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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Two more residents died due to flu complications last week while lab-confirmed flu cases spiked to nearly 1,400, county health officials announced Thursday. The county's Health and Human Services Agency received reports of a 75-year-old man dying Dec. 21 and a 77-year-old man dying Dec. 24. Both men dealt with underlying medical issues, but the county did not disclose if they had received flu shots. The two deaths bring this flu season's death toll to 10. The number of flu cases rose from 747 Dec. 15-21 to...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Most county-run facilities will be closed tomorrow in observance of New Year's Day, but essential services, including Sheriff's Department patrols and animal control emergency response, will continue during the holiday. County offices, family resource centers, libraries and animal shelters will be closed to the public Wednesday. 1. In addition, all county library branches will close early today at 5 p.m. in observance of New Year's Eve. County parks,... Full story
SANTEE (CNS) - A person tested positive for tuberculosis and may have exposed other people at the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility to the infectious bacterial disease, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported Monday. HHSA is working with the Sheriff's Department to notify people who were potentially exposed at the women's jail at 451 Riverview Parkway. The period of potential exposure occurred from Aug. 5 to Dec. 6. The Sheriff's Department is offering free testing for its staff and all...
SAN MARCOS (CNS) - Two motorists suffered serious injuries in a crash at a San Marcos intersection, authorities said Monday. It happened around 8:20 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of South Rancho Santa Fe Road and Boulderidge Drive, San Diego County Sheriff's Sgt. Nicholas Maryn said. Investigators determined that one vehicle was heading southbound on Rancho Santa Fe Road and was making a left turn onto Boulderidge Drive when the other vehicle collided with it while heading northbound through the intersection, Maryn said....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Another cold storm was headed to San Diego County late Sunday and through Monday night, but heavy rain will remain offshore, and some light rain and mountain snow is possible on Monday, forecasters say. A winter storm warning was likely to be discontinued later Sunday, the National Weather Service in San Diego said in a release issued at 9:36 a.m. "The models are beginning to gel regarding the track of the system dropping south off the coast," the weather service said. "The consensus now is for it to track...
In earlier times facts were considered the basis for argument, rather than being dismissed as “crazy.” But my real concern is with the so-called Pro-Life movement that has become the Forced Birth movement. The U.S. is unique in the developed world in that our infant mortality and maternal mortality rates lately have been going up, rather than down, “thanks” to Forced-Birth’s success in shutting down women’s reproductive health care facilities. The subject letter presents a lame argument for adoption versus abortion. T... Full story
The end of the year is a great time to look back and look ahead. While it’s been a whirlwind first year as a San Diego County Supervisor, I’m proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish together! One of my big focuses when taking over the District 5 seat on the board of supervisors was fire safety. We all know fires are inevitable in San Diego, but we can make a difference by being prepared. We haven’t seen any major wildfires this year and that’s a credit to CALFIRE and all the technologies in place. Our new helitanke...