September 11, 2014 (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

• Victory! San Onofre settlement deemed unfair (San Diego Reader)
• New Map Details Fire Risk for San Diego County Residents (NBC San Diego)
• The art center aims to connect community with artist (Ramona Sentinel)
• Water theft dooms volunteer fire department  (UT San Diego)
• San Diego’s Business Exodus Is Really a People Exodus (Voice of San Diego)
• Former Charger Junior Seau’s family rejects NFL settlement offer (Santee Patch)
• San Diego County Suicides Reach All-Time High (KPBS)

STATE

• Whaling ban seen as restoring blue whales in northeast Pacific (CS Monitor)
• Study: water pumping made desert ground sink two feet (Desert Sun)
• Napa earthquake shakes loose unknown groundwater (SacBee)
• Conservation groups snapped up large swaths of Sierra Nevada during recession (SacBee)
• California Wins Latest High Speed Rail Court Battle (KPBS)
• Solar incentives reward west-facing panels (UT San Diego)

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September 3, 2014 (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

• Putting the "Public" back into the CPUC (SD Reader, Don Bauder)
• Turning water shortage into wine (UT San Diego)
• Carlos Mercado ordered to stand trial for deaths of Ilona Flint, Salvatore and Gianni Belvedere (10 News)
• Juan Vargas's dinner with Azano (UT San Diego)
• In La Mesa, free speech is a new cross to bear in mind (UT San Diego)

STATE

• Tax relief bill for county fire victims passes Legislature (Times of San Diego)
• Desperately dry California tries to curb private water drilling (New York Times)
• Historic California groundwater regulations head for Jerry Brown (Sacramento Bee)
• Feds to resume leasing for fracking in California (Sacramento Bee)
• California passes 'yes-means-yes' campus sexual assault bill (Reuters)
• Arrest rate in California Senate highest of all state’s largest cities (Sacramento Bee)

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August 21, 2014 (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

• Inside the asylum process that could bring more Iraqis to San Diego County (Voice of San Diego)
• No charges pending in deadly boat crash (Channel 8)
• With Operation Secure San Diego, SDPD Is Doing More Watching and Less Talking  (Voice of San Diego)
• Facebook page launched to oppose Park Station in La Mesa (Facebook)

STATE

• Your silence may be admission of guilt (UT San Diego)
• Brown Sends $7.5 Billion Water Plan To Ballot (KPBS)
• CalPERS set to allow 100 types of income to count toward pensions (Reuters)
• Edison penalized $24.5 million over 2011 windstorm (Sacramento Bee)
  
   

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August 6, 2014 (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

• SDG&E proposal bypasses clean energy sources (UT San Diego editorial)
• Supervisors adopt Ramona village design plan (Ramona Sentinel)
• Regulator keeps San Onofre study secret (UT San Diego)
• Suicidal wrong-way driver had meth, pot in her system (UT San Diego)
• City to defend Goldsmith over records (UT San Diego)

STATE

• California Governor declares emergency amid fires (AP)
• More Than 25 Percent Of California's Firefighting Budget Already Up In Smoke
• Peeved to be sure: Newspapers called for utilizes chief Peevey’s head (SD Reader)
• Utilities commission was cozy with utility (SD Reader)
• Neel Kashkari, candidate for California governor, poses as a homeless man (Sacramento Bee)
• California Assembly Passes Bill Requiring Police to Get a Warrant for Surveillance Drone (Reason)
• California revises rules on use of force with mentally ill inmates (Reuters)
• PG&E to stop providing bottled water in Hinkley (Sacramento Bee)

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July 23, 2014 (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

• VA San Diego nurses call for improved patient care (KPBS)
• More Refugee Girls Are College Bound, Flipping the Cultural Script (Voice of SD)
• Lemon Grove nixes raises in salary, car allowance (UT San Diego)
• Man who fired homemade cannon that exploded, killing girlfriend, talks to 10 News (10 News)
• San Diego Home Prices Rise While Sales Slip Nearly 8% (KPBS)
• Nonviolent offenders charged with violent crimes (UT San Diego)
• Business improvement districts fees upheld in court ruling (UT San Diego)
• Local Fishermen Land the Big One: a Dockside Market (Voice of San Diego)
• La Mesa Politics: Candidates filing now for council, mayor  (La Mesa Today)

STATE

• State alert system would target drivers in hit-and-run collisions (SacBee)
• California Supreme Court nomination a ‘statement’ to U.S. (SFGate)
• 5 men sue over anti-terror info-sharing program (SacBee)

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July 4, 2014 (San Diego)—The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for San Diego County’s mountains and deserts through early evening. In addition, the NWS warns of strong rip current in San Diego’s coastal areas today through Monday. 

