March 2018 Articles

March 2018 Articles

READER’S EDITORIAL: PLANNERS SHOULD OPPOSE LA MESA SUMMIT, PROPOSED LUXURY HOMES ON CITY’S HIGHEST WESTERN HILLTOP

 

An open letter to La Mesa Planning Commission Chair James D. Newland

By Dr. Anthony D. McIvor

March 18, 2018 (La Mesa) -- As 60-year residents of La Mesa, our family objects to The Phair Company’s La Mesa Summit housing proposal. Luxury houses (at $1million+) usually offer green energy and amenities, but the sum of them, for just a handful of buyers, cannot begin to offset the loss to the larger community, if the plan were approved as is.  


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JUDGE APPROVES PLACING SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR IN BOULEVARD

 

 

By Miriam Raftery

March 18, 2018 (Boulevard) – On Friday, Judge David Gill approved placement of Michael Joseph Martinez at 2135 McCain Valley Road in Boulevard, a small town in San Diego's East County, starting in late April. Martinez has been in  state mental hospital since 2009 but was approved last year for release. He was committed as a sexually violent predator and has been diagnosed with a pedophilia and personality disorder.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS SUFFERS 4-3 HEARTBREAKER TO RICE

 

Aztecs finish San Diego Spring Classic at 0-3

Source:  goaztecs.com

Photo:  Nicholas Mitchell was victorious in his first singles dual of the spring on Saturday vs. Rice.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

March 18, 2018 (La Jolla) - Hoping to salvage a victory in its final match at the San Diego Spring Classic on Saturday, the SDSU men’s tennis team instead suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat to Rice at Northview Tennis Courts on the campus of UC San Diego.


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SDSU ROWING RACES AT HORNET INVITATIONAL

 

Aztecs log five first-place finishes on day one

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March 18, 2018 (Gold River, Calif.) - The San Diego State rowing team competed in day one of the Hornet Invitational, hosted by Sacramento State, Saturday on Lake Natoma. The Aztecs participated in seven races over the course of the day, finishing first in five of the events.


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GIOIA CARPINELLI LEADS SDSU WOMEN'S GOLF AT HAWKEYE-EL TIGRE INVITATIONAL

 

Aztec freshman ties for second on individual leaderboard

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March 17, 2018 (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) - San Diego State women’s golfer Gioia Carpinelli (Boppelsen, Switzerland) posted her highest placement of the season on Saturday, tying for second place at the Hawkeye-El Tigre Invitational after carding a 5-over-par 77 during the final round at El Tigre Golf and Country Club.


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CAPLAN, VINCENT FROM SDSU SWIMMING & DIVING CONCLUDE ACTION AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Aztecs wrap up 2017-18 campaign next month

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March 17, 2018 (Columbus) - Sophomore swimmer Courtney Vincent and senior diver Alexandra Caplan wrapped up their efforts at the NCAA Championships this weekend.

Caplan, SDSU’s program record holder on the 3-meter and 1-meter boards, collected a 22nd place finish on the 1-meter board with a score of 278.40, missing the final round by just 7.05 points. Caplan’s score was the second-best score in the preliminary round by a student-athlete from a non-power 5 conference. Caplan also collected a 35th-place score on the 3-meter board at 282.80.


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SEND IN YOUR BEST SHOTS: LAKE JENNINGS PHOTO CONTEST

 

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March 17, 2018 (Lakeside) -- Do you love the great outdoors? Do you have a digital SLR or cell phone camera?  If so, you’re invited to come out and compete in this year’s Lake Jennings Spring Photo Contest.

The shooting window is from March to the end of May and contest participants can get a free day pass to explore the reservoir to seek, find and capture eye-catching images.


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LA MESA PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER TWO MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES MARCH 21

 

By Miriam Raftery

March 17, 2018 (La Mesa) – The La Mesa Planning Commission will consider applications for two medical marijuana dispensaries during public hearings March 21st at 7 p.m. in the La Mesa City Council chambers (8130 Allison Ave., La Mesa).  


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COLLEGE AREA ROBBER POSED AS TICKET SELLER

 

By Miriam Raftery

March 17, 2018 (San Diego) – San Diego State University campus police have issued an alert following a robbery that occurred yesterday at 11:05 a.m. in the east alley of 5100 College Avenue.  The suspect offered to sell basketball tickets to the victim, but instead reportedly stole the victim’s money.


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NO. 25 SDSU BASEBALL DROPS 5-4 DECISION AT CAL POLY

 

Mustangs use three-run eighth and walk-off wild pitch in ninth to complete the comeback

Source:  goaztecs.com

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March 17, 2018 (San Luis Obispo) - The No. 25 San Diego State baseball team fell victim to a walk-off wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to fall in Saturday night’s road contest at Cal Poly 5-4. The Aztecs drop to 12-6 on the year, while Cal Poly ups its record to 8-11.


