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Fire Destroys ½ Acre At Anza Borrego In Palm Canyon
A grove of palm trees near the Borrego Palm Canyon trailhead were burned in a fire Saturday(1/18). The blaze was reported about 12:50 p.m. The fire remained at a half-acre, with a slow rate of spread, according to Cal Fire. Hand crews cut a containment line around the fire and were assisted by other ground crews and a helicopter, fire officials said. By evening, the air support had been called off, while ground crews were expected to continue a heavy mop-up operation. The cause of the fire was not known at press time. The loop trail is among the most popular in the area and leads to a waterfall.
The fire - at its most intense
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CPUC Further Expands Energy Programs In Advance Of Next Wildfire Season SAN FRANCISCO, January 16, 2020 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing efforts to strengthen community wildfire resiliency throughout the state, today established new budgets and modified incentives of more than $1 billion to fund the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) for the next critical fire season and subsequent years. Thursday’s decision approves an SGIP annual budget of $166 million for 2020-2024, for a total of $830 million in new funding. When added to existing unspent funds from prior years, the decision allocates a total of $1.2 billion in incentives and prioritizes funding of projects for communities most impacted by Public Safety Power Shut-off (PSPS) events. The decision focuses the program on energy storage projects that serve customers with medical needs and impacted communities during PSPS events. The program targets Tier 2 and Tier 3 high fire threat districts, where there is “extreme” and “elevated” risk of fire and disadvantaged and low income customers, medically vulnerable households, critical services facilities, and low income solar program customers. The decision also extends eligibility to customers affected by at least two prior PSPS events. The program sets aside 63 percent to fund equity/resiliency projects; 12 percent for renewable generation projects; 10 percent for large scale storage projects; 7 percent for residential projects; 5 percent for heat pump water heaters; and 3 percent for residential equity projects. Additionally, the decision expands the list of customers who are eligible for the equity/resiliency incentives to include customers relying on wells with electric pumps, small grocery stores and markets, food banks, and independent living centers. Furthermore, to help identify eligible customers, electric investorowned utilities will provide a method for all customers to identity the electric circuit they are on, and to verify if they were subject to two or more PSPS events. The utilities will also publish up-to-date lists of all circuits that had two or more PSPS events. Wildfires in California are becoming increasingly destructive. Local distributed energy resources, such as battery storage and rooftop solar, can help provide more reliable energy solutions when electricity is shut off to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire. SGIP equity incentives allow low income and medically vulnerable customers and disadvantaged communities the opportunity to access benefits that would otherwise be unavailable to them due to the relatively high cost of the technology. The new heat pump water heater incentives will greatly assist in reducing GHG emissions and play an important role in electrification efforts by replacing higher GHG emission natural gas water heaters with water heaters using electricity that is increasingly renewable. A very large number of water heaters are replaced every year, so it is important to start transforming that market as soon as possible. Commissioner Clifford Rechtschaffen notes, “These programs will provide resiliency for customers and critical facilities that are most likely to experience wildfires and PSPS events, and most in need of financial assistance.” Added Commissioner Genevieve Shiroma, “Today’s decision reflects the CPUC’s continuing commitment to assist vulnerable customers through Public Safety Power Shut-offs.” The SGIP was established in 2001 to increase deployment of distributed generation and energy storage systems to facilitate the integration of those resources into the electrical grid, improve efficiency and reliability of the distribution and transmission system, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, peak demand, and ratepayer costs. For more information on the Self-Generation Incentive Program, please visit www.cpuc.ca.gov/sgip. Documents related to this proceeding are available at: https://apps. cpuc.ca.gov/apex/f?p=401:56:0::NO:RP,57,RIR:P5_PROCEEDING_ SELECT:R1211005. The CPUC regulates services and utilities, safeguards the environment, and assures Californians’ access to safe and reliable utility infrastructure and services. For more information on the CPUC, please visit www.cpuc.ca.gov.
County Bans Sale Of Vaping Devices, Flavored Smoking Products
By José A. Álvarez, County of San Diego Communications Office
The fire - aftermath as cres continue to “mop up the area impacted photos courtesy CALFire
The County Board of Supervisors today voted to adopt new restrictions on the sale and distribution of flavored smoking products and electronic smoking devices, and also prohibited smoking in outdoor dining spaces, in San Diego’s unincorporated areas. The new restrictions must still pass a second reading scheduled for Jan. 28. If approved, they will be in effect Feb. 28 and enforcement will begin July 1. continued on page 11
January 22, 2020
Volume 35 — Issue 25
Julian, CA.
