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“CASH MOB” BRINGS BUSINESS—AND TEARS OF JOY--TO LOCAL SHOP OWNER


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JOIN A "CASH MOB" TODAY TO AID LOCAL MERCHANT IN DOWNTOWN EL CAJON

 

July 7, 2012 (El Cajon) – A new phenomenon in today’s challenging economy is the rise of “cash mobs” organized by friends via social media to help local merchants. The craze has caught on across the country and today, takes root in El Cajon.  

The public is invited to meet at the corner of Main St. and Magnolia in front of Starbucks at noon, then walk en mass to Glamour Girlz Boutique one block east on Main St. 


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ECM WORLD WATCH: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL NEWS

 
 
March 9, 2012 --  (San Diego’s East County) – ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting 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: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 WORLD  
  • Strong solar storm to hit earth Thursday (BBC)
  • Election irregularities reported across Russia (NPR)
  • Syria’s deputy oil minister defects from Assad (Reuters)
  • Satellite images show buildup in Syria (New York Times) 
U.S.
  • Romney wins Ohio, 4 other Super Tuesday states (Sacramento Bee)
  • Seattle’s first urban food forest will be open to foragers (NPR)
  • Where women stand on the political race (NPR)
  • All the ads pulled from Rush Limbaugh’s show (Yahoo! News)
  • Green firms get fed cash, give executives bonuses, fail (ABC)
  • Big Pharma’s role in the contraception debate (Daily Beast)
  • BP Settlement sells out victims: deal buries evidence of oil company willful negligence (GregPalast.com)
  • Deaths from dangerous gut bacteria hit historic highs (NPR)
  • Cash mobs profit locally owned stores (PRI)
 
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EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: TOP LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

 
January 18, 2012 --  (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:
   

 
 
 
 
STATE
  • California lawmakers take another crack at single payer healthcare bill (Sacramento Bee)
  • Jerry Brown’s budget demands would strip demands, payments from local governments (Sacramento Bee)
  • Education magazine gives California a “C” for its students (Sacramento Bee)
  • California in eye of Internet piracy storm (San Francisco Chronicle)
 
LOCAL

  • Can $20 a head “cash mobs” save local shops? (U-T San Diego)
  • E. County leaders like their politics unbuttoned (U-T San Diego)
  • Parents protest, but are told school attendance boundaries won’t change (La Mesa Patch)
  • San Diego County Water Authority challenges rate (KPBS)
  • Stuck in traffic, long awaited Park Place project awaits fifth study (La Mesa Patch)
  • Chaldeans launch community newspaper (U-T San Diego)
  • Chickens finally okayed in Santee (U-T San Diego)
  • 5 involved in Sweetwater District probe plead not guilty (10 News)
  • Sweetwater says workers stole from cafeterias (U-T San Diego)
  • Campaign limits proposed for Southwestern and San Diego Schools (U-T San Diego)
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