Public Safety

Emergency Planning for Developmentally Disabled People

| 5:01 PM

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By definition, disasters are chaotic and frightening. Now imagine what it would look like to someone with autism, Alzheimer’s disease, or someone who is developmentally disabled. The goal of emergency planners is to make the experience more reassuring and less confusing for everyone.

Government

County Seeking Applicants for Redevelopment Oversight Boards

| 5:17 PM

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Are you interested in being part of what happens next with redevelopment? Then you might want to sit on one of the region’s 17 redevelopment oversight boards. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is appointing some of the people who will serve on the County Oversight Board and the 16 city oversight boards.

Health

Three Students Diagnosed With Whooping Cough

| 10:58 AM

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Parents at three separate schools were told to watch their children for symptoms of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, after three students were diagnosed with the highly contagious respiratory illness, County Health and Human Services Agency officials said today.

Public Safety

Prepare Now for Red Flag Conditions

| 1:49 PM

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Rain is in the immediate forecast, but dry and gusty wind conditions are expected to follow. Learn the difference between a Fire Weather Watch and a Red Flag Warning.