Health
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Influenza deaths and cases went up last week and the number of emergency department visits due to influenza-like illness remained the same, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Consumer
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Heavy rains may be on the way Thursday. People in unincorporated areas can get free sandbags at numerous locations to help them protect their homes, properties and communities.
Animals
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Spring is here and County Animal Services is celebrating with a half-price special on dogs and cats through Sunday, March 25.
Government
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The San Diego County Employees’ Charitable Organization (CECO) donated $167,990 in grants to 100 local nonprofit programs located throughout the San Diego region on Thursday at its annual awards breakfast at the County Operations Center.
Public Safety
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Ten teenage girls wearing matching purple T-shirts and Nike sneakers run around and around a small interior recreational yard, marking their hands with a highlighter pen for each lap. Twenty- seven laps is a 5K – the length of the race they plan to run in this Sunday.
Environment
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Our winter rains have finally arrived and that rain barrel you invested in is filling up! But are you sure your rain barrel is safe — that it won’t turn into a mosquito factory once the weather warms up?
Health
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Flu-related fatalities rose to 302 after 13 additional deaths were reported last week, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.