Febuary 2016
East County Magazine
PARKS, WATER AND ENERGY ISSUES ON BOULEVARD PLANNING GROUP’S AGENDA MARCH 3
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery February 27, 2016 (Boulevard) –The Boulevard Planning Group has a packed agenda for its meeting on Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m. in the Boulevard Fire Training Room (39923 Ribbonwood Rd., Boulevard). The agenda includes three action items and 14 discussion items ranging from major energy projects impacting the region to a water rate
LISTEN NOW: BORREGO RESIDENT WANTS ADJUDICATION TO SAVE VANISHING WATER SUPPLY
Printer-friendly version Hear our interview with Richard Walker, which originally aired on the East County Magazine Radio Show on KNSJ radio February 1st: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/sites/eastcountymagazine.org/files/audio/2016/February/Newsmaker-%20Borrego%20Water%20Richard%20Walker.mp3 By Miriam Raftery February 27, 2016 (Borrego Springs)—Borrego Springs is running out of water. The community’s sole-source aquifer could dry out within 30 years. But while residents in the community’s water district have been asked
LISTEN NOW: CLIMATE SCIENTIST JEFFREY SEVERINGHAUS SHARES HIS RESEARCH FINDINGS
Printer-friendly version Hear our interview, which originally aired on the East County Magazine Radio Show on KNSJ 89.1 FM on December 14, 2015: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/sites/eastcountymagazine.org/files/audio/2016/February/Newsmaker-ClimateScientistSeveringhausJeff.mp3 By Miriam Raftery Photo: Ice core sample, Creative Commons image from AntarcticGlaciers.org February 27, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) – Jeffrey Severinghaus, PhD, is one of the world’s top climate scientists. A professor of geosciences
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FORUM ON GMOS AND ROUNDUP INGREDIENT GLYPHOSATE MARCH 6
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 27, 2016 (San Diego) – An environmental health symposium and public forum featuring acclaimed scientist Dr. Gilles-Eric Seralini in his first U.S. appearance will be held on Sunday, March 6 from 3- 7 p.m. at the Hilton San Diego. Dr. Seralani has exposed dangers of glyphosate (the ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup) in
APPLE REFUSES FBI REQUEST TO WRITE CODE TO UNLOCK SAN BERNADINO TERROR SUSPECTS’ I-PHONE
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery February 27, 2016 (Washington D.C.) – In a case that pits privacy rights against security concerns, Apple has asked U.S. District judge to dismiss a court order requiring Apple to assist the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in hacking an iPhone owned by the terrorists who massacred 14 people in San Bernadino. The FBI
SUSPECTED CAR THIEF ARRESTED AFTER PURSUIT, CRASH NEAR GROSSMONT COLLEGE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 27, 2016 (El Cajon) — Joshua Hallmark, 24, is under arrest for vehicle theft and evading law enforcement following a chase that ended in a crash on State Route 125 near Grossmont College on Thursday, February 25th. A passenger, Daniel Toft, 28, was also arrested and charged with drug possession. Sheriff’s deputies
WOMAN FATALLY STABBED IN BOULEVARD
Printer-friendly version East County News Service February 27, 2016 (Boulevard) – Sheriff’s deputies from the Sheriff’s rural command received a call at 11:28 p.m. reporting a stabbing at 36380 Tusil Road in Boulevard on the Campo Indian reservation. Deputies arrived at the residence to find a woman, approximately 35 years old, with obvious signs of trauma to her upper body,
LAWSUIT SEEKS COUNSEL FOR YOUTH SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON
Printer-friendly version By Suzanne Potter, Public News Service Photo: Arnoshwithal/morguefile February 28, 2016 (San Francisco) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court in San Francisco Monday with far-reaching consequences for the 255 people sentenced to die in prison for crimes committed as juveniles. The suit seeks a re-sentencing hearing for Leif Taylor,
4 ARRESTED IN FATAL STABBING LINKED TO LOVE TRIANGLE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Photo: Facebook February 28, 2016 (Boulevard) — The victim in yesterday’s fatal stabbing in Boulevard has been identified as Christalina Leona Louise Indish. Four people have been arrested in connection with her death. In addition, 17 undocumented immigrants found at the residence have been detained. After receiving 911 calls from the
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