Health
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County Adds Night Vaccination Hours, Mobile Sites

| 5:19 PM

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Continuing to make it as easy as possible for people to get COVID-19 vaccinations, the County of San Diego Thursday started night hours at three vaccination sites, extended appointment windows for all sites and announced it plans to set up more pop-up, drop-in clinics.

Health
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County Conducts First Larvicide Drop; Reminds Public About Mosquito Prevention

| 9:17 AM

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The County’s Vector Control Program is scheduled to conduct its first routine mosquito-fighting aerial larvicide drop this week on dozens of waterways to help stop mosquitoes from potentially spreading diseases like West Nile virus.

Parks and Rec
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County Opens Unique Campground and Newest Bike Park in South Bay

| 5:52 PM

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County and other officials held opening events Wednesday for two eagerly awaited projects: the new Tijuana River Valley Regional Park Campground and the Otay Valley Regional Park’s Bike Park, named for the district’s former County Supervisor Greg Cox.

Environment
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Virtual Celebration, Real Fun — County’s Earth Day 2021!

| 7:21 AM

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The celebration is virtual, but the fun is real — San Diego County’s virtual Earth Day Fair is back at the Land Use and Environment Group’s Earth Day webpage!

Library
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County Library Opens Digital, Audio Bookshelves to Local Students

| 4:04 PM

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Thousands of local students in 19 schools and districts have a whole new world of digital and audio books to read and listen to, thanks to the County Library — and they won’t even need a library card.

Government
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Board Votes to Buy, Conserve Historic Star Ranch Land in Campo

| 4:32 PM

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County supervisors have voted to buy the 2,151-acre, historic Star Ranch area in Campo, its largest acquisition of sensitive habitat, wetlands, potential passive park land and hiking trails in a decade.

Government
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Supervisors Approve Little Libraries Initiative

| 5:33 PM

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County supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to create a “little libraries” initiative to boost literacy in low-income and communities of color by giving the people and children living in them more opportunities to have books to read in their homes.