Three new members join the Palomar College governing board

SAN MARCOS – Three new trustees were sworn into the Palomar Community College District Governing Board during its monthly meeting Tuesday, Dec. 15.

The general election of Nov. 3 was the district’s first trustee-area election.

Voters in Trustee Area 2, encompassing most of Escondido and the eastern third of the Highway 78 corridor, elected Christian Garcia, a high school teacher and longtime North County resident.

Roberto Rodriguez was elected in Trustee Area 3, which includes much of Vista, stretches across unincorporated land north of Escondido and extends along the eastern side of Interstat...