January 23, 2026 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• Family of woman who died at Santee jail files wrongful death lawsuit (Times of San Diego)
• A 'river' surges through homes in unincorporated El Cajon, woman rescued from floods (10 News)
• San Diego congressional leaders react to court battle victory over ICE facility access (10 News)
•  ICE misses deadline to release report on in-custody death in Imperial County (KPBS)
•  San Diego County Supervisors vote to keep Lawson-Remer as chair (City News Service)
• Local TV ownership consolidates with potential changes to broadcast regulations expected (KPBS)
•  Pressure builds on San Diego city officials to scrap parking fees in Balboa Park (KBBS)
• Strict wildfire safety rules will soon apply to much of urban San Diego (KPBS)
•  San Diego jail wrongly held 82-year-old with dementia in solitary confinement, where he died, new lawsuit says (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Parking, water, budget woes loom as San Diego City Council reconvenes in 2026 (KPBS)
• Former Poway city council member pleads not guilty to bribery, perjury charges (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• San Diego Blood Bank to merge with national blood services nonprofit Vitalant (City News Service)

STATE

• Federal Judges Uphold California’s New Congressional Maps (New York Times)
• California utilities will keep almost all profits as regulators ease up. They’re still upset (CalMatters)
•  11 new laws that will impact California schools in 2026 (EdSource)
• Video shows moment California protestor is hit in the face with a projectile by federal police officer (AP)

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November 17, 2025 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• More nurses, fewer drugs, no suicides: Sheriff touts jail reforms, upgrades before civilian review board (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Community reacts to proposed façade changes at Goodwill in La Mesa Village (KUSI)
•  Where to access food assistance in San Diego County (KPBS)
• Who’s stealing bronze plaques from San Diego County libraries? (San Diego Union-Tribune)
•  On-campus food pantries available to college students across San Diego County ( CBS)
• La Mesa increases parking rates starting Jan. 1 (Times of San Diego )
• Lakeside father calls young children 'heroes' after they help save his life during road rage attack (KGTV)
• Looking for a pole saw? The National City library has you covered (KPBS)
•  East County family devastated as hit-and-run driver who killed Austin Spirz set for early release (10 News)
• San Diego City Council approves reduced water rate hikes over next two years (KPBS)

STATE

• California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants (AP)
• California gives Planned Parenthood $140 million boost to keep clinics open (Cal Matters)
• New California law prohibits declawing cats (KBBS)
• California sues Trump over food stamps (KPBS)
• Data centers are putting new strain on California’s grid. A new report estimates the impacts (Cal Matters)

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October 3, 2025, 2025 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL 

• ICE arrests rise at a higher rate in San Diego than across the U.S., data shows  (NBC San Diego)
• Out with the old and in with the new at San Diego International Airport  (KPBS)
• Animal shelter supervisor ‘out of the office’ after revelation of profane recording  (KPBS)
• Ramona cemetery district board member uncovers unusual compensation records (KPBS)
• Sweetwater Authority Joins Stampede Away from County Water Authority  (Voice of San Diego)
• One killed, another injured in bicycle crash at Lake Murray (ABC)

STATE

• California braces for a health insurance meltdown  (Politico)
• California shrank prisons with sentencing changes. A new study shows how that’s working (Cal Matters)
• Gavin Newsom signs first-in-nation AI safety law (Politico)
• More California high school seniors applied for college financial aid this year than last (Cal Matters)

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September 3, 2025 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL 

• Supervisors vote to allow San Diego County to tap into financial reserves (Times of San Diego)
• How San Diego’s Congressional districts could change under redistricting (KPBS)
• Toxic sewer gases pollute South Bay at levels 70 times state regulations, study finds (NBC San Diego)

• El Cajon police and state AG’s Office at odds over sharing of surveillance data (KPBS)
• San Diego County looks to expand legal defense program for immigrant children after Trump administration cuts (CBS 8)

• Cajon Valley school bus drivers train for crisis situations (10 News)
• DHS Secretary Noem says entire southern border wall will be painted black to stop people from climbing it (CBS News)
• Warning signs installed in parts of Tijuana River Valley (County News)
• La Mesa family still concerned about road safety months after car crashed into home and RV (ABC 10)
• Local Republican groups react to Gov. Newsom's push to congressional redistricting (10 News)
• 'Officer in the Sky': Oceanside tests drones as first responders (KPBS)

