VIDEO: Two Fire Stations Updated to Serve Their Communities
Mar. 16, 2022 | 8:51 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
Station 79 at Palomar Mountain and Station 59 at Sunshine Summit
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County Fire Upgrades Two Mountain Fire Stations
Mar. 8, 2022 | 11:39 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
San Diego County and CAL FIRE recently completed significant improvements to two fire stations, increasing their ability to safeguard communities in the northernmost reaches of the county.
Public’s Help Needed to ID Man Killed on Freeway
Feb. 28, 2022 | 11:15 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
The Medical Examiner’s Office needs your help identifying a man killed while crossing Interstate 805 in January.
Applicants Needed for Alternatives to Incarceration Advisory Group
Feb. 25, 2022 | 9:09 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
Community input is needed on the County’s Alternatives to Incarceration project. The County has launched a year-long study to improve the justice system, working with an independent contractor, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). SANDAG is taking applications for an Advisory Group to provide community and stakeholder input.
Virtual Town Hall Set on Policing Equity Report on Sheriff’s Department
Feb. 17, 2022 | 12:54 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board will host a virtual town hall Feb. 22 on a report recently published by the Center for Policing Equity that looked at practices by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
Take Time to Prepare Before A Significant Earthquake to Survive and Recover
Feb. 16, 2022 | 11:13 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
Earthquakes happen every day in California. Nearly all are so minor they go unnoticed. But one long-range scientific model forecasts a 6.7 magnitude will happen sometime in California in the next 12 years. Yet, the warning for a specific earthquake doesn’t come more than a few seconds ahead. That means the only time to prepare for a significant earthquake is before one happens.
Safe Gun Storage Ordinance Takes Effect February 25
Feb. 11, 2022 | 11:57 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
The County of San Diego ordinance requiring that all guns be safely stored takes effect Feb. 25, 2022. It requires all guns in homes or structures near a home to either be secured with a trigger lock or be locked away in a container. The only exception is if the firearm is within the immediate control of an authorized person.