EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

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November 14, 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:

LOCAL

STATE

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LOCAL

 

Water use triples at East County project (UT San Diego)

 

A San Diego Gas & Electric substation being built in East County is using three times as much water as originally approved in environmental documents, a drain on groundwater supplies that concerns residents.

Related video: Tapping the water (UT San Diego)

 

No restrictions in San Diego yet, despite another dry year (KPBS)

 

San Diego might get a trace of rain this weekend, according to the National Weather Service, but it’s not likely to change this being one of the driest years on record.

 

Supreme Court rules in favor of La Mesa Police officer (La Mesa Patch)

 

The high court rules that Officer Mike Stanton should not be held personally liable in a federal lawsuit filed against him by a La Mesa homeowner.

 

In San Diego, taxpayers want more than what they pay for (SD Free Press)

Last night I had the opportunity to represent the San Diego Free Press as a panelist in the KNSJ mayoral debate,…In the debates leading up to this one, in my opinion not nearly enough has been discussed regarding the philosophy behind economic growth and development by the candidates thus far.  And the candidates have not been asked to address how they would fund all of the different services that city government is supposed to provide, and all of the so called “goodies” that San Diegans have come to expect from their local government.

 

Housing for sexual predator Badger to be determined by judge (KPBS)

County and state officials, along with concerned parents, voiced opposition Tuesday to the release of convicted sexual predator Douglas Badger. A court hearing to locate housing for 70-year-old Badger will be held Friday. 

Police use face scans in the field

(U-T) -- Facial recognition software common in the military is finding its way to local police departments, and agencies across San Diego County are at the forefront.

 

Man surfaces at San Diego church 34 years after abduction to Mexico

(Reuters) - A U.S.-born man who was abducted as a child, taken to Mexico and robbed of all his money in a harrowing trek back to the United States more than three decades later has found refuge at a San Diego church that is trying to reunite him with his mother in Wisconsin.http://reuters.us.feedsportal.com/c/35217/f/654201/s/339d78b3/sc/10/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~4/OjNUlkbJH2s

 

 La Mesa City Council (La Mesa Today)

 

Oktoberfest Report Calls for Major Changes

 

El Centro solar mega-project operational (UT San Diego)

 

A solar mega-project near El Centro has begun delivering power to San Diego.

 

STATE

 

Homemade food vendors hail new law (UT San Diego)

State ends restrictions to spur economy, promote eating locally made food

 

20 top scientists urge CA gov. to stop fracking (SacBee)

 Twenty of the nation's top scientists have sent a letter to California's governor urging him to place a moratorium on the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." / They say the practice increases pollution and runs counter to Gov. Jerry Brown's efforts to cut the state's emissions. / In the letter, the group argues that Brown can't say he wants to reduce global warming while also expanding fossil fuel development in California.

 

When Caregivers Are Abusers: Calif. Complaints Go Unanswered ( NPR)

 

California public health officials have allowed abuse complaints against nurse assistants and home health aides to linger for years, even when they involve severe injuries or deaths.

 

Calif.'s low community college fees face scrutiny (AP)

 

The fees to attend California's community colleges are by far the lowest in the United States — less than half the national average — yet at least 40 percent of the 2.4 million students in the largest U.S. system of higher education do not pay them....

 


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