January 2016
East County Magazine
OUR NOVEMBER 2015 SHOWS ARE NOW ONLINE
Printer-friendly version January 3, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) — Our November 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 November, click here and scroll down. Our newsmaker interviews include Molly Nocom
CA ATTORNEY GENERAL KAMALA HARRIS ANNOUNCES NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND USE OF FORCE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service January 2, 2016 (Los Angeles) — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued an information bulletin to California law enforcement agencies outlining new responsibilities under state law to report incidents involving shootings or any use of force that results in serious bodily injury or death of a civilian or a peace officer. AB 71
MISTS OF PALENQUE: THE MYSTERIOUS RED QUEEN OF MEXICO
Printer-friendly version The Mayan Red Queen: Tz’ aakb’u Ahau of Palenque, by Leonide Martin (Made for Success Publishing, 2015, 300 pages). Book Review by Dennis Moore January 3, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – Leonide Martin, retired California State University professor, author and Maya researcher, continues her Mists of Palenque Series in Book 3 with a work of
DESCENDANTS OF EARLY SAN DIEGO AND WRITE OUT LOUD ANNOUNCE PLAYWRITING CONTEST FOR TWAINFEST AT OLD TOWN
Printer-friendly version Update: Hear our interview with Victor Contreras, Descendants of Early San Diego, on Twainfest, including a reading from a monologue on his own famous ancestor from early San Diego. The interview originally aired on KNSJ; listen here: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/sites/eastcountymagazine.org/files/audio/2016/May/Newsmaker-VictorContreras-TwainfestPlaywrightContest.mp3 East County News Service January 3, 2016 (San Diego)–The Descendants of Early San Diego (formerly known as the Old
HAWK WATCH RETURNS: SATURDAYS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
Printer-friendly version East County News Service January 4, 2015 (Ramona) – Hawk Watch, a free celebration of raptors will take place at the Wildlife Research Institute in Ramona Grasslands at 10 a.m. each Saturday in January and February—rain or shine. You can observe both wintering and resident raptors such as the Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk,
JACUMBA HIKERS AND WALKERS ANNOUNCE JANUARY-FEBRUARY OUTINGS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service January 4, 2016 (Jacumba)–The Jacumba Hikers and Walkers have announced their schedule of hikes for January and February in the high desert region surrounding Jacumba Hot Springs. The hikes range from easy to extreme, covering terrain from wilderness to a desert oasis, mountains and canyons. You’ll also see sites rich in history reflecting
JOURNEY COMMUNITY CHURCH IN LA MESA COMPLETES SOLAR CONVERSION: WILL CUT NEARLY 80,000 POUNDS OF CARBON A YEAR
Printer-friendly version By Francine Phillips January 4, 2016 (La Mesa) — Journey Community Church in La Mesa is bringing new light this year to the community. This month Journey has completed one of the largest solar conversions in East County, San Diego. The church on Center Drive owns a seven-acre campus of buildings, including offices, meeting rooms, classrooms, a
COMMUNITY DONATES OVER $44,000 TO HELP CHILDREN OF SLAIN EL CAJON MOM
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery January 4, 2016 (El Cajon) – A Go Fund Me site has been established to help the children of Mary Newbold Fa’anunu, a 34-year-old mother of six who was killed by a gunshot wound to her head on New Year’s Day at the family’s home in the unincorporated area of El Cajon. Her
ATM MACHINES BURGLARIZED IN EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly version East County News Service January 4, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) – Thieves burglarized two ATM machines in Santee and Rancho San Diego overnight. At 1:13 a.m., deputies from the Santee Station responded to a commercial burglary alarm at the Walgreens store located at 10512 Mission Gorge Rd., Santee. Deputies arrived on scene within one minute, but
CHARGERS KEEP MIKE MCCOY AS HEAD COACH
Printer-friendly version By Liz Alper January 4, 2016 (San Diego) – Happy New Year, San Diego. Forget the efforts by Dean Spanos to move the team to Los Angeles for a minute. In a span of two weeks, the Chargers have made more bad decisions than most of us have made in our entire lives. As if
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