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Remember All You Santa Clauses, Don’t Pack a Pest

| 10:18 AM

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The Holiday Season is one of the busiest shipping times of the year, with gifts riding and flying all over the country. If you’ll be sending shipments or bringing home gifts from travels, just remember, forego dangerous hitchhikers — do not pack a pest!

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Holiday Shopping Begins, Remember to Double-Check Your Receipts

| 8:53 AM

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Here come the holidays; the bells and the cash registers will soon be ringing. That means it’s time to remember to always double-check your receipts to make sure you’re not accidentally overcharged by faulty cash registers and price scanners.

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It’s Thanksgiving, Take Our Annual Cook-Safely Quiz!

| 11:32 AM

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Thanksgiving! It’s the Oscars, the Super Bowl, the biggest, feast-i-est day of the year. And you don’t want to serve up heaping platefuls of salmonella, listeria or other dangerous bacteria. Take our annual safe-cooking quiz to stay safe and shine like the chef you are.

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It’s Spring, Time to Clean and We Have Tips!

| 4:30 PM

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It’s April—and that means it’s the time of year again to break out the supplies and start those annual spring-cleaning projects. And we’ve got tips to help you do it!

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County to Hold Week of Action to Promote Workers’ Rights and Foster Business Empowerment

| 4:43 PM

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The County of San Diego’s Labor Standards and Enforcement is holding its third annual César Chávez Week of Action from March 25-29. This weeklong series honors labor rights activist César Chávez by educating workers, employers and community members about labor rights and fair workplace practices. The theme of this year’s week of action is “Building […]