EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: TOP LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

East County Round-UP

October 11, 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

San Diego’s Bilbray-Peters race reflects new reality in politics (Los Angeles Times)
Gas stations close as California gas prices skyrocket (KPBS)
Edison releases restart plan for unit 2 at San Onofre (KPBS)
Mayoral debate at Politifest: Videos (Voice of San Diego)
The Starting Line: UT San Diego’s Soviet-style political coverage. Are air-brushed photos next? (San Diego Free Press)
The Starting Life: DeMaio’s second calendar: private meetings with developers don’t count (San Diego Free Press)
Filner’s shaky public safety claim (Voice of San Diego)
Neighbors (in Lakeside) still shaken by deputies’ shootout with suspect (UT San Diego)
Pastors to send IRS message on political speech (UT San Diego
Skyline pastor tells flock he will vote for Romney (UT San Diego)
Proposal to double city funding on arts moves toward City Council (KPBS)
A guide to the media attention on Poway’s billion dollar bond (Voice of San Diego)
North County Times lays off one-third of staff (Sacramento Bee)

STATE

Brown acts to reduce gas prices (Los Angeles Times)
Proposition 34: Repealing the death penalty (Sacramento Bee)
Report: recycling fraud costs California millions (Sacramento Bee)
UCAN demands $474K from ex-boss (UT San Diego)
California’s new migrants following the work (UT San Diego)

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READER’S EDITORIAL: THE WONDERLAND OF EL CAJON CITY CAMPAIGN POLITICS

Editorials

By Bonnie B. Price

October 2, 2012 (El Cajon)--As campaign season draws nearer to the November 6 election, contenders for the three city council seats are having a strange type of conflict in the wonderland of El Cajon campaign politics. Issues such as the highest sales tax in the county and high sewer taxes* in the poorest city in the county are not being discussed.

Instead, people have been distracted from these significant issues with a battle over political sign locations!

POLITICAL WRANGLING: HATS ARE IN THE RING, GLOVES ARE COMING OFF

By Buck Shott

August 5, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – As the political season kicks into gear, we’ve got the roundup of who’s running (so far) for East County’s three city councils. We bring you the latest mud fests and hot gossip in San Diego’s mayoral race. Plus see who’s having a bad week on the presidential campaign trail – all in this week’s Political Wrangling. Yee-ha!

DEPUTY SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ENDORSES NATHAN FLETCHER

Politics

May 5, 2012 (San Diego County) -- The Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County today announced they endorsed Nathan Fletcher for mayor citing his independent voice and ability to work with broad coalitions to keep the public safe.

FILNER DENOUNCES BRIDGEPOINT’S VETERANS EXPLOITATION

Politics

May 5, 2012 (San Diego) – Shortly before the start of the Chamber of Commerce and Bridgepoint Education Mayoral Forum at the “Sunroad” Building recently, U.S. Congressman and Mayoral candidate Bob Filner issued a statement denouncing predatory practices of Bridgepoint and its taxpayer-funded targeting of veterans and their G.I. Bill funds.

EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: TOP LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

East County Round-UP

March 2, 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

Mayor: City’s structural deficit over (10 News)
San Diego has most expensive gas in nation (UT San Diego)
Low rainfall may mean more local conservation (10 News)
Get to know new District 9 candidates: Speak City Heights (Voice of San Diego)
Teen struck by trolley was becoming ‘man of integrity’ mentor says ; has shown improvement from brain injury (La Mesa Patch)
Case shows flaws at special police force (UT San Diego)
Boy accused of killing friend receiving ‘extraordinary care’ (10 News)
Heroin use jumps 229 percent amongst county’s young adults (Santee Patch)
Refugee moms and their American daughters bond through cooking (KPBS)

STATE

Consumer advocates, unions back healthcare ballot measures (Sacramento Bee)
California Republican party endorses auto rates initiative (Sacramento Bee)
Fewer than 1 in 3 California registered Republican (Sacramento Bee)
Democrats want to extend guaranteed retirement savings to private sector (Sacramento Bee)
Investigation alleges abuse cover-up at California centers for the disabled (KPBS)

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46TH ANNUAL AUTHORS EXHIBITION IN FEB.TO FEATURE MANY AUTHORS PROFILED IN EAST COUNTY MAGAZINE

By Dennis Moore

January 26, 2012 (San Diego)--The San Diego Public Library hosts the 46th Annual Authors Exhibition at the downtown library throughout the month of February. The Local Author Exhibit highlights the intellectual and creative accomplishments of writers in the San Diego region, and I am fortunate to be included among those. The aim of the exhibit is to bring exposure to local talent and to nurture the pursuit of the writing arts in San Diego.

LA MESA SPOTLIGHT: INCUMBENT MAYOR ART MADRID

More than Forty Years of Public Service

By Kristin Kjaero and Miriam Raftery

In part three of this series on election races in La Mesa, East County Magazine spotlights incumbent Mayor Art Madrid. For this series we asked all candidates the same set of questions based on local issues, with an open invitation to bring up anything else they would like to discuss at the end of the session.

September 6, 2010 (La Mesa) – Ask Mayor Art Madrid about La Mesa and he sounds like a father, proud of his hometown and full of visions for the City’s future.