EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

November 9, 2018 (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

• San Diego’s City Council Has a New Look – and a Veto-Proof Majority (Voice of San Diego)
• Senator predicts financial crisis in San Diego public schools (Patch.com)
• SDSU West bests SoccerCity as voters embrace a new vision for Mission Valley stadium site (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• UC San Diego to slow enrollment growth to absorb huge increase in students  (San Diego Union-Tribune)

STATE

• ‘Horrific scene’: 13 dead including gunman at California bar (AP)
• These are the victims of the Thousand Oaks massacre (Fox 5)
• Wildfire erupts in Southern California near Thousand Oaks (10 News)

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LOCAL

San Diego’s City Council Has a New Look – and a Veto-Proof Majority (Voice of San Diego)

A City Council incumbent has not lost in San Diego in 27 years. If current results hold, two fell Tuesday night. One of those historic wins shifts power at City Hall to the Democrats. They have a 6-3, veto-proof majority after first-time candidate Jen Campbell knocked off Republican Lorie Zapf in District 2, the coastal district including Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach and Point Loma.

Senator predicts financial crisis in San Diego public schools (Patch.com)

In San Diego County, all 17 school districts operating in Patch communities reported deficits ranging from $14 million to $1.5 billion.

SDSU West bests SoccerCity as voters embrace a new vision for Mission Valley stadium site (San Diego Union-Tribune)

In the battle to take over the city’s Mission Valley stadium site, Measure G, the SDSU West initiative, prevailed with 55 percent of votes in favor of the campus expansion, while rival Measure E, the SoccerCity initiative, grabbed just 30 percent approval.

UC San Diego to slow enrollment growth to absorb huge increase in students  (San Diego Union-Tribune)

UC San Diego plans to dramatically slow enrollment growth for two to three years so that it can absorb a huge increase in students and give the campus time to build or start about $1 billion in housing, classrooms and laboratories.  The university’s enrollment has soared by an average of 1,059 students a year since 2008, making it one of the fastest growing schools in the country, and contributing to campus housing shortages…

STATE

‘Horrific scene’: 13 dead including gunman at California bar (AP)

A gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country dance bar holding a weekly "college night" [at Thousand Oaks] in Southern California, killing 12 people and sending hundreds fleeing in terror, authorities said. The gunman was later found dead at the scene.

These are the victims of the Thousand Oaks massacre (Fox 5)

At least 12 lives were cut short on Wednesday when a gunman stormed a Southern California bar and opened fire. Here’s what we know about the people who died in the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks.

Wildfire erupts in Southern California near Thousand Oaks (10 News)

A wind-driven brush fire has erupted in Southern California, burning near structures in the Newbury Park area of Ventura County. Cal Fire says the Hill Fire has quickly grown to 5,000 to 7,000 acres, shutting down both directions of Highway 101, as of 4 p.m. More than 160 firefighters have been dispatched, and eight air tankers have been ordered. At a Thursday night news conference, Ventura County fire officials said they expect the blaze to burn all the way to the Pacific Ocean.