Ay, Chihuahua! Little Dog Rescued from Deep Dilemma
Sep. 15, 2016 | 2:38 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A Chihuahua found herself down inside a six-foot-deep drain pipe off Euclid Avenue in San Diego before being rescued Thursday morning.
Month: September 2016
VIDEO: County on Front Lines to Stop Zika Spread
Sep. 15, 2016 | 11:21 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
Watch how the County’s Vector Control Program monitors, tests and controls mosquitoes and provides education and outreach.
New Fire Assessment Could Mean Lower Insurance Rates
Sep. 13, 2016 | 2:23 PMReading Time: 4 minutes
An independent fire rating agency informed the Board of Supervisors Tuesday that the County Fire Authority’s capabilities when it comes to fighting structural fires now rank in the top 10 percent nationally.
County Drops Larvicide to Fight West Nile Virus
Sep. 13, 2016 | 12:00 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
San Diego County’s environmental health department plans to conduct its seventh aerial drop of a solid larvicide on local waterways Wednesday to fight West Nile virus by killing mosquito larvae before they can grow into adult mosquitoes.
Waterfront Park Fountains to Shut for Maintenance
Sep. 12, 2016 | 3:27 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The fountains at the Waterfront Park will be shut off from Tuesday, Sept. 13 through Monday, Sept. 19 for maintenance.
Credit: PhotoSpin Bat With Rabies Found at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Sep. 12, 2016 | 12:16 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
A rabid bat was found alive on the ground on Friday, Sept. 9 at 12:37 p.m. near the entrance doors to the Oasis Deli in Nairobi Village.
Credit: CDC County to Spray Grant Hill Neighborhood for Mosquitoes in Travel-related Zika Case
Sep. 10, 2016 | 11:11 AMReading Time: 4 minutes
The County plans to hand-spray a neighborhood in Grant Hill to kill invasive Aedes mosquitoes, after mosquitoes and larvae were found in an area near a person who became infected with the Zika virus while traveling outside the country. Testing done at the San Diego County Public Health Laboratory confirmed that the person had the […]