Agriculture
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Agriculture values rose by just over 1% to $1.67 billion, and vegetable and vine crops thrived in San Diego County’s Annual Crop Report released today.
Parks and Rec
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County officials and community members broke ground Tuesday on a project that will transform a former golf course in North County into more than 24 acres of recreational amenities for the Bonsall community.
Library
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Iconic local sculptor and artist, James Hubbell, who brought his unique style of art to many places around the region, including several of the County’s libraries, passed away last Friday at the age of 92.
Library
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San Diego County Library was among this year’s winners of the Little Free Library nonprofit organization Todd H. Bol Awards for Outstanding Achievement.
Environment
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Santa Claus, jingle bells, gifts, packages and — recycling? Yes! The holidays are a great time of the year to put your recycling skills to work, from all that wrapping paper to gift boxes and even our Christmas trees—if you are using a real tree.
Government
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County supervisors approved developing a program to promote the use of native plants Wednesday, to preserve the county’s natural environmental character and unique plant life, reduce water use, stormwater pollution and protect animals from the effects of climate change.
Agriculture
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San Diego County has a new number-one crop for the first time in 12 years, other crops racked up double-digit value increases, and agriculture remained a key industry at $1.75 billion in value in the County’s new Crop Report. However, the report also showed total crop and commodity values fell for the first time since 2018, by nearly 3.2% from $1.8 billion a year ago.