Families

It’s Toys for Tots Time at 5 County Airports

| 12:40 PM

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Making a child smile may be the best feeling anyone can ever get―especially during the holiday season! The County and Marine Corps can help you get that good feeling. Just drop off a new, unwrapped toy in a Toys for Tots donation box at one of five County airports.

Consumer
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Gobble Gobble; Take the Annual Thanksgiving Safe-Cooking Quiz!

| 9:26 AM

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Thanksgiving. It’s the biggest day of the year for home cooking. The Super Bowl; Barbie 2023; Beyonce; the Eras Tour! And you don’t want to ruin it. So, take our annual Thanksgiving Safe-Cooking Quiz!

Environment
Yellow flowers in desert

County Releases Climate Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

| 1:30 PM

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The County of San Diego’s Draft Climate Action Plan, a blueprint for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the unincorporated area and at County facilities, is now available for public review and comment.

Agriculture
Fresh lemons

Agriculture Flourishes in New Crop Report, Nears $1.8 Billion

| 9:19 AM

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San Diego’s new Crop Report covering the County’s 2022 growing season shows production was higher than last year at $1.78 billion in value, making it the seventh year in the past 10 years in which the region has seen an increase.

Environment
Eden Brukman

Meet the County’s New Chief Sustainability Officer

| 10:39 AM

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The San Diego County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice has a new chief at the helm. In addition to her unbridled passion for service and helping others, Eden Brukman brings more than two decades of sustainability leadership experience to the role.