October 17,2011 (San Diego) -- Trolley construction will necessitate the closures of downtown area Trolley stations and streets for the weekends of Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 28-30. The work is all part of the $620 million Trolley Renewal project to rebuild the Orange and Blue Trolley lines. The closures will begin at 9 p.m. on Fridays and end late Sunday nights or early Monday mornings. Riders should allow an extra 30 minutes for travel time.
Over 6,000 East County Students Expected to Attend Career/College Fair on Oct. 22.
October 17, 2011 (El Cajon) -- The Grossmont Union High School District will host its eighth annual “Got Plans?” Career & College Fair for high school students and parents on Saturday, October 22, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cuyamaca College.
More than 6,000 students are expected to obtain information about post-secondary options at the fair which is a partnership between the Grossmont Union High School District and the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District.
October 17, 2011 (El Cajon) -- The Garden will offer a new class,Gardening on a Rooftopon Saturday, October 22, 9:30-11:30am, and will feature a permeable pavement seminar during its Fall Garden and Home Festival on November 5. Check the event’s website,www.gardenandhomefest.orgfor an updated seminar schedule as the festival nears.
October 17, 2011 (La Mesa) -- Join us at your neighborhood park in La Mesa at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 22nd for Park Appreciation Day. La Mesa is a "jewel" ... help make it shine! Groups welcome - call619.667.1304to sign up for a team building project at a La Mesa park.
Decide to help at the last minute? Volunteers welcome at all parks from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on October 22nd. Bring gloves and a rake or trowel - we'll have trash bags available in the parks. To sign up ahead of time, print and sign theagreement waiver,and bring with you to the park of your choice.
October 19, 2011 (La Mesa) -- Viejas Enterprises Public Relations Director Robert Scheid recently presented a check for $1,000 to Grossmont High School NJROTC Booster Club Representative Ms. Robin Schweitzer. NJROTC is the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Program at Grossmont High School.
October 17, 2011 (Julian)-- Who are these people that are taking to the streets, parks and open spaces of America because they know that no one in power is listening to them???!!!!
They are Americans who have lost their Republic, jobs, homes, businesses, health insurance and all hope because of the greed and corruption of the Robber Barons and their Stooges that have taken over their country.
October 17, 2011 (Alpine) – Rod Hinrichsen snapped this inspiring image at the Alpine Wall of Honor last weekend, when 33 new names of local veterans were added to the monument.
“It shows the reflection of the people that are honoring the reflection of the service that their neighbors gave for this great country, exemplified by a beam of light from God,” observed Hinrichsen, a veteran whose own name is also on the wall.
October 17, 2011 (San Diego)-It is beyond my understanding why politicians of both parties continue to insist the US Constitution requires 60 votes to stop a filibuster and only 51 to pass legislations.
The US Constitution is quite clear- the majority required to pass legislation is only 51 votes. How did the current 60 vote logjam come about?
October 17, 2011 (El Cajon) -- The Grossmont College Theatre Arts Department will present “Aesop’s Fables,” a whimsical production that highlights Aesop’s imaginative fables, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Stagehouse Theatre on campus.
The public is invited to attend the play, and its content is suitable for all ages. Admission cost is $8 per person. All major credit cards are accepted. The box office accepts phone orders and will be open one hour prior to all performances.
October 19, 2011 (Lakeside) – A male body was found in a home in the 11400 block of Rocky Lane in Lakeside yesterday morning. Deputies responded to a call at 10:38 a.m. and requested that the Sheriff’s Homicide Detail respond due to suspicious circumstances at the scene.
October 18, 2011 (La Mesa)-- After 10 years as General Manager of the Helix Water District, Mark Weston announced he will retire on December 30. On Tuesday at 6 p.m., the Board will provide staff with directions on recruiting a replacement. The meeting will be held at 7811 University Avenue in La Mesa.
Oct. 16, 2011– A medical marijuana advocate stricken with scoliosis threatened to jump off an overpass above State Route 163 on Friday night after the U.S. Department of Justice announced plans to raid and shut down hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state.
October 16, 2011 (San Diego) -- The following story is reprinted with permission from http://GrokSurfSanDiego.com.
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the City of San Diego, will begin installation of the next deep monitoring well site. The drilling and well installation is being done by USGS Research Drilling Unit, which aids USGS scientists throughout the western United States.
