May 16, 2013 (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

• SDSU ranked 7^th most dangerous college (Daily Aztec)
• No Vegas, baby: Council denies Mayor Madrid’s trip to annual conference (La Mesa Patch)
• Grossmont High arts program honored (U-T San Diego)
• Nuclear board rules San Onofre restart requires public input (Reuters)
• La Mesa Meadows project plows ahead despite outcry over bird deaths  (La Mesa  Patch)
• La Mesa Prostitution Investigation (La Mesa Today)

STATE

• Quest for clean water enters unknown, expensive territory  (U-T San Diego )
• Israel divestment vote at UC Berkeley the latest sign of hostile campus environment
• Calif. fails to screen substance abuse counselors (Sacramento Bee)

May 8, 2013 (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

• Dry conditions highlight the value of water as summer nears  (San Diego County Water Authority)
• Bags, tape, broomstick used to fix  leak at San Onofre  (10 News)
• Pauma Casino workers aim to unionize (Kumeyaay.com)
• New inquiry at San Onofre focuses on nuclear commission (U-T San Diego)
• Annual crime statistics for the region released
• Utility-rate increase: Sempra seeks more(U-T San Diego)
• $42M of Modernizing Upgrades Coming to La Mesa, Spring Valley High Schools (La Mesa Patch)
• Alessio Calls PBID Process ‘Absurd’; Council Mandates Specific Data (La Mesa Patch)
• Steele Canyon students big winners at jewelry competition (U-T San Diego)

STATE

• Calif agency says PG&E should pay $2.25B for blast (Sacramento Bee)
• Senate Public Safety Committee Approves Bill Regulating Drones in California (Scoop San Diego)
• California water supply to be drawn from storage to meet demand  (KPBS)
• California high court affirms local right to ban medical pot shops (Reuters)
• On California Prisons, It's The Governor Vs. The Courts
• JPMorgan Chase accused of rigging energy markets (CS Monitor)

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May 2, 2013 (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

• Two Former Helix Stars Selected in 2013 NFL Draft (La Mesa Patch)
• County Registrar Suggests Alternatives To Costly Special Elections (KPBS)
• East County residents complain about state fire fees; Assemblyman Jones calls fees illegal  (10 News)
• EDCO asks for rate increase (La Mesa Today)
• San Diego faces a major decision on wastewater treatment and water recycling (Groksurf)
• Water Authority launches water calculator for homeowners     (San Diego County Water Authority)
• San Diego Gas & Electric rates are nation's highest  (San Diego Reader)
• Electricity, gas rate increase considered (U-T San Diego)
• La Mesa Boy Accused of Posing As Girl on Facebook, Obtaining Nude Pics (La Mesa Patch)

STATE

• Bills aim to protect privacy as drone age dawns  (Sac Bee)
• UC admission offers up again for nonresidents (Sacramento Bee)
• First confirmed Japanese tsunami debris in Calif. (Sacramento Bee)
• Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown promises opponents 'battle of their lives' on education overhaul  (Sacramento Bee)
• Calif. bill would let non-citizens serve on juries (U-T San Diego)
• Valley fever spurs call to close 2 Calif. prisons (Sacramento Bee)

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April 24, 2013 (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

• Ramona resident Steve Tally shares his experience at Boston 2013 Marathon (Ramona Sentinel)
• BP exiting [Sierra Juarez] wind deal with San Diego (U-T San Diego)
• Third pair of bald eagles found in County (Fox5)
• La Mesa’s Homeless Count Rises to 68, Says Latest Census from January (La Mesa Patch)
• Santee’s Homeless Count Falls to 18 (Santee Patch)
• Woman Who Abducted Her Infant Niece Pleads Guilty
• La Mesa Police Department honors its own (U-T San Diego)

STATE

• EPA: Calif failed to spend $455M on water projects (KPBS)
• State, cities in next round of redevelopment fight (Sacramento Bee)
• Calif. high-speed rail agency changed bid criteria ) (Sacramento Bee)
• Editorial: PUC culture change should start at the top (Sacramento Bee)
• UC admission offers up again for nonresidents (Sacramento Bee)

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April 17, 2013 (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:

