March 2023 Articles

March 2023 Articles

EGG PAINTING CHARITY EVENT, BUNNY HOP RACES, EASTER BUNNY AND MORE AT PARKWAY PLAZA APRIL 4

East County News Service

Photo courtesy of Parkway Plaza

March 14, 2023 (El Cajon) – Parkway Plaza  shopping mall in El Cajon will host its annual Easter Eggstravaganza on Tuesday, April 4 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.


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GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR, HELP SHAPE COUNTY'S HOUSING BLUEPRINT

By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications Office

March 14, 2023 (San Diego) - County officials want San Diegans to help turn a house―or rather, the County’s draft housing blueprint―into a “home” by filling it with their opinions and advice.


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PEDESTRIAN STRUCK, KILLED ON I-8 IN EL CAJON

East County News Service

March 14, 2023 (El Cajon) – A male pedestrian died after being struck by a Kia the morning of March 12 on I-8 in El Cajon. He has not yet been identified.

The white 2016 Kia was changing lanes on westbound I-8 near West Main St. when the pedestrian “walked into the path of the Kia,” according to Officer Jared Grieshaber with the California Highway Patrol.


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SHERIFF SEEKS HELP TO ID SUSPECTS IN STRING OF VEHICLE BREAK-INS: $1,000 REWARD OFFERED

East County News Service

March 14, 2023 (San Diego) -- Investigators from the Santee Sheriff’s Station and Crime Stoppers want your help in identifying and locating two suspects involved in a series of vehicle burglaries throughout San Diego County.


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SDSU MEN'S TENNIS STYMIED BY HARVARD 4-0

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March 13, 2023 (San Diego) - The San Diego State men’s tennis team went up against the No. 10-ranked Harvard Crimson at the Aztec Tennis Center on Monday, March 13. The Crimson overcame a late singles surge from SDSU to win 4-0.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: GIANTS CUT PADS' RALLY SHORT

By Liz Alper
 
Photo via @padres on Twitter 
 
March 13, 2023 (Peoria, Ariz.) - The Padres are back in Peoria today hosting the Giants.  Old friend Sean Manaea started for San Francisco against Brent Honeywell.

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BANK FAILURES PROMPT LA MESA CITY TREASURER TO ISSUE STATEMENT ON CITY’S FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS

By Miriam Raftery

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Updated March 22 with responses from East County cities and the County.

March 13, 2023 (La Mesa) – Two failed banks have been taken over by federal regulators.  The Federal  Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has taken control Silicon Valley Bank on Friday and Signature Bank on Monday.  That’s sent ripples  of concern through the financial community, also prompting La Mesa’s Treasurer to assure residents that at least 99% of the city’s assets are safe.

How did the bank failures happen?

The failures are tied to the Trump administration’s rollback of Dodd-Frank banking regulations, an action that eased restrictions on banks with under $250 billion in assets. That measure passed Congress in 2018 with overwhelming Republican support, though a few Democrats also backed the regulatory rollbacks. Both failed banks had under $250 billion in assets and would have been subject to stress tests and other regulatory scrutiny before the rollback of regulations.

Silicon Valley Bank got in trouble when many of its tech industry and business start-up customers needed money and made large withdrawals. So SVB had to start selling assets, mainly bonds, at a loss to free up funds for those withdrawals until its losses became too high, fueling a bank run by customers fearful of losing their money. That prompted the FDIC to take action. Like SVB, Signature Bank had over 90% of its deposits that were unisured, over the federally insured amount.  Now, the federal government is stepping in to help restore funds for investors -- but will not bail out the banks, leaving shareholders and holders of unsecured corporate bonds to absorb the losses.


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STRENGHTENING YOUR SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH: A DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO UNLEASH HEALING POWERS

By Pennell Paugh

March 13, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) – Carrolle Jean-Murat., M.D., a Mt. Helix resident, announces publication of her latest book, Strengthening Your Spiritual Foundation for Optimum Health: 18 Ways to Unleash Your Innate Healing Powers.


