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Happy Holidays! Don’t Pack a Pest

| 3:10 PM

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The holiday season means shipping gifts and not just through retailers. It’s a time when we personally mail packages to faraway friends and family. Or maybe even travel to deliver them in person and bring back gifts in return. Remember this―don’t pack a pest!

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Gobble Gobble; Take the Annual Thanksgiving Safe-Cooking Quiz!

| 9:26 AM

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Thanksgiving. It’s the biggest day of the year for home cooking. The Super Bowl; Barbie 2023; Beyonce; the Eras Tour! And you don’t want to ruin it. So, take our annual Thanksgiving Safe-Cooking Quiz!

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County’s Mini Home-Kitchen Program Reaches One-Year Anniversary Without a Hitch

| 12:22 PM

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It’s been one year and counting since hopeful chefs looking for a way to start a business in their homes found one through the County’s Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations program.

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County Now Offering Free Graffiti Removal for Property Owners in the Unincorporated Area

| 10:30 AM

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A new County program now in place allows San Diegans in the county’s unincorporated area to remove unwanted graffiti from their property free of charge.