EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

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November 7, 2013 (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:

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For excerpts and links to full stories, scroll down. 

 

LOCAL

Manchester buys more San Diego newspapers (SD Reader)

Doug Manchester, owner of U-T San Diego, is continuing his monopolization of San Diego print media. According to the La Jolla Patch, Manchester's U-T has purchased Mainstreet Communications, which includes the La Jolla Light, the Del Mar Times, Poway News Chieftain, Rancho Bernardo & 4S Ranch Journal, Solana Beach Sun, Carmel Valley News, Rancho Santa Fe Review, and Ramona Sentinel.

Supreme Court ruling a win for La Mesa cop (U-T San Diego)

A La Mesa police officer who chased a fleeing suspect into a yard, prompting a federal lawsuit by the homeowner, should not be held personally liable in the case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.

San Diego’s real poverty rate (Voice of San Diego)

Nearly one in four San Diego County families is functionally poor, even though the federal government’s official source on the topic — the U.S. Census Bureau — says only 14.9 percent of households live below the poverty line. A recent study by Public Policy Institute of California reconsidered the definition of poverty by accounting for two factors not included in the official measure: regional cost-of-living variations and the benefits of government-subsidy programs.

Santee looking to revamp near Gillespie Field (UT San Diego)

The Prospect Avenue Corridor Enhancement project is starting to take shape in Santee.

Which City In San Diego County Is The Most Walkable? (KPBS)

 WalkSanDiego released its 2012 San Diego Regional Walk Scorecard and named La Mesa as the region's most walkable.

SDSU buys 50 apartments for $26 million

(U-T) -- San Diego State University has spent nearly $26 million to buy a 50-unit apartment complex for student housing — on land near campus that an SDSU auxiliary sold in 2009 for $1.83 million. // The price of the recent purchase works out to be more than $500,000 per apartment.  

City ups commercial development fees (UT San Diego)

A fivefold increase on commercial development fees will go to affordable housing.

Sempra earnings mixed (UT San Diego)

Third-quarter earnings rise 10.4 percent at Sempra Energy, boosted by SoCal Gas profits.

San Diego County Supervisors Approve Plan To Streamline Adoption Process (KPBS)

San Diego County facilitates about 400 adoptions each year, but there are several areas where the process could be made more efficient, supervisors said.

Burmese Refugees Making San Diego Home (KPBS)

San Diego artists and musicians kick in to help local Burmese refugees. The community is trying to reunite families as the U.S. ends refugee status for Burma.

 

STATE

Deal delays Calif. insurance policy cancellations (Sacramento Bee)

California's insurance commissioner announced an agreement Tuesday with one of the state's major health insurance companies to delay the cancellation of more than 115,000 individual policies under the new federal health care law.

Feds renew threat to withhold Calif. school funds

(SacBee) -- Federal education officials renewed a threat this week to withhold funds from California if it moves forward this spring with a plan to abandon the standardized tests the state's public school students have taken since 1999. / The U.S. Department of Education informed state officials through a letter that more than $3.5 billion in federal aid for disadvantaged students is at stake in the dispute.

California tops alternate poverty measure (UT San Diego)

The Golden State continues to have the nation’s highest rate of poverty when cost of living is factored in, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday.

Millions In Federal Funds Create Few Jobs For Veterans (KPBS)

 A state audit shows hundreds of millions of federal dollars in veteran employment programs have resulted in only a few hundred jobs in California.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kpbs/local/~4/aNfFf-UKGuE / Hundreds of millions of federal dollars in veteran employment programs have resulted in only a few hundred jobs.

Calif. moves to coordinate work on water issues (SacBee)

Leaders of the three state agencies that deal with California water availability, quality and consumption said Thursday they will begin looking at the issues comprehensively rather than dealing with each problem separately.

Effort to clone Muir's giant sequoia is successful (Sacramento Bee)

Efforts to clone a 130-year-old giant sequoia planted by naturalist John Muir on his San Francisco Bay area property have been successful.

Mosquitoes known to carry dengue, yellow fever seen in California (Reuters)

 A tropical mosquito known to carry dengue and yellow fever has been detected in California, raising concerns among public health officials and prompting intense efforts to prevent the spread of the potentially deadly diseases

'Orange slime' used for fighting fires heats debate (Marketplace.org)

On average, California uses more retardant than any other state, but some forest service employees argue the substance doesn't work when it matters most…. The ammonium in retardant is poisonous to fish, says Andy Stahl with the watchdog group Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics.

Editorial: Government pension costs rise fast, even as municipalities shed employees (SacBee)

 To replenish its recession-battered pension fund, CalPERS is requiring cities, counties and special districts to pay out millions more in retirement contributions

 

 


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