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AZTEC SOFTBALL DROPS 6-1 DECISION AT SAN JOSE STATE

 

SDSU drops to 0-2 in series with the Spartans

Source: goaztecs.com

Photo:  Taylor Adams had her first career homer in SDSU's 6-1 loss today.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

March 17, 2018 (Los Altos, Calif.) - The San Diego State softball team fell to San José State 6-1 Saturday afternoon at Foothills College in Los Altos, Calif. The Aztecs dropped to 9-19 overall and 0-2 in Mountain West play, while the Spartans improved to 18-9 and 2-0.


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SDG&E, AMERICAN RED CROSS, 2-1-1 SAN DIEGO HOST COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES ADDRESSING WILDFIRE RISK AND POWER SHUT-OFFS

 

Upated March 16, 2018 with more meeting times and details added.

March 8, 2018 (San Diego's East County) -- SDG&E announces five upcoming community forums from March 9 through April 6 in high fire risk communitie to get feedback from residents and share information on fire resiliency and power shut-offs.  Dates are March 9 in Pine Valley, March 16 in Descanso, March 23 in Valley Center, March 30 in Ramona, and April 6 in Warner Springs.

Below is the press release from SDG&E:


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DRIVER TOWING CONCRETE BLOCKS KILLED IN I-8 CRASH AT BOULEVARD

 

By Miriam Raftery

March 17, 2018 (Boulevard) – A driver, 67, from the Salton Sea was killed last night shortly before 7 p.m.  He was driving a 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 truck and towing a three-axle flatbed trailer loaded with concrete blocks on I-8 eastbound near Ribbonwood Road when he lost control and plunged down an embankment.


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AZTECS WOMEN'S TENNIS DROPS 4-3 DUAL TO DARTMOUTH

 

SDSU falls short vs. Big Green at RSF Tennis Club

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March 17, 2018 (Rancho Santa Fe) - The San Diego State women’s tennis team came up short in Friday’s neutral-site matchup vs. Dartmouth at the Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club. The Aztecs dropped a narrow 4-3 match to the Big Green to fall to 7-8 on the season.


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SDSU LACROSSE SINKS FURMAN 18-7

 

McGinty, Sullivan lead Aztecs with five goals each

Source:  goaztecs.com

Photo:  Grace McGinty set a personal-best with five goals at Furman on Friday.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

March 16, 2018 (Greenville, S.C.) - The San Diego State lacrosse returned to its winning ways Friday with an 18-7 triumph over Furman in a non-conference road game at Paladin Stadium.

Junior Grace McGinty and sophomore Taylor Sullivan scored five goals apiece to lead the Aztecs, who improve to 6-3 on the season. Both totals were career highs for the SDSU midfielders.


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NO. 20 SDSU WATER POLO FALLS SHORT AT NO. 7 UC IRVINE 7-4

 

Aztecs’ rally comes up short on the road

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March 16, 2018 (Irvine) - No. 20 San Diego State and seventh-ranked UC Irvine played one their classic close games with the Anteaters coming out on top, 7-4, Friday evening at Anteater Aquatics Center. The loss dropped SDSU to 8-11 on the year with UCI moving to 6-10.


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SDSU SOFTBALL FALLS AT SAN JOSE STATE 5-2 IN MW OPENER

 

Aztecs victim of four unearned runs in San Jose

Source:  goaztecs.com

Photo:  Taylor Stewart had a two-run homer in SDSU's 5-2 loss at San José State on Friday.  Courtesy goaztecs.com

March 16, 2018 (San Jose) - Taylor Stewart hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning, but it was too little, too late in a 5-2 loss by the San Diego State softball team at San José State Friday afternoon in San Jose, Calif. The Aztecs dropped to 9-18 on the season in the Mountain West opener for the top-two teams in the league last year, while the Spartans improved to 17-9.


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VIDEO SHOWS THIEVES STEALING $200,000 IN JEWELRY: EL CAJON STORE OWNER UNINSURED FOR LOSS

 

By Miriam Raftery

Photo: Screenshot from surveillance video, courtesy of ECM news partner 10 News

March 16, 2018 (El Cajon) – The owner of Forever Fine Jewelry has suffered a devastating loss after thieves stole $200,000 worth of gold and silver jewelry. A group of nine people, including five men and women with babies, distracted the owner while a woman dressed in black, shown on surveillance  video, crawled on the floor to snatch jewelry from display cases and a safe in a back room, 10 News reports.

The owner, an Iraqi immigrant who came here a decade ago,borrowed money from family to start the business and had no insurance for the losses, NBC 7 reports.


