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San Diego County secures funds to improve health outcomes for African-American babies

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 24, 2024

The Board of Supervisors has approved $484,310 in state funding to improve health outcomes for African-American babies. This funding is part of the California Perinatal Equity Initiative, which aims to address issues such as low birth weight, premature births, and infant and maternal deaths among Black mothers and babies due to bias and racism in healthcare settings.

Governor Newsom signs bill preserving off-highway vehicle competitions in California

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 24, 2024

Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones announced that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 708 into law.

Which former San Diego City Wire area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Sept. 23?

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 22, 2024

These former San Diego City Wire area high school standouts will be in action in the week starting Mon Sept. 23.

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San Diego City Wire area weekly mass times

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 21, 2024

The following parishes in the San Diego City Wire coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

San Diego hosts job fair emphasizing lived experience as asset

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 20, 2024

The County recently collaborated with the San Diego Workforce Partnership to host a job fair for individuals with a history of incarceration. In the peer support field, backgrounds involving time in jail, substance use, or mental health challenges are termed "lived experience" and considered valuable when combined with specialized training.

49.3% of college applicants to San Diego County's 65 universities were admitted for fall 2022

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 19, 2024

San Diego County's 65 universities admitted an estimated 49.3% of applicants for fall 2022, an increase over the previous year.

California declares new quarantine after detection of fatal citrus tree disease

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 17, 2024

The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a new citrus quarantine in Fallbrook on Sept. 16 after detecting the fatal citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in one mandarin tree in a residential neighborhood during regular inspections.

Community helps select San Diego County's new leadership team

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 17, 2024

San Diego County Chief Administrative Officer Ebony Shelton has announced several additions to her leadership team. After assuming her role in July, one of Shelton’s initial priorities was to build a leadership team to advance the County’s vision of a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all. This included selecting Deputy Chief Administrative Officers to lead the County’s four operational groups and appointing an Assistant Chief Administrative Officer and a Chief Financial Officer.

Hantavirus detected in mice at San Onofre State Beach campground

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 16, 2024

Two mice collected from a campground trail at San Onofre State Beach, as part of ongoing surveillance to protect public health, have tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus. The County Vector Control team is working with campground officials to notify visitors and staff.

County breaks ground on new Calavo Park in Spring Valley

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 16, 2024

San Diego County officials and community members broke ground last week on a new 9-acre park in Spring Valley. Calavo County Park, located off Calavo Drive near Jamacha Boulevard, will feature an all-wheel park or skatepark, two playgrounds, nature play apparatus, a basketball and pickleball court, a soccer and baseball field, an off-leash dog park, and more.

Groundbreaking marks start of Union Tower affordable housing project

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 16, 2024

An exciting groundbreaking today in National City marked the beginning of construction for a new multi-family affordable housing community. Union Tower will bring 94 new affordable homes to 2312 F Ave., the first phase in an eight-phase development. When Union Tower is complete, it will offer residents 45 one-bedroom units, 24 two-bedroom units, and 24 three-bedroom units along with one manager’s unit.

Bird flu detected in San Diego County wastewater; no human cases reported

By San Diego City Wire | Sep 16, 2024

San Diego County has reported the environmental detection of the H5 influenza virus, commonly known as bird flu, becoming the fifth location in California to do so. The detection was made through wastewater testing conducted on September 1, 2024, by WastewaterSCAN, a privately funded operation that monitors wastewater for pathogens at over 150 sites nationwide and 57 sites across California. Subsequent sampling has not detected any virus.