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County Reports Three Non-Connected TB Exposures

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The County’s Tuberculosis Control Program is working in close collaboration with the University of California San Diego, Sweetwater Union High School District and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office to notify people who have been potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) in unrelated potential exposures at different sites during different time periods. 

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Greenbrier Village Offers Affordable Housing in Oceanside

| 3:58 PM

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The County, City of Oceanside and other community partners celebrated the grand opening today of a new, centrally located affordable housing development in Oceanside. Greenbrier Village is a supportive housing community for people experiencing homelessness or on the brink of becoming homeless.

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Purple Flags Mark International Overdose Awareness Day Observance

| 4:02 PM

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“Together, we can,” was the theme for the 23rd International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) and press conference at the County Administration Center. The annual event features a garden of purple flags, each one representing an overdose death in San Diego County. This year featured 1,203 purple flags, 97 fewer flags than last year.