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Board Paves Way for Taxation of Cannabis Businesses in the Unincorporated Area

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The County Board of Supervisors voted today to set taxation rates for existing cannabis businesses in the unincorporated area.

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Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care to See Increased Support

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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to accept recommendations from Child Welfare Services (CWS) to increase funding to support foster youth for up to three years as they transition out of care. 

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VIDEO: County and Local Law Enforcement Hand Out Naloxone Kits to Save Lives

| 5:49 PM

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The County and Sheriff’s department announced the expansion of a partnership for the distribution of naloxone as part of a Comprehensive Harm Reduction Plan to help fight the illicit fentanyl crisis.

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Eligible San Diegans Urged to Join the 540,000 Already Protected with Bivalent COVID-19 Booster 

| 4:57 PM

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More than 540,000 San Diegans have protected themselves, their family and friends by getting a bivalent COVID-19 booster since it became available in September 2022.

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New County Study Advances Ways to Close Digital Divide in Unincorporated Area

| 10:35 AM

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A recent analysis of census data as part of the County Comprehensive Broadband Plan showed that approximately 37,000 households in the unincorporated area of San Diego don’t have a broadband internet subscription.