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Countywide Effort Aims to Eliminate DUI Fatalities, Injuries

| 1:21 PM

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Today, the County Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan, and other community partners joined forces in support of Vision Zero, a countywide initiative to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries related to driving under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs to zero by 2025.

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County Provides Legal Defense for Immigrants

| 8:33 AM

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The County of San Diego announced Thursday a legal defense program for immigrants going through removal proceedings in federal court. People detained, on monitoring or under house arrest can now receive free legal representation contracted by the Public Defender’s Office.

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Fifth Flu Death Reported in Region

| 10:24 AM

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A 72-year-old woman is the fifth San Diegan to die of influenza this season, the County Health and Human Services Agency reported today.