Public Safety
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The vast majority of Juvenile Hall kids grow up in harsh and unhealthy environments, with a very high percentage having been abused. Hear the story of one teen who, with the help of his County psychologist, has turned his life around.
Government
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to improve the county’s land use permitting process by re-organizing, re-naming and re-invigorating it.
Environment
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Working to protect the region from mosquito-spread diseases such as West Nile virus, the County of San Diego began its annual aerial drops of larvicide Wednesday on wetlands around the county.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency Live Well, San Diego! Summit is an opportunity for San Diegans of all ages to learn about resources that will help them meet those challenges.
Elections
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Vote by mail ballots will start appearing in mailboxes around San Diego County this week.
Families
Reading Time: 3 minutesMedical Examiner Chaplain Joe Davis found his calling in helping families deal with the devastation of a loved one’s death.
Public Safety
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Local law enforcement officials and child welfare and health professionals gathered today to sign an updated and improved version of the San Diego County ‘Child Victim-Witness Protocol.’
Government
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe presentation of the balanced $4.77 billion budget included a video highlighting accomplishments of the past year.
Government
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis overview of County operations and highlights of recent achievements was shown during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 Operational Plan presentation to the Board of Supervisors.
Government
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San Diego County’s General Plan Update — the first sweeping upgrade of the county’s growth and development plans in 30 years — has been honored as the outstanding planning document and outstanding environmental analysis of 2012 by the California Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP).