March 28, 2019 (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:

U.S.

Mueller report

• Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy, but Stops Short of Exonerating President on Obstruction (New York Times)
• Barr’s Declaration on Trump Puts Justice Dept. Back in Political Crucible (New York Times)
• Democrats demand Mueller’s full report by next week (Politico)
• Robert Mueller once again failed as federal prosecutor (Reno Dispatch)

Other national news

• Trump administration now wants all of Obamacare struck down (CNN)
• Boeing pushed hard for self-oversight as Congress allowed it to take over some FAA functions (Washington Post)
• FEMA mistakes put 2.3 million disaster victims at risk of ID theft, watchdog says (USA Today)
• German billionaire family that owns Einstein Bros. Bagels admits Nazi past (Washington Post)
• A Growing Problem in Real Estate: Too Many Too Big Houses  (The Wall Street Journal)

WORLD

• May's offer to quit fails to break Britain's Brexit stalemate (Reuters)
• Islamic State group: Syria's Kurds call for international tribunal (BBC)
• Mexico demands apology from Spain and the Vatican over conquest (BBC)
• Netanyahu cuts short U.S. trip after rocket attack from Gaza (Reuters )
• Israeli rabbi, wounded in Palestinian attack, dies: hospital (Reuters)

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March 28,  2019 (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

• NRC fines Southern California Edison $116,000 for nuclear canister incident at San Onofre (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Faulconer proposes new law to ban living in vehicles (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Feds take down alleged gang drug ring that sold dangerous carfentanil (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Local Democrats, Republicans react to Mueller report (KPBS)
• Four Men Accuse San Diego Unified Trustee Kevin Beiser of Sexual Misconduct, Abuse (Voice of San Diego)
• A Local Water Board Paid an Employee Not to Work There. Now He’s on the Board. (Voice of SD)
• VOSD Podcast Live: Transit San Diegans Might Actually Use (Voice of San Diego)

STATE

• California voters could be asked to impose an estate tax, replacing the one Trump loosened (Los Angeles Times)
• Nearly 1,000 acre of redwood forests preserved in $11 million deal (San Jose Mercury-News)
• School accountability good for some, not others? (CAL matters)

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March 28, 2019 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

• 3 People In San Diego Fighting Superbug Infections After Surgeries In Tijuana (KPBS)
• FDA proposes new mammography changes for dense breasts (CBS)
• Suspected cholera cases spikes in Yemen in 2019: UN (Arab News)

 SCIENCE & TECH

• Facebook announces new policy to ban white nationalist content (New York Times)
• Google offers AI ethics panel (BBC)
• HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination in ads (CNN)

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By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications Office

Photo via Miriam Raftery 

March 27, 2019 (Ramona) - The County Board of Supervisors took a step Wednesday toward the possibility of building a safe parking area for thousands of hikers who park and traipse dangerously close to traffic along Highway 67 in Ramona to get to Mount Woodson and the popular Potato Chip Rock trail.

By Miriam Raftery

Photo courtesy of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office

March 26, 2019 (San Diego) – Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday proclaimed a state of emergency over wildfire dangers to “protect the state’s most vulnerable communities,” according to a press release issued by his office.  

East County News Service

March 26, 2019 (San Diego's East County) – The 14 Chick-fil-A® restaurants in San Diego County, including the two in East County, will offer a free breakfast entrée this week to guests who create or log in to their Chick-fil-A app account. From now till March 30, guests have a choice of Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit, a Chick-n-Mini (4-count), an Egg White Grill or Hash Brown Scramble. Chick-fil-A restaurants in East County are located at 9418 Mission Gorge Road in Santee and 8200 Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa.

By Felicia Mello, CALMatters

CALmatters is an independent public interest journalism venture covering California state politics and government.

Photo:  As the college cheating scandal has spread to include UCLA and UC Berkeley, state lawmakers are scrutinizing loopholes and seeking to reassure Californians. Photo by Robbie Short for CALmatters

March 25, 2019 (Sacramento) - When state legislators grilled University of California staff at a hearing Tuesday about the university’s response to the recent college admissions scandal, Assemblyman Kevin McCarty asked the question that’s been reverberating since the story broke last week.

By Miriam Raftery

March 24, 2019 (Escondido) – Escondido-based Henry Avocado Corporation is recalling avocados after a government inspection at a California packing facility resulted in testing positive for Listeria. The recalled products have stickers reading Bravocado” on the exterior.

Listeria can cause fever, stiffness, nausea, diarrhea and other symptoms. It may be fatal to young children, elderly people or others with weakened immune systems. It can also cause stillbirths and miscarriages in pregnant women.

By Miriam Raftery

March 24, 2019 (El Cajon) – You’re invited to a Warbird Expo and World War II collectors’ swap meet at Gillespie Field in El Cajon on Saturday, April 13 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Tickets for a ride in real WWII aircraft (a historic WWII SNJ-5 Trainer) can also be purchased online or at the event.

This is the largest fundraiser of the year for Air Group One to help keep these historic World War II aircraft flying and fund youth education programs.

East County News Service

March 23, 2019 (San Diego) - The San Diego Harp Society will hold its annual advanced students harp recital at the Mission Trails Church, 4880 Zion Avenue, San Diego 92120 on April 14th from 3 - 4 p.m.  This is a free concert (for donations) and every dollar collected goes directly to the San Diego Harp Society.  Second Sunday Community Concerts and the Mission Trails Church do not take any donated money.