Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesWant to learn more about protecting yourself from mosquito-borne illness? County Vector Control is holding an open house to tell you how to do that, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, at the County Operations Center plaza, located at 5520 Overland Drive in San Diego.
Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteElder fraud and senior scams are a billion-dollar industry. Criminals target older adults through technology, impersonating government officials, investment schemes and using scare tactics to trick seniors out for their money. San Diego County has a home-grown weapon against senior fraud, and it already has saved many would-be victims from devastating loses.
Government
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe County of San Diego has been honored with 51 Achievement Awards for programs it provides to the public by the National Association of Counties, which recognizes standout county government programs.
Health
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe County plans to expand and extend ultra-low volume, truck-mounted, pesticide-mist treatments between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. Monday and Tuesday mornings in parts of La Mesa to reduce mosquito populations and protect the public from the potential spread of West Nile virus.
Public Safety
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 522,000 people learned hands-only CPR as part of the Revive & Survive San Diego Initiative launched in January 2024. The initiative is more than halfway to its goal of training one million people to do hands-only CPR.
Health
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe results are in from a second, larger community survey where 2,099 people in San Diego’s South Bay completed questionnaires about their experiences living, working or recreating near the Tijuana River Valley and polluted beaches from the border to Coronado.
Animals
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith extreme heat expected across the region this week, County Animal Services is urging pet owners to take immediate steps to protect their animals.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County plans to conduct ultra-low volume, truck-mounted, pesticide spray treatments in the Rolando area this week to protect the public by reducing mosquito populations to keep them from potentially spreading West Nile virus.
Animals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSan Diego County Animal Services has identified the person responsible for the horrific July 2 incident in Spring Valley in which a dog was dragged behind a vehicle.
Animals
Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Diego County Animal Services is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for a horrific act of animal cruelty in Spring Valley.