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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday in favor of $10 million in one-time grants to help cities combat homelessness, and for accessing a state program to help homeless youth.

The homeless population count in Carlsbad dropped 20% since 2020 while San Diego County’s increased 10% based on the latest regional count. “The city of Carlsbad does have a comprehensive plan, some short term and long-term programs and objectives that we are working on and so it is a high priority for the city council and they have adopted a…

Right now, an unincorporated section of El Cajon is the sight of a notorious homeless encampment, and as NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda reports, a small group of people living there could be forced out.

Homelessness in San Diego has grown by at least 10% since 2020, with at minimum 4,100 people living unsheltered and thousands more in shelters.

“The situation on the streets demands that we continue to look for every possible way we can get more shelter facilities up, more safe parking, more safe camping and we can do it much faster,” County Supervisor, Nathan Fletcher, said Monday in a meeting with city representatives. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has more on the new plan.

“These are folks who cannot be helped by cycling through our emergency rooms and actually need a court-ordered intervention to get back on their feet,” said Councilmember Marni von Wilpert. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has more on the proposed conservatorship program.

Two San Diego City Council members want to allocate $500,000 in the city’s 2023 budget to fund a new Conservatorship and Treatment Unit (CTU) through the City Attorney’s Office. The unit would target the city’s “most vexing homelessness cases,” including those who chronically tax the 911 system and emergency responders.

NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda spoke to East County leaders about growing frustrations over homelessness in the area.

The mayors of California’s 11 largest cities asked Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature on Monday to approve $3 billion over three years in the state budget for flexible homeless funding to go directly to cities.

The number of people living on the streets in East Village is ballooning, according to the latest data, and there are no easy or quick solutions. NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas has more.

You can’t talk about the East Village without talking about homelessness. For many San Diegans, the neighborhood encompasses the heart of the county’s homeless problem. Tents dot sidewalks throughout the area. Imperial Avenue intersects entire encampments, with trash on the ground, bio waste, drug paraphernalia and more. It can be shocking to see for people who only visit the area...

Some lawmakers in California want to make it easier to remove homeless people living along rivers and other open spaces

NBC 7’s Jackie Crea heard from a Mountain View resident who’s been dealing with homelessness issues in his neighborhood.

A fire in October 2021 was the turning point for Greg Perello, who lives in Mountain View. More fires followed in November and December

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to receive almost $12 million from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development department to help homeless people or those at risk of being homeless.

Not everyone is a supporter of the plan, though, which may have a legal problem anyway, reports NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda.

The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced a strategy Monday to prevent the homeless from being involved with crime, following the release of data showing homeless people in the county were more likely to be both crime victims and perpetrators.

The District Attorney has come up with a plan that involves a mobile app and a proposed new law for 72 hour holds. NBC 7’s Rory Devine has more.