Environment
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe holiday season is back. It’s the time when many of us are personally mailing and shipping packages and gifts to faraway family and friends. Or maybe even traveling to deliver presents and bring back home gifts in return. Just remember—don’t pack a pest!
Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFocusing on the power of partnerships and youth mental health, the ninth-annual Live Well Advance Conference & School Summit drew nearly 2,000 people on Nov. 21 to an all-day event at the San Diego Convention Center.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesA federal survey asking San Diegan who live, work or play around the Tijuana River Valley and South San Diego County closed with more than 2,150 responses received, exceeding the goal of 2,000 participants.
Families
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe County’s Child and Family Well-Being Department (CFWB) hosted its annual Adoption Day Party Friday at the Juvenile Courthouse to celebrate National Adoption Month.
Public Safety
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire and the state are helping homeowners in high fire-risk unincorporated communities with retrofitting using ember-resistant materials and incorporating defensible space to “harden” homes from wildfires.
Consumer
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe holiday season is the perfect time to remind everyone to remember to always, always double-check your receipts to make sure you’re not accidentally overcharged by faulty cash registers and price scanners.
Parks and Rec
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCounty officials and community members gathered last week to kick off a new park project in Valley Center at Butterfield Trails County Park.
Consumer
Reading Time: 5 minutesThanksgiving, our biggest day of feast is back! And if you’re cooking, the last thing you want to do is serve your family and friends plentiful platefuls of salmonella, listeria or other dangerous bacteria. Here’s our annual quiz to help keep your cooking safe!
Government
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll public San Diego County offices, family resource centers, libraries and animal shelters will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 for Thanksgiving holiday.
Families
Reading Time: 15 minutesThe San Diego County Public Defender’s Office collaborated with the San Diego Public Library to name and recognize the 25 Most Remarkable Teens from around San Diego County at a special ceremony Tuesday.