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Air Pollution Control District's kid's calendar contest is back
The "calend-air" contest is back! San Diego County's Air Pollution Control... — Updated 10/21/2020
New Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk Office and Archive wins coveted Orchid Award
The County of San Diego's new Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk's Office &... — Updated 10/15/2020
Winter's coming, time to get discounted rain barrels
It's still hot outside, but fall has officially arrived and that means the... — Updated 10/14/2020
Agriculture blossoms again in annual crop report, nears $1.8B
Agriculture values blossomed for the third year out of the past four and grew close to $1.8 billion, a height they last reached in... — Updated 9/4/2020
County marks Overdose Awareness Day: No one has to die
Standing in front of 645 placards representing every person who died by accidental drug overdose in San Diego County last year,... — Updated 9/4/2020
There's lots of free stuff to do in July
It’s the summer of coronavirus – and to keep it from spreading we’re staying home more, foregoing big vacations and looking... — Updated 7/16/2020
Mosquito in Black Mountain Ranch area tests positive for West Nile virus
A mosquito caught in routine trapping in the Black Mountain Ranch area has... — Updated 6/18/2020 Full story
County unveils online census kiosks at county libraries
County Board of Supervisors Chairman Greg Cox, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and other officials unveiled new census... — Updated 3/27/2020
County unveils online census kiosks at county libraries
County Board of Supervisors Chairman Greg Cox, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and other officials unveiled new census... — Updated 3/21/2020
County libraries move to curbside pickup to help stop coronavirus
The county of San Diego’s libraries are going to curbside pickup to help county residents practice social-distancing to stop the... — Updated 3/21/2020 Full story
County libraries move to curbside pickup to help stop coronavirus
The County of San Diego’s libraries are going to curbside pickup to help county residents practice social-distancing to stop the... — Updated 3/17/2020 Full story
3 wild mice test positive for hantavirus
Three wild mice collected in routine monitoring in Carlsbad have tested positive... — Updated 3/4/2020
County creates online portal to track General Plan progress
Since San Diego County adopted its general plan nine years ago, 5,802 residences... — Updated 2/28/2020
County creates online portal to track General Plan progress
Since San Diego County adopted its general plan nine years ago, 5,802 residences have been built in the county’s unincorporated... — Updated 2/27/2020
County, Solana Center offering discounted rain barrels
It's been pretty dry so far this winter, but the National Weather Service says... — Updated 2/12/2020
Board votes to reduce greenhouse gases, divert building debris from landfills
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday, Jan. 29,... — Updated 2/6/2020
Giving, receiving, recycling
The gifts! The wrapping! The packages! The lights! Even the trees! The holiday season brings lots of stuff – lots of stuff that... — Updated 1/2/2020
This holiday season: Don't pack a pest
County of San Diego Communications The holidays are a time for traveling and sending gifts, which means it’s also time to make... — Updated 12/12/2019
Free sandbags and sand available for county residents
San Diego County recently experienced a second round of rainstorms, but if... — Updated 12/6/2019
This shopping season, be like Santa: check your receipts, check them twice
Thanksgiving and Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping events of the year,... — Updated 12/5/2019
Mouse in Escondido tests positive for hantavirus
A western harvest mouse collected in Escondido has tested positive for... — Updated 12/1/2019
Want to be Santa's Helper? It's Toys for Tots Time at County Airports
What would be cooler: getting to be Santa's helper, or putting a holiday smile... — Updated 11/30/2019
Mouse in Escondido tests positive for hantavirus
A western harvest mouse collected in Escondido has tested positive for... — Updated 11/30/2019
Hawk in Ramona tests positive for West Nile virus
A dead Cooper's hawk found in Ramona has tested positive for West Nile virus,... — Updated 11/21/2019
Thanksgiving leftovers, a terrible thing to waste
For a lot of families, one of the best things about Thanksgiving is all those... — Updated 11/19/2019
