May 31, 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
Radioactive bluefin tuna caught off coast of California (10 News)
A special Memorial Day delivery for La Mesa (La Mesa Today)
Soccer unites refugee and immigrant kids (UT San Diego)
Fletcher campaign receives over $56,000 from donors outside of state (Reader)
Portion of Interstate 8 dedicated to fallen agent Robert W. Rosas (Backcountry Messenger)
New library, updated school for Lemon Grove (UT San Diego)
STATE
CA Senate passes bill prohibiting schools and employers from asking for Facebook passwords (Sacramento Bee)
California Democrats bid for 2/3 control of state Senate (Sacramento Bee)
Mentally ill inmates on the rise (Sacramento Bee)
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May 23, 2012 (Lemon Grove) – San Diego Sheriff’s deputies from the Lemon Grove station responded to a residential burglary in progress at 1420 Bakersfield Street, Lemon Grove on May 18 at approximately 9:06 a.m.after a neighbor reported an unknown male forcing open the front door of the residence.The deputies saw two males exiting the residence in the backyard.
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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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April 30, 2012 (Lemon Grove) – A Hazmat team has been dispatched to 6800 Federal in El Cajon, where a contractor ruptured a natural gas line, Incident Page Network reported at 1:47 p.m.Local businesses have been asked to shelter in place.
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March 29, 2012 (Lemon Grove) – Police seek information on the occupants of a dark sedan that pulled up next to a Ford Five Hundred near Massachusetts early this morning. The driver of the Ford and a passenger heard several shots and two bullet holes were found in the driver’s side of the vehicle. No one was injured.
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March 27, 2012 (Lemon Grove) -- At 9:11 a.m., Tuesday morning, Heartland Fire & Rescue crews from Lemon Grove, La Mesa, and El Cajon were dispatched to reports of a residential structure fire in the 1500 block of Skyline Drive.A 911 call reported a room on fire.Fire crews arrived within 6 minutes to discover dark smoke coming from the front door and side bedroom window of a single story, single family residence.
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March 2, 2012 (Lemon Grove) -- Sheriffs from the Lemon Grove Substation responded to a call yesterday afternoon from a woman in the 7900 block of Mt. Vernon Street. The caller told the dispatcher that her son had a gun and was threatening to hurt himself. After making the call, the woman left the house with her adult daughter.
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El Cajon tops list for East County at 50; La Mesa has 7 yet crime rate has gone down
By Miriam Raftery
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February 23, 2012 (Lemon Grove) – Six bullet casings have been recovered following reports of gunshots heard around 6:13 p.m. in the 800 block of Grand Avenue in Lemon Grove tonight.
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February 22, 2012 (Lemon Grove) -- The fabulous Cremer Family that lived in Lemon Grove's famous H. Lee House for half a century will return to the scene of their saga on Mar. 1 at 7 p.m. on the next "History Alive" lecture sponsored by the Lemon Grove Historical Society.
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February 3, 2012 -- San Diego Assemblymember Marty Block, AD-78, was honored as the Legislator of the Year from the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Pacific South Coast Chapter, on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
“I am very humbled to receive this honor from the Multiple Sclerosis Society,” said Block. “I enjoyed serving as a board member of the Pacific South Coast Chapter and will continue to support initiatives working to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis.”
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January 28, 2012 (Lemon Grove) – A man who was asked to leave Dirk’s Nightclub in Lemon Grove shortly before closing time at 2 a.m. returned with a semi-automatic rifle and opened fire, ECM news partner 10 News reports. The shooter and a friend are believed to have fled in a dark pick-up truck.
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January 26, 2012 (Lemon Grove)--The sound of drumbeats, horses' hooves and rifle fire, and the snap of flying colors amid the wide open spaces of the American West are yours on Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. Descendants of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments of the famous African American Buffalo Soldiers will relive the glory days, when they were the advance guard in the nation's Western expansion.
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January 24, 2012 (Lemon Grove) – Trustees in the Lemon Grove School District voted unanimously tonight to close down Palm Middle School after the spring semester. The wrenching decision came in response to repeated budget cuts, which have cost the district $10 million in the past four years.
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Man crushed in EDCO packing machine remains hospitalized
By Miriam Raftery
January 19, 2012 (Lemon Grove) – A worker crushed inside a packing machine December 31 at an EDCO recycling center in Lemon Grove remains hospitalized three weeks later, ECM has learned.
“We understand his condition is improving,” said John Snyder, general manager at EDCO.Snyder declined to provide the worker’s name or details of his injuries, citing medical privacy laws. But he said the man, 57, is a long-time employee.
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January 1, 2012 (Lemon Grove)—A worker cleaning a packing machine at the EDCO disposal plant in Lemon Grove yesterday afternoon was crushed and injured severely when the machine accidentally up. According to ECM news partner 10 News, the 57-year-old man may have been in the machine for 10 to 15 minutes before anyone realized he was inside.
