Health
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Mice Collected in Mount Laguna Test Positive for Hantavirus

| 9:43 AM

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Five deer mice and one brush mouse collected in routine monitoring in the Mount Laguna area have tested positive for hantavirus, County environmental health officials said this week.

Elections
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Don’t Wait Until Election Day — Vote Early!

| 8:42 AM

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The San Diego County Registrar’s office reminds you that you can make voting decisions and complete your mail ballot for the Sept. 14 California Gubernatorial Recall Election in the comfort of your home.

Transportation

Summer is Time for Road Trips — and Road Work!

| 1:33 PM

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Summertime means road trips — not just for those of us heading out for fun or vacation, but also for crews working to maintain and improve San Diego County’s unincorporated roads to protect drivers and keep the public safe.

Agriculture

Agriculture Tops $1.8 Billion in New Crop Report

| 9:36 AM

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Agriculture values topped $1.8 billion for the first time since 2014 in the County of San Diego’s annual Crop Report that covers the 2020 growing season, overcoming decreases in many crop values and reported mixed effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Agriculture
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Citrus Disease Detection in San Diego County Prompts Quarantine

| 8:10 AM

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a quarantine in parts of north San Diego County Thursday, after detecting a potentially devastating citrus disease in the county for the first time.

Health

Monthly Mosquito Larvicide Application Done by Hand Crews This Week

| 11:40 AM

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County Vector Control crews will conduct their regular mosquito-fighting larvicide applications this week on dozens of local waterways — but by hand, rather than from the air, because the helicopter used is down for unscheduled maintenance.