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The County of San Diego’s Behavioral Health Services has spent the last year organizing extensive planning and training to prepare for the biggest update to California’s civil detention and conservatorship laws in more than 50 years. The updates are required by State Senate Bill 4... — Updated 1/23/2025

The Board of Supervisors made it official and called an April 8 special primary election for the First Supervisorial District. Voters in District 1 will fill a supervisorial seat that became vacant when the former supervisor ended her tenure on Jan.6. Over 376,000 voters living... — Updated 1/23/2025

County public health officials are warning San Diegans not to eat or drink raw milk products or give them to their pets because of the heightened risk for H5N1, or bird flu. Because raw milk and raw milk products are not pasteurized, they can contain harmful pathogens including... — Updated 1/21/2025

With the recent power outages and tragic fires in Los Angeles, the BWD is concentrating even further on its own disaster preparedness efforts. Steps have already been taken between BWD and County Fire to improve our preparedness and incident response. Unfortunately, due to the... — Updated 1/20/2025

Violence in politics hits home, raising the question how can America have a democracy where majority rules and where threats of personal and family harm are used to sway and intimidate elected officials? For example: Board of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas, who represents a... — Updated 1/14/2025

A deer mouse collected at the beginning of January, in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, has tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus. Finding hantavirus in wild rodents is not uncommon in San Diego County, there were a total of 25 cases in 2024 and are the main carriers... — Updated 1/14/2025

“We recommend that everyone prepares for an emergency by gathering necessary supplies ahead of time, and practicing your family disaster plan. For most of us, pets are part of our family so we need an emergency plan to protect them as well.” NEVER leave your pet chained out... — Updated 1/8/2025

It’s the ship-shipping-est time of the year! And you want to make sure you’re not sending someone you love something nobody wants – a harmful pest. The holiday season is back. It’s the time when many of us are personally mailing and shipping packages and gifts to faraway family... — Updated 12/10/2024

Note: This article summarizes research done so far by researchers at UC Irvine, with Proposition 68 grant monies from the state Department of Water Resources. The project is called the “Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDE) Identification, Assessment, and Monitoring P... — Updated 12/9/2024

The Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for Shipping Services price changes to take effect January 19, 2025. The proposed adjustments were approved by the Governors of the USPS this week. The change would raise Shipping Services prices approxima... — Updated 12/8/2024

Break out your wallets and purses – but protect them too – the holiday shopping season is back! The holiday season is the perfect time to remind everyone to remember to always, always double-check your receipts to make sure you’re not accidentally overcharged by faulty cash regis... — Updated 12/8/2024

It is that time again as the town is gearing up for the Twelfth Annual Borrego Springs Film Festival! Featuring five days of exceptional independent films, community panels at the Borrego Springs Library, not to mention top-notch parties, galas and award ceremonies with attending... — Updated 12/5/2024

Borrego Springs, November 19, 2024 – In a breakthrough study led by UC Irvine researchers, new findings have confirmed that mesquite trees near the Borrego Sink rely o groundwater to survive. This revelation confirms the presence of a groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDE) in t... — Updated 12/2/2024

Get ready to celebrate the season with friends, family and neighbors at the third annual Soroptimist International Borrego Springs “Toast to Borrego” wine tasting fundraiser event, happening Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Des... — Updated 12/1/2024

Two re-elected County supervisors took the oath of office Monday at the County Administration Center Board Chamber. Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer from District 3 and Supervisor Joel Anderson from District 2 were sworn into office after winning a second term in the November... — Updated 1/10/2024