EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

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January 21, 2015 (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/REGIONAL

STATE

For excerpts and links to full stories, click “read more” and scroll down.

LOCAL/REGIONAL

First State of the City Address by Mayor Kevin Faulconer

(Reporting San Diego) The State of the City is a yearly ritual, where mayors share their vision of the future and assess the past. This year was a bit of both and a lot of non-specifics.

Suspensions, Expulsions Down In San Diego County (KPBS)

 The Fallbrook Union High School District and the Grossmont Union High School District had the highest suspension rates in the county. But both are seeing their rates fall.

Next closure issue: San Onofre waste (U-T)

 Activists worry about plan to bury canisters along coast.

At herding contest, 'go fetch' is for amateurs (UT  San Diego)

Here’s something to file away in the "who knew that about San Diego?" category: This region is the place to be if you're into competitive animal herding. You know, that sport where dogs chase or coax farm animals through courses and into pens.

One monthly price, all you can fly (UT San Diego)

Surf Air disrupts airline market with competitive fares for frequent fliers in Carlsbad

2 injured when military helicopter overturns at Ramona airport (Ramona Sentinel)

Two people suffered minor injuries tonight when a military helicopter overturned during a hard landing at Ramona Airport.

STATE

Heat melts Sierra snow economy (SF Gate)

… The state’s billion-dollar ski industry is baffled, to the point that some ski resorts have taken the unthinkable step of shutting down midseason.

California nurses reach contract agreement, cancel strike

(Reuters) - About 18,000 nurses at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics in central and northern California will receive raises of 14 percent over three years under a tentative agreement averting a potential strike, the union said on Sunday.


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