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December 20, 2011 (San Diego) -- Senior Volunteer Patrol (SVP) members are making sure the season is merry and bright for seniors who live alone. They will be delivering holiday baskets or hot meals this month to seniors enrolled in the Sheriff’s You Are Not Alone (YANA) program.
The program ensures daily telephone calls and a weekly visit from a Senior Volunteer Patrol team year‐ round. If no one picks up the phone during the daily calls, a welfare check is also conducted. This is a FREE service for disabled people and seniors who live by themselves within the jurisdiction of the Sheriff’s Department. To enroll, please call (858) 565‐5200.
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December 15, 2011 (San Diego County) -- The San Diego County Sheriff's Department has been awarded a new traffic safety grant for a year‐long anti‐DUI program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways.
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December 7, 2011 (Lemon Grove)—The public is invited to a fundraiser hosted by Lemon Grove Historical Society to defray the cost for all 8th graders going on a class trip to Washington D.C in the spring 2012.
"Absolutely Fabulous" will take place on Saturday, December 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the H. Lee House, 3205 Olive Street, Lemon Grove.
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December 2, 2011 (Spring Valley) -- San Miguel Firefighters responded to fully involved structure fire on the 2900 Block of Vista Drive, in Spring Valley. The fire started somewhere inside a detached garage with a large apartment style room above. According to the male property owner, his brother lived in the room above the garage. Soon after the fire, as they searched the residence a body was found.
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December 1, 2011 (Lemon Grove) – The San Diego Sheriff announced the arrest yesterday of two suspects and recovery of property from an armed robbery in Lemon Grove. The theft occurred November 28 at approximately 10:36 a.m. at MobileCom in the 7900 block of Broadway.
The first suspect was described as a black male juvenile 5’10”‐ 6'00'', thin-build, wearing a dark colored hoodie, a mask and dark shorts. This suspect was carrying a silver handgun. The second suspect was described as a black male juvenile, wearing a dark colored hoodie, and dark pants.
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November 29, 2011 (Lemon Grove) Monday morning at 10:36 a.m., Lemon Grove Deputies responded to an armed robbery at Mobile.Com in the 7900 block of Broadway.
The first suspect was described as a black male juvenile 5’10”‐ 6'0'', thin build, wearing a dark colored hoodie, mask and dark shorts. This suspect was carrying a silver handgun. The second suspect was described as a black male juvenile, wearing a dark colored hoodie, and dark pants.
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November 8, 2011 (Lemon Grove)--A crew of 300 eager volunteers are expected to join with representatives from the Sheriff’s Lemon Grove substation on Saturday, November 19 to clean up the community for the holiday season.
"We're going to make our downtown sparkle,” said Jim Wiebolt, crime prevention specialist.
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October 30, 2011 (Lemon Grove) – The San Diego Sheriff’s Homicide Unit is investigating the death of a taxi driver found with a gunshot wound following a rollover collision at 3:48 a.m. The crash occurred at 3445 Main Street in Lemon Grove.
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October 19, 2011 (Lemon Grove)—Could a major earthquake strike San Diego County—and will you be prepared? Well-known earthquake expert and media commentator Dr. Pat Abbott, will discuss the "big one on the next "History Alive" lecture series. The event, sponsored by Lemon Grove Historical Society, will be held November 3 at 7 p.m. in the H. Lee House Cultural Center, 3205 Olive, Lemon Grove.
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September 20, 2011 (Lemon Grove) – Most visitors drive their vehicles onto a car dealership’s lot. But an out-of-control motorist dropped into Bob Baker’s dealership in Lemon Grove—literally--from above.
A white Toyota Scion has rolled off Highway 94 and landed on top of two new cars at the Bob Baker car dealership.
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September 18,2011 (Lemon Grove) – The public is invited to witness history on Thursday, Sesptember 22 at 12:30 p.m. City, county and state officials will be on hand to announce details of the Main Street Promenade Redevelopment Project—and watch demolition of vacant buildings near the trolley station.
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May 23, 2012 (Lemon Grove) – San Diego Sheriff’s deputies from the Lemon Grove station responded to a residential burglary in progress at 1420 Bakersfield Street, Lemon Grove on May 18 at approximately 9:06 a.m.
March 27, 2012 (Lemon Grove) -- At 9:11 a.m., Tuesday morning, Heartland Fire & Rescue crews from Lemon Grove, La Mesa, and El Cajon were dispatched to reports of a residential structure fire in the 1500 block of Skyline Drive.
tops list for East County at 50; La Mesa has 7 yet crime rate has gone down 
By Miriam Raftery
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Story by Miriam Raftery, video by Jack Winemiller
By Millicent Arko
December 2, 2011 (Spring Valley) -- San Miguel Firefighters responded to fully involved structure fire on the 2900 Block of Vista Drive, in Spring Valley. The fire started somewhere inside a detached garage with a large apartment style room above. According to the male property owner, his brother lived in the room above the garage. Soon after the fire, as they searched the residence a body was found.
November 29, 2011 (Lemon Grove) Monday morning at 10:36 a.m., Lemon Grove Deputies responded to an armed robbery at Mobile.Com in the 7900 block of Broadway.
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