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Older adults and people with disabilities are among those most vulnerable during disasters, whether it’s an earthquake, fire, flooding or periods of extreme heat. To help residents prepare, the County partnered with the City of Chula Vista and several community organizations to host an Emergency Preparedness Resource Fair.
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County Animal Services is waving adoption fees this Saturday, June 6, as part of California’s Adopt-a-Pet Day—giving people across the region a chance to welcome a new cat, dog or other new best friend into their home.
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People living in the South Bay, especially those near the Tijuana River Valley (TJRV), are experiencing high hydrogen sulfide (H2S) emissions, often recognized by the strong rotten egg smell produced by untreated wastewater flows.
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The County is partnering with the University of California San Diego to better understand how pollution from the Tijuana River Valley is affecting people living and working in nearby communities.
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People who work, live, visit, own businesses or are part of community organizations near the Tijuana River Valley are invited to take a survey measuring the economic impacts of the ongoing sewage pollution. The findings will help guide future funding and long-term solutions.
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County Animal Services, the San Diego Humane Society and several rescue partners worked together to remove hundreds of animals from a Julian property where they were not receiving proper care. On May 15, the Humane Farming Association transported two pigs, 12 goats, one sheep and several chickens from the County’s Bonita shelter to begin new lives in an environment devoted to the lifelong care of farm animals.
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The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a man who died from burn injuries at a National City shopping center in February.
