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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The Alzheimer's Association estimates 200,000 people younger than 65 are living with Alzheimer’s nationwide. -
The Klauber Avenue housing project brought to light a controversial footnote in the city code that allowed developers to build single-family homes at a higher density in parts of southeast San Diego than the rest of the area — a law that some residents argued amounted to discrimination. -
Coast Guard suspends its search for a plane that flew 400 miles out to sea. -
Doctors regularly need to pay more than $300,000 for medical school, including tuition and housing. New regulations signed by President Donald Trump cap their federal borrowing at $200,000 for medical degrees. -
San Diego city leaders Monday lifted an annual moratorium on public and private construction activity near the beach during the summer in an effort to speed up construction. -
Some local union workers at Republic Services are honoring a strike in Boston by not crossing the picket line, leaving trash in bins along the sides of Chula Vista and other South Bay area street -
All evacuation orders tied to the Springs Fire in eastern San Diego County have been lifted as containment improved Friday, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department announced. -
The forward rate of spread for the Steele Fire in Rancho San Diego has been stopped and completely contained, according to Cal Fire. Evacuation orders and road closures have been lifted. -
Lemon Grove City Councilman Sitivi Faiai, elected to his first term in November, suddenly died Tuesday, the city announced. -
Machado received a standing ovation from the crowd at Petco Park, where he’s been a fan favorite since joining the Padres as a free agent in 2019.
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