State data shows more than 300 schools in San Diego County are testing their water for lead, following an NBC7 Investigates series on water quality in schools. A state spokeswoman said more schools are testing in San Diego County, by far, than any other county in the state. At least 17 of schools, across several […]
For years, San Diego Unified has known plumbing was aging at 78-year-old Emerson-Bandini Elementary School in Mountain View. In fact, three times in the past 13 years, Emerson’s plumbing needs were held up to voters as one of the reasons they should approve tax hikes to fund school repairs. Voters approved all three measures, pumping […]
Design flaws, construction shortcomings and maintenance errors caused the Oroville Dam spillway to break apart in February, according to an independent analysis by Robert Bea for the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management at UC Berkeley. Bea, a co-founder of the center and retired civil engineering professor, found that in the 1960s, when the dam was […]
/in San Diego County/by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union Tribuneby Laura Groch Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The Carlsbad City Council met in special closed session Tuesday for personnel evaluations. In regular session, the council held a hearing and voted 3-2 to deny permits for the Carlsbad Boat Club and Resort, a 20-unit timeshare condominium project at 4509 Adams St.; approved moving $100,000 from the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee fund to the […]
Three Hundred San Diego Schools Request Lead Water Testing
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /NBC 7 San Diegoby Wendy FryState data shows more than 300 schools in San Diego County are testing their water for lead, following an NBC7 Investigates series on water quality in schools. A state spokeswoman said more schools are testing in San Diego County, by far, than any other county in the state. At least 17 of schools, across several […]
Look, You Can’t Do a Ribbon-Cutting on New Plumbing
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardFor years, San Diego Unified has known plumbing was aging at 78-year-old Emerson-Bandini Elementary School in Mountain View. In fact, three times in the past 13 years, Emerson’s plumbing needs were held up to voters as one of the reasons they should approve tax hikes to fund school repairs. Voters approved all three measures, pumping […]
Serious Design, Construction and Maintenance Defects Doomed Oroville Dam, Report Says
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ralph VartabedianDesign flaws, construction shortcomings and maintenance errors caused the Oroville Dam spillway to break apart in February, according to an independent analysis by Robert Bea for the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management at UC Berkeley. Bea, a co-founder of the center and retired civil engineering professor, found that in the 1960s, when the dam was […]
How They Voted, April 16
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union Tribuneby Laura Groch Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Carlsbad City Council met in special closed session Tuesday for personnel evaluations. In regular session, the council held a hearing and voted 3-2 to deny permits for the Carlsbad Boat Club and Resort, a 20-unit timeshare condominium project at 4509 Adams St.; approved moving $100,000 from the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee fund to the […]