Housing
Reading Time: 2 minutesA groundbreaking in North County this morning celebrated the County’s latest supportive housing development located in the city of Vista. Santa Fe Senior Village in downtown Vista will provide 54 fully furnished studio and one-bedroom apartment homes for seniors who are unhoused or at risk of being unhoused.
Government
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe nearly 700,000 residents living in San Diego County’s Fourth Supervisorial District will continue to be served by County government after Supervisor Nathan Fletcher’s resignation at 5 p.m. tonight.
Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is National Nurse Appreciation Week, and today the County celebrated more than 600 of its nurses for providing the highest level of care to our community during a special event at the County Operations Center.
Government
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople in the community will get a chance to give their feedback on the County’s new recommended budget at two community budget meetings next week.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesYoung San Diegans are invited to help raise awareness about opioid overdoses and the dangers of counterfeit and illicit opioids using their video and art skills.
Animals
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith kitten season underway, the San Diego County Department of Animal Services is reminding people not to be a “kitnapper.” That means if you encounter an unattended kitten litter in your community, don’t be so quick to scoop them up and bring them to a shelter.
Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonitoring and responding to potential public health threats is a priority for San Diego County Public Health Services. Recently, County Public Health workers and Father Joe’s Villages teamed up to test people experiencing homelessness for possible exposure to tuberculosis.
Government
Reading Time: 2 minutesVarious departments will give budget presentations before the Board of Supervisors during a special meeting on Thursday, May 11.
Public Safety
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe San Diego Sheriff’s Department rolled out its new siren system built into patrol vehicles that will emit a high, then low repeating siren tone which warns communities that they need to evacuate due to immediate danger.
Families
Reading Time: 2 minutesA couple thousand low-income San Diego County families and seniors hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic could receive $4,000 in cash to help them recover, County and Jewish Family Service leaders announced Friday.