County Board of Supervisors

County supervisors Tuesday unanimously voted in favor of $25 million to establish a fund to bolster behavioral health organizations — a move proposed more than one year ago that one supervisor says is needed even more in the wake of the global health crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic.

San Diego County leaders are considering taking action to temporarily halt evictions amid the novel coronavirus and help small businesses recover who have taken a financial hit due to the pandemic.

NBC7’s Danica McAdam shares the latest information on the County vote to ban vaping by the Board of Supervisors.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a vaping ban for unincorporated areas of San Diego County with a 3-2 vote on Tuesday. About seventy people spoke for and against the vaping ban in front of the County Board of Supervisors, including a 16-year-old boy from Hoover High School. “I honestly don’t think it’s not going to prevent...

The Tick Fire is 70% contained Saturday morning, having scorched 4,615 acres, fire officials said. All but one lane of the 14 Freeway was reopened this morning as crews battled the fire burning in Canyon Country and Santa Clarita.

California’s governor declared a statewide emergency with nearly 200,000 people ordered to flee their homes because of wildfires fueled by historic winds, while millions were without electricity after the largest utility cut power in some areas as a precaution to prevent other fires. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that officials are deploying “every resource available” to respond to...

The County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a program that would provide free and confidential mental health services to San Diego’s first responders.

NBC 7’s Liberty Zabala reports on the board’s approval of a program that will help first responders find mental health resources.

Eight different fire departments responded to the Vista Fire that sparked Thursday in Dehesa underscoring the strong, coordinated effort among San Diego County fire fighting agencies.

Eight different fire departments responded to the Vista Fire that sparked in Dehesa underscoring the strong, coordinated effort among San Diego County fire fighting agencies. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has more on how communication is now key to fighting fires in San Diego County.

The County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to amend a community plan to make way for a 90,000 square-foot church facility in 4S Ranch despite opposition from thousands of the site’s neighbors.

A change was made to the commmunity plan to make way for the church to be built despite an opposition petition signed by more than 5,000 people. NBC 7’s Dave Summers has more.

The La Mesa City Council took a big step Tuesday toward adopting a new set of regulations for granny flats in city limits that will, in some cases, make the city’s rules more lenient than state requirements.

A local state assemblymember announced her run for Secretary of State with the hopes of becoming the first Latina to be elected to a statewide office in California.

Cottonwood Golf Club’s owner has applied for a permit to turn three golf greens in Rancho San Diego into a sand mine for 10 years.

Bigger jets could be coming to McClellan-Palomar Airport in the near future — near being a relative term.

The extension could bring more business to the area, and more traffic as well. NBC 7’s Alex Presha has more.

County Supervisors approved a $3 million payment to twin brothers who were placed with a foster father who sexually abused them; payment covers second lawsuit also pending against taxpayers..

The County Board of Supervisors took the first step in a long-term project to rebuild the county’s aging and outdated juvenile detention facility.