September 2015
East County Magazine
“MEET THE EDITOR” DRAWS ENTHUSIASM FROM SANTEE RESIDENTS
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photos by James Fauset September 1, 2015 (Santee) – East County Magazine extends our thanks to the Santee Solutions Coalition for hosting our “Meet the Editor” night at the Santee Library last week. It was great meeting representatives from nonprofits doing great works in the community, such as Friends of the Santee River Park,
CRACKDOWN ON DRUNK DRIVERS SET FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND AFTER “SUMMER OF SHAME”
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery September 2, 2015 (San Diego’s East County) – Deadly drunk driving crashes have spiked this summer, killing 11 people since May — six in August alone. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis says, “This has been a summer of shame when it comes to fatal DUIs.” She calls the conduct of drivers who caused the crashes
DRONE ZONES: BILLS ADVANCE IN CA TO CRACKDOWN ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery September 2, 2015 (Sacramento) – An estimated 700,000 drones are expected to be sold in the U.S. this year to hobbyists –a 63% increase over last year, the Consumer Electronics Association reports. Now the California Legislature is scrambling to enact laws to restrict some uses of those drones after numerous complaints of safety and
JUDGE RULES SD COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY IS OWED $188 MILLION
Printer-friendly version By Devoreo Bell September 2, 2015 (San Diego)–The San Diego County Water Authority is owed $188.3 million plus interest from the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District, a judge has affirmed in a final ruling which found Metropolitan charged illegal rates to the San Diego district from 2011 to 2014. The ruling was made by San Francisco Superior
PUBLIC HEARING RECORDS AND VIDEOS IN CALIFORNIA CAN’T BE COPYRIGHTED, JUDGE RULES
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery September 2, 2015 (San Diego) – A federal judge has ruled that citizens in California have the right to post video clips of public hearings, dismissing the city of Inglewood’s claims of copyright violation as without merit. The case involved YouTube videos posted by Joseph Teixeira, an Inglewood resident, who included short clips
A SMOKIN’ HOT EVENT: DESCANSO DEEP-PIT BBQ SEPT. 6
Printer-friendly version August 25, 2015 (Descanso)–Our Lady of Light Catholic Church in Descanso will hold its 78th Annual Deep Pit Barbecue on Sunday, September 6th during the Labor Day weekend. The festivities will start at 11 a.m. and continue until 6 p.m. The barbecue has been a major event of the mountain empire area since before World War II. It will be held on the Church
DOWNED TREE CLEARED OFF HIGHWAY 94
Printer-friendly version September 2, 2015 (Campo) — An oak tree with a six-foot diameter and large canopy of branches crashed down onto State Route 94 in Campo yesterday, closing eastbound lanes temporarily until crews could clear away the debris. East County Magazine’s emergency alert service sent alerts via e-mail and Twitter about the lane closures. Reader Susan Reilly senst
HEALTH AND SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Printer-friendly version September 2, 2015 (San Diego’s East County)– Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future. HEALTH Blood test ‘detects cancer relapse’ (BBC) Turning cancer into healthy tissue (BBC) More than 1 in 6 children are obese: How parents and teachers can help (CS Monitor) Creative minds: New study challenges myth about people with
INSTALLATION OF MAST BOULEVARD TRAFFIC SIGNAL NEARING COMPLETION
Printer-friendly version Signal will increase safety for drivers, residents and pedestrians September 2, 2015 (Santee) – Pardee Homes has announced that the traffic signal improvement project on Mast Boulevard will soon be complete. The work is expected to conclude in early October. Pardee, developer of the future Castlerock residential community to be located north of Mast Boulevard between Medina Drive
MEMORIALS PLANNED FOR GARRY MCCLINTOCK SEPT. 20 AND 26
Printer-friendly version September 1, 2015 (Descanso)—A series of events are planned to honor the memory of famed saddle maker Garry McClintock including a memorial ride and barbecue on September 20th, as well as a church service and reception September 26th. Below are details provided by the Gary McClintock Memorial Committee: The plan has been finalized for the memorials for Garry McClintock. There
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