January 23, 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/REGIONAL

• Mayor's State Of The City Address 2014 (La Mesa Today)
• San Diego Sierra Club faces suspension (UT San Diego)
• Political corruption case grows (UT San Diego)
• MTS plans to cut bus service in Allied Gardens, Grantville, Del Cerro and SDSU (Mission Times Courier)
• 3-2 vote strips Madrid of SANDAG seat (La Mesa Today)
• Where the mayoral candidates stand on the big issues (Voice of San Diego)
• La Mesa's Park Station project gets a new look (La Mesa Courier)
• Should Sempra shareholders be worried? (UT San Diego)
• Google Glass user’s ticket dismissed (U-T San Diego)
• Former hospital exec claims overbilling (U-T San Diego)
• San Diego region’s water supplies remain adequate despite statewide drought (Scoop San Diego)
• New trolley route set to connect Mission Valley and University City (Mission Valley News)
• Chaldeans celebrate Pope’s acceptance (U-T San Diego)
• Renovations good signs for local casinos (U-T San Diego)

STATE

• Cal Fire Officials Set To Add More Personnel (KPBS)
• “They’re all gone” – shock as sardines vanish off California (Energy News)
• California governor declares drought emergency (Reuters)
• California School Districts Given New, More Flexible Spending Guidelines (KPBS)
• Brown's Budget Would Require Layoffs To California Courts, Chief Justice Says (KPBS)

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December 19, 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

• El Cajon gets $1.5 miliion in federal grants (UT San Diego)
• La Mesa faces $800,000 fine for 2010 sewer spill (La Mesa Patch)
• San Diego Water Authority enters high stakes water fight (KPBS)
• Dozens of sailors from USS Ronald Reagan suffering cancer after earthquake assistance in Japan (American Live Wire)
• Cal Trans clarifies Route  67 media barrier project, pros and cons (Ramona Patch)
• What’s Behind San Diego’s Gang Problem (Voice of San Diego)
• The gift of raptors (SD Reader)
• Judge: San Diego To Receive $77M In $1B Lead Paint Ruling (KPBS)
• SWA adds nonstops from SD to 4 more cities (UT San Diego)
• Claims against Filner total $4M (UT San Diego)
• San Diego Avocado Growers Brace For New Invasive Beetle (KPBS)
• Attempted rapist Anthony Washington ordered to stand trial (10 News)

STATE

• California health exchange struggling to enroll Latinos (LA Times)
• Brown calls for federal unemployment extension (Sacramento Bee)

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November 7, 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

• Manchester buys more San Diego newspapers (SD Reader)
• Supreme Court ruling a win for La Mesa cop (U-T San Diego)
• San Diego’s real poverty rate (Voice of San Diego)
• Santee looking to revamp near Gillespie Field (UT San Diego)
• Which City In San Diego County Is The Most Walkable? (KPBS)
•  SDSU buys 50 apartments for $26 million
• City ups commercial development fees (UT San Diego)
• Sempra earnings mixed (UT San Diego)
• San Diego County Supervisors Approve Plan To Streamline Adoption Process (KPBS)
• Burmese Refugees Making San Diego Home (KPBS)

STATE

• Deal delays Calif. insurance policy cancellations (Sacramento Bee)
• Feds renew threat to withhold Calif. school funds (SacBee)
• California tops alternate poverty measure (UT San Diego)
• Millions In Federal Funds Create Few Jobs For Veterans (KPBS)
• Calif. moves to coordinate work on water issues (SacBee)
• Effort to clone Muir's giant sequoia is successful (Sacramento Bee)
• Mosquitoes known to carry dengue, yellow fever seen in California (Reuters)
• 'Orange slime' used for fighting fires heats debate (Marketplace.org)
• Editorial: Government pension costs rise fast, even as municipalities shed employees (SacBee)

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October 10, 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:

STATE

• California’s solitary confinement policies scrutinized at hearing (Sacramento Bee)
• Brown Signs Laws Limiting Detention Of Immigrants (KPBS)
• California Governor signs law expanding protections for journalists  (Reuters)

