The first Tuesday of August – Aug. 1 – will be observed in Escalon and across the country as National Night Out and sign-ups are being taken now for residents that want to host a neighborhood gathering. “We usually get up to eight or nine,” said Escalon Police Department Community Services Officer Sara Cardoso. “It runs from approximately 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., people can sign up at City Hall.”