Outdoor Courts for Homeless Veterans Remove Hurdles to Change
Jul. 12, 2012 | 8:16 AMReading Time: 4 minutes At Stand Down in Balboa Park this weekend, hundreds of homeless veterans will resolve low-level crimes and child support orders.
VIDEO: Food Truck Letter Grades Approved
Jul. 11, 2012 | 1:28 PMReading Time: < 1 minute The familiar letter grades you see in restaurant windows are a step closer to showing up on food trucks.
Supervisors Approve Food Grade Cards for Food Trucks, Carts
Jul. 11, 2012 | 12:27 PMReading Time: 2 minutes The familiar letter grades you see in restaurant windows are a step closer to showing up on food trucks.
Almost Everything on Wheels up for Bid
Jul. 11, 2012 | 10:29 AMReading Time: < 1 minute Hundreds of surplus government vehicles will be auctioned off Saturday in Ramona.
VIDEO: Keeping Fit at 93
Jul. 11, 2012 | 10:26 AMReading Time: < 1 minute At 93 years old, Ione is staying active thanks to the Feeling Fit Club senior exercise program.
Board Approves Buying New Fire Trucks for Rural Agencies
Jul. 10, 2012 | 4:24 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Continuing to bolster fire protection and emergency medical services in the region Tuesday, San Diego County supervisors unanimously approved spending up to $1.54 million to buy three new fire trucks that will be used by backcountry fire departments.
Extreme Animal Lovers Win Recognition
Jul. 10, 2012 | 1:47 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
It’s the furthest thing imaginable from working a cushy office job – Animal Control Officers must brave fast-moving wildfires, burning buildings, sewers, floodwaters and yes, even swift ocean currents to protect our pets.
County’s Self-Certification Speeds up Building Inspections for Simple Projects
Jul. 9, 2012 | 1:42 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Every year thousands of people come to the County’s building counters to get the permits they need to build everything from new roofs to tract housing projects — a process that includes County inspections to make sure those projects are safe.
County Releases First Prescription Drug Abuse Report Card
Jul. 9, 2012 | 12:49 PMReading Time: 2 minutes Deaths, emergency room visits, pharmacy robberies – all are up, according to the County’s first prescription drug abuse report card.
VIDEO: Prescription Drug Abuse
Jul. 9, 2012 | 12:19 PMReading Time: < 1 minute Deaths, emergency room visits, pharmacy robberies – all are up, according to the County’s first prescription drug abuse report card.