Public Safety
Entry drive to the New Fox Fire Center

CAL FIRE Eyes Camp Fox For New Fire Center

| 4:48 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutesCounty Fire and CAL FIRE are working to turn a sixth-grade camp site at the base of Palomar Mountain into a fire center to train new fire fighters. Today, a board letter from Supervisor Jim Desmond recommended the County finalize an agreement with CAL FIRE to use the Camp Fox site as a wildland firefighting base.  The Camp Fox property was owned by the County, but transferred to the San Diego County Office of Education in 1977.  It is now transferring back to the County.

Housing

County Approves $10 Million for Cities to Address Homelessness

| 4:15 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new grant program that makes $10 million available to cities for new emergency housing projects was approved Tuesday by the County Board of Supervisors.