EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

by ECM | March 19, 2015 10:22 pm

March 19, 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:

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STATE

For excerpts and links to full stories, click “read more” and scroll down.

LOCAL

Green-Friendly Rules Adopted For San Diego County Homes[14] (City News Service)

The Board of Supervisors voted to amend the county’s building code to require developers of single-family home projects in unincorporated areas to prepare their new houses for solar panels and electric vehicles.

Drought Deepens But No New Water Restrictions For San Diego County[2] (KPBS)

California’s new water regulations that put limits on outdoor watering days will have little effect on San Diego County because similar conservation measures are already in place here.

We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About Civic San Diego[3] (Voice of SD)

Recent opinion pieces published on Voice of San Diego about Civic San Diego and Assembly Bill 504 have mostly focused on development efficiency versus public process. While the debate is important and interesting, it does not answer the most basic question about Civic San Diego: Is it legal?

El Cajon business stripped of ability to sell alcohol[4] (U-T)

Sky Fuel on East Main Street , first of 3 businesses to face Planning Commission hearing.

SDPD chief: Cameras defusing confrontations with public[5] (Times of San Diego)

The presence of cameras on the uniforms of San Diego police [15]officers appears to be defusing many tense situations with the public, Chief Shelley Zimmerman reported Wednesday… in the last six months of 2014, complaints against officers dropped 40.5 percent in three divisions where the cameras were deployed, compared to the first six months of that year….The chief added that in a three-month period at the end of last year and early this year, the need for officers to use force against an individual…dropped 46.5 percent…

Ticking Time Bonds: San Diego Homeowners Face Big School District Tax Bills[6] (KPBS)

 The tax bills, homeowners pay for school bonds, can come to hundreds of dollars a year. And people in some of the poorest districts pay some of the biggest bills

San Diego Has Spent $15 Million on Community Plans. It’s Only Finished One.[7]  (Voice of San Diego)

Updating community plans helps the city avoid big fights between developers and communities. And yet, this fix for delay and dysfunction within communities has itself been marked by delay and dysfunction.

Helix Water District in upgrade mode[8] (U-T)

 The Helix Water District is investing $6 million over the next three years in computer hardware and software programs that aim to make the agency more efficient.

San Diego Storage Company Accused Of Selling Service Members’ Belongings While Deployed[9] (KPBS)

Daniel E. Homan and his company Horoy Inc. is accused of violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 

STATE

California Officials Set Modest Plans For Vanishing Salton Sea[10] (KPBS)

California officials say the state set an unrealistic bar to save the Salton Sea and have outlined a series of small projects aimed at staving off the demise of the state’s largest lake.

Gov. Jerry Brown, lawmakers propose $1 billion drought relief bill[11] (Sacramento Bee)

With California entering its fourth year of drought, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders will propose more than $1 billion in emergency legislation Thursday for flood protection and water supply projects and to alleviate impacts of the drought. The legislation, similar to a measure passed last year, includes money for upgrading farm equipment with low-polluting equipment and for emergency food for farmworkers out of work due to the drought, a source said. The bill’s funding will rely on a combination of sources, including the General Fund, revenue from California’s cap-and-trade program, flood bond revenue and money from the water bond voters passed last year. The legislation comes after California regulators on Tuesday ordered water agencies in California to limit the number of days each week customers can water their lawns, an unprecedented measure.

Two Californians sentenced in plot to kill U.S. troops: newspaper[12] (Reuters)

 Two California men accused of training to carry out attacks on U.S. military bases and personnel in Afghanistan were sentenced to federal prison on Monday. 

UC won’t get Peevey party money[13] (U-T)

 Soiree for embattled former PUC president was supposed to benefit Goldman school.

