Articles by Ana Nita
A PERSPECTIVE
Numerous voices have been claiming lately the sand mining project in El Monte Valley is a done deal and the sand permit will get approved at the county level by the planning commission and the board of supervisors, despite community protest.
In August, the county planning department published the subsequent Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that requires the government to study the impact of every proposed project on the environment and to identify ways to mitigate potential impact.
Third annual edition of the East County Junk Trail came and went this month and it was better than the previous years, according to both the organizers and customers.
With 14 stops listed on a printable treasure hunting map, raffle prizes and gifts at each stop, the event succeeded in bringing together established antique and vintage stores along with traveling pop-up vendors at each major stop.
“This is f---ing gnarly,” exclaimed Zach Decker, 25, while driving his vehicle on I-8 West on Friday, Oct. 19 before noon and watching live as an airplane from the Gillespile Field Airport landed in front of his car on the freeway.
His wife, Keri, 26, started recording right away and the video posted on Facebook reached almost a million views.
The couple lives in Boulevard, Calif. and Keri Decker said they were taking their son, Mason, to the dentist when this “once in a lifetime” event happened.