East County Magazine
Hearing May 15 on proposed release of sexually violent predator Gary Snavely in Borrego Springs: public comments sought
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service April 11, 2026 (Borrego Springs) – The San Diego Superior Court has ordered the conditional release of Sexually Violent Predator Gary Snavely. The California Department of
San Diego County has free parking perks for seniors
Printer-friendly versionSan Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson holds up his senior parking pass at Mt. Woodson Gateway County Preserve in Ramona. (Photo courtesy Joel Anderson Facebook page) East County News
Photo of the week: Jacumba sunset
April 6, 2026 (Jacumba Hot Springs) – Martin Eder sent in this photo, taken along Interstate 8 just west of Jacumba near the San Diego-Imperial…
Mild desert weather promised for hot weekend events in Jacumba Hot Springs – April 4, 5
By Rebecca Person April 3, 2026 (Jacumba Hot Springs) – Sunny, mild desert weather sets the stage April 4 and 5th, for a stellar weekend…
Magical Mystery Campout and Beatles Tribute Fair: festival April 4-5 in Jacumba
By Rebecca Person March 28, 2026 (Jacumba Hot Springs) — East County’s abuzz with a Beatles invasion. De Anza Springs Resort, a high desert retreat,…
Sheriff’s Department weighs in before ‘No Kings’ rallies
East County Magazine March 27, 2026 (San Diego County) — On the eve of what many are calling the largest civil mobilization in American history,…
Karnival of the Arts coming to DeAnza Springs April 30 through May 3
East County News Service March 24, 2026 (Jacumba Hot Springs) — Performance art and music will collide and combine in concert in the high desert…
Record-breaking March heat wave gripping San Diego County
Photo of Lake Murray on March 17 by Karen Pearlman East County News Service March 17, 2026 (San Diego County) — Baby, it’s hot outside!…
Peak rattlesnake s-s-s-s-season slithering up
Photo courtesy County of San Diego East County News Service March 17, 2026 (San Diego County) — As the marine layer thins and temperatures climb…
East County Chamber honors leaders, organizations at 114th annual soiree
Printer-friendly versionSycuan Casino Resort hosted the San Diego Regional East County Chamber of Commerce’s 114th annual East County Honors Awards Gala over the weekend. Photos and story by Karen Pearlman
Search by Specific Date
Support community news in the public interest! As nonprofit news, we rely on donations from the public to fund our reporting — not special interests. Please donate to sustain East County Magazine’s local reporting and/or wildfire alerts at https://www.eastcountymedia.org/donate to help us keep people safe and informed across our region.
UPDATE ON JACUMBA WATER SALE FOR SOITEC PROJECT
Printer-friendly version East County News Service September 6, 2015 (Jacumba Hot Springs)–In an August 21 article, we quoted a former Jacumba Planning Group chair who indicated that the Local
18 ANIMALS SEIZED IN JACUMBA
Printer-friendly version County News Service VIDEO August 27, 2015 (San Diego)–County Animal Services seized more than a dozen neglected animals from a property in Jacumba Thursday. Animal Control Officers
JUDGE ORDERS SEXUAL PREDATOR IN JACUMBA BACK TO STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Aug 28, 2015 (San Diego)– San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced today that Gary Snavely, a diagnosed pedophile and sexually-violent predator
BOTTLE BLAZE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service August 23, 2015 (Borrego Springs)–A fire in Borrego Springs over the weekend serves as a remind that in extreme heat, it’s wise not
MOTHER AND INFANT KILLED IN BORREGO SPRINGS CRASH
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery August 21, 2015 (Borrego Springs)—A mother and her infant son are dead of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision that occurred yesterday shortly before
QUESTIONS RAISED OVER ANZA-BORREGO BURN
Printer-friendly version East County News Service File photo by Nadin Abbott: San Felipe wildfire, a prescribed burn in San Diego’s East County that got out of control
PRESCRIBED BURN SET IN ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK TODAY
Printer-friendly version August 21, 2015 (Anza-Borrego)–California State Parks is scheduled to conduct a limited prescribed burn on park lands today, conditions permitting. This burn will occur in Anza-Borrego
JUDGE OVERTURNS COUNTY APPROVALS OF SOITEC BOULEVARD PROJECTS
Printer-friendly version Update, August 21, 2015: Donna Tisdale notified us that the backcountry “celebration over the death of Soitec’s Boulevard projects was a bit premature. Today, County staff informed
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING ISSUED FOR WEEKEND
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery August 13, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) –The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for San Diego County deserts and
EAST COUNTY ADVENTURE: SPELUNKING IN ANZA-BORREGO MUD CAVES
Printer-friendly version By Greg Dunne August 8, 2015 (Anza-Borrego Desert)—I’m always up for a new outdoor adventure–especially something I haven’t done in my own back yard (our East County).
Search by Specific Date
Support community news in the public interest! As nonprofit news, we rely on donations from the public to fund our reporting — not special interests. Please donate to sustain East County Magazine’s local reporting and/or wildfire alerts at https://www.eastcountymedia.org/donate to help us keep people safe and informed across our region.
