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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.
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 ...
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 ...
First 2024 Measles Case Confirmed in San Diego County
Feb 2, 2024 · Reading Time: 2 minutes. The first case of measles this year in San Diego County has been confirmed in a 1-year-old resident who had recently traveled overseas, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency announced Friday. The last confirmed measles case in the County was in 2019, when two cases were reported, one an unvaccinated ...
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 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 Issues Emergency Proclamation After Storm Causes …
Jan 22, 2024 · The County of San Diego is proclaiming a local emergency on behalf of the Board of Supervisors in anticipation that resources and assistance from the state and federal government may be needed because of damage caused by flooding from the storm January 22, 2024. A local proclamation communicates to the state that the County is anticipating significant impacts to both public and private property.
County Offices to Close for Veterans Day Holiday | News | San …
6 days ago · 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.
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.