10 Years Later – Remembering the Great Japan Tsunami and to Prepare
Mar. 29, 2021 | 2:48 PMTen years ago this month, the world watched as a 9.1 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the eastern coast of Japan.
Public Safety
Credit: San Diego County Sheriff's Department More Meals to be Served to Unsheltered through Sheriff, Nonprofit Partnership
Mar. 23, 2021 | 4:13 PMThe San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously March 16 to execute a new three-year agreement between the County, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, and the local nonprofit Lucky Duck Foundation to help prepare and distribute 1,000 daily meals to unsheltered residents seven days a week.
County Residents Graduate from First Spanish Language Sheriff’s Academy
Mar. 3, 2021 | 10:34 AMA group of 36 residents of San Diego County graduated Feb. 17 from the “Academia de Alguacil,” the first-of-its-kind Spanish language sheriff’s academy sponsored by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
County Lab, Fire Stations to Benefit from Backup Power Supply Funds
Mar. 2, 2021 | 4:40 PMThe San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to ratify the acceptance of fiscal year 2020-2021 state community power resiliency funds, a key step in helping to improve backup energy sources for essential facilities and communications equipment as part of emergency preparedness efforts in the county.
Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board Accepting Applications
Mar. 1, 2021 | 10:02 AMThe County of San Diego is now taking applications for the second opening in recent months for the San Diego County Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB).
County Announces New Chief Medical Examiner
Feb. 26, 2021 | 11:33 AMThe County of San Diego has announced a new Chief Medical Examiner to lead an office with 57 personnel and a budget of $12.1 million responsible for the county’s medicolegal forensic death investigations.
Public Defender, Probation Celebrate 10 Years of Veterans Treatment Court
Feb. 24, 2021 | 7:56 AMThis month the San Diego County Office of the Public Defender and Probation Department have been celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the local Veterans Treatment Court, a program that has helped more than 140 veterans and active-duty service members get specialized treatment instead of time in jail.