#inewsource

[rodspurethoughts]

Cohen Veterans Network Welcomes First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at the Cohen Clinic at VVSD in Oceanside, CA

Cohen Veterans network at VVSD “Joining Forces” with White House in Support of Military Families as the Network Fills the Gaps in Mental Health Services SAN DIEGO (Newswire.com) – Cohens Veteran Network (CVN) at VVSD, a not-for-profit philanthropic organization that serves post-9/11 veterans, active duty service members and their families through a nationwide system of mental health clinics,…

View On WordPress

[correctsuccess]

Recovery Slow For Valley Fire Victims Who Lost Homes, Businesses Practically three months after San Diego County’s most harmful hearth of 2020 burned down her Lawson Valley house, 78-year-old Eileen Menzies spends her days sifting by way of the rubble she has but to fully clear from her property. A neighbor whose new hemp farm was practically destroyed is assembly with lawmakers in hopes of bettering agricultural insurance coverage in fire-prone areas. An... #business #businessloan #correctsuccess #inewsource #loan #public_safety #success #wildfires

[leftdinosaurbeliever-blog]

Imperial County is coronavirus 'testing desert'

Imperial County is coronavirus ‘testing desert’

Hundreds more Imperial County residents will soon be able to get checked for COVID-19 after state officials designated the area a “testing desert.”

County officials said Monday the state is expected to open a local testing site by May 4. The site will be able to test 130 residents a day, said Dr. Stephen Munday, the county’s health officer.

Only about 1,600 of Imperial County’s 181,000…

View On WordPress

[leftdinosaurbeliever-blog]

SD County officials waffle over COVID-19

San Diego County officials have held daily news conferences since the beginning of March to update the public on the coronavirus pandemic. Almost every day, they provide the latest numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths, recite the newest guidelines and rules for residents to follow, and explain the ever-changing steps they’re taking to curtail the spread of the highly contagious virus and the…

View On WordPress

[leftdinosaurbeliever-blog]

Homeless services stretched thin by virus

Almost two-thirds of the county’s homeless population is in the city of San Diego. But homelessness is a problem throughout the region – from the South Bay to North County.

The homeless shelters in these communities, one of which was struggling financially even before the novel coronavirus pandemic, are now being stretched thin as they scramble to meet the needs of the vulnerable people they…

View On WordPress

[leftdinosaurbeliever-blog]

Palomar College president quits but will get $600,000 in salary and severance pay

Palomar College president quits but will get $600,000 in salary and severance pay

Palomar College President Joi Lin Blake, who’s been on paid leave since December for unknown reasons, has agreed to quit and will walk away with more than $600,000 in pay and severance.

The resignation agreement, finalized Wednesday when Blake’s attorney signed it, allows her to continue on paid leave until she officially steps down on June 30. The college district’s governing board voted 3-1 to…

View On WordPress

[leftdinosaurbeliever-blog]

Gas tax millions meant for roads not spent

Gas tax millions meant for roads not spent

A key part of the state’s 2017 gas tax increase aimed at fixing local roads has generated more than $125 million for the San Diego region, but most of the money remains unspent.

Records obtained by inewsource show only about $50 million of the gas tax money from the Local Streets and Roads programhad been spent through the middle of last year. Those are the latest figures available from the…

View On WordPress

[leftdinosaurbeliever-blog]

Homeless folks tied to nearly 13% of fire calls

Homeless folks tied to nearly 13% of fire calls

Fire incident calls tied to homelessness are on the rise in San Diego. Last year, they made up nearly 13% of all fire-related calls.

“We’re addressing it as best we can,” said Assistant Fire Chief Chris Webber, who added that the growing homeless problem is “no secret.”

While the number of all fire calls has fluctuated over the past five years, fire calls that mentioned the homeless have steadily…

View On WordPress