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SAN DIEGO STATE WATER POLO GOES 4-1 AT AZTEC INVITATIONAL

San Diego State scored in double figures in all but one game and outscored its opponents 71-47

Source:  goaztecs.com

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March 12, 2023 (San Diego) - Back home after playing 12 of its first 14 games on the road, the San Diego State water polo team went 4-1 at the 2023 Aztec Invitational at the Aztec Aquaplex over the weekend.


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SDSU LACROSSE SURGES PAST HOWARD 19-2

Nine Aztecs score a goal

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March 12, 2023 (San Diego) - The Aztec lacrosse team (4-6) knocked off Howard (0-7) 19-2 Sunday morning at the Aztec Lacrosse Field. The contest was highlighted by nine Aztecs scoring goals, led by Deanna Balsama with five and followed by Mia Kohn with three.


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SDSU TRACK & FIELD FINISHES COMPETITION AT NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Johnson places 14th 

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March 12, 2023 (Albuquerque) - The Aztecs wrapped up weekend competition at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Saturday.


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BLOOMING AFTER 20 YEARS, RAMONA GARDEN CLUB CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY APRIL 5

By Ada Wildberger, Ramona Garden Club
 
March 12, 2023 (Ramona) -- The Ramona Garden Club is celebrating its 20th Anniversary.  The club was founded in 2003 by a group of ambitious gardeners who wanted to bring the Ramona community together by teaching folks the many benefits and value horticultural brings to each of us.
 
The Ramona Garden Club will recognize the many volunteer hours members have given to improve such gardens as the Chandler Herb Garden at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, the lovely Collier Park Children’s Garden, as well as the many grants and educational scholarships to those entering the fields of horticulture.  The public is welcome to come celebrate, enjoy refreshments and tour the Collier Park Garden on April 5 from 1 to 3 p.m.

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SUNRISE IN SAIGON: PASSION AND INTRIGUE IN AFTERMATH OF VIETNAM WAR

Reviewed by Pennell Paugh

March 12, 2023 (San Diego) -- Sunrise in Saigon is the first book by local author Patrick Greenwood in a new series about cybersecurity, passion, and international espionage.

The main character develops a passion to travel to Vietnam as a youth. Greenwood writes:

On April 30, 1975, eleven-year-old Jack Kendall lay in his bed, listening to a radio program discussing recent events, which included President Nixon’s departure from the White House the year prior, gas shortages, and protests over the long-lasting Vietnam War. “This is WIEE 1310 AM radio—we have confirmed that Saigon has fallen. The Vietnam War has finally ended after ten years. Thank God!”

This newsflash caught Jack by complete surprise. Still, he had no idea how this event would shape the direction of his life, setting a lifelong journey in motion, driving a desire to understand what happened to the Vietnamese people before and after the war.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: BACK TO LOSING

By Liz Alper
 
Photo via @padres on Twitter 
 
March 12, 2023 (Mesa, Ariz.) - The Padres went to Mesa for the first time this spring.  Seth Lugo started against James Kaprielian for Oakland.
 
The Padres finally cracked through in the third with a solo homer from Rougned Odor and the Padres led 1-0 after three.

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LAKE CUYAMACA NAMED FOURTH BEST CAMPING SPOT IN AMERICA

By Miriam Raftery

Photos by Miriam Raftery and Scott Lagace

March 11, 2023 (Cuyamaca) -- Campspot, a campsite booking website, has named Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District the fourth best place for tent campers in America. The contest is Campspot’s second annual competition, which includes various categories from glamping to RV parks. View award winners.


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SAPS AT SEA PROUDLY PRESENT 'A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT' APRIL 15

East County News Service

March 11, 2023 (Spring Valley) - The Saps at Sea, the San Diego chapter of the Sons of the Desert, the official Laurel & Hardy fan organization, will host its April gathering, "A Very Special Night," on April 15 at Williams Hall at Trinity Presbytarian Church in Spring Valley.


