Public’s Help Needed to ID Man Killed on Freeway
Feb. 28, 2022 | 11:15 AMReading Time: < 1 minuteThe Medical Examiner’s Office needs your help identifying a man killed while crossing Interstate 805 in January.
County Opens Applications for Mini Home-Kitchen Restaurants
Feb. 25, 2022 | 1:46 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThe first aspiring chefs looking to turn their homes or apartments into mini-restaurants gathered at the County Operations Center as the County officially opened its application process for “Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations.”
Applicants Needed for Alternatives to Incarceration Advisory Group
Feb. 25, 2022 | 9:09 AMReading Time: < 1 minuteCommunity input is needed on the County’s Alternatives to Incarceration project. The County has launched a year-long study to improve the justice system, working with an independent contractor, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). SANDAG is taking applications for an Advisory Group to provide community and stakeholder input.
Hundreds of County Employees Volunteer for Homeless Count
Feb. 24, 2022 | 1:13 PMReading Time: 4 minutesThe annual homeless count is spearheaded by the Regional Task Force on Homelessness and provides a one-day snapshot of people living on the streets or in short-term shelters.
More than 5,000 San Diegans Have Died from COVID-19
Feb. 23, 2022 | 6:28 PMReading Time: 2 minutesSan Diego has reached a somber milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic as local virus-related deaths have now surpassed 5,000.
East County Man Dies from Influenza
Feb. 23, 2022 | 11:27 AMReading Time: 2 minutesA 64-year-old man from eastern San Diego County is the third influenza death reported in the region this season, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Virtual Town Hall Set on Policing Equity Report on Sheriff’s Department
Feb. 17, 2022 | 12:54 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteThe Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board will host a virtual town hall Feb. 22 on a report recently published by the Center for Policing Equity that looked at practices by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
COVID-19 Boosters Highly Encouraged for All Eligible San Diegans
Feb. 16, 2022 | 4:42 PMReading Time: 3 minutesWith masks coming off indoors in many public places for fully vaccinated people, County health officials are urging all eligible San Diegans to get all the recommended COVID-19 doses, including the additional and booster shots.
Take Time to Prepare Before A Significant Earthquake to Survive and Recover
Feb. 16, 2022 | 11:13 AMReading Time: 2 minutesEarthquakes happen every day in California. Nearly all are so minor they go unnoticed. But one long-range scientific model forecasts a 6.7 magnitude will happen sometime in California in the next 12 years. Yet, the warning for a specific earthquake doesn’t come more than a few seconds ahead. That means the only time to prepare for a significant earthquake is before one happens.
County Reports Slight Uptick in Flu Cases
Feb. 16, 2022 | 11:12 AMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County Health and Human Services Agency is reporting 34 new lab-confirmed influenza cases, a slight uptick from last week when 26 cases were reported.