October 10, 2013 (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:

STATE

• California’s solitary confinement policies scrutinized at hearing (Sacramento Bee)
• Brown Signs Laws Limiting Detention Of Immigrants (KPBS)
• California Governor signs law expanding protections for journalists  (Reuters)

LOCAL

• Pentagon to cut number of Marines in San Diego (KUSI)
• Teen problems continue to plague Oktoberfest (La Mesa Today)
• Missing and wanted: 23 years later, La Mesa girl’s fate is still unknown (La Mesa Patch)
• Lemon Grove to get international market (Lemon Grove Patch)
• Is this triple-dipping by police sergeant?(U-T San Diego)

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September 26, 2013 (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

• Supervisors Support Push For Southern California Drone Test Site (KPBS)
• Rainbow Investment to Take Control of Grossmont Center Mall (La Mesa Patch)
• San Diego’s Craft Beer Economy, in Three Charts (Voice of San Diego)
• Mother of drowned toddlers arrested (U-T San Diego)
• El Cajon will cover costs of new ordinance (UT San Diego)
• Traffic ticket costs spike with add-ons
• Rainbow water district officially opposes Gregory Landfill (Village News)

STATE

• Judges extend deadline in California prison case U-T San Diego)
• Federal highway funding crisis will hurt states, lawmakers told (Sacramento Bee)
• California Jobless Rate Increases To 8.9 Percent(KPBS)

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September 11, 2013 (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

• Fire district fray gambles with human lives (U-t San Diego)
• Mayor explains why he gave green light to developing Pinnacle Peak area (SanteePatch.com)
• Iraqi Refugee Family Struggles To Make A New Life In San Diego (KPBS)
• Former Councilwoman will do less time (U-T San Diego)
• Skip line, go online for trolley tickets (UT San Diego)
• TSA Precheck Screening Program Coming To San Diego Airport (KPBS)
• Study: Tsunami could slam San Diego U-T San Diego)
• Pattern Energy’s wind field in Ocotillo, California – a case study in environmental degradation (Quixotes Last Stand)
• Which ZIP codes pay most for insurance? (U-T San Diego)
• 'We’re doing what the state should’ (U-T San Diego)
• Payoffs alleged at assisted living centers

STATE

• Hunter's campfire sparked California blaze that scorched Yosemite (Reuters)
• California lawmakers OK bills to expand family leave, narrow workers comp for athletes (Sacramento Bee)
• California prison debate focuses on about 7,700 inmates (Sacramento Bee)
• State tries to save power by storage (U-T San Diego)

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August 28, 2013 (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

• Man who killed SDSU administrator sentenced (10 News)
• Padre Dam Board approves full advanced water treatment demonstration project  ( Padre Dam Municipal Water District)
• Cleaning up the Sunroad Mess (Voice of San Diego)
• Parks worker to file claim against Filner (U-T San Diego)
• Domestic violence aide accuses Filner (U-T SanDiego)
• Is Filner settlement a good deal?  (by Barry Jantz, SD Rostra)
• AG’s Office: Criminal Probe Into Filner Under Way (Voice of San Diego)
• Filner wasn’t the only mayoral candidate with sexual issue (Voice of San Diego)
• Helix Water to raise rates for two years (U-T)
• Brett Anderson: DNA tests 'ridiculous' (U-T)
• Calif. girl: I texted with kidnapper, didn't call(U-T)
• Nuclear waste pools under scrutiny (U-T)
• Assemblyman Jones’ office admits to “minor mistake” on crime-immigration bill (Santee Patch)

STATE

• Yosemite fire keeps growing, threatening giant sequoias (+video)
• Yosemite fire burns area size of Chicago, threatens homes (CNN)
• California Committee Delays Acting On Fracking Regulation Bill (KPBS)
• California governor proposes $315 million plan to ease prison overcrowding(Reuters)

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August 14, 2013 (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

• Hannah Anderson responds online to questions about her ordeal (Santee Patch)
• Immigrant Doctors In San Diego Find Path Back To Practicing Medicine (KPBS)
• El Cajon commission OKs alcohol sales restrictions (UT San Diego)
• Layoffs Begin As AOL Looks To Close Or Sell 400 Patch Sites  (Forbes)
• Filner Responds To Recall Effort (KPBS)

STATE

• Insight: California aims to 'bottle sunlight' in energy storage push (Reuters)
•  Hyperloop plans revealed: Could Elon Musk change transportation?   (CS Monitor)
• Calif. won't use health insurer ratings on site (Sacramento Bee)
• A dozen Calif. leaders will revamp imperiled parks (Sacramento Bee)

