East County News and Style
100-year anniversary celebration has been launched by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association
99 years ago, Nov. 15, 1919, San Diegans began traveling eastbound aboard the San Diego & Arizona Railway; Year-long, 100-year anniversary celebration has been launched by the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Association Beginning Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, the Pacific...
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La Mesa health library presents art exhibit featuring impressionistic paintings
The Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, a consumer health library at 9001 Wakarusa St. in La Mesa, is now presenting its Fall Art Exhibit titled “Personal Impressions.” The collaborative exhibit showcases 20 paintings, including eight paintings by La...
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Chick-fil-A restaurants in Santee, La Mesa offer free food to Chick-fil-Mobile App Users
The 14 Chick-fil-A restaurants across San Diego County are teaming up to offer free food to customers who download or log into the Chick-fil-A Mobile App in November through Dec. 1. Chick-fil-A restaurants in the East County are located at 8200 Fletcher Parkway, La...
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Heartland Fire & Rescue Appoints New Fire Chief
The Cities of El Cajon, La Mesa and Lemon Grove, who jointly manage Heartland Fire & Rescue, have selected Steve Swaney as the next Fire Chief. The City Managers for the three cities (Graham Mitchell of El Cajon, Yvonne Garrett of La Mesa, and Lydia Romero of Lemon...
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Alpine’s Joel Anderson running for state Board of Equalization open seat that covers five counties
A low-profile, political race for a state office to represent nearly 10 million residents in five Southern California counties may be falling under the radar for many voters. Up for grabs is an open seat for District 4 on the California Board of Equalization (BOE), a...
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Open seat for 38th State Senate District draws former assemblyman, fire captain
A local political race for an open state Senate seat has remained relatively low profile due mostly to an aggressive campaign conducted by one candidate who is heavily favored to win. Brian W. Jones, a three-term Republican state assemblyman and current Santee city...
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Grossmont Healthcare District continues food assistance support to East County residents
The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) is continuing its support of community organizations working to address hunger and food insecurity among residents in the East County Region with recent grants totaling $85,500 to three food distribution nonprofits, including...
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Grossmont Healthcare District continues support for community organizations serving homeless, refugee populations
The Grossmont Healthcare District (GHD) is continuing its support of community organizations that assist specialized populations in the East Region, including homeless and refugee groups, with recent grants to Crisis House and Survivors of Torture International. A...
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Health care library in La Mesa to host free meeting on healthy holiday eating habits on Oct. 24th
The Grossmont Healthcare District’s Dr. William C. Herrick Community Health Care Library, 9001 Wakarusa St. in La Mesa, will host “Fall into Healthy Habits for the Holiday Season and Beyond,” an informational program about how to navigate the holiday season for...
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Median home price in East County is $535k, says realtors trade group
The median sales price for a detached single-family home in East County reached $535,000 in August 2018, which was 5.4 percent higher than the $507,500 price in August 2017, according to the Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors (PSAR), a trade group for San...
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