The urban and small stream flood advisory remains in effect for Warner Springs, Ranchita, and the Felipe burn area northeast of Julian until 6:45 p.m.

June 26, 2014 (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

• Environmental lawsuits cast shadow over fireworks shows (Mission Times Courier)
• Should More Development Be Allowed In Cleveland National Forest? (KPBS)
• County Supervisors address child migration crisis (UT San Diego)
• La Mesa city employees getting raises  (UT San Diego)
• Arellano drug gang leader captured in TJ (UT San Diego)
• San Diego's Algae Industry Struggles To Float On Fuel Alone (KPBS)
• When is a “Smart Growth” Project a “Trojan Horse”? – Park Station as a case study. (San Diego UrbDeZine)

STATE

• California probes Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield (Sacramento Bee)
• Women in CA prisons forced to undergo illegal, coercive sterilizations: audit (Raw Story)
• Parents of California victims angered by "broken" health, legal systems: WaPo (Reuters)
• California says poor can keep 'climate credit' (UT San Diego)
• California school bond measure advances (Sacramento Bee)
• California drought helps coho salmon migration (Sacramento Bee)

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In April, we interviewed top newsmakers on hot local issues ranging from closure of rural fire stations to a State Senate race.  We also covered some national and international topics including an interview with a local pastor whose family is impacted by Uganda’s new law criminalizing homosexuality.  Plus we’ll take you on the road to discover Lakeside’s colorful history, cover the 50^th anniversary of the Lakeside rodeo, interview local authors and much more.

For a complete list of interviews and topics covered in April, and to listen to our shows online now, click here.

You can hear our show Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5 p.m. on KNSJ 89.1 FM.

June 18, 2014 (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

• Iraq Humanitarian Crisis Is Personal In San Diego(KPBS)
• DMV bribes put unsafe drivers on streets (U-T San Diego)
• El Cajon school site cleanup ratchets up (UT San Diego)
• The salary you must earn to buy a home in 27 metros (HSH)
• Average Wait For VA San Diego New Patient Care Is 44 Days (KPBS)
• The 500 Percent Fee Hike on Developers That Passed With Barely a Peep (Voice of San Diego)
• New water treatment methods begin at Padre Dam (UT San Diego)
• Sweetwater joins suit against contractors (UT San Diego)
• Toni Atkins talks budget, fracking and taxes at press club (Sacramento Bee)
• La Mesa City Council (La Mesa Today)
• La Mesa robbery spree participant sentenced to over 23 years (Scoop San Diego)
• Lobbying fine for labor group (UT San Diego)
•  Nuclear settlement gets mixed reception (UT San Diego)
• Unlicensed contractors caught in sting (UT San Diego)
• USC might acquire Scripps Research Institute (UT San Diego)
• Seized asset fund has more problems (U-T)

STATE

• NORAD scrambled fighters after Russian bombers seen off California coast (Reuters)
• 'Community choice': Transparency key in choosing utility option (UT San Diego)
• 'Community choice': Alternative to private utilities badly needed (UT San Diego)
• Unions push legislatures for labor history courses (Sacramento Bee)
• California or Corrupt Public Utilities Commission? (San Diego Reader)
• California lawmakers reject bill requiring labeling on GMO foods (Reuters)
• Film tax credit bill unanimously passes California Assembly (Reuters)
• The Most Blistering Findings from the Big Teacher Tenure Ruling (Voice of SD)

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May 28, 2014 (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

• Vote like you mean it on June 3 – the bad guys certainly will (SD Free Press)
• Jim Wood, the populist candidate with some people problems (Voice of San Diego)
• Native linguists and speakers fight to keep Kumeyaay language alive (KPBS)
• Except for Issa, San Diego delegation supports NSA changes (Times of San Diego)
• 55,000 in SD underwater on mortgages (UT San Diego)
• Study: Most Adults Arrested In San Diego County Not On Probation (KPBS)
• San Diego County to treat e-cigarettes like tobacco (Scoop San Diego)
• GOP analysts give Tea Party tips on countering `bigotry of the left’ (Times of San Diego)

