East County Magazine
COTTONWOOD SITE TO BECOME METAMORPHOSIS CENTER FOR HOMELESS, INSTEAD OF SAND MINE
April Fools! By Hope Rising April 1,2025 (Rancho San Diego) – Today, the County of San Diego made a surprising announcement it has acquired the former Cottonwood Golf Course site in Rancho San Diego from the developer who planned a sand mining operation on the site. Thanks to a generous grant provided by the nonprofit Metamorphosis Institute, the site will
SPECIAL EDITION: BREAKING NEWS APRIL 1, 2024
East County Magazine has the exclusive scoop on some surprising major stories breaking today. Is truth stranger than fiction? You decide. Click any title to view a description of each, then click “read more” to view the full story. Or click here to read the complete April 1, 2024 special edition. County limits vacation rentals in Julian, approves high-rise hotel
COUNTY LIMITS VACATION RENTALS IN JULIAN, APPROVES HIGHRISE HOTEL TO MAINTAIN TAX BASE
By Forrest Castle April 1, 2024 (Julian, CA) – The San Diego County Supervisors today voted to restrict Air BnB and other vacation rental homes in East County’s historic mountain community, following concerns raised by Julian residents over noise, fire and safety concerns at short-term rental properties. To make up for transient occupancy taxes that the county will lose by
CAJON ZONE AMUSEMENT CENTER TO REPLACE WALMART AT PARKWAY PLAZA
By Joy Player April 1, 2024 (El Cajon)—Parkway Plaza shopping mall today announced that the vacant former Walmart store will be converted to a massive indoor recreational center to be called “Cajon Zone.” The facility, to be expanded vertically, will be a four-story haven for children and the young at heart. It will include an indoor water park complete
MIRACLE OF THE FISHES
By Ben Anglin April 1, 2024 (Alpine) – More than a year after extreme draining killed all the fish in Loveland Reservoir, California Fish & Wildlife authorities confirm that schools of fish are once again populating the reservoir. This phenomena has occurred despite Sweetwater Water Authority’s refusal to invest in restocking the lake, and despite federal and state wildlife authorities
