April 2015
East County Magazine
BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER CONVICTED ON ALL COUNTS
Printer-friendly version Bomber was “radicalized”watching videos by a San Diego imam By Miriam Raftery April 8, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) –A jury has found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts related to the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. Tsarnev could face the death penalty for the crimes, which killed three and wounded 264 other victims, the Boston
MASS GRAVE FOUND IN IRAQ
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photo: Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s palace in Tikrit; public domain image April 7, 2015 (San Diego)–CNN reports that a mass gave containing up to 1,700 bodies has been found in the Iraqi city of Tikrit. The bodies are believed to be Iraqi soldiers slaughtered by Islamic State or ISIS forces last summer, according
EPISCOPAL CHURCH LEADER CALLS CLIMATE CHANGE “MORAL ISSUE”, LIKENS IT TO CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photo: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite shows fires around the world. April 7, 2015 (San Diego) – A powerful U.S. religious leader is speaking out about climate change, likening the issue to the civil rights movement and suggesting that climate change denial is immoral. The statements came from the Episcopal
SAN DIEGO EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS BAROQUE CONCERT APRIL 9
Printer-friendly version East County News Service April 7, 2015 (El Cajon) – Members of the San Diego Early Music Society (SDEMS) will be performing baroque concertos for harp, mandolin and flute at Cuyamaca College’s Performing Arts Center on Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. The program will hear is comprised of concerti of Vivaldi, Telemann, Durante, Corelli and Handel for
SHERIFF SEEKS ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT IN SANTEE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service April 7, 2015 (Santee) — The Sheriff’s Department wants your help in identifying and locating a woman who robbed a pharmacy at gunpoint in Santee. The woman entered a CVS store in the 9700 block of Mission Gorge Road around 4:30 a.m. Witnesses say the suspect pulled out a pistol and demanded percocet,
COURT RULES FOR GROSSMONT DISTRICT IN ALPINE HIGH SCHOOL CASE
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery April 7, 2015 (Alpine) – Superior Court Judge Joel Pressman has issued a tentative ruling in the Alpine Union School District’s lawsuit against the Grossmont Union High School District over funding for an Alpine high school. The judge granted Grossmont’s demurrer/motion to strike down four causes of action filed by the Alpine district related
CONGRESS PASSES MEASURE TO ALLOW SELLING OFF NATIONAL FORESTS AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photo: Cleveland National Forest, courtesy National Forest Service April 6, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)—The Republican-controlled House and Senate have passed measures that would allow the sale or outright giveaway of most public lands –including national forests, federal wildernesses and wildlife preserves and Bureau of Land Management properties. Only Republicans voted for the language
LA MESA MAN TO STAND TRIAL FOR THREATS AGAINST ISLAMIC CENTER
Printer-friendly version East County News Service April 8, 2015 (La Mesa) — A La Mesa resident will stand trial on hate crimes, illegal weapon possession and making criminal threats against the Council on American-Islamic Relations in San Diego. According to evidence presented in court this week, John David Weissinger, 53, called the office and threatened to shoot employees. An
HAIL TO THE CHIEF: LA MESA’S NEW POLICE CHIEF SWORN IN
Printer-friendly version By Kristin Kjaero April 7, 2015 (La Mesa) — It was a perfect spring day in La Mesa for the outdoor swearing in of the new Police Chief, Walt Vasquez (photo, left), joined by his family (photo, below right). The charisma and popularity he brings with him was clear to see in the size and responsiveness
SAN DIEGO ENERGY DISTRICT LAUNCHES MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service April 7, 2015 (San Diego) – The San Diego Energy District seeks to provide community choice by allowing consumers to purchase clean, green energy from a source other than SDG&E. The organization has now launched a membership drive to create a community-owned power entity as an alternative to monopoly control with a goal
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