East County Magazine

STORIES OF THE YEAR 2024
By Miriam Raftery January 2, 2025 (San Diego’s East County) – 2024 has been a turbulent year, from devastating floods in January to controversies over homelessness and immigration, contentious

PASSAGES: LOCAL LEADERS LOST IN 2024
East County News Service December 31, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) – Our region lost civic leaders and luminaries this year in fields including a basketball superstar, an astronaut, a

2023 STORIES OF THE YEAR
By Miriam Raftery December 30, 2023 (San Diego’s East County)—It’s been a turbulent year, from the resignation of a supervisor to a tropical storm slamming our region, from

PASSAGES: LOCAL LEADERS AND LUMINARIES LOST IN 2023
By Miriam Raftery December 31, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) – As the year draws to a close, we honor the memories and legacies of local leaders and luminaries

THANKS FOR THE SANDBAGS, NOW WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THEM AFTER HILARY
By Chuck Westerheide, County of San Diego Communications Office September 3, 2023 (San Diego) — Thousands of San Diegans fortified their homes and property with sandbags before the arrival of Tropical

STORIES OF THE YEAR 2022
By Miriam Raftery January 1, 2023 (San Diego’s East County) – It’s been a tumultuous year, as our region emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic only to face new challenges: drought,

PASSAGES: REMEMBERING LIVES LOST IN 2022
By Miriam Raftery December 26, 2022 (San Diego’s East County) – At year’s end, we reflect on local newsmakers who left their mark on our region, before losing their lives

PASSAGES: REMEMBERING LIVES LOST IN 2021
By Miriam Raftery December 31, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – Lost but never forgotten, these are the prominent East County individuals who passed away in 2021, as well

STORIES OF THE YEAR: TURBULENT TIMES AND BRIGHT SPOTS IN 2021
By Miriam Raftery December 29, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – Turbulent times continued in 2021, marred by a persistent pandemic, vaccine rollouts, political divisiveness including an insurrection at the

PASSAGES: REMEMBERING THOSE LOST IN 2020
East County News Service December 30, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) — They include the famous and infamous– community and business leaders, a sports star, a youth sports coach, a