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San Diego County has launched a new interactive report that shows how the County’s Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) programs make a difference in what people experience before and after time in local jails. The web report, released Thursday, April 30, 2026, highlights the Alternatives to Incarceration programs through data and storytelling, using fictional characters based on interviews of actual people about their experiences. The stories and real data show how health, recovery and housing services can help.
Government
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The County of San Diego is using a new way to measure the impact of its work. The County developed 26 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to not only focus on performance but also identify areas for growth and opportunity.
Government
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The County’s Office of Evaluation, Performance and Analytics has released a new plan listing 18 questions that will guide the County’s evaluation of important programs and services, ranging from homelessness to climate, public safety, and physical and mental health.
Government
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If it’s spring, then it’s high budget season at the County. Preparations are in full swing for a May 4 release to the public.
Public Safety
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The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office released both mid-year statistics comparing the first six months of 2020 to 2019 and its 2019 annual report.
Public Safety
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Unintentional fentanyl overdose deaths in the San Diego region increased by 68% when comparing this year’s mid-year data with the same period for 2018, statistics just released by the County Medical Examiner’s Office show.
Public Safety
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Valuable comparisons and conclusions can be drawn from the types and circumstances of sudden unexpected deaths that occur in San Diego County, and in changes over time. Officials with the San Diego County Department of the Medical Examiner are releasing 22 years’ worth of data–from 1997 to the third quarter of 2018–in a free searchable online portal. The site makes over 59,000 records available.
