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The County has appointed Vaughn Maurice as its new Animal Services Director. Mr. Maurice brings a wealth of experience in animal welfare, strategic planning, executive leadership, financial management, and emergency response to his new role.
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County Fire/CAL FIRE have started work to protect homes in the Dulzura area as part of the California Wildfire Mitigation Program. The program provides defensible space and home retrofits to harden homes against wildfires. In many cases, the work is provided at no cost to the homeowner and is intended to help high social vulnerability communities and provide assistance to qualifying low- and moderate-income households.
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One year out, San Diego County Fire Protection District is making good on its promise to deliver fire protection, emergency medical services, and ambulance transportation in Borrego Springs and major improvements are underway.
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The Emergency Temporary Lodging Program to support those impacted by the January flooding ends tomorrow. The program is a cooperative effort between the County of San Diego, City of San Diego and other local cities and community partners to provide safe housing options to resident whose homes were damaged. With the end of the program, those residents will be moving back home or making other arrangements with their local housing authorities.
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The County of San Diego, the City of San Diego’s Housing Commission, and the National City Housing Authority have agreed on plans to help residents affected by the January storms to transition out of the County’s Emergency Temporary Lodging Program to longer-term housing solutions.
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The new County program to provide lodging to families who had their homes damaged in the Jan. 22 flood is now providing safe and secure lodging for more than 400 families from across the County.
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Today, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for eight counties in Southern California including San Diego. The move comes as a series of winter storms begins impacting much of the state with high winds, damaging rain, and heavy snowfall. The emergency proclamation includes provisions authorizing a California National Guard response, if necessary, facilitation […]
