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The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) has been awarded a nationally competitive grant of nearly $900,000 to improve the processing time of CalFresh applications through increased use of technology. The grant is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s effort to support programs like CalFresh (formerly known as food stamps.)
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The local public health department in the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is closely following the unfolding outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to the voluntary recall of whole cantaloupes from Jensen Farm, Colorado (see FDA information).
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJoin millions of others who will Drop, Cover and Hold On during the Great California ShakeOut drill Oct. 20.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJoin millions of others who will Drop, Cover and Hold On during the Great California ShakeOut drill Oct. 20.
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Best-selling authors, graphic novelists, local historians, audiobook performers and a renowned chef will appear at the Encinitas Library Saturday as part of the San Diego County Library’s third-annual Book Festival.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAbout half of San Diego County preteens and teens have not received the meningococcal vaccine or other adolescent immunizations, leaving many vulnerable to disease.
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The County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to help Ramona residents by placing parking restrictions on several neighborhood streets near the Cedar Creek Falls trails, which were closed in July after a teen died falling from the waterfall’s steep banks.
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San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Ernie Dronenburg announced today that he has appointed Val Wood as Chief Deputy Recorder/County Clerk.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom 2007 to 2010, San Diego County had a total of ten scuba diver deaths. Recommendations have now been released from the study conducted by the Diver Death Review Committee.
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Judges for the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) have honored San Diego County with eight awards for innovation in County government, the greatest number of CSAC awards ever won by the County. The most prestigious honor, the California Counties Innovation Award, was given to San Diego County for reforming In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). CSAC also selected the County for two Challenge awards and five Merit awards.
