Providing Help in Sandy’s Aftermath
Nov. 16, 2012 | 4:25 PMReading Time: 3 minutes
In a second installment about his help with the response to Sandy, a County Emergency Services manager shares images and descriptions of the damage and recovery.
Public Safety
County Emergency Manager Assists in Sandy’s Aftermath
Nov. 16, 2012 | 10:18 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
Help is pouring in to the devastated region, but Office of Emergency Services Program Manager Leslie Luke explains the massive response creates a strain of its own.
Toy Maker to Pay $225,000 for Deceptive Packaging
Nov. 15, 2012 | 3:08 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The DA says a child opening the jewelry kits would find “they’ve essentially been duped.”
Shelter Valley Volunteer Firefighters Get New Digs
Nov. 15, 2012 | 1:24 PMReading Time: 3 minutes
County Fire Authority volunteers in Shelter Valley serve a 300 square-mile area and pull 24 hour shifts. Their newly rennovated station is open to the public Saturday.
Probation Department Targets High Risk DUI Drivers with New Grant
Nov. 13, 2012 | 1:13 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The San Diego County Probation Department will use a new $500,000 grant to keep repeat DUI offenders from endangering other motorists in the future.
Probation Officers Shift Gears to Help Rehabilitate Criminals
Nov. 12, 2012 | 5:47 PMReading Time: 3 minutes
San Diego County Probation Officers are being trained to use a converstational style to talk to probationers and to focus the interactions on helping criminals permanently change their behaviors.
Billboards Warn Against Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov. 8, 2012 | 12:26 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A public awareness campaign aimed at curbing workers’ compensation fraud will feature 65 billboards and transit shelter posters placed across San Diego County, the District Attorney’s Office announced today.