EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

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East County News Service

December 6, 2016 (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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LOCAL

El Cajon has paid nothing in police excessive force and civil-rights claims over past five years (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The city of El Cajon, thrust into the national spotlight in September when police shot and killed Alfred Olango, an unarmed black man, has had a spotless record the past five years defending its police over claims of excessive force or civil-rights violations.

Catholic church prepares to fight ‘grave evil’ of mass deportations (San Diego Union-Tribune)

American leadership in the Catholic church laid low during the presidential election but San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy is now making clear that if President-elect Donald Trump makes good on campaign promises of mass deportations of unauthorized immigrants, the church is prepared to take “massive action.”

Virtually no San Diego schools perform key field safety tests  (Voice of San Diego)

One turf industry veteran said colliding with hardened turf can be like hitting “frozen Earth or concrete.” The NFL tests its fields for hardness before every single game. A Voice of San Diego survey found nearly none of San Diego County’s public schools are testing their fields for hardness regularly and only a few districts have tested them at all. Several local school districts are skipping the tests even though field contracts require them.

Median home price in San Diego County surpasses $500,000 (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The median home price in October exceeded a half-million dollars for the first time in a decade in San Diego County, real estate tracker CoreLogic reported Tuesday.

SDG&E takes another shot at picking your pocket

Fee or tax? What are Uber and Lyft airport passengers paying in San Diego? (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Next time you grab an Uber or Lyft at San Diego International Airport, you may want to take a closer look at your bill.

San Diego home loan limits increase for first time since ‘06 (San Diego Union-Tribune)

As home prices continue to rise in Southern California, so will the amount of money you can borrow. 

Federal case revived over San Onofre settlement deal (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is wading into the multibillion-dollar dispute over the failed San Onofre nuclear power plant, setting a hearing early next year to consider whether state regulators favored power company shareholders over the rate-paying public.

STATE

A night of music and dancing turns into deadly inferno at Oakland warehouse  (Los Angeles Times)

… By the time firefighters doused the flames Saturday morning, they found nine bodies, and were prepared to recover as many as 40.

State Supreme Court won't take up San Onofre email lawsuit (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The California Supreme Court has declined to take up a lawsuit seeking release of dozens of emails to and from the Governor’s Office regarding the San Onofre nuclear plant failure.

California Guard Troops Won't Have to Repay Bonuses (KPBS)

House and Senate negotiators have agreed to forgive the debts of thousands of California National Guard troops who had been ordered by the Pentagon to repay enlistment bonuses. Those bonuses had been incentives for service in Iraq and Afghanistan a decade ago.

California seeks long-term water savings as drought lingers  (Reuters)

 California water regulators on Wednesday recommended tighter oversight of agricultural irrigation and a permanent ban on over-watering urban lawns, a first step toward developing a long-term conservation plan amid ongoing drought.

San Bernardino anniversary: How a city countered hate in the wake of tragedy (CS Monitor)

A national surge in hate crimes against Muslims followed the terror attack in San Bernardino, Calif., on Dec. 2, 2015. But residents say that rather than dividing the community, the tragedy brought them closer together.


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Comments

The Median

The median is not the average.
It means some sold for more, some for less.