July 2023 Articles

July 2023 Articles

WITH NO GOP SUPPORT, SENATE PANEL PASSES BILL REQUIRING SUPREME COURT TO ADOPT ETHICS CODE

"Republicans are making clear they will defend their corrupt allies on the Supreme Court no matter what," said one campaigner. The bill is not likely to become law, due to opposition in the GOP-controlled  House.

By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams

Photo: Justice Clarence Thomas,via Library of Congress 2012. Thoms has drawn criticiism for accepting lavish trips and other gifts from a billionaire, actions which would be illegal for judges at any other level of the court system.

July 20, 2023 (Washington D.C.) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt an enforceable code of ethics and adhere to stronger disclosure rules following a series of revelations about the luxury trips and other gifts justices have received from right-wing billionaires.

Led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act advanced out of committee without any Republican support.


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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: COUNCILMAN GETS A SCARE AT COMICON

 

July 21, 2023 (El Cajon) – El Cajon Councilman Gary Kendrick sent in this photo of his reaction to a monster he encountered at Comicon.  A childhood fan of comic books, Councilman Kendrick credits reading Superman comics with teaching him the important of being respectful to everyone, a value he strives to follow in his civic duties as an elected official.


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VEHICLE THEFT SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER BARRICADING SELF IN EL CAJON MOTEL ROOM

East County News Service

July 22, 2023 (El Cajon) – A stolen vehicle suspect barricaded himself in an El Cajon motel Thursday evening and threatened to set the building on fire, prompting evacuation of nearby rooms, says Lieutenant Darrin Forster with El Cajon Police Department. 

The incident began at 6:38 p.m., when  El Cajon Police received information that the GPS system on a vehicle reported stolen showed it was parked at the Best Inn & Suites at 1274 Oakdale Avenue. Officers found the vehicle in the parking lot unoccupied. The driver of the stolen car was observed on surveillance video entering a motel room, which paid for by the San Diego County Homeless Voucher Program administered through EQUUS.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES TAKE GAME ONE IN MOTOR CITY

Story by Liz Alper
 
Photo:  Juan Soto via @padres on Twitter
 
July 21, 2023 (Detroit) - After a good series in Canada, the Padres came back to America for a weekend in Detroit.  Seth Lugo started against Reese Olson for the Tigers.

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DID SOMEONE GIVE FENTANYL-TAINTED WATER TO A FLAGGING CONTRACTOR’S WORKERS?

By Miriam Raftery

Reported incident may be a hoax, but workers in the field are urged not to accept water or food from strangers

July 21, 2023 – A flyer with SDG&E’s logo circulating on Facebook claims two workers for a local flagging company during extreme heat were given water bottles by a stranger. “Apparently, the water bottles were laced with Fentanyl. Sadly, one of the flaggers died and the other is in critical condition after ingesting the water,” the flyer headlined “Non-SDG&E Contractor Incident Alert” states.

However, SDG&E spokesman Alex Welling told ECM, “We have been working on this since yesterday and we cannot verify the information.  We sent out an alert to contractors; this is true. But after further information we have been unable to verify the source.”


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STORM CROWS: BIRDS OF THE ESTUARY UNITE

Storm Crows l by Erik C. Martin

Reviewed by Pennell Paugh

 

July 20,2023 (San Diego) -- San Diego resident Erik C Martin has written Storm Crows, a story about crows and their relationships.

A young crow leads his friends fleeing their flock’s oppressive leadership. They want freedom and they seek a new home near the ocean. They escape their flock’s vicious Black Wing guards and reach the coast, but their trials have only begun.


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HUMANE SOCIETY REUNITES MISSING LAS VEGAS DOG FOUND IN EL CAJON

Photo/video credit: San Diego Humane Society

View video of reunion

 

July 20, 2023 (El Cajon) -- A dog who went missing from his home in Las Vegas on July 3 was reunited with his family at noon today at San Diego Humane Society’s El Cajon Campus.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES CAN’T GET SWEEP IN CANADA

Story by Liz Alper

Photo:  Xander Bogaerts via @padres on Twitter

 

July 20, 2023 (Toronto) - Maybe the Padres should replace the old Expos because they’re having more success in Canada than in America.  Today, they tried to sweep the Blue Jays with Blake Snell on the hill against Chris Bassitt for Toronto.