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August 1, 2013 (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

• Calif. judge hears case of slain Iraqi-American (Sac Bee—regarding El Cajon case)
• The sting of juvenile detention in San Diego County (CityBeat)
• Madrid Protests City Travel Cutbacks (Scoop San Diego)
• SDSU has record fundraising year (UT San Diego)
• Backcountry philosopher (Duncan McFetridge) in touch with truth (U-T San Diego)
• People's plaza: Shady scene (U-T San Diego)

Filner scandal:

• Dueling Filner recall efforts could join forces (10 News)
• Filner sued by the city he leads (U-T)
• Campaign disclosures: developers help pay Mayor Bob Filner’s debt  (10 News)
• Could Filner face criminal charges as well? (CBS8) 
• Councilman Says City Code On Recall Elections Should Be Amended (KPBS)
• Filner's old boss had his own scandal (U-T San Diego)
• 8th Woman Accuses Filner Of Unwanted Sexual Advances (KPBS)
• Four More Women Accuse Filner (KPBS)
• France trip not paid by nonprofit (10 News)
• Feds inquire on project Filner halted (U-T San Diego)
• Filner: Taxpayers should pay my legal fees (U-T San Diego)

STATE

• Revised trust act immigration bill clears California Assembly – again (Sacramento Bee)
• California city becomes first to adopt eminent domain plan (Reuters)
• Desert storm brews over Obama renewable energy plan (National Geographic)
• The Case for Prison Reform (Reason)
• PG&E’s CEO says tougher rules needed on fracking (San Jose  Mercury News)

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LOCAL/REGIONAL

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• Filner Asked To Resign Over Sexual-Harassment Claims (KPBS)

• The Long History of Complaints Over Filner’s Behavior (Voice of SD)
• Environmental Lawyer Sues City, Sunroad Over Development Deal (Voice of San Diego)
• Big electricity users get walloped on bills (U-T San Diego)
• Madrid, Ewing face off in public spat (La Mesa Today)
• Ritual flames honor Kumeyaay matriarch (U-T San Diego)
• Filner’s behavior likely to have costly consequences (U-T San Diego)
• A broader view of Filner’s ‘shakedown’ of Sunroad - An honest examination also includes the developer and the City Council (SD CityBeat)
• San Diego judge puts unprecedented gag on sidewalk chalk protester (Truth-Out)
• La Mesa facing serious budget challenges (U-T San Diego)
• Expenses Still Outweigh Revenues for City of La Mesa (Patch.com)
• $32 million district budget calls for 3% hike for water, 4.5% for sewer  (Ramona Sentinel) 
• Departed Mayoral Aide Stands by Sunroad Deal, Says Mayor Guided It  (Voice of SD)
•  Developer: 'We have paid him the money' (U-T San Diego)
• Lawyer trapped, forgotten inside San Diego-area jail (NBC)
• Sidewalk chalk activist lands in court (U-T San Diego)
• The Other Developer Donation (Voice of San Diego)
• UCLA scientists predict Southland will experience a 40 percent drop in snowfall in 30 years  ( SGVTribune.com )
• Shuttered nuke plant still charging customers (U-T San Diego)
• La Mesa City Council (La Mesa Today)
• El Cajon won't put sewer charges on tax bill (UT San Diego)
• Prominent attorney asks Mayor Bob Filner to resign (SD City Beat)

STATE

• California agrees to move inmates at risk of Valley Fever (Reuters)
• PUC drops PG&E penalty proposal (Sacramento Bee)
• $839M inmate medical complex dedicated in Calif. (U-T San Diego)
• Democrats press prevailing wage (U-T San Diego)
• Sperm donor or dad? California lawmakers consider the question (Sacramento Bee)
• Meth floods US border crossing (Sacramento Bee)
• "Gas Tax Swap" Sends Calif. Gas Prices Up 3.5 Cents (KPBS)
• Personal data of 2.5M people compromised in Calif. (Sacramento Bee)

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June 20, 2013 (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:

STATE

• California lawmakers pass state budget bill (Sacramento Bee)
• Highlights of California’s 2013-14 budget  (Bakersfield Now)
• California Democrats pass state budget, flex supermajority(Fresno Bee)
• Judge orders California to immediately release prisoners (Sacramento Bee)
• Changes To Domestic Violence Response Protocol Included In Trailer Bill (KPBS)
• Governor's sister joins Sempra board  (UT San Diego)
• Poop power: A new generation of companies bet on a different renewable energy (Infographic) (Marketplace)

