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County and Sheriff’s Department Homeless Outreach Teams Walk the Waterfront Park

| 11:13 AM

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A homeless outreach effort in the Waterfront Park is changing lives through direct, same day assistance. The County’s Office of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities (HSEC) teamed up with Sheriff’s deputies, Sheriff’s resource teams and other County support teams to walk the park and engage with unsheltered individuals. County public health nurses were also standing by to help.

Public Safety
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Board Expands Social Host Ordinance to Include Marijuana

| 4:32 PM

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The County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to amend its social host ordinance to add marijuana, so that as with alcoholic beverages, adults providing these substances to minors could be cited or arrested.

Public Safety

Prevent the Porch Poachers

| 11:59 AM

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Don’t let a Grinch steal all the presents before they even get under the tree. Thieves or “porch poachers” or “porch pirates” are making their rounds in neighborhoods hoping to find some amazing packages that have been delivered and left on the porch.