June 2016
East County Magazine
HEAT RECORDS SHATTER ACROSS COUNTY
Printer-friendly version East County News Service June 19, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) – Across the region, record temperatures were reached during today’s scorching heat. So how hot was it? In San Diego County, the highest temperature recorded was in Borrego, which reached 117 degrees – breaking a record 115 for June 19th set back in 1989. Campo was
PADRES SPLIT SERIES WITH NATS WITH MATINEE WIN
Printer-friendly version By Liz Alper Photo: some post-game catch with dads on Father’s Day. Courtesy @Padres on Twitter June 19, 2016 (San Diego) – Happy Father’s Day, dads! This year, you get a decent pitching matchup on the Padres and Nationals matinee series finale. But most of all, you get a Padres win. Gio Gonzalez took the hill for
BORDER FIRE IN POTRERO NOW 1,500 ACRES, EVACUATION CENTERS OPEN
Printer-friendly version Update 10 p.m. The fire is 5% contained and a firefighter has been injured, CalFire reports. An emergency overnight shelter is open at Campo Elementary School, 1654 Buckman Springs Rd.in Campo. By Miriam Raftery Photo, left: air tanker battles the Border Fire, by Leon Thompson June 19, 2016 (Potrero) –As of 7:20 tonight, the fast-growing Border Fire has
BRUSH FIRE IN POTRERO: EVACUATIONS AND HIGHWAY CLOSURE
Printer-friendly version NOTE: We have posted a new article with the latest updates on this fast-growing fire. New updates will be posted here: http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/border-fire-potrero-now-1500-acres-evacuation-centers-open Follow us on Twitter at EastCountyAlert for the most timely updates. Please post any info you have in the comments section below our story. You can email photos to editor@eastcountymagazine.org. Update 7 pm:
GROCERY WORKERS MAY STRIKE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service June 19, 2016 (San Diego) – United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 President Mickey Kasparian has announced that Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons grocery store workers will hold a strike vote on Monday on whether or not to strike. The vote could result in a work stoppage throughout Southern California and affect more
PADRES HAVE MONSTER EIGHTH; TURN SERIES AROUND WITH COMEBACK WIN
Printer-friendly version By Liz Alper Photo courtesy @Padres on Twitter June 18, 2016 (San Diego) – The Padres NEEDED a win tonight if they wanted to split the series against the Nationals. Unfortunately for them, ace Max Scherzer was on the mound for Washington against…well…Colin Rea. That pitching ability gap showed quite early. Daniel Murphy singled in the first,
EL CAJON POLICE PARTNERING WITH EAST COUNTY AGENCIES TO HELP REDUCE HOMELESSNESS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service June 18, 2016 (El Cajon) — During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, El Cajon Police Chief Jeff Davis addressed the City Council to make them aware of the police department’s new partnership with other East County agencies for a homeless outreach program. The actions come after the County Grand Jury issued a report recommending
OUR BOHEMIAN BASH IS SATURDAY! AMAZING ENTERTAINMENT & FOOD, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PRIZES AT OUR SIZZLING SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION
Printer-friendly versionEmergency SOS! KNSJ, which has the emergency broadcast network for East County, is off the air due to vandals. Help us get KNSJ back on the air — and also support East County Magazine! SATURDAY, JUNE 18: 4 to 7 p.m. Don’t miss our summer solstice celebration of artists, authors, musicians, and thinkers will support East County Magazine and
MORE PLACES TO COOL OFF ON SUNDAY
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery June 17, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) — A reader e-mailed us to point out that many of the Cool Zones listed on the County’s map are not open Sundays. So we did some research to find a few more options on some cool places to go, such as shopping malls, bowling alleys, ice rinks,
PADS RALLY, BUT IT ISN’T ENOUGH; NATS TAKE GAME TWO
Printer-friendly version By Liz Alper Photo: 2016 All-Star Ambassador Wil Myers takes a selfie with an SDFD officer before the game on San Diego Fire-Rescue Night. Courtesy @Padres on Twitter June 17, 2016 (San Diego) – As if the pain from last night’s loss and from not having Tyson Ross wasn’t enough, the Padres got to face Tyson’s little
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