Jeffery Epp News Today

This month marks the 35th anniversary of Escondido City Hall’s move into its current location at 201 North Broadway. And what a ride it’s been. “The building evolves and adapts,” says Jeffery Epp, a long-serving civil servant whose last stint in government was as Escondido’s City Manager from 2017 to 2020. And evolve, it has.

Print Longtime Escondido City Attorney Jeffery Epp has unanimously been named city manager of Escondido, the City Council announced at its Wednesday meeting. Epp replaces Graham Mitchell, who served as city manager for just over a year until resigning for personal reasons in October. Mitchell stayed on until early March at the council’s request. Epp has been the acting city manager since then. Mayor Sam Abed Thursday said more than 100 applications were received for the job but the council de...