October 16, 2011 (La Mesa) -- Police are investigating two robberies, one at a Motel 6 and the other at an Arco gas station that occurred about 90 minutes apart in La Mesa.
October 18, 2011 (El Cajon) -- The El Cajon Valley Host Lions Club will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, October 23, between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Community Center, 195 E. Douglas Avenue in El Cajon. Five dollars is the total cost for a complete breakfast which includes eggs, sausage, coffee, juice and, of course, unlimited pancakes.
October 19, 2011 (San Diego) – There’s major box office successes, the ones that rake in millions upon millions of dollars. There’s box office sleeper hits, the kind that come out of nowhere and attract lots of audiences.
October 18, 2011 (San Diego) -- Last spring we learned via John Pilch (President, San Carlos Area Council–SCAC) that SDG&E was filling water tanker trucks from street fire hydrants for use as construction water for the Sunrise Powerlink Project, and more recently, that they had expanded the operation with construction of a “water filling station” behind a San Carlos shopping center (click here for the filling station story) to fill even more tanker trucks.
October 15, 2011 (La Mesa) – Two men who tried to hold-up the Rodeway Inn at 4210 Spring Street in La Mesa at 9:50 p.m. last night, including one armed with a BB-gun, left empty-handed.
Local Republican Congressmen vote to deny emergency care to save mothers’ lives
By Shannon Michael
October 15, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – The Republican-controlled House this week passed a restrictive measure that would let hospitals refuse to provide an abortion even if urgently needed to save a woman’s life.
“The misnamed Protect Life Act is about allowing women to die if they need an emergency abortion,” said Meghan Rhoad at Human Rights Watch. “It is a vicious attack on women’s rights and on the most basic right to life.”
Local Republicans Duncan Hunter, Brian Bilbray, and Darrell Issa voted for the bill, H.R. 358, while San Diegio Democrats Bob Filner and Susan Davis voted against it.
October 15, 2011 (San Diego) -- United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Marcos Rodríguez-Perez, one of five individuals charged with being involved in the death of Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr., was arraigned today in federal court in San Diego.
Rodríguez-Perez , 22,was arrested by Mexican authorities on April 11, 2011, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico and was extradited from Mexico on October 13, 2011, escorted by special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. The extradition of Rodríguez-Perez leaves only one suspect involved in the murder of Agent Rosas at large.
October 15, 2011 (San Diego's East County) -- Cal-Fire has cancelled the no-burn proclamation ordered earlier in the week for areas under state fire jurisdiction in San Diego and Imperial Counties. The ban on open burning has been lifted due to improvement in weather conditions including increased humidity and moisture content.
October 15, 2011 (San Diego) -- Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) announced a $790,000 federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services awarded to SAY San Diego for its work with low-income fathers to help them be better dads and husbands. Entitled “Project COMPASS” (Creating Options for Men to Participate Actively, Safely and Supportively), this program serves both civilian and military dads, including the more than 46,000 military personnel in San Diego who are fathers with children. The grant has an option to renew for an additional two years.
Horses of Tir Na Nog adopted three emaciated horses
October 15, 2011 (Spring Valley) --Three severely neglected horses that County Animal Services officers rescued last week during an investigation in Spring Valley have been moved to a nurturing new home.
The horses were adopted by the Horses of Tir Na Nog, a private nonprofit organization in East County dedicated to the care of horses.
October 17, 2011 (El Cajon) -- The Garden will offer a new class,
October 17, 2011 (Julian)-- Who are these people that are taking to the streets, parks and open spaces of America because they know that no one in power is listening to them???!!!!
By Brian Lafferty
By Jeremy Los
October 16, 2011 (San Diego) -- The following story is reprinted with permission from 
October 18, 2011 (San Diego) -- Last spring we learned via John Pilch (President, San Carlos Area Council–SCAC) that SDG&E was filling water tanker trucks from street fire hydrants for use as construction water for the Sunrise Powerlink Project, and more recently, that they had expanded the operation with construction of a “water filling station” behind a San Carlos shopping center (
October 15, 2011 (San Diego) -- United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Marcos Rodríguez-Perez, one of five individuals charged with being involved in the death of Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas, Jr., was arraigned today in federal court in San Diego. 
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