February 3, 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:
LOCAL
- Does new County land use plan go too far? (San Diego U-T)
- State realignment floods county jails and probation departments (KPBS)
- Sheriff reduces jail time for inmates to avoid overcrowding (La Mesa Patch)
- City Council meeting Tuesday: With redevelopment gone, now what? (Santee Patch)
- Santee gets another ‘F’ in state of tobacco report(Santee Patch)
- Beating Briarcrest: How La Mesa attorneys saved city $10.5 million (La Mesa Patch)
- Student protester faces stiff sanctions (Daily Aztec)
- New playground coming to Lake Murray (San Diego U-T)
- Helix community garden vote again delayed again by board, dismaying backers (La Mesa Patch)
- California Health Dept. cites smart meter health risks in report (La Mesa Patch blog by Susan Brinchman)
- Ramona Water District engineering consultant fees goes up 67% (Ramona Patch)
STATE
- Controller: State to run out of cash in March with no action (Sacramento Bee)
- Caltrans sidesteps accountability (Sacramento Bee editorial)
- California lawmakers move to limit protests at funerals (Reuters)
- High court overturns CA slaughterhouse law (PBS)
- Los Angeles judge blocks state cuts to Medi-cal providers (Sacramento Bee)
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