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Mosquitoes collected during routine monitoring near San Carlos have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first detection of the virus in San Diego County mosquitoes this year.
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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has expanded a Mexican fruit fly quarantine in San Diego County after the pest was detected during routine inspections in El Cajon and Spring Valley.
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Construction is underway on Navajo Family Apartments, a 45‑unit affordable housing community in San Carlos. The four-story development will feature one-, two-and three-bedroom apartments, with eight of the homes set aside for residents with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
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For grandparents raising grandchildren, being a primary caregiver later in life is no walk in the park — except during the last weekend of May. That’s when the County of San Diego’s Child and Family Well Being Department hosts its annual “gramping” campout, one of the department’s most popular events of the year. Gramping is an overnight camping […]
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San Diego County Fire and CAL FIRE San Diego announced this week that a CAL FIRE C-130H Hercules airtanker is now operating out of the Ramona Air Attack Base, boosting the region’s wildfire aviation response ahead of peak fire season.
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The County has broken ground on a new fire station in Jacumba, launching construction on a modern facility that County Fire and CAL FIRE say will significantly improve emergency response for the rural community. The new Fire Station 43 is expected to open in 2027.
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County residents gathered to learn more about the County’s $9.15 billion recommended budget at an Open House at the County Operations Center Thursday night.
