January 16, 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
- Calif desert aquifers contain high chemical levels (Sacramento Bee)
- California Poverty Rate Highest in Nation Based on New Census Department Figures(Huffington Post)
- Judge continues to block part of Calif. Initiative on human trafficking (Sacramento Bee)
- Calif. teachers fund moves to divest from firearms (Sacramento Bee)
- Pilfering plastic a booming industry in Calif. (Sacramento Bee)
- Can San Andreas Break At Once? Study Says Maybe (AP)
LOCAL//REGIONAL
- Gillespie Field Expansion Brings Promise And Controversy(KPBS)
- Filner’s agenda for change tempered by finances (U-T San Diego)
- Murder rises second year in row U-T San Diego)
- DA: La Mesa doctor is a fake (U-T San Diego)
- Date set for power plant implosion (UT San Diego)
- Steps taken for possible restart at Cal nuke plant (Sacramento Bee)
- Ground rules set for Somali terrorism trial (U-T San Diego)
- How Will Junior Seau's CTE Diagnosis Affect The Next Generation? (KPBS)
- Local college students turning to ‘sugar daddies?’ (U-T San Diego)
- FBI Says Crime Rates Increased Across San Diego Area In First Half Of 2012 (KPBS)
- San Diego Lawsuit Says Blue Cross Illegally Targeting HIV/AIDS Patients (KPBS)
- City Heights Stuck in the Middle of Filner-Gloria Spat (Voice of San Diego)
- San Diego Will Take A $40 Million Hit On Pension Costs (KPBS)
- San Diego Ordinance Would Require Businesses To Increase Recycling (KPBS)
- Shames sues UCAN for libel (U-T San Diego)
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