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Board Approves New Climate-Housing, Vehicle Miles Traveled Rules

| 4:14 PM

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County supervisors have approved new Vehicle-Miles-Traveled guidelines for new development in unincorporated communities that will fight climate change and still allow approximately 7,700 homes to be built faster and without expensive traffic studies.

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Microbusinesses Get More Time to Apply for $2,500 County Grants

| 8:43 AM

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The smallest of San Diego County’s small businesses ― from dog walkers to tutors, sidewalk vendors and everything in between ― now have more time to apply for a $2,500 County grant.

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County Invites Public to Events Celebrating Pollinator Week

| 12:37 PM

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Birds do it, bees do it, and without them and all the other pollinators in our world, life as we know it wouldn’t exist ― no flowers, no food, no terrestrial ecosystems. That’s why the County of San Diego’s Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures (AWM) wants to help people celebrate National Pollinator Week!

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VIDEO: County Supervisors, Students, Visitors Celebrate New Spring Valley Park

| 5:10 PM

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County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher, Vice Chair Nora Vargas, students from Mt. Miguel High School, its Adult Transitional School, park officials and eager visitors celebrated the opening of Ildica County Park Friday in Spring Valley.

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Celebrate Earth Month with the County of San Diego

| 12:31 PM

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You don’t have to wait to celebrate Earth Day! You can enjoy an entire Earth Month with the County of San Diego — from virtual fun to real events that celebrate nature and teach us how to create sustainable communities and a healthier planet.

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Supervisors Hear Decarbonization Workforce Study Update

| 5:25 PM

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County supervisors received an update Wednesday on their draft Regional Decarbonization Framework and its newest addition, a draft study of opportunities and challenges facing the local workforce resulting from climate action.