July 23, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• VA San Diego nurses call for improved patient care (KPBS)
• More Refugee Girls Are College Bound, Flipping the Cultural Script (Voice of SD)
• Lemon Grove nixes raises in salary, car allowance (UT San Diego)
• Man who fired homemade cannon that exploded, killing girlfriend, talks to 10 News (10 News)
• San Diego Home Prices Rise While Sales Slip Nearly 8% (KPBS)
• Nonviolent offenders charged with violent crimes (UT San Diego)
• Business improvement districts fees upheld in court ruling (UT San Diego)
• Local Fishermen Land the Big One: a Dockside Market (Voice of San Diego)
• La Mesa Politics: Candidates filing now for council, mayor  (La Mesa Today)

STATE

• State alert system would target drivers in hit-and-run collisions (SacBee)
• California Supreme Court nomination a ‘statement’ to U.S. (SFGate)
• 5 men sue over anti-terror info-sharing program (SacBee)

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July 3, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• San Diego County property value is up 6% (Santee Patch)
• La Mesa: Legion Post Out of Park Station Project (La Mesa Today)
• Maybe Potrero residents sensed something (SD Reader)
• Protesters force buses carrying undocumented immigrants to Murrieta to turn around (10 News)
• Filings show November slate growing (La Mesa Today)
• Yes, full transit can work. Just look at Lemon Grove (Voice of San Diego)
• Central American children find help in SD (UT San Diego)
• Crimestoppers offers reward to locate Ramona fugitive (Ramona Sentinel)

STATE

• California Voters To Weigh Reducing Some Felonies To Misdemeanors (KPBS)
• Immigrants arrive in El Centro (Desert Sun)
• Butts fire grows, threatens nearly 400 homes in Napa (Sacramento Bee)
• Yosemite’s anniversary: For Indians, there’s little to celebrate (Sacramento Bee)

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In March, we covered plenty of hot topics, from the new healthcare exchange programs in California to La Mesa’s term limits initiative.  We toured a zebra ranch and animal rescue facility in Ramona, heard complaints about AT&T’s home wireless sytems, and had a rollicking interview with the Bayous Brothers band.  View a complete list of interviews and topics covered during March by clicking here.

You can hear our show on KNSJ 89.1 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 5 p.m., with reruns aired the next mornings at 9 a.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 8 a.m. on Saturday.

June 5, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• East County demographic results shared (UT San Diego)
• San Onofre Emergency Procedures Concern Senator Boxer (KPBS)
• Lengthy La Mesa Village makeover set to start (Scoop San Diego)
• San Diego County turnout just 20 percent (KPBS)
• San Diego Mayor joins White House initiative to end veterans’ homelessness (KPBS)
• Vandals spray-paint animals, super glue locks, spray paint and egg high school (Ramona Sentinel)
• Wayward vehicle damages storefront at O’Dunn’s Fine Art (La Mesa Today)
• Peters, DeMaio look to series of debates (UT San Diego)
• San Diego’s second chance at drone domination (Voice of San Diego)
• Peeved Commissioner Peevey hints at CPUC disarray (Reader-Don Bauder)

STATE

• Senate approves changes to initiative process (Sacramento Bee)
• Calif. Supreme Court Orders Officials to Name Names When Police Shoot People (Reason)
• Warning label for sugary drinks passes California Senate (Reuters)
•  In low-dollar CA governor’s race, advertising pushes Neel Kashkari ahead of Tim Donnelly (Sacramento Bee)
•  Bill would erase Prop 187 language from California codes (Sacramento Bee)

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May 22, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• At Least 65 Homes Destroyed In San Diego County Wildfires (KPBS)
• Why Firefighters Aren’t Using Drones to View the Blazes — Yet (Voice of San Diego)
• Helix Water District customers get some good news  (UT San Diego)
• San Diego’s undercover drone companies fight the feds (Voice Of San Diego)
• Efforts to boost inmate fire crews lag (UT San Diego)
• Teen ran toward flames to help save homes (UT San Diego)
• Walton lends star power to future Boys and Girl Club (UT San Diego)
• San Diego Water Rates Could Go Up By Almost 4 Percent Next Year (KPBS)
• Body camera policy unveiled (UT San Diego)
• Fire chief: Crews saved Legoland, cash stash (U-T San Diego)
• Carl DeMaio Apologizes for Lifted Pension Report (Voice of San Diego)
• Experienced teachers to leave SD schools (UT San Diego)

