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Fighting the Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic - San Diego County …
Aug 26, 2024 · Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a nasal spray that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose and save lives. There are many locations across the county where cost-free naloxone is publicly available. (map). From January to December of 2023, the County distributed more than 28,000 naloxone kits, nearly 4,000 of them through the 16 naloxone ...
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Nov. 5, 2024 | 4:14 PM. Reading Time: < 1 minute The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov 7. The Red Flag Warning has been issued due to strong gusty winds, low humidity and is in effect for the inland valleys and mountains of San Diego County.
County Drug Disposal Pilot Program Reaches Milestone
Jul 1, 2024 · In 2022, 857 people died from an opioid overdose in San Diego County, which is about a 115% increase from 2016. The pilot program was approved by the County’s Board of Supervisors in October 2023 and allotted $500,000 from a one-time Opioid Settlement Fund.
County Offices to Close for Veterans Day Holiday | News | San …
Nov 6, 2024 · All public San Diego County offices, family resource centers, libraries and animal shelters will be closed Monday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day. Law enforcement, emergency animal control response, and other essential services will continue through the holiday. County parks, campgrounds and neighborhood day-use parks remain open 365 days a year.
County Agriculture Blooming Again in New Crop Report
Oct 11, 2024 · San Diego County ranks No. 1 in Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod in California and No. 2 in the United States. Even though the Crop Report covering the County’s 2023 growing season shows value declined, it also had some positive changes. The groups this year that thrived were Field Crops, Apiary Products and Forest Products.
County Reports First Locally Acquired Dengue Case | News | San …
Oct 6, 2024 · Los Angeles County recently reported five cases of locally contracted dengue this year. Long Beach and Pasadena had their first cases of locally acquired dengue in late 2023. Vector Control did similar treatments in Oceanside in September and in the Mount Hope area of San Diego in July of this year. Both of those treatments were initiated as a ...
San Diego County Annual Report Shows Community in Action
Oct 10, 2024 · You’ll see our achievements in the County’s Fiscal Year 2023/24 Annual Report released Thursday. The report shows how we’re moving forward in areas that affect all of us in some way – affordable housing, homelessness, behavioral health, public safety, justice reform, environmental sustainability, healthy and safe communities, and equity.
County Holds Halloween-Themed Wedding Ceremonies | News
Nov 1, 2024 · Couples who said “I do” to their ‘Boo’ Thursday at the County Administration Center were in for a treat with a Halloween-themed wedding ceremony. San Diego Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk (ARCC) Jordan Marks offered walk-in “Halloweddings” for Oct. 31 with no appointment required. Officiants at the downtown office, dressed in ...
County Breaks Ground on New Animal Shelter | News | San Diego …
Oct 15, 2024 · County officials all stepped aside for Howard the dog to take the first dig at the groundbreaking for the new 23,000-square-foot County animal shelter. When completed in early 2026, it will provide a new standard of care in animal housing for long-term animals as they patiently wait for a new home. The new shelter in Santee will serve animals and residents in the South and Southeast County ...