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COUNTY DECLARES MENINGITIS WEEK, URGES VACCINATIONS TO PREVENT DEATHS IN TEENS AND PRETEENS

 

"This is one disease that physicians are really afraid of," -- Dr. Mark Sawyer, Rady Children's Hospital and UCSD School of Medicine


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ECM WORLD WATCH: SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

 

September 28, 2011 (San Diego's East County)--ECM World Watch highlights top U.S. and world news stories, published in other media.  This week's top headlines include:

 

 

 

WORLD

·         Saudi king gives women right to vote (Reuters)

·         Saudi woman driver’s lashing ‘overturned by king’(BBC)

·         NATO strikes Gaddafi stronghold(BBC)

·         Gamers crack AIDS puzzle(Medical News Today)

U.S.

·         Mass. man accused of plotting to hit Pentagon and Capitol with drone aircraft (Washington Post)

·         Air Force and Navy turn to biofuels (NPR)

·         Obama’s healthcare law appealed to Supreme Court (Reuters)

·         80 arrested as ‘occupy Wall Street’ protest of bank bailouts, mortgage crisis marches in NYC (Washington Post)

·         Hot truck problems getting worse (WTHR-TV)

·         U.S. Internet rules to take effect Nov. 20 (Reuters)

·         Net Neutrality rules are coming. Here’s why they matter (Christian Science Monitor)

·         Guantanamo tribunal for USS Cole suspect (BBC)


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GROUNDED! CPUC ORDERS SHUT DOWN OF HELICOPTER ACTIVITIES ON SUNRISE POWERLINK


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EAST COUNTY ROSE SHOW BLOOMS OCT. 1


September 18, 2011 (El Cajon)—The public is invited to view a wide variety of roses on display, along with plants and craft items for sale at the East County Rose Show. This free event will be held from 12-4 p.m. on October 1st at the Foothills Adult Center, 1550 Melody Lane in El Cajon. A rose show luncheon will be served at noon; luncheon reservations are required by Sept. 26.

 


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SDG&E EARMARKS $800,000 FOR 2011 ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPIONS

 

September 28, 2011 (San Diego) – As part of its Environmental Champions Initiative, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will contribute $800,000 to non-profit organizations with an environmental focus.  SDG&E is challenging non-profits to develop programs that involve and educate young people in the community as stewards of the environment.


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PEDESTRIAN KILLED BY TROLLEY IN EL CAJON

 

Update Sept. 29 - The victim has been identified as Andre Duff Zollicoffer, age 48.

Update Sept. 28, 7 p.m. - Trolley service has been restored.

 


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UCAN INVESTIGATION FINDS SDG&E PADDED COSTS, CONCLUDES "SDG&E MUST LOWER RATES"

 

Public urged to testify at hearings in San Diego area Oct. 10-13


September 27, 2011 (San Diego)-- UCAN, the Utility Consumers' Action Network, announced on September 22 the results of a one-year probe into SDG&E's rate-setting activities.  “UCAN's intensive audit shows that in the last three years, SDG&E’s rates have skyrocketed, its profits have soared, and its executives have reaped enormous bonuses even as its customers have suffered through the worst recession since 1929,” a UCAN press release states.


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WINE TASTING IN THE WILD OCTOBER 1


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SOCIAL SECURITY NEWS YOU CAN USE: NEW PODCAST DISCUSSES WHEN TO START RECEIVING RETIREMENT BENEFITS

By SSA E-Services Committee
 
 September 26, 2011 (San Diego)--Have you been wondering when the best time is to retire? If you have, then we have an audio podcast just for you. Social Security’s new podcast, “Deciding When to Start Receiving Retirement Benefits,” is available for you to listen to now at www.socialsecurity.gov/podcasts.
 
  

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ALPINE PLANNER REVOKES RESIGNATION; QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER SDG&E PAYMENTS TO HIS NONPROFIT

 

Tempers flare as frustrations over Powerlink impacts on town mount

  

By Miriam Raftery
 


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PASSAGES: FINAL JOURNEY ENDS FOR HIKING WRITER JERRY SCHAD, 1949-2012; MEMORIAL PLANNED OCT. 8

 

"There will surely be one more star in the heavens tonight." -- Dennis Mammana, syndicated Stargazer columnist, upon hearing of Schad's passing

 


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POLICE SEEK MAN WHO KIDNAPPED WOMAN IN GREY PRIUS


September 27, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – San Diego Police seek a gunman who forced his way into a woman’s 2009 Toyota Prius (license 6CID140) last night and terrorized his victim for several hours. The victim, kidnapped at 700 University Ave. in Hillcrest at 9 p.m., was driven to El Cajon and forced to handover money from an ATM machine, ECM news partner 10 News reports.

 


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RISING WATER RATES FORCE CHANGES IN SANTEE LANDSCAPING: COMMUNITY WORKSHOP OCT. 5


September 27, 2011 (Santee) – The City of Santee will hold a community workshop on proposed changes and long-term financial outlook for landscape maintenance zones currently administered by the City. The meeting is set for Wednesday, October 5 at 6:30 p.m. in Building 7 at City Hall Complex, 10601 Magnolia Avenue.

 


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16 ALVARADO HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS NAMED TOP DOCTORS

According to San Diego Magazine’s Annual Special Issue

 
September 27, 2011 San Diego, CA Alvarado Hospital Medical Center has 16 physicians in 11 specialties named "Top Doctors" in the annual San Diego Magazine "Physicians of Exceptional Excellence" survey done collaboratively with the San Diego County Medical Society.
 