LOCAL

• Pentagon to cut number of Marines in San Diego (KUSI)
• Teen problems continue to plague Oktoberfest (La Mesa Today)
• Missing and wanted: 23 years later, La Mesa girl’s fate is still unknown (La Mesa Patch)
• Lemon Grove to get international market (Lemon Grove Patch)
• Is this triple-dipping by police sergeant?(U-T San Diego)

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September 26, 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

• Supervisors Support Push For Southern California Drone Test Site (KPBS)
• Rainbow Investment to Take Control of Grossmont Center Mall (La Mesa Patch)
• San Diego’s Craft Beer Economy, in Three Charts (Voice of San Diego)
• Mother of drowned toddlers arrested (U-T San Diego)
• El Cajon will cover costs of new ordinance (UT San Diego)
• Traffic ticket costs spike with add-ons
• Rainbow water district officially opposes Gregory Landfill (Village News)

STATE

• Judges extend deadline in California prison case U-T San Diego)
• Federal highway funding crisis will hurt states, lawmakers told (Sacramento Bee)
• California Jobless Rate Increases To 8.9 Percent(KPBS)

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June 20, 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:

STATE

• California lawmakers pass state budget bill (Sacramento Bee)
• Highlights of California’s 2013-14 budget  (Bakersfield Now)
• California Democrats pass state budget, flex supermajority(Fresno Bee)
• Judge orders California to immediately release prisoners (Sacramento Bee)
• Changes To Domestic Violence Response Protocol Included In Trailer Bill (KPBS)
• Governor's sister joins Sempra board  (UT San Diego)
• Poop power: A new generation of companies bet on a different renewable energy (Infographic) (Marketplace)

LOCAL//REGIONAL

• NRC considers voiding key ruling on San Onofre (KPBS)
• Settlement Reached on Kumeyaay Wind Project Warranty Coverage: (Recharge News)
• Death’s in the details - Lapses in reporting inmate mortalities raise questions of oversight in San Diego County facilities (CityBeat)
• $2.75 billion San Diego city budget passed (Sacramento Bee)
• El Cajon economic picture mostly upbeat (U-T San Diego)
• Volunteer Fire Department on Palomar Mountain in tight spot (U-T San Diego)
• Quake studies cut short by nuke shutdown (U-T San Diego)
• Bond projects OK'd despite flap (U-T San Diego)
• 1 dead after firetruck collides with another vehicle in Poway (10 News)
• School fires teacher, a domestic abuse victim (UT San Diego)
• PBID supporters promise new, leaner proposal (La Mesa Today)
• Mayor Blows Up Planning, Development Org Chart (Voice of San Diego)
• Woman gives birth while on Interstate-8 in Flinn Springs (10 News)
• Several injured in brawl at Viejas Indian reservation (CBS)
• Cohn taking over Malarkey restaurant (U-T San Diego)

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June 4, 2013 (El Cajon) -- A man who called police to report that his wife was not breathing on Sunday night is under arrest for murder.  Police found Gankil Wijdan, 39, suffering from multiple stab wounds.

Medics tried to revive her but she was pronounced dead at the scene.  During question of Wijdan's husband, Salem Zora, 47, police found "inconsistencies" in his story, Lt. Mike Moulton with El Cajon Police stated.

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April 3, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Roundup brings you top news headlines of interest to East County and our region, published by other media. This week's top Roundup headlines include:

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• SD’s Decatur on watch against North Korea (UT San Diego)
• Talking Short Term Troubles, Long Term Hopes (La Mesa Today)
• President Obama taps San Diego neuroscientists for brain-mapping initiative (KPBS)
• Governor Brown announces pardons of 65 people, San Diegans among those on list (10 News)
• New apartment offers free solar power (UT San Diego)

• San Diego is Dronetown, USA (Daily Beast)

• Man accused in Julian shooting pleads not guilty (Ramona Patch)

• Santa Ysabel Man Gets 109 Years in Prison (Ramona Patch)

• In SD Unified's rush to sell land, taxpayers could lose millions (Voice of San Diego)
• Border officer took bribes to allow in immigrants (UT San Diego)
• San Diego Mayor Bob Filner signs tourism agreement (Meetings and Conventions)
• Campaign money became focus of tourism battle (UT San Diego)
• Desalination comes of age with Poseidon plant  (U-T San Diego)

