Consumer
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.
Families
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe County’s Child and Family Well-Being Department celebrated today the unity of 39 families through adoption at Juvenile Court.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesCounty health officials are encouraging all eligible San Diegans to get their flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays.
Public Safety
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Cal-AIM Justice-Involved Initiative can benefit people recently released from custody. It can reduce medical and behavioral care service gaps and emergency room visits. The initiative is in motion to launch in correctional facilities across the state. This is part of a broad transformation of the Medi-Cal system.
Government
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCALFIRE and San Diego County Fire firefighters demonstrate how your Thanksgiving can go from exciting to a fireball in just seconds. Turkey frying fires are a real danger that occur when people don’t pay attention to safety guidelines for turkey frying. Learn the do’s and don’t’s to prevent this from happening at your gathering.
Housing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Board of Supervisors held a housing workshop that focused on unincorporated land use policy and the need for regional housing solutions in support of the County’s commitment to address the region’s housing crisis.
Families
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe holiday season is back; Santa’s on his way. And you can get some of that Santa joy by dropping off a new, unwrapped toy in a Toys for Tots donation box at one of five County airports for local children.
Government
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll public San Diego County offices, family resource centers, libraries and animal shelters will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28 for the Thanksgiving federal holiday.
Public Safety
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYoung men and women at Probation’s Youth Transition Campus were treated to a special traveling production of “Julius Caesar,” a William Shakespeare tragedy on political conspiracy and civil war.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County has been awarded a $900,000 grant to help facilitate collaboration between the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) and partner organizations. The funding will be used to drive a coordinated, regional approach to develop the health and human services workforce in San Diego County.