Final election results posted Thursday by the Registrar of Voters show Paul “Mac” McNamara defeating two-time incumbent Escondido Mayor Sam Abed by 1,544 votes.
The owner of Filippi’s Pizza Grotto in Escondido, a fixture along Grand Avenue for 46 years, told the City Council if they sell the city parking lot behind his restaurant, it could mean the end of the road for his popular establishment.