VIDEO: Growing Opportunities
Apr. 6, 2012 | 7:49 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
A gardening program for young people in a detention facility offers a chance to create something positive.
Public Safety
VIDEO: Sheriff’s K-9 Unit Training Program
Apr. 6, 2012 | 2:25 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Sheriff’s Department dogs and their handlers go through weekly training together to make sure they are ready to protect the public.
Japanese Tsunami Debris Management Plan In the Works
Apr. 5, 2012 | 4:53 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Debris from last year’s tsunami is headed our way and could reach our shores, but experts don’t believe there is cause for alarm.
Supervisors Approve New $3.3 Million Sheriff’s Substation in Pine Valley
Apr. 3, 2012 | 1:37 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
County supervisors unanimously approved building a new $3.3 million sheriff’s substation in Pine Valley in East County Tuesday that would improve public safety and service in several backcountry communities.
MADD Recognizes Deputies, Law Enforcement
Mar. 29, 2012 | 5:03 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
The San Diego chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) honored eight sheriff’s deputies, San Diego County Probation Chief Mack Jenkins, and Deputy District Attorney Jodi Breton for their commitment to keeping drunk drivers off the roads.
Student Broadcast Teaches Tsunami Awareness
Mar. 28, 2012 | 5:00 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Students at Carmel Del Mar Elementary learned a valuable preparedness lesson this week thanks to their peers and a kid-friendly video from the Office of Emergency Services.
Ordinance to Combat “Designer Drugs” Approved
Mar. 27, 2012 | 11:11 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
The Board took two actions meant to curb use of the drugs “causing havoc in our communities.”