May 2015
East County Magazine
BOIL WATER ORDER ISSUED FOR MT. LAGUNA RECREATION AREA
Printer-friendly version East County News Service May 16, 2015 (Mt. Laguna)–The County’s Department of Environmental Health has issued a Boil Water Order for the Mount Laguna Recreation Area’s water system on Sunrise Highway on Friday. The agency indicated that the drinking water system tested positive for E.Coli and total coliform bacteria, which means water may be contaminated with human
STORM DRENCHES REGION
Printer-friendly version May 16, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – The storm that doused our region in recent days brought some welcome drought relief. According to the National Weather Service, so far in May, 2.35 inches have fallen in San Diego—making this the second wettest May in our region’s history and the wettest since 1921—and we still have half
HOUSE PASSES ABORTION BAN AFTER 20 WEEKS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Photo: 20-week fetus (public domain image) May 16, 2015 (Washington D.C.) – The House of Representatives has passed a bill to ban virtually all abortions after 20 weeks. The bill has an exception only for rape victims, after a 48 hour waiting period. The measure is alarming to many health professionals because a
TWELFTH NIGHT PRESENTED AT VALHALLA JUNE 4 AND 5
Printer-friendly version May 16, 2015 (El Cajon )–Upstart Theatre Company is proud to present its inaugural production, William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, hosted by the Valhalla Theatre Arts Department on June 4 and 5. Upstart, founded in 2015, is comprised of and run entirely by students from schools throughout the Grossmont Union High School District, dedicated to keeping classical works
ESCAPED PRISONER SOUGHT
Printer-friendly version East County News Service May 16, 2015 (Otay Mesa) – The Sheriff is seeking an inmate who escaped from the East Mesa reentry facility in Otay Mesa Saturday and was found to be missing at 1 p.m. Omar Ramirez Sandoval was an inmate worker at the facility who was last observed around 7 a.m. He was being
WHERE ARE THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION?
Printer-friendly version Iraq: The War That Shouldn’t Be – You Decide, by M.M. Chantiloupe (Xlibris Corporation, 2010, 305 pages). Book Review by Dennis Moore May 16, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – Although the Iraq war is over, we are still feeling the residual effects of that controversial campaign, and it is put into perspective by San Diego resident
OAKS FELLED IN DOS PICOS PARK
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photo: Healthy and diseased oaks, courtesy University of California Riverside May 16, 2015 (Ramona)–A voracious insect has devastated oak trees that once formed a canopy shading visitors at Dos Picos Park in Ramona. In recent months, over 100 mature oaks have been cut down after they were killed by the gold-spotted oak borer, and
SAN DIEGO ENERGY DISTRICT NOW OFFERING MEMBERSHIPS
Printer-friendly version Hear our interview with Ashley Mazanec, membership manager, San Diego Energy District. Listen now: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/sites/eastcountymagazine.org/files/audio/2019/August/Newsmakers-%20Ashley%20Mazanec-SDEnergyDistrctFdn.mp3 May 17, 2015 (San Diego) – If you’re looking for an alternative to SDG&E for buying your electric power, you can now become a member in the San Diego Energy District. In an interview on KNSJ in April, Ashley Mazanec told us
F.A.C.E. SAVES PETS LIVES WHEN OWNERS CAN’T AFFORD SURGERY: KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER
Printer-friendly version Hear our interview with Brooke Haggarty, executive director of Foundation for Animal Care and Education (FACE) , originally aired on KNSJ Radio. Listen now: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/sites/eastcountymagazine.org/files/audio/2019/August/Newsmaker-FACE-Brook%20Haggarty.mp3 May 17, 2015 (San Diego) – “What we do is give families hope when they are about to lose their best friends, their furry family members. We are able to keep them
FATAL SHOOTING IN LA MESA
Printer-friendly version East County News Service May 17, 2015 (La Mesa) – La Mesa Police responded to a call reporting a man had been shot inside a home in the 8200 block of El Paso Street on Saturday, May 16th at 5:24 a.m. Upon arrival, officers found the unknown victim, who had suffered a gunshot wound, in a bedroom.
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