REGIONAL

• LMPD Was Tony Gwynn of the County in 2012 for Solving Violent Crimes (La Mesa Patch)
• Five districts have grad rate issues (U-T San Diego)
• San Diego farmers bracing for a tough year  (KPBS) 
• Where is Councilman Ryan? Council asked to extend absence through May (Santee Patch)
• Mount Miguel Has Highest Dropout Rate Locally, New Data Reveals (La Mesa Patch)
• Evacuations During Nuclear Emergency May Cause Gridlock, Report Reveals (KPBS)
• Regulators see 'no hazard' at San Onofre (U-T San Diego)
• Financial regulator responds to San Onofre concerns (U-T San Diego)
• Woman accused of kidnapping baby from Spring Valley pleads not guilty (La Mesa Patch)

STATE

• Fed court rules electricity rebates due in Calif. (AP)
• Calif. court: Motorist can't use hand-held map (Sacramento Bee)
• Judge rules Obama administration overlooked fracking risks in California mineral leases (Reuters)
• Contempt threat against Brown a rare move (Sacramento Bee)

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April 10, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Roundup brings you top news headlines of interest to East County and our region, published by other media. This week's top Roundup headlines include:

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• Flu Deaths in San Diego area hits all-time high (Lemon Grove Patch)
• Gunfight between security guard and motorist in Santee (Santee Patch)
• U-T San Diego political ad rates under scrutiny (10 News)
• Healtchare industry charging an arm and a leg (San Diego Free Press)
• 3 retired judges to decide who gets $1 million Dorner reward (Los Angeles Times)
• Anti-drone protests hit CEO's home (U-T San Diego)

STATE

• Southern California Air regulators adopt fracking rules (Los Angeles Times)
• Assembly panel approves teacher misconduct bill (Los Angeles Times)
• Abel Maldonado moves closer to 2014 run against Jerry Brown for Governor (Sacramento Bee)
• California prisons still too crowded, judge rules (Reuters)

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April 3, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Roundup brings you top news headlines of interest to East County and our region, published by other media. This week's top Roundup headlines include:

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• SD’s Decatur on watch against North Korea (UT San Diego)
• Talking Short Term Troubles, Long Term Hopes (La Mesa Today)
• President Obama taps San Diego neuroscientists for brain-mapping initiative (KPBS)
• Governor Brown announces pardons of 65 people, San Diegans among those on list (10 News)
• New apartment offers free solar power (UT San Diego)

• San Diego is Dronetown, USA (Daily Beast)

• Man accused in Julian shooting pleads not guilty (Ramona Patch)

• Santa Ysabel Man Gets 109 Years in Prison (Ramona Patch)

• In SD Unified's rush to sell land, taxpayers could lose millions (Voice of San Diego)
• Border officer took bribes to allow in immigrants (UT San Diego)
• San Diego Mayor Bob Filner signs tourism agreement (Meetings and Conventions)
• Campaign money became focus of tourism battle (UT San Diego)
• Desalination comes of age with Poseidon plant  (U-T San Diego)

• A Tale of two City Council Meetings (San Diego Free Press)

STATE

• Will twin tunnels water project float?  (U-T San Diego)
• State auditor: California’s net worth at negative $127.2 billion (Sacramento Bee)
• Medical parole bill advances (UT San Diego)
• Bill regulating ammunition clears committee (Sacramento Bee)

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March 28, 2013 (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

• History takes a beating with sale of Warner Springs Ranch (U-T San Diego)
• SD seeks controversial `drone zone’ (U-T San Diego)
• A Decade After War's Start, Iraqi Refugees Are Transforming (El Cajon)  A California Town (KPBS)
• Utilities seek $769M from customers for faulty nuclear equipment (U-T San Diego)
• RUSD school board supports possible temporary County loan (Ramona Patch)
• Boss at ailing Calif. nuke plant made $2M in 2012 (Sacramento Bee)
• Put neighborhood solar power to good use (U-T San Diego)
• Northrop Grumman lands $433.5 million contract (KPBS)
• San Diego County Schools Get Meningitis Warning (KPBS)
• Coach’s youngest daughters released from hospital (UT San Diego)
• Craigslist job scam lures people to Mexico (UT San Diego)
• Water officials got raises amid rate hikes  ( U-T San Diego)

STATE

• Judge's Ruling On Officials' Private Emails, Texts Could Be Far-Reaching (KPBS)
• Controversial rural fire fee bills will be delayed (Sacramento Bee)
• Water price, availability in question  ( U-T San Diego)
• Former city officials in Bell, California convicted in corruption trial (Reuters)

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March 20, 2013--(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

