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May the Force Be With You in 2016
I may be the only person on this planet who has never seen a "Star Wars" movie. But with all the hype around December’s release of "The Force Awakens," and the rave reviews from the toughest of...
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Helping the Hungry Fuels Holiday Spirits
Members of HHSA's East and North Central Region management team recently volunteered at Feeding America. Shortly before the holidays, members of the Health and Human Services Agency’s East and North...
View ArticleMore Volunteers Needed for Homeless Count
Nearly 400 County employees have volunteered for the Point-in-Time homeless count later this month. With so much riding on an accurate count of the homeless, can we take it to 500 volunteers? Time is...
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Making Sense of County Dollars
How much do you know about where the County’s money comes from and where it goes? Find out how the County’s financial matters relate directly to you by taking a new LMS training on Financial Literacy....
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A Flooded Home, then a Flood of Help from Coworkers
The rains flooded more than roadways in San Diego County this week. A Probation employee reported his apartment got inundated Tuesday. Frederick “Derek” Embalsado, a records clerk at the Juvenile...
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(County) Building Up and Out – A Look at 2016
What’s new, what’s going up, coming down, expanding out and getting a facelift? Depends on the building but the County is always working to modernize and improve our facilities so we can provide better...
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Your W-2 FAQs
Tax season is stressful for everyone. There are numbers to crunch, forms to fill out, addresses to update. But Central Payroll is here to help you out. You’ve got questions about your W-2, they’ve got...
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Sheriff’s Department Wins Safety Award
L to R: Human Resources Director Susan Brazaeu, Undersheriff Mark Elvin and WSSH director Brian Borg. The Sheriff’s Department recently won the Work Safe Stay Health Award of Excellence, given each...
View ArticleCounty ERGs March in MLK Jr. Day Parade
San Diego County’s Employee Resource Groups (ERG) honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by taking part in the 36th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Sunday. The African American Association of County...
View ArticleWhat's Ahead for Wellness
What's Ahead for Wellness Cooking competitions, stair challenges, the Amazing Race and much more. Watch the video above to see what the Wellness Program has in store for County employees for 2016. Do...
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Picture This: County on Instagram
Come see the great things San Diego County is doing. Follow the County on Instagram. The County recently expanded its presence online to the popular photo- and video-sharing social network site/app...
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North Central FRC Employees Celebrate Black History Month by Giving Back
Members of the Black History Month Committee at the HHSA North Central Family Resource Center hit the streets in East Village in December to distribute donated clothing and blankets to homeless...
View ArticleAn Early Wake-Up Call to Count the Homeless
Fueled by the promise of making a difference (plus a lot of caffeine and sheer will), hundreds of County employees got out of bed early Friday and hit the streets at 4 a.m. to take part in the...
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A Double Dose of Help for Our Hearts
How's your blood pressure? There is an old saying that when the state Capitol in Sacramento sneezes, local government catches a cold. Here at the County, few events get our collective blood pressure...
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Take a Journey to Rio
To celebrate the Olympic Games being held in Rio de Janeiro this summer, the County is hosting its own competition—Journey to Rio. The six-week contest challenges County employees to go the distance...
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Employees Share Experience Counting, Interviewing Homeless
Dominique Albrecht and Megan O'Dowd, both from Housing and Community Development, interview a homeless man as part of the 2016 Point-in-Time count. The 2016 Point-in-Time homeless count is over and...
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Watch for New Tax Documents
Most County employees will receive important new tax filing forms in the mail. Information on the forms is used by the IRS to administer the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The forms also serve as proof of...
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Calling All County Couples
Hey all you lovebirds out there – for this Valentine’s Day, we want to feature County couples. Does your sweetheart also don an employee badge? If you and your significant other are both County...
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Love Your Heart with a Free Screening
Employees at the El Cajon Family Resource Center got their free screenings! Follow your heart to health this week! Get your blood pressure checked during the annual Love Your Heart event. The County...
View ArticleTake Us on Your Journey to Rio
County employees are headed to Rio! More than 1,300 employees signed up to go the distance in a walking challenge and another 1,190 will reach new heights on the stairs in the “Journey to Rio”—an...
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