EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

November 6, 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

• “I did my very best for this city.” La Mesa’s outgoing Mayor Art Madrid  (SD Reader)
• Wedding bug hits S.D. City Council (UT San Diego)
• What Chris Cate means for the City Council (Voice of San Diego)
• Grammy Award winner Steven Vaus now Mayor of Poway (KUSI)
• Intrusive county exams reined in (UT San Diego)
• Major injury collision on I-8 sents several Ramonans to area hospitals (Ramona Sentinel)

STATE

• Analysis: California GOP victory—Democrats denied a supermajority (LA Times)
• University of California plans annual tuition fee increase for five years (Sacramento Bee)
• California could legalize recreational marijuana use in 2016 (KUSI)
• Brittany Maynard’s death could spur action on assisted suicide in California (Sacramento Bee)

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LOCAL

“I did my very best for this city.” La Mesa’s outgoing Mayor Art Madrid speaks. (SD Reader)

La Mesa voters picked change Tuesday — at least the 10,200 who voted did — electing a new mayor to replace six-term incumbent Art Madrid. By a vote of 6017 to 4200, on November 4, La Mesans put city councilman Mark Arapostathis in the driver's seat for the next four years.

Wedding bug hits S.D. City Council (UT San Diego)

Councilwoman Marti Emerald marries and newly elected Chris Cate makes wedding plans.

What Chris Cate means for the City Council (Voice of San Diego)

Say hello to Councilman Chris Cate, and a slightly smaller Democratic majority on the City Council.

Grammy Award winner Steven Vaus now Mayor of Poway (KUSI)

Better known to some as children's singer Buck Howdy, Vaus was elected to the Poway City Council two years ago, and now he plans to take a new approach to lead as the city's mayor. 

Intrusive county exams reined in (UT San Diego)

San Diego County has decided to make changes to a long-standing practice of giving medical exams to children taken into protective custody that a judge recently found were unconstitutional.

Major injury collision on I-8 sents several Ramonans to area hospitals (Ramona Sentinel)

Several Ramonans were involved in a collision when their vehicle went down an embankment on Interstate 8 in the Jacumba area early Tuesday, and three people, including a 2-year-old boy, suffered major injuries, California Highway Patrol reported.

STATE

Analysis: California GOP victory—Democrats denied a supermajority (LA Times)

California Republicans scored a rare victory in Tuesday's election by denying Democrats a two-thirds legislative supermajority that would consign GOP lawmakers to virtual irrelevance in the state Capitol.

University of California plans annual tuition fee increase for five years (Sacramento Bee)

The University of California will unveil a plan Thursday to raise tuition 5 percent annually over the next five years unless the state increases budget support beyond what is expected.

California could legalize recreational marijuana use in 2016 (KUSI)

Supporters of legalizing marijuana are cheering the results of elections in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington D.C., after voters said YES to making pot legal for recreational use.

Brittany Maynard’s death could spur action on assisted suicide in California (Sacramento Bee)

Prodded by a terminally ill California woman’s public decision to end her life in Oregon, lawmakers are again mulling legislation that would allow Californians to usher in their own deaths.