East County Archives

A woman walks in front of Garden Farms Market on Dec. 10, 2022.

Top Candidates for the 48th Congressional District Live Outside Its Borders

by Tigist Layne September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

While members of Congress aren’t required to live in their districts, most San Diego-area representatives do, and one candidate says home base matters.

News

County Urges El Cajon PD to Change Mental Health Call Policy

by Lisa Halverstadt September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

El Capitan Reservoir and dam on April 13, 2025 in Lakeside. / Ariana Drehsler for Voice of San Diego

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San Diego Is Getting Sued Because of One of Its Troubled Dams

by Tigist Layne August 27, 2025August 28, 2025

Housing

El Cajon Lags Behind Rest of Cities in Home Building Per Capita

by Will Huntsberry July 7, 2025July 25, 2025

Monica Montgomery Steppe Tuesday before officially becoming the San Diego County supervisor for District 4 in downtown on Dec. 5, 2023.

Homelessness News

County to Pursue New Tiny Home Project Despite Bad News From the State

by Lisa Halverstadt July 16, 2024July 16, 2024

News

El Cajon Won’t Ban Encampments — Yet

by Kathryn Gray June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

Tami Grobarek and William Pendarvis with their dogs North and Rags near where they set up their tent at night in El Cajon on May 9, 2023.

Homelessness News

This Couple Entered a Safe Parking Program for Stability. They Ended Up on the Street

by Andrea Sanchez-Villafaña and Lisa Halverstadt May 25, 2023

News

Without More Housing, Homeless Outreach Is Game of Moving People Around

by Jakob McWhinney April 21, 2022September 7, 2022

News

La Mesa Taps Outreach Workers, Not Cops, to Reach Homeless Population

by Jakob McWhinney April 19, 2022September 7, 2022

Tommy Rodger, 63, has been fighting devastating illnesses for many years, and while he would prefer to be inside, he is just glad to be alive.

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Magnolia Encampment Shrinking Steadily

by Jakob McWhinney April 6, 2022September 7, 2022