November 2015
East County Magazine

DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: TOP FESTIVALS AND EVENTS NOV. 5-21
Printer-friendly version Listen to Destination East County, also aired on KNSJ, by clicking the audio link. East County News Service November 5, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) — This week’s Destination East County includes guitar concerts, a Plantstravaganza, the Toast of East County featuring local wineries, the Ramona Art and Wine Festival, and a Punkin Chunkin contest! Plus we’ll have

ALPINE’S CASE AGAINST GROSSMONT REVIVED: JUDGE PRESSMAN RESCINDS DISMISSAL OF CASE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service November 4, 2015 (Alpine)—Superior Court Joel Pressman today announced he will vacate his dismissal of a case filed by the Alpine Union School District and Alpine Taxpayers for Bond Accountability and set a status conference with counsel November 6th. The move comes on the heels of an appellate court ruling yesterday which found

GOP CANDIDATES BACK OFF DEBATE DEMANDS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service November 4, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – A draft list of demands from Republican candidates to media seeking to limit tough debate questions and other debate criteria has met with ridicule from late-night comics and the media. Now some campaigns are backing off the demands, with several candidates refusing to sign a

CONNECT LA MESA BLOCK PARTY: NOV. 14
Printer-friendly version November 4, 2015 (La Mesa) – Connect La Mesa invites you to bring you family and friends to a fun and interactive Block Party on Saturday, November 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Farmer’s Market parking lot on Allison Avenue. There will something for everyone in the community including: bicycle rodeos for kids (bring

RAIN BRINGS URBAN RUNOFF TO COUNTY BEACHES
Printer-friendly version November 4, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – This is East County Magazine with a public service announcement from the County of San Diego. The County’s Department of Environmental Health is warning that this week’s rainfall has brought urban runoff to beaches countywide. Swimmers, surfers, and other ocean users are warned that levels of bacteria can rise

“BRING BEAR HOME” DINNER FUNDRAISER DRAWS OVER 200
Printer-friendly version Next benefit planned December 4th By Janis Russell November 3, 2015 (Lakeside)- Nearly $5,000 was raised at an October 23rd benefit event to help fund search efforts to find Elijah ‘Bear’ Diaz, who has been missing since August 29th. The event, which drew 218 guests, was held at the Loretta Quitae LaChappa Clubhouse near Barona Resort and

FATHER OF 2 KILLED IN DULZURA MOTORCYCLE CRASH
Printer-friendly version East County News Service November 3, 2015 (Dulzura) – Justin Dorson, a 26-year-old father of two, died Sunday morning after a motorcycle accident on State Route 94 near Dulzura. Dorson was riding with friends when his motorcycle drifted over the center line. He swerved to the left to avoid a head-on collision and struck a large boulder,

ISSA IS RICHEST MAN IN CONGRESS, BUT HUNTER IS IN DEBT
Printer-friendly version East County News Service November 3, 2015 (San Diego)—It’s official: San Diego Congressman Darrell Issa is the richest man in Congress—worth over a quarter of a billion dollars ($254.7 million), according to data from Roll Call published by the Los Angeles Times. Among San Diego’s other Congressional representatives, Scott Peters has a net worth of $40.2 million,
RESTAURANT PROPERTY APPROVED FOR CONDOS IN SANTEE
Printer-friendly version By Mike Allen November 4, 2015 (Santee)–Bowing to a clear change in traffic patterns along Mission Gorge Road, the Santee City Council unanimously approved changing the zoning and granting development of a 113-unit condominium project at the 3.78 acre site previously occupied by Pinnacle Peak restaurant (which moved to Lakeside), and still the location of the Omelet Factory

FREEWAY SHOOTING IN EAST COUNTY INJURES 2: CHP SEEKS SUSPECTS WHO FIRED FROM DARK SUV
Printer-friendly version East County News Service November 5, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)—Shots fired from a dark SUV that pulled alongside a Lexus traveling east on I-8 at Los Coches Road in unincorporated El Cajon at 12:57 a.m., injuring the driver and passenger. The driver of the Lexus, a 43-year-old woman from Alpine, and her passenger, a 31-year-old