Water district exceeds mandates for restrictions
Because of an aggressive program to enforce the state-mandated reduction in water use, the Valley Center Municipal Water District exceeded reductions below the 36 percent mandate in June, July and September. The conservation measures have not come easy for customers or for the district. Over that same period, program implementation totaled just over $212,000 including labor, overtime, special programing, printing […]
SANDAG adopts new transportation plan update
The update of the county’s Regional Transportation Plan was approved 19-0 in a San Diego Association of Governments board vote Oct. 9. The update anticipates spending approximately $203.8 billion of expenditure-year dollars for highway, transit, rail, and bicycle projects. The revenue includes projections of anticipated federal, state, local and private funds from existing and reasonably available future sources. The revenue […]
Assembly Bill 32 will help make the internet more secure
—GUEST OPINIONHigh-profile computer crimes are increasing nationwide, as shown by recent hacking attacks on major retailers. The California Department of Motor Vehicles computer system was also hacked, causing a data security breach in its credit card processing services. Even the White House website has been compromised. Sadly, no individual, business or government agency is really safe online. To help deter these […]
Letters to the Editor
To Whom It May Concern: Two recent letter writers caused me to ponder. Both took exception to another’s religious and or anti-abortion beliefs. The first was concerned about judging others by pointing out that in her neighborhood, “We respect our differences and do not debate them. We support each other as neighbors without judging one another.” I contend that if […]
Letting go of judgement
—GUEST OPINIONWhat would the world look like without judgment? Letting go of judgment has been the biggest liberation of my life I believe! And, just like they tell you, when you point a finger at someone else, you have three pointing back at you! Try it! I had no idea how much self-judgment I had. Boy, was that an eye-opener! First […]
Parkway project reaches second phase
The Bear Valley Parkway North Road Widening project is making progress and is quickly approaching the end of the first of three planned stages of construction. This first stage, which includes widening the east side of Bear Valley Parkway between SR 78 (San Pasqual Valley Road) and Boyle Avenue, is nearly complete. The second stage of construction began Oct. 14. […]
Around Escondido
Workshop in Escondido to teach business basics— A workshop on Business Plan Basics will take place at the Escondido Chamber of Commerce at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 24 at the Escondido Chamber of Commerce, 720 N. Broadway. The free 90-minute workshop will cover start-up business people need to know about writing a business plan, components of the plan and the […]