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Good morning Escondido! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Escondido's data center moratorium could really mean for your power bill.

Also on today's calendar: License to Thrill: Kendra Erika's James Bond Concert Experience and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 87, low: 61.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• North County Pipeline Column: Data center debate missing a key component (northcountydailystar.com) — Escondido's new 45-day moratorium on data centers puts the city squarely in a fast-growing statewide fight over how to power AI-era infrastructure. A North County columnist argues California's approach, including SB 886, clashes with federal grid rules and is undermined by the state's retreat from nuclear energy, raising big questions about who ultimately pays for massive new power demands.
   

📸 Around Escondido

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Escondido

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 4
• License to Thrill: Kendra Erika's James Bond Concert Experience →
  The Bornemann, 555 Deer Springs Rd, San Marcos
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• 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

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Traditional Day
  San Pasqual High Escondido, CA 92025
  8:30 am
• START Smart →
  Escondido High Future Center
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Orientación Y Conección para Voluntarios - ESPAÑOL
  Lincoln Elementary Escondido, CA 92026
  8:00 am
• Block Day 2-4-6
  San Pasqual High Escondido, CA 92025
  8:30 am
Saturday September 5
• Grape Day 5K →
  Grape Day Park, 321 N Broadway, Escondido
  8:00 am
Friday September 11
• Jimbo's Garden Workshop: Playfully Mischievous Popcorn →
  Children's Museum of Discovery, 320 N Broadway, Escondido
  11:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Tractor Supply's Annual Harvest Fest. Farmers Market →
  27444 Valley Center Rd, Valley Center
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• KPBS Kids Event: Daniel Tiger →
  Children's Museum of Discovery, 320 N Broadway, Escondido
  9:30 am
• Del Mar/San Diego MEGA Reptile Expo - Sept. 19-20, 2026 →
  Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• TAKE3 - "Where Rock Meets Bach" →
  Bob Burton Center, Fallbrook High School, 2400 S Stage Coach Ln, Fallbrook, CA, 92028
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sheila is Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet This Week —John Van Zante Read on Patch

• We found this guy on our driveway.
  We brought him (or her) in out of the heat. If you're missing your tortoise, he's safe, but we don't know what to do with him. (Nextdoor Grand/Valley)
• Please share or repost to help me find my Sagwa !!
  She was lost August 27,2026 in Escondido,Ca 92027 near mission and Midway, she had a tracker on but it fell off along with her collar. Here's my… (Nextdoor Lincoln/Ash)

• KPG Healthcare, LLC posted a job opening for Travel RRT - $2,448 Gross Per Week in Escondido. Apply here.
• Northgate Gonzalez Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for General Merchandise Clerk - Store #28 Part Time in Escondido. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Escondido here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Marcos

• San Diego County Sheriff Operation Clean Corridor (northcountydailystar.com)
• Two new Trader Joe's stores are coming to San Diego County and one is a first (nbcsandiego.com)
• Secret codes and sheet music: Professor's book a Cold War thriller (dailygazette.com)

Valley Center

• San Diego Events: Saturday, August 29, 2026 (sandiegoreader.com)
• Eastlake outlasts Morse, improves to 2-0 (sandiegouniontribune.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: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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