Health
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Several ticks collected in routine trapping from Lopez Canyon trail in Sorrento Valley have tested positive for tularemia, prompting County officials to remind people to protect themselves from ticks in the wild.
Environment
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A California deer mouse caught in routine trapping in the Santa Ysabel area has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus, the first positive testing of the virus in San Diego County in 2018.
Consumer
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It’s a new year and you are resolved! Maybe you’ve already decided to exercise more, spend less, read more or learn a new skill. Well, here’s a goal you might not have thought of — stop wasting food!
Environment
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The San Diego County Planning Commission voted 6-1 Thursday to recommend that the County’s Board of Supervisors approve the County’s revised Climate Action Plan, with some modifications.
Transportation
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The County of San Diego Thursday released a proposed Master Plan Update that will guide future development at McClellan-Palomar Airport along with its draft environmental study for a 45-day public review period scheduled to end March 5.
Environment
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The county’s first significant winter storm has prompted a 72-hour general advisory warning all swimmers, surfers and beach enthusiasts to stay out of the water because rains can carry urban bacteria to the ocean and bay.
Consumer
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It’s been a dry winter so far around San Diego County, but National Weather Service officials say we may be in for some rain early next week. So this weekend would be a good time to pick up some free sandbags.