January 26, 2012 (San Diego’s East County)--A study has found that the nine community colleges in San Diego and Imperial counties contribute a whopping $6.6 billion to California’s economy each year, provide jobs to thousands of county residents, and increase the pay students receive as the result of completing their education.
The results of the study will be presented January 30 at a Sacramento legislative summit with nine of the area’s state senators and assembly members. Legislators will meet in the state Capitol with members from boards of trustees and leaders of colleges and districts representing the San Diego and Imperial Counties Community College Association (SDICCCA).
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July 14, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and our region, published in other media. Latest Roundup headlines include:
County may enact tiered ordinance for small horse operations (Santee Patch)
El Cajon reaches agreement with police (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Quiet council settles with Firefighters (La Mesa Today)
Schools’ financial watchdog stripped of powers (Voice of San Diego)
Legislators to introduce Caylee’s Law in wake of murder case (Sacramento)
Local openly gay troops begin reenlisting (10 News)
Fact check: Bill Horn’s bogus civil rights story (Voice of San Diego)
Bid filed to end collective bargaining for state employees (Sacramento Bee)
A Sweetwater resource, but there’s some salt in the mix (Groksurf San Diego)
UC cashing in with out of state tuitions (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Powerlink plagued by eagle issues, tower drops (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A sculpture garden grows in the desert (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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Will Not Release Second Draft Maps in Order to Gather More Public Input Throughout Line Drawing Process and Produce Best Final Maps Possible
July 10, 2011 (Sacramento) -- The California Citizens Redistricting Commission decided at a recent meeting, that in order to produce the best district maps possible, it would amend its schedule and not release a second round of draft maps. The Commission will be posting visualizations of proposed districts, and make equivalency files available for organizations and news outlets to provide greater detail to the public on the visualization proposals. The visualizations are proposed options for districts and are considered and discussed by the Commission at their meetings instructing the line drawers.
At a previous meeting, the Commission set July 28th as the deadline for submission of public comment on the Commission's second round of draft maps to be released July 14th. The Commission encourages the public to submit their written comment as soon after July 14th as possible so the testimony can be fully considered.
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May 17, 2011 (Sacramento) –Assembly Higher Education Chair Marty Block (AD-78) issued the following statement in response to Governor Brown’s May Revise budget proposal:
“Governor Brown’s May Revise is a responsible roadmap with a long-term vision that preserves education funding and provides hiring incentives to get people back to the workplace – two critical components to maintaining our economic recovery. Given the remaining deficit and difficult choices before us, I am encouraged to see this plan provides funding for K-12 education and community colleges. An otherwise all-cuts budget proposal would have caused unprecedented damage to our public colleges and universities, already grappling with deep cuts that will undoubtedly impact access and affordability."
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