April 2017 Articles

PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY APRIL 29

 

East County News Service

April 16, 2017 (San Diego’s East County) – Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Agency holds a prescription drug take-back day to encourage residents to turn in unused prescription drugs and avoid having them fall into the wrong hands.  This year, the event will be held on April 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.


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PUBLIC INPUT INVITED ON DISTRICT ELECTION MAPPING APRIL 18 IN EL CAJON

 

East County News Service

April 16, 2017 (El Cajon) – El Cajon residents will have the opportunity to provide input on draft district maps for City Council elections.  A community workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 18 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the El Cajon Police Station community room, 100 Civic Center Way in El Cajon for input from the public.


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CAL FIRE TO OPEN RAMONA AIR ATTACK BASE

 

East County News Service

April 16, 2017 (Ramona) -- As the temperatures continue to rise region-wide, CAL FIRE San Diego is beefing up preparations for fire season by opening the Ramona Air Attack Base in Ramona.


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EL CAJON HISTORICAL SOCIETY HONORS POSTER CONTEST WINNERS MAY 1

 

By Miriam Raftery

Photo: Amaziah Lord Knox, courtesy El Cajon Historical Society

April 16, 2017 (El Cajon) -- For 36 years, the El Cajon Historical Society has sponsored a Third Grade Contest. This year, over 350 public and private school students participated in a poster contest titled, “A Visual History of El Cajon.” All participants receive certificates and 23 will be honored with trophies for special awards in a ceremony on May 1st at 6:30 p.m. at Greenfield Middle School, 1495 Greenfield Drive in El Cajon. 


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS DOWNS NEW MEXICO 4-2 TO WIN SECOND STRAIGHT

 

Aztecs capture doubles point, three singles matches

Source:  goaztecs.com

Photo:  Sander Gjoels-Andersen provided the clinching win on Sunday in the Aztecs' win at New Mexico.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

April 16, 2017 (Alberquerque) - San Diego State won its second straight on Sunday with a satisfying 4-2 triumph over New Mexico in a Mountain West dual match at McKinnon Family Tennis Stadium. With the victory, the Aztecs raise their record to 7-14 on the season and 3-3 in conference play, while the Lobos slip to 10-12 overall and 3-3 in the Mountain West.


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SDSU LACROSSE FALLS TO NO. 6/5 COLORADO ON SENIOR DAY

 

Aztecs drop third straight MPSF conference game

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Photo:  The Aztecs recognized their 11 seniors prior to Sunday's game vs. Colorado.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

April 16, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State found itself in a tight battle midway through the first half against No. 6/5 Colorado at home Sunday, but the visiting Buffaloes used a timely 9-0 run to pull away for a 17-5 victory in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game on Senior Day at Aztec Lacrosse Field.


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TRUMP POLICIES HURT TOURISM AND THREATEN SAN DIEGO’S ECONOMY

 

By Miriam Raftery

April 16, 2017 (San Diego) – The U.S. is poised to lose $7.4 billion in lost tourism dollars this year and $10.9 billion next year due to President Donald Trump’s travel ban and other policies making travelers feel unwelcome in the U.S., Tourism Economics estimates, the Washington Post reports.  


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TAX DAY PROTESTS CALL FOR RELEASE OF TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS

 

East County News Service

April 16, 2017 (San Diego's East County) - Across the nation, tens of thousands of people in more than 100 cities held Tax Day protests on April 15th – calling on President Donald Trump to release his income tax returns.  San Diego event organizers estimate that several thousands took to the streets locally, also urging Congress to subpoena Trump’s tax returns.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: BRAVES SERVE UP NINE RUNS FOR EASTER DINNER TO TAKE SERIES FROM PADRES

 

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Story by Liz Alper

Photo via @Padres on Twitter

April 16, 2017 (Atlanta) - Happy Easter!  Will the Easter Bunny bless the Padres?  Let’s find out with Trevor Cahill on the mound for San Diego against the legendary Bartolo Colon for the Braves!


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD CLOSES BUSY WEEK WITH A FLOURISH

 

SDSU has a pair of new entries in the program’s record book

Source:  goaztecs.com

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April 15, 2017 (Long Beach) - San Diego State track & field has a pair of new entries in the program’s record book after a successful end to the Beach Invitational hosted by Long Beach State on Saturday.


