Health
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VIDEO: Public Health Nurses Respond to Flu Outbreak at Migrant Shelter

| 1:52 PM

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County health care specialists have screened about 15,000 asylum seekers at the local temporary shelter with no signs of a slowdown. When the newest arrivals showed a spike in flu-like symptoms, our Public Health nurses quickly made a plan and made the adjustment.

Library
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Genealogy Tool ‘My Heritage’ Free at County Library

| 10:37 AM

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Get free access to the genealogy tool, My Heritage, with a County Library card. The website offers billions of historical documents from more than 48 countries, old photos and more.

Housing

From ‘Sleeping Under Bushes’ to Her Own Apartment: One Woman’s Story

| 9:34 AM

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Melanie Bryant is one of hundreds of people who have found a stable place to live thanks to Project One for All, the County of San Diego’s extensive effort to house and provide needed services to homeless people with serious mental illness.

Environment

Board Votes to Buy 123 Acres for Ramona Grasslands Preserve

| 3:46 PM

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County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to buy 123 acres of open space and habitat to add to the County’s 3,490-acre Ramona Grasslands Preserve.

Environment
Ward's Weed

County Receives State Grant to Help Whack Invasive Weed

| 10:24 AM

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The County of San Diego has received a $53,966 state grant to continue efforts to corral a native plant-threatening, fire hazard-creating invasive weed that even Australian cows don’t like.

Library
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County Library Launches High-speed Internet with State Parks Events

| 3:15 PM

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San Diego County Library branches just got a big bump in internet speed and will showcase the new connection with a series of virtual state park tours that invite customer interaction.

Public Safety
02:49

Board Approves Plan to Boost Wildfire Resilience

| 3:12 PM

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The County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to implement a pre-fire strategy in its highest-risk areas to reduce wildfire loss.