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PACIFIC SOUTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS HONORS STEVEN SLADEK OF ALPINE AS REALTOR OF THE YEAR

East County News Service



July 20, 2023 (Alpine) – Alpine resident and realtor Steven Sladek was recently honored with the Realtor of the Year award from the Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors (PSAR), one of San Diego County’s largest real estate trade organizations for San Diego-area realtors.


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PARKWAY PLAZA ANNOUNCES NEW FOOD COURT TENANT, CHEF CHAR’S SEAFOOD N SOUL

 

Black woman-owned business won 3 months free rent and  $20,000 business investment in mall’s Taste for the Space Competition

Source: Parkway Plaza

July 20, 2023 (El Cajon)--   Parkway Plaza held its first-ever Taste for the Space competition in June, offering one local food business the opportunity to win three months of free rent at Parkway Plaza’s food court, plus a $20,000 business investment.  Chef Char’s Seafood N Soul is the lucky recipient of the prize package and will be moving into the shopping center’s food court latet this month.

Over 600 people came out to taste food from 12 selected local businesses to vote on whose cuisine was the best. The winner was chosen by a combination of votes from the community and a panel of tastemaker judges that included El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, Chef Phillip Esteban (Open Gym, White Rice and Weapon Ramen), Christina Ng (local culinary personality and Foundation Cultivator for Berry Good Food Food), and Sabrina Medora (freelance writer and novelist). The judges helped decide the winner based on taste as well as overall fit for the center.

Winner Charlene Plummer launched Chef Char Seafood N Soul (formerly known as ChefChar2020) amidst the Covid-19 pandemic when her then 16 year-old was unable to find employment. Creating the business not only helped provide her child with work, but also an opportunity to play a large role in the company which she could help cultivate and design.


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LAS COLINAS INMATE VIANNA GRANILLO, 25, DIED OF SEPTIC SHOCK

Mother says victim had hole in her stomach and underwent surgery before dying

By Miriam Raftery

July 20, 2023 (Santee) – An autopsy has determined that 25-year-old Vianna Marissa “Vee” Granillo died of septic shock after being transferred to a hospital from the Las Colinas detention facility in Santee.

Septic shock is a life-threatening condition that occurs when a person’s blood pressure drops dangerously low due to an infection.  Treatments at a hospital may include oxygen therapy, IV fluids,medication, antibiotics, or surgery, according to the National Institute of  Health.

Granillo had been arrested by Sheriff’s deputies on July 8 for violation of a court order and was transferred from the Vista detention facility to Las Colinas that evening.  Shortly before 2 a.m.on July 12, deputies conducting a safety check found her unresponsive in her cell, according to Lieutenant Chris Steffen.


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HOT OFF THE GRIDDLE: LAKESIDE FIRE HOSTS PANCAKE BREAKFAST SATURDAY

 

East County News Service

July 27, 2023 (Lakeside) -- You're invited to come support first responders and help keep your community safe.  Lakeside Fire Dept. will host a pancake breakfast on Saturday,, August 26 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Fire Station 2, locaetd at 12216:Lakeside Avenue in Lakeside.

This event will include fire engines, face painting, a dunk tank, CPR lessons and more.


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SNAPDRAGON STADIUM IN MISSION VALLEY AWARDED NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

By Chris Stone, Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association

Photo:  Snapdragon Stadium has its first event on September 3, 2022. Photo by Chris Stone

July 19, 2023 (San Diego) - Snapdragon Stadium has been chosen to host the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League Championship on November 11, the league announced Wednesday morning.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES TAKE TWO OUT OF THREE IN TORONTO

Story by Liz Alper
 
Photo via @padres on Twitter
 
July 19, 2023 (Toronto) - Canada seems to be faring well so far for the Padres, who won 9-1 last night.  They tried to take the series tonight with Yu Darvish against Jose Berrios for the Blue Jays.

