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IN A WIN FOR PUBLIC ACCESS, CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO KEEP LAKE MURRAY OPEN DAILY
Printer-friendly version By Karen Pearlman Photo by Karen Pearlman: wild birds at the Lake Murray reservoir June 11, 2025 (San Diego) – The future of continued daily access to Lake Murray is looking a little brighter today. With a 7-2 vote, the San Diego City Council on Tuesday approved a 2025-26 budget that preserves activities at Lake Murray and other
COUNTY ACQUIRES 540 ACRES TO EXPAND SANTA YSABEL PRESERVE AND PROTECT SENSITIVE SPECIES
Printer-friendly versionBy County News Center County of San Diego Communications Office May 28, 2025 (Santa Ysabel) — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors recently approved the purchase of about 540 acres of property in North County for $5.1 million to expand its conservation efforts. Located within a designated conservation area in Santa Ysabel, the land will expand an existing
COTTONWOOD SAND MIND ON COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA JUNE 13
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery May 20, 2025 (San Diego) – Years after the Cottonwood Sand Mine was first proposed along the Sweetwater River on the site of the Cottonwood Golf course in Rancho San Diego, the San Diego County Planning Commission will hold a hearing on the proposed sand mine. The latest draft environmental impact report can be viewed
TAKE THE WARRIOR HIKE CHALLENGE MAY 24 AT EL CAPITAN COUNTY PRESERVE
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BORREGO SPRINGS MICROGRID COLLABORATIVE SEEKS GRANT FOR COMMUNITY MICROGRID DEVELOPMENT
Printer-friendly versionInitiative would serve as a model for community-led energy resilience, delivering more reliable power and improved energy security for Borrego’s most vulnerable residents and businesses File photo, left: Sunbeams over Anza-Borrego Desert near Borrego Springs By Gabriela Dow May 16, 2025 (Borrego Springs) — The Borrego Springs Microgrid Collaborative (BSMC) has submitted a grant application for funding through San
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO SELL FEDERAL LANDS, SLASHES FUNDING FROM FOREST AND PARK SERVICES
Printer-friendly versionThe Trump Administration is trying to sell off federal lands, while its budget cuts are severely impacting national parks and forests By G. A. McNeeley Photo: Staircase Escalante National Monument, Utah May 16, 2025 (San Diego) – House Republicans have approved a provision to their budget that would allow the federal government to sell thousands of acres of public
HEARING MAY 19 ON CITY’S PLAN TO CLOSE LAKE MURRAY ON WEEKDAYS; OTHER LOCAL LAKES FACE CUTS
Printer-friendly versionResidents launch petition to keep lake open By Karen Pearlman Photo, left, by Miriam Raftery: Lake Murray May 12, 2025 (San Diego) – Lake Murray is one of several local reservoirs that may see their hours of operation get slashed starting next year because of budget issues in the city of San Diego. To cover the city’s $258 million
BILLS TO MAKE “ CALIFORNIA SMOGGY AGAIN” PASS HOUSE, ISSA VOTES YES
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RESIDENTS CHARGED UP OVER PROSPECT OF BATTERY STORAGE SITE IN LA MESA NEIGHBORHOOD
Printer-friendly versionStory and Photos By Karen Pearlman April 11, 2025 (La Mesa) — “No matter how it’s sugarcoated, battery storage facilities are dystopian looking, loud, detrimental to real estate values and potentially deadly,” La Mesa City Councilmember Laura Lothian says. For several years, Lothian (pictured above, with Heartland Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Bent Koch) has been a
JUDGE OVERTURNS SAN DIEGO COUNTY’S TRANSPORTATION GUIDELINES
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery View the court’s ruling April 9, 2025 (San Diego) – San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfei has struck down San Diego County’s Transportation Study Guide. The decision in a lawsuit filed by Cleveland National Forest Foundation (CNFF) and the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation (CERF) is a win for environmentalists seeking to reduce emissions from
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FIRE AT OTAY BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY PROMPTS EVACUATION WARNINGS, SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER FOR DONOVAN PRISON
Printer-friendly version Update May 28, 2024 — All evacuation orders have been lifted, though firefighters remain on scene. Update 9:30 p.m. —The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has issued an Evacuation Order. An Evacuation Order requires immediate movement out of the affected area due to an imminent threat to life. All persons in the impacted area should prepare to evacuate.
