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.
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California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2001 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system. -
Managers of California's power grid were anticipating another day of high electricity demand Saturday, one day after initiating rolling blackouts for the first time since 2001. -
Building high pressure over the southwestern United States have ushered in scorching temperatures for the next five to six days. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe regional transportation planning agency wants to make big investments in trains and buses while also creating a new network of toll and HOV lanes on freeways. -
California is withering under heat wave that's bringing dangerously high temperatures plus the threat of wildfires and more coronavirus infections as people flock to beaches and recreation areas. -
Projections for water levels in two massive lakes in the U.S. West are expected to remain high enough to avert severe cuts in states that rely on the Colorado River. Despite the optimistic forecast, water officials say there's no time to waste to prepare for a drier future as climate change and prolonged drought shrink the amount of water available for cities and farms -
Scorching heat is expected everywhere except the coast in San Diego County Friday and a brutal stretch of temperatures is not expected to relent until the middle of next week, according to the National Weather Service. -
Activists are urging the city to set a new goal of "carbon neutrality," or a net zero carbon footprint, by 2050 or sooner. -
The mercury could climb into the triple digits Thursday in the San Diego County mountains and foothills as a stretch of scorching heat begins in southern California. -
Temperatures will near triple digits Wednesday in the San Diego County mountains and foothills, as a heat wave that will last through the weekend begins to grip the region.
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