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AZTECS BASEBALL CONTINUES HOT HITTING IN 16-3 WIN AT UNLV

 

SDSU wins for 10th time in last 12 contests

Source:  goaztecs.com

Photo:  David Hensley had four hits, including a double along with an RBI and two runs scored, in the win at UNLV on Saturday.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

April 15, 2017 (Las Vegas) - San Diego State took up from where it left off offensively in Friday night’s win as it defeated UNLV, 16-3, Saturday afternoon at Earl E. Wilson Stadium in Las Vegas. The win was the 10th in the last 12 games for the Aztecs, who improved to 25-11 overall and 13-5 in the Mountain West.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: BRAVES TAKE TWO FROM PADS ON BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS

 

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Story by Liz Alper

Photo via @Padres on Twitter

April 15, 2017 (Atlanta) - It wasn’t a Good Friday for the Padres, losing the first game of a series to the Braves in their new stadium.  Luckily for them, they have three more games to set the record straight.  Clayton Richard started on the mound for San Diego against veteran ace R.A. Dickey for the Braves.


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7 CANDIDATES RUNNING AGAINST DUNCAN HUNTER: TOWN HALL THURSDAY IN EL CAJON

 

By Miriam Raftery

April 15, 2017 (El Cajon) – With Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) under criminal investigation by the Justice Dept., seven Democrats vying for his seat will be speaking out in a town hall forum hosted by the East County Democratic Club. The event will be held this Thursday, April 20 at 1150 East Broadway (the Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors building) in El Cajon.


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SDSU SOFTBALL SHUTS OUT NEW MEXICO 8-0 FOR SERIES SWEEP

 

Peres homers twice as Aztecs win fifth straight game

Source:  goaztecs.com

Photo courtesy goaztecs.com

April 15, 2017 (San Diego) - Jenavee Peres (Garden Grove, Calif.) homered twice and Erica Romero (Corona, Calif.) tossed a five-hit shutout to lift San Diego State to an 8-0, six-inning win over New Mexico Saturday at SDSU Softball Stadium. If was the fifth consecutive victory for the Aztecs (23-14, 7-5 MW), who swept the series with the Lobos (19-18, 5-7 MW) by a combined score of 22-3.


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EL CAJON MOTORIST BLAMELESS IN DEATH OF WOMAN ON I-15; CHP SEEKS WITNESSES

 

By Miriam Raftery

April 15, 2017 (San Diego) -- A woman, 60, was driving south on I-15 near Miramar Road Thursday at noon when she inexplicably came out of her vehicle and landed on the roadway, Officer E. Colunga with California Highway Patrol reports.  She was struck by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene.


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EL CAJON TEACHERS AND IMMIGRANTS HIGHLIGHTED IN WASHINGTON POST

 

By Miriam Raftery

Photo:  ahausloher on Twitter

April 15, 2017 (El Cajon) – Efforts of El Cajon teachers to help Middle Eastern immigrant children have been highlighted in a Washington Post article titled, “How President Trump is – and is not—changing what it means to be American.”  Read the full story


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ANTI-SEMITISM ON U.S. COLLEGE CAMPUSES INCREASED 40% IN 2016 AND GENOCIDAL EXPRESSION DOUBLED, STUDY FINDS

 

AMCHA Initiative’s 2016 report indicates two main sources are responsible for anti-Semitism on campus

East County News Service

April 15, 2017 (Santa Cruz) -- Anti-Semitism on campus increased 40% and genocidal expression doubled in 2016, according to the AMCHA Initiative’s annual study, released earlier this month.  The study examines anti-Semitism at more than 100 public and private colleges and universities with the largest Jewish undergraduate populations.


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“MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS” MAY HAVE KILLED OVER 90 ISIS FIGHTERS IN AFGHANISTAN

 

East County News Service

April 15, 2017 (Washington D.C.) – The U.S. on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed to destroy caves used by ISIS fighters in the Achin area of Afghanistan, the Pentagon confirms.  Some Afghan officials estimate that as many as 94 ISIS fighters and four commanders may have been killed, with no civilian deaths reported, according to NBC news.


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BORDER ANGELS' HUGO CASTRO MISSING IN MEXICO AMID CHILLING VIDEO APPEAL

 

By Ken Stone and Chris Stone

Reprinted from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association

Photo:  Border Angel volunteer coordinator Hugo Castro directs distribution of items to a Tijuana shelter for Haitians during a recent trip. Photo by Chris Stone


April 15, 2017 (San Diego) - Friends and family of migrant activist Hugo Castro fear for his life in the wake of a Facebook video in which he appeals for help on a road southeast of Mexico City.


