September 30, 2011 (San Diego) – Doron Ofir Casting, the star-making company behind Jersey Shore, Millionaire Matchmaker, and The A-List officially confirms and announces the search for the most fascinating Military Wives of San Diego! Military Wives will prove once and for all that behind every man stands a great woman, none more so than the man in service to his country.
September 30, 2011 (Alpine) — Last week, rescue crews were dispatched from theAlpineFire Protection Districtin eastern San Diego County after a young dog who had been walking on top of a boulder fell 15 feet into a narrow crevasse and became stuck. Alpine Fire Engine 17 "B" Division responded to the scene, aided by the Viejas Fire Department.
September 30, 2011 (San Diego) – Happy, Happy opens today at the Landmark Ken Cinema for a one-week run. It’s a delightful Norwegian import that is at times laugh out loud funny and other times full of drama. Anne Sewitsky helmed the movie, her first feature film. I had a brief conversation with her by phone.
September 30, 2011 (San Diego) – San Diegans are taking to the streets to combat rising energy costs Saturday, October 1 during the twelth Annual San Diego Solar Tour, part of the non-profit American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour, the world’s largest grassroots solar event.
September 29, 2011 (San Diego) Updated 10 p.m. -- Keith Slotter, Special Agent in Charge of the San Diego FBI office today announced arrest of 36 people with ties to the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Six defendants were already in custody and four are considered fugitives at this time.
September 22, 2011 (San Diego) –Congressman Bob Filner laid out an ambitious plan for revitalizing San Diego in a speech Saturday at the County’s Democratic Convention. He wants to transform the port into a maritime center to employ thousands of people and replace good-paying jobs for skilled middle class workers that vanished when General Dynamics left San Diego. He aims to make San Diego the alternative energy capitol of America, bringing green jobs to our region. In addition, he seeks to create a more “livable city”, moving redevelopment out of downtown and into communities with greater needs.
Why does he believe he can succeed at leading such a major redevelopment effort? Because he already has. “I wrote the Gaslamp plan,” he says of his service on the City Council before his election to Congress.
September 29, 2011 (El Cajon)—An ambulance burst into flames after oxygen tanks on board exploded late this afternoon at Westfield Parkway Plaza mall in El Cajon, according to Monica Zech, spokesperson for the city of El Cajon.
Deadliest food outbreak in over a decade; illness may occur weeks after consuming Listeria bacteria
September 28, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – Federal authorities with the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration warn consumers not to eat cantaloupes unless you’re certain where they came from. If in doubt, throw it out.
Millions of cantaloupes are being recalled after sickening 72 people and leading to 16 deaths linked to Listeria in the deadliest food outbreak in a decade. The recall covers cantaloupes distributed to at least 25 states, with illnesses reported in 18 states, including California.
September 30, 2011 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Roundup highlights top stories in our region and state, published in other media outlets. These week's top Roundup headlines include:
September 29, 2011 (San Diego)--The US Constitution guarantees a trail by a jury of your peers, a guarantee that has lasted 235 years. But increasingly, the power of prosecutors to plea-bargain using sentencing enhancements means that jury trials are the exception rather than the rule.
Update 4:45 p.m. The Tierra del Sol fire is 40% contained at 3 acres. There has been structure damage, according to Cal Fire Captain Mike Mohler. Forward spread has been stopped.
Update 4:30 p.m. Incident Page Network reports "many homes threatened." CHP site indicates reverse 911 calls are being considered though no evacuations have yet been ordered.
September 29, 2011 (Washington D.C.) The Center for Safer Wireless announces a national wireless safety summit will be held in Washington D.C. On October 5-6. Register for in-person or virtual attendance to view online athttp://www.centerforsaferwireless.org/Wireless-Safety-Summit.php.
September 29, 2011 (La Mesa) -- La Mesa Historical Society opens its Centennial year activities with the release for sale of its special edition 2012 Centennial Calendar at Oktoberfest, which runs Sept. 30 through October 2.
Calendars feature historic photos plus fun Centennial facts.
September 29, 2011 (La Mesa)—La Mesa Police have arrested Damu Lucas, 20, and Victoria Gonzalez, 19. The pair has been charged with three residential burglaries that occurred on Thorne Drive and Saranac Place the morning of September 27.
September 28, 2011 (San Diego's East County)--ECM WorldWatch highlights top U.S. and world news stories, published in other media. This week's top headlines include:
WORLD
·Saudi king gives women right to vote (Reuters)
·Saudi woman driver’s lashing ‘overturned by king’(BBC)
·NATO strikes Gaddafi stronghold(BBC)
·Gamers crack AIDS puzzle(Medical News Today)
U.S.
·Mass. man accused of plotting to hit Pentagon and Capitol with drone aircraft (Washington Post)
·Air Force and Navy turn to biofuels (NPR)
·Obama’s healthcare law appealed to Supreme Court (Reuters)
·80 arrested as ‘occupy Wall Street’ protest of bank bailouts, mortgage crisis marches in NYC (Washington Post)
·Hot truck problems getting worse (WTHR-TV)
·U.S. Internet rules to take effect Nov. 20 (Reuters)
·Net Neutrality rules are coming. Here’s why they matter (Christian Science Monitor)
September 28, 2011 (El Cajon) -- Bring the family for the 40th annual Oktoberfest in El Cajon, presented by the German American Societies, the first two weekends in October. The dates are September 30 through October 2 and October 7through 9, for San Diego’s original Oktoberfest – complete with a tantalizing selection of German foods, beverages, and so much more!
September 18, 2011 (El Cajon)—The public is invited to view a wide variety of roses on display, along with plants and craft items for sale at the East County Rose Show. This free event will be held from 12-4 p.m. on October 1st at the Foothills Adult Center, 1550 Melody Lane in El Cajon. A rose show luncheon will be served at noon; luncheon reservations are required by Sept. 26.
Public urged to testify at hearings in San Diego area Oct. 10-13
September 27, 2011 (San Diego)-- UCAN, the Utility Consumers' Action Network, announced on September 22 the results of a one-year probe into SDG&E's rate-setting activities. “UCAN's intensive audit shows that in the last three years, SDG&E’s rates have skyrocketed, its profits have soared, and its executives have reaped enormous bonuses even as its customers have suffered through the worst recession since 1929,” a UCAN press release states.
September 28, 2011 (La Mesa) -- The Grossmont College Theatre Arts Department will present “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” a mystery and romantic comedy, at 7:30 p.m. on October 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 and 15, at the Stagehouse Theatre on campus, near Parking Lot #1 and the exterior Aztec wall mural.
“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” is the story that begins when a man dies at a café and his cell phone won’t stop ringing. A woman named Jean, sitting at a nearby table, decides to answer the phone and sets in motion a chain of events that is baffling, mysterious, comic and grim.
September 26, 2011 (San Diego)--Have you been wondering when the best time is to retire? If you have, then we have an audio podcast just for you. Social Security’s new podcast, “Deciding When to Start Receiving Retirement Benefits,” is available for you to listen to now at www.socialsecurity.gov/podcasts.
By Brian Lafferty
September 29, 2011 (San Diego) Updated 10 p.m. -- Keith Slotter, Special Agent in Charge of the San Diego FBI office today announced arrest of 36 people with ties to the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Six defendants were already in custody and four are considered fugitives at this time.
An East County Magazine exclusive interview
September 28, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – Federal authorities with the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration warn consumers not to eat cantaloupes unless you’re certain where they came from. If in doubt, throw it out.
By Miriam Raftery
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