Endnotes:
  1. Green-Friendly Rules Adopted For San Diego County Homes: http://feeds.kpbs.org/~r/kpbs/local/~3/aKpcZ4N36ho/
  2. Drought Deepens But No New Water Restrictions For San Diego County: http://feeds.kpbs.org/~r/kpbs/local/~3/iozhCOjw7z4/
  3. We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About Civic San Diego: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voice-of-san-diego-all-articles/~3/H9-C2uMkJcM/
  4. El Cajon business stripped of ability to sell alcohol: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/18/el-cajon-business-stripped-ability-sell-liquor/
  5. SDPD chief: Cameras defusing confrontations with public: http://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2015/03/18/sdpd-chief-cameras-defusing-confrontations-with-public/
  6. Ticking Time Bonds: San Diego Homeowners Face Big School District Tax Bills: http://feeds.kpbs.org/~r/kpbs/local/~3/XzG4Pew8_W0/
  7. San Diego Has Spent $15 Million on Community Plans. It’s Only Finished One.: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voice-of-san-diego-all-articles/~3/Oq-Gp3kqUyQ/
  8. Helix Water District in upgrade mode: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/17/helix-water-district-upgrade-mod/
  9. San Diego Storage Company Accused Of Selling Service Members’ Belongings While Deployed: http://feeds.kpbs.org/~r/kpbs/local/~3/n9S9IyC24Gw/
  10. California Officials Set Modest Plans For Vanishing Salton Sea: http://feeds.kpbs.org/~r/kpbs/local/~3/DI6Bdu70OOo/
  11. Gov. Jerry Brown, lawmakers propose $1 billion drought relief bill: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article15320255.html
  12. Two Californians sentenced in plot to kill U.S. troops: newspaper: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/pjCO-raEiy0/story01.htm
  13. UC won’t get Peevey party money: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/16/peevey-party-money-not-penny-uc/
  14. Green-Friendly Rules Adopted For San Diego County Homes: http://feeds.kpbs.org/~r/kpbs/local/~3/aKpcZ4N36ho/
  15. San Diego police : http://www.sandiego.gov/police/

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EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

by ECM | August 8, 2013 9:33 pm

August 8, 2013 (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

STATE

Click “read more” for excerpts and links to full stories.

LOCAL

Horses give Border Patrol a leg up in Southern California[1] (Sacramento Bee)

Mustangs shake their heads in the heat, eyes and ears alert to their riders, all of them U.S. Border Patrol agents. The horses and the agents have gathered for an advanced class at their new facility in this tiny community about 60 miles east of San Diego, near the Mexican border.

Time-lapse beauty of Borrego Springs[2] (CBS)

Remarkable time lapse video shows the surreal beauty of the desert town of Borrego Springs, California. Video courtesy of Sunchaser Pictures[16]. Check them out on Facebook[17].

Student left in DEA cell to get $4 million from US[3] (AP) — The Justice Department will pay $4.1 million to a California college student left in a Drug Enforcement Administration holding cell for four days without food or water last year, two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Tuesday….

San Diego Emergency Response Times Too Slow Too Often[4] (Voice of San Diego)
A VOSD investigation found that first responders are late to high-priority emergencies an average of twice an hour every day.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kpbs/midday-edition/~4/8SK_Kf5XLJI

Filner will pay group back for Paris trip[5] (U-T San Diego)

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner said Wednesday that he will pay out of his own pocket the nearly $10,000 it cost for his trip to France last month. Filner’s announcement came one day after U-T Watchdog reported that the IRS had no record of the organization Filner said paid his tab of being a U.S. tax-exempt nonprofit.

Sheriff’s harassment line ‘lit up’ with calls[6] (U-T San Diego)

A Sheriff’s Department hotline to take calls from potential victims of sexual misconduct by San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has “been lit up” with calls and that the department is investigating.

San Diego mayor accused of inappropriate behavior by 11th woman[7] (Reuters)  

The number of women to publicly accuse San Diego Mayor Bob Filner of inappropriate behavior increased to 11 on Tuesday when a vocational nurse said she had been propositioned by Filner while seeking his help on behalf of a disabled U.S. war veteran.

Grand jury: Filner’s worst nightmare?[8] (U-T San Diego)

Rarely used legal option could blast the mayor out of office.