• Business owners in Alpine sue SDG&E over impacts from Sunrise Powerlink  (San Diego Reader)
• For exiled Chaldeans, Iraq War is far from over (UT San Diego)
• Park Station hits a Nebo snag (La Mesa Today)
• Bond uncertainty concerns Grossmont committee  (UT San Diego)
• State finds big gaps in utility funds (UT San Diego)
• Calif. nuke plant could breakdown at full power (Sacramento Bee)
• Climbing club cleans up Santee boulders plastered with graffiti (Santee Patch)
• Quake test exposes big fire threat (UT San Diego)
• Update: State Calls Bridge ‘Structurally Safe,’ Says Report Is Flawed (KPBS)
• Bus contract is half Sprinter’s monthly cost (UT San Diego)
• I watched U-T TV so you won’t have to (Voice of San Diego)

March 14, 2013--(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:

STATE

• Forest Service may let more fires burn (Sacramento Bee)
• California pushes - some say too hard - to recover money for fighting wildfires  (Sacramento Bee)
• Editorial: Public’s right to know is too basic to risk (Sacramento Bee)
• Lawsuit balks at PUC 'stakeholder' meeting (UT San Diego)
• Capitol Alert: Lawmakers scold California PUC for erroneous budget forecasts (Sacramento Bee)
• New Study Shows California's Local Road System In Crisis (KPBS)

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• ER wait times at Sharp Grossmont three times longer than national average (La Mesa Patch)
• Filner, Supervisors Announce New Solar Initiative (KPBS)
• Sex Offender Email Alert System Launching In San Diego County (KPBS)
• Uh, We Don't Have to Vote on Taxes Anymore (Voice of San Diego)
• Feds release confidential report on San Onofre nuclear plant (KPBS)
• Lakeside’s Mile of Trees hopes to create urban forest (EC Californian)
• Sprinter to shut down for up to 4 months (U-T San Diego)
• Say Shalom to La Mesa's Newest Holy Man: Rabbi Rafi Andrusier (La Mesa Patch)
• California Coastal Commission rejects Navy explosives training plan (10 News)

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March 7, 2013--(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

• San Diego-based air traffic control errors soar (U-T San Diego) 
• Rising permitting fees driving up housing prices in East County (EC Californian) 
• Manzanita health study (The Alpine Sun) 
• SD’s Share of Federal Homelessness Funding Doesn’t Add Up (Voice of San Diego) 
• San Diego City Council To Consider $600K Settlement Over 2011 Blackout ( KPBS) 
• Mayor recommends funding of homeless shelter, public restrooms (SD CityBeat) 
• Lakeside residents use Facebook for neighborhood watch (Fox)
• Ramona utility demands big money from ratepayers (10 News) 
• Blackbird foot malady poses mystery (U—T San Diego) 
• Cassandra Steppat Crowned Miss La Mesa, City’s First Title-Holder of Color (La Mesa Patch) 
• Call to action: Master plan threatens historic spring house at Collier Park: (La Mesa Today)

STATE

• Former parks employee fined by ethics commission (Sacramento Bee) 
• New bill would separate reform CPUC hierarchy (Sacramento Bee) 
• Republican leaders emphasize Latino candidates (Sacramento Bee)

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February 28, 2013--(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

• All 12 major donors to Prop U school board campaign won contracts (Patch.com)
• Collier Park Master Plan Threatens La Mesa’s Historic Spring House (La Mesa Patch)
• SD Unified names new superintendent (10 News)
• Security breach: Are you safe on SD trains and trolleys? (KPBS)
• License plate recognition has its eyes on you (CityBeat)
• Filner, Goldsmith clash over hotel tax funds (SD Transcript)
• Team 10 Troubleshooter investigates criminals who cut off GPS monitoring devices (10 News)

STATE

• Californians get big part of $46 billion mortgage settlement (Sacramento Bee)
• "Amazon tax" payoff starts to arrive in some U.S. states (Reuters)
• Bluefin tuna caught off California still radioactive two years after Fukushima (Huffington Post)
• Jerry Brown fast tracks review of Riverside solar energy project (Sacramento Bee)

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February 21, 2013--(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

• Judge: Utility customers owed about $1.6B (U-T San Diego)
• Company plans to reopen railway link to El Centro (Patch.com)
• Former San Diego Mayor admits taking charity funds for gambling addiction (Fox)
• Dianne Jacob Tells La Mesa Chamber Her 'Big Concern' is Public Safety (La Mesa Patch)
• Somalis raised in City Heights consider returning to their homeland (Voice of San Diego)
• $45M warranty payment for San Onofre (U-T San Diego)
• Santee takes water saving to the streets (U-T San Diego)
• San Diego avocado industry disappearing (10 News)

