Housing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new safe parking program, where people can sleep in their vehicles, get meals and access to resources is now available for people and families experiencing homelessness in the City of San Diego’s Grantville area.
Health
Reading Time: 4 minutesAugust is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), a great time to review why it is so important for people of all ages to stay up to date on vaccinations.
Animals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCounty Animal Services and the District Attorney’s Office are working on an animal welfare case that involves horses in Rancho Santa Fe.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesSummer and even the fall months in San Diego County can bring extremely high temperatures that can be dangerous to people and pets. Here are some tips to protect everyone when the heat gets extreme.
Environment
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County has done it again. The newly opened Public Health Lab recently achieved the highest Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification possible – platinum.
Public Safety
Reading Time: 3 minutesEven before their first class, a small group of Youth Transition Campus youth wake up early twice a week to tend the campus’ container garden. They check to see how the plants are growing, and harvest vegetables and fruits that will later be used in a culinary class where some of the same young people who harvested will learn how to create entrees, desserts and side dishes with the daily bounty.
Parks and Rec
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs summer temperatures rise, the County of San Diego has closed three parks that it shuts down every year for the month of August to protect residents during what is often the hottest time of the year.
Animals
Reading Time: 2 minutesCounty Animal Services is waiving all pet adoption fees at the Bonita and Carlsbad animal shelters during the month of August for Clear the Shelters.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County’s Tuberculosis Control Program, in collaboration with Sweetwater Union School District (SUHSD), are working to notify students and staff who were potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at Southwest High School from Feb. 1, 2025, to May 22, 2025.
Parks and Rec
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe County officially opened a newly revitalized outdoor space at Heritage County Park today.