September 2015
East County Magazine
LA MESA PARK APPRECIATION DAY SEEKS GROUPS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS
Saturday, October 17, 2015 8:00 am – 12:00 noon September 3, 2015 (La Mesa) — Are you part of a group looking for a community project? If so, you can help make La Mesa beautiful. We have special projects in several of La Mesa’s 14 parks that may be the perfect fit for your organization’s community service endeavors. Park Appreciation
ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS
September 3, 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.
EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS
September 3, 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 East County New Technology To Help Fight San Diego County Wildfires (KPBS) Tribal fire departments help protect county (U-T) East County High Schoolers Spotlight Liquor Store Rule
HELIX WATER TO HOLD HEARING ON HEFTY RATE HIKES OCT. 7
Residents’ group plans meeting Sept. 30 to mobilize opposition By Miriam Raftery September 2, 2015 (La Mesa)—Helix Water District’s board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 7 at 5 p.m. at its board room (7811 University Ave., La Mesa) to consider adopting rate hikes over the next five years. View notice of the public hearing on proposed rate
READER’S EDITORIAL: WHY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES SHOULD FOLLOW THE LAW, NOT THEIR PRIVATE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
By June Wise September 3, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) — A Kentucky county clerk, Kim Davis, has stirred controversy for defying a federal court order to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court declared marriage a constitutional right for same-sex couples. She claims giving gay couples licenses to wed would violate her religious beliefs, yet she has refused
PLANE CRASH IN SANTEE NEIGHBORHOOD KILLS PILOT
Same plane previously landed on highway 52; residents voice alarm August 3, 2015 (Santee) – A plane owned by a flight school at Gillespie Field crashed into a Santee neighborhood at 9:15 this morning, damaging two cars and a home. The pilot died on impact and a passenger later died in a hospital of critical injuries, Santee Patch reports.
HUNDREDS STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO WELCOME HOME SWEETWATER VALLEY LITTLE LEAGUE
By Elizabeth Alper September 3, 2015 (Bonita) – The Sweetwater Valley boys may have lost a heartbreaker, but to their families and friends, they’re winners. Hundreds of families, friends and supporters came to the Sweetwater Valley Little League Complex on Tuesday night to congratulate the boys in blue. The ceremony was complete with Chula Vista mayor Mary Salas, San
CARBEQUE AT SANTEE LAKES OCT. 10
September 3, 2015 (Santee) – The Santee Lakes Foundation invites you to enjoy CarBQue at Samtee Lakes—a day of classic cars, bikes, antique tractors and farm equipment plus barbeque food, live entertainment and fun for the entire family. The event takes place on Saturday, October 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To register your car, bike or other
6 EL CAJON SOCCER PLAYERS CHARGED WITH DISRUPTING FLIGHT; FEDS ACCUSED OF RACIAL PROFILING
By Miriam Raftery September 3, 2015 (El Cajon) – Six soccer players from El Cajon face federal charges of disrupting a Southwest Airline flight from San Diego to Chicago. The flight was diverted and landed in Texas Monday after a confrontation between crew members and the passengers. If convicted of interfering with an airline flight, the young people
HILARITY FOR CHARITY: COMEDY HYPNOSIS SHOW SEPT. 11 IN LA MESA
September 4, 2015 (La Mesa) – The La Mesa Rotary Club invites you to a Comedy Hypnosis show with Marsha Starr –where the audience members are the stars—on Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. in the La Mesa Community Center. She’s performed on Broadway, in Vegas, and at the Comedy Store. “Our mission is to serve others in need, primarily
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