Adjusting to life without dad
After a month long battle with COVID-19, Alpine resident Micah Retz passed away on Jan. 1 at the age of 48, leaving his three...
Planning Commission recommends ordinance changes to terminate inactive projects
The county’s Planning Commission has recommended that the San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopt ordinance amendments to allow for the termination of inactive...
American Red Cross in search of volunteers for disaster work
The American Red Cross of San Diego and Imperial Counties, which relies on a 90% volunteer workforce, is recruiting new volunteers for their Disaster...
Sanctuary loses two longtime residents
Last week, Lions, Tigers & Bears said an emotional goodbye to two of its longtime big cats, Tabu the tiger and Bakari the lion....
Tools provided for water harvesting in unincorporated county
The nonprofit Solana Center for Environmental Innovation and the county are providing free rain barrels to unincorporated county residents in an effort to encourage...
Point in Time will take place at later date
The Regional Task Force on Homelessness has postponed the 2022 in-person Point in Time count from a previously announced date of Jan. 27 to...
Minimum wage increases as staffing stalls
Jan. 1 brought a $1 increase in California’s minimum wage, however some local economists say that isn’t the primary factor fueling an apparent workforce...
Preserve Alpine’s Heritage aims at coalition building
Preserve Alpine’s Heritage, a group against San Diego county’s proposed plans for a destination park, received nonprofit status in December 2021.
They’re now starting the...
Trees an investment in the future
Tree San Diego is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the quality and density of San Diego’s urban forest. However, the approach they take...
Homeless count resumes after last year’s pandemic-related hiatus
Volunteers have ventured out into darkness one night each year across San Diego county since 2009 to gather data and tally how many unsheltered...
