January 2016
East County Magazine
VILLIFY OR EMBRACE? TWO VIDEOS SHOW CANDIDATES’ SHARPLY CONTRASTING APPROACHES TO MUSLIMS AND JEWS
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery January 16, 2016 (San Diego) –A Muslim woman and a Jewish man were forcibly removed from a speech being given by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in South Carolina last week. They were staging a peaceful, silent protest over Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric, both wearing yellow Holocaust stars of David and the word “Muslim.” The woman
NEARLY 2,000 FREE CHILD CAR SEATS AVAILABLE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
Printer-friendly version County News Service; Photo via PhotoSpin January 16, 2016 (San Diego) — Safe. That is how the County wants children to be whenever they are riding in a car. To that end, the County Health and Human Services Agency will be giving 1,925 child car seats to low-income families. The child car seats will be distributed among low-income
GET THEM WHILE THEY’RE HOT – SPAY/NEUTER COUPONS FOR PETS!
Printer-friendly version County News Service January 16, 2016 (San Diego) — Breeding season is underway and San Diego County Animal Services is offering spay/neuter discount coupons throughout the month of January to reduce the number of unwanted and homeless animals that typically arrive in the spring. Animal Services has offered discount coupons in the past, but this time the
STATE MAY GIVE HELIX WATER USERS A BREAK ON CONSERVATION MANDATES
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery January 16, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) – Ratepayers in the Helix Water district have been under a state mandate to reduce water use by 20% under the Governor’s orders imposed last year during the drought. But a new draft regulatory framework just released by the Staste Water Board would cut that to 12%,
EFFORTS LAUNCHED TO SAVE YOSEMITE’S LANDMARK NAMES FROM CORPORATE COPYRIGHT GRAB
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery January 16, 2016 (San Diego) – The National Park Service has announced it must change the names of some of its most iconic landmarks due to a copyright claim filed by Delaware North, the former park concessionaire. Items slated for name changes include the historic Ahwahnee Hotel and Wawona Hotel (both Native American names), as
NAVY CORSPMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF ALPINE CHILD
Printer-friendly version East County News Service January 16, 2016 (Alpine) – Brett Brown, 29, of Alpine has been charged with murder for the death of his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son, Lucas Orlando. Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to a call reporting the child had suffered severe trauma after a fall on January 11th at 2157 Arnold Way. Deputies began
WOMAN AND DOG KILLED BY EL CAJON POLICE AFTER CHASE
Printer-friendly version Update: The Medical Examiner’s office has identified the deceased woman as Kelsey Rose Hauser, 25. East County News Service January 16, 2016 (El Cajon) – Following a three mile pursuit of an allegedly stolen red Toyota with several people inside, the driver reportedly rammed two law enforcement vehicles. El Cajon Police opened fire, killing a woman passenger
FIRE DISPLACES FAMILY OF FIVE, DOG DIES
Printer-friendly version East County News Service January 16, 2016 (El Cajon) — Four children and an adult have been displaced by a house fire early this morning that left the family dog dead. Heartland Fire & Rescue crews in the City of El Cajon responded to reports of the fire in the 600 block of Houten Avenue. Upon arrival, firefighters
FORMER SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT VAN ZANT FACING FELONY CONFLICT OF INTEREST CHARGE
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery January 16, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) – Steve Van Zant, former superintendent of Mountain Empire Unified School District, was arraigned today in San Diego Superior Court on a felony conflict of interest charge, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. While serving as Superintendent of Mountain Empire, Van Zant pushed through charter schools to operate
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: THE STORY OF MIGRATION & IMMIGRATION TO THE GOLDEN STATE JAN. 29-30
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery January 16, 2016 (Borrego Springs) – The non-profit Anza-Borrego Desert History Association (ABDNHA) in Borrego Springs announces a special two day program entitled “California Dreamin’: The Immigration and Migration History of California” to be held in Borrego Springs on January 29 and 30. This two day event will bring together a best-selling author, an anthropologist, a historian, and a genetic
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