Public Safety

Conference Addresses Challenges in Emergency Management

| 5:28 PM

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During a disaster, the people we traditionally think of as first responders are often not the ones who are the very first to help. It’s the residents – neighbors helping neighbors in need before public safety and aid workers can reach the scene. Local businesses also play a major role in the response and recovery phases of disasters.

Public Safety

Great Rx: CAC Gets Prescription Drug Drop Box

| 10:03 AM

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So, where can you go to safely get rid of those leftover prescription medicines that have piled up in your cabinet? Well, now you can safely and anonymously drop off leftover drugs in a secure “drug drop-box” right here at the County Administration Center (CAC) at 1600 Pacific Highway, thanks to the Board of Supervisors, led by Supervisor Pam Slater-Price.