October 2015
East County Magazine
CHRISTMAS IN ALPINE HOME TOUR DEC. 12
October 5, 2015 (Alpine) – The Alpine Woman’s Club will hold its Eleventh Annual “Christmas in Alpine” Home Tour on Saturday, December 12th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You will have an opportunity to stroll through five stunning country estates, and visit Alpine’s beautiful Country Garden Shop. The Historic Town Hall will be open from 1 p.m. on for ticket
BLACK LIBERATION MOVEMENT LEADER SPEAKS AT CUYAMACA COLLEGE OCT. 6
Source: Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District October 5, 2015 (El Cajon)–Omali Yeshitela, founder of the African People’s Socialist Party and the African Socialist International, is the featured speaker at Cuyamaca College’s Diversity Dialogues workshop, “Day in Solidarity with African People: Reparations for Stolen Black Lives,” set for 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the Performing Arts Center. The
CARS & TRUCKS AT THE NEXT CAJON CLASSIC CRUISE OCT. 7
East County News Service October 5, 2015 (El Cajon)-At the next Cajon Classic Cruise Car Show on October 7, it’s Truck Mania. See the selection of classic vehicles during the 2015 season of “Cajon Classic Cruise Car Shows.” Car shows are every Wednesday night through October 28 on East Main Street, between Magnolia and Claydelle Avenues, from 5:00 p.m.
NEW INVADER: ASIAN TIGER MOSQUITO FOUND IN COUNTY
October 3, 2015 (San Diego)–Another daytime-biting, invasive mosquito thought to have been killed off here more than a decade ago has been discovered in San Diego County. San Diego County vector control inspectors said they found Asian tiger mosquitoes in routine trapping in Barrio Logan. The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is very similar to the Aedes aegypti, or
FIGHTING OFFSHORING OF CALIFORNIA TECH JOBS – ONE STUDENT AT A TIME
A San Diego nonprofit is training web developers free in an effort to keep technology jobs in the U.S. Credit: SoftStack Factory By Suzanne Potter, Public News Service October 4, 2015 (San Diego) — A quick search for web developer jobs in California turns up 10,000 positions, open, right now. But many young people don’t have the skills to
HOLY GHOSTS: TRUE TALES FROM A HAUNTED CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Hear our interview with author David Schmidt, originally aired on KNSJ, including the author reading a spine-tingling excerpt from his book, Holy Ghosts. To listen, click the red arrow or download the mp3. Audio: Download: Bookshelf-David Schmidt-HolyGhostStories.mp3 October 4, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – Do you believe in ghosts? Is it possible to be a person of
ROBOTS ON THE BLOCK?
By Miriam Raftery October 3, 2015 (Valley Center) – Imagine a community where a driverless electronic “pod” picks you up at a transit station and ferries you to your home, or errands along the way. Envision other robots that can fetch and carry groceries, or follow your children to school or their bus stop to make sure they arrive
DEMOCRATIC DEBATE OCT. 13 COULD INCLUDE BIDEN, CNN SAYS
East County News Service October 6, 2015 (Washington D.C.)–The first debate among Democratic presidential candidates will take place on Tuesday. October 13th, moderated by CNN anchorman Anderson Cooper with additional questions to be posed by other CNN correspondents. The debate could include as many as six candidates. In addition to the front-runners, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and
BROWN SIGNS WEBER BILL TO DOCUMENT RACIAL PROFILING
East County News Service October 5, 2015 (San Diego) – Governor Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 953 into law. The measure authored by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, a San Diego Democrat, aims to reduce racial profiling. Specifically, Assembly Bill 953 would establish a Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board and also require local police departments to report data on
FROM THE FIRE CHIEF’S CORNER: WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE IN THE SMOKE PATH OF A WILDFIRE?
October 4, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – It’s pretty inevitable living in California, even if your home is not in the path of a fire, you can still be affected by smoke particles released into the air from wildfires reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Particulate matter is the main public health threat during short-term exposure to wildfire smoke,
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