Morning Report: Escondido’s New Tax Hasn’t Solved Budget Deficit

Morning Report: Escondido’s New Tax Hasn’t Solved Budget Deficit

Escondido is getting a bigger than expected infusion of tax money from its recently-passed one-cent sales tax. The city now expects to bring in roughly $38 million annually — roughly $10 million more than expected.  But that still didn’t solve the city’s structural budget deficit, which has been years in the making.  As our Tigist Layne reports, the city has been deferring maintenance on city facilities and parks, eliminating vacant positions an…