EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

East County News Service

November 9, 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:

LOCAL

• How much of your paycheck goes to rent? (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Lemon Grove Mayor says goodbye to politics after 22 years (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Divisions emerge in wake of transportation tax defeat (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• What now for Lilac Hills Ranch? (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• San Diego Police Seize Family’s Bank Accounts Because the Dad Ran a Medical Marijuana Business (Reason)
• San Diegan Meb Keflezhigi to run final marathon in New York (NBC 7)
• Federal Funding Available to Address Tree Mortality On Private Forestlands (KPBS)
• Bond Support Raises Ethics Question for San Diego County School Officials (KPBS)
• Two Cases of Tuberculosis Reported in San Diego County (KPBS)
• San Diego Port Commissioners Vote in Favor of 'Seaport' Development  (KPBS)

STATE

• California faces major reversal if Trump scraps health law (Orange County Register)
• California scrambles to implement new recreational pot law (Los Angeles Times)
• Calexit? Some California voters reject Trump, advocate ‘secession’ (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Kamala Harris is elected California’s new U.S.  Senator (Los Angeles Times)
• Percentage of Registered Voters in California Hits 20-Year High (KPBS)
• Playboy model charged over locker room 'body-shaming' image (BBC)

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LOCAL

How much of your paycheck goes to rent? (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Out of 100 metro areas, San Diego County has the 10th most cost-burdened renters…. Fifty-seven percent of county renters spent more than 30 percent of their income on rent in 2015, the latest U.S Census data shows, which is considered “cost burdened” ...

Lemon Grove Mayor says goodbye to politics after 22 years (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Lemon Grove Mayor Mary Sessom is moving on after 22 years on the City Council, 20 of them as mayor. At 64, the mother of two and grandmother of four, Sessom said she wants to spend more time with her family, friends and boyfriend. She also wants to attend to her other career.

Divisions emerge in wake of transportation tax defeat (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The tension over funding freeways versus public transit in San Diego County is ratcheting up following Tuesday’s ballot defeat of a half-cent sales tax that would have provided $18 billion in spending for everything from roads to trolleys to open-space preservation.  

What now for Lilac Hills Ranch? (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Developers hoping to build a master-planned community of more than 1,700 homes near Valley Center were weighing their next steps Wednesday after San Diego County voters overwhelming rejected the project in this week’s general election.  Accretive Investments representatives said in a statement released late Tuesday that they would continue pursuing their so-called Lilac Hills Ranch project despite the failure of Measure B…

San Diego Police Seize Family’s Bank Accounts Because the Dad Ran a Medical Marijuana Business (Reason)

James Slatic and his family are fighting to get back $100K that was seized nine months ago by the San Diego D.A. They haven't been charged with a crime.

San Diegan Meb Keflezhigi to run final marathon in New York (NBC 7)

San Diegan Meb Keflezighi, one of the most decorated U.S. marathoners of all time, announced that the 2017 New York City Marathon would be his last.

Federal Funding Available to Address Tree Mortality On Private Forestlands (KPBS)

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in California announced Monday it will provide financial assistance for private landowners with dead and dying conifer forest trees in certain counties, including San Diego.

Bond Support Raises Ethics Question for San Diego County School Officials (KPBS)

Trustees and administrators are placing themselves in potential conflict by running political committees in their districts.

Two Cases of Tuberculosis Reported in San Diego County (KPBS)

Two people have been diagnosed with tuberculosis in unrelated cases, and might have exposed others… [one case was at] the men's center at the San Diego Rescue Mission, 120 Elm St. The ill person might have exposed shelter staff, volunteers and residents from Sept. 1 to Oct. 6.

San Diego Port Commissioners Vote in Favor of 'Seaport' Development (KPBS)

The Port of San Diego Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to go ahead with a $1.2 billion plan to redevelop the Seaport Village tourist attraction in San Diego.

STATE

California faces major reversal if Trump scraps health law (Orange County Register)

California has a lot to lose if President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress fulfill their campaign pledge to repeal Obamacare…

California scrambles to implement new recreational pot law (Los Angeles Times)

Passage of marijuana-legalization initiatives in California and other states this week has given momentum to a national movement to decriminalize pot, but that could change with the election of Republican Donald Trump as president, activists said Wednesday as state officials scrambled to make the new rules work…

 Calexit? Some California voters reject Trump, advocate ‘secession’ (San Diego Union-Tribune)

.. On Twitter, #Calexit, a call for the succession of California in the same vein as the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, or “Brexit,” was a trending topic following Trump’s victory. The state, which has the most electoral votes of any, voted blue. How blue? Hillary Clinton received 61.5 percent of the vote, and Trump tallied 33.2 percent…In San Diego, Clinton got 56.1 percent of the vote.

Kamala Harris is elected California’s new U.S.  Senator (Los Angeles Times)

California voters on Tuesday elected the state’s first new U.S. senator in 24 years, and made history in the process. State Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris won the race, according to the Associated Press, becoming the first black politician in history to represent California in the Senate.

Percentage of Registered Voters in California Hits 20-Year High (KPBS)

About 78 percent of the state's eligible voters are registered — higher than it’s been in two decades.

Playboy model charged over locker room 'body-shaming' image (BBC)

Los Angeles police have charged Playboy model Dani Mathers over a "body-shaming" image she took of an older woman in a gym locker room… She faces a charge of invasion of privacy.  She could face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 (£800) fine if convicted.