The official, who oversaw the county’s animal shelters, complained of “shit dogs” and too few euthanasias in a voice recording. The county isn’t providing details about her employment status.
MORE STORIES
-
Millions of dead fish have been found dead in an Australian river due to dangerously low oxygen levels in the water caused by receding flood waters, government officials said. -
The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development. -
More rain is in the forecast for Friday through Sunday with light winds and temperatures in the 60s. -
California’s 11th atmospheric river left the storm-soaked state with a bang. -
Buccaneer Beach in Oceanside and South Ponto State Beach near the Batiquitos Lagoon outlet have been closed due to a sewage spill. -
San Diego County officials closed roads and cleaned up Wednesday after flooding from heavy rains in unincorporated communities. -
California has been battered by 10 previous atmospheric rivers this winter. -
Since 2011, a fleet of seaweed patches double the size of the contiguous U.S. has cycled from West Africa to Florida, threatening beaches from Martinique to Miami. This year, it could grow bigger. -
Forecasters are warning of more flooding, potentially damaging winds and difficult travel conditions on mountain roads as a new atmospheric river pushes into swamped California. -
The population of an endangered bird, the Everglade snail kite, has rebounded recently. Scientists it's all thanks to an invasive snail that has provided kites with a new abundant food source.
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- Experts concerned about white nationalist imagery in ICE recruitment materials
- New Terminal 1 at San Diego Airport opens to passengers
- Ramona cemetery district board member uncovers unusual compensation records
- Trump blames Tylenol for autism. Science doesn't back him up
- Animal shelter supervisor ‘out of the office’ after revelation of profane recording