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While about 1,200 Imperial County residents go without shelter, nearly $1.7 million earmarked for homeless services in the region is sitting unused. Read More »
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Photos: San Diego’s homeless inside and outside convention center during COVID-19
These photos offer a glimpse into life for San Diego’s homeless residents from the inside and outside of the convention center. Read More »
San Diego police issue twice as many illegal lodging tickets to homeless during pandemic
During the coronavirus pandemic, San Diego police have issued more than twice as many tickets for illegal lodging. Read More »
‘We’re struggling’: Imperial County nonprofits serving homeless face funding, volunteer shortages
Imperial County nonprofits say they’re seeing fewer volunteers and struggling with their own financial uncertainty because of the novel coronavirus. Read More »
San Diego could put homeless in motels with history of bedbug, mold complaints
Six of the 10 properties San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer is considering acquiring have a history of code enforcement complaints, other problems. Read More »
San Diego County homeless shelter staffing, supplies stretched thin in COVID-19 era
Almost two-thirds of the county’s homeless population is in the city of San Diego. But homelessness is a problem throughout the region. Read More »
Medical examiner: Homeless deaths on the rise in San Diego County
Volunteers were out early Friday canvassing the streets, canyons and riverbanks as part of San Diego County’s annual homeless count. But one stat is already known: The number of homeless people dying in the county increased significantly in 2017, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. Last year, the office recorded 126 homeless deaths — up 17 percent over the 108 ... Read More »
Trump’s proposed budget cuts worry advocates for homeless students
With limited details available in the Trump administration’s “skinny budget,” education officials are worried that an already small source of federal funding to help homeless students succeed could be at risk. Read More »
Hundreds of homeless get free tickets
out of San Diego
Over the past five years, a downtown-based nonprofit has bused more than 1,000 homeless people out of San Diego in hopes of reuniting them with friends and family. The Family Reunification Program — established in 2012 by the Downtown San Diego Partnership — gives homeless in downtown a free Greyhound bus ticket to anywhere in the nation if they can ... Read More »
San Diego will reopen locked restrooms at Fault Line Park
The public restrooms attached to a restaurant at Fault Line Park — closed for almost a year because the restaurant staff voiced safety concerns related to the area’s growing homeless population — will reopen to the public in the coming weeks, a city of San Diego spokeswoman said. Just two months after the East Village park opened in August 2015, ... Read More »