A Sampling of Clips for September 11^th, 2009

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Severe Heat Waves Might hit O.C. More Often
Orange County Register, Sept. 10 – The recent heat wave that sent temperatures  soaring above 100 degrees for days in Orange County was comparatively mild to what the region might experience in the future, says the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. More

UC President Recommends
Huge Tuition Increases
San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 11 -- The price of a public education at the University of California may be going up again - not once, but twice.  UC President Mark Yudof is recommending a 15 percent increase in in-state undergraduate fees that would take effect next spring, and another 15 percent increase on top of that beginning in fall 2010. (Quotes said Gracelynne West, a student at UCSD) More

Fish Farm in the Works

Del Mar Times, Sept. 10 -- San Diego-based Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute has plans to make a big splash in the ocean just a few miles off La Jolla. The institute currently is pursuing government permits to build the largest offshore commercial fish farm in U.S. federal waters. (Quotes Ed Parnell, a prominent marine ecologist with UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

S.D. Superintendent Accepts Job in Houston
San Diego Union-Tribune, Sept. 11 -- The Houston school board hired Superintendent Terry Grier away from the San Diego Unified School District yesterday — three weeks after he was publicly named the top choice for the job. Grier's last day will be Sept. 18, 18 months into his four-year contract. His tenure has been marked by budget cuts and tense relations with the labor-backed school board. San Diego Unified must now find its fourth superintendent in as many years. The school board plans to name an interim superintendent today. (Mentions UCSD) More

The Coastal Commission’s Shock Treatment
San Diego News Room, Sept. 11 -- The California Coastal Commission’s decision on approving a third waiver for the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant was not supposed to make headlines. (Mentions Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

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