Credit: Shutterstock County Offices to Close for Presidents Day
Feb. 15, 2022 | 4:20 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteCounty of San Diego offices, library branches and animal shelters will be closed Monday, Feb. 21 in observance of Presidents Day.
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Credit: shutterstock Microbusiness COVID-19 Grant Application Period Opens
Feb. 15, 2022 | 10:03 AMReading Time: 2 minutes“Microbusinesses” around San Diego County hurt by COVID-19 can now begin applying online for $2,500 grants.
Got COVID? Get Treatment to Recover Faster
Feb. 15, 2022 | 9:30 AMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County Health and Human Services Agency is reminding San Diegans that monoclonal antibody treatment is available for people at high risk of serious illness from COVID-19.
San Diegans Encouraged to Feel the Beat During ‘Love Your Heart’ Week of Action
Feb. 11, 2022 | 12:16 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County of San Diego is joining forces with regional officials and community partners to ask San Diegans to check their blood pressure and take a step toward better heart health.
Safe Gun Storage Ordinance Takes Effect February 25
Feb. 11, 2022 | 11:57 AMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County of San Diego ordinance requiring that all guns be safely stored takes effect Feb. 25, 2022. It requires all guns in homes or structures near a home to either be secured with a trigger lock or be locked away in a container. The only exception is if the firearm is within the immediate control of an authorized person.
St. Teresa of Calcutta Villa Brings 400 Affordable Housing Units Downtown
Feb. 10, 2022 | 5:35 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteA new affordable housing community in East Village officially opened today in downtown San Diego with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration. Father Joe’s Villages St. Teresa of Calcutta Villa is a 14-story tower at 14th and Commercial streets.
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Feb. 10, 2022 | 11:13 AMReading Time: 2 minutesCounty Supervisors voted this week to take a two-phased approach to implement the state’s Vehicle Miles Traveled law to balance the need for housing with the need to address climate change.
Local Doctors Address COVID-19 Misinformation
Feb. 9, 2022 | 5:04 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteAn independent panel of local doctors participated in a virtual event Wednesday that addressed COVID-19 misinformation brought up by members of the public at the Feb. 8 County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Mask Mandate for Fully Vaccinated People Ends Feb. 15
Feb. 9, 2022 | 5:02 PMReading Time: 3 minutesGiven that COVID-19 Omicron cases and hospitalizations have significantly decreased across the state, including San Diego County, the indoor mask mandate established by the California Department of Public Health nearly two months ago will expire Feb. 15.
Flu Activity Continues to Trend Low in Region
Feb. 9, 2022 | 12:03 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThe County Health and Human Services Agency is reporting 26 new lab-confirmed influenza cases.