LISTEN NOW: OUR RADIO SHOWS FROM JANUARY--MARCH 2025 ARE ONLINE

April 6,2025 (San Diego's EASt County) -- Our radio shows from January through March 2025 now online.

Highlights included coverage of major issues across East County, including Grossmont High School District’s mass firing of librarians and teachers, El Cajon adopting measures on immigration, vaping, and an antisemitism resolution, Lemon Grove appointing a new councilmember,  local Syrians celebrating their homeland’s liberation, local impacts of Trump administration actions, and much more.

The East County Magazine Show airs Mondays and Fridays from 5 to 6 p.m. on KNSJ, 89.1 FM.  Our shows rerun on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.

Note: Some shows were reruns; original run dates are listed below. Shows also include intros, station IDs and public service announcements.

For links to listen plus an index with topics and interviews in each show, click the "read more" link and scroll down. Audio links are below the index. (Audio files may take a few moments to load.)

January 6, 2025

Syrians in El Cajon celebrate liberation of homeland

Jimmy Carter remembered by nonprofit

San Diego FBI issues terror alert after New Orleans and Vegas car attacks

Lemon Grove Haitian cousins killed by car

Bird flu health alert

CNS: PFAS in rural areas are health concern

Local leaders lost in 2024

Medicaid cuts

Guinea pigs for adoption at SD Humane Society

CNS: Cal Fresh funding

Christmas tree recycling

New Calif. law on medical debt

Grene Scene: Santee Lakes wins awards

On the Road: Desert View Tower, Jacumba

San Diego Zoo float wins Rose Parade award

January 13, 2025

2025 Talks: L.A. wildfires, Trump cabinet nominees, immigration bill

Power restored after widespread outages

Grossmont Healthcare District meeting  times  controversy

El Cajon Police release video of shooting

Crimebeat: 3 arrested for Lemon Grove murder

CNS: Mental health help for fire survivors

San Diego’s Cardinal McElroy named Archbishop of Wash. D.C.

CLERB nominations

CNS: Budget cuts: UC and CSU

Santee race walk winners

La Mesa seats a diverse council

Hantavirus health alert

CNS: New Calif. consumer laws

Tribal Beat: Jamul land bill signed by Pres. Biden

Syrians celebrate liberation in El Cajon

Destination East County: events and festivals

January 24, 2025

Border 2 Fire and other SoCal fire updates

*Newsmaker interview: Eaton fire survivor

Biden farewell warning

DEI cuts by Trump on MLK Day

Birthright citizenship  threatened

January 27, 2025

Border Fire update: Snow and rain help firefighters

Capitol Report: Trump pardons Jan. 6 insurrectionists

Immigrant crackdown: local reactions

Desmond runs for Congress

Refuges blocked

Paris Climate pact withdrawal

GUHSD Superintendent Fowler has brain tumor

Lemon Grove fire relief fundraiser

Trump withdraws U.S. from World Health Org.

Birthright citizenship case

Arrests at jail for drugs

CNS: New CA consumer laws

Tribal Beat: Jamul landbill signed

CNS:  ceasefire in Gaza reactions, including San Diegans

Hantavirus warning

CNS: hate hotline

CNS: CA animal rights law at risk

February 3, 2025

El Cajon Council votes down immigration resolution

Lemon Grove has 11 applicants for city council vacancy

Destination East County: Feb. festivals and events

Crimebeat: Deputy arrested and more

PNS: US Aid shut down, immigration enforcement in schools, DEI ended, insurance issues,lead pipe concerns, school choice

SVP Snavely proposed for release in Julian

El Cajon woman arrested for mailing drugs to inmate at Las  Colinas in Santee

CNS: Trump’s CA water policies

Supervisor Desmond runs for Congress

Trump blocks refugees

CNS: ICE on CA campuses

Trolley service expands

On the Road: Desert View Tower, Jacumba

February 10,2025

Lemon Grove appoints new councilmember

Chaldean  Bishop Jammo dies

El Cajon to reconsider immigration measure

Crimebeat: Santee hair salon arrest, lockdown at middle school in Rancho SD

Destination East County: events and festivals

2025 talks:  Trump’s faith appointee, firing of FEC chair, and more national news

PNS:  Vance questions judicial power, DOGE constitutional crisis, infrastructure in rural America, Leaders speak out on Dept of Education cutsw