FIRE AT OTAY BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY PROMPTS EVACUATION WARNINGS, SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER FOR DONOVAN PRISON
Printer-friendly version Update May 28, 2024 — All evacuation orders have been lifted, though firefighters remain on scene. Update 9:30 p.m. —The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has issued an Evacuation Order. An Evacuation Order requires immediate movement out of the affected area due to an imminent threat to life. All persons in the impacted area should prepare to evacuate.
RESIDENTS FEAR FIRE AND TOXIC GASSES FROM PROPOSED ESCONDIDO CLEAN ENERGY BATTERY SITE
Printer-friendly versionBy Michael Howard Photo by Michael Howard: Former Sempra executive Joseph Rowley is flanked by fellow Escondido residents against a proposed clean energy battery energy storage system in Escondido. May 14, 2024 (Escondido) – The developer of a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) slated to be built just over a quarter mile from Palomar Hospital in
RESIDENTS FEAR FIRE AND TOXIC GASSES FROM PROPOSED ESCONDIDO CLEAN ENERGY BATTERY SITE
Printer-friendly versionBy Michael Howard Photo by Michael Howard: Former Sempra executive Joseph Rowley is flanked by fellow Escondido residents against a proposed clean energy battery energy storage system in Escondido. May 14, 2024 (Escondido) – The developer of a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) slated to be built just over a quarter mile from Palomar Hospital in
RESIDENTS FEAR FIRE AND TOXIC GASSES FROM PROPOSED ESCONDIDO CLEAN ENERGY BATTERY SITE
Printer-friendly versionBy Michael Howard Photo by Michael Howard: Former Sempra executive Joseph Rowley is flanked by fellow Escondido residents against a proposed clean energy battery energy storage system in Escondido. May 14, 2024 (Escondido) – The developer of a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) slated to be built just over a quarter mile from Palomar Hospital in
MOUNTAIN LION WITH JAW FRACTURE RETURNS TO WILD AFTER RECOVERY IN RAMONA
Printer-friendly versionSource: San Diego Humane Society May 14, 2024 (Ramona) – A mountain lion is back in the wild in Central California after spending two months at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center. The adult male was released by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on May 1, 2024, in rural San Luis Obispo County, where
MOUNTAIN LION WITH JAW FRACTURE RETURNS TO WILD AFTER RECOVERY IN RAMONA
Printer-friendly versionSource: San Diego Humane Society May 14, 2024 (Ramona) – A mountain lion is back in the wild in Central California after spending two months at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center. The adult male was released by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on May 1, 2024, in rural San Luis Obispo County, where
MOUNTAIN LION WITH JAW FRACTURE RETURNS TO WILD AFTER RECOVERY IN RAMONA
Printer-friendly versionSource: San Diego Humane Society May 14, 2024 (Ramona) – A mountain lion is back in the wild in Central California after spending two months at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center. The adult male was released by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on May 1, 2024, in rural San Luis Obispo County, where
UNION COALITION CALLS FOR CA WORKER CLIMATE BILL OF RIGHTS
Printer-friendly version By Suzanne Potter, California News Service May 14, 2024 (Sacramento) — Dozens of union members rallied last week in Sacramento, calling on lawmakers to pass a set of bills called the California Worker Climate Bill of Rights. The bills are intended to integrate worker’s rights into the clean-energy transition. The Climate Resilient Schools Act would create the first
UNION COALITION CALLS FOR CA WORKER CLIMATE BILL OF RIGHTS
Printer-friendly version By Suzanne Potter, California News Service May 14, 2024 (Sacramento) — Dozens of union members rallied last week in Sacramento, calling on lawmakers to pass a set of bills called the California Worker Climate Bill of Rights. The bills are intended to integrate worker’s rights into the clean-energy transition. The Climate Resilient Schools Act would create the first
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