March 23, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) announced his office will host a free webinar on April 5 at 10 A.M. PT with industry experts to discuss best practices and the various services of each section of the Medicare Program.
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Deanna Balsama, Camdyn O'Donnell & Julia Lytle all had four goals
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March 23, 2022 (San Diego) - The Aztec lacrosse team (3-5) fell 15-14 in overtime to Drexel (5-4) Wednesday evening. SDSU’s Deanna Balsama, Camdyn O’Donnell & Julia Lytle all tied for a team-high four goals and O’Donnell also dished out two assists.
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“Projects balance community needs, resource preservation”
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March 23, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Darrell Issa testified earlier this month before the House of Representatives Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee in support of three San Diego area projects for which he has requested targeted federal funding.
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Photo: Dr. Sugata Das, courtesy of Yuma Regional Medical Center
March 23, 2022 (San Diego) – An autopsy of Dr. Sugata Das, the pilot killed October 11 when his Cessna plane crashed into a Santee neighborhood, found no evidence of drugs, alcohol, or medications. The Medical Examiner’s office also indicates Dr. Das had no history of medical conditions and found no evidence of suicide.
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March 23, 2022 (Peoria, Ariz.) - It’s only spring training, but…. never mind. The Padres played the Angels today. José Suarez started for L.A. against MacKenzie Gore.
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March 23, 2022 (El Cajon) -- Calling all pet owners! Parkway Plaza is officially becoming a dog-friendly shopping center, welcoming customers to bring along their furry friends on all their shopping trips.
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Festival Chair share insights in interview with East County Magazine
By Matthew Manosh
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March 23, 2022 (Borrego Springs) -- A desert town away from the city, with films by independent artists from around the globe. It sounds like the perfect setting for a film festival. That’s the backdrop for the Borrego Springs Film Festival, which normally takes place in January, but was pushed back due to the COVID pandemic to this week, starting Thursday, March 24 and continuing through Monday, March28.
East County Magazine got a chance to sit down and talk with the chairman of the film festival, Fred Jee who discussed the early days of the festival and what’s yet to come.
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March 23, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State erupted for six runs in the sixth inning on Tuesday night to overtake UC San Diego and claim a 14-7 victory in the first game of the newly christened Trolley Series at Triton Ballpark.
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Hastings becomes second straight Aztec freshman to win the UCSD Invite
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March 22, 2022 (Carlsbad) - Freshman Justin Hastings (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) captured medalist honors to lead a host of three San Diego State men’s golfers in the top 10 at the UC San Diego Invitational, which wrapped up Tuesday on the par-72, 7,151-yard Omni La Costa Championship Course. Hastings is the second consecutive Aztec freshman to earn medalist honors at the USCD Invite after Liam Koeneke won in a playoff in 2021.
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View video of producers/directors discussing their horror films at the Latino Film Festival: https://youtu.be/R-yPZqsWsTM
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March 22, 2022 (San Diego) - The Latino Film Festival showcased Un Mundo Extrano - Folk Tales and Speculations on March 20th, the festival’s closing day. This showcase was curated by Miguel Rodriguez, the founder and executive producer of Horrible Imaginings, a 13-year-old horror-based festival slated for September 1-4 in Santa Ana, according to Filmfreeway.
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March 22, 2022 (Goodyear, Ariz.) - The Padres figured they might as well take a trip to Goodyear to face the newly minted Guardians since they can’t win anywhere else. Grossmont High alum Joe Musgrove started against Zack Plesac for Cleveland.
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Photo: Gerald (Gerry) Kostiha eats a grapefruit while sitting on a chair outside his tent Tuesday, March 8, 2022, near El Cajon, CA. He has been living at the Magnolia encampment with his dog Lumpy for four months. / Photo by Peggy Peattie for Voice of San Diego
March 22, 2022 (San Diego) - For the past four months, Gerry Kostiha has lived with his dog Lumpy off North Magnolia Avenue on a plot of county land only a few feet from the border of El Cajon. The 62-year-old worked as a plumber until a fall down a flight of stairs left him immobile and required a series of major surgeries.
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Note: This interview was recorded in early February.
March 22, 2022 (San Diego) – Joseph Rocha, the Democratic Party's endorsed candidate in the newly redrawn 40th State Senate district currently represented by Republican Brian Jones, recently sat down for an in-depth interview with East County Magazine that originally aired on KNSJ radio. He’s running to focus on jobs, housing, infrastructure, veterans and climate change among other important issues. The interview addressed these topics and more.
Rocha is a veteran of both the Navy and Marine Corps. He served as a bomb dog handler in the Persian Gulf and later, after obtaining his law degree, as a Marine Corps captain and prosecutor. He’s also a former intern at East County Magazine, where in 2008 he gained interest in politics while interview candidates for Congress and City Council.
“I think the adversity in my life has given me the passion for service,” he says. “I’m second generation Mexican-American,” he says. His mother was a grocery store worker who struggled with addiction; his father worked as a truck driver, raising five children. “These bread and butter, working class issues of the middle class have been a core passion of mine since I can remember," Rocha says.
