Thanks to its wide streets and deep medians, Escondido gained a degree of notoriety in past elections for the sheer volume of signs posted, according to its code enforcement manager, Susan Oliver. This year, her office is cracking down. The signs should start appearing around Oct. 8 and should disappear within 10 days after the election. They should be at least 10 feet from the curb, no bigger than 16 square feet and the top of the signs should be no higher than 8 feet off the ground. If the signs violate these rules, the campaigns will get a call.
Campaigns spend a fortune to put the signs up and cities pay a fortune to take the signs down.
One would think a candidate worth his or her salt would spare us so much political clutter. Andrew Kleske is on-line editor for the North County Times.