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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A dead American Crow found in the Clairemont area of San Diego has tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting County environmental health officials to remind people to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit the virus to humans.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopted the 2024 Climate Action Plan (2024 CAP) on Wednesday, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in unincorporated areas and at County facilities to achieve net zero emissions by 2045.
An Australian Cattle Dog was picked up as a stray by a County Animal Services officer in December 2023. During his intake examination, a medical team member noticed that he was a healthy dog who didn’t bear weight on one of his rear legs.
The Registrar of Voters is seeking additional poll workers for the upcoming November Presidential General Election. Poll workers play a crucial role in elections and can serve their community while earning a stipend.
The Board of Supervisors has accepted $2.3 million in California Department of Public Health grant funds to support healthy living education and programming in under-resourced neighborhoods across the region.
Juan Pablo Prada Bernal of Colombia was sentenced in federal court today to 40 months in prison for participating in an international money laundering conspiracy involving more than $3 million in proceeds obtained through phone scams.
Andrei Bogdan Arteni of Romania appeared in federal court in Los Angeles today to face charges in the Southern District of California for allegedly conspiring to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in public-assistance benefits from low-income families. He was ordered detained and will appear in federal court in San Diego for his next hearing.
San Diego County News Center reported that County Vector Control crews plan to hand-spray for mosquitoes at approximately 60 homes and a community center in Oceanside. This measure aims to protect public health and prevent the potential spread of the dengue virus following a confirmed case.