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OPINION: Part-time Sweetwater Authority Board Members Don’t Deserve Costly Insurance Perk
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneBoard members with local water agencies — often politicians or politically connected people — don’t always bring a lot of relevant expertise to the job. They generally meet no more than a few times a month, basically to bless staff recommendations. They do not have demanding positions. Against this backdrop, the recent 6-1 vote by members of […]
San Diego Again Gets Drenched By Overnight Rains, And There’s More Coming Tonight
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsFor the second time this week, drenching rains spread across San Diego County during the overnight hours. And it will happen again late this evening and early Thursday, says the National Weather Service. So far, the rainfall has been impressive, in a cumulative sense. Since early Monday, parts of San Diego have received more than two […]
Long Beach Says Sea-Level Rise Will Bring Dire Flooding To Some Neighborhoods
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Press-Telegram (Long Beach)by Martin WisckolRising sea levels are not only going to increasingly flood parts of Long Beach, but could leave the most vulnerable neighborhoods uninhabitable within a generation or two, according to a city presentation Monday night that drew more 300 residents concerned about the city’s — and their own — future. “Residents can continue living on Naples […]
New Escondido Council Poised To Rescind Siting Of Recycled Water Plant
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby J. Harry JonesThe new majority on the Escondido City Council appears poised to rescind the former council’s 2017 decision to locate a $44 million recycled water plant in the middle of a residential area. “It’s the wrong location,” newly elected Mayor Paul “Mac” McNamara said Friday of the site in the center of the city at the […]