EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

August 21, 2014 (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

• Inside the asylum process that could bring more Iraqis to San Diego County (Voice of San Diego)
• No charges pending in deadly boat crash (Channel 8)
• With Operation Secure San Diego, SDPD Is Doing More Watching and Less Talking  (Voice of San Diego)
• Facebook page launched to oppose Park Station in La Mesa (Facebook)

STATE

• Your silence may be admission of guilt (UT San Diego)
• Brown Sends $7.5 Billion Water Plan To Ballot (KPBS)
• CalPERS set to allow 100 types of income to count toward pensions (Reuters)
• Edison penalized $24.5 million over 2011 windstorm (Sacramento Bee)
  
   

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LOCAL/REGIONAL

Inside the asylum process that could bring more Iraqis to San Diego County (Voice of San Diego)

… There is no limit on the number of individuals to whom the U.S. can grant asylum. The asylum policy is there in case of extreme need, and an immigration judge makes that call. There is, however, a cap on the number of individuals who can gain refugee status in the United States each year.

No charges pending in deadly boat crash (Channel 8)

San Diego police have completed a preliminary investigation into last month's deadly boat crash at the El Capitan Reservoir, and they are not recommending charges.

With Operation Secure San Diego, SDPD Is Doing More Watching and Less Talking  (Voice of San Diego)

Operation Secure San Diego had all the makings of a surveillance program that deserved more public scrutiny – even if it did eventually turn out to be a dud. The San Diego Police Department in 2010 launched a program that would have given it access to private security cameras all over the city.

Facebook page launched to oppose Park Station in La Mesa (Facebook)

Park Station La Mesa is a major departure from the surrounding community. Yes, the current property is an unkempt eyesore and needs to be developed, but are we really to trust the same people who have kept it an eyesore to build something beautiful with the citizens of La Mesa in mind. No. What this is is developers trying to squeeze as many units as possible into the space to maximize profit - with zero consideration on the project’s impact on the city.

STATE

Your silence may be admission of guilt (UT San Diego)

State high court puts suspects in Catch-22 situation.

Brown Sends $7.5 Billion Water Plan To Ballot (KPBS)

The governor and lawmakers were driven to action by the state's historic drought, which has forced farmers to fallow their fields and cities to implement fines and rationing.

CalPERS set to allow 100 types of income to count toward pensions (Reuters)

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers), America's largest public pension fund, is expected to approve nearly 100 types of extra pay on Wednesday that will count toward how pensions are calculated for newly hired workers.

Edison penalized $24.5 million over 2011 windstorm (Sacramento Bee)

State regulators voted Thursday to penalize Southern California Edison $24.5 million for safety violations uncovered after a 2011 windstorm left 440,000 customers without lights and a power line failure electrocuted three family members.