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Free Laptops Open a New Path to Success for Foster Youth

| 1:33 PM

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The joy of the holidays came early for 125 foster youth and families who received a free refurbished laptop this month during an annual laptop giveaway event. For the 24th year in a row, the County of San Diego and the Futures Foundation teamed up to provide foster youth with laptops that will help them keep pace in a technology driven world and support their educational needs. 

Government
Christmas Tree Recycling sign Credit: shutterstock

All I Want for Christmas is Youuu — to Recycle!

| 10:55 AM

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The Holiday Season “presents” us all with one of the biggest recycling opportunities of the entire year. With all the gifts, wrapping paper, cards — and even the tree — there is a lot of stuff to “re-gift” to our earth and the future, rather than tossing it into the trash and our landfills. Here are some tips!

Government

County Mourns Passing of Retired County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister

| 12:43 PM

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Retired longtime San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister passed away earlier this morning. Mr. McAllister served as San Diego County’s Treasurer-Tax Collector for twenty-three years before retiring in August 2025.