Febuary 2016
East County Magazine
JAIL HOUSE CUISINE AUTHOR SPEAKS FEB. 6 IN LEMON GROVE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 1, 2016 (Lemon Grove) – On Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. in the Lemon Grove Library, 3001 School Lane, the Lemon Grove Historical Society will bring back Louise Mathews, the former 21-year Chief of Food Service for San Diego County Prisons. She’ll bring her book, “Jail House Cuisine: From the Right Side
“AROUND MT. HELIX” AUTHOR IN LEMON GROVE FEB. 4
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 1, 2016 (Lemon Grove) — The Lemon Grove Historical Society’s popular “History Alive” lecture series will feature noted historian James D. Newland and his latest book “Around Mt. Helix” on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in the H. Lee House Cultural Center, 3205 Olive, Lemon Grove. In words and pictures, Newland will describe
HEAR OUR INTERVIEW WITH TRUE-CRIME AUTHOR CAITLIN ROTHER
Printer-friendly version Listen now: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/sites/eastcountymagazine.org/files/audio/2016/February/Bookshelf-CaitlinRother2-ThenNoOneCanHaveHer.mp3 East County News Service January 31, 2016 (San Diego) – East County Magazine Show’s Bookshelf host Reina Menasche recently had a fascinating interview with New York Times. bestselling author Caitlin Rother . Also a Pulitzer-nominated journalist formerly with the San Diego Union-Tribune, Rother discussed her latest true-crime book, Then No One Can Have Her.
OUR DECEMBER 2015 SHOWS ARE NOW ONLINE
Printer-friendly version Our December 2015 radio shows are now online! You can listen online now (sound files may take a minute to load). For links to listen to the shows plus a full list of topics and interviews in December, click here and scroll down. Our newsmaker interviews included climate scientist Jeffrey Severinghaus of Scripps Institute, Assembly candidate Mike
BACK COUNTRY LAND TRUST GETS AUTHORIZATION TO OVERSEE MITIGATION LANDS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 1, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) — Founded in 1990, the Back Country Land Trust (BCLT) began working with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) and the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 2009 to protect lands in the Long Potrero Valley, located in the historic “Las Californias”
HOW WET AND WINDY WAS IT?
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photo by Jane Moore: downed tree limbs in El Cajon February 1, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) – A fierce storm that roared through our region over the weekend toppled trees that killed a woman in Pacific Beach, injured a 10 News crew in Mira Mesa and sent a Santee mom to the hospital.
CALIF. MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION INITIATIVE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 1, 2016 (Sacamento)—The California Medical Association, the largest professional association of doctors in our state, today announced its support for a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use. CMA has emphasized that it does not endorse marijuana use and discourages smoking. “But ultimately,” a release issued by the medical group states that
CRUZ WINS IOWA REPUBLICAN CAUCUS; DEMOCRATS CLINTON AND SANDERS IN VIRTUAL TIE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Update: With all precincts counted, Clinton received 699.57 delegates and Sanders received 697.77 delegates, the Des Moines Register reports. The Register has called for a recount due to numerous irregularities, but thus far the Iowa Democratic Party has not complied. February 2, 2016 (San Diego) – Last night’s Iowa caucus, the opening
FDA COMMISSIONER’S APPOINTMENT IN LIMBO OVER BIG PHARMA TIES
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery February 2, 2016 (Washington D.C.) – A battle is looming on Capitol Hill over who will be the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. President Barack Obama has nominated Dr. Robert Califf. But the New York Times asserts that Dr. Califf “has deeper ties to the pharmaceutical industry than
JUST ONE STATEWIDE INITIATIVE ON JUNE BALLOT
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 2, 2016 (Sacramento) – Californians beleaguered by a barrage of ballot initiatives in recent elections may be surprised–and relieved—to learn that only one statewide ballot measure has qualified for the June election. That measure is Proposition 50. It would allow either the State Senate or Assembly to suspend a member, with or
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