STATE 

• Newsom deploys CHP crime suppression teams to San Diego, L.A., Inland Empire (CNS)
• Judge rules Trump's deployment of troops to Los Angeles violated federal law (CBS)
• This candidate for California governor has a potential conflict of interest in her own home (KPBS)
• 'They're not going to live normally': A devastating disease has surged in Calif. (SF Gate)
• Fatal kidney disease in sea lions along CA coast could impact pets, marine biologists warn (ABC 7)
• FTC accuses LA Fitness of trapping customers in memberships in new lawsuit (CBS)

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July 30, 2025 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• Downtown La Mesa's parking crunch (San Diego Reader)
• US signs MOU with Mexico on Tijuana River sewage crisis (Fox 5 San Diego)
• At least 8 people killed in crashes on state Route 67 over 10 days (Ramona Sentinel)
• Fearing Lawsuits, El Cajon Police Stopped Responding to Some Mental Health Calls (Voice of SD)
• As dog euthanasias spike in San Diego County shelters, former employees say the system is broken (KPBS)
• Boat Hits USS Midway, Causing $100K In Damage To Decommissioned Aircraft Carrier: Police (Patch)
• San Diego County’s Schools Have 27,000 Fewer Students Than a Decade Ago. It Will Get Worse. (Voice of SD)
•  San Diego County Supervisors vote 4-1 in favor of program for employers in ICE era (City News Service)
•  Oceanographers create 5-day forecast for beach pollution (KPBS)
• ‘Open retribution’ alleged as San Diego’s DOJ office hit by resignations, demotions (Times of San Diego)
• Trump administration asks San Diego sheriff for data on all noncitizen inmates despite state law (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• San Diego Police changing approach to immigration enforcement
• Investigation Continues After Small Plane (from Ramona) Goes Missing Off San Diego Coast (Patch)
• San Diego Police changing approach to immigration enforcement (KGTV)

STATE

• COVID Cases Surge In CA As 'Razor Blade Throat' Variant Takes Hold (Patch.com)
• California cannabis companies hoped Trump would be an ally. Then the raids happened (Cal Matters)
• Marines to leave LA (LAist)

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June 25, 2025 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• New app helps connect unhoused people to shelters in San Diego County (Fox 5)
• San Diego's inflation rate highest in the nation for May
• The Supreme Court just issued a ruling on nuclear waste. What does that mean for San Onofre? (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Cars keep tumbling downhill into popular La Mesa restaurant parking lot (NBC 7)
• Council passes San Diego budget that restores library hours, fire rings and more — but at a cost to some city workers  (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• ‘This is a Muslim ban’ – airport protest among nationwide rallies against Trump travel ban (Times of San Diego)
• Supervisor Candidate Left Trail of Unpaid Debts, Taxes 

STATE

• Newsom agrees to ease budget cuts as California seeks more time to fix growing deficit (Cal Matters)
• California bill proposes misdemeanor for officers who cover their face on duty (The Guardian)
• California violated civil rights of female students by allowing trans athletes to compete, feds say (AP)
• How the federal immigration raids could disrupt California’s economy (Los Angeles Times)
• Scenes Of 'Fear And Panic' Prompt Southland Mayors Call For ICE, Soldiers To Get Out )Patch)
• California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol (Cal Matters)
• LAPD Won’t Do Immigration Enforcement — But Will Shoot You With Rubber Bullets for Protesting ICE (Intercept)
• Troops deployed to LA have nowhere to sleep and lack supplies: Newsom (Axios)

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May 21, 2025 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• La Mesa-Spring Valley, Lemon Grove school mental health grants cut early by Trump administration (KPBS)
• Repair project may temporarily increase Tijuana River sewage flow, pollution (NBC 7)
• San Diego’s Beach Bonfires May Finally Burn Out (Voice of San DIego)
• San Diego’s first comprehensive neuroscience hospital opens [at Sharp Grossmont Hospital] (EC Californian)
• Wildfire-resilient neighborhood coming to Escondido (10 News)
• San Diego State Passport Office making move to Alvarado Road (Times of San Diego)

STATE

• Bomb Obliterates CA Clinic, Triggering Terrorism Probe: Report (Patch)
• Newsom proposes to freeze Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented immigrants (CalMatters)
• State Farm wins first-ever emergency rate hike in California  (NBC 7)
• Just 17% of state residents could afford a family home in first part of year  (City News Service)
• Newsom’s push to ban homeless encampments is making housing advocates uncomfortable (Times of San Diego)

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April 24, 2025 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL 

