Joe Garcia
CA · Deputy Mayor and Escondido City Council Member, District 2
Escondido deputy mayor and council member since 2020, a church pastor for over 30 years, and a former city planning commissioner. His priorities are public safety with support for first responders and road, sidewalk, and traffic repairs.
Where Joe Garcia stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose), Housing Affordability (4 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
At the June 18, 2025 meeting, seconded the motion to adopt Escondido's 2025-26 city operating budget, which passed 5-0. He also voted yes on a 35-unit apartment project, which passed 3-2.
June 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted no on a pay raise for the Escondido mayor and council. It passed 3-2.
December 13, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes on a new city law regulating homeless encampments on public property. It passed 4-1.
June 26, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes to let staff process a land-use change allowing up to 82 apartments on light-industrial land on Meyers Avenue. It passed 3-2.
April 15, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
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Voted yes to approve The Maple, a 128-unit apartment project downtown. It passed 4-1.
January 28, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
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Voted no on a housing subdivision and religious center proposed by ISKCON of Escondido. It passed 3-1 on final adoption.
December 10, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
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At the June 18, 2025 meeting, seconded the motion to adopt Escondido's 2025-26 city operating budget, which passed 5-0. He also voted yes on a 35-unit apartment project, which passed 3-2.
June 18, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
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Voted yes on a development agreement for the Via Portofino apartment project. It passed 3-2.
March 2, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
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Track record — General
General · 9 records
Voted no on a new city law regulating sidewalk vending. It passed 3-2.
April 1, 2026
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Declined, along with the three other council members, to second a motion to cancel the city's contract letting federal immigration agents (ICE) use the police firing range. The motion died without a vote.
February 25, 2026
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Presented, with Mayor Dane White, and moved to approve friendship-city agreements with two towns in Oaxaca and a borough of Mexico City. It passed 5-0.
February 26, 2025
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Asked, with Mayor Dane White, to bring a council resolution backing AB 1999, a state bill to roll back the income-based electric bill fixed charge allowed by AB 205.
February 21, 2024
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Seconded the motion to repeal Escondido's city limits on campaign contributions. It passed 4-1.
November 15, 2023
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Was appointed with Mayor Dane White to the council's special subcommittee on homelessness.
March 8, 2023
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Moved to adopt new rules on RV parking on city streets. The motion failed 2-2.
January 11, 2023
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Was appointed Deputy Mayor by the Escondido City Council.
December 14, 2022
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Presented and moved a proposal for Escondido to join the National League of Cities. It passed 5-0.
September 21, 2022
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Past race Joe Garcia ran in:
- Member of the City Council, District No. 2 · November 3, 2026 · Escondido city, California · incumbent