Agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has declared a new quarantine area affecting Spring Valley, Bonita and five cities in San Diego County after Mexican fruit flies were found during a routine inspection in La Mesa.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County’s Tuberculosis Program, in collaboration with Sweetwater Union School District (SUHSD), is notifying students and staff who were potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) at Southwest High School from Sept. 23, 2025, to Oct. 23, 2025.
Government
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County and San Diego Foundation on Monday formally kicked off a new public philanthropic partnership intended to protect local safety net services from funding cuts.
Government
Reading Time: 2 minutesChief Financial Officer Joan Bracci will serve as the County’s Assistant Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer following the upcoming departure of Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Caroline Smith for a role in the private sector.
Elections
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Registrar of Voters is now hiring poll workers for the June 2 Gubernatorial Primary Election.
Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLocal leaders gathered in Chula Vista to mark the completion of the region’s seventh Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU).
Housing
Reading Time: 2 minutesA ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration was held today for SkyLINE, a new mixed-use affordable housing development built next to the Rancho Bernardo Transit Center. The seven story, 100-unit project sits on a former Metropolitan Transit System parking lot and provides affordable homes for individuals and families.
Public Safety
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCommunity members are invited to a free North County Community Resource Fair on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Vista Courthouse’s north parking lot, 325 South Melrose Drive.
Health
Reading Time: < 1 minuteConstruction is underway to renovate a 13,500 square-foot wing at the County’s Edgemoor Distinct Part Skilled Nursing Facility campus to convert it into a new Acute Psychiatric Unit in Santee.
Health
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County is dedicated to helping older adults stay independent, safe, healthy and engaged. For the past three decades, a local group of senior volunteers has found a sweet way to do that – while providing fresh produce to their community.