Environment

County Invites Public to Events Celebrating Pollinator Week

| 12:37 PM

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Birds do it, bees do it, and without them and all the other pollinators in our world, life as we know it wouldn’t exist ― no flowers, no food, no terrestrial ecosystems. That’s why the County of San Diego’s Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures (AWM) wants to help people celebrate National Pollinator Week!

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County Identifies Third Probable Case of hMPXV

| 4:51 PM

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The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency has identified an additional probable case of hMPXV, also known as human monkeypox, bringing the total probable case count in the region to three.

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Probation Youth Learn Life Skills Through Woodworking Program

| 10:26 AM

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Students at the County Probation Department’s new Youth Transition Campus are preparing for a woodworking exhibition Friday, June 17. Youth will get to show off their projects built over the last year in Career and Technical Education classes at the new Kearny Mesa campus and at the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility.

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Two Probable Cases of Monkeypox Identified in San Diego County

| 2:14 PM

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The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency has identified two probable cases of monkeypox, that must be verified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Health

Recognizing the Signs of Elder Abuse

| 2:00 PM

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On this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the County of San Diego Aging & Independence Services is asking San Diegans to be on the lookout for signs of elder abuse.

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Flu Virus Still Present in San Diego

| 10:38 AM

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A total of 178 lab-confirmed influenza cases were reported last week, a figure slightly lower when compared to flu totals identified in recent weeks, but far greater than the number of cases detected at this time in previous seasons. During the same week last year, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced three influenza […]