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East County Magazine has kept you informed about local impacts of federal actions such as the government shutdown, immigration crackdowns, cuts in healthcare, dismantling the Department of Education, removing protected status of refugees, efforts to sell off public lands, and more.
Locally, we’ve covered hot topics such as eliminating teacher-librarian positions in the Grossmont Union High School District, residents’ successful fight to defeat the Cottonwood sand mine proposal, the housing crisis and homelessness challenges, threats to public access at local lakes, actions of local city councils, wildfires and other emergencies.
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