Health Building Demolition Signals Waterfront Park’s Start
Oct. 26, 2011 | 12:20 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThe building is being torn down so the land can become part of a new 11-acre park.
Supervisors Affirm Parks and Recreation Business Plan
Oct. 25, 2011 | 2:54 PMReading Time: 3 minutesThe plan is make sure County parks continue to thrive, even in tough economic times.
Improving Health Through Information Technology
Oct. 25, 2011 | 12:29 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
San Diego County is one of 17 regions in the nation funded to expand an electronic health information exchange that will improve the reporting of communicable diseases and reduce the hospital readmissions of chronically-ill patients.
Animal Law Enforcement Academy, Class of 2011, Ready to Respond
Oct. 24, 2011 | 4:42 PMReading Time: 3 minutesTen officers make up the Class of 2011 after graduating from the Animal Law Enforcement Academy.
VIDEO: Breakfast in the Classroom
Oct. 24, 2011 | 11:44 AMReading Time: < 1 minuteThe Breakfast in the Classroom program puts a meal on students’ desks so they can put their minds on their work.
Supportive Housing: Ending the Cycle of Homelessness
Oct. 24, 2011 | 11:00 AMReading Time: 3 minutesOf the more than 9,000 homeless people in the region, 25 percent suffer from mental illness.
VIDEO: “Healing Hearts” Fundraiser
Oct. 24, 2011 | 6:12 AMReading Time: < 1 minuteCreating art transforms lives for residents at Edgemoor Skilled Nursing Facility. Their work is on sale to help keep the program going.
Course Trains First Responders to Handle Large Animals
Oct. 21, 2011 | 2:20 PMReading Time: < 1 minuteCounty Animal Services hosts a two-day pilot course to help first responders handle large animal emergencies.
How to Eliminate Your Home’s Drug Dealer
Oct. 21, 2011 | 12:32 PMReading Time: 2 minutesThey get them at local pharmacies. They buy them online. They steal them. However, most prescription drugs people use to get high come from their own or other people’s homes.
Taft Middle School Students Practice Drop, Cover, Hold On
Oct. 20, 2011 | 4:42 PMReading Time: 2 minutesStudents at Taft Middle School in Serra Mesa participate in a statewide earthquake drill and demonstrate the safest response to protect themselves from falling objects and debris.