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FAKE ELECTORS FACE CHARGES, INVESTIGATIONS IN SEVERAL STATES: TRUMP NOW A TARGET OF PROBE INTO EFFORTS TO STEAL 2020 ELECTION

 

By Miriam Raftery

Photo: Boxes hold electoral college electors' votes, awaiting certification by Vice President Mike Pence in Congress on January 6, 2021.  Photo courtesy of Senator Jeff Merkley.

July 19, 2023 (Washington D.C.) – Former President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he received notice that he is a target of a federal grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The Grand Jury has been looking into the violent attack on the U.S. capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.  That attack included plans by insurrectionists to halt the counting of votes and now appears tied to a conspiracy to certify fake electors from multiple states and substitute them for the real electors’ votes.

The U.S. Department of Justice and some states have launched probes into the fake elector scheme,with the first arrests announced in Michigan, where felony charges have been filed. Here’s the latest, according to Newsweek:


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VSV DISEASE CONFIRMED IN RHINOS AT SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK

By Miriam Raftery

File photo by Miriam Raftery:  A crash of rhinos at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, spring 2023

July 18, 2023 (San Diego) – “Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV), a viral disease that affects hooved mammals, has been confirmed in southern white rhinos living at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park,” Darla  Davis, Senior Public Relations Representative for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, confirmed today in an  email to ECM.

The International Rhino Foundation estimates there are fewer than 16,000 white rhinos left in the world, due to poaching losses. All but two of these survivors are southern white rhinos; the population has decreased by almost 12% in the past four years.


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SDSU FOOTBALL/WEST HILLS HIGH ALUM JACK BROWNING NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Source:  goaztecs.com

Photo courtesy goaztecs.com

July 19, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State’s defending Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year Jack Browning, a West Hills High School alum, has been named the 2023 preseason Mountain West Player of the Year, the league announced Wednesday. Browning is one of four preseason all-conference selections for the Aztecs, who were also picked to finish fourth in the first one-division preseason poll since 2012.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: CANADIAN SUCCESS STORY

Story by Liz Alper
 
Photo:  Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove via @padres on Twitter
 
July 18, 2023 (Toronto) - After a(nother) bad series in Philadelphia, the Padres decided they weren’t having a lot of success in America, so they decided to try their luck in another country.  A three-game series against the Blue Jays starts today.  Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove started against Alek Manoah for Toronto.

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THE KITCHEN WITCHES: THE CANDOR EXPRESS

Review by Kathy Carpenter

 

July 18, 2023 (La Mesa) - A delightful culinary treat where Martha Stewart meets Jerry Springer takes stage as Lamplighters Theatre in La Mesa presents The Kitchen Witches.  The recipe for this play?  Take a spoonful of fun, whisk in plenty of witty dialog, sprinkle in some food chatter, and you will be spellbound for 90 minutes. Written by Caroline Smith, “The Kitchen Witches” combines humor, friendship, the love of food and witches for a spell that will leave you hungry for more. 


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TORTOISE RESCUE GROUP ASKS PARENTS TO BUY TOYS, NOT TURTLES, WITH TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MOVIE OPENING AUGUST 2

Source: American Tortoise Rescue

Photo: Red-eared slider turtle, by Greg Hume, CC-by-SA via Wikipedia

July 18,2023 (Malibu, CA ) – American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), founded in 1990 as the first national turtle and tortoise rescue, is sending a plea to parents – buy Ninja toys not turtles.


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COUNTY FIRE NOW SERVES BORREGO SPRINGS AFTER LOCAL DISTRICT DISSOLVES

East County News Service

July 17,2023 (Borrego Springs) -- The community of Borrego Springs is now served by San Diego County Fire through its partnership with CAL FIRE. County Fire increased staff to expand services to the area.


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NEED SOME LAUGHS? COMEDY NIGHT JULY 28 IN LA MESA

East County News Service

July 17, 2023 (La  Mesa) – Spacebar Café and Wine Bistro in La Mesa hosts a comedy night on the fourth Friday each month from 7:30 to 9 p.m.


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MOUNTAIN BIKER DIES WHILE HELPING RESCUE HIKERS IN CARRIZO GORGE

Update July 20, 2023:  The victim has been identified as Kai Torres Bronson, 24, of Otay Mesa, according to the County Medical Examiner.

