Public Safety
therapy dog and youth

Dog Therapy Program Benefits Probation Youth and Staff

| 2:35 PM

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County Probation is putting therapy and facility dogs to work in a “pawsitive” way at its youth facilities in Kearny Mesa and Otay Mesa. The program is so successful and benefits are so substantial that the Probation Behavioral Health Services Unit added its own facility canine, and her name is Coco Brulé.

Housing
Bus in front of Skyline affording housing

Rancho Bernardo Welcomes Transit-Friendly Affordable Housing 

| 11:30 AM

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A 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.

Agriculture
leaves with yellowing

State Declares Citrus Quarantine in Ramona

| 10:03 AM

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a new citrus quarantine in Ramona on March 2 after detecting the fatal citrus-greening disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB) in two residential citrus trees during regular inspections.

Transportation

County Approves New Traffic Signals, Road Improvements and Filtration Project

| 1:05 PM

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The Board of Supervisors approved three major infrastructure projects to improve safety, mobility and sustainability in unincorporated communities: new traffic signals in Lakeside and Fallbrook, road upgrades in Valley Center and a stormwater filtration project in Fallbrook.