PETERS MAKES CASE FOR ELECTABILITY IN NEW 52ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
In exclusive interview with East County Magazine, Peters talks about key issues in our region By Miriam Raftery May 30, 2012 (San Diego) –“I’m the candidate with the best record of working across the...
View ArticleFRONT AND CENTER: ANOTHER ASSAULT LOOMING FOR COMBAT VETS
By Rick RogersDefenseTracker.com July 18, 2012 (San Diego) -- One war is over while another winds down. A more important fight looms at home. I’m not talking about troops wrestling with...
View ArticlePROPOSITION 30 PICKED UP A MAJOR WIN FOR EDUCATION FUNDING IN CA
By Bill WeaverNovember 7, 2012 (San Diego)—Governor Jerry Brown has announced victory for Proposition 30. The ballot measure will raise income taxes on the wealthiest citizens in the state and...
View ArticleCALIFORNIANS SAY YES TO FIVE OF ELEVEN PROPOSITIONS
By Mayan AvitableNovember 8, 2012 (San Diego) -- The most watched proposition by many who are involved in education was California's Proposition 30. This proposition was highly promoted by Governor...
View ArticleLORENA GONZALEZ TO RUN FOR ASSEMBLY; HUESO RUNS FOR STATE SENATE
Elected Officials and Business Leaders Provide Early Support for Pro-Jobs Democrat’s Campaign for Assembly District 80 in South San Diego CountyDecember 5, 2012(San Diego) -- Working families advocate...
View ArticleNEIGHBORHOOD NATIONAL BANK REACHES 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Neighborhood National Bank committed to serving low-moderate income census tracts for more than a decade December 17, 2012 (San Diego)—Neighborhood National Bank has reached its 15th anniversary as a...
View ArticleEAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: TOP LOCAL AND STATE NEWS
December 26, 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”...
View ArticleBELLUS ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH CW FOR “AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL”: CASTING JAN....
December 30, 2012 (San Diego)--Bellus Academy is adding “national television show partner” to its long list of accomplishments, innovations and top-tier resources. On Saturday, Jan. 5, the beauty and...
View ArticleCUYAMACA, GROSSMONT COLLEGES BEGIN SEMESTER IN AN OPTIMISTIC SPIRIT
Photos by Stephen Harvey/Grossmont College photographerJanuary 25, 2013 (El Cajon)--Spring semester begins January 28 at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges in a restorative vein, with hundreds of classes...
View ArticleREADER’S EDITORIAL: THE COMING STUDENT LOAN FREIGHT TRAIN
By Jake ChristieFebruary 20, 2013 (San Diego’s East County)--I could’ve called it a “bomb” or a “fiasco”, but I prefer to call the mess that is the American private and public student loan system a...
View ArticleTRANSFORMATIVE ENERGY: A WAKE-UP CALL TO TEACHERS & EDUCATORS
Free workshops offered Dec. 14, Jan. 11 and Feb. 8, 2014 December 10, 2013 (San Diego) – Dr. Dee L. Fabry, Ph.D., author of On Teaching Well: Using Classroom Instructional Strategies to Increase Your...
View ArticleWEBER HEARING ON HIGHER EDUCATION IN SAN DIEGO FOCUSES ON ISSUES COUNTYWIDE
East County educators among those testifyingBy Jordan SchaffnerDecember 11, 2013 (San Diego)--Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (photo, left, with staff) held a public hearing on access to San Diego higher...
View ArticleREADER’S EDITORIAL: BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION AT 60: NEED FOR RECOMMITMENT...
By Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber"We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred and the mistrust.... We must dissent because...
View ArticleRALLY TODAY URGES GOVERNOR TO SIGN BLOCK'S BILL ALLOWING COMMUNITY COLLEGES...
By Miriam RafterySeptember 4, 2014 (San Diego) – Educators and business leaders plan a rally today at 10:30 to urge Governor Jerry Brown to sign Senate Bill 850, a bill by Senator Marty Block (D-San...
View ArticleWHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE AT SDSU AIMS TO INSPIRE COUNSELORS TO HELP STUDENTS...
East County News ServiceNovember 18, 2014 (San Diego)--First Lady Michelle Obama gave a video welcoming message at a White House-sponsored conference designed to help high school counselors motivate...
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