New County Supervisor Sworn In, Board Chair Named
Jul. 22, 2025 | 3:45 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A new County Supervisor took the oath of office Tuesday.
Month: July 2025
EMS Trainees and Their Families Connect With Career Path, Mentors
Jul. 21, 2025 | 1:36 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Trainees in San Diego County Fire’s new Emergency Medical Services Corps demonstrated hands-only CPR and equipment in an ambulance for family as a way to share what they’re learning and introduce them to their real-world coaches and instructors.
County Library Food Programs Feed Thousands
Jul. 18, 2025 | 11:04 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
Everyone knows libraries offer books. But 16 County Library branches are meeting a different kind of community need this time of year – summer meals and food pantries.
Volunteers Provide Comfort for County Shelter Animals with Handmade Beds
Jul. 18, 2025 | 9:45 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
At the County’s Carlsbad animal shelter, a volunteer group known as Kennel Comforters gathers the first weekend of every month to make cozy, handmade beds for shelter animals.
Probation Youth Earn College Degrees and Aim Higher
Jul. 17, 2025 | 4:49 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Two young men who are in custody at East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility will soon head to four-year universities after walking across the graduation stage at Southwestern College.
Get the Buzz on Mosquitoes, Learn How to Avoid the Bite at Vector Control Open House
Jul. 17, 2025 | 1:55 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Want to learn more about protecting yourself from mosquito-borne illness? County Vector Control is holding an open house to tell you how to do that, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, at the County Operations Center plaza, located at 5520 Overland Drive in San Diego.
Saving Our Seniors From Elder Fraud
Jul. 16, 2025 | 1:22 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Elder fraud and senior scams are a billion-dollar industry. Criminals target older adults through technology, impersonating government officials, investment schemes and using scare tactics to trick seniors out for their money. San Diego County has a home-grown weapon against senior fraud, and it already has saved many would-be victims from devastating loses.