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🌱 Patch AM: How Escondido’s proposed data center moratorium could reshape future development
Also, don't miss Brother Benno's charity golf tournament featuring 11-time World Surf League champion Kelly Slater on the Escondido Patch…
Greetings Escondido! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Escondido's proposed data center moratorium could reshape future development
- Escondido-connected family mourns Ethel Mae "Jane" Nave, 95
Also on today's calendar: Brother Benno's charity golf tournament featuring 11-time World Surf League champion Kelly Slater and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 97, low: 67.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 97 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Escondido City Council to vote on data center moratorium (10news.com) — Escondido's City Council is preparing to vote on a temporary moratorium for new data centers, aiming to set rules before any projects are proposed near neighborhoods. City leaders and nearby residents worry about massive warehouse-style facilities bringing heavy power and water use close to homes, schools, and hospitals, and want to decide where, or if, such centers should be allowed. 
• Ethel Nave (1930–2026) of Belleville, IL (riverbender.com) — Escondido readers may note that 95-year-old Ethel Mae "Jane" Nave passed away at Palomar Hospital in Escondido while visiting family, including a daughter who lives here. Services and burial will be held Wednesday in Belleville, Illinois, with memorials suggested to St. Matthew Church.
📸 Around Escondido
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Escondido
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★ Featured events ★
- Brother Benno's charity golf tournament featuring 11-time World Surf League champion Kelly Slater →
Goat Hill Park Golf Course, 2323 Goat Hill Dr, Oceanside
9:00 am
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
- Juniper Back to School Night
Juniper Elementary Escondido, CA 92025
5:00 pm - Friday Flag Assembly
North Broadway Elementary Escondido, CA 92026
8:00 am - Coffee with the Principal
Lincoln Elementary Room 6
8:00 am - Fun Animal Friday: Dwarf Horse & Mini Goat →
Children's Museum of Discovery, 320 N Broadway, Escondido
10:00 am - START Smart →
Escondido High Future Center
6:00 pm - Orientación Y Conección para Voluntarios - ESPAÑOL
Lincoln Elementary Escondido, CA 92026
8:00 am - BVMS Back to School Night
Bear Valley Middle Escondido, CA 92025
6:00 pm - Friday Flag Assembly
North Broadway Elementary Escondido, CA 92026
8:00 am - Grape Day 5K →
Grape Day Park, 321 N Broadway, Escondido
8:00 am - Jimbo's Garden Workshop: Playfully Mischievous Popcorn →
Children's Museum of Discovery, 320 N Broadway, Escondido
11:00 am - Tractor Supply's Annual Harvest Fest. Farmers Market →
27444 Valley Center Rd, Valley Center
10:00 am
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Today Aug 26th and it is boiling hot.
Good news head over to Costco and get your Christmas tree because who doesn't need a Xmas tree in Aug. (Nextdoor Country Club)
- Smart & Final posted a job opening for Service Clerk - 360 Escondido in Escondido. Apply here.
- Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC posted a job opening for Machinist 1st shift in Escondido. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Escondido here.
🗞 Nearby News
San Marcos
- North County Events from Aug. 24-30 (northcountydailystar.com)
- Fall Semester Begins with Increased Enrollment and New Academic Programs (palomar.edu)
- San Diego lacks necessary bike infrastructure, experts say (inewsource.org)
Valley Center
- Valley Center man in custody after SWAT stand-off at porta potty (valleycenter.com)
Oceanside
- Juvenile Arrested In Vista Drive-By Shooting (patch.com)
Ok Escondido! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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