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LA MESA-EL CAJON BRANCH OF AAUW TO HOLD 21ST ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT APRIL 29

Source:  American Association of University Women 

March 11, 2023 (La Mesa/El Cajon) - The La Mesa-El Cajon AAUW Branch is hosting Susan Carol McCarthy, a Carlsbad resident, as the featured speaker at their 21st annual scholarship benefit and luncheon, held at the Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley, 950 Hotel Circle North on April 29 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES FINALLY WIN

By Liz Alper

Photo via @padres on Twitter 
 
March 11, 2023 (Peoria, Ariz.) - The Padres we’re surprised in Surprise by the Royals yesterday.  Today they faced an old friend; Mike Clevinger started for the White Sox against Blake Snell.

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SUSPECT SHOT BY DEPUTY AFTER RAMMMING PATROL VEHICLE IN EL CAJON

Update: Video of the shooting has been released.  Caution, content may be disturbing:  click here

By Miriam Raftery

March 11, 2023 (El Cajon) – An Alpine man found in a stolen vehicle was shot in the legs by a San Diego Sheriff’s deputy in unincorporated El Cajon, rammed multiple vehicles and then fled.  Following a pursuit that ended in a roll-over crash, the suspect was apprehended while trying to hide in a backyard shed in the city of El Cajon.

The suspect has been identified as Brenten Kinzenbaw, 25, of Alpine. NBC San Diego reports the suspect was spotted Thursday night in a stolen truck parked on Oro Street in El Cajon. 

The Sheriff’s department has indicated the man disobeyed multiple orders to exit the vehicle and instead put the vehicle in reverse, crashing into a parked car.  He then drove forward, nearly hitting deputies and a bystander, and struck a patrol vehicle.


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SDSU BASEBALL DROPS SERIES OPENER TO SAN JOSE STATE 7-4

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March 10, 2023 (San Diego) - San Diego State was unable to maintain a three-run lead in game one of a scheduled Mountain West doubleheader against visiting San José State Friday, as the Spartans rallied for a 7-4 victory at Tony Gwynn Stadium.


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COYOTE INJURED IN ILLEGAL JAW TRAP RETURNS TO WILD

San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife team in Ramona treated coyote’s damaged leg and teeth

Source: San Diego Humane Society

March 10, 2023 (Ramona) - — A coyote, caught in an illegal jaw trap on a residential property in the City of San Diego, returned to the wild this afternoon after three weeks in care with San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife team. The adult female was rescued by San Diego Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement on Feb. 17, 2023, after she was found in the Skyline neighborhood dangling on a chain link fence from a jaw trap attached to her left front leg.

Humane Officers rushed her to San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, where Project Wildlife’s medical team provided pain medication, took X-rays and tended to her wounds.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: ONE RUN DOWNS PADS

By Liz Alper

Photo via @padres on Twitter 

 

March 10, 2023 (Surprise, Ariz.) - The Padres continued their mini road trip with a surprise visit to Surprise and the Royals.  Jay Groome started against Jordan Lyles for Kansas City.


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SDSU SOFTBALL DOWNS LONG BEACH STATE 4-3 IN EXTRA INNINGS

SDSU improves to 15-7 on the season

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March 9, 2023 (Long Beach) - Jillian Celis hit a two-run double in the top of the eighth inning and San Diego State held on for a 4-3 victory at Long Beach Thursday night at the Louisville Slugger Classic.


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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL SURVIVES COLORADO STATE 64-61 IN MW QUARTERFINAL

 

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March 9, 2023 (Las Vegas) - Lamont Butler scored 16 points and No. 20 San Diego State held on to beat Colorado State 64-61 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.


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ECM PADRES REPORT: PADRES HOLD ON FOR WIN

By Liz Alper

Photo via @padres on Twitter 

 

March 9, 2023 (Goodyear, Ariz.) - The Padres started a little mini road trip today with a ride to Goodyear to face the Guardians.  Michael Wacha started against Hunter Gaddis for Cleveland.


