County Recognized as 2025 California Owner of the Year
Jul. 23, 2025 | 12:08 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Awards aren’t anything new for the County, but this one was a first. The County was named 2025 California Owner of the Year.
Tag: environmental sustainability
County Hosts Earth Day 2025 Fair
Apr. 21, 2025 | 12:21 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The County and several community organizations hosted an Earth Day Fair on Friday at the County Operations Center. Interactive booths featured information about recycling, stormwater protection, food waste prevention and ways people can help protect and improve water quality with everyday actions.
Celebrate Earth Month with the County
Apr. 10, 2025 | 11:24 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
April is Earth Month. Celebrated throughout the globe, this year’s theme is “Our Power, Our Planet” and includes a call for people to pledge to do something to make our planet greener.
New Advisory Workgroup for Climate and Social Equity
Jan. 28, 2025 | 10:39 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
The County’s first grassroots advisory group focused on ways to make the region more livable and resilient will hold its inaugural meeting tomorrow, January 29.
Results of Household Tijuana River Valley Health Assessment Are In
Jan. 16, 2025 | 4:01 PMReading Time: 4 minutes
The results of the first federal health survey in San Diego County looking into the effects of Tijuana River sewage contamination are in.
Credit: shutterstock Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Recycling Time is Here
Dec. 16, 2024 | 9:45 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Santa’s on his way! Oh what fun the holidays are when you recycle the right way; hey! Here’s how!
Community Gardens Grow Veggies, Fruit, Flowers and Friendships
Dec. 5, 2024 | 5:41 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
What was once a vacant lot in Linda Vista now blossoms with fresh produce, flowers and budding friendships. The site boasts a new community garden – just one of seven that County Aging & Independence Services (AIS) helped bring to life.