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In today's newsletter:

  • Why did Escondido police ticket nearly 100 drivers in one day?
  • How will Stone Brewing's Escondido closures affect local jobs and economy?
  • What this quiet Palomar-UCSD deal means for Escondido patients' care

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

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📰 News we're reading

1. Escondido police cite 98 drivers in distracted driving enforcement (sandiegocountynews.com) — Escondido drivers are being warned after police cited 98 motorists in a single distracted driving enforcement operation, including 32 for violating California's hands-free cell phone law. Officers also ticketed people for speeding and other risky behaviors, and the chief says continued crackdowns and education aim to reduce crashes and keep everyone safer on local roads.
   

2. Layoffs Hit Former Stone Brewing Employees As Production Leaves Escondido (patch.com) — Hundreds of jobs are being cut as Sapporo USA closes three former Stone Brewing facilities in Escondido and shifts production to Paso Robles and Kansas City. Layoffs begin October 19, ultimately affecting about 220 workers, while Stone's beer production continues under new ownership outside the city. Residents may feel both economic and community impacts as Escondido operations wind down.
   

3. Legislature bypasses voters, transfers remaining Palomar Health assets (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Escondido residents' main hospital, Palomar Medical Center Escondido, is being fully transferred into a new joint authority with UC San Diego Health without a public vote, after last‑minute state legislation. Local taxpayers will keep paying off district bonds while officials rush to refinance $700 million in debt and plan public hearings later this year to explain the move.
   

4. Ron Hamamoto highlights 2026 San Diego High School Coaching Legends class (modbee.com) — Escondido will host the 2026 San Diego High School Coaching Legends Hall of Fame dinner on October 18 at the California Center for the Arts. Local sports fans can celebrate long‑time coaches like football's Ron Hamamoto and gymnastics' Monique Lamphiere‑Tamayoshi, along with several meritorious service award winners, at a public banquet honoring decades of high school athletics.
   

5. Cases Of Kids Accidentally Eating Their Parents' Drugs Skyrocket – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — A new national study finds a huge rise in young children accidentally eating recreational drugs, especially marijuana edibles, and highlights serious health risks. For Escondido families, the issue hit home when four North Broadway Elementary third‑graders got sick from edibles in 2023, underscoring the need for safer storage and kid‑proof packaging at home.
   

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