EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

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East County News Service

October 5, 2016 (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:

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LOCAL

El Cajon shooting puts focus on de-escalation training (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Slow it down.Police haven’t always been trained to think that way. They’re supposed to take immediate control of a situation, resolve the problem and move on to the next call. There are always more calls. But the recent spate of fatal police shootings of unarmed black men — including Tuesday’s killing of Alfred Olango by El Cajon police — is fueling a movement by agencies across the country to expand the training officers get in de-escalation techniques. Through role-playing with real-life scenarios, they are taught better communication skills aimed at helping them defuse situations that might otherwise turn violent.

Santee sees increase in car thefts, prompts more patrols (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The City of Santee has been a target of a number of recent car thefts, prompting increased patrols from authorities in the area.

Project Lifesaver helps deputies find missing man (Ramona Sentinel)

W hen an 81-year-old Ramona man wandered from his home last Friday morning, sheriff’s deputies found him within 16 minutes of receiving a signal from the tracking device on his wrist. That would not have happened had the man not been enrolled in Project Lifesaver.

Why Clinton is the safe choice for President (San Diego Union-Tribune editorial)

This paper has not endorsed a Democrat for president in its 148-year history. But we endorse Clinton. She’s the safe choice for the U.S. and for the world, for Democrats and Republicans alike.

El Cajon protests: civil rights and business rights (Reporting San Diego)

… these demonstrations have had real costs to business owners, residents, and protesters.

Lyft driver killed remembered as great person and ‘helper’(10 News)

The Lyft driver who was struck and killed on State Route 94 by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday morning left behind a wife, 2-year-old son and dreams of becoming a dentist.

STATE

Time to cram:  California’s 17 ballot measures and propositions explained (Cap Radio)

… You'll be voting on a range of issues, including legalizing marijuana, the death penalty, prescription drug costs, taxes and much more. To help you sift through the measures, we've gathered up what you'll need to know to make an informed decision  — what the opponents and supporters are saying, the measures' fiscal impact, and the campaign money spent to support and oppose each proposal.

Gov. Brown approves plan for earthquake early warnings (KPBS)

Californians will begin getting warnings of impending earthquakes through their cellphones, radios and other devices within the next year or two as the state ramps up a lifesaving early warning system, emergency management officials said Thursday… Early warning can allow train operators to slam on the breaks, surgeons to pull their sharp tools out of a patient's body and schoolchildren and office workers to duck and cover. Automated systems can open fire station doors and shut down gas lines to allow for a quick emergency response and limit fire damage.

A snooze of  a Senate race (New York Times)

The race to succeed Senator Barbara L. Boxer of California was supposed to be one of the marquee contests of the year. It is a contest to fill the first open Senate seat in the nation’s largest state since 1992. It offers a window into the ethnic kaleidoscope that is California: Pitting a Latino, Representative Loretta Sanchez, against an African-American, Kamala Harris, the state attorney general.

 


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