Consumer

New App Helps Public Report Potholes, Smog, Overcharges, More

| 1:54 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes

You’re driving down the road and you see a pothole, a flooded culvert, or a damaged street sign. Or you’ve been overcharged by a faulty price-scanner, see a business pumping out smog, notice a building slimed with graffiti or an abandoned junker car sitting at the corner. We’ve got an app for that!

Consumer

Free Sand and Sandbags Available Around County

| 11:48 AM

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San Diego County got two to five times more rain in December 2016 than it did in December 2015 when El Niño was raising fears of big rains. With more rain this week and more winter ahead, residents can get free sandbags to protect property.

Consumer

Are You a Thanksgiving Food Safety Expert? Take the Quiz!

| 1:58 PM

Reading Time: 5 minutes

When it comes to cooking Thanksgiving dinner — whether it’s turkey, turducken, stuffing, salad or dessert — you don’t need any help! You own the kitchen! But how much do you know about cooking safely? You know, like how to keep bacteria like salmonella, listeria and E. coli from crashing your party and making your guests sick?