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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Ludvig Aberg left Torrey Pines feeling as bad as possible with a stomach bug that caused him to lose 10 pounds. -
It will convert traffic lanes on the west side of Normal Street, from University Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, to a pedestrian promenade and rainbow-colored bikeway. -
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Several councilmembers had major criticisms for Mayor Todd Gloria at a committee meeting Wednesday. -
Tiger Woods abruptly withdrew from the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines on Monday, saying he was still processing the death of his mother. -
According to the most recent data from the U.S Census Bureau, only 34% of residents in National City were homeowners. This figure is well below the average for the county. -
The union reports that the strike has left thousands of Kaiser patients facing long waits and canceled appointments. Mediation talks could begin as early as Feb. 17. -
The council's vote came days after Mayor Todd Gloria announced he would no longer pursue converting a warehouse between Interstate 5 and the airport into a permanent homeless shelter. -
Baseball owners voted Thursday to install John Seidler, the oldest brother of the late former Padres chairman Peter Seidler, as the team’s control person. -
It's a victory for neighbors in the Chollas Valley planning area, who discovered the footnote after a year of investigating why large developments were coming to lots that didn’t seem to be zoned for it.
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