County, City, School and Church Partner to Make Vision a Reality

April 4, 2012 (San Carlos) – San Carlos has its first community garden at Springall Academy, a school serving K-12 students with special needs throughout San Diego County.  The school, in partnership with San Carlos United Methodist Church, developed and will operate and maintain the garden.  The garden, located at 6460 Boulder Lake Ave., San Diego, is one of two community gardens on San Diego Unified School District sites and represents an agreement between the district and the community to jointly use the plots for growing fresh fruits and vegetables.

 
February 3, 2012 --  (San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media.  This week’s top “Roundup” headlines include:   

• Does new County land use plan go too far? (San Diego U-T)
• State realignment floods county jails and probation departments (KPBS)
• Sheriff reduces jail time for inmates to avoid overcrowding (La Mesa Patch)
• City Council meeting Tuesday: With redevelopment gone, now what? (Santee Patch)
• Santee gets another ‘F’ in state of tobacco report(Santee Patch)
• Beating Briarcrest: How La Mesa attorneys saved city $10.5 million (La Mesa Patch)
• Student protester faces stiff sanctions (Daily Aztec)
• New playground coming to Lake Murray (San Diego U-T)
•  Helix community garden vote again delayed again by board, dismaying backers (La Mesa Patch)
• California Health Dept. cites smart meter health risks in report (La Mesa Patch blog by Susan Brinchman)
• Ramona Water District engineering consultant fees goes up 67% (Ramona Patch) 

• Controller: State to run out of cash in March with no action (Sacramento Bee)
• Caltrans sidesteps accountability (Sacramento Bee editorial)
• California lawmakers move to limit protests at funerals (Reuters)
• High court overturns CA slaughterhouse law (PBS)
• Los Angeles judge blocks state cuts to Medi-cal providers (Sacramento Bee)