STATE

• Federal courts limit mandatory detention of immigrants in California (RawStory)
• Gov. Brown signs law requiring political nonprofits to identify donors (Sacramento Bee)
• Federal court upholds California water transfer (Sacramento Bee)
• NSA data-gathering may run into California roadblock (Reuters)
• Huge fish die-offs in California and Minnesota. What's happening? (CS Monitor)
• Green Party candidate for Governor: Imagine a new California (San Diego Free Press)

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May 7, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• Team 10 investigation: Buying new tires? They might be old – and possibly deadly (10 News)
• Seized assets total $ 7 million for Sheriff (UT San Diego)
• Feds: James DiMaggio shooting was justified (10 News)
• Lemon Grove approves extra year, raise for city manager (UT San Diego)
• San Diego’s Post-Kreep Judicial Landscape: A Reader’s Guide  (Voice of San Diego)
• Suspended San Diego police officer re-arrested (Scoop San Diego)
• Last Burial Space at Fort Rosecrans Cemetery Claimed (KPBS)

STATE

• Feds reject immigrant driver’s licenses (UT San Diego)
• Electricity refund? Not in California (SD Reader - Don Bauder)
• Judge rules against Forest Service fees in Southern California (Los Angeles Times)
• CA school expels 3 students charged with  hate crimes for harassing black roommate (RawStory)
• Energy Commission will fund new hydrogen fueling stations in California (Sacramento Bee)

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April 17, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• Team 10 examines number of criminals monitored by GPS (10 News)
• See how your SDG&E bill could change (UT San Diego)
• (Ramona) Contractor linked to a string of burglaries (UT San Diego)
• UT San Diego key backer in “jobs tax” defeat (SD Reader)
• Santee Fire Chief resigns (UT San Diego)
• Where the mayor found cash (Voice of San Diego)
•  “Moon Jellies” invade Mission Bay ( NBC 7 San Diego)
• State Division of Occupational Safety and Health issues citations in fatal tree-trimming accident
• Ken Cinema to close on April 27 (San Diego Reader)
• Gas prices soaring as supply seems plentiful (10 News)
• Mike Aguirre Announces Legal Action Against San Onofre Settlement

STATE

• Jerry Brown calls special legislative session on rainy day fund (Sacramento Bee)
• Steinberg plan would dedicate California cap-and-trade dollars to housing, transit (Sacramento Bee)
• Ex-city official gets nearly 12 years in scandal (UT San Diego)

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April 3, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• San Diego’s playing with fire - Why the city can’t maintain enough emergency trucks (SD CityBeat)
• Critics worry railroad firm is off-track (UT San Diego)
• Helix Water District holding drought workshop (UT San Diego)
• La Mesa City Council (La Mesa Today)
• Arapostathis announces mayoral intention in La Mesa (UT-San Diego)
• Daughter to testify in high-profile California murder trial of Iraqi man
• The Scope Of San Diego's Gang Problem (KPBS)

STATE

• PG&E criminally charged in pipeline explosion (10 News)
• Leland Yee pulls out of Secretary of State’s race as pressures mount for him to leave Legislature (Sacramento Bee)
• The Story Of Calif. Senator's Arrest Reads Like Pulp Fiction (NPR)
• Ruling favors secret Gmail for officials (UT San Diego)
• Truckin': Salmon Take A Long, Strange Trip To The Pacific Ocean (NPR)
• California quake: why L.A. faces something worse than the 'Big One' (+video) (CS Monitor)
•  Storms give boost to dismal Sierra snowpack (Sacramento Bee)
• For Los Angeles, La Habra earthquake could offer hints about 'Big One' (+video) (CS Monitor)

