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Use your pedal power on “Bike Anywhere Day” on May 21: free T-shirts and chance to win an e-bike
East County News Service Image via SANDAG May 8, 2026 (San Diego) – Bike Anywhere Day (formerly Bike to Work Day) is a free, annual event that SANDAG has hosted in the San Diego region for more than 30 years. It is an opportunity for everyone to bike to work, school, the beach, or anywhere. Register to participate in the
Water Conservation Garden restores educational programs, expands displays and plans festive events
April 30, 2026 (Rancho San Diego) — The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College is thriving once again, after facing an uncertain future due to financial troubles. In an interview with East County Magazine for KNSJ Radio, Lauren Magnuson, director of garden operations, shares information on the return of educational programs, new displays including fire-wise landscaping, and the return of
Backcountry residents raise concerns over industrial energy projects during energetic townhall meeting
Concerned East County backcountry residents filled the Boulevard Backcountry Resource Center earlier this month to discuss concerns, including a massive battery storage area planned for the region. Photo by Karen Pearlman By Karen Pearlman and Miriam Raftery April 28, 2026 (Boulevard) — Hundreds of rural residents turned out at a town hall in Boulevard’s new Backcountry Resource Center on April
Anza-Borrego Foundation leads opposition to new Golden Pacific Powerlink through heart of Anza Borrego Desert State Park
By Miriam Raftery April 28, 2026 (Borrego Springs) – “California’s largest state park — and one of the last true wild places in Southern California — could face one of the biggest industrial threats in its history,” states a website set up by the Anza-Borrego Foundation at https://theabf.org/park-threat/ . “A proposed 500-kV transmission line, the Golden Pacific Powerlink, could
Padre Dam’s Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility decommissioned after more than a half-century of use
Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility at Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Santee Lakes Community event makes way for the East County Advanced Water Purification Program Story and photos by Paul Levikow April 13, 2026 (Santee) — After more than a half-century of water reuse in East County, the Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility has been decommissioned, marking the end of
Boulevard residents battle proposed Starlight Solar battery storage facility; urge community to attend town hall meeting April 15
By Miriam Raftery Photo: proposed Starlight Solar site, via County of San Diego April 4, 2026 (Boulevard) – Should a 588-acre solar project with one…
Power struggle ends — no Seguro BESS in North County
East County News Service April 4, 2026 (Escondido) — The developer of the Seguro Battery Energy Storage System has formally withdrawn its application to build…
Helix Water District electrifies East County
Helix Water District Board Member Joel Scalzitti tells the crowd at the Helix Operations Center on Vernon Way on Friday that the district’s new electrification…
$33M water facility expansion buffers growth in Temescal Valley
East County News Service March 12, 2026 (Temescal Valley) — The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District marked a significant infrastructure milestone earlier this month with…
Spring Into El Cajon on April 18 celebrates Arbor Day and arrival of spring
East County New Service Image by Satheesh Sankaran from Pixabay March 6, 2026 (El Cajon) – The City of El Cajon invites community members and…
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EXPLORE COUNTY PARKS AFTER DARK
East County News Service August 4, 2018 (San Diego) — Head outside after hours for a series of fun programs the whole family will enjoy in San Diego county parks. On top of Summer Movies in the Park series, here’s a list of star parties, night hikes and evening entertainment taking in parks this month. Inclement weather may cancel;
BALMY WEATHER BRINGS WARMEST OCEAN IN 100 YEARS AT SAN DIEGO BEACHES
By Miriam Raftery August 4, 2018 (San Diego) – Looking to beat the heat? The ocean waters off San Diego are the warmest in a century—reaching a balmy 78.6 degrees Fahrenheit on August 1st to break an all-time record. “Like other climate change trends, background warming enhances the probability and magnitude of extreme events,” said Scripps oceanographer and Shore
REUSABLE STRAWS: HAS THEIR TIME COME?
By Rebecca Jefferis Williamson August 3, 2018 (El Cajon) – El Cajon resident Michael Danis learned about the controversy with plastic straw use in restaurants when his family took a niece to a San Diego restaurant for a party. A restaurant that offers straw hair updos and more games with straws. “My family went to a restaurant and we
SEVERAL COUNTY PARKS TO CLOSE FOR AUGUST
By Michelle Mowad, County of San Diego Communications Office Photo: Volcan Mountain Wilderness July 30, 2018 (San Dietygo) – County Parks and Recreation will close several parks for the month of August, a precaution taken each year due to the season’s expected extreme heat. El Capitan Preserve near Lakeside, Mt. Gower Preserve near Ramona, Hellhole Canyon Preserve in Valley Center and Wilderness Gardens in Pala are closed
BOULEVARD PLANNERS OPPOSE TORREY WIND PROPOSAL FOR TURBINES TALLER THAN DOWNTOWN SKYSCRAPERS PROPOSED IN RURAL COMMUNITY
By Miriam Raftery Photos: Brush fire sparked by exploding wind turbine in Campo in 2013. Proposed new turbines would dwarf these older, smaller models. July 26, 2018 (Boulevard) – The Boulevard Community Planning Group has sent a 26-page letter to the County opposing Terra-Gen’s proposed Torrey Wind project. If approved, the project would erect 30 wind turbines each 586
FREE WATER WISE LANDSCAPING WORKSHOP AUG. 25 AT RAMONA RANCH VINEYARD AND WINERY
East County News Service July 26, 2018 (Ramona) – Ramona Ranch Vineyard and Winery will host a free water-wise landscaping workshop August 25th from 5 to 7 p.m. The winery is located at 23578 Highway 67 in Ramona, CA 920650. Learn how to create a less thirsty and environmentally friendly landscape! Join Solana Center for this presentation where you will learn
VOLUNTEERS BRAVED HEAT TO COUNT BIGHORN SHEEP
By Miriam Raftery Photo courtesy Anza Borrego Foundation July 26, 2018 (Borrego Springs) — With temperatures over 100 degrees, 79 volunteered fanned out for the annual Peninsular Bighorn Sheep count at 19 sites in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park from June 29 to July 1st. A total of 225 sheep were counted, up from 207 in 2017, but last
THE WILD ZONE: WATER FOR WILDLIFE—LIFE SAVING OR LUXURY?
A little help from us can tip the balance between life and death for our wildlife neighbors By Renee Owens July 25, 2018 (San Diego) — Our local wildlife species have evolved over many millions of years, adapting to some amazing extremes of weather where drought is par for the course. That means they can withstand pretty much anything
“SAFEGUARD OUR SAN DIEGO COUNTRYSIDE” INITIATIVE PROPONENTS SUBMIT SIGNATURES, BUT MAY BE TOO LATE FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION
East County News Service July 24, 2018 (San Diego) — Proponents of the “Safeguard Our San Diego Countryside” ballot initiative have submitted 105,000 signatures to the San Diego Registrar of Voters. But Registrar Michael Vu says it’s unlikely that the signatures can be verified before the August 11 deadline for Supervisors to vote to put the measure on the
FLEX ALERT ISSUES FOR TUES. AND WED.: CONSUMERS ASKED TO CONSERVE POWER
East County News Service July 23, 2018 (San Diego) — Due to high temperatures in California and most of the western U.S., the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert that calls for voluntary electricity conservation from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 24 and Wednesday, July 25. Consumers are urged to conserve
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