Government
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All I Want for Christmas is Youuu — to Recycle!

| 10:55 AM

Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Holiday Season “presents” us all with one of the biggest recycling opportunities of the entire year. With all the gifts, wrapping paper, cards — and even the tree — there is a lot of stuff to “re-gift” to our earth and the future, rather than tossing it into the trash and our landfills. Here are some tips!

Environment
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Tips to Have a Happy Sustainable Holiday Season

| 10:13 AM

Reading Time: 4 minutes

There may be no more challenging time of the year to be green and “sustainable,” than the Holiday Season. But you can do it. You can be green, leave a smaller carbon footprint, and conserve our environment and resources and have a great Holiday Season. Here are some tips!

Consumer
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Remember All You Santa Clauses, Don’t Pack a Pest

| 10:18 AM

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The Holiday Season is one of the busiest shipping times of the year, with gifts riding and flying all over the country. If you’ll be sending shipments or bringing home gifts from travels, just remember, forego dangerous hitchhikers — do not pack a pest!

Parks and Rec
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Skip Shopping Crowds, Enjoy Green Friday Instead

| 1:00 PM

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Start a new Thanksgiving holiday weekend tradition. After turkey day, forget about elbowing through crowds of holiday shoppers. Head outside for Green Friday.

Consumer
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Holiday Shopping Begins, Remember to Double-Check Your Receipts

| 8:53 AM

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Here come the holidays; the bells and the cash registers will soon be ringing. That means it’s time to remember to always double-check your receipts to make sure you’re not accidentally overcharged by faulty cash registers and price scanners.

Families

The Holiday Season is back and so is Toys for Tots at 5 County Airports

| 9:45 AM

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The holiday season is back; Santa’s on his way. And you can get some of that Santa joy by dropping off a new, unwrapped toy in a Toys for Tots donation box at one of five County airports for local children.

Public Safety
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See How County Public Works is Ready for the Storm

| 5:00 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Take a look at how the County of San Diego is prepared to handle our upcoming storms in the unincorporated areas. Crews are ready to respond with heavy equipment, asphalt for potholes and fiber rolls to prevent erosion that can disrupt roads in the unincorporated areas.