Rachael Borrelli, assistant director at the county Department of Animal Services, sent the voice message in a text exchange late last year. The euthanasia rate has spiked at county-run shelters in recent years.
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Homeless San Diegans can seek out shelter beds Monday night to escape the cold, thanks to the activation of the area's Inclement Weather Shelter Program. -
San Diego and SeaWorld have settled their lawsuit in which city officials say the park failed to pay more than $12.2 million. -
As a result of high, dry Santa Ana winds, the utility initiated power shutoffs for much of rural San Diego County. -
Engineers and architects were tasked with bringing back the original 1915 design. A garden designer mixed the old with the new. -
IOC president Thomas Bach says Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games. -
Special educators are more likely to experience violence or aggression from students. That can make hiring a challenge, at a time when schools nationwide are struggling to fill these positions. -
Momentum builds with a fourth lawsuit against cross-border sewage contractor Veolia in the Tijuana River Valley. -
Jill Ellis is stepping down from her role as San Diego Wave FC’s president to become the chief football officer at FIFA. -
The resource center opened in 2019 at the San Diego State University campus, on the ancestral lands of the Kumeyaay Nation. -
County Sheriff's deputies will be out in force starting Wednesday and lasting through Sunday looking to pull over and arrest impaired drivers during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the San Diego County Sheriff's office said.
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