Viejas makes going back to school safer in Alpine

Preparing for the unknown in June, the Alpine Union School District announced its learning plans for this school year. The district created learning plans...

Sign of goodwill

Emily Holmes remembers meeting Back Country Land Trust Program Director Jon Green on a middle school trip to Wright’s Field. Fast forward about six...

Class in session, online

The COVID pandemic that forced school-aged children across the nation into distanced learning through the end of the 2019-20 school year also pushed students...

LAFCO sets draft agriculture policy update for public review

San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission has a policy on preserving open space and agricultural lands, and an update will be circulated for...

How to exercise during the pandemic

Life changed overnight for millions of people across the globe in the wake of the CO­VID-19 outbreak, which shut­tered businesses and forced many people...

Animal healthcare differs in pandemic

Taking a pet to the veterinarian looks different in the age of COVID-19. Country Pet Hospital and Alpine Veterinary Clinic manager Gurpal Brar said the...

Defense against fires, inmates protect critical towers

With more than three dozen programs in the Sheriff’s Reentry Services Division to help in­mates transition back into the community, a job training program...

Vote to lower assessment is unanimous among county supervisors

The assessment for Zone A of the San Diego County Street Lighting District will decrease from $13.50 to $10.00 per benefit unit. A 5-0 San...

LAFCO to apply for ag conservation planning grant

San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commis­sion will be partnering with the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego on an agri­cultural conservation planning...

Meth move muted

Federal agents seized 100 pounds of illegal drugs during a checkpoint stop in Pine Valley. According to U.S. Border Patrol, agents at the Interstate 8...