Escondido

(ĕskəndē`dō), city (1990 pop. 108,635), San Diego co., S Calif.; inc. 1888. Located in a grain-, citrus-fruit-, and grape-growing valley, Escondido produces cereal products and has fruit-packing houses and one of the world's largest avocado processing plants. The city's light industries manufacture pens, musical instruments, electronics, communications equipment, and machine tools. Escondido is one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, marked by a population increase of nearly 70% from 1980 to 1990. A wild animal park just south of the city draws numerous tourists to the area. To the east is San Pasqual Battlefield State Monument, commemorating the battle fought in Dec., 1846, between U.S. forces under Gen. Stephen W. Kearny and Californians under Andrés Pico.

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The mayor of National City, California, announced plans last fall to label this small town of 50,000 people between San Diego and the U.S.-Mexico border a "sanctuary city." Mayor Nick Inzunza made the announcement to reassert that city funds are not used to enforce federal immigration laws and also as a statement against anti-immigrant policies being pursued in neighboring towns, such as Vista and Escondido. "We will uphold the constitution that protects human and civil rights," Inunza explained, "and use local authority to provide service to all of our residents," regardless of immigration status.

Sanctuary city

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Edward Albert

Based in Escondido, California, ASYS manufactures online elemental analyzers for the cement, coal and minerals industries.

Thermo acquires maker of online elemental analyzers

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IBM's Infoprint 4100 selected by Transamerican Mailing

Hager Pacific Properties acquired the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in March 2003, through an exchange of the Del Norte Plaza, a 230,000 s/f grocery-anchored shopping center in Escondido, California, originally purchased in 1998.

Regional mall sold for $130m

Johan Otter and his 18-year-old daughter, Jenna, from Escondido, California, went hiking in Glacier National Park in Montana on August 25, hoping to see some of the park's wildlife.

Dad fights bear

He left behind a wife and infant son in Escondido, Calif.

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8 with the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory near Escondido, Calif., showed that the object lies more than twice as far from the sun as Pluto does.