February 11, 2015 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Obama asks Congress to authorize 3-year ISIS fight (NY Times)
• U.S. leads 12 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military (Reuters)
• Electrified rail pierced New York train in crash, official says (Reuters)
• Could a Single Food-Safety Agency be the Answer? (Reason)
• This Valentine's Day growers hope 'slow flower' movement will take root  (CS Monitor)
• Three in St. Louis indicted for helping ISIS and Al Qaeda (CS Monitor)

WORLD

• The TransAsia crash and the rise of dashcam journalism (+video) (CS Monitor)
• Troops kill eight in highway battles in northern Mexico (Reuters)
• September 11 conspirator Moussaoui says Saudi royals backed al Qaeda (Reuters)
• Muslim clerics demand 'crucifixion' of ISIS terrorists who burned Jordanian pilot to death (JPost)
• UK anti-Semitic incidents hit record in 2014, says charity (AP)
• Jewish groups rap German anti-Semitism commission for omitting Jews (Reuters)
• Boko Haram kill more than 100 in Cameroon: local leader (Reuters)
• After Horrific Taliban Massacre, Pakistani Teachers Are Bringing Concealed Weapons to School

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February 11, 2015 (San Diego)—San Diego State University celebrates Black History Month with several campus-wide events. The month of February marks the celebration of Black History Month to acknowledge the important events and people of African diaspora.

February 11, 2015 (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:

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• Burnham in a rush for U-T San Diego takeover (SD Reader)
• Rail partners face federal inquiry (U-T)
• Meeting links CPUC probe to San Onofre (U-T)
• Supes curb GOP with elephant in room (UT San Diego)
• San Diego Gangs Outsourcing Pimping Duties To Women (KPBS)
• The other Anderson-Jacob feud (UT San Diego)
• Sempra in Mexico (Voice of San Diego series):
• The Mexican Businessman Who Drives Lambos, Peddles Spy Gear and Started a War With Sempra
• The Fall of José Susumo Azano Matsura
• Sempra’s Shady Road to Dominance in Mexico
• The Politician Who Gave Sempra Mexico

STATE

• At U.C. Davis, Students for Justice in Palestine chant "Allahu Akbar," endorse terrorism (Washington Free Beacon)
•  CA bill would limit police searches of smartphones (UT San Diego)
• Measles outbreak spurs new action in California, New Mexico (Reuters)
• California lawmakers seek to end 'personal belief' vaccine exemptions (Reuters)
• Peevey urged PG&E to lobby Jerry Brown, but warned, ‘You will miss Arnold’ (SacBee)
• A legal use of power: parties funnel millions to California candidates (SacBee)

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Update 10:40 p.m.:  The suspect is now in custody, CBS 8 reports.  San Diego Police, also on scene, took the lead in convincing the suspect to surrender.

Photo: Suspect Mike Montana, courtesy  ECM news partner 10 News

February 10, 2015 (El Cajon) - 9:06 p.m. -- The El Cajon SWAT team has surrounded a home at Prescott & Noden in El Cajon, seeking suspect Mike Montana wanted for shooting of CBS News 8 sports anchor Kyle Kraska. Kraska was shot and seriously wounded earlier today outside his Scripps Rancho home.

There are many emergency vehicles in the area of Chase and Avocado in the vicinity of the SWAT action, ECM reporter Paul Kruz reports.  AVOID AREA. View map .

The suspect was seen leaving the shooting scene in white van with Superior Painting logo on the side.

East County News Service

February 10, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – The Metropolitan Water District, which supplies San Diego County with water, warned Monday that it may cut water deliveries by 5 to 10 percent or even more this summer.  The decision will be made in April, after assessing how much water the District gets from the State Water Project, the Colorado River and other supply sources.

February 10, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) -- It’s shaping up to be a wild weather week, starting with waves up to 12 feet off San Diego’s coast, whipped up by strong offshore winds.  Wind gusts Wednesday and Thursday could reach 50 miles an hour in inland mountains and canyons, a concern for firefighters in continuing warm, dry conditions with temperatures forecast to reach the 70s.

February 10, 2015 (El Cajon) – The East County Youth Symphony orchestra will perform a concert on Friday, March 13^th at 7:30 p.m. in collaboration with the Cuyamaca College String Orchestra and Choir.

By Miriam Raftery, Editor

East County Magazine

February 10, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) --The scandal over Grossmont Union High School District’s misuse of bond funds has now made national news. Recently a Superior Court Judge issued an injunction requiring the district to set aside money from a portion of bonds and state funds to build the long-promised Alpine High School, after a Grand Jury previously found that the District spent money from voter-approved bond measures on unauthorized projects, while failing to build the promised Alpine High School.

Now a Forbes magazine article titled Regulators Way to Easy on Muni Bond Investors  is calling the District’s actions a “classic bait and switch scheme.” Author Marilyn Cohen, one of the nation’s top bond managers,  asks, “Why aren’t the people involved sent to jail?”

February 9, 2015 (Anza Borrego) – Califoirnia Overland Adventures is teaming up with astronomer Dennis Mammana for a Valentine’s Overnight adventure on Saturday, February 14^th.

Show love for your Valentine and the planet with eco-friendly tips from Waste Management of Southern California

February 9, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)--Valentine’s Day is almost here and with hundreds of millions of cards, boxes of chocolates and bouquets expected to exchange hands this year, Waste Management of Southern California is encouraging community members to consider simple alternatives that not only express the spirit of the holiday but also make it a little greener.

By Dennis Moore

February 9, 2015 (San Diego's East County) - Author KB Schaller (Cherokee/Seminole heritage) was recently notified by Florida Authors and Publishers Association (FAPA), Inc., that her title, 100+ Native American Women Who Changed the World, would be included in the organization's display at Book Expo America (BEA)!

Reprinted with permission from Reporting San Diego

By Nadin Abbott

February 7, 2015 (San Diego) On Feb. 6, at the stroke of midnight, the busses left the Old Town Transit center parking lot. On board were activists from SanDiego350, as well as students from King Chavez Community School in downtown San Diego with their teacher, Keith Fowler.

By Miriam Raftery

February 8, 2015 (Ramona) – Nearly 80 riders on horseback hit the trail Saturday in Ramona to help pay medical bills for Lynn Fuller, a Poway resident who suffered burns over more than 75% of her body.

February 7, 2015 (Rancho San Diego)—Tomatomania, the world’s largest heirloom tomato seedling sale, is coming to the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College (12122 Cuyamaca College Drive) in the Rancho San Diego neighborhood of El Cajon.  Tomatomania will take place on March 14^th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tax penalties kick in for uninsured this year

East County News Service

February 8, 2015 (San Diego) – February 15^th is the deadline to sign up for health insurance this year under Covered California, the state’s exchange for purchasing insurance under the Affordable Care Act, which requires every American to have health insurance.