ByMonica Lopez, Fair Housing Consultant at CSA San Diego Fair Housing
March 18, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) -- Kim and James are searching for their first home and find an amazing listing for a two-bedroom home in a prime location that is right within their budget. The couple then excitedly calls the listing agent to schedule a tour to view the residence.
March 18, 2022 (San Diego) - Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee), San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan and Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy held a press conference this morning in which they viewed a demonstration of how quickly and easily catalytic converters can be stolen and pending legislation to help prevent those thefts.
Photo: new Padre Jorge Alfaro hit a three-run homer today. Via @padres on Twitter
March 18, 2022 (Peoria, Ariz.) - Baseball. Is. Back. The regular season may have been pushed back due to the lockout, but a deal has been reached and baseball is back and that means the Padres are back. Today, they had their first spring training game as they took on the Mariners in Peoria. Marco Gonzales started for the Mariners against MacKenzie Gore.
March 17, 2022 (El Cajon) – A driver who ran a red light caused a collision around 7:25 a.m. on Feb. 26 at the intersection of Douglas and Magnolia in downtown El Cajon, according to Lieutenant Randy Soulard with the El Cajon Police department.
By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications Office
March 16, 2022 (San Diego) - County supervisors received an update Wednesday on their draft Regional Decarbonization Framework and its newest addition, a draft study of opportunities and challenges facing the local workforce resulting from climate action.
March 16, 2022 (Lemon Grove) – Looking for plants to enhance your yard? Need info on gardening or homesteading? Bring cuttings or other items from your garden to swap with neighbors to find all of these things and more at the Lemon Grove Garden and Nature Club’s swap event this Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Treganza Heritage Park, 3200 Main Street in Lemon Grove.
Suspected killer, a neighbor, later died in a fire
East County News Service
Source: San Diego Sheriff’s Department
Photos: Diane Lynn Dahn was brutally murdered in 1988. After 33 years, investigators believe the killer was her neighbor, Warren Robertson, who later died in a fire.
March 16, 2022 (Santee) -- On May 2, 1988, Diane Lynn Dahn did not arrive at work for her shift at the San Diego Transit Corporation. A coworker went to Diane's apartment in the 8700 block of Graves Avenue in Santee and discovered her body inside her bedroom at around 1:30 p.m. Her 2-year-old son was found wandering in the apartment complex.
March 16, 2022 (Washington D.C.) – Following an emotional appeal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the U.S. Congress today seeking more aid, President Joe Biden announced in a White House address that the U.S. will send antiaircraft systems, shoulder mounted missiles and more to help the Ukrainians defend their air space against Russian attacks.
March 16, 2022 (Sacramento) -- This St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reminds drivers to avoid taking chances and have a sober ride home if their plans include alcohol. Unfortunately, the party often ends with risky drunk drivers taking to the streets and endangering countless lives, and/or being arrested for drunk driving.
March 16, 2022 (Spring Valley) – A 13-year-old girl has reported that a man grabbed her from behind and inappropriately touched her on Friday, March 11 around 4 p.m. at the intersection of Conrad Drive and Campo Road in Spring Valley as she was walking home from Spring Valley Academy. Other students yelled at the man, who walked away toward Conrad, and the student went home.
March 15, 2022 (Lakeside) – Lakeside resident John Bertis “Bert” Kendrick passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022 while in the hospital at the age of 79. He formerly lived in Pine Valley, where he worked at his father’s store and helped open Pine Valley Park. Later he served in the military and became known locally as a carpenter, equestrian, athlete and talented musician.
March 15, 2022 (San Diego) -- Legislation by Senator Brian W. Jones (R-Santee) to assist law enforcement agencies with addressing the homeless problem was approved today on a bipartisan vote by the Senate Public Safety Committee.
March 15, 2022 (Rancho Bernardo) - The San Diego FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force and the San Diego Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the individual wanted in connection with an attempted bank robbery in Rancho Bernardo.
On Monday, March 14, 2022 at approximately 4:29 p.m., an unknown male entered the California Bank & Trust located at 16796 Bernardo Center Drive and presented a note to the victim teller demanding money from the bank. The robber did not receive any money and fled the bank.
Critics say the war has had NO effect on pricing yet, but the prices are climbing
By J.W. August
A version of this article was originally published in Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association.
Photo: Oil refinery; CC by SA via Bing
March 15, 2022 (San Diego) -- Just how much do oil refiners make in California? Only the owners of the five refineries in the state know. They control 96% of gasoline made in California, according to the California Energy Commission.
March 15, 2022 (San Diego) – San Diego Police officers used a beanbag round to incapacitate and arrest a 16-year-old student with a gun at Lincoln High School.
March 15, 2022 (Spring Valley) – The Sheriff’s Rancho San Diego station will host a coffee with the community on Wednesday, March 16 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Spring Valley Community Center at 8735 Jamacha Blvd., Spring Valley.