• Her newborn baby died after a hospital refused to treat her, now she is suing for change (CBS 8)
• Updated state maps show San Diego County's areas at 'very high' risk for fires (10 News)
• Loved ones of El Cajon murder victim make appeal for information (10 News)
• San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson arrives in Mideast, launches airstrikes against Houthi rebels I(Times of San Diego)
• San Diego County loses $40M in funds just before new public health lab opens (Fox 5)
• Community rallies around (La Mesa) baseball coach diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (10 News)
• SDSU to Award Honorary Degree to Controversial Corner Store Figure (Voice of San Diego)
• Federal safety board lists Coronado Bridge as potentially at risk of 'catastrophic collapse' if hit by a vessel (CBS)
• CalTrans to invest $24 million in San Diego area infrastructure  (10 News)
• Supreme Court rules against San Diego-based marijuana dispensary in CBD suit (Reuters)
• 5 UC San Diego students have F-1 visas revoked, 6th student deported  (10 News)

STATE

• California economy now the world’s fourth-largest, overtaking Japan (Los Angeles Times)
• Peril And Rescues Spike Along Pacific Crest Trail In Wake Of Federal Cuts
• Sea lions are attacking people in the waters off California’s coast. Here’s why (CNN)
• A loophole in California law makes it hard to prosecute threats against schools. Will lawmakers close it? (Cal Matters)
• As the California.-Mexico land border tightens, focus turns to dangerous sea crossings (Mercury News)
• California's water reservoirs on track as winter storms may boost snowpack (KPBS )
• California needs $3.4 billion loan to cover Medi-Cal expenses (CBS)
• Dead fish stink up the Newsom-Trump truce on water (Politico)

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March 21, 2025 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• Issa Sues State, Saying Counting Mail-in Ballots After Election Day Violates Law (Times of San Diego)
• Supervisor pushing for notice to residents as federal funding in question (City News Service)
• Marni von Wilpert Announces Candidacy For State Senate in District 40 (Times of San Diego)
• Quiz: Where do the candidates for county supervisor in District 1 stand on the issues that matter to you? (KPBS)
• El Cajon-based raw cat food recalled after 2 pets sickened: Here's which products are affected (CBS)
• Fire destroys family-owned McDonald's restaurant in Spring Valley (KGTV)
• Imperial Beach mayor's EPA superfund request for Tijuana sewage denied (KGTV)

STATE

• California joins 19 Democratic states in suit to stop massive Education Department layoffs (Los Angeles Times)
• California’s Medi-Cal shortfall hits $6.2 billion with ‘unprecedented’ cost increases (KPBS)
• SoCal Edison investigating ‘zombie’ power line as possible start of Eaton Fire (KTLA)
• California has 30 new proposals to rein in AI. Trump could complicate them (Cal Matters)
• Gavin Newsom shocks LGBTQ allies with criticism of transgender athletes (Cal Matters)

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East County News Service

February 22, 2025 (San Diego) --  East County Magazine has been selected by FeedSpot as the fifth best local magazine among the Top 15 San Diego Magazines on the web.

The site ranks  the best San Diego magazines from thousands on the web ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness.

East County Magazine was established in 2008 and now averages 10 million hits and a quarter million visits each month. The site has won 147 major journalism awards.  Its mission is to provide in-depth news, views, and events coverage daily for the inland areas in San Diego County, reflecting the broad diversity of people and issues in our region, particularly those under-represented in other media.

January 30, 2025 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• Local businesses and nonprofits feeling the impact of federal immigration operations (KPBS)
• San Diego Fire Rescue Department tries out new fire prevention product (KPBS)
• Measuring the potential impact of mass deportations in San Diego  (KPBS)
• How San Diego's 1978 plane crash led to technology included in DC crash investigation (10 News)
• San Diego Council Bashes County Water Authority Over Costs (Voice of SD)
• Ukrainian volunteers from San Diego bring comfort and cuisine to LA fire victims (10 News)
• Despite uncertainty, Comic-Con to remain in San Diego through 2027  (KPBS)
• SDSU plans 7 new dorm towers to house nearly 4,500 more students on campus (KPBS)
• Survey of South Bay households find majority report health issues from sewage (KPBS)
• Oversupply and regulations hit San Diego cannabis revenue amid budget crisis (CBS8)
• Amtrak boosts LA-SD service on Pacific Surfliner (CBS)

STATE

• Trump's California water claim denied by state: "The military did not enter California." (MSN)
• Co-founder of life-saving Watch Duty App awarded for heroism in SoCal fires (KTLA)
• Trump says he wants voter ID laws as condition for wildfire aid for California (ABC)
• Fact check: What really happened with the Pacific Palisades water hydrants? (LAist)
• Cheat sheet: A very short guide for how to leave your house if you need to evacuate (LAist)
• Newsom orders investigation into dry fire hydrants that hampered firefighting in L.A.  (Los Angeles Times)
• Calif. Republicans weigh in on Trump allies’ calls for fire aid conditions (Washington Post)

