EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

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April 17, 2014 (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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Team 10 examines number of criminals monitored by GPS (10 News)

With Orange County detectives looking at two sex offenders in connection with four murders, Team 10 looked into the number of criminals in San Diego County currently monitored by GPS tracking devices.

See how your SDG&E bill could change (UT San Diego)

San Diego Gas & Electric wants to restructure how it bills residential customers for electricity starting this summer.

(Ramona) Contractor linked to a string of burglaries (UT San Diego)

A contractor was arrested last week in connection with a string of home burglaries committed during remodeling jobs throughout the county, and sheriff's deputies are looking for other victims.  Carlos Barajas, 31, was arrested on suspicion of check fraud and burglary charges at his Ramona home last week…

UT San Diego key backer in “jobs tax” defeat (SD Reader)

Media operation owned by developer gave more than $42,000 of ad space

Santee Fire Chief resigns (UT San Diego)

Santee Fire Chief Robert Leigh has resigned. His last day on the job will be Tuesday.

Where the mayor found cash (Voice of San Diego)

Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s first proposed budget includes money for larger police academies, expanded library hours, a temporary fire station in Skyline and $1.9 million for various homeless programs. And that’s just a sampling. Somehow, Faulconer managed to dig up excess cash just months after city budget wonks predicted a $19 million shortfall.

 “Moon Jellies” invade Mission Bay ( NBC 7 San Diego)

A jellyfish invasion is taking place in Mission Bay right now as part of a spring ritual in our local waters…

State Division of Occupational Safety and Health issues citations in fatal tree-trimming accident

The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health today issued citations with proposed penalties of nearly $92,000 to a real estate investment company in connection with a tree-trimming accident that killed a landscaper last fall outside a home near the Spring Street Trolley Station....  

Ken Cinema to close on April 27 (San Diego Reader)

First the San Diego Opera and now this.

Gas prices soaring as supply seems plentiful (10 News)

Highest in more than two years

Mike Aguirre Announces Legal Action Against San Onofre Settlement

Former San Diego City Attorney Mike Aguirre said Monday he is filing legal documents opposing the proposed settlement over costs related to the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant.

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Jerry Brown calls special legislative session on rainy day fund (Sacramento Bee)

Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called a special session of the Legislature for next week to address his effort to put a rainy-day fund constitutional amendment on the November ballot.

Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2014/04/jerry-brown-calls-spe...

Steinberg plan would dedicate California cap-and-trade dollars to housing, transit (Sacramento Bee)

In an effort to more closely manage how California spends revenue from its fledgling cap-and-trade program, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, on Monday unveiled a plan to dedicate ongoing money to affordable housing, mass transit and high-speed rail.

Ex-city official gets nearly 12 years in scandal (UT San Diego)

One of the architects of a massive corruption scandal that nearly bankrupted the modest Los Angeles suburb of Bell was sentenced Thursday to nearly 12 years in prison by a judge who called her a con artist. / Former Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia was also ordered to make more than $8 million in restitution to Bell.

 

 

 

 


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