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A new state law modeled largely on an existing San Diego County ordinance will mean stricter rules for businesses providing tattoos, piercings and other body art.
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The District Attorney’s Office announced today it extradited six fugitives from Mexico in 2011 – a record number – crediting a focus on relationship-building with law enforcement partners on both sides of the border.
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Did you resolve to make healthier food choices and be more active in 2012, reduce your debt or simply spend more time with your family this year? Those are among the most common new year resolutions, but the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is suggesting an important addition to that list. Resolve to be Ready with an emergency preparedness goal.
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A task force used checkpoints and extra patrols to help keep impaired drivers off the road during the peak of the holiday season.
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The District Attorney’s office today announced criminal charges against five defendants in a wide-ranging public corruption case involving Sweetwater Union High School District School Board members, the former district superintendant and a South Bay contractor—all of whom were involved in a “pay-for-play‟ culture with businesses that were awarded voter-approved bond projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The case is believed to be the largest of its kind in San Diego County.
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Law enforcement will be out in force to help keep the streets safe over the holiday.
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Understanding trends in causes of death is a top priority for the new second-in-command at the Medical Examiner’s Office.