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December 16, 2024 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• Mysterious car-sized drones spotted in night sky above San Diego County (CBS 8)
• Desert sculptor who created iconic Borrego Springs creatures hospitalized (NBC 7)
• San Diego's Ponzi Scheme Queen, Gina Champion-Cain, Seeking Early Release On 15-Year Sentence Due To 'Horrific' Sexual Abuse At Infamous Prison (SanDiegoville.com)  
• Decades old clothing store will remain open with help of another business owner (10 News)
• What Cajon Valley Board Member Anthony Carnevale Won’t Say (Voice of San Diego)
• Julian-based nonprofit says property managers don't want them at low-income community (10 News)
• South County Report: ‘Forever’ Chemicals Discovered in South County Water (Voice of San Diego)

STATE

• California’s plan to stabilize its home insurance market is now law. Will it work?(San Jose Mercury News)
• The price tag on Project 2025’s abortion plan: $300 million cut to Medi-Cal (Cal Matters)
• Battle Over Trans Student-Athletes Roils California High School Sports (Patch.com)

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October 25, 2024 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• First locally acquired case of dengue virus reported in Escondido (NBC San Diego)
• Sheriff introduces new jail safety efforts, and faces critics, in first oversight-board appearance and in-depth interview
• State delivers millions in funding for rail corridor in San Diego and Orange County (KPBS)
• ‘They took away the love of my life’: Widow sues over diabetic man’s death in San Diego jail  (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• County Official Accuses Two Supes of Racist Remarks (Voice of San DIego)
• Grossmont High School math teacher named one of California's top 5 educators (10 News)
• First phase of CDC survey on health impacts of sewage crisis launching (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• State Bar seizes law office of El Cajon woman accused of posing as attorney (10 News)
• Big Donor Dominance: Campaign Finance in San Diego (Maplight)

STATE

• Fact-checking claims about California's Proposition 36: What it means for drug arrests (CBS 13)
• Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Workers Continue Strike; Union Accused of ‘Slow Walking’ Negotiations (Times of San Diego)
• California’s plan  to overhaul a key climate program — raising the cost of gas — ignites debate (Cal Matters)
• Endangered birds released at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu  (Fox 5)
• L.A.’s quake mystery: 2024 brings the most seismic activity in decades. Why now? (LA Times)

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September 3, 2024 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• COVID positivity rate hits 21% as students return to school (KPBS)
• Cajon Valley Union School District defies new California gender identity law with 'Parental Bill of Rights' (10 News)
• San Diego County offers home protection from wildfires  (KPBS)
• Gunman In 2001 Santana High School Shooting Up For Parole (Patch.com)
• Mayor seeks to curtail independence of San Diego's boards and commissions (KPBS)
• Grossmont and Cuyamaca Continue Strong Enrollment Increases into Fall 2024 (Times of San Diego)
• San Diego’s Fire Risk Soars as Brush Inspections Lag  (Voice of San DIego)
• Sewage Fix, Sort of  (Voice of San Diego
• Ramona High School football adjusting to new CIF regulations and heat policy (10 News)
• Leak forces waste disposal shipment to return to San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (KPBS)
• Texts sent by Nathan Fletcher’s accuser in sexual assault case undermine her claims, new court filing alleges (KPBS)

STATE

• As California dam removal hits final stage, river flows freely for first time in a century (SF Gate)
• Newsom vows to take funding from cities, counties for not clearing encampments (NBC San DIego)
• New plastic bag ban comes before California Legislature (KPBS)
• UCLA Must Protect Jewish Students’ Access to Campus, Federal Judge Rules  (Times of San Diego)

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July 18, 2024 (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 round-up stories include:

LOCAL

• In-Depth: $10 million effort to assess San Diego's aging dams (10 News)
• Border arrests plunge 29% in June to the lowest of Biden's presidency as asylum halt takes hold (10 News)
• Poll finds majority of San Diego, Imperial County officeholders experienced threats (KPBS)
• UC San Diego poised to super-size dorms to ease chronic housing shortage (San Diego Union-Tribune)

STATE

• Hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, billions of dollars: The cost of extreme heat in California (Cal Matters)
• Project 2025, GOP platform blast California, teeing up critiques of Biden stand-ins (LA Times)
• Space firms pitch SpaceX workers hurt by Elon Musk’s plan to move company out of California  (Mercury News)

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