Bureau of Reclamation awards $1.025 million toward San Diego watershed basin study[9] (Groksurf San Diego)

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has agreed to contribute funding in the amount of $1,025,000 in fiscal year 2013 for a San Diego Watershed Basin Study proposed by the City of San Diego along with two other local agencies.

STATE

Citrus growers import wasp to fight disease threatening groves[10] (Los Angeles Times)

California citrus farmers import a parasitic wasp from Pakistan to battle citrus greening, a disease threatening their groves. The tiny wasps become parasites to a species of psyllid that has been spreading a deadly bacteria in citrus trees throughout the Southland.

Ex-lawmaker seeks to bolster privacy[11] (U-T San Diego)– Steve Peace is proposing a ballot initiative that would add new privacy protections to the state constitution. Specifically, it would establish standards for the collection of personal information by government and commercial entities — including the presumption that such information is confidential and unauthorized disclosures harm consumers.

U.S. high court backs order on California prison crowding[12] (Reuters)

 The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Friday to excuse California from a lower-court order demanding that the nation’s largest state prison system reduce its inmate population by about 10,000 convicts this year to ease crowding.

Unions target Westfield malls over Prop 13 tax benefits[13] (Los Angeles Times)

Unions that say big businesses pay too little in taxes under Prop. 13 target Westfield malls to try to make a point.

California’s New Rules Could Change The Rideshare Game[14] (NPR)

For years, cities and states have struggled to figure out what to do about the rise in ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. California recently took the first steps toward legitimizing them, a move that could serve as a model for places also trying to catch up with the boom.

California Takes Drivers’ Orders For ‘Vintage’ Car Plates[15] (NPR)

Thousands of California drivers are ordering specialty vintage license tags for their cars, in a program that lets people choose new tags based on designs from the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. The throw-back plates will let drivers put iconic blue, black, or yellow tags on their vehicles.

 

Endnotes:
  1. Horses give Border Patrol a leg up in Southern California: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/04/5622636/horses-give-border-patrol-agents.html
  2. Time-lapse beauty of Borrego Springs: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50152197n
  3. Student left in DEA cell to get $4 million from US: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jul/30/student-left-in-dea-cell-to-get-4-million-from-us/
  4. San Diego Emergency Response Times Too Slow Too Often: http://feeds.kpbs.org/~r/kpbs/midday-edition/~3/8SK_Kf5XLJI/
  5. Filner will pay group back for Paris trip: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jul/31/bob-filner-paris-trip-reimburse-gift-limits/
  6. Sheriff’s harassment line ‘lit up’ with calls: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/06/sanders-filner-harassment-hotline-hedgecock/
  7. San Diego mayor accused of inappropriate behavior by 11th woman: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/FMtamJOI0VA/story01.htm
  8. Grand jury: Filner’s worst nightmare?: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/06/filner-grand-jury-nightmare/
  9. Bureau of Reclamation awards $1.025 million toward San Diego watershed basin study: http://groksurf.com/2013/07/29/bureau-of-reclamation-awards-1-025-million-toward-san-diego-watershed-basin-study/
  10. Citrus growers import wasp to fight disease threatening groves: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-predator-wasp-20130804-pictures,1,3078071.photogallery
  11. Ex-lawmaker seeks to bolster privacy: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/02/lawmaker-seeks-to-strengthen-privacy/
  12. U.S. high court backs order on California prison crowding: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/DzR-4hSha3E/story01.htm
  13. Unions target Westfield malls over Prop 13 tax benefits: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mall-tax-fight-20130805,0,5357837.story
  14. California’s New Rules Could Change The Rideshare Game: http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/08/08/209885782/californias-new-rules-could-change-the-rideshare-game?ft=1&f=1003
  15. California Takes Drivers’ Orders For ‘Vintage’ Car Plates: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/06/209597976/california-takes-drivers-orders-for-vintage-car-plates?ft=1&f=1003
  16. Sunchaser Pictures: http://www.sunchaserpictures.com
  17. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sunchaserpicturespage

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