April 2015
East County Magazine

CRACKING DOWN ON WATER HOGS
April 29, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – Watch out, water hogs. Governor Jerry Brown announced plans Tuesday to give local governments the power to levy fines of up to $10,000 for those who violate rules on water limits amid a fourth year of drought. That’s a big jump from $500 a day in the past. The highest fines

TOBACCO LOBBY SNUFFS OUT BAN PROPOSED AT YOUTH BASEBALL SITES
By Miriam Raftery April 28, 2015 (Sacramento) – The tobacco industry has succeeded in snuffing out strict limits proposed on tobacco at ballparks. Legislators on the Assembly Governmental Organization Committe, many of whom took hefty contributions from tobacco interests, voted overwhelmingly to water down a bill that originally would have banned all tobacco products at every ballpark in California—from

LA MESA POLICE NEWS AND INFORMATION BULLETIN
April 29, 2015 (La Mesa) — The La Mesa Police Department has provided a roundup of case highlights, traffic information and crime prevention/emergency preparedness news. Case Highlights: On Monday April 20, 2015 at 10:56 PM, La Mesa Police received a call of a burglary in the 8000 block of La Mesa Boulevard. The reporting party heard someone tampering with his

GROSSMONT HEALTHCARE DISTRICT AWARDED 38 SCHOLARSHIPS TO HEALTHCARE SCHOLARS FROM 19 HIGH SCHOOLS
April 29, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD), a public agency that supports various health-related community programs and services in San Diego’s East County region, recently awarded $85,500 in scholarships to 38 high school students who have expressed interest in a career as a healthcare professional. The students from 19 high schools in the