 

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COUNTY AWARDED COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANT


 

Health and Human Services Agency Awarded Grant to Help Create a Healthier Community  


   
September 29, 2011 (San Diego) -- The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) was awarded a grant of over $3 million for prevention of chronic disease in San Diego. Today’s grant award has the potential to bring over $15 million to the region over the next 5 years. This is the second largest Community Transformation Grant awarded to a county government in the nation. 


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AW SHUCKS: OYSTER RECALL IMPACTS 23 STATES

 

September 27, 2011 (Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat raw oysters harvested from an area in Washington State following an outbreak of illness caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria. The oysters were distributed in 23 states, including California.


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BOARD APPROVES PLAN FOR HISTORIC SHIFT IN LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY

 

 

County Implementation Plan for Public Safety Realignment to Take Effect Oct. 1

 

 

 
 September 29, 2011 (San Diego) -- The County is preparing for the shift of thousands of offenders from state to local supervision using a plan approved by the Board of Supervisors today.“We know we can provide better public safety services than the state, but we cannot allow them to pass the buck without also passing along the dollars,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Horn. 
 

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BOOK REVIEW: THEY SAY THAT I AM BROKEN

 

Review By Joshua Romero

 

 September 29, 2011 (San Diego) -- At age 8, San Diego writer Terry Angel Mason began his love affair with poetry. And in his latest book, They Say That I Am Broken ($20.00, iUniverse), that affair is inflamed with a passion that illuminates the struggles and triumphs of the gay male of color. A collection of seemingly unrelated stories, essays, and poems reveals the depth and breadth of what it means to be gay in Black America.

 

 


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BRUSH FIRE AT BARONA

September 29, 2011 (Lakeside) -- A 1-acre brush fire with potential to reach 10 acres is burning at the Barona Golf Course, 1932 Barona Road in Lakeside, Incident Page Network reported at 3 p.m.  Watch for updates.

 


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MEET THE ARTIST: JOHN TITUS AT O’DUNN FINE ART TONIGHT IN LA MESA

 

San Diego Arts Guide features gallery event on cover

 

September 28, 2011 (La Mesa) – Bay area abstract expressionist John Krempel and his intriguing collection of oil and acrylic paintings will be in La Mesa Village tonight from 5-8 p.m. for a reception at at O’Dunn Fine Art. The public is welcome to attend, also savoring refreshments and entertainment provided by guitarists Bill Coleman.

 

San Diego Arts Guide will  be  present to launch its October-December edition, which features a Kempel painting, “Skyscrapers in the Night,” from the exhibit on the cover.


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SDG&E, SOCALGAS AIM TO RAISE THE BAR WITH NEW DIVERSITY GOALS

 

 Sept. 29, 2011 (San Diego) --  San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) have entered into an agreement with The Greenlining Institute outlining workforce- and supplier-diversity goals for the next four years.

 


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THE 39TH ANNUAL POWAY RODEO

 

 Story and Photos: Ron Logan
 
 
 
September 26, 2011 (Poway) – It was my conscious decison to get out of my comfort zone when I photographed my first rodeo – the 2011 Poway Rodeo. The rodeo grounds are just a couple miles from my home, and although it has taken me some time to warm up to the idea of residing in Poway, there are certain aspects of the city that are starting to grow on me. "Country living" is one of those aspects.
 
I am what you would call a greenhorn.
 

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RECORD CROWD TURNS OUT FOR KIDS CARE FEST


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COUNTY RECORDS SECOND HIGHEST YEAR OF FLU-RELATED DEATHS

Flu Vaccine Recommended for Everyone

September 25, 2011 (San Diego) -- Last season, there were 24 influenza-related deaths in San Diego County, the second highest total ever reported in our region. The record was established during the 2009-10 season—the height of H1N1—when 58 flu-related deaths were reported locally. Prior to that, the highest number of influenza deaths—22—was reported during the 2003-04 flu season.


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2011 GARDEN GRANTS OFFERED FOR SCHOOLS

 
September 25, 2011 (San Diego) -- School gardens offer children a fabulous hands-on opportunity to bring learning alive. Now San Diego San Diego Ag In The Classroom is offering School Garden/Ag Project Grants from $250-$1000.
 

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THE NEXT CAJON CLASSIC CRUISE IS SEPTEMBER 28

September 24, 2011 (El Cajon) -- It’s Monster Truck Madness at the next Cajon Classic Cruise, Wednesday, September 28.  The Classic Cruise will run every Wednesday night through October 26, with a special Holiday Parade of Lights Show on December 7, 2011.

 

This free event is located on East Main Street at the Prescott Promenade, just east of Magnolia Avenue.


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CPUC RULES SDG&E RATEPAYERS CAN DELAY INSTALLATION OF SMART METERS


September 26, 2011 (San Diego) – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) president Michael Peevey has issued a ruling ordering San Diego Gas & Electric Company and two other utility companies to allow consumers who don’t want a “smart meter” installed to place their names on a delay list, pending the outcome of upcoming workshops on the issue.

 


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WOMAN’S SCREAMS HELP FOIL ROBBERY IN LA MESA

September 24, 2011 (La Mesa) – A robbery suspect is in custody thanks to a citizen who heard a woman screaming near the La Mesa Trolley station and flagged down police.

 


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WOMAN SUFFERS BURNS IN EL CAJON HOUSE FIRE

 

September 25, 2011 (El Cajon) -- An elderly woman and her dog have been displaced from their home following an early morning fire.


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33 ARRESTED IN EAST COUNTY WARRANT SWEEP

September 25, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – A warrant sweep conducted by Sheriff’s deputies yesterday has led to the arrest of 33 fugitives. The 7-hour operation, conducted by the Sheriff’s Court Services Department Field Unit and San Diego Fugitive Task Force, included the cities of El Cajon, La Mesa and Santee as well as unincorporated portions of the County in Alpine, El Cajon and Lakeside.

 


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