VIDEO: County Prepared for Wildfires
May 2, 2022 | 7:05 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteThe County of San Diego joined CAL FIRE and partner agencies at the Ramona CAL FIRE Air Attack Base today to ask San Diegans to prepare for wildfires.
Be Prepared for Wildfires!
May 2, 2022 | 6:43 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County of San Diego joined CAL FIRE and partner agencies at the Ramona CAL FIRE Air Attack Base today to explain what you can do to prepare for wildfires. Almost half of the state’s largest and most damaging wildfires occurred in 2020 and 2021, burning almost 7 million acres. But there are proactive steps you can take to prepare your home and communities to be more resilient to the impacts of wildfire.
San Diego County Offers K-12 Youth Services Community Grant Program
May 2, 2022 | 3:55 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County announced today grant awards of up to $250,000 are available to help community and non-profit organizations support, promote, and improve educational options for San Diego County children.
VIDEO: County Helps Fund Expanded Swim Instruction and Water Safety Programs
May 2, 2022 | 3:37 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteMay is Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Awareness Month in San Diego County and this year, the County has provided a $250,000 grant to expand the Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego’s swim lesson and water safety program.
Countywide Effort Aims to Eliminate DUI Fatalities, Injuries
Apr. 29, 2022 | 1:21 PMReading Time: 2 minutesToday, the County Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan, and other community partners joined forces in support of Vision Zero, a countywide initiative to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries related to driving under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs to zero by 2025.
County Provides Legal Defense for Immigrants
Apr. 29, 2022 | 8:33 AMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County of San Diego announced Thursday a legal defense program for immigrants going through removal proceedings in federal court. People detained, on monitoring or under house arrest can now receive free legal representation contracted by the Public Defender’s Office.
County Switches COVID-19 Immunization Registry, Changes Data Reporting Frequency
Apr. 27, 2022 | 5:10 PMReading Time: 2 minutesTo align itself with the state, the County Health and Human Services Agency is now using the California Immunization Registry to record the number of San Diegans who have received COVID-19 and other recommended vaccines.
County Affordable Housing Efforts Putting 3,400 Units in San Diego
Apr. 27, 2022 | 11:26 AMReading Time: 2 minutesSince 2017, the County has invested $175 million towards the creation of affordable housing.
Credit: PhotoSpin Fifth Flu Death Reported in Region
Apr. 27, 2022 | 10:24 AMReading Time: 2 minutesA 72-year-old woman is the fifth San Diegan to die of influenza this season, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported today.
County Bolstering Aerial Fire Resources
Apr. 26, 2022 | 6:08 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to strengthen aerial fire protection in the region by approving the purchase of a new twin-engine firefighting helicopter and adding two additional firefighting helicopters to a firefighting response agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric.