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    Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board formally releases annual report

    County of San Diego Communications Office, Tracy DeFore|Updated Mar 10, 2021

    The County Board of Supervisors received the 2020 Annual Report from the Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board after a presentation from its executive officer March 2. CLERB was established in 1990 to investigate citizen complaints against San Diego County Sheriff's deputies and probation officers. CLERB also has the authority to review all deaths that occur in custody or in connection with the two departments without a complaint. The review board makes advisory findings on...

  • Eight ways to apply for CalFresh

    Tom Christensen County of San Diego Communications Office|Updated Aug 24, 2017

    The days of a mother or father having to take a whole day off work and drag their kids to sit in a government office waiting for hours to get food assistance are long gone – much like the days when food stamps came in a book of coupons. Nowadays, someone applying for CalFresh benefits can do it from pretty much anywhere, at any time of the day. It’s all part of the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency’s efforts to expand ways eligible residents can apply for and access assistance. CalFresh helps famil...

  • Protective screening helps mosquito-proof rain barrels

    Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office|Updated Mar 10, 2017

    SAN DIEGO – If you’ve got a rain barrel, this winter’s rains have been great. Your barrel is full, you’re conserving water, and you’re watering your garden naturally. And, you’re growing mosquitoes. Rain barrels are awesome, but if yours doesn’t have protective screening, your rain barrel could also turn into breeding ground for mosquitoes. That includes our native Culex mosquitoes that can transmit West Nile virus from infected birds to people, and invasive Aedes mosquit...

  • More flu cases being reported in San Diego County this year

    Jos A lvarez County of San Diego Communications Office|Updated Dec 26, 2016

    The total of local lab-confirmed influenza cases in San Diego County is outpacing the numbers reported at this time last year, the County Health and Human Services Agency recently announced. Through Dec. 10, a total of 291 cases of influenza had been reported in the county, 113 more than at the same time last season, when 178 had been reported. That is why County health officials are encouraging all San Diegans to get vaccinated before the worst of the flu season gets here....

  • Santa's on his way – it's time to check those holiday receipts

    Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office|Updated Dec 9, 2016

    Santa is readying the reindeer, and that means the “shop ‘til you drop” holiday season is back. It also means it’s time to remember to double-check receipts so you don’t get overcharged by faulty cash-register price scanners. It can definitely happen. Every year, County inspectors from the Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures inspect thousands of local businesses, checking price-scanning devices, scales that charge items by weight, and the other equipment that set prices, to make sure they are charging customers...

  • First back to school assignment: check those receipts

    Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office|Updated Aug 11, 2016

    SAN DIEGO – So much to buy and so little time. Yes, it’s back-to-school time around San Diego County. That means lots of shopping, from binders to backpacks, clothes, laptops, tablets and everything in between. It also means the first homework assignment – remember to double-check all receipts to avoid getting overcharged by faulty cash-register price scanners. It can happen. Every year inspectors from the County’s Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures check thousands of local businesses to make sure all the dev...