September 20, 2012 -- (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
- County invokes state suspension of meeting laws (UT San Diego)
- SDG&E to pay federal government $643 million for fire damage (North County Times)
- Cal-Trans wins fatal crash suit, asks family to pay (UT San Diego)
- 2 former Navy Seals from San Diego killed in embassy attack (10 News)
- Scientists weigh effects of climate change: Scripps conference seeks solution to sea level rise (North County Times)
- Sycamore landfill approved after years of litigation (Santee Patch)
- Lawsuit aims to reveal misuse of baseball funds at Grossmont High (La Mesa Patch)
STATE
- Cal State system to hike tuition 5% if Prop 30 fails (Los Angeles Times)
- Jerry Brown and Molly Munger both want to raise taxes to help schools, but differ on approach (Sacramento Bee)
- Brown signs overhaul of California’s worker compensation (Sacramento Bee)
- 700 bills on Brown’s desk (Sacramento Bee)
- State restricts military funeral protests (UT San Diego)
- California Legislature approves public pension changes (Sacramento Bee)
- The Salton Sea: Death and Politics in the Great American Water War (Wired)
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