By Miriam Raftery

Photo via Cal Fire

July 17, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) – A Good Samaritan who helped rescue hikers suffering heat-related illnesses on Saturday has died, Cal Fire reports.


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RAMONA COUNTRY FAIR RUNS JULY 28-30

East County News Service

July 18, 2023 (Ramona) – Three days of family fun are coming up at the Ramona Country Fair. Presented by the Ramona Chamber of Commerce, the fair features amusement rides, carnival games, live music, a cornhole competition, an off-road show, food & beverage vendors, craft & commercial vendors, western shows and more.


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FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH IN LAKESIDE

East County News Service

July 18, 2023 (Lakeside) – A Yucca Valley man, 65, died of injuries sustained Sunday in a crash around 6:30 p.m. in Lakeside.

The man was riding a 2022 Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on State Route 67 at Slaughterhouse Canyon Road when his vehicle drifted off the highway and struck a concrete slab. He was ejected onto the roadway and died at the scene.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.   It is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor at this time, says Officer Matthew Baranowski  with the CHP. The name of the deceased will be released through the Medical Examiner’s office.


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STATE SUPREME COURT ALLOWS CALIF . MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO SUE AETNA FOR THREATS TO DOCTORS WHO REFER PATIENTS OUT OF NETWORK

East County News Service

July 17, 2023 (Sacramento) -- The California Medical Association (CMA) has achieved a significant victory for healthcare providers, consumers and public interest advocates in the case of California Medical Association v. Aetna Health of California Inc. The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of CMA, confirming  the organization's legal standing to sue Aetna Health for alleged violations of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL).

The lawsuit centers on an Aetna Health policy that targeted the use of out-of-network benefits by its PPO plan members. CMA alleges that the insurance company discouraged its members from going out of network even though their PPO plans included such benefits, and that Aetna Health harassed or terminated its contracted physicians for referring PPO members to out-of-network facilities.

Such a policy, according to CMA, directly interfered with the doctor-patient relationship and physicians’ independent medical judgment, in violation of numerous state laws. CMA sued Aetna Health to stop what it calls “harmful and illegal policy.”


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COUNTY CONTINUES ROLLOUT OF EXPANDED RURAL PARAMEDIC SERVICES

East County News Service

Source: County News Service

July 17, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) – San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors heard an update in late June on a  three-stage plan to implement new paramedic-based community health initiatives that aim to improve emergency medical services in rural areas.


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EL CAJON POLICE CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WITH BIGGEST EVENT YET: AUGUST 1 AT PARKWAY PLAZA

Fitness competition, live band, dancing, sports stars, kids activities, auto show and opportunities to meet police and firefighters are all slated 

East County News Service

 

July 17, 2023 (El Cajon) -- El Cajon is gearing up to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its National Night Out event, a milestone for a community event that has been fostering positive interactions between law enforcement and the local community. This year’s event, set to be the largest ever hosted, will take place on Tuesday, August 1 from 5 to 9 p.m. in the parking lot at Parkway Plaza Mall in El Cajon.  


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COMMON LOGICAL FALLACIES TO WATCH OUT FOR IN POLITICS

 

By Branda Gorgies

Images:  Creative Commons via Bing

 

July 15, 2023 (San Diego) – Whenever a major political event occurs, misinformation becomes rampant. With the upcoming presidential nominee election, false information can be spread to influence public opinion from various people, organizations, and even foreign governments.

To be a well-informed voter, it’s necessary to protect against this misinformation. While reputable news organizations including East County Magazine strive to report factual and unbiased information, not all publications will–let alone social media memes that may go viral without links to verify sources.

This article brings to light some tactics that might appear in future elections or issue discussions to ensure that people vote with only the truth in mind.


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ACTORS JOIN STRIKING WRITERS IN HOLLYWOOD OVER INDUSTRY’S DEMAND FOR AI IMAGE RIGHTS

By Jacob Pamus

Photos via Wikimedia Commons

July 14, 2023 (Hollywood, CA) – The Writers’ Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike in Hollywood since May 2nd, meaning that all writing for film and television has halted. Now on July 13th,  after the Screen Actors Guild- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has failed to negotiate with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP),  they have decided to join the strike with the WGA. This means that along with all writing, all acting in Hollywood has halted as well.


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