Animals
Reading Time: 3 minutesCounty shelter pets are trick or treating for homes early this year and they will wear nearly anything for treats! Adoptable pets dressed up as a “harey” witch, a lettuce vampire, two wiggly jack-o-lanterns, a slobbery-kissy fairy, King Meow II, a rootin,’ tootin’ cowboy and a “dreaded” pirate.
Housing
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe San Diego County Board of Supervisors has accepted a $12.4 million grant from the state and approved using $8 million in other funds to expand access to mental health services.
Elections
Reading Time: 2 minutesStarting Tuesday, Oct. 8, registered voters can return their mail ballot for the November Presidential General Election to any one of 150 official ballot drop boxes located around the county.
Health
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe County is investigating the first ever case of locally acquired dengue. The Escondido resident who became sick with dengue did not travel to an area where the mosquito transmitted illness is common. No additional locally acquired cases have been identified at this time.
Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTeams of volunteers hit the streets in South County this week to hand out information about an upcoming community health assessment related to the sewage pollution in the Tijuana River Valley.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County’s Board of Supervisors recently received an update on the Aging Roadmap, which serves as the County’s framework for creating supportive and inclusive communities where people of all ages and abilities have broad and equitable opportunities to thrive.
Elections
Reading Time: 2 minutesOver 1.9 million ballots are on their way to the County’s registered voters for the November Presidential General Election.
Government
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew leaders in the County’s Economic Development and Government Affairs and Communications Offices have been announced.
Health
Reading Time: 3 minutesA medical team that provides in-home follow-up care to patients who were recently hospitalized at Sharp Grossmont Hospital is helping them avoid unplanned returns to the emergency room.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesCounty Public Health staff and volunteers will walk door-to-door in South County neighborhoods Thursday handing out information about an upcoming community health assessment, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address sewage pollution along the Tijuana River Valley.