EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS

by ECM | October 24, 2013 4:52 am

October 24, 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

• The numbers behind those fire station campaign pledges[1] (Voice of San Diego)
• Mom of [Lakeside 10-year-old] boy held in stabbing speaks out[2] (U-T San Diego)
• Protesters Allege Racism At El Cajon City Hall[3] (KPBS)
• Backyard Trees Might Spell Doom For San Diego’s Citrus Industry[4] (KPBS_
• Duncan Hunter explains ‘no’ vote on shutdown bill[5] (U-T San Diego)
• Free Drug Screening Offered For San Diego County Teens[6] (KPBS)
• Labor conflict brewing at KPBS[7]  (City Beat)

STATE

• Calif. Finds more instances of offshore fracking[8] (SacBee)
• Calif. electric grid adding energy storage[9] (U-T San Diego)
• Los Angeles schools’ plan for non-English speakers: Segregation or solution?[10] (CS Monitor)

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LOCAL

The numbers behind those fire station campaign pledges[1] (Voice of San Diego)

The city’s top three mayoral candidates can agree on one thing: The city must improve its emergency response times, and that the effort will involve building new fire stations.

Mom of [Lakeside 10-year-old] boy held in stabbing speaks out[2] (U-T San Diego)

Jan. 16, 2012. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Three boys were enjoying a day off from school in East County when playtime turned to tragedy.

Protesters Allege Racism At El Cajon City Hall[3] (KPBS)

A rally was staged at the El Cajon Civic Center on Tuesday to call for equality and acceptance of minorities.

Backyard Trees Might Spell Doom For San Diego’s Citrus Industry[4] (KPBS_

A small insect carries the potential to kill San Diego County’s commercial citrus industry. The Asian citrus psyllid is capable of spreading a disease that could wipe out a decades-old fixture of San Diego County’s agricultural landscape

Duncan Hunter explains ‘no’ vote on shutdown bill[5] (U-T San Diego)

Three-term lawmaker says long-term spending, deficit reduction deal is the his chief goal.

Free Drug Screening Offered For San Diego County Teens[6] (KPBS)

The San Diego County Health and Human Services has partnered with local rehab facilities to combat teen drug-use.

Labor conflict brewing at KPBS[7]  (City Beat)

 In response to a recent effort to unionize by KPBS employees, the public-radio station’s management sent an email to staff last week, saying it opposes the move and is directing workers to meet with a hired consultant.

 

STATE

Calif. Finds more instances of offshore fracking[8] (SacBee)

The oil production technique known as fracking is more widespread and frequently used in the offshore platforms and man-made islands near some of California’s most populous and famous coastal communities than state officials believed.

Calif. electric grid adding energy storage[9] (U-T San Diego)

New requirements for energy storage designed to make solar, wind energy more useful

Los Angeles schools’ plan for non-English speakers: Segregation or solution?[10] (CS Monitor)

Los Angeles schools are moving forward with a plan to separate English language learner students from native speakers in all core elementary school classes. Protests have erupted. / The policy is an attempt to improve the performance of non-English-speaking students in response to a two-year-old federal civil rights lawsuit.

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