Consumer

New App Helps Public Report Potholes, Smog, Overcharges, More

| 1:54 PM

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You’re driving down the road and you see a pothole, a flooded culvert, or a damaged street sign. Or you’ve been overcharged by a faulty price-scanner, see a business pumping out smog, notice a building slimed with graffiti or an abandoned junker car sitting at the corner. We’ve got an app for that!

Environment
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Deer Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus

| 11:45 AM

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Three wild deer mice caught in routine trapping in a rural area in Jamul have tested positive this week for hantavirus. Residents are reminded to use wet-cleaning methods, not brooms or vacuums, if they have to clean up after rodents.

Consumer

Free Sand and Sandbags Available Around County

| 11:48 AM

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San Diego County got two to five times more rain in December 2016 than it did in December 2015 when El Niño was raising fears of big rains. With more rain this week and more winter ahead, residents can get free sandbags to protect property.

Agriculture

Send Your Best, Not a Pest

| 10:14 AM

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Who would want a homemade holiday fruit basket — with creepy mealybugs? Or a giant whiteflies hiding in hand-picked poinsettias? Nobody, right? But it can happen. If you’re one of the millions of Americans who will be traveling this holiday season, remember — don’t pack a pest!