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Adding just a couple items to your Black Friday or weekend shopping lists can help put a smile on those less fortunate and in need of some basic items this holiday season. It’s time for the County of San Diego Public Administrator/Public Guardian/Public Conservator’s annual Holiday Gift Drive. The office serves as the legally appointed […]
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Love has led a Del Mar couple to take a leap of faith – not once, but twice. The payoff has been huge. Their life is overflowing with love – and six new children they agreed to adopt sight unseen. Betty McDonald, 60, and John Bonadeo, 63, married later in life and tried unsuccessfully to […]
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The number of flu cases being reported this season is nearly three times higher than the average total for the previous three years.
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The County’s Health and Human Services Agency is warning anyone who uses an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card to access benefits to be aware of a text messaging scam. While there have been no reported victims in San Diego County, there have been cases in other parts of California and HHSA wants clients to be […]
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The hepatitis A outbreak appears to be slowing as the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today it had topped 100,000 vaccinations in the effort to bring the outbreak under control. The County and community partners have given 100,147 vaccinations, including 84,895 to at-risk populations, as part of the County’s vaccination, sanitation […]
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The holidays are just around the corner and, chances are, so are more influenza cases.
That is because when people travel and gather in groups, they make it easier for the flu to spread.
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It’s that familiar time of the year when families and friends start making plans to gather for holiday dinners and parties teeming with cookies, pies and other treats. But it’s not the same for all families, and First 5 San Diego, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, Wells Fargo Bank and San Diego […]