Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesCounty Public Health is working in close collaboration with Father Joe’s Villages and the San Diego Rescue Mission to notify residents, employees and volunteers who may have potentially been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at the Father Joe’s Villages Paul Mirabile Center (PMC) and the San Diego Rescue Mission South County Lighthouse.
Environment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe San Diego County Board of Supervisors recently approved the purchase of about 540 acres of property for $5.1 million to expand its conservation efforts.
Government
Reading Time: < 1 minuteResidents had a chance to learn about the County’s $8.62 recommended budget during an open house Thursday at the County Operations Center.
Elections
Reading Time: 2 minutesVoter information pamphlets are on their way to over 370,000 registered voters in the County of San Diego’s First Supervisorial District for the July 1 special general election.
Housing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Jan. 30 of this year, more than 300 County employees fanned out across the region with hundreds of other volunteers to take part in the annual We All Count, Point in Time Count of the region’s unsheltered population.
Government
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn observance of Memorial Day, San Diego County offices, family resource centers, library branches and animal shelters will be closed Monday, May 26.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County’s Behavioral Health Services (BHS) has been awarded $29.1 million in state funding that will be used to create new mental health and substance use treatment services in the region.
Parks and Rec
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County’s annual “Summer Movies in the Park” season kicks off this Saturday, May 24, at the Waterfront Park with a sunset showing of Disney’s “Moana 2,” and fun activities starting at 6 p.m.
Public Safety
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProbation Officer Claudia Romero is working with a relatively new K-9 partner named Lilly that is trained to sniff out narcotics. Together, they are working to keep youth safe by checking for illegal drugs in juvenile facilities like the Youth Transition Campus and East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility.