The County Department of Animal Services rescued or sheltered approximately 30 animals from the West Fire, and after reuniting all but four, staff members are helping people impacted by the fire with pet food and resources if needed at the Alpine Local Assistance Center.
In a local emergency, people who don’t speak English or Spanish may not understand urgent information put out by government agencies and media. This is a challenge faced by public health departments and local emergency managers throughout the country, but San Diego County is trying out a solution by partnering with a broad network of trusted community organizations.
A three-foot section of plastic pipe wrapped in foam and rigged with tubing squirted out red-tinged water to represent a bleeding thigh. Told to stop the “bleeding,” trained community members were instructed to apply direct pressure, then wrap it with bandages.
Credit: PhotoSpin Saving for college can be a challenge for anyone, but perhaps it can be more so for families who rely on child support payments.
Fourteen-year-old Nikki Benedict was heading home from a friend’s house on May 1, 1967, cutting through what was then just a field at Carriage and Poway Roads in Poway when someone stabbed her in broad daylight and left her to die.
Voting is about making everyone’s voice mean something. That’s why the San Diego County Public Defender Youth Council has been out doing non-partisan voter outreach at their high schools and in their communities this month.
The Palomar Mountain Fire Station will soon be getting a $1.8 million remodel including permanent living quarters to house four to six firefighters and other significant improvements.
