November 12, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is weighing options that could make it more expensive to opt out of having a smart meter or even allow your right to remove a smart meter to be taken away in the future, under an interim proposed plan, warns the Center for Electrosmog Prevention. The group is an official intervenor in the current CPUC proceding on smart mater opt outs and recently filed a formal response to a proposal that CEP founder Susan Brinchman of La Mesa calls “noxious.”
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January 6, 2013 (San Diego’s East County ) – The Center for Electrosmog Prevention in La Mesa seeks people who have experience health impacts that may be related to smart meters to participate in a survey. The survey is sponsored by the Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters; however data is being collected nationwide.
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May 2, 2012 -- (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
Ramona wines beat French varieties in competition (UT San Diego)
La Mesa Council deadlocked on PBID approval, will make decision in July (La Mesa Patch)
$1 billion hospital opens (Valley Roadrunner)
DEA “accidentally” left forgotten suspect in holding cell for 5 days (UT San Diego)
6 La Mesa officers exonerated in fatal shooting of Andrew Yacko (La Mesa Patch)
Lloyd Jr pleads guilty to manslaughter in Santee teen Carioscias’ death (Santee Patch)
Lemon Grove School District cuts 30 jobs (UT San Diego)
SAN DIEGO MAYORAL RACE
Voice of San Diego series: Who is….
Bob Filner
Nathan Fletcher
Bonnie Dumanis
Carl DeMaio
Other mayoral coverage:
Filner releases pension plan (UT San Diego)
Fletcher pledges to make cycling, transit a priority (Reader)
Fletcher-GOP feud still going strong: party sues candidate over $5,000 fundraiser (UT San Diego)
The Fletcher Flim-Flam (OB Rag)
The unfortunate trajectory of Carl DeMaio (Citybeat)
STATE
San Diego takes water fight public (New York Times)
UCAN reaches settlement to allow group to go on (UT San Diego)
California rakes in healthcare grants (Saramento Bee)
Environmentalists feeling burned by rush to build big solar projects (Los Angeles Times)
Discovery of Indian artifacts complicates Genesis Solar project (Los Angeles Times)
Calif. Public Utilities Commission: PG&E smart meter “opt out” fees suspended
Diablo Canyon reactor gets some unwelcome guests
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March 11, 2012 (San Diego)--What can be done to gain an opt-out from smart meters here in San Diego and Orange Counties? The CPUC is dragging its heels in "granting permission" for one in our region. They may do so by June, our attorney learned recently. That is not good enough. It is not set and it is not definite. Why? Well, for one thing, few people in our county know about the smart meter problem due to lack of media coverage and no activism that is newsworthy here such as protests; even fewer have taken steps to show the CPUC we want an opt-out.
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February 3, 2012 -- (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
Does new County land use plan go too far? (San Diego U-T)
State realignment floods county jails and probation departments (KPBS)
Sheriff reduces jail time for inmates to avoid overcrowding (La Mesa Patch)
City Council meeting Tuesday: With redevelopment gone, now what? (Santee Patch)
Santee gets another ‘F’ in state of tobacco report(Santee Patch)
Beating Briarcrest: How La Mesa attorneys saved city $10.5 million (La Mesa Patch)
California lawmakers move to limit protests at funerals (Reuters)
High court overturns CA slaughterhouse law (PBS)
Los Angeles judge blocks state cuts to Medi-cal providers (Sacramento Bee)
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December 18, 2011 (Lakeside)--I am one of the people who has experience health issues from what I can only believe are the smart meters. I have lived in my home since January 1973 and it's never been like this. In the last year and a half (since May 2010 when my smart meter was installed on my home), my husband and I have developed issues that when it comes down to it, the common denominator has been the smart meter. I could go on but if you have questions, feel free to email me. I know other people who live here in Lakeside that are suffering.
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January 6, 2013 (San Diego’s East County ) – The Center for Electrosmog Prevention in La Mesa seeks people who have experience health impacts that may be related to smart meters to participate in a survey. The survey is sponsored by the Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters; however data is being collected nationwide. 
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