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Board Votes to Buy 123 Acres for Ramona Grasslands Preserve

| 3:46 PM

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County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to buy 123 acres of open space and habitat to add to the County’s 3,490-acre Ramona Grasslands Preserve.

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Ward's Weed

County Receives State Grant to Help Whack Invasive Weed

| 10:24 AM

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The County of San Diego has received a $53,966 state grant to continue efforts to corral a native plant-threatening, fire hazard-creating invasive weed that even Australian cows don’t like.

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Solar Permits Issued by the County Surge

| 12:12 PM

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The County of San Diego is on pace to have one of its busiest years for solar rooftop permits, and it could get busier as a 30% federal tax break to help offset the costs ends in 2019.