STATE

• Ex-California parks official fined in scandal (Sacramento Bee)
• New bill would bar California from honoring indefinite detention law (Sacramento Bee)
• Analyst says Jerry Brown's budget plan vulnerable to legal attack (Sacramento Bee)
• Geography to play larger role in health premiums (Sacramento Bee)
• Legislature to renew debate over rural fire fee (Sacramento Bee)

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February 14, 2013--(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

• Ramona solar farm wins approval (UT San Diego)
• RCPG Chair says County getting mixed signals from Ramona residents on housing projects (Ramona Patch)
• Ruling puts SD pension overhaul in doubt  (U-T San Diego)
• Local DMV Staffers Were Bribed $100,000 for Driver’s Licenses, Feds Say (La Mesa Patch)
• San Diego Hospice faces critical moment (U-T San Diego)
• Boxer Wants Probe Into Equipment Problems At Troubled San Onofre Nuclear Plant
• Helix Star RB Michael Adkins Will Play Football for the Colorado Buffaloes (La Mesa Patch)
• Santee Farmer’s Market to move west (Santee Patch)
• Council acting on well at Town Center despite other claims to water  (Santee Patch)

STATE

• Christopher Dorner's charred body is positively identified  (Los Angeles Times)
• Controller: California is $4.3 billion ahead of forecast in January (Sacramento Bee)
• Governor Brown, Republicans float proposals to change fire fees (Sacramento Bee)
• California Seeks To Adopt Nation's Toughest Gun Laws (KPBS)
• Environmental groups, unions team up to resist CEQA push (Sacramento Bee)
• Many in Calif. Rely On Contaminated Water Sources (KPBS)
• Delta Smelt Deaths Means Less Water for Central and Southern California (KPBS)

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February 7, 2013--(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

• Local ACLU defends data critical of Grossmont HS District (Santee Patch)
• Somali terrorism trial gets under way (U-T San Diego)
• Local ACLU defends data critical of Grossmont HS District (Santee Patch)
• Somali terrorism trial gets under way (U-T San Diego)
• Judge Strikes Down Plaza de Panama Approval (Voice of San Diego)
• Helix Honors Veterans with Heroes' Garden(La Mesa Patch) 
• School Board to fill La Mesa-Spring Valley vacancy on school board by appointment (La Mesa Patch)
• Gregory Canyon pits water against trash (KPBS)
• Video: Dynamite Brings Down Eyesore Power Plant, Sends Booms Across South Bay (Patch.com)
• Customer Advocates Accuse Regulators Of Capitulation In San Onofre Probe (KPBS)
• An interview with Terry Weiner, Desert Protective Council (Canyon Country Zephyr)
• Man accused of setting Rancho San Diego Church on fire pleads not guilty (10 News)
• Levy joins hospital construction oversight effort (La Mesa Today)
• Sea turtles coming out of their shells (U-T San Diego)
• Argument Between Ex-Housemates Blamed in Fatal La Mesa Shooting (La Mesa Patch)
• Thirsty farmers turn to wine  (Wall Street Journal –subscription required)

STATE

• Report questions how Calif. schools managed lands (Sacramento Bee)
• Solar development absorbing Calif. farmland UT San Diego)
• Calif. quake warning system proposed (Sacramento Bee)
• Second Snow Survey Shows Below Normal Conditions (KPBS)
• Another state agency caught hiding funds (U-T San Diego)
• Stolen ancient rock carvings in Calif. found (Sacramento Bee)
• State Abandons Algebra Requirement For 8th Graders (KPBS)
• Calif misses millions in federal money for inmates (U-T San Diego)

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January 30, 2013--(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

• Citrus Pest Spurs State Spraying In La Mesa (La Mesa Today)
• Board of Supervisors Approves Sale of 3-Acre Parcel to La Mesa For New Park
• La Mesa Winery to Open in Summer  (La Mesa Courier)
• County’s Equine Ordinance: Public input sought (Ramona Patch)
• Adios, Plaza de Panama project? (CityBeat)
• Watchdog Group Requests Council Transparency (La Mesa Courier)
• Nurse’s vision yields beds for homeless after surgery (U-T San Diego)
• Water war breaks out over PR contract (U-T San Diego)
• Padre Dam picks board officers (U-T San Diego)
• Mayor fires San Diego's lobbyists (Sacramento Bee)

