Public Safety
People standing and speaking in front of tables in a room at the Lakeside Library

Coches Fire Recovery Event Offers Support to Wildfire Victims

| 2:57 PM

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Residents in Lakeside directly impacted by the Coches Fire attended a recovery resource event at the San Diego County Library, Lakeside Branch Saturday afternoon.  Government agencies, community groups and leaders from the Lakeside Fire Protection District were able to offer support and services needed to start the recovery process.

Animals
Small brown Chihuahua held in the arms of an Animal Services employee

Spring Valley Woman Faces Animal Cruelty Charges

| 4:05 PM

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County Animal Services has taken custody of a small Chihuahua and is pursuing animal cruelty charges against a Spring Valley woman after a disturbing video surfaced which appeared to show a dog being struck with a wooden plank, then covered with a container and kicked.

Public Safety
small home fully engulfed in flames

Wildfire Preparedness and Defensible Space

| 5:31 PM

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As part of Wildfire Preparedness Week, CAL FIRE teamed up with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety to demonstrate the significantly different burn rates between a home that has been hardened against wildfire and one that has not been.