February 20, 2009 ESCONDIDO – In an emotional ceremony open to public, Escondido Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler presented the State of the City last
Wednesday, February 11 at the City Hall. The State of the City was preceded by a musical presentation and the annual Community Involvement Award Ceremony presented by the City Council. This year 14 residents of Escondido were awarded for their hard work and giving within the community. Recognition was also given to municipal workers with 25 to 35 years on the job. During the ceremony Holt Pfeiler and the members of the city council said that the citizen involvement in the community is very important for the development of the city. For this reason they were thankful for the outstanding work that each one of the awarded leaders have done to help improve the lives in Escondido. The awards were presented by the Mayor and the Council Members Dick Daniels, Sam Abed y Olga D&iacuteaz, with Marie Waldron being the only absentee of the night.
Two of the awarded were the Hispanic activists, Daniel Perez and Hector Morales, whose work within the Latino community has begun to impact positively the city.