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Young Cancer Survivor Relied on Blood Donations From Strangers

| 9:05 AM

Reading Time: < 1 minute The County is celebrating the 40th year of hosting an annual blood drive and you are invited to roll up your sleeve and donate. The donation process only takes minutes but can make a lifelong difference to people like Sara Fuentes and her daughter, Alina.

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County Launches Website Focused on South Bay Gastrointestinal Illnesses

| 1:35 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes San Diego County Public Health Services has created and is regularly updating a webpage focused on the ongoing surveillance and investigation of gastrointestinal (GI) illness concerns in the South Bay. 

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New Affordable Housing Opens in the Heart of City Heights

| 5:09 PM

Reading Time: < 1 minute A new affordable housing community serving City Heights families celebrated an exciting grand opening today.  City Heights Place and City Heights Plaza Del Sol are neighboring buildings and together, provide 135 new single-bedroom, 2- bedroom, and 3-bedroom apartment homes in the heart of City Heights.

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County Opens New Online Public Records Request Center

| 11:09 AM

Reading Time: 3 minutes The County has unveiled a new, easy, do-it-yourself website to help people submit public record requests, track their progress and even see if those records are already available because somebody else asked for them.