STATE

• Governor Jerry Brown delivers State of the State address (Governor’s Office)
• Reactions to Governor’s State of the State address (Sacramento Bee)
• Calif. Speaker seeks to expand Medi-Cal for poor (Sacramento Bee)
• Doctors Ask Court To Review Medi-Cal Pay Cut (Sacramento Bee)
• Analysis: California budget fix relies on good times for the rich (Reuters)
• Secret hearings in case of Chandra Levy slaying (Sacramento Bee) 

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January 24, 2013--(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

• ACLU rips Grossmont Union High School District over lack of English learner services (Lemon Grove Patch)
• Help ID suspects in two armed robbers at Santee ATMs (Santee Patch)
• La Mesa Earns ‘F’ for Its Tobacco Policies (La Mesa Patch)
• La Mesa facing $1 million fine for sewage overflows in 2010 storm (La Mesa Patch)
• City Seeks Federal Trial in Ray Lutz Lawsuit Arising from Occupy San Diego (La Mesa Patch)
• Boulevard Project Awaits SANDAG Grant  (La Mesa Today)
• New Commuter Airline To Fly Between San Diego, Imperial County (KPBS)
• Gillespie Field Airport to Expand, Council Talks 'Santee Aerotropolis' (Santee Patch)

STATE

• California sees a revenue bump after tax changes (Sacramento Bee)
• New proposal would lower voter threshold for police, fire taxes (Sacramento Bee)
• California awarded $674M to build health exchange (Sacramento Bee)
• Report: CPUC budget riddled with errors  (Sacramento Bee)
• Court: Calif. lawmakers violated law to help Brown (Sacramento Bee)

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January 16, 2013--(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:

STATE 

• Calif desert aquifers contain high chemical levels (Sacramento Bee)
• California Poverty Rate Highest in Nation Based on New Census Department Figures(Huffington Post)
• Judge continues to block part of Calif. Initiative on human trafficking  (Sacramento Bee)
• Calif. teachers fund moves to divest from firearms (Sacramento Bee)
• Pilfering plastic a booming industry in Calif. (Sacramento Bee)
• Can San Andreas Break At Once? Study Says Maybe (AP)

LOCAL//REGIONAL

• Gillespie Field Expansion Brings Promise And Controversy(KPBS)
• Filner’s agenda for change tempered by finances (U-T San Diego)
• Murder rises second year in row U-T San Diego)
• DA: La Mesa doctor is a fake (U-T San Diego)
• Date set for power plant implosion (UT San Diego)
• Steps taken for possible restart at Cal nuke plant (Sacramento Bee)
• Ground rules set for Somali terrorism trial (U-T San Diego)
• How Will Junior Seau's CTE Diagnosis Affect The Next Generation? (KPBS)
• Local college students turning to ‘sugar daddies?’ (U-T San Diego)
• FBI Says Crime Rates Increased Across San Diego Area In First Half Of 2012 (KPBS)
• San Diego Lawsuit Says Blue Cross Illegally Targeting HIV/AIDS Patients (KPBS)
• City Heights Stuck in the Middle of Filner-Gloria Spat (Voice of San Diego)
• San Diego Will Take A $40 Million Hit On Pension Costs (KPBS)
• San Diego Ordinance Would Require Businesses To Increase Recycling (KPBS)
• Shames sues UCAN for libel (U-T San Diego)

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January 10, 2013--(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:

STATE

• California's Child Population Projected To Drop Significantly (KPBS)
• Jerry Brown defiant in fight over prison overcrowding (Sacramento Bee)
• California man says he can drive in carpool lane with corporation papers (U.S. News)
• California Conditionally Approved to Run Its Own Health Insurance Market (KPBS)
• Parks Department Investigation Shows Intentional Hiding of Funds ( KPBS)
• Sierra snowpack has water managers happy so far (KPBS)
• Yosemite plan would ease traffic, shut ice rink  (Sacramento Bee)

