Reading Time: 4 minutesThere was a lot of news in 2023. The most widely read and viewed County News Center stories and topics showed the wide range of things that happened in San Diego County. From the County creating more affordable housing and tackling homelessness, to an actual and extremely rare cyclone warning, to one of the largest boil water orders in recent memory, there was a lot to talk about.
Credit: PhotoSpin Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County of San Diego has awarded $42 million to nine affordable housing developments that will provide about 872 new homes.
Credit: CDC Reading Time: 3 minutesPeople who used the Mission Valley YMCA between March 5 and Oct. 30, 2023 may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB), the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) announced today.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe County is committed to improving the lives of San Diegans who are struggling with housing affordability and the threat of homelessness. One in four people who are experiencing homelessness in San Diego County is over 55 years old, and this population demographic is growing.
Credit: Envato Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll public San Diego County offices, family resource centers, library branches and animal shelters will be closed Monday, Jan. 1 for the New Year’s holiday.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe holidays are here, and County Health and Human Services is asking San Diegans to add a few things to their list to promote a healthy holiday season.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter an extensive recruitment with input from internal and external stakeholders, and community engagement at its center, the County of San Diego has appointed Paul A. Rodriguez as the new Public Defender. Rodriguez will be dedicated to ensuring that people charged with a crime in state court who are financially unable to retain private counsel receive a rigorous defense. His focus will extend to providing comprehensive support to staff and pursuing innovative and effective programs to each client from arrest to post-sentencing.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImagine a scenario in which your loved one is being pulled over or approached by a Sheriff’s deputy and is unable to communicate effectively with the officer. Whether your loved one has an autism spectrum disorder, dementia, becomes anxious around authority figures or is living with another condition that could impact how they react to the deputy, the deputy should be aware.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCalling all registered nonpartisan voters! If you want to vote for president in the March 5, 2024 primary election, you must inform the Registrar’s office which crossover party ballot you want by Jan. 5 so it is included in the initial mailing of ballots going out the week of Feb. 4.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe County receives a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to fund 49 new housing vouchers for families and youth in foster care and at risk of homelessness.
