EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

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East County News Service

January 4, 2017 (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

STATE

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LOCAL

Advocates call on San Diego mayor to take action on homelessness (KPBS)

A petition containing more than 1,100 signatures calling for the city of San Diego to stop penalizing the homeless was submitted Tuesday to Mayor Kevin Faulconer. The petition requests "emergency action" to suspend the citing, arresting and issuance of stay-away orders to unsheltered residents, said Steph Johnson, a musician who helped organize the signature drive.

Restaurants respond to wage hike with dining surcharge (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The next time you wander into Sammy’s Wood-Fired Pizza for a burrata and pesto pie, indulge in a shrimp-filled bucket at Rockin’ Baja Lobster, or decide to splurge on beef tenderloin at George’s at the Cove, don’t be surprised to see an added charge when your check arrives.

San Diego VA one of five in nation with large decline in health scores (Union-Tribune)

San Diego County’s VA health system was one of only five in the nation with a marked decline in 2016 performance scores, according to a comparison released by the federal veterans’ agency this month.

Behold the trajectory of county supervisor pay, benefits (Union-Tribune)

Taxpayer-funded retirement contributions for San Diego County's Board of Supervisors have seen more than a five-fold increase over the past two decades, according to a review of supervisor benefits.

San Diego says it runs no reports to track progress on city record requests (Union-Tribune)

The City of San Diego used to have a performance measure for its handling of public records requests.

STATE

Trump’s presidency a roll of the dice for Southern California’s casino-owning tribes (L.A. Daily News)

What can Southern California’s casinos expect from a Trump presidency? That’s the multi-million-dollar question for tribes who own and operate such resorts, who are hoping that having a former casino owner in the White House is a good thing for both their people and gaming operations.

Jerry Brown picks new CPUC commissioners (San Francisco Chronicle)

Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of two new commissioners to the California Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday, opting not to renew the terms of Mike Florio and Catherine J.K. Sandoval, whose six-year terms come to an end Sunday.  Brown’s nominees, Martha Guzman Aceves and Clifford Rechtschaffen, have both served in the governor’s office since 2011, and both have backgrounds in energy and environmental policy. They now require state Senate confirmation.

Series of earthquakes hits near California-Nevada border (San Diego Union-Tribune)

A series of moderate earthquakes rocked the Nevada-California border, shaking residents in both states but producing no reports of major damage or injury.

States out of compliance with Homeland Security state ID standards have about a year to get in line (Marketplace)

If states don’t do anything, their residents may have to show a passport to get on a plane. 

 


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