Public Safety
Shelves of books for young adults at the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility

Probation Department Awarded Grant to Reduce the Number of Girls in Custody

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Vera Institute of Justice and the Office of Youth and Community Restoration awarded the San Diego County Probation Department a $125,000 grant. The grant is part of the Ending Girls’ Incarceration initiative. It will include technical assistance from the Vera Institute of Justice to help improve programming, collect data, and close policy gaps for girls and gender-expansive youth.  

Government
A woman being walked down a hallway at Las Colinas Jail

Alternatives to Incarceration Report Released, Your Input Needed

| 11:32 AM

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County wants to hear from you on a new report with recommendations for programs and services to redirect people contacted for low level charges away from jails when there is not a threat to public safety. A virtual community listening session on the report will take place on May 4, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. […]

Housing
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VIDEO: County Excess Land Ready for Senior Housing

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe County broke ground today on Kettner Crossing, an 8-story BRIDGE housing development for older adults in heart of Little Italy.

Public Safety
Two firefighter paramedics standing in front of new CAL FIRE red ambulance

Third Ramona Ambulance and Crew Busy Helping Residents

| 11:31 AM

Reading Time: 2 minutesA new ambulance with its crew and services added by the San Diego County Fire Protection District and CAL FIRE is seeing a great deal of use. County Fire accepted the transfer of responsibility for fire protection and emergency medical services in Ramona last August. The change brought a third fire department paramedic ambulance and additional firefighter staffing enhancements to the Ramona service area. 

Housing
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VIDEO: County Opens Affordable Housing Development in San Marcos

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe County’s newest affordable housing development celebrated a ribbon cutting and grand opening today in San Marcos.

Health

After-action Report Cites Strengths of County’s COVID-19 Response

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Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Diego County released an independent COVID-19 after-action report this week that identified numerous strengths in the County’s response to the world-shaking pandemic. The report also included recommendations for improvement, including continuing several actions the County was already taking.