Environment
Eden Brukman

Meet the County’s New Chief Sustainability Officer

| 10:39 AM

Reading Time: 3 minutes

The San Diego County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice has a new chief at the helm. In addition to her unbridled passion for service and helping others, Eden Brukman brings more than two decades of sustainability leadership experience to the role.

Environment
County electric vehicle at charging station

County Advances Electric Vehicle Use

| 4:13 PM

Reading Time: 3 minutes

The County made more progress in 2022 advancing electric vehicle ownership and use which reduces greenhouse gas emissions, improves air quality, and supports the climate action and decarbonization efforts.

Consumer
Credit: shutterstock

Holidays Are Coming; 5 Tips to Get Rid of Junk Mail

| 11:21 AM

Reading Time: 2 minutes

The holidays. They bring friends, family — and more junk mail than you can probably imagine! Want to keep the friends and family but get rid of the junk mail? Here are five tips to help you our from the Department of Public Works.

Health
Child swimming in pool02:58

VIDEO: County Keeps Public Pools Clean and Safe

| 2:40 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Summer is here and that means it’s time to go swimming. The County’s Department of Environmental Health is out and about year-round inspecting public swimming pool locations to make sure they are safe in order to protect the public from getting sick and to prevent drownings. That’s over 7,300 bodies of water, such as pools, spas, and splash pads, in apartments, hotels, parks and other public spaces.

Environment
Earth

County Participates in Earth Day Events, County Earth Day Fair Monday

| 1:53 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes

The County of San Diego will take part in Earth Day and earth-friendly events around the county to share how the County protects the environment—from improving air quality to protecting watersheds and diverting waste from landfills—and explain how residents can help.