March 15, 2022 (Lemon Grove) – Lemon Grove residents with proof of residency are invited to a drive-through food distribution this Saturday, March 19 at the Lemon Grove Recreation Center at 3131 School Lane. The distribution starts at 9 a.m. and will continue while supplies last.
Please stay in your car and make sure your truck is clear so food and be loaded. No walk-ups are allowed.
By David R. Shorey, East County Program Manager, Institute for Public Strategies
Photo courtesy Marijuana Prevention Initiative
March 14, 2022 (San Diego) -- When Proposition 215 was passed in 1996 legalizing “Medical Use of Marijuana” and Proposition 64 was passed in 2016 legalizing recreational use, medical professionals provided arguments in support. The California Medical Association endorsed Proposition 215 “…because it incorporates best practices.” Such endorsements presented the image that the positive medical impacts of cannabis outweighed any negative ones. Unfortunately, seven years after full legalization, we are seeing an impact that wasn’t discussed either in the ballot arguments in favor of legalization nor in the anecdotal stories used to advance each measure.
Childcare, library funding and local ADA access among earmarks added by Sara Jacobs
East County News Service
March 14, 2022 (San Diego) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 2471, consisting of all 12 Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bills plus supplemental funding to support Ukraine. The legislation has $13.6 billion in emergency security and humanitarian funding for Ukraine, including $1.4 billion for Migration and Refugee Assistance and $2.65 billion in International Disaster Assistance funding for emergency food, health care and other humanitarian assistance in the region.
March 14, 2022 (San Diego) – The Biden administration has announced a 120-day pilot program in Houston and Baltimore to test placing migrants into house arrest as an alternative to detention facilities while they await immigration hearings. The home curfew program would cost only $6 to $8 a day per person, far less than the $142 per day for detention in a facility, Reuters reports.
March 14, 2022 (Ramona) – Oasis Camel Dairy in Ramona will host a hands-on “Camel Camp” April 29-May 1 for adults age 18 and up. Enjoy midnight at the Oasis – and the rest of the time, too. The fun starts with a meet and greet at the dairy on Friday, April 29, to meet fellow campers, staff and camels while enjoying camel milk chocolate s’mores and other snacks.
March 14, 2022 (San Diego) - The current crisis in Eastern Europe underscores the need to strengthen the international security system. This approach to building a more peaceful world goes back decades and continues to demand our attention today.
March 14, 2022 (Descanso, CA) -- Ana Lilia sent in this video of a mountain lion spotted in the backyard of her home in Descanso, a rural community in San Diego's backcountry. “I love how the last shot of him/her is just as he passed by our statue of St. Francis of Assisi -- the patron Saint of Ecology & Animals," she says.
Photo: Actor Pepe Serna, center, with other film festival luminaries on opening night
March 14, 2022 (San Diego)-- The Latino Film Festival officially kicked off with an opening event on March 10, with several producers and directors of films present. Among them was Luis Reyes, who directed the film Pepe Serna Life is Art, a documentary film which premiered at the festival.
March 14, 2022 (Lemon Grove) – Attorney Cory Briggs, on behalf of the Project for Open Government, has sent a letter to Lemon Grove’s elected officials demanding that the City cure and correct alleged violations of the Ralph M. Brown Act, California’s open government law. The letter, dated March 10, also announces an intent to sue the City over actions that Briggs claims deprive Councilmember Liana LeBaron of rights to express herself and represent her constituents.
Specifically, Briggs contends that several actions taken to penalize LeBaron should have been on the Council agenda, but were not. These include:
Prohibiting LeBaron and other Councilmembers from interacting with staff regarding city services, except through the City Manager
Revoking Councilmembers’ access codes to City Hall
March 14, 2022 (Lemon Grove) -- On Wednesday, March 16, 2022,
starting at 1:30 p.m., I Love to Glean will be providing a monthly drive through food distribution with food provided by Feeding San Diego. This will be their fifth consecutive month of distributing food to families at the VFW located at 2885 Lemon Grove Avenue, Lemon Grove.
Rebels score six runs in eighth inning to complete weekend sweep
Source: goaztecs.com
Video courtesy goaztecs.com
March 13, 2022 (San Diego) - Despite a season-high 13 hits, San Diego was unable to avoid a weekend sweep, as UNLV rallied with six runs in the eighth inning to escape with a 10-8 victory on Sunday in the series finale at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
March 13, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to rally past San Diego 4-3 on the final day of the Torero Classic Sunday afternoon at USD Softball Complex. The Aztecs (16-10) improved to 58-6 all-time against the Toreros (11-16), including pair of victories this season.
March 13, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
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Suspected killer, a neighbor, later died in a fire
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East County News Service
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By Jamie Kendrick
East County News Service
Source: San Diego Public Affairs
Critics say the war has had NO effect on pricing yet, but the prices are climbing
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East County News Service
East County News Service
By David R. Shorey, East County Program Manager, Institute for Public Strategies
Childcare, library funding and local ADA access among earmarks added by Sara Jacobs
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Source: I Love to Glean and Senior Gleaners
SDSU improves to 58-6 all-time against USD
March 13, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
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