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San Diego County’s Department of Environmental Health is scheduled to drop mosquito-fighting larvicide for the fourth time this year on 48 local waterways Wednesday.
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San Diego County’s vector control program has already collected more batches of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes by the second week of July than it did in all of 2015. No people, either in the county or in the state, have tested positive for West Nile virus so far in 2016. However, County environmental health officials […]
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You can almost smell the barbecues heating up! The Fourth of July is a time for get-togethers, celebrations — and lots and lots of food. Here are some tips to make sure you’re cooking safely and your guests won’t get sick.
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to help those who lost homes or buildings in the Border fire by waiving fees for building permits and plan-check reviews, and to help clear fire debris. Supervisor Dianne Jacob, whose district includes the Potrero and Campo communities where the Border fire started just before […]
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They just might be a mosquito’s worst nightmare, which means they could also be a dream come true for lots of San Diego County residents.
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Things got hotter than they ever should have at the Border fire in the Campo area Monday when a man got a shotgun and fired shots to keep County employees from rescuing a burned emu.
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San Diego County’s Department of Environmental Health inspects roughly 4,000 public swimming pools and spas every year to make sure they’re clean and safe. Because they inspect only public pools and not private residences, they won’t be coming to your back yard. But they can share some helpful hints.
