November 2015
East County Magazine
BALLOT INITIATIVE WOULD END PRIVATE UTILITIES, CREATE STATEWIDE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
Printer-friendly version East County News Service November 8, 2015 (Sacramento) – California’s Secretary of State has approved signature gathering for a ballot initiative that if approved by voters, would end private utility corporations such as San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric. Under the measure, the state would buy out the companies and
DID CARSON INFLATE HIS LIFE STORY?
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Photo by Gage Skidmore Updated with correction: student corroborates Carson’s Yale test story November 8, 2015 (Washington D.C.)—Our nation’s first president, George Washington, once said, “I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” President Abraham
FIREFIGHTERS ASK YOU TO “FILL THE BOOT” NOV. 9-13 TO FIGHT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Printer-friendly version Source: CAL FIRE November 9, 2015 (San Diego)–Members of CAL FIRE Firefighters, along with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will celebrate their 61-year partnership and kick off the fire fighters’ annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to benefit children and adults affected by muscle disease throughout the San Diego area. More than 300 members of CAL FIRE
SALTON SEA RESTORATION PROJECT BEGINS
Printer-friendly version Hear our recent interview on KNSJ with Bruce Wilcox, manager of Environmental and Salton Sea programs: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/sites/eastcountymagazine.org/files/audio/2015/December/Newsmaker-BruceWilcox-IID-SaltonSea.mp3 November 9, 2015 (Salton Sea)–The Salton Sea is an ecological disaster poised to get even worse in three years, when water flowing into the lake from the Colorado River is scheduled to be shut off. Already, the inland lake
EAST COUNTY EMERGENCY UPDATES: 2 HELPFUL RESOURCES ON FACEBOOK
Printer-friendly version November 9,2015 (San Diego’s East County)–East County Magazine founded and operates the East County Alert Service, which provides wildfire and other emergency alerts free via e-mail and Twitter. You can sign up for our alerts here: http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/wild-fire-alerts . Major alerts are posted also on East County Magazine’s Facebook Page. We’ve recently learned about additional sources of information
DEC. 17 HEARING DATE SET ON ALPINE SCHOOL LAWSUIT
Printer-friendly version East County News Service November 9, 2016 (Alpine) – In the latest turn-around involving a suit filed against the Grossmont Union High School District over construction of an Alpine High School, Superior Court Judge Joel Pressman has set a new hearing date for December 17th at 9:30 a.m. Judge Pressman had earlier reversed his own action, ordering
CLIMATE CHANGE TO RAISE WILDFIRE RISK SIX-FOLD, STUDY PREDICTS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Photo: Lake Morena fire, by Claudia Millerbragg November 9, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society predicts that the number of extreme fire risk days in California will rise from 10 a year to 60 by the year 2100—a six-fold increase. The
CONGRESSWOMAN SUSAN DAVIS HOSTS COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY FORUM NOV. 10 AT GROSSMONT COLLEGE
Printer-friendly version November 9, 2015 (El Cajon)–As student loan debt is reaching record proportions, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D–San Diego) will host a forum on college affordability on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. (Registration is at 6 p.m.) The forum will include representatives from the Department of Education and financial aid officers from local colleges, as well as a
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: PUNKIN CHUNKIN’ IN ALPINE
Printer-friendly version November 9, 2015 (Alpine) — Supervisor Dianne Jacob launched the ceremonial first pumpkin off a catapult at the 2nd annual Alpine Pumpkin Chunkin’ contest in Alpine on Sunday, November 8th — all for a good cause. This innovative event raised $4,500 to benefit the Alpine Education Association. Printer-friendly version
BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS PRESENTS LINDO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH $5,000 EDUCATION GRANT
Printer-friendly version November 9, 2015 (Lakeside)– Lindo Park Elementary School, a K-5 school that has served the Lakeside community for over 60 years, received a $5,000 education grant earlier today from the Barona Band of Mission Indians. The Lakeside school teaches students to excel in a global society by integrating a research-based curriculum in a 21st century environment. The grant,
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