Consumer
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You may have noticed. The holiday shopping season has begun! That means it is the perfect time to remind all you Santa Clauses out there—always double-check your receipts so you don’t get accidentally overcharged by faulty cash register price scanners.
Public Safety
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County airport staff, working with Carlsbad police and firefighters, are scheduled to hold a major disaster exercise Thursday morning at McClellan Palomar Airport in Carlsbad. County officials said people living in the surrounding areas should not be startled by the activities, which will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, and could include sirens and fire engines.
Library
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Are you the kind of person who enjoys a good, scary book ― especially at Halloween? Well, look no further. The County of San Diego Library has a few sboooook―tacular lists for you, filled with books you can read or listen to!
Agriculture
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San Diego County has a new number-one crop for the first time in 12 years, other crops racked up double-digit value increases, and agriculture remained a key industry at $1.75 billion in value in the County’s new Crop Report. However, the report also showed total crop and commodity values fell for the first time since 2018, by nearly 3.2% from $1.8 billion a year ago.
Health
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A deer mouse collected in routine monitoring from an open area in Guatay near Pine Valley has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus. Remember, never sweep up or vacuum up after wild rodents if you find them in living spaces; use “wet-cleaning” methods instead.
Government
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County supervisors have approved new Vehicle-Miles-Traveled guidelines for new development in unincorporated communities that will fight climate change and still allow approximately 7,700 homes to be built faster and without expensive traffic studies.
Government
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The County of San Diego released its Annual Report Tuesday calling on San Diegans to “Connect With Us” to build “a just, sustainable and resilient future.”