Credit: Shutterstock Reading Time: 2 minutesA dead American Crow recently found in the North Park area has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), prompting County environmental health officials to remind people to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit the virus to people.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPreparing for emergencies is serious, but it doesn’t have to be dull. San Diego County Fire’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a volunteer group trained to help their neighbors during a disaster. Members also attend community events to share information about disaster preparedness.
Credit: USDA Reading Time: 2 minutesThe California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has declared a new quarantine area affecting Spring Valley, Bonita and five cities in San Diego County after Mexican fruit flies were found during a routine inspection in La Mesa.
Credit: CDC.gov Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County’s Tuberculosis Program, in collaboration with Sweetwater Union School District (SUHSD), is notifying students and staff who were potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at Southwest High School from Sept. 23, 2025, to Oct. 23, 2025.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County and San Diego Foundation on Monday formally kicked off a new public philanthropic partnership intended to protect local safety net services from funding cuts.
Reading Time: 2 minutesChief Financial Officer Joan Bracci will serve as the County’s Assistant Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer following the upcoming departure of Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Caroline Smith for a role in the private sector.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Registrar of Voters is now hiring poll workers for the June 2 Gubernatorial Primary Election.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLocal leaders gathered in Chula Vista to mark the completion of the region’s seventh Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU).
Reading Time: 2 minutesA ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration was held today for SkyLINE, a new mixed-use affordable housing development built next to the Rancho Bernardo Transit Center. The seven story, 100-unit project sits on a former Metropolitan Transit System parking lot and provides affordable homes for individuals and families.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCommunity members are invited to a free North County Community Resource Fair on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Vista Courthouse’s north parking lot, 325 South Melrose Drive.
