June 2016
East County Magazine
`CHAMPIONS FOR HEALTH’ IS NEW NAME FOR MEDICAL SOCIETY’S FOUNDATION
Printer-friendly version East County News Service June 9, 2016 (East County) – The charitable foundation formed 11 years ago by the San Diego County Medical Society has changed and shortened its name. Formerly called the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation, the foundation’s new name is Champions for Health, announced Barbara Mandel, Champions for Health CEO. “The
CASUAL DRESS CODE IN FASHION AT WORK
Printer-friendly version Half of managers say employee attire is less formal than five years ago East County News Service June 9, 2016 (Menlo Park, CA) — Dressing up for work continues to go out of style, new research from staffing firm OfficeTeam shows. Half (50 percent) of senior managers interviewed said employees wear less formal clothing than they did
READER’S EDITORIAL: HARVESTING EAGLES – PART ONE
Printer-friendly version By Jim Wiegand “…FWS (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) announced a plan on 5/6/2016 that would allow wind energy companies to legally kill or injure up to 4200 bald eagles annually without penalty. If they can get away with this, the industry would also pocket untold billions while doing it.” —Jim Wiegand To comment on this proposed
ALPINE’S SCHOOL DISTRICT TO JOIN APPEAL OF CASE AGAINST GROSSMONT
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery June 9,2016 (Alpine) –The Alpine Union School District’s board has voted unanimously to file an appeal of a decision by Superior Court Judge Joel Pressman, who ruled against the AUSD and Alpine Taxpayers for Bond Accountability in their case against the Grossmont Union High School District. The taxpayers group has previously announced that it
EL CAJON VALLEY HOST LIONS CLUB’S ANNUAL GUNSMOKE CASINO NIGHT JUNE 18
Printer-friendly version East County News Service June 8, 2016 (El Cajon) — The El Cajon Valley Host Lions Club will combine their fund raising efforts again this year with the Winchester Widows who will help them present their 6th annual Casino Night on June 18th at 6 p.m. in the Pacific Southwest Service Center at 1150 Broadway El Cajon.
CHIEF’S CORNER: WILDFIRE FOREST – BAD!
Printer-friendly version By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna June 8, 2016 (San Diego) — Brush fires chewed through hillsides from San Diego to Ventura Counties and every county in between, challenging firefighters and making hillside homeowners very nervous this past weekend as a very hot and long brush fire season is now underway. California will face a dangerous and difficult
PADRES FAIL TO SWEEP AGAIN; LOSE SERIES FINALE TO BRAVES 4-2
Printer-friendly version By Liz Alper Photo courtesy @Braves on Twitter June 8, 2016 (San Diego) – Could the Padres finally get a sweep today? Read another exciting tale about a Padres game to find out! Julio Tehran started on the mound for the Braves against Drew Pomeranz for San Diego. The Braves started the scoring again with Freddie
SAN DIEGO VOTERS APPROVE RAISING MINIMUM WAGE AND SICK TIME FOR WORKERS
Printer-friendly version Story and photo by Miriam Raftery June 8, 2016 (San Diego) – By a resounding 63% to 37% margin, voters in the city of San Diego approved raising the minimum wage. The ballot initiative also mandates 40 hours of paid sick leave a year for full-time workers. Proposition I will raise the minimum wage by 50 cents
CARUTHERS, ADAMS TO RUN OFF IN NOVEMBER FOR GROSSMONT-CUYAMACA COLLEGE DISTRICT SEAT
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery June 8,2016 (San Diego’s East County)—Timothy Caruthers won 59% of the vote in the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District 4 race. He will run off in November against Elena Adams, who received 33% of the vote. Incumbent Mary Kay Rosinski, who withdrew from the race but whose name still appeared on the
GROSSMONT HEALTHCARE DISTRICT RECOGNIZED FOR TRANSPARENCY, BEST PRACTICES BY STATE ASSOCIATION
Printer-friendly version East County News Service June 8, 2016 (La Mesa) – The Association of California Healthcare Districts (ACHD) has recognized the Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) with its “Best Practices in Governance” certification, indicating GHD’s commitment to open and transparent government. The designation signifies that GHD is compliant with ACHD core standards for demonstrating open and transparent business
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