EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

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October 22, 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:

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For excerpts and links to full stories, scroll down.

LOCAL/REGIONAL

KPBS Debuts Its Interactive Voters Guide  (KPBS)

To use it, just go to the Voters Guide at kpbs.org/votersguide and type in your address. Your ballot will come up, along with stories and other information on the various races you'll help decide.

Unemployment rate down, so are jobs (SD Reader)

 The September unemployment rate in San Diego County dropped to 5.9 percent in September, down from a revised 6.2 percent in August and from 7.3 percent a year ago.  However, the county lost 2800 jobs during the month, according to the California Employment Development Department. 

 La Mesa gets grant for pedestrian, bicycle safety (UT San Diego)

City gets nearly $1 million to improve access, connect local, regional bicycle networks.

GOP Candidate Carl DeMaio Cleared Of Sexual Harassment Claims (Huffington Post)

Prosecutors on Monday declined to charge Republican congressional candidate Carl DeMaio over allegations that he sexually harassed a former campaign aide and said they were not charging the former aide with breaking into DeMaio's office.... / San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman issued a similar statement, calling the investigations thorough but declining to answer questions

John McCann files defamation lawsuit (UT San Diego)

Chula Vista City Council candidate John McCann filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday, saying a campaign mailer falsely stated he was sentenced for a felony.

STATE

Californians To Receive Credit On October-November Electricity Bills (KPBS)

The credit comes from California’s cap-and-trade program to fight climate change. It's a result of payments power plants and industries make when they buy carbon emission permits.

In dry California, using price to police water use (Marketplace.org)

California’s historic drought is prompting a lot of soul-searching among water utilities looking for ways to make their customers more water-thrifty. Ideally, they’d like to do it without water cops, fines and the dreaded “R” word – rationing. State water regulators are instead encouraging people to consider something called "water budgeting."


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