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RENOWNED ARCHITECT CHARLES DURRETT TO PRESENT ON POWER OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY IN RAMONA ON MARCH 16

“Cohousing is about living the good life while using less of the earth’s resources, and having a good time doing it.” --Charles Durrett

East County News Service

March 9, 2023 (Ramona, CA) -- Charles Durrett, a leading architect in the field of sustainable community and cohousing, will be hosting a free public presentation on the future of this innovative housing concept, with a focus on the potential for a new cohousing community in Ramona.

The event is open to the public and will take place on March 16 at 6 p.m. in the Ramona Community Center, 434 Aqua Lane in Ramona. You’re invited to come and be part of planning a sustainable community and cohousing in Ramona.


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JONES COAUTHORS BILL TO RESTRICT RELEASE OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS

East County News Service

 

March 8, 2023 (Sacramento) - Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego), Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson), Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Assemblymember Megan Dahle (R-Bieber) have introduced the “Sexually Violent Predator Accountability, Fairness, and Enforcement Act” (SAFE Act), a measure aimed at preventing the state from continuing to try to secretly dump Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs) in unsuspecting communities throughout the state. Senate Bill 832 is the second SVP bill Leader Jones has authored in the last two years.

 

To sign the petition supporting SB 832, here. For more information on the SVP issue, please click here.

 

“Families in San Diego County and across California are being jolted by the state’s secret attempt to put an SVP in their neighborhoods. State Hospital officials have often tried to duck their responsibility by giving their vendors, such as East Coast-based Liberty Health Care, too much freedom in targeting regions such as East and North County. Unfortunately, this problem is not unique to San Diego,” said Jones. “A few weeks ago, I requested an audit of Liberty Healthcare to get to the bottom of their poor handling of SVP placements. Now, we’re announcing the bipartisan SAFE Act, which would require transparency in the SVP placement process, force state officials to own up to these decisions, and make public safety the highest priority.”

 

Specifically, Leader Jones’s Senate Bill 832 would:


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DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: TOP SPRINGTIME FESTIVALS AND EVENTS

East County News Service

March 9, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) – With springtime fast approaching, East County has an array of events coming up, including St. Patrick’s Day festivities, a butterfly jungle, Easter extravaganza, a harmonica festival, classic cruise nights, a charity golf tournament, an Earth Day fair, Coyote Music Festival, Spring Garden Festival, Vintage Alpine and more.


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FOX NEWS COMMENTATORS AND CEO KNEW STOLEN ELECTION CLAIMS WERE FALSE, LAWSUIT EVIDENCE REVEALS

Story and video by Jacob Pamus

 

“Really crazy stuff,” Rupert Murdoch, CEO of Fox, on Donald Trump’s stolen election claims.

“I did not believe it for a second.” – Sean Hannity, Fox broadcaster, on stolen election theory pushed by Trump’s attorney.

 

March 8, 2023 (San Diego) – Fox News Network LLC, the parent company of Fox News, is being sued by Dominion Voting Systems for allegedly broadcasting misinformation about voter fraud during the 2020 election. Dominion Voting is seeking $1.6 billion for defamation in the lawsuit. Fox News is also being sued by Smartmatic Voting Machines, for $2.7 billion. Evidence presented shows that Rupert Murdoch knew that Fox News was endorsing misinformation about the 2020 election. Murdoch is the head of Fox Corp and Fox News as well as many other media outlets in the U.S and Australia. In a deposition  while under oath, Murdoch acknowledged that some commentators on Fox News endorsed the idea of a stolen election on the air, knowing this was false. 

When asked if Fox News spread false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, as Donald Trump claimed, Murdoch stated, "Some of our commentators were endorsing it."  Murdoch also said in an email that the election denial is “Really crazy stuff.”


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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

March 9, 2023 (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 a variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

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For excepts and links to full stories, click “read more” and scroll down.


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