East County Magazine
2025 Stories of the year
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery January 22, 2026 (San Diego) – It’s been a turbulent year across our nation, around the world, and here in San Diego County. While national news
Local leaders lost in 2025
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery Updated January 6 to add two leaders whose December deaths we learned of after this was originally published. January 1, 2026 (San Diego’s East County) —
STORIES OF THE YEAR 2024
Printer-friendly version 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
PASSAGES: LOCAL LEADERS LOST IN 2024
Printer-friendly versionEast 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,
2023 STORIES OF THE YEAR
Printer-friendly version 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
PASSAGES: LOCAL LEADERS AND LUMINARIES LOST IN 2023
Printer-friendly version 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
THANKS FOR THE SANDBAGS, NOW WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THEM AFTER HILARY
Printer-friendly versionBy 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
STORIES OF THE YEAR 2022
Printer-friendly versionBy 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:
PASSAGES: REMEMBERING LIVES LOST IN 2022
Printer-friendly versionBy 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
PASSAGES: REMEMBERING LIVES LOST IN 2021
Printer-friendly version 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,
