I Escondido·In 8 weeks (June 2026)

Transparency Leaderboard

Escondido City Council — Ranked by civic transparency

How Scores Are Calculated

Transparency scores combine four metrics: Meeting Attendance (% of council meetings attended), Response Time (avg days to respond to constituent inquiries), Position Statements (public statements on legislation), and Values Alignment Diversity (appeal across different civic value dimensions, not just one base). No party affiliation is used in scoring.

BE

Brenda Ehlers

At-Large

89
Rising
JO

Joseph O'Hara

District 2

85
Rising
CG

Consuelo Garcia

District 3

78
Steady
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BE

Brenda Ehlers

Most Transparent

At-Large

Attendance96%
Response79%
Statements100%
Values Diversity82%
89

Score

JO

Joseph O'Hara

District 2

Attendance94%
Response82%
Statements84%
Values Diversity78%
85

Score

CG

Consuelo Garcia

District 3

Attendance91%
Response68%
Statements66%
Values Diversity75%
78

Score

4
EJ

Edward Joyce

District 1

Attendance88%
Response59%
Statements57%
Values Diversity71%
73

Score

5
CM

Carlos Martinez

District 2

Attendance85%
Response50%
Statements45%
Values Diversity68%
68

Score

6
DW

Dana White

At-Large

Attendance82%
Response38%
Statements36%
Values Diversity65%
64

Score

7
ECS

Elena Sanchez

At-Large

Attendance79%
Response25%
Statements30%
Values Diversity60%
58

Score

8
JD

James Desmond

District 5

Attendance76%
Response20%
Statements24%
Values Diversity55%
52

Score

Scores updated weekly based on public records. No party affiliation is factored into rankings.

Data sources: City of Escondido meeting minutes, NetFile campaign finance, public comment records.