EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

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October 18, 2016 (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:

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STATE

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LOCAL

Will San Diego farms grow legal marijuana? It’s an open question (San Diego Union-Tribune)

…Just imagine. Like vineyards of today, high-end marijuana farms advertising tours of grows capped off with a sojourn to the sinsemilla toke room. Visitors, baked in the San Diego sun, shuttling through the backcountry in (thankfully) driverless vehicles as farmers rake in the greenbacks. Not exactly what the current crop of supervisors like to envision.

San Diego County Registrar of Voters receiving more funding amid increased election costs (10 News)

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a request by the Registrar of Voters Office for an additional $1.8 million, in part to fund election cost overruns.

Cameras keep watch across fire-prone regions in San Diego’s backcountry(KPBS)

Dozens of earthquake sensors located atop mountains and hillsides across San Diego County are also being used to help detect wildfires. The high-tech instruments that measure seismic motion and monitor climate hazards, are also equipped with cameras that allow fire officials to keep watch over remote fire-prone regions.

Bald eagle released to the wild after almost succumbing to West Nile virus (10 News)

A West Nile virus-stricken bald eagle nursed back to health at a local facility was successfully returned to the wild Friday.

Startup offers resort staycations without the stay (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Who doesn’t want to lounge around like a VIP at the best resorts in town? That’s the logic behind ResortPass, a San Diego-based startup for people who want to enjoy a fancy hotel’s five-star amenities, but not stay the night. Rather, users book the equivalent of a day pass to use a hotel’s pool, fitness...

Harassment lawsuit includes new Filner allegation (San Diego Union-Tribune)

A lawsuit filed Friday by a San Diego deputy city attorney claims a supervisor has been sexually harassing her for three years, including telling her to keep quiet about getting harassed previously by former Mayor Bob Filner.

STATE

Kamala Harris, husband release 2015 tax returns; Loretta Sanchez declines (Sacramento Bee)

U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris and her husband, attorney Douglas Emhoff, earned nearly $1.17 million in 2015 and paid almost $450,000 in state and federal income taxes, according to their 2015 tax returns.  The Sacramento Bee asked Harris and her opponent, Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez of Orange County, to provide copies of their 2015 returns as part of a longstanding practice of reviewing candidates’ financial records in major statewide races. Sanchez’s campaign has declined.

Why are there two plastic bag ban propositions on the California ballot?  (Los Angeles Times)

W hen voters go down the list of the 17 statewide propositions on their ballots this November, they could be confused when they reach two measures placed there by a trade group seeking to overturn the state’s landmark 2014 ban on plastic bags.

Show us which state ballot measures you support (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Let us know which California state ballot propositions will get your “Yes” vote. Links to the official propositions are provided below.


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