LISTEN NOW: OUR NOVEMBER RADIO SHOWS ARE ONLINE
December 30, 2016 (San Diego’s East County)– Our November 2016 radio shows are now online. For links to listen to the shows plus a full list of topics an interviews, click here (Sound files may take a few moments to load). You can hear our reporting on election outcomes and analysis of Trump’s victory, interviews with San Diego Festival Chorus and Orchestra Director Anthony Mostardo, San Miguel Fire Board candidates, La Mesa Chamber President Mary England, and more. The East County Magazine Show airs Mondays and Fridays from 5 to 6 p.m. on KNSJ, 89.1 FM. The shows rerun on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Read more and listen to our November shows: Audio links to listen to shows are at the bottom of this page,below the index of shows. Friday, November 4, 2016 Intro Olango family starts foundation, files claims against El Cajon Santee developers pour money into council races Newsmakers interview: San Miguel Fire board candidates Kim Raddatz and Bill Kiehl Destination East County: top festivals and events Monday, November 7, 2016 Intro Who leaked Helix Water Board candidate’s confidential personnel file? Hunter repays $49,000 to his campaign after questions raised over personal charges Green Scene: Tule Wind II approval Crimebeat: Clown stabbing Singing for Samantha Seeds of Change Animal shelter update in El Cajon Newsmaker interview: Nick Marinovich, GUHSD measure B school bond Newsmaker: Oday Yousif, GUHSD candidate Public News Service: progress reducing reentry to youth prisons Voting public service announcement PNS: Bag ban measures Spring Valley planning group has two vacancies Dry wells: relief for property owners Press Club wins by East County Magazine Friday, November 11, 2016 Intro Lemon Grove mayoral race too close to call La Mesa election outcomes Santee: environmentalist bats developer-backed candidates for council seat El Cajon election updates Chargers stadium proposition fails Measures A and B defeated Cajon Valley school board outcomes: conservatives win GUHSD: teachers union candidates ahead Trump-Clinton: election night audio clips Analysis of Trump victory: Jonathan Goetz, Gene Carpenter, Miriam Raftery and Kim Coomey Destination East County: top festivals and events PNS: Veterans Day Monday, November 14, 2016 Intro Public News Service: Trump appointees, Paris terror anniversary, BLM energy decision Reactions to Trump’s racist appointees, immigration concerns Green Scene: Trump bad for environment Trump anti-environmental appointees Caltrans: I-8 lane closures in El Cajon San Miguel Fire Board results La Mesa results Alpine Union School District race close Democratic veterans win Jamul-Dulzura school board seats Agricultural report: palm weevils Tribal Beat: Sycuan plans new hotel Sports: Aztecs clinch Mountain West Memory care homes in Spring Valley Bookshelf: interview with bill Swanke, Santa Claus and baseball author (rerun) Friday, November 18, 2016 Intro Twitter blocks racists Capitol Report: Rep. Hunter a possible Sec. of Defense nominee Senator Boxer bill would end electoral college Close races in El Cajon Democrats may gain super-majority in Calif. state legislature Nurses may strike at Sharp Spring in Spring Valley for mosquitos over Zika concerns Pets for half price at county shelters Newsmaker interview: Mary England, La Mesa Chamber president, on holiday charity drives On the Road in East County: new tipis at Lake Jennings Destination East County: top festivals and events Sports: Chargers-Dolphins game Green Scene: Gregory Canyon landfill dumped: Pala buys land SDSU’s Baron named LGA player of week Wildest Jobs: Lakeside rodeo clown (rerun0 Monday, November 21, 2016 Rerun of 11-18-16 show with updates to Destination East County and addition of holiday safety tips Friday, November 25, 2016 Intro Tribal Beat: Vets deploy to Standing Rock Green Scene: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Ocotillo wind turbine collapse Cap8itiol Report: Stein launches recount in presidential race Trump University case settled Newsmaker interview: Anthony Mostardo, San Diego Festival Chorus and Orchestra (Music: Saint-Saens Oratorio excerpt) Pearl Harbor survivor to speak locally Hummus recall Sounds of History: Dr. McGregor remembers a holiday long ago Destination East County: top festivals and events Sports: Jimmie Johnson wins 7th Spring championship Weather forecast: Snow! Vines and Wines: Food safety rules for wineries and breweries Tir Na Nog horse rescue seeks return of stolen golf carts U.S. Army Band: Country Christmas music Monday, November 28, 2016 Intro Clinton joins recount Trump University case update Green Scene: Anza Borrego State Park hikes Lemon Grove mayoral race: Gastil concedes to Vasquez Helix Water District race still too close to call; AUSD race also tight Ocotillo wind turbine collapse PNS: Planting trees Crimebeat: phone thefts PNS: Sex trafficking: youth safe zones Santee: Castlerock meeting Hummus recall Destination East County Sounds of History: Dr. McGregor remembers Sports: Jimmie Johnson wins 7th Spring Cup championship Weather: Snow forecast Vines and Wines: Food safety rules for wineries and breweries Tir Na Nog seeks stolen golf carts U.S. Army: country Christmas music
RAIN BRINGS URBAN RUNOFF TO COUNTY BEACHES
Source: County of San Diego December 30, 2016 (San Diego) — The Department of Environmental Health has issued a General Advisory for the coastal waters of San Diego County due to recent rainfall. Swimmers, surfers, and other ocean users are warned that levels of bacteria can rise significantly in ocean and bay waters, especially near storm drains, creeks, rivers, and lagoon outlets that discharge urban runoff. Urban runoff may contain large amounts of bacteria from a variety of sources such as animal waste, soil, and decomposing vegetation. While many coastal storm drains within San Diego County are permanently posted with white metal warning signs, additional temporary warning signs are not posted for General Advisories. Activities such as swimming, surfing and diving should be avoided in all coastal waters for 72 hours following rain. This includes all coastal beaches and all of Mission Bay and San Diego Bay. Elevated bacteria levels can persist after a rainstorm depending upon the intensity of the storm, volume of runoff and ocean and current conditions. Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field Park A water contact closure is currently in place for the ocean shoreline at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Border Field State Park due to sewage-contaminated flows from the Tijuana River entering the United States. Signs will remain in place until sample results indicate the ocean water is safe for recreational use. Please be advised that the access road to Friendship Park, within Border Field State Park, may also be affected with sewage-impacted runoff and should be avoided. For more information on the Tijuana River, please call the U.S. International Boundary & Water Commission at 619-662-7600. For updates on beach closure information please visit our website at www.sdbeachinfo.com or call the 24-hr. hotline at (619) 338-2073.