• A Tale of two City Council Meetings (San Diego Free Press)

STATE

• Will twin tunnels water project float?  (U-T San Diego)
• State auditor: California’s net worth at negative $127.2 billion (Sacramento Bee)
• Medical parole bill advances (UT San Diego)
• Bill regulating ammunition clears committee (Sacramento Bee)

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By Miriam Raftery

January 1, 2013 (San Diego’s East County)- Last week we posted our most-read stories of the year—those that drew the most readers, and newsmakers of the year.   Now we present the year’s top stories/issues of most significance to our region--issues with major impact, as well as milestones for our communitie, in the view of our editorial staff. Some are individual articles, others ran a series.

In case you missed these, be sure to scroll down and click the "read more" button to see the stories we think everyone should read--including some hot topics that will continue to be debated in 2013 as major decisions impacting East County remain on the horizon.

By Miriam Raftery

December 27, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – The power of social media has given rise to a new phenomenon seen across our region and around the world:  residents are taking to the streets, sending tweets, and discovering the power of the people.  They’re organizing online, launching petitions, posting viral videos on Youtube, promoting causes on Facebook.  A year aqo, in 2011, the world witnessed the power of citizen activism when the Egyptian government was overthrown.  Here at home, the rise in citizen activism in the past year has led to some remarkable achievements and some noteworthy upsets.

Here are some of the results of citizen activism in our region over the past year.

ECPAC Foundation, SAVE ECPAC groups  plan rally to save theater at 1 pm;  workshop at 2 p.m.; Council meeting at 3 p.m.

May 22, 2012 (El Cajon ) – Today at 1:30 p.m., the El Cajon Council will hold a special workshop on the future of the East County Performing Arts Center.   Council has given an exclusive 180-day agreement to a developer to propose plans for tearing down the theater and building a hotel.  Today, developer E. Neal Arthur will present his plans at the workshop.

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December 8, 2011 (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:

STATE

•  Jerry Brown has plans to hike sales, income tax (Sacramento Bee)
• California fiscal conservatives file spending cap proposal (Sacramento Bee)

LOCAL

• Sunrise Powerlink water use put in perspective (San Diego Union-Tribune)
•  County improves healthcare for the very poor, but stops there (Voice of San Diego)
•  Backcountry warrior keeps up the fight (San Diego Union-Tribune)
•  Hunter casts protest vote against immigration reform (CityBeat)
•  Water district directors meet, talk in secret (Voice of San Diego)
•  Release of rare golden eagle a success at Safari Park (North County Times)
•  Our Greater San Diego Vision launches interactive website (KPBS)
•  La Mesa is in “great financial position” new auditors tell City Hall (La Mesa Patch)
•  Reports reveal trends in drug use and gang involvement (SANDAG)
•  Mistrial of Stanley Lloyd Jr. case; new trial may be held (Santee Patch)
•  Barona murder “a puzzle”; casino and tribal security could have provided more pieces, prosecutor says (Ramona Patch)
•   So what can schools cut? (Voice of San Diego)
•    SDG&E defends solar rate hike to County Supervisors (San Diego Reader)
•    Escondido: Tighten the rules (The Reader editorial by Don Bauder)

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October 13,  2011 (San Diego's East County)--East County Roundup highlights articles on top regional and state issues of interest to East County and inland San Diego County, published in other media. This week’s top Roundup headlines include:

STATE

·         Showdown on medical marijuana as feds crack down (Christian Science Monitor)

·         Brown signs California Dream Act (Los Angeles Times)

LOCAL

·         Grossmont Hospital panel seeks new members (San Diego Union-Tribune)

·         Rincon to spend more gaming revenues locally (KPBS)

·         San Diego considers an openly gay GOP mayor (CNBC)

·         Carlton Oaks Golf Club Future in Doubt (San Diego Union-Tribune)

·         600 club members praised for showing on state tests: 33 Lemon Grove students notch perfect math scores  (San Diego Union-Tribune)
 

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