October 2015
East County Magazine
GOVERNOR VETOES BILLS TO CRIMINALIZE DRONES NEAR FIREFIGHTING PLANES
By Miriam Raftery October 5, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) –Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed bills that sought to ban private citizens from flying drones over wildfires, schools and prisons, also imposing criminal penalties for violators. The devastating North Fire mushroomed out of control, leaping across I-15 in San Bernadino County earlier this year after drones interfered with firefighting
EL CAJON VALLEY HOST LIONS CLUB PANCAKE BREAKFAST OCT. 25TH
October 5, 2015 (El Cajon)–The El Cajon Valley Host Lions Club will hold it’s 25th annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday October 25th between 8 am and 12 noon at the Ronald Regan Community Center 195 E. Douglas El Cajon. The cost of a pancake, egg and sausage breakfast with coffee and juice is only $8.00. A real bargain in
SAN DIEGO CHORUS COMPETES IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN LAS VEGAS OCT. 5-10
October 6, 2015 (San Diego) – The San Diego Chorus of Sweet Adelines will go to Las Vegas in October to compete against hundreds of other groups in Las Vegas in an international competition. The San Diego Chorus will be among thousands of women from all over the world participating in the Sweet Adelines International Convention and competition on October 5–10, 2015, at the MGM Grand Hotel
EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS
October 7, 2015 (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 Commission Expands Nuclear Waste Storage At San Onofre (KPBS) San Diego Floats a Surprising Question: Do We Really Need to Keep Saving Water? (Voice of SD) 54K
ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS
October 7, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)– East County Magazine’s World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include: U.S.
WILKOMMEN! CROWDS RETURN TO LA MESA FOR OKTOBERFEST
By Miriam Raftery October 7, 2015 (La Mesa)—La Mesa’s annual Oktoberfest took place last weekend, on a smaller sale than in the past but with a renewed emphasis on the festival’s roots: German food, beer and music. Crowds flocked by trolley and on foot to the festival in La Mesa’s downtown village, savoring
AZTEC DANCERS TO PERFORM OCT. 15 AT GROSSMONT COLLEGE
East County News Service October 7, 2015 (El Cajon)–Aztec Dancers will perform in full costume at the main quad on Grossmont College on October 15th at 11:00 a.m. The dancers will explain the significance of their performance as it relates to the indigenous people who once dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from the 14th to 16th centuries. The performance
SUSPECT SOUGHT IN SANTEE BURGLARY; MARINE CHALLENGE COINS STOLEN
Stolen credit card used at La Mesa gas station October 7, 2015 (Santee and La Mesa)—The Sheriff seeks public help to find a “person of interest” caught on surveillance video at a La Mesa gas station where a stolen credit card was used on September 23 shortly before dawn. She drove a red four-door car. The credit card was
GOVERNOR VETOES BILL THAT WOULD HAVE ENDED WORKERS’ COMP PRACTICES THAT PENALIZE WOMEN WORKERS
East County News Service October 7, 2015 (Sacramento) – Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed Assembly Bill 305, a measure that sought to eliminate gender bias against female employees in the awarding of workers’ compensation benefits in California. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), author of the bill, issued a statement voicing disappointment in the Governor’s action. “I have said
FORMER SHERIFF BILl KOLENDER DIES OF ALZHEIMER’S
By Liz Alper October 7, 2015 (San Diego) – Former San Diego County Sheriff Bill Kolender passed away of Alzheimer’s disease on Tuesday. He was 80 years old. Kolender served as San Diego’s Chief of Police from 1976 to 1988. In 1988, he retired and took a job as an assistant publisher at the San Diego Union Tribune. In
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