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They’re 1 ½ to 2 inches long, jet black, with long snouts and a deadly appetite for one of Southern California’s biggest icons — palm trees.
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County officials are inviting the public Monday night to tell them what they think of a draft plan that aims to keep 75 percent of all trash out of landfills by 2020 — and maybe even hit a “Zero Waste” target by 2040.
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County Vector Control crews will hand-spray a Chula Vista neighborhood this week to kill mosquitoes to prevent them from potentially spreading the Zika virus, after mosquitoes were found near a person who contracted Zika while traveling outside the country.
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The County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a permit Wednesday to build a solar farm in Jacumba that could generate enough electricity to power 5,000 homes.
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Picture this — you’re chasing down your flapjacks with Mexican cuisine, standing next to a two-story-tall Smokey Bear balloon when an expert flight team performs a perfect close formation flyby above you in the glinting sun and cloudless sky.
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County Vector Control crews plan to hand-spray a neighborhood in Lemon Grove early next week to continue to prevent invasive Aedes mosquitoes from getting the chance to potentially spread the Zika virus.
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The County’s Department of Planning & Development Services plans to hold public workshops Sept. 26 and 27 to collect input to develop a County Climate Action Plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Tuesday’s meeting is a special, evening, communitywide public workshop.