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March 21, 2022 (San Diego) – Following the Biden administration’s designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan refugees last week, the San Diego-based Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) and other immigrant groups are calling for similar protections to be provided for Black immigrants, including refugees from Cameroon.
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Photos: finalists Diego Lynch, Mimi Pollack and Bettina Hanna created films set in San Diego’s East County.
March 21, 2022 (San Diego) – Migrant stories from around the world were poignantly displayed at the San Diego Latino Film Festival on March 15, when finalists in the fourth annual Migrant Voices Today Challenge were presented. The finalists included East County producers and directors as well as stories set in East County.
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March 21, 2022 (San Diego) - On March 15, 2022, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve a Board Letter introduced by Supervisors Jim Desmond (District 5) and Joel Anderson (District 2). The purpose of this Board Letter was to direct the Chief Administrative Officer to urge the Governor and State Legislature to suspend the State gas tax for one year.
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Iconic Diane Powers restaurant honored by San Diego Regional East County Chamber of Commerce
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March 21, 2022 (La Mesa) - Diane Powers’ Mexican restaurant Casa de Picohas been named the “Best Restaurant in East County” by the members of the San Diego Regional East County Chamber of Commerce, awarded during the chamber’s 110th annual East County Honors ceremony on February 27.
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March 21, 2022 (Peoria, Ariz.) - After a couple of horrible “road” games, the Padres are back in Peoria facing the Rockies for the first of many times this season. Ryan Rolison started for Colorado against Yu Darvish.
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March 20, 2022 (San Jose) - San Diego State dropped pair of one-run decisions at San José State on Sunday, falling by an 8-7 count in the completion of Saturday’s rain-suspended game before suffering a heart-breaking 9-8 defeat in the series finale.
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Karli Canale led the Aztecs with three goals in a 14-10 loss at No. 6 UC Irvine
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March 20, 2022 (Irvine) - Trailing 4-1 after eight minutes, the No. 20 San Diego State water polo team never recovered and fell to No. 6 UC Irvine 14-10 on Sunday at the Anteater Aquatics Complex on the UC Irvine campus.
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Aztecs have a season-long five-game winning streak
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March 20, 2022 (San Diego) - Mac Barbara hit a grand slam, Taylor Adams had a three-run homer, and Allie Light and Dani Martinez combined on a one-hit shutout to give San Diego State a 13-0, five-inning victory over Colorado State for the series sweep Sunday afternoon at SDSU Softball Stadium. The Aztecs (19-10, 3-0 MW) have won a season-long five consecutive games.
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March 20, 2022 (Phoenix) - After taking their first loss of 2022, the Padres headed to Phoenix to try their luck against another NL Central team, the Brewers. Chris Paddack started against Freddy Peralta for Milwaukee.
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208 inmates have died in county custody since 2006
By Miriam Raftery
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March 19, 2022 (San Diego) – A bipartisan group of San Diego state legislators have introduced AB 2345, the Saving Lives in Custody Act. The bill follows a scathing state auditor’s report which found conditions in San Diego County Jails to be so dangerous that the auditor urged legislative intervention.
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March 19, 2022 (Tucson) - The San Diego State men’s golf team finished 14th at Arizona’s National Invitational Tournament Saturday at the par-72, 7,200-yard Omni Tucson National in Tucson, Arizona.
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March 19, 2022 (El Cajon) - Jane Austen in the 21st century takes stage in the Grossmont players presentation of Pride and Prejudice by Kate Hamill. Directed by Shana Wilde, this is a fun show--simply delightful. Everyone walked out saying it was excellent.
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March 19, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State opened Mountain West play with a doubleheader sweep over Colorado State Saturday afternoon at SDSU Softball Stadium. The Aztecs (18-10, 2-0 MW) downed the Rams (8-15, 0-2 MW) 6-2 in the first game before posting a 2-0 shutout in the nightcap.
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March 19, 2022 (San Diego) - San Diego State track and field returned to action on Saturday in emphatic fashion, sweeping the podium in the pole vault competition at the Ross and Sharon Irwin Invitational at Point Loma Nazarene University.
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March 18, 2022 (San Diego) -- "The war between Russia and Ukraine is absolutely barbaric...and unthinkable on its scale. We are all deeply devasted," Russian language instructor Dana Shembel at San Diego State University said in an interview with East County Magazine.
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March 19, 2022 (Mesa, Ariz.) - The Padres traveled to Mesa today on the second day of spring training to face the Cubs. Reiss Knehr started against Justin Steele for the Cubs.
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Sydney Hurst led the Aztecs with three goals, but SDSU came up short in a 12-11 decision
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March 19, 2022 (Los Angeles) - With the score tied 10-10, and less than two and a half minutes to play in the fourth quarter, the San Diego State water polo team was outscored by the Loyola Marymount Lions 2-1 and fell 12-11 in each team’s Golden Coast Conference (GCC) opener on Sunday at the Burns Aquatics Center on the LMU campus.
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