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ON THE SILVER SCREEN: LARA CROFT RETURNS IN ACTION-PACKED BIG SCREEN FUN (TOMB RAIDER)

 

By Liz Alper

Photos via jeddjong.wordpress.com

March 13, 2018 (San Diego) - When I was a kid, my best friend had a PlayStation.  On that PlayStation, he had the original Tomb Raider game.  Gaming was simpler back then; feminists didn’t have to complain about the “sexualization of women” (there is none) in games because, you know, this was the 90s; women and men in video games were just...blocks (Goldeneye, anyone?).  So, I went to see Tomb Raider under the premise of nostalgia.


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EL CAJON POLICE OFFICER WINS COUNTYWIDE AWARD

 

By Miriam Raftery; photos by Monica Zech

Photo: El Cajon Police Chief Jeff Davis, left, and Officer Jordan Walker, right

March 15, 2018 (El Cajon) – El Cajon Police Officer Jordan Walker was named Top Vehicle Theft Recovery Officer of the Year countywide by the Auto Theft Advisory Committee out of 33 officers honored yesterday in Balboa Park.


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GROSMONT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ADVANCES TO POETRY OUT LOUD STATE FINALS

 

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Photo by Ron Logan:  Write Out Loud Executive Director Walter Ritter, San Diego Regional Champion Kylie Greaves and Write Out Loud Artistic Director Veronica Murphy

March 15, 2018 (San Diego) -- Kylie Greaves, a Senior at Grossmont Middle College High School in El Cajon took first place in the 2018 countywide Poetry Out Loud competition on February 6th at The San Diego Central Library downtown. Greaves will represent San Diego at the upcoming state finals March 18 and 19 in Sacramento.


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KEY FARMING ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED AT COMMUNITY EVENT SPONSORED BY INDIVISIBLE RAMONA

 

By Joyce Strand

Photo from left to right: Democratic candidate for Congress Ammar Campa-Najjar, Republican candidate for Congress Shamus Sayed, Luawanna Hallstrom and Warren Bacon.

March 15, 2018 (Ramona) - The topics of water, farm labor, and NAFTA dominated presentations at Indivisible Ramona’s second community meeting to understand issues of importance to San Diego County, held at the Ramona Library Community Room on February 27th.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS UPENDED BY HARVARD 5-1

 

Aztec tandem of Gjoels-Andersen/Mitchell (left) records upset in doubles

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March 15, 2018 (Solana Beach) - Playing its first dual match in two weeks, the San Diego State men’s tennis team opened the eighth annual San Diego Spring Classic with a 5-1 setback to No. 25 Harvard on Thursday afternoon at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club. The loss drops the Aztecs to 2-10 on the year, while the Crimson captured their fourth straight, improving to 13-2 overall.


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CRASH DAMAGES URGENT CARE IN LA MESA

 

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March 15, 2018 (La Mesa) – The Marque Urgent Care Center on Lake Murray Boulevard in La Mesa was evacuated and shut down yesterday, after an out of control SUV knocked out two pillars at the facility.

The burgundy-colored Honda Pilot also knocked over signs and hit a tree before being halted by a railing outside a nearby barbecue restaurant.


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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL OUT OF NCAA TOURNEY AFTER CRUSHING DEFEAT BY HOUSTON

 

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March 15, 2018 (Wichita) - SDSU men’s basketball started their journey to the Big Dance tonight against Houston.  It’s the Cougars’ first at-large NCAA Tournament bid since 1990.


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EAST COUNTY ATTORNEY FOUND WITH HEAD INJURY IN JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

 

By Miriam Raftery

March 15, 2018 (San Diego’s East County) – Paul Hanks, a La Mesa resident, real estate broker and attorney with an office in Santee, was found by rescuers today in Joshua National Park.  He had fallen some 20 feet off a trail and suffered a head injury, but was conscious when found and is expected to have a full recovery, CBS 8 reports.


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SANTEE-BASED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE TO HOST PUBLIC MEETING ON NEW GUN LAWS

 

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March 15, 2018 (La Mesa) – The San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), a Santee-based political action committee promoting Second Amendment rights, will host its 2018 California Gun Laws Convention, an event open to the public, from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, March 17, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, Surfside Race Place, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. 


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CHRIS TOTH NAMED AS ALL-MASL FIRST TEAM GOALKEEPER FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON

 

Netminder had another terrific season with the MASL’s best save percentage, second-ranked GAA and one shutout; son of legendary sockers goalkeeper has the inside track to being named the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year in back-to-back seasons

Source:  San Diego Sockers

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March 15, 2018 (San Diego) - One day ahead of the Conference Final Weekend, the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) announced the All-MASL 1st Team for the 2017-2018 regular season. Goalkeeper Chris Toth, who now has the edge on being honored as the Goalkeeper of the Year, was the only Socker named to the team. Earlier this week, the MASL announced the All-Rookie and Rookie Honorable Mentions as well as 2nd Team, 3rd Team, and Honorable Mention All-MASL Teams.


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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

 

March 15, 2018 (San Diego’s East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views.  Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

 

March 15, 2018 (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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