Firefighters work to control the Park Fire. Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit via REUTERS On the surface, fighting wildfires doesn’t appear to require delicacy or nuance. Fire bosses speak in the language…
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County Emergency Lodging Program for Flood Victims to End, But Other Aid Still Available
A river of storm water leaves damage on 42nd Street. Photo by Chris Stone San Diego County’s Emergency Temporary Lodging program, established to help people displaced by the January flooding, ends Friday….
Entire San Diego House Delegation Votes for $95 Billion in Aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The Capitol in Washington. REUTERS/Tom Brenner The San Diego congressional delegation joined most of the rest of the House of Representatives Saturday in approving $95 billion in long-delayed military aid to Ukraine,…
Vargas Appeals to President Biden for Post-Storm Federal Aid to Help People ‘Get Back on Feet Again’
Damage from Monday’s storm. Photo credit: @SanDiegoCounty on X San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a Major Disaster Declaration in San…
Mayor Gloria in Contact with VP Harris Regarding Federal Disaster Aid for Flooding Victims
A river of stormwater caused damages on 42nd Street. Photo by Chris Stone Mayor Todd Gloria said Thursday that he has been in contact with the White House in an attempt to…