Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe winter months are quickly approaching and so is peak season for influenza. Now is the time to protect yourself and your family from the flu. The County provides flu vaccines at Public Health Centers throughout the region. Each year in October and November, the County also hosts flu events to bring the flu vaccine into local communities.
Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNational Prescription Drug Take Back Day is this Saturday, and the County is encouraging community members to collect their unused and expired medications and take them to a drop off location around the County.
Public Safety
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSan Diego County Medical Examiner’s investigators are asking for the public’s help to identify a man hit by a car on Mapleview Street in Lakeside on August 30. They want to notify his family of his death.
Elections
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou don’t have to wait until Election Day to vote in person. Voters can take advantage of early voting at 39 vote centers starting Saturday, Oct. 26.
Health
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe County is investigating a second case of locally acquired dengue. This second case is not related to the first case of locally acquired dengue that occurred earlier this month in Escondido.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesA year into the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act program, San Diego County leads the state in results with 71 CARE agreements and two graduations.
Parks and Rec
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County Board of Supervisors approved the replacement of a playground at Cactus County Park in Lakeside this week, clearing the way toward hiring a contractor to begin construction.
Elections
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re a registered voter and haven’t cast your ballot yet, you’ll soon get a reminder from the Registrar’s office that you have less than two weeks to cast your ballot for the November Presidential General Election.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople working and living near the polluted Tijuana River Valley and area beaches have an opportunity to share their experiences with a federal agency that monitors community health.
Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonths of planning and coordination came together Thursday morning as teams of volunteers began interviewing residents living near the Tijuana River Valley about sewage pollution and its effect on their health and well-being.