Health
Reading 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.
Public Safety
Reading 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.
Health
Reading 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.
Government
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCounty of San Diego offices, library branches and animal shelters will be closed Monday, Feb. 21 in observance of Presidents Day.
Government
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Microbusinesses” around San Diego County hurt by COVID-19 can now begin applying online for $2,500 grants.
Health
Reading 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.
Health
Reading 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.
Public Safety
Reading 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.
Housing
Reading 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.
Government
Reading 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.