Smallest recruit rises to honorman at San Diego boot camp
Oziel Camacho of San Clemente, 15 feet 6 inches and 140 pounds, chief honorman of Marine Company F at the San Diego Recruit Depot graduation, was chosen best of 371 recruits in Platoon 2184 earning promotion to lance corporal. He led his platoon as banner bearer, faced tough drill instructors, and credits daily discipline learned on a mission to stay focused. Camacho plan includes combat training then linguistic school with fluency in Spanish and Portuguese and interest in Arabic and Russian.
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Metrolink approves seven percent fare rise for riders
Metrolink board approved a 7 percent fare increase to close a $13 million shortfall caused largely by higher fuel costs. The July 1 rise will yield about $4.5 million for fiscal 2012-13 operating costs, marking the largest percentage hike in the system’s 20 year history.
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Edison sensor fault could have cut emergency power
Government filings show Edison disabled a vibration sensor on emergency diesel generators at San Onofre. The unanalyzed condition might have degraded safety if an earthquake triggered the sensor during concurrent power loss. Edison notes other backup systems were in place while the plant undergoes repairs for worn steam-generator tubes.
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