Editing Escondido, California (section)

==Government==
{{Sister cities
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| city1 = [[Itoshima, Fukuoka|Itoshima]], Japan
| country1 = Japan
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===Local===
[[File:Mark Skovorodko Photography - Escondido City Hall.jpg|alt=Aerial view of Escondido City Hall and Grape Day Park behind|thumb|418x418px|Aerial view of Escondido City Hall and Grape Day Park behind]]
Escondido is governed by a council-manager system. The city council consists of a mayor and four City Council members. Along with the City Treasurer, they are elected at large to four-year terms. The current mayor is Dane White. Current City Council members are Consuelo Martinez, Jose M. Garcia, and Michael Morasco.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.escondido.org/city-council|title=City Council|publisher=City of Escondido|access-date=January 5, 2023|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209080930/https://www.escondido.org/city-council|url-status=live}}</ref> The current City Manager is Sean McGlynn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://escondido.org/city-manager|title=City Manager|publisher=City of Escondido|access-date=June 24, 2022}}</ref> The current City Treasurer is Douglas Shultz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escondido.org/city-treasurer.aspx|title=City Treasurer|publisher=City of Escondido|access-date=March 20, 2017|archive-date=March 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302211049/https://www.escondido.org/city-treasurer.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The most recent election was held on November 8, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.livevoterturnout.com/ENR/sandiegocaenr/16/en/Index_16.html |title=Election Results - County of San Diego - November 8, 2022 Statewide General Election|publisher=Registrar of Voters – County of San Diego|access-date=January 5, 2023|archive-date=November 9, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221109055045/https://www.livevoterturnout.com/ENR/sandiegocaenr/16/en/Index_16.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The city is particularly known for its positions on illegal immigration. Approximately half of the population is Hispanic, and then-council member Sam Abed estimated in 2006 that 35,000 people, or 25% of the city population, are undocumented. Since 2010 federal immigration officials have worked out of the Escondido police station in an unprecedented city-federal partnership.<ref name = "Hall" /> In 2006 the city council proposed and then abandoned an ordinance to punish landlords who rent to illegal immigrants.<ref name="Hall">{{cite news|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/Jun/26/chief-aim-of-escondidos-illegal-immigration-polic/|title=Escondido chief explains city's illegal immigration policy|last=Hall|first=Matthew T.|date=June 26, 2012|work=San Diego Union Tribune|access-date=January 22, 2014|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201170208/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/Jun/26/chief-aim-of-escondidos-illegal-immigration-polic/|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to a public outcry and legal challenges to that proposed housing ordinance,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://napavalleyregister.com/news/national/judge-to-consider-halt-to-city-s-law-targeting-illegal/article_1db28dc9-cf39-5fda-b930-efd849afcfcc.html|title=Judge to consider halt to city's law targeting illegal immigrants|last=Spagat|first=Elliot|date=November 17, 2006|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Napa Valley Register|access-date=January 22, 2014|archive-date=December 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201062152/http://napavalleyregister.com/news/national/judge-to-consider-halt-to-city-s-law-targeting-illegal/article_1db28dc9-cf39-5fda-b930-efd849afcfcc.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the election of Diaz to the City Council, the council has ceased any overt measures against illegal immigrants.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20061004-9999-7m4illeg.html|newspaper=San Diego Union Tribune|title=Escondido to vote on housing ordinance|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501163825/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20061004-9999-7m4illeg.html|archive-date=May 1, 2009}}</ref> Council policies now focus on "quality of life" issues instead. Periodic police checkpoints are set up which randomly stop drivers to check drivers licenses, registration, and insurance.<ref name = "Hall" /> An overnight parking ordinance has been proposed that would limit the number of cars each household can legally park on city streets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/09/10/news/inland/escondido/z2a299ee36e4dc838882574c00082a1a9.txt |title=City delays adoption of parking ordinance |access-date=September 28, 2008 |archive-date=February 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213133444/http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/09/10/news/inland/escondido/z2a299ee36e4dc838882574c00082a1a9.txt |url-status=live }}</ref> The city is estimated to have lost as much as a quarter of its non-citizen population between 2006 and 2007; Latino activists attribute this to a perception of the city as hostile to immigrants.<ref>{{cite news| last=Fox| first=Zach| title=Escondido faces another fiscal obstacle: fewer people| url=http://www.nctimes.com/business/article_057ab19c-65c4-5d81-a452-11a8b4ffe8c5.html| newspaper=North County Times| date=September 23, 2008| access-date=May 24, 2010| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815083400/http://www.nctimes.com/business/article_057ab19c-65c4-5d81-a452-11a8b4ffe8c5.html| archive-date=August 15, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The City of Escondido is a member of the [[San Diego Association of Governments]] (SANDAG).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sandag.org/uploads/publicationid/publicationid_52_6470.pdf| title=Fact Sheet| publisher=San Diego Association of Governments| access-date=December 2, 2010| archive-date=August 3, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803233258/http://www.sandag.org/uploads/publicationid/publicationid_52_6470.pdf| url-status=live}}</ref>

===State and federal representation===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Escondido is in {{Representative|casd|40|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|76|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = https://a76.asmdc.org/district-map
 | title = District Map
 | publisher = California State Assembly 
 | access-date = January 6, 2023
| archive-date = December 21, 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181221203349/https://a76.asmdc.org/district-map
 | url-status = live
 }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], parts of Escondido are in  {{Representative|cacd|50|fmt=district}},<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|50}}</ref> while others are in {{Representative|cacd|48|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|48}}</ref>