ISSN 1937-8416
New County Emergency Services Director To Focus On Partnerships, Technology
By Yvette Urrea Moe, County of San Diego Communications Office
The San Diego County Office of Emergency Services has a new director at the helm who arrives with experience both in the field and in our region.
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Jeff Toney served with the state overseeing its response to the deadly Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and the Montecito mudslides in Santa Barbara County, both in 2018. He even helped with the recovery phase of San Diego County’s Lilac Fire in 2017. Toney fills the role left open by Holly Porter, who was hired as the deputy chief administrative officer for the County’s Public Safety Group, replacing Ron Lane after his retirement. Toney, who most recently worked as the Southern Regional Administrator for the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, helped lead the state’s disaster response for 11 counties that included San Diego. He said the overall mission of the agency to help with planning, response and recovery during disasters is what attracted him to this field, and he noted Cal OES has done “a lot of good work over the years.” Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci said Toney was a dedicated leader who “greatly contributed to our success and efficiency during the many recent disasters.” Ghilarducci said he looked forward to continuing to work with Toney in his new position at San Diego County to further “enhance public safety in California.” In his role with Cal OES, Toney was at the table when it discussed cutting-edge technology in the field, and he has plans to expand these services to San Diego and upping its capability in a disaster. “I’ve worked with the County (of San Diego) and County OES for many years, and I’ve always been extremely impressed with the office. They’ve already thought three steps ahead of some of the other jurisdictions that I’ve seen so I knew it was a strong office,” Toney said. “The county level works for me. I’d like to get more local because I think that’s where you can make the most impact.” With the state, Toney has worked alongside and observed other counties during disasters and has made mental notes of lessons learned and best practices, all of which he’ll apply to San Diego County. He plans to help create a model for integrating the private sector and non-governmental organizations more in the response and recovery phase of continued on page 8
Tuesday, November 19 L 17-46 @ Calvary Christian Thurs., November 21 L 45-56 Home vs Bonsall Thurs., December 5 L 59-23 Home vs Guajome Park Monday, December 9 L 54-56 @ Bonsall Tues., December 10 L 24-60 Home vs Horizon Prep Wed, December 11 L 38-51 vs Hamilton Thurs., December 12 L 21-44 vs Mountain Empire Friday, December 13 L 40-51 vs San Pasqual Academy Sat., December 14 L 48-52 vs Warner Tues., December 17 L 8-56 @ Horizon Prep Thurs., December 19 L 7-64 @ Guajome Park Tuesday, January 14 L 30-58 @ Vincent Memorial Wed., January 15 L 36-57 Home vs Calvary Christian Thursday, January 17 L 24-48 @ Borrego Springs Tuesday, January 21 6:00 Home vs Mountain Empire Friday, January 24 5:30 Home vs West Shores Tuesday, January 28 6:00 @ Warner Friday, January 31 6:00 Home vs Vincent Memorial Tuesday, February 4 6:00 Home vs Borrego Springs Friday, February 7 6:00 @ Mountain Empire Tuesday, February 11 5:30 @ West Shores Thursday, February 13 4:30 @ National University Friday, February 14 6:00 Home vs Warner
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Tues., December 10 L 3-1 Home vs Calvin Christian Wed., December 11 L 8-0 @Foothills Christian Friday, November 13 L 4-1 Home vs Foothills Christian Thursday, December 19 W 6-1 Home vs Borrego Springs Friday, December 19 W 9-0 @ Borrego Springs Tuesday, January 14 W 10-0 @ Borrego Springs Thursday, January 16 3:30 Home vs Hamilton Tuesday, January 21 3:30 Home vs West Shores Thursday, January 23 3:30 Home vs Mountain Empire Tuesday, January 28 3:30 @ Vincent Memorial Thursday, January 30 3:30 Home vs Borrego Springs Tuesday, February 4 3:30 @ Hamilton Thursday, February 6 3:30 @ West Shores *** There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with. — William Halsey ***
Kids Pizza Recipe Contest Going on at Wynola Pizza this month. Check out dineinjulian.com for details and an entry form.