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March 5, 2014 (San Diego's East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• Storm far from a drought buster  (U-T San Diego)
• DUI victim wanted to make a difference (NBC)
• Floods force 3 families out of homes in San Carlos (NBC TV)
• Charter cities in SD County sue over prevailing wage law (UT San Diego)
• San Diego Open Government Ballot Measure Tabled By City Council (KPBS)
• Plan For San Diego Police To Wear Uniform Cameras Receives Support (KPBS)
• City’s plan to delete emails should be scrapped (UT San Diego)
• San Diego County wins round in battle with water district  (LA Times) 
• Document says Navy knew USS Reagan was dangerously contaminated by Fukushima (Common Dreams)
• Special Report: 'Teflon' Cop Avoided Serious Investigation for Years (Voice of San Diego)

STATE

• Jerry Brown signs drought relief package  (Sacramento Bee)
• California drought: Why state's big cities aren't in crisis mode (CS Monitor)
• Toni Atkins, the Assembly’s Speaker to be (Los Angeles Times)
  
   

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January 23, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) -- East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL/REGIONAL

• Mayor's State Of The City Address 2014 (La Mesa Today)
• San Diego Sierra Club faces suspension (UT San Diego)
• Political corruption case grows (UT San Diego)
• MTS plans to cut bus service in Allied Gardens, Grantville, Del Cerro and SDSU (Mission Times Courier)
• 3-2 vote strips Madrid of SANDAG seat (La Mesa Today)
• Where the mayoral candidates stand on the big issues (Voice of San Diego)
• La Mesa's Park Station project gets a new look (La Mesa Courier)
• Should Sempra shareholders be worried? (UT San Diego)
• Google Glass user’s ticket dismissed (U-T San Diego)
• Former hospital exec claims overbilling (U-T San Diego)
• San Diego region’s water supplies remain adequate despite statewide drought (Scoop San Diego)
• New trolley route set to connect Mission Valley and University City (Mission Valley News)
• Chaldeans celebrate Pope’s acceptance (U-T San Diego)
• Renovations good signs for local casinos (U-T San Diego)

STATE

• Cal Fire Officials Set To Add More Personnel (KPBS)
• “They’re all gone” – shock as sardines vanish off California (Energy News)
• California governor declares drought emergency (Reuters)
• California School Districts Given New, More Flexible Spending Guidelines (KPBS)
• Brown's Budget Would Require Layoffs To California Courts, Chief Justice Says (KPBS)

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December 19, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:-

LOCAL

• El Cajon gets $1.5 miliion in federal grants (UT San Diego)
• La Mesa faces $800,000 fine for 2010 sewer spill (La Mesa Patch)
• San Diego Water Authority enters high stakes water fight (KPBS)
• Dozens of sailors from USS Ronald Reagan suffering cancer after earthquake assistance in Japan (American Live Wire)
• Cal Trans clarifies Route  67 media barrier project, pros and cons (Ramona Patch)
• What’s Behind San Diego’s Gang Problem (Voice of San Diego)
• The gift of raptors (SD Reader)
• Judge: San Diego To Receive $77M In $1B Lead Paint Ruling (KPBS)
• SWA adds nonstops from SD to 4 more cities (UT San Diego)
• Claims against Filner total $4M (UT San Diego)
• San Diego Avocado Growers Brace For New Invasive Beetle (KPBS)
• Attempted rapist Anthony Washington ordered to stand trial (10 News)

STATE

• California health exchange struggling to enroll Latinos (LA Times)
• Brown calls for federal unemployment extension (Sacramento Bee)

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November 7, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• Manchester buys more San Diego newspapers (SD Reader)
• Supreme Court ruling a win for La Mesa cop (U-T San Diego)
• San Diego’s real poverty rate (Voice of San Diego)
• Santee looking to revamp near Gillespie Field (UT San Diego)
• Which City In San Diego County Is The Most Walkable? (KPBS)
•  SDSU buys 50 apartments for $26 million
• City ups commercial development fees (UT San Diego)
• Sempra earnings mixed (UT San Diego)
• San Diego County Supervisors Approve Plan To Streamline Adoption Process (KPBS)
• Burmese Refugees Making San Diego Home (KPBS)