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• Great-granny student body president at Grossmont: If I can do it, so can you (U-T San Diego)
• Bald eagles nesting in Ramona (10 News)
• Unmanned aerial vehicles and drone surveillance issues (IVN San Diego)
• La Mesa 2012: 100 years in the making (La Mesa Today)
• GOP picks Latina to lead local party (U-T San Diego)
• Day of service, Filner speech on tap for MLK Day (San Diego Free Press)
• Does new UCAN board want reform? (SD Reader)
• 3 more indicted in South Bay corruption probe (U-T San Diego)
•  Indictments rain down across South Bay (NBC San Diego)
• Is Bob Filner canceling San Diego's Earth Day? U-T San Diego)

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January 2, 2013--(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:

 EAST COUNTY

• Hiking in San Diego County? There's an App for That (La Mesa Patch)
• La Mesa resident prevails in illegal search case U-T San Diego)
• Ways to Work’ helps families move their lives forward by putting wheels on them (East County Californian)
• Spring Valley Citizens Association survives by a single vote on third ballot (La Mesa Patch)
• Sailors sue Japan over illnesses they say stem from radiation exposure at Fukushima (10 News)
• New members for Grossmont Hospital Foundation (U-T San Diego)
• New San Diego Humane Society adoption center opens at East County Petco (East County Californian)

SAN DIEGO REGION

• San Diego Can Now Have Redevelopment Funds For Some Projects (U-T San Diego)
• Gov. Brown Grants 79 Pardons, Including Seven Cases in SD County (La Mesa Patch)
• Economy for 2013: San Diego worse than state, nation?  (SD Reader/Don Bauder)
• Sempra completes Hawaii wind farm project (San Diego Business Journal)

STATE

• Mortgages, vaccinations, guns among new-law topics (Sacramento Bee)
• New California laws to affect drivers in 2013 (Sacramento Bee)
• California's snowpack levels above normal (Sacramento Bee)
• Jerry Brown pushes new funding system for California schools (Sacramento Bee)

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December 26, 2012 -- (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

• East County redevelopment funding announced (U-T San Diego)
• San Diego’s Biggest Park Gets Even Bigger (KPBS)
• San Diego Kaiser Hospital Fined For Removing Wrong Kidney (KPBS)
• El Cajon PIO stayed at hotel with Hanson-Cox (U-T San Diego)
• San Diego Boy Scout Council Wins Lease Discrimination Lawsuit, Leases to Continue at Balboa Park and Fiesta Island (Mission Times Courier)
• City wins tentative ruling in pension case (U-T San Diego)
• A roadmap to SANDAG’s transportation plans (Voice of San Diego)

STATE

• Feds reject Calif. request for education waiver (Sacramento Bee)
• Second audit of State Parks finds more mystery money (Sacramento Bee)
• 2,600 Medi-Cal cards sent to wrong families (Sacramento Bee)
• Lawmakers target key environmental law for overhaul (U-T San Diego)
• Pot farm boom slams Northern Calif. environment (Sacramento Bee)
• California farmers, residents to get more water (Sacramento Bee)

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December 19, 2012 -- (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

• Mayor Filner calls San Diego Summit in response to Sandy Hook shooting (San Diego Free Press)
• Lemon Grove supports assault weapon ban (U-T San Diego)
• As Loans Come Due, District Asks Ramona Teachers to Sacrifice (Voice of San Diego)
• The $900 million question re: San Diego’s crumbling infrastructure (U-T San Diego)
• Grossmont Students Witness Courtroom Assault By Defendant on Attorney (La Mesa Patch)
• Disgraced U.S. Rep Cunningham released to halfway house (U-T San Diego)
• UC San Diego Researchers Create A 'Designer' Cancer Drug With Algae (KPBS)
• La Mesa party of the century will be pricey, exclusive affair on Jan. 12 (La Mesa Patch)
• Think You Can Fix Local Government? Apply To Be Part of County Grand Jury (La Mesa Patch)
• Gun dealer near Murray Manor School: ‘My heart weighs very heavy’ for town (La Mesa Patch)
• Couple appeals $700 water bills, calls usage claim ‘physically impossible’  ( Ramona Patch) 
• Evaluating Homelessness, as Far as the Eye Can See and Count (Voice of San Diego)
• Who should pay for SDG&E wildfires? (U-T San Diego)
• After just a year, Gingham may be selling (La Mesa Today)

STATE

• Federal appeals court OKs lower payments to Medi-Cal providers (Sacramento Bee)
• Doctors Livid About Medi-Cal Pay Cut  (KPBS)
• San Diego desalinization impact on Calif.  (SFGate )
• California health officials sound alarm over hookah smoking (Reuters)
• UC Suspends Use of Controversial New Logo (KPBS)
• The UC system’s modesty problem (U-T San Diego)
• California wins a round in electricity battle with JPMorgan Chase (Sacramento Bee)
• California state employees involved in bribery, theft, auditor reports (Sacramento Bee)
• Calif. mall on lockdown after shots were fired U-T San Diego)