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AZTECS BASEBALL ROUTS UNLV 20-6 TO EVEN WEEKEND SERIES

 

Baseball records season highs in runs and hits in win over Rebels

Source:  goaztecs.com

Photo:  Dean Nevarez had three hits, including a double and triple, while driving in five runs in the win over UNLV Friday evening in Las Vegas.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

April 15, 2017 (Las Vegas) - San Diego State exploded for season highs in runs and hits as it defeated UNLV, 20-6, Friday night at Earl E. Wilson Stadium in Las Vegas. The Aztecs were in control from start to finish, scoring in each of the first five innings as they improved to 25-11 overall and 12-5 in the Mountain West. Their run total along with their 24 hits in the game were the most they have recorded in any contest this season


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AZTEC SOFTBALL RUN-RULES NEW MEXICO 10-2 IN FIVE INNINGS

 

SDSU moves into a tie for second place in MW standings with fourth straight win

Source:  goaztecs.com

Photo:  Zaria Meshack scored a career-high four runs and tied a career best with three hits in SDSU's 10-2 win over New Mexico.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

April 14, 2017 (San Diego) - San Diego State run-ruled New Mexico 10-2 in five innings for its fourth consecutive victory Friday night at SDSU Softball Stadium. The Aztecs (22-14), who came into the weekend in a tie for seventh place, are now in a tie for second in the Mountain West standings at 6-5 after clinching the series over the Lobos (19-17, 5-6 MW).


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD PRODUCES SUCCESSFUL DAY WITH SPLIT SQUADS

 

SDSU had six top 10 finishes during the day

Source:  goaztecs.com

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April 14, 2017 (Azusa/Long Beach) - San Diego State track & field had six top 10 finishes with split squads at the Beach Invitational and Bryan Clay Invitational Friday.

SDSU concluded the Bryan Clay Invitational by competing in the 100, 400, 800 and 400-meter hurdles.


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CA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS TRUMP ACTIONS DESTABILIZING HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS

 

East County News Service

April 14, 2017 (Sacramento) -- In an interview this week with the Wall Street Journal this week, President Trump suggested he would hold hostage the cost-sharing subsidies that make it possible for low-income Americans to afford to seek medical care when they need it.


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RESCUED BABY BOBCAT MOVED TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

 

East County News Service

April 14, 2017 (Alpine) — Diego, an emaciated baby bobcat dropped off at a pet hospital in Rancho Bernardo in late March and later taken to Lions, Tigers and Bears (LTB) sanctuary in Alpine has been moved again, this time to a northern California rehabilitation facility.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES HELP BRAVES CHRISTEN NEW BALLPARK WITH LOSS

 

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Story by Liz Alper

Photo via @Padres on Twitter

April 14, 2017 (Atlanta) - After starting the season in their cozy little nook of the NL West, the Padres were suddenly whisked away to the east coast to face the Braves in their new home, SunTrust Park.  Jhoulys Chacin started on the hill for the Padres against Julio Teherán for the Braves.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS ENDS SLIDE, DEFEATS AIR FORCE 4-2

 

Aztecs capture four victories in singles play

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April 14, 2017 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - San Diego State opened its weekend road trip on Friday with a 4-2 triumph over Air Force in a Mountain West dual match at Cadet Gymnasium Outdoor Tennis Courts.


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SNAKES ALIVE! ANIMAL SERVICES WRANGLES BACKYARD RATTLER

 

 

By Tracy DeFore, County of San Diego Communications Office

April 14, 2017 (San Diego) -- It’s spring and it seems everyone is enjoying the sunshine, even snakes. A Rancho Peñasquitos couple found a red diamond rattler in their backyard Monday evening and called County Animal Services for help.

Animal Control Officer Joni Palumbo responded to the call. She’s handled snake calls before but never with a snake this large. View video of the rattlesnake wrangling: https://youtu.be/tN5NfsNBotM


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SAN MIGUEL FIRE TAKES STEPS TOWARDS COMPLETING INDEPENDENCE

 

By Mike Allen

Photo:  San Miguel Fire & Rescue

April 13, 2017 (Spring Valley) -- The San Miguel Fire District continues to take the necessary steps to go back to being a stand-alone agency and cut the cord from Cal Fire, which currently provides its fire protection services.


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LOCAL SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILY SUFFERS TRAGIC LOSS

 

By Miriam Raftery

April 13, 2017 (El Cajon) – A Syrian refugee family in El Cajon who fled war-torn Syria to give their only son a brighter future is now grieving over his loss. On his first trip ever to a beach, 17-year-old Mohammed al-Mustafa was pulled under by a rip current and has not been found.


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AZTECS BASEBALL DROPS 7-3 DECISION TO UNLV IN SERIES OPENER

 

Teams combine for five homers as SDSU falls to Rebels

Source:  goaztecs.com

Photo:  Hunter Stratton had a pair of hits, including his first home run of the season, in the contest against UNLV Thursday night.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

April 13, 2017 (Las Vegas) - In a game marred by winds gusting to center field, San Diego State dropped the opener of its three-game series at UNLV, 7-3, Thursday night at Earl E. Wilson Stadium in Las Vegas. The Aztecs used a pair of homers to score all of their runs, but the Rebels had three of their own that helped them capture the victory.


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