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East of the Line - 50 PERCENT OF MY SDG&E BILL IS SUPPOSED TO GO FOR...
By Billie Jo JannenOnce upon a time, our power in many parts east of the line, was provided by a cooperative formed, as many were in the wake of the New Deal, using both local resources and a loan from...
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'East of the Line' debuts this week
Anew column by award-winning rural journalist Billie Jo Jannen makes its exclusive debut this week in East County Magazine.The column, dubbed East of the Line, will deal with backcountry land use,...
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EAST OF THE LINE: NEW PLANNING GROUP CHAIRMEN HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT
By Billie Jo JannenPlanning groups countywide have seated their newly elected members since the first of the year and Campo's changing of the guard does nothing to dispel its image as among the most...
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EAST OF THE LINE: Local economy gets a shot in the arm from border operations
By Billie Jo Jannen Victor Leon of Potrero and Rudolfo Reyes of Campo put a raked finish on the drying concrete at the base of the border fence in the far western portion of Campo. They are working on...
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EAST OF THE LINE: PARTISAN POLITICS ARE THE POISON PILL OF DEMOCRACY—EVEN IN...
By Billie Jo Jannen September 6, 2009 (San Diego’s East County)--Which is more important to the health of a region or a nation: a government that responds to the voice of the people or one that...
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EAST OF THE LINE: FIRING BACK AT BORDER FIRE, ROOTING OUT WILD PIGS, & A...
By Billie Jo Jannen Firefighters shoot back at border fire September 29, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) -- A Mexican fire that threatened the border area between Castle Rock and Bell Valley over the...
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EAST OF THE LINE: THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE
‘Downzoning’ is actually ‘upzoning’ when it comes to property values By Billie Jo Jannen October 15, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) -- The debate over the “downzoning” provisions of the general plan...
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EAST OF THE LINE: IF YOU CAN’T BEAT ‘EM, DENIGRATE ‘EM
Planners seek ouster of wind farm's project manager A column written for East County Magazine By Billie Jo Jannen April 16, 2011 (Boulevard)--The manager of Enel Green Power Jewel Valley made the...
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EAST OF THE LINE: FIRE FEE SLAPPED ON POLITICALLY IMPOTENT MINORITY IS A...
By Billie Jo JannenJuly 13, 2011 (Campo)--I can vividly describe every one of the four fires that has burned through my property over the past 25 years. Notably, every one was started by someone who...
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EAST OF THE LINE: A TALE OF TWO PLANNING GROUPS—FROM LEADERSHIP TO LOST IN...
Plus how the County creates its own poster children for “red tape reduction”By Billie Jo Jannen February 8, 2012 (San Diego’s East County)--The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is due to vote...
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