STATE

• California's flawed water system cant track usage (The Sacramento Bee)
•  California Democrats call for gun restrictions after Isla Vista killings (The Sacramento Bee)
•  Calif. Senate leaders promise new laws after Isla Vista massacre (The LA Times)
• UCLA echoes of McCarthyism (Jewish Journal)

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May 15, 2014 (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

• U-Haul offering free storage to fire evacuees (KUSI)
• Displaced pet information (CBS-8)
• El Cajon puts moratorium on hookah lounges (U-T San Diego)
• Nuclear deal slams consumers, as usual(U-T San Diego)
• Biotech conference will draw 16,000, feature Hilary Clinton (Times of San Diego)
• La Mesa Council supports change to clerk job (La Mesa Today)
• San Diego Opera and Ken Cinema present `A Night At The Opera’ (KPBS)

STATE

• Governor Brown urges Californians to prepare for long fire season (KUSI)
• Governor Brown calls for ‘rainy day fund’, urges fix to teachers pension fund (Times of San Diego)
• Gov. Brown signs law requiring political nonprofits to disclose donors (Sacramento Bee)

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By Miriam Raftery and Nadin Abbott

Photos by Daren Sefcik, Jeff Holz, and Delia Cooley

May 3, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – Multiple fires along I-8 broke out this morning between East Willows Road and Japatul this morning, as ourViejasAlerts reported earlier.  The fires are believed to have been caused by a malfunctioning catalytic converter from a vehicle.

The largest forced closure of a viewpoint in Japatul and charred 12-14 acres. 

By Miriam Raftery

April 23, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – A lawsuit filed against San Diego Supervisors asks the court to set aside the County’s new wind energy ordinance and an amendment to Boulevard’s community plan.  The case will be heard on Friday, April 25 at 1:30 p.m. in Superior Court, Department C-72, with Judge Timothy Taylor presiding. The courthouse is located at 220 West Broadway, San Diego.

The suit was filed by two community groups-- the Protect Our Communities Foundation, Backcountry Against Dumps-- and  by Donna Tisdale, chair of the Boulevard Planning Group. Plaintiffs seek to half industrial wind development in their backcountry community. They contend that such projects pose serious impacts to wildlife, water resources, human health and safety that the Board ignored.

Listen online here from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wed. April 16: http://knsj.org/knsjpopup.html

Hot topics:

• ECM special investigative report on Sheriff response times. How safe is your community?

• Solar leader Daniel Sullivan says "absolutely" industrial wind/solar projects in our backcountry are not needed. We can produce more clean power for less money AND save our scenic areas. Find out what must change to stop this senseless devastation.

• Frank Tsimboukakis, candidate challenging State Senator Joel Anderson, takes stand against big energy projects in our region and shares his plan to eliminate tuitions at public universities and colleges in California.

• Ariele Johannsen’s Destination East County tells you about the hottest events coming up—from a glow-in-the-dark egg hunt to Lakeside's Western Days, a wine-and-rails ride through our backcountry and many others.

All this and more on this Wednesday's East County Magazine show!

You can listen online at the link above (it may take a few moments to load, after you click the play button) or on KNSJ 89.1 FM at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

April 10, 2014 (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

• Firefighters worry about shortage in reserve fire engines (10 News)
• Ratepayer Group: Proposed Settlement Of San Onofre Nuclear Costs 'Theft' (KPBS)
• Hide and seek at Ocotillo (Eco Report)
• San Diego-Baja Rail Line Has New Boosters (KPBS)
• MWD adopts unnecessary rate increases for 2015 and 2016 while over-collecting $350 million from ratepayers (Scoop San Diego)
• Should feral cats be euthanized? (UT San Diego)

STATE

• Solar energy: Park Service says project would harm Mojave preserve (Press Enterprise)
• Tree poachers are destroying California’s redwoods (Salon)
• Senator Leland Yee indicted (Sacramento Bee)
• California water plan unveils hardships to come as drought persists (Sacramento Bee)

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