Cat Tests Positive for Tularemia
Jul. 8, 2014 | 11:28 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
A pet cat in North County has tested positive for tularemia and County officials are urging people to protect themselves and their pets.
Stories by Gig Conaughton
Board Approves $5.08 Billion 2014-15 Budget
Jun. 24, 2014 | 4:59 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new $5.08 billion budget Tuesday for the 2014-15 fiscal year.
San Diego County Wins 34 Achievement Awards for Outstanding Programs
Jun. 16, 2014 | 1:53 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Programs that encouraged San Diego County residents to prepare for disasters, live healthier lives, that widened access to immunizations and made it easier to join the solar-power revolution …
AirShow San Diego Takes Flight Saturday and Sunday at Gillespie Field
Jun. 2, 2014 | 5:50 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
World War II aircraft, paratroopers, aerial dogfights — even an airplane racing a jet-car! They’ll all be on display at the “AirShow San Diego” Saturday and Sunday at Gillespie Field in El Cajon.
County Offers Steps to Keep Pests at Bay in Fire Areas
May 22, 2014 | 4:19 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
County environmental health officials urged people living in or around fire-damaged neighborhoods Thursday to take simple precautions to keep disease-carrying pests from multiplying or getting into homes.
County Closing San Marcos Fire Recovery Office, Keeping Hotlines Open
May 22, 2014 | 3:35 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County plans to close the Recovery Liaison Office it opened in San Marcos during last week’s fires at 5 p.m. Friday. But it is keeping its telephone and email hotlines open to help people.
Weed Wheel Takes a Whack at Pollution
May 5, 2014 | 8:20 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
It’s old-school and it’s simple. And it could just help clean local beaches while helping you find better ways to fight those eternal pests — weeds!