Public Safety
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Take Time to Prepare Before A Significant Earthquake to Survive and Recover

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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. 

Government
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County Offices to Close for Presidents Day

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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
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Microbusiness COVID-19 Grant Application Period Opens

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Reading Time: 2 minutes“Microbusinesses” around San Diego County hurt by COVID-19 can now begin applying online for $2,500 grants.

Health
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San Diegans Encouraged to Feel the Beat During ‘Love Your Heart’ Week of Action

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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
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Safe Gun Storage Ordinance Takes Effect February 25

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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
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St. Teresa of Calcutta Villa Brings 400 Affordable Housing Units Downtown

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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
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Board Takes Action to Balance Housing and Climate Action

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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.