STATE

• Deal delays Calif. insurance policy cancellations (Sacramento Bee)
• Feds renew threat to withhold Calif. school funds (SacBee)
• California tops alternate poverty measure (UT San Diego)
• Millions In Federal Funds Create Few Jobs For Veterans (KPBS)
• Calif. moves to coordinate work on water issues (SacBee)
• Effort to clone Muir's giant sequoia is successful (Sacramento Bee)
• Mosquitoes known to carry dengue, yellow fever seen in California (Reuters)
• 'Orange slime' used for fighting fires heats debate (Marketplace.org)
• Editorial: Government pension costs rise fast, even as municipalities shed employees (SacBee)

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October 10, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

STATE

• California’s solitary confinement policies scrutinized at hearing (Sacramento Bee)
• Brown Signs Laws Limiting Detention Of Immigrants (KPBS)
• California Governor signs law expanding protections for journalists  (Reuters)

LOCAL

• Pentagon to cut number of Marines in San Diego (KUSI)
• Teen problems continue to plague Oktoberfest (La Mesa Today)
• Missing and wanted: 23 years later, La Mesa girl’s fate is still unknown (La Mesa Patch)
• Lemon Grove to get international market (Lemon Grove Patch)
• Is this triple-dipping by police sergeant?(U-T San Diego)

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September 26, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

LOCAL

• Supervisors Support Push For Southern California Drone Test Site (KPBS)
• Rainbow Investment to Take Control of Grossmont Center Mall (La Mesa Patch)
• San Diego’s Craft Beer Economy, in Three Charts (Voice of San Diego)
• Mother of drowned toddlers arrested (U-T San Diego)
• El Cajon will cover costs of new ordinance (UT San Diego)
• Traffic ticket costs spike with add-ons
• Rainbow water district officially opposes Gregory Landfill (Village News)

STATE

• Judges extend deadline in California prison case U-T San Diego)
• Federal highway funding crisis will hurt states, lawmakers told (Sacramento Bee)
• California Jobless Rate Increases To 8.9 Percent(KPBS)

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June 20, 2013 (San Diego's East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:

STATE

• California lawmakers pass state budget bill (Sacramento Bee)
• Highlights of California’s 2013-14 budget  (Bakersfield Now)
• California Democrats pass state budget, flex supermajority(Fresno Bee)
• Judge orders California to immediately release prisoners (Sacramento Bee)
• Changes To Domestic Violence Response Protocol Included In Trailer Bill (KPBS)
• Governor's sister joins Sempra board  (UT San Diego)
• Poop power: A new generation of companies bet on a different renewable energy (Infographic) (Marketplace)

LOCAL//REGIONAL

• NRC considers voiding key ruling on San Onofre (KPBS)
• Settlement Reached on Kumeyaay Wind Project Warranty Coverage: (Recharge News)
• Death’s in the details - Lapses in reporting inmate mortalities raise questions of oversight in San Diego County facilities (CityBeat)
• $2.75 billion San Diego city budget passed (Sacramento Bee)
• El Cajon economic picture mostly upbeat (U-T San Diego)
• Volunteer Fire Department on Palomar Mountain in tight spot (U-T San Diego)
• Quake studies cut short by nuke shutdown (U-T San Diego)
• Bond projects OK'd despite flap (U-T San Diego)
• 1 dead after firetruck collides with another vehicle in Poway (10 News)
• School fires teacher, a domestic abuse victim (UT San Diego)
• PBID supporters promise new, leaner proposal (La Mesa Today)
• Mayor Blows Up Planning, Development Org Chart (Voice of San Diego)
• Woman gives birth while on Interstate-8 in Flinn Springs (10 News)
• Several injured in brawl at Viejas Indian reservation (CBS)
• Cohn taking over Malarkey restaurant (U-T San Diego)

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