• State joblessness rate dips to lowest level since ’09 (SF Chronicle)
• U.S. extends its run of strong job growth another month (NY Times)
• Drones over America: What can they see?  (NPR)
• Voters blame Obama for gas prices, but experts say not so fast (Washington Post) 

• Rampage in Afghanistan puts long-term US Presence in peril (Christian Science Monitor)
• Afghans urge US exit after killings; US says timetable unchanged (Reuters)
• Syrian opposition calls for international intervention (CNN)
•  ‘Arab revolts led to Islamization, instability’ (Jerusalem Post)
• Israel and Gaza factions ‘agree on truce’(Al Jazeera)

• Loss of Greenland ice could become irreversible,  scientists say (Los Angeles Times)
• Study: Red meat raises risk of dying; risk higher with processed meats (CBS) 

 
January 28, 2012 (San Diego) – With a focus on the San Diego region’s job growth, smarter technology development, solar energy storage integration and increased electric vehicle infrastructure and deployment, Smart City San Diego is delivering results.  The collaborative is made up of City of San Diego, GE, UC San Diego, CleanTECH San Diego and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E).  It formed to leverage each entity’s strengths to create and implement initiatives to improve the region’s energy independence, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and assert San Diego as a clean energy leader.