Government
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors, which typically meets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, will kick off its 2012 calendar a day earlier than usual when it convenes a special meeting Monday, Jan. 9.
Government
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDetainees at the East Mesa Detention Facility help those suffering from long-term medical hair loss by donating their own locks.
Environment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe leaders are concerned a proposed residential project could result in Solar leaving the region.
Government
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhich Board of Supervisor district do you live in? A new website makes it easy to look up.
Public Safety
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Did you resolve to make healthier food choices and be more active in 2012, reduce your debt or simply spend more time with your family this year? Those are among the most common new year resolutions, but the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is suggesting an important addition to that list. Resolve to be Ready with an emergency preparedness goal.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe number of rodents testing positive for the potentially-deadly disease last year more than doubled from 2010.
Animals
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The County’s Department of Animal Services has several pet microchip clinics set for January.
Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe County’s “Live Well, San Diego!” initiative is part of a 10 year plan to improve the health and well being of county residents. Here’s what some San Diego County employees are planning for this year.
Public Safety
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA task force used checkpoints and extra patrols to help keep impaired drivers off the road during the peak of the holiday season.
Public Safety
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The District Attorney’s office today announced criminal charges against five defendants in a wide-ranging public corruption case involving Sweetwater Union High School District School Board members, the former district superintendant and a South Bay contractor—all of whom were involved in a “pay-for-play‟ culture with businesses that were awarded voter-approved bond projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The case is believed to be the largest of its kind in San Diego County.