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December 12, 2012 -- (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

• Arson frightens Rancho San Diego family (U-T San Diego)
• The fall of the Union-Tribune (Media Matters)
• Tree-trimming, electric contactors pay $370 million for 2007 wildfires U-T San Diego)
• APNewsBreak: Dispute over records at [San Onofre] nuclear plant  (U-T San Diego)
• Prop R leaves Ramona schools with no plan B (U-T San Diego)
• Congressman Darrell Issa’s home burglarized (KUSI)
• Natural medical school is latest development in growing trend (U-T San Diego)
• Lemon Grove city hours revamped (U-T San Diego)
• El Cajon Boulevard changes precursor to revitalization regionwide (U-T San Diego)
• La Mesa man’s 459 pound tuna biggest of all time? (U-T San Diego)
• Planning group listens to residents, votes against evacuation lighting (Ramona Patch)

STATE

• New UC logo a no go with students and alumni (Los Angeles Times)
• Renewed call for probe of Wildlife Services (Sacramento Bee)
• Senator Gaines introduces bill to repeal fire tax (Lakeside News)

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December 5, 2012 -- (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

• No fairy tale: The saga of the Mother Goose Parade, B-list celebrities, embezzled funds  (UT San Diego)
• Desert wind farm jolts San Diego (UT San Diego)
• She spent money on whatever she wanted (IT San Diego)
• Council counters Madrid on Fair Trade (UT  San Diego)
• Santee Crime report: $30,000 burglary at Padre Dam, thefts at Santana High (Santee Patch)
• Mayor, Councilman Ewin play hardball over lost softball in testy meeting (La Mesa Patch)
• Fire board member works for ambulance firm (UT San Diego)
• Old problems plague merchants group (La Mesa Today)

STATE

• California Legislature welcomes largest freshman class since 1966 (Sacramento Bee)
• California says federal immigration detention requests are voluntary (Reuters)

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November 28, 2012  --  (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

• Refugee grateful for new life in new country (U-T San Diego)
• San Diego Congressmen get campaign contributions for domestic drone support (San Diego Free Press)
• Report: We’re in the midst of a housing recovery (U-T San Diego)
• Witness to deadly shooting by border patrol agent disputes official account (10 News)
• El Cajon working to reduce pedestrian deaths (U-T San Diego)
• Border economy to see greater emphasis under Filner administration (San Diego Free Press)
• David Copley dies at 60; heir to Union-Tribune fortune was once worth $1.2 billion  ( La Jolla Patch)
• Republican activist seeks ouster of Tony Krvaric as GOP Chairman (Ramona Patch)
• New Lakeside fire station opens (East County Californian)
• El Capitan cross country team runs to state championship  (East County Californian)
• Deputies break up 20-man brawl at Carlton Oaks bar (Santee Patch)
• Ocotillo: worker airlifted after falling ( IV Press)
• SDG&E makes last push to bill users for wildfires (U-T San Diego)

STATE

• Unemployment checks to stop for 400,000 Californians (U-T San Diego)
• Erin Brokovich town faces new threat from utility company (NPR)
• Democratic power in state capitol has its limits (Sacramento Bee)
• California elected officials set to take pay cut (Sacramento Bee)
• First cap and trade auction a bust for California budget (Sacramento Bee)
• California man accused in plot to join al Qaeda denied bail (Reuters)

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November 20, 2012  --  (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:

STATE

• California’s deficit shrinks to $1.9 billion (San Francisco Chronicle)
• California job growth drops jobless rate to 10.1% (Sacramento Bee)
• Proposed wind farm near Joshua Tree National Monument cancelled (Rewire)
• California moves full speed ahead with health care exchange  (Sacramento Bee)
• Study: California refineries operated during periods blamed for gas spikes (McClatchy News)
• New CSU Chancellor requests 10% pay cut (Sacramento Bee)
• Jerry Brown tells University of California to ‘get more grounded’ (Sacramento Bee)
• Cailfornia’s new parks director vows ‘absolute integrity’ (Sacramento Bee)

