EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP

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September 25, 2014 (San Diego’s East County)-- East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL/REGIONAL

STATE

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LOCAL/REGIONAL

Report: Poverty Rate In San Diego Increases (KPBS)

New census data highlights some disturbing trends, like how 1 in 5 children in San Diego are living in poverty.

Lawsuit against Hueso alleges numerous campaign violations (SD Rostra)

Filed under provisions of California Government Code Section §91004 by local activists Col. Richard Shigley and Ken Moser, the suit alleges numerous violations of the Political Reform Act (PRA) including perjury, failure to disclose in-kind contributions, misuse of campaign funds and failure to properly disclose expenditures. 

Utility customers may underwrite car chargers (U-T)

Utility customers in San Diego are being asked to pay for thousands of electric-vehicle chargers at businesses and housing complexes — whether they own an electric car or not. / San Diego Gas & Electric is seeking authority to build and own a major share of the electric car charging network in southwestern California.

La Mesa man can’t remove massive fallen tree (CBS8)

While many San Diegans continue to clean up from this week's freak storms, one East County man isn't able to. That's because an 80- to 100-foot tall eucalyptus tree fell into his backyard, and insurance won't pay to have it removed.  Korey Mulvey wasn't home when the large 50-year-old tree crashed onto his yard, but his daughter was.

Loved ones mourn good Samaritan killed on SR-67 (NBC7)

Daniel Morales, 23, was killed trying to help victims of a crash on State Route 67 in Santee on Sept. 19.

Nuke plant owners modify settlement (UT San Diego)

Owners of the San Onofre nuclear plant agreed Friday to modify a proposed settlement agreement at the suggestion of state utility regulators to give a greater share of potential insurance and legal claims back to utility customers.

Was pension fund leverage approved?(UT San Diego)

Board of Supervisors chairwoman notes plan was accepted, not adopted.

San Diego County students score above average in high school exit exams (KUSI)

Of around 37,000 San Diego County 10th-graders who took the state high school exit examination during the last academic year, 88 percent passed the mathematics portion and 86 percent passed the English section, the state Department of Education announced Friday.

County creates website with San Vicente road updates (Ramona Sentinel)

Construction on the 18-month-long San Vicente Road Improvement Project began Monday and the county has set up a website for residents to check for periodic project updates and photos.

STATE

California to restrict groundwater pumping (Sacramento Bee)

…California  is the only state in America so completely lacking in groundwater regulation. The effects have been contentious in this drought year: Aquifers statewide are being rapidly depleted, according to available data, in some cases causing vast swaths of the overlying land to collapse and causing millions of dollars in damage to surface infrastructure, such as roads and canals.  All this may swiftly change, pending the governor’s signature.

Retardant record set on massive California Fire (Times of San Diego)

State fire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff says air tankers on Wednesday poured 203,375 gallons of the red slurry on an explosive Northern California wildfire that has now burned through nearly 120 square miles of timber and vegetation.

 


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