May 2016
East County Magazine
LA MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HOST “COFFEE WITH A COP” MAY 5 FROM 8 AM – 10 AM
Printer-friendly version Source: La Mesa Police Department Press Release May 2, 2016 (La Mesa) – On May 5, officers from the La Mesa Police Department and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships, and drink coffee. All community members are invited to attend. The event begins at 8:00 AM at
READER’S EDITORIAL: ASHES OF HATE WILL REIGN ON AMERICA
Printer-friendly version By Daniel J. Smiechowski May 2, 2016 (San Diego) — The Treaty of Versailles was signed with almost no German participation on June 28, 1919. The Great War had ended bringing embarrassment and hard financial times to a once proud nation. German leaders were looking for scapegoats and they were easy to find. Jews, homosexuals, Poles and
BILL REQUIRES CALIF. RENTERS TO PAY UP, EVEN DURING EVICTIONS
Printer-friendly version By Suzanne Potter, Public News Service May 2, 2016 (Sacramento) — Tenants’ rights advocates are criticizing a bill getting its first hearing today in the California Legislature. It would force renters who are contesting an eviction to deposit their monthly rent in an account with an attorney. Assembly Bill 2312 would guarantee that money is set aside
PADRES KEEP THE ROCKIES FROM CREATING AN AVALANCHE, WIN GAME ONE 2-1
Printer-friendly version By Liz Alper Photo: celebrating a win. Courtesy @Padres on Twitter May 2, 2016 (San Diego) – The Padres came home today to start a three game homestand against the Colorado Rockies. James Shields took the mound for San Diego against Jon Gray for Colorado. The Padres finally started things off in the first with
FIRST LARVICIDE DROP OF 2016 TO FIGHT WEST NILE VIRUS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service May 2, 2016 (San Diego) — With temperatures rising early this week and the West Nile virus season ahead, the County of San Diego is starting its annual aerial drops of mosquito-fighting larvicide on local waterways. A helicopter drops granular larvicide on 48 waterways around the county roughly once a month from May
RENTERS WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVEMENTS TO SMOKE DETECTORS
Printer-friendly version By Molly Kirkland May 3, 2016 (San Diego) — Not long ago, I spoke with a renter who told me about some trouble he was having with a smoke detector in his San Diego apartment. The device was installed on the ceiling just outside a bathroom, and unless the bathroom door was securely shut, the steam from
POSTERS AT SDSU ALLEGE TIES TO TERRORISM BY SOME MUSLIM STUDENTS, SPARKING PROTESTS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Photo courtesy ECM news partner 10 News May 3, 2016 (San Diego) — Muslim student groups at San Diego State University are calling for action after posters appeared on campus claiming certain Muslim students are allied with Palestinian terrorists and anti-Semitism. The posters were the works of the David Horowitz Freedom Center in
MAYOR PROPOSES NEW CLIMATE PLAN
Printer-friendly version By Liz Alper May 3, 2016 (San Diego) – On Monday, Mayor Kevin Faulconer released a report outlining his plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in San Diego and to create renewable energy sources, KUSI reports. The $130 million plan requests that San Diego run on 100 percent renewable energy by the year 2035. It also
BOOK REVIEW: 100 THINGS PADRES FANS SHOULD KNOW & DO BEFORE THEY DIE
Printer-friendly version100 Things Padres Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, by Kirk Kenney (Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2016, 269 pages). By Dennis Moore May 3, 2016 (San Diego’s East County) – Baseball has been called “America’s Pastime,” and for those who have played or enjoyed watching the game as I have, they will absolutely fall in love with
CRUZ DROPS OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE, CLEARS WAY FOR TRUMP NOMINATION
Printer-friendly version Update May 5, 2016: Ohio Governor John Kasich has announced he is also dropping his bid for the presidency, after winning only his home state of Ohio. This leaves Trump as the only GOP candidate still in the race. By Miriam Raftery May 3, 2016 (San Diego) –Texas Senator Ted Cruz announced that he is pulling
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