LOCAL

• El Cajon city councilman’s home is target of pre-election day shooting (East County Californian)
• San Diego County Sheriff refuses to release drone documents (MuckRock News)
• Lawsuit could threaten San Diego water supplies (U-T San Diego)
• Foreclosure registry measure passes in San Diego (U-T San Diego)
• An evening of pot and pot shots (La Mesa Today)
• Pot dispensaries headed for La Mesa ballot (U-T San Diego)
• City Council OKs 5-Story Apartment Complex at Town Center RiverView  (Santee Patch)
• Hospice threatened by Medicare audit (U-T San Diego)
• Dueling groups rally for Israelis, Palestinians (U-T San Diego)
• Where did Obama, Romney do best in the county? (U-T San Diego, interactive precinct map)
• Former Rep. Hunter supports work ethic of BP agent who killed woman (10 News)
• Lakeside youth goes from a coma onto the stage (UT-San Diego)

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November 13, 2012  --  (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

• Filner’s priorities (U-T San Diego)
• Judge rejects gag order in SDG&E noose case (U-T San Diego)
• La Mesa Police warn of mall robbers (U-T San Diego)
• Girl bitten 6 times after stepping n rattler nest (KUSI)
• Escondido scrambling in wake of Prop P (North County Times)
• Jerry Sanders named CEO of regional chamber of commerce (Lemon Grove Patch)
• Suspects ID’d in Lakeside rock throwing ((U-T San Diego)

STATE

• ACLU asks courts t block part of Prop 35 on human trafficking  (Sacramento Bee)
• Jerry plan plans to restrain Democratic desires at capital (Sacramento Bee)
• Moody’s says  Prop 30 passage a boost to school credit (Sacramento Bee)

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November 8, 2012  --  (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

• Mayor-elect Filner: Everyone should be heard (UT San Diego)
• Election’s over. Now what’s ahead for Santee? (Santee Patch)
• Stieringers upset incumbents on school board, hospital board (La Mesa Patch)
• Voters reject pot initiatives in Lemon Grove and IB (UT San Diego)
• Runaway victor: Hunter claims 50th Congressional district race (Ramona Patch)
• Earthquakes, Faults and Misguided Development in San Diego (Voice of San Diego)

STATE

• Public schools a big winner in election-statewide (UT San Diego)
• Blue Shield of California Refunds $50 Million To Consumers (KPBS)
• Election dominos could impact timing of supermajority in CA (SacBee)

November 1, 2012  --  (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

• The end is near (Turko Files helps bring end to Alpine Blvd. repaving nightmare)
• The Mayoral candidate scorecard, general election edition (Voice of San Diego)
• For Filner, it’s always sunny in San Diego  (Voice of San Diego)
• Filner’s travel becomes campaign issue(UT San Diego)
• The 2012 elections:  vital issues that affect Latinos (San Diego Free Press)
• Supervisors could end $1,000 limit on contributions (KPBS)
• Helix Highlander band takes first place (La Mesa Today)
• Tesla stores challenge auto dealerships (U-T San Diego)
• ACLU sues over photo restrictions at border (Sacramento Bee)
• Spring Valley grocery worker is poster child for New York Times story (La Mesa Patch)
• From Sex Dolls to Staged Garbage: The Election's Worst Campaign Dirt

STATE

• Debunked: 6 lies that Biotech and Big Food are telling voters about Prop 37 (San Diego Free Press)
• CA Charter schools grow to over 1,000 for 2012-13 (U-T San Diego)
• Court says Arizona group must provide information in CA election (Sacramento Bee)

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October 25, 2012  --  (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

• Scout files show abuse in county (U-T San Diego)
• La Mesa ready to allow beer and wine-making (U-T San Diego)
• U.S. to study cancer risk near San Onofre nuclear plant (KPBS)
• Appeals court deals another blow to sprawling Fanita Ranch project (Santee Patch)
• DeMaio once attacked tax hike he now champions (Voice of San Diego)
• U-T San Diego publishes questionable poll in mayoral race (LGTB Times/Free Press)
• California woman survives car bombing, husband’s double life (ABC)
• Another DeMaio scandal: U.S. attorney Laura Duffy (LGTB Weekly)
• San Vicente Dam reaches full height (FoxCT)

STATE

• California has lowered number of uninsured children (Sacramento Bee)
• Jerry Brown accuses anti-tax group of illegal money laundering (Sacramento Bee)
• Medical pot growers ravage state forest habitat (Sacramento Bee)

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