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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Temperatures will begin heating up Tuesday in the San Diego County deserts ahead of a heat wave that will send the mercury soaring this weekend. -
Scripps Institution of Oceanogrpahy reasearchers are among the team that helped create a new historical record of shrinking ice sheets near the south pole. -
San Diego environment organizations, social justice groups and political officials are getting together around a Green New Deal to improve the local environment. -
Members of the City Council met Aug. 6 to discuss the terms of the franchise deal, but could not come to a consensus after two motions failed. But the mayor's office says it plans to put out a bid for the deal in the coming weeks. -
Temperatures will be around seasonal averages Monday throughout San Diego County, but highs will gradually rise as the week progresses and a heat wave is expected to grip the region this upcoming weekend. -
UC San Diego faculty and student researchers have devised a way to turn algae into flip-flops. Once discarded, the flip-flops can decompose in as little as 16 weeks. -
A weak low-pressure system along the coast will keep San Diego County seasonally dry and warm Sunday through midweek, forecasters said. -
High temperatures on the coast Saturday will be 70-75 degrees, with overnight lows 57-62. Highs in the inland valleys will be 76-81, with overnight lows 56-61.
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The Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020 was introduced Friday to address pollution along the U.S.-Mexico border and improve the water quality of both the Tijuana and New rivers. -
The motion would have determined how the city would begin an auction for a utility to bid for the chance to serve the city's electricity and gas needs.
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