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Board Approves New Playground Equipment, Sunshades For 18 County Parks

| 1:57 PM

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Staying fit, enjoying nature and just playing around will soon be cooler and more fun at 18 County parks after the Board of Supervisors approved installing new sunshade structures and playground equipment.

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Board Votes to Restore, Improve El Monte River Valley Land in Lakeside

| 2:57 PM

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Calling it a great project for the entire region, San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to set aside $6.44 million to restore and improve roughly 98 acres of newly acquired open space, trails and recreational facilities in El Monte River Valley in Lakeside.

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County’s Long-awaited Estrella Park Opens in Casa de Oro

| 2:23 PM

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The County’s long-awaited, newly improved Estrella Park in the Casa de Oro neighborhood in Spring Valley is open.

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County to Hold Virtual Dia de los Muertos Festival Sunday

| 2:00 PM

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The County’s Parks and Recreation Department is holding a virtual Dia de los Muertos Festival from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday that will feature regional dance performances, a cultural storytime and a “how-to” arts and crafts workshop.

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County Begins Improvements to Lakeside’s Lindo Lake County Park

| 10:02 AM

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The County has broken ground on $11.2 million of work to rejuvenate and improve Lakeside’s popular Lindo Lake County Park, including removing more than 200,000 tons of built-up sediment from the lake’s east basin.

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Supervisor Jacob, County Parks Break Ground for Lakeside Equestrian Park

| 3:33 PM

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County Supervisor Dianne Jacob and parks officials held a first-ever “virtual” groundbreaking to mark the start of construction of the long-awaited $16.9 million Lakeside Equestrian Park Wednesday.