Health
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​County is Warning the Public Not to Eat Locally Harvested Shellfish 

| 11:48 AM

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​The County of San Diego is advising people not to eat locally harvested mussels, clams, scallops or oysters not purchased from a state-certified commercial shellfish harvester or dealer.  

Health
"World TB Day March 24"

County Raises Awareness Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day

| 2:26 PM

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County Public Health Services is raising awareness about tuberculosis—a preventable and curable disease—ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on Monday, March 24.  

Housing
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More than 300 County Employees Take Part in Point in Time Count

| 3:50 PM

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The annual Point in Time Count is coordinated by the Regional Task Force on Homelessness and provides a one-day count of the number of people experiencing homelessness in San Diego County, including those in emergency shelters and safe parking lots.

Health
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County Reports Second Locally Acquired Dengue Case   

| 8:45 AM

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The County is investigating a second case of locally acquired dengue. This second case is not related to the first case of locally acquired dengue that occurred earlier this month in Escondido.  

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County Community Development Block Grant Applications Open

| 11:18 AM

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The County of San Diego’s Housing and Community Development Services (HCDS) have opened the 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant Project Applications. Applications are available online, including a printable hard copy option at www.sdhcd.org. HCDS will accept applications through 5 p.m. on Nov. 10, 2023.  

Housing

VIDEO: County to Offer Free, Pre-Approved Housing Plans

| 2:27 PM

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County Supervisor Dianne Jacob, joined by affordable housing advocates and builders, launched an incentive program aimed at spurring the development of granny flats and other accessory homes. The County will start offering free, pre-approved accessory home plans to property owners and others in the region’s unincorporated area. The plans will be available at the County’s […]