LOCAL//REGIONAL

• NRC considers voiding key ruling on San Onofre (KPBS)
• Settlement Reached on Kumeyaay Wind Project Warranty Coverage: (Recharge News)
• Death’s in the details - Lapses in reporting inmate mortalities raise questions of oversight in San Diego County facilities (CityBeat)
• $2.75 billion San Diego city budget passed (Sacramento Bee)
• El Cajon economic picture mostly upbeat (U-T San Diego)
• Volunteer Fire Department on Palomar Mountain in tight spot (U-T San Diego)
• Quake studies cut short by nuke shutdown (U-T San Diego)
• Bond projects OK'd despite flap (U-T San Diego)
• 1 dead after firetruck collides with another vehicle in Poway (10 News)
• School fires teacher, a domestic abuse victim (UT San Diego)
• PBID supporters promise new, leaner proposal (La Mesa Today)
• Mayor Blows Up Planning, Development Org Chart (Voice of San Diego)
• Woman gives birth while on Interstate-8 in Flinn Springs (10 News)
• Several injured in brawl at Viejas Indian reservation (CBS)
• Cohn taking over Malarkey restaurant (U-T San Diego)

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June 6, 2013 (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:

REGIONAL

• A backcountry newspaper war (U-T San Diego)
• Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked To Frozen Berries (KPBS)
• Potrero man who fell down well now recovering at home (10 News)
• Moving forward: the future of the Colorado River Basin, San Diego, California, May 28, 2013 (video podcast)  U.S. Bureau of Reclamation  
• Gonzales, Cole and labor win (Voice of San Diego)
• Lake Murray July 4th Music Fest, Fireworks Update (Mission Times Courier)
• Domestic violence a plague for refugees (U-T San Diego)
• A war ends twice, San Diego changes forever (U-T San Diego)
• Working poor line up for food (U-T San Diego)
• Jacobs' committee appeals Plaza de Panama lawsuit (U-T San Diego)
• It's Official: DeMaio to Challenge Congressman Peters for 52nd Congressional Seat   (OB Rag)
• The $2 billion fight: San Diego’s water supply  (Scoop San Diego)

STATE

• Nearly 2,800 told to evacuate amid Calif. wildfire (Sacramento Bee)
• Wal-Mart to pay $81.6 million for illegal waste disposal in CA  (Sacramento Bee)
• Editorial: State toxics agency could use a cleanup (Sacramento Bee)
• Feds crack down on foreclosure auction scams (Sacramento Bee)
• Valley Voice: let’s get busy and save the Salton Sea   (The Desert Sun) 

May 16, 2013 (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

• SDSU ranked 7^th most dangerous college (Daily Aztec)
• No Vegas, baby: Council denies Mayor Madrid’s trip to annual conference (La Mesa Patch)
• Grossmont High arts program honored (U-T San Diego)
• Nuclear board rules San Onofre restart requires public input (Reuters)
• La Mesa Meadows project plows ahead despite outcry over bird deaths  (La Mesa  Patch)
• La Mesa Prostitution Investigation (La Mesa Today)

STATE

• Quest for clean water enters unknown, expensive territory  (U-T San Diego )
• Israel divestment vote at UC Berkeley the latest sign of hostile campus environment
• Calif. fails to screen substance abuse counselors (Sacramento Bee)

May 2, 2013 (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

• Two Former Helix Stars Selected in 2013 NFL Draft (La Mesa Patch)
• County Registrar Suggests Alternatives To Costly Special Elections (KPBS)
• East County residents complain about state fire fees; Assemblyman Jones calls fees illegal  (10 News)
• EDCO asks for rate increase (La Mesa Today)
• San Diego faces a major decision on wastewater treatment and water recycling (Groksurf)
• Water Authority launches water calculator for homeowners     (San Diego County Water Authority)
• San Diego Gas & Electric rates are nation's highest  (San Diego Reader)
• Electricity, gas rate increase considered (U-T San Diego)
• La Mesa Boy Accused of Posing As Girl on Facebook, Obtaining Nude Pics (La Mesa Patch)

