About this topic
This page starts a source-limited historical roster for former Escondido City Council members. It currently shows the City roster fields and three early entries, not a complete roster or biographical history.
Overview
It currently answers a narrow question: what early names and term dates have been reviewed from the City's historical roster?
The City maintains a historical City Council Members roster with name, term start, and term end fields; this page starts with selected early entries from that official roster.
Local Context
- The City roster uses columns for name, term start, and term end.
- The first selected entries here are H. L. Gongwer, B. C. Wohlford, and Herbert W. Brewer Jr.
- This is not a complete imported roster yet. It does not add biographies, campaign details, party affiliation, contact details, or claims about public actions.
Selected Early Entries
| Name | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|
| H. L. Gongwer | April 19, 1926 | April 21, 1930 |
| B. C. Wohlford | April 19, 1926 | May 13, 1927 |
| Herbert W. Brewer Jr. | April 19, 1926 | October 2, 1928 |
Use horizontal scrolling to compare all columns when the table is wider than the page.
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Evidence and maintenance
References, source snapshots, and audit notes are kept here for readers who want to verify the page or maintain it later.
Good to know
Use this page as a sourced starting point for following a source-backed path through related local pages and records.
- Use the retrieved official historical City Council Members page for roster-table structure and selected former officeholder term entries. Do not treat this page as a...
Change and source dates
- Latest page update
- 2026-06-11
- Latest source check
- 2026-05-22
- Source snapshot
- 2026-05-22T15:30:18-07:00
A newer source should be checked before changing current status, access, roles, schedules, or practical details.
References and audit trail
References
Source Notes
This page uses the City of Escondido Historical City Council Members page checked on May 22, 2026. It demonstrates how former elected officeholders can be represented from an official roster while keeping the page limited to term entries.
Sources
source-2026-05-22-city-of-escondido-historical-city-council-members-web-page: City of Escondido Historical City Council Members- Publisher: City of Escondido
- Retrieved at: 2026-05-22T15:30:18-07:00
- Origin URL: https://www.escondido.gov/856/City-Council-Members
Sources & verification
Verified Claims Used
claim-2026-05-22-city-of-escondido-historical-city-council-members-web-page-historical-city-council-members-table(other, text.txt lines 34-38): The official historical City Council Members page presents a roster with Name, Term Start, and Term End columns.- Source:
source-2026-05-22-city-of-escondido-historical-city-council-members-web-page - Supporting quote: `Name
Term Start
Term End`
- Review: Codex; 2026-05-23T06:53:10-07:00
- Notes: Verified against the 2026-05-22 official historical City Council Members text.
claim-2026-05-22-city-of-escondido-historical-city-council-members-web-page-h-l-gongwer(person-role, text.txt lines 40-44): The official historical City Council Members page lists H. L. Gongwer with a term start of April 19, 1926 and a term end of April 21, 1930.- Source:
source-2026-05-22-city-of-escondido-historical-city-council-members-web-page - Supporting quote: `Gongwer, H. L.
April 19, 1926
April 21, 1930`
- Review: Codex; 2026-05-23T06:53:10-07:00
- Notes: Verified against the 2026-05-22 official historical City Council Members text; roster claim is scoped to the listed term dates.
claim-2026-05-22-city-of-escondido-historical-city-council-members-web-page-b-c-wohlford(person-role, text.txt lines 46-50): The official historical City Council Members page lists B. C. Wohlford with a term start of April 19, 1926 and a term end of May 13, 1927.- Source:
source-2026-05-22-city-of-escondido-historical-city-council-members-web-page - Supporting quote: `Wohlford, B. C.
April 19, 1926
May 13, 1927`
- Review: Codex; 2026-05-23T06:53:10-07:00
- Notes: Verified against the 2026-05-22 official historical City Council Members text; roster claim is scoped to the listed term dates.
claim-2026-05-22-city-of-escondido-historical-city-council-members-web-page-herbert-w-brewer-jr(person-role, text.txt lines 52-56): The official historical City Council Members page lists Herbert W. Brewer Jr. with a term start of April 19, 1926 and a term end of October 2, 1928.- Source:
source-2026-05-22-city-of-escondido-historical-city-council-members-web-page - Supporting quote: `Brewer, Herbert W Jr.
April 19, 1926
October 2, 1928`
- Review: Codex; 2026-05-23T06:53:10-07:00
- Notes: Verified against the 2026-05-22 official historical City Council Members text; roster claim is scoped to the listed term dates.