CNS: Military car loans

SVP placement in Julian blocked

Butterflies and bees: Gardening tips

Calif. K-12 schools lag behind pre-pandemic levels

Trolley services expands

February 17, 2025

El Cajon passes anti-immigration measure

Jewish Family Services closes refugee center in San Diego

CNS: Wildfire adapting to prevent loss

GUHSD chief of staff position sparks controversy

CNS: CA higher education degree gains

PNS: Russia peace talks with Ukraine, GOP budget and more

Crimebeat: Santee hair salon violence

SVPs placed in Campo and Borrego

Pet friendly housing proposed

Flood meeting in Spring Valley

Calif. national monuments at risk

Destination East County: festivals and events

Sounds of History: Julian black history

Bishop Jammo dies

CNS: ICE on campuses

Read Set Grow: Garden tools

February 24, 2025

La Mesa police oversight board: appointment controversy

Rep. Issa office protest over lack of town halls

CNS: fight for health townhalls

Safe parking sites in El Cajon and Spring Valley for homeless

Ex-Lemon Grove Councilmember LeBaron arrested at Council meeting

State Senator Jones’ anti-sanctuary bill

Crimebeat: Cal Fire Capt. murdered in Ramona,  Spring Valley father arrested for murder of baby

Casa de Oro library groundbreaking\

East County Magazine voted 5^th best magazine in San Diego County

CNS: Adapting to wildfires

State Farm insurance rate increase rejected

RFK Jr. confirmed, cuts flu vaccines and pandemic staff

Aromas of India draws 1,000 for grand opening in La Mesa

Calif. Attorney General’s injunction against DOGE over private data

GUHSD chief of staff issue

PNS: Agencies defy DOGE order, advocate speak out for child immigrants

CNS: National monuments in CA at risk

2025 Talks: Ukraine war anniversary, offshore drilling lawsuits,  some federal workers return

March 3, 2025

Capitol Report: Senator Padilla urges halt to firefighting seasonal hiring freeze

PNS: Federal workers speak out over demands from  DOGE

Grene Scene: national parks cuts

GUHSD axes librarians and some teachers

Tribal Beat: Jamul resort expands

Kalashos new jail date (ex-El Cajon Councilman and wife)

Bird flu cat death in East County

Destination East County: March festivals and events

Not pro life

Yonder Report: Farm funds frozen, public lands chaos, firefighting cuts

Casa de Oro library breaks ground

CNS: offshore drilling lawsuit

Court blocks ICE in some places of worship

Safe parking sites for homeless

March 10, 2025

Trump threatens colleges and students over protests

Hantavirus in San Diego: What you should know after death of Gene Hackman’s wife

Backyard chickens/bird flu

County budget input

Sup. Lawson-Remer warns Trump cuts hurt local  services

DEI lawsuit filed by educators

CNS: Agricultural concerns

Tariffs hit home, fuel trade war, business leaders say

Destination East County: March events and festivals

PNS: Trump  won’t rule out recession, tariffs, zoonotic disease concerns and more

Green Scene: cuts to national parks

Sounds of History: Hurricane Kathleen

Yonder Report:  Farm funding freeze, public lands chaos, firefighting cuts

March 17, 2025

GUHSD mass firings: protests and walkouts

El Cajon Council supports “pig in a poke” immigration bill

Antisemitism resolution in El Cajon

Homeless fires: Supervisors weigh safe camping ordinance

Report storm damage to County

El Cajon bans hidden vaping devices

Hantavirus warning

2 judges rule Trump mass firings illegal

Issa empty chair townhall planned

Educating funds march in Sacramento

Santee Chamber CEO leaves

El Cajon revitalization of downtown

Water for farms: agriculture faces cutbacks

Green Scene: Urban Timber wood recycling business opens in Campo

PNS: Birthright citizenship, Palestinian student arrest, public lands cuts

March 24, 2025

Green Scene: Valle de Oro planning group votes to oppose Cottonwood sand mine

Sierra Club sues DOGE

Congresswoman Jacobs hosts virtual townhall

Prop 36: ECPD says measure helps reduce crime

Food stamp cuts

El Cajon ridesharing program

Crimebeat: Arrest in Ramona murder of Cal Fire captain

Measles: 400 cases in19 states; county issues warning for spring break

Destination East County: April events

Santee Council sets priorities for city

People Power: Lemon Grove incident celebrated for ending desegregation in local schools

23 and Me warning from Calif. Attorney General Bonta

Fire hardening home tips from CNS

Green Scene: Urban Timber

EPA cuts (CNS)

Agriculture water issues

March 31, 2025

Library cuts: Reactions in East County and San Diego

Dolores Huerta, cofounder of farmworkers movement,  speaks in San Diego

Local business leaders say tariffs will hurt San Diego County’s economy

ICE raids local business in unincorporated El Cajon

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs’ virtual townhall

Green Scene: Helix Water District’s green fleet

Speaking at Supervisor meetings just got easier

Issa empty chair townhall

La Mesa e-bikes PSA

PNS: Trump eyes third term, more tariffs, trans day

CNS: Rural banking oversight

CNS: Bill to make oil and gas pay for climate change-related insurance losses

El Cajon’s new ridesharing program