STATE

• Bills aim to protect privacy as drone age dawns  (Sac Bee)
• UC admission offers up again for nonresidents (Sacramento Bee)
• First confirmed Japanese tsunami debris in Calif. (Sacramento Bee)
• Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown promises opponents 'battle of their lives' on education overhaul  (Sacramento Bee)
• Calif. bill would let non-citizens serve on juries (U-T San Diego)
• Valley fever spurs call to close 2 Calif. prisons (Sacramento Bee)

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April 17, 2013 (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:

REGIONAL

• LMPD Was Tony Gwynn of the County in 2012 for Solving Violent Crimes (La Mesa Patch)
• Five districts have grad rate issues (U-T San Diego)
• San Diego farmers bracing for a tough year  (KPBS) 
• Where is Councilman Ryan? Council asked to extend absence through May (Santee Patch)
• Mount Miguel Has Highest Dropout Rate Locally, New Data Reveals (La Mesa Patch)
• Evacuations During Nuclear Emergency May Cause Gridlock, Report Reveals (KPBS)
• Regulators see 'no hazard' at San Onofre (U-T San Diego)
• Financial regulator responds to San Onofre concerns (U-T San Diego)
• Woman accused of kidnapping baby from Spring Valley pleads not guilty (La Mesa Patch)

STATE

• Fed court rules electricity rebates due in Calif. (AP)
• Calif. court: Motorist can't use hand-held map (Sacramento Bee)
• Judge rules Obama administration overlooked fracking risks in California mineral leases (Reuters)
• Contempt threat against Brown a rare move (Sacramento Bee)

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April 3, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Roundup brings you top news headlines of interest to East County and our region, published by other media. This week's top Roundup headlines include:

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• SD’s Decatur on watch against North Korea (UT San Diego)
• Talking Short Term Troubles, Long Term Hopes (La Mesa Today)
• President Obama taps San Diego neuroscientists for brain-mapping initiative (KPBS)
• Governor Brown announces pardons of 65 people, San Diegans among those on list (10 News)
• New apartment offers free solar power (UT San Diego)

• San Diego is Dronetown, USA (Daily Beast)

• Man accused in Julian shooting pleads not guilty (Ramona Patch)

• Santa Ysabel Man Gets 109 Years in Prison (Ramona Patch)

• In SD Unified's rush to sell land, taxpayers could lose millions (Voice of San Diego)
• Border officer took bribes to allow in immigrants (UT San Diego)
• San Diego Mayor Bob Filner signs tourism agreement (Meetings and Conventions)
• Campaign money became focus of tourism battle (UT San Diego)
• Desalination comes of age with Poseidon plant  (U-T San Diego)

• A Tale of two City Council Meetings (San Diego Free Press)

STATE

• Will twin tunnels water project float?  (U-T San Diego)
• State auditor: California’s net worth at negative $127.2 billion (Sacramento Bee)
• Medical parole bill advances (UT San Diego)
• Bill regulating ammunition clears committee (Sacramento Bee)

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March 20, 2013--(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

• Business owners in Alpine sue SDG&E over impacts from Sunrise Powerlink  (San Diego Reader)
• For exiled Chaldeans, Iraq War is far from over (UT San Diego)
• Park Station hits a Nebo snag (La Mesa Today)
• Bond uncertainty concerns Grossmont committee  (UT San Diego)
• State finds big gaps in utility funds (UT San Diego)
• Calif. nuke plant could breakdown at full power (Sacramento Bee)
• Climbing club cleans up Santee boulders plastered with graffiti (Santee Patch)
• Quake test exposes big fire threat (UT San Diego)
• Update: State Calls Bridge ‘Structurally Safe,’ Says Report Is Flawed (KPBS)
• Bus contract is half Sprinter’s monthly cost (UT San Diego)
• I watched U-T TV so you won’t have to (Voice of San Diego)

December 29, 2012 (San Diego)—A federal lawsuit has been filed by Celeste Deborah Cooney, who alleges that radiation from a bank of smart meters left her unable to reside in her home. Defendants in the suit include the SDG&E,  the State of California, Attorney General Kamala Harris, California Public Utilities chairman Mi chael Peevey, and Itron Inc., manufacturer of smart meters used in San Diego.

Cooney, a former bank vice president in Massachusetts, moved to San Diego to pursue a new career as a musician.  She performed at prominent locations including the Queen Mary and the Ritz Carlton.  But in April 2011, she developed a ringing in her ears, a “shock to her heart”, numbness, chest pain, heart palpitations and sleep problems that she attributes to a bank of smart meters at an apartment complex near her home in La Jolla.