So many things I would like to do . . . if only I could hurry up and finish this here invention. I know! I'll buy a couple bottles of wine and a case of beer and we can all get together this weekend and work on the invention together! And, yes, I'll give each one of you a ride in our time machine. Show of hands . . . who's coming
this weekend? And where do you want to go? And what era? To see whom? Visible or Invisible? Taking orders. First come, first served.
I get to be the first to see and visit with Jesus. I'll report back to each of you. •••• I've learned that pleasing everyone is impossible, but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake. •••• My view: "If you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life." (I have not worked in the past 21 years I've owned The Paper. I've loved every minute of it).
Medical Advice: ONE. I LOVE THIS DOCTOR. Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live
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