Government

Top County News Center Stories of 2024

| 11:15 AM

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Big elections, unprecedented floods, continued efforts to end homelessness and create housing, new public health challenges and a new County Chief Administrative Officer—there was a lot going on in San Diego County in 2024. Here’s a look at just a few of the most read and viewed topics and stories over the past year from our County News Center website.

Health
County Administration Center

State Law Expanding Involuntary Behavioral Health Treatment Takes Effect Jan. 1

| 10:40 AM

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The County of San Diego’s Behavioral Health Services has spent the last year organizing extensive planning and training to prepare for the biggest update to California’s civil detention and conservatorship laws in more than 50 years.