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Escondido proclaims national treatment month as Interfaith warns of lost federal outreach grant; residents demand action over ICE killing
Summary
Mayor Dane White proclaimed January 2026 as National Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month; Interfaith Community Services said a $2.5 million federal outreach grant was canceled but that detox and residential programs are not affected. Several residents called on council to condemn and investigate the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent.
Mayor Dane White read a proclamation designating January 2026 as National Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month in Escondido and thanked Interfaith Community Services for its work supporting treatment and housing services.
An Interfaith Community Services representative told the council that 75 people had recently exited homelessness through a newly expanded detox program in Escondido and described a troubling funding development: the federal government had notified Interfaith that a $2.5 million grant that funded critical street outreach services was being…
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