NEWSOM DECLARES DROUGHT EMERGENCY ACROSS CALIFORNIA
October 2021 ArticlesdroughtSan Diego CountySan Diego County included in drought declarationBy Rachel Decker, CalMattersCalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how...
View ArticleA SHADY DEAL: LEMON GROVE JOINS TREE CITY USA
October 2021 ArticlesBy Miriam Raftery Photo: Creative commons image via BingOctober 22, 2021 (Lemon Grove) – Lemon Grove’s City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to join Tree City USA, a national...
View ArticleMARINES MAKE FIRST-EVER WATER DROPS IN ANZA-BORREGO DESERT TO SAVE BIGHORN...
October 2021 ArticlesPeninsular Bighorn Sheepbighorn sheepAnza-Borrego Desert State Parkbighorn water dropMarinesAnza-BorregoBy Miriam RafteryOctober 23, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – The drought...
View ArticleSUPERVISORS FLETCHER, VARGAS OPEN COUNTY'S NEW DEMONSTRATION GARDEN
October 2021 ArticlesNathan FletcherNora Vargasgardens By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications OfficeVideo by Brett MichelOctober 28, 2021 (San Diego) - Hoping to help sow the seeds of...
View ArticleGIANT INVASIVE SNAILS TAKE HOLD IN LOCAL LAKES, CITY REVEALS AFTER ECM INQUIRY
October 2021 Articleschanneled apple snailssnailsrat lung diseaseinvasive snailsThese large snails can potentially transmit rat lung worm disease By Miriam RafteryPhoto by Katasha Cornwell, Florida...
View ArticleSULLIVAN SOLAR ACCUSED OF SHUTTING DOWN, LEAVING CUSTOMERS IN LURCH
November 2021 ArticlesSullivan Solar PowerBy Miriam RafteryFile photo: Daniel Sullivan, founder and president of Sullivan SolarNovember 1, 2021 (San Diego) – Consumers who hired Sullivan Solar Power...
View ArticleFALL GARDEN FESTIVAL NOV. 13 AT THE WATER CONSERVATION GARDEN
November 2021 ArticlesWater Conservation GardenWater Conservation Garden eventsCuyamaca CollegeCuyamaca College eventsFall Garden FestivalEl CajonEl Cajon eventsEast County News ServiceNovember 10,...
View ArticleNEW STUDY STATES REGIONAL COLLABORATION KEY TO DECARBONIZATION
November 2021 ArticlesCarbon emissionsreducing carbon emissionsBy Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications OfficeNovember 15, 2021 (San Diego) - Reducing carbon emissions to zero regionally...
View ArticleSUPERVISOR ANDERSON TAKES ACTION TO EXPAND ACCESS AT LOCAL LAKES
November 2021 ArticlesJoel AndersonSan Diego lakesSan Diego reservoirs By Miriam RafteryView our interview by clicking the image at left.November 18, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – San Diego County...
View ArticleCOYOTE TRAPPED IN CAR BUMPER RETURNS TO THE WILD
November 2021 Articlescoyotecoyote rescueSan Diego Humane SocietyRamonaCoyote rehabilitated at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife CenterEast County News ServiceNovember 18, 2021 (Ramona) – A...
View ArticleNATIVE AMERICANS INCLUDING KUMEYAAY, SAN DIEGO ACTIVISTS AND SUPPORTERS FROM...
November 2021 ArticlesHualapai NationArizonalithium mininglithium minesKumeyaay NationNative AmericansBy Henri MigalaNovember 18, 2021 (Wikieup, Ariz.) -- Few, if any, narratives in America are older,...
View ArticleSANDAG BOARD LEADERS TO ASK STAFF TO FIND ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES FOR...
December 2021 ArticlesSANDAGregional transportation planBy Miriam RafteryPhoto: cc via BingDecember 3, 2021 (San Diego) – On December 10, the San Diego Regional Association of Governments (SANDAG)...
View ArticleWINGED WARNING: MIGRATING BIRDS HIT HARD BY CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT
December 2021 Articlesbirdsmigratory birdsCalifornia droughtwaterBy Julie Cart, CalMattersCalMatters is a public interest journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works...
View ArticleANZA BORREGO FOUNDATION’S HIKES RETURN: FIRST HIKE DEC. 14
December 2021 ArticlesAnza-Borrego FoundationBorrego SpringsBorrego Springs eventsABF hikesBy Miriam RafteryDecember 5, 2021 (Borrego Springs) – The Anza Borrego Foundation’s member hikes are back...
View ArticleALL WIND TURBINES AT OCOTILLO REMAIN SHUT DOWN SINCE SEPTEMBER TURBINE COLLAPSE
December 2021 ArticlesOcotillo Wellswind turbines Ocotillo WellsOcotillo Wind Energy FacilityBy Miriam RafteryDecember 9, 2021 (Ocotillo, Calif.) – All turbines at the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility...
View ArticleROCK FALL CLOSES BUTTES PASS SLOT CANYON IN ANZA-BORREGO
December 2021 ArticlesBorrego Trailrockslide Borrego TrailBy Miriam Raftery December 23, 2021 (Anza-Borrego) – Anza-Borrego Desert State Park today posted an alert on social media warning that the...
View ArticleIT’S THE MOST RECYCLABLE TIME OF THE YEAR!
December 2021 ArticlesChristmas treesrecyclingholidays 2021By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications OfficeImage credit: Shutterstock December 23, 2021 (San Diego) - It’s the most —...
View ArticleCOUNTY RELEASE DRAFT EIR ON COTTONWOOD SAND MINING PROJECT: PUBLIC MEETINGS...
December 2021 ArticlesCottonwood Sand Minesand mineCottonwood Golf CourseBy Miriam RafteryImages via Stop Cottonwood Sand Mine December 28, 2021 (San Diego) – A Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)...
View ArticleDEADLY RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC FEVER HOPS ACROSS REGION
December 2021 ArticlesRHDV2rabbit hemorrhagic diseaserabbit feverrabbitsrabbit vaccinationsSan DiegoStory and photos by Karen Pearlman December 30, 2021 (San Diego) -- An extremely contagious disease...
View ArticleTERRA-GEN FINED HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR FALSIFYING DATA ON WIND TURBINE...
January 2022 ArticlesTerra-GenCampo windwind turbinescampoStory and photos by Miriam RafteryPhoto: Terra-Gen’s planned Campo Wind turbines would be twice as tall as those shown at the existing Kumeyaay...
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