Consumer
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Remember All You Santa Clauses, Don’t Pack a Pest

| 10:18 AM

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Holiday Season is one of the busiest shipping times of the year, with gifts riding and flying all over the country. If you’ll be sending shipments or bringing home gifts from travels, just remember, forego dangerous hitchhikers — do not pack a pest!

Public Safety
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Probation Youth and Families Shared Early Thanksgiving

| 7:00 AM

Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Diego County Probation knows it can be difficult when youth and their families can’t be together on special holidays. So, earlier this week, along with the San Diego County Office of Education, they served a special traditional Thanksgiving meal to families so they could share a table and celebrate together.

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The Greatest Gift is a Safe Gift

| 7:52 AM

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe holiday season is here and kids across the county are excited for their presents. With that it’s important to make sure the toys they receive are age appropriate and safe. 

Parks and Rec
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Skip Shopping Crowds, Enjoy Green Friday Instead

| 1:00 PM

Reading Time: 3 minutesStart a new Thanksgiving holiday weekend tradition. After turkey day, forget about elbowing through crowds of holiday shoppers. Head outside for Green Friday.

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Holiday Shopping Begins, Remember to Double-Check Your Receipts

| 8:53 AM

Reading Time: 2 minutesHere come the holidays; the bells and the cash registers will soon be ringing. That means it’s time to remember to always double-check your receipts to make sure you’re not accidentally overcharged by faulty cash registers and price scanners.

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It’s Thanksgiving, Take Our Annual Cook-Safely Quiz!

| 11:32 AM

Reading Time: 6 minutesThanksgiving! It’s the Oscars, the Super Bowl, the biggest, feast-i-est day of the year. And you don’t want to serve up heaping platefuls of salmonella, listeria or other dangerous bacteria. Take our annual safe-cooking quiz to stay safe and shine like the chef you are.