Photo Project Brings Good Nutrition into Focus
Dec. 8, 2011 | 4:31 PMReading Time: 2 minutesSeniors and students garden together in a program that teaches the foundation of healthy eating.
VIDEO: “The Good of the Garden” Project
Dec. 8, 2011 | 2:50 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteSeniors and students garden together in a program that teaches the foundation of healthy eating.
Access to Healthy Options Sprouting Up in Chula Vista
Dec. 7, 2011 | 4:39 PMReading Time: 2 minutesFresh, locally-grown produce is going on sale at several convenience stores as part of a program to provide communities with more healthy options.
Supervisors Adopt Recommendations to Improve Land Use Permitting Process
Dec. 7, 2011 | 4:05 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to direct the County Land Use and Environment Group to implement 17 recommendations intended to reduce permit processing times and costs.
Turkey Hunt Approved for Santa Ysabel Preserve
Dec. 7, 2011 | 2:56 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday voted to approve an annual two-day youth wild turkey hunt in the Santa Ysabel Preserve.
Garden to Bloom in ‘Food Desert’
Dec. 7, 2011 | 9:21 AMReading Time: 3 minutesThe community garden is the neighborhood’s first and gives residents a place to grow their own fruits and vegetables.
Military Service Under the Sea
Dec. 6, 2011 | 3:14 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
An outing on a state-of-the-art submarine is a more than a lesson on how our military serves our country at sea; it provides insight into the unique characteristics and challenges of living while submerged under the ocean waters.
Homeless Find a New Home
Dec. 6, 2011 | 3:10 PMReading Time: 2 minutesA soon-to-be-completed apartment building will be home to dozens of people either living on the streets or struggling to get by.
County to Seek Role in Solar Rate Hearings
Dec. 6, 2011 | 3:01 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to seek a role in proceedings to decide whether the region’s solar power users will pay higher electricity rates.
Emergency Website Gets Major Upgrade, Goes Mobile
Dec. 6, 2011 | 1:09 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteDeveloped in partnership with Microsoft, the new site will be a key means of providing information to San Diegans in a disaster.