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San Diego residents speak out against proposed 1,000-bed mega homeless shelter
Some people in the San Diego community on Sunday voiced their opposition to a proposed, large homeless shelter near Kettner Boulevard and Vine Street in the Middletown area of San Diego.
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Some San Diegans push back on Middletown homeless shelter placement
NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry shows us why people say the shelter will do more harm than good.
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Plan to put 150 sleeping cabins for homeless in Spring Valley gets scrapped
Over the past several weeks, Spring Valley residents have rallied against the 150-cabin project that had been slated for Jamacha Road.
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LA Council president accuses Burbank officers of dumping homeless man outside his office
The president of the Los Angeles City Council presented video Friday that he said shows Burbank officers dropping off a homeless man outside his district office.
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Golden Hall homeless shelter in downtown San Diego to close by end of year
San Diego is stopping new intakes at its homeless shelter in Golden Hall as it prepares to transition people staying there to other shelters by the end of the year.
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Homelessness count increases by 3% from last year
NBC 7’s Audra Stafford explains what the numbers mean
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Homelessness count increases by 3% from last year, Point-in-Time Count reveals
The number of people experiencing homelessness in San Diego County in 2024 increased by an estimated 3% over the previous year, according to data released Wednesday from January’s Point-in-Time Count.
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San Diego officials meet behind closed doors to discuss 1,000-bed mega shelter
In a closed-door meeting Monday, San Diego’s City Council learned more about a proposed 1000-bed homeless shelter on Kettner and Vine.
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El Cajon man arrested 17 times defies odds, graduates from job program
Robert Santiaguin was homeless for two years and got arrested 17 times before changing his life
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Building owner offers new terms for San Diego's 1,000-bed mega shelter lease
Cheaper rent, a reduced lease term and a “significant investment” in necessary improvements to the property are on the table, a spokeswoman for the owner told NBC 7.
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El Cajon man arrested 17 times defies odds, graduates from job program
Robert Santiaguin has lived on the El Cajon streets for two years. He says he has been arrested at least 17 times.
NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes shares his journey to graduation day. -
San Diego Housing Commission program helps seniors from falling into homelessness
Monthly payments of a few hundred dollars have helped keep older San Diegans housed.
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North County kids build tiny homes for homeless veterans
A construction class at San Pasqual High School is getting some real-world experience, reports NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez.
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Spring Valley residents speak out against proposed shelter site
Spring Valley residents gathered on Jamacha Road to speak out against a proposed plan to build sleeping cabins for homeless people in their community.
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Spring Valley residents speak out against proposed shelter site
According to the plan, 150 cabins will be built at 8534 Jamacha Road, near State Route 125, on land the county will lease from the California State Department of Transportation. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports on May 4, 2024.
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The big shuffle: Some homeless people in LA being shuffled from block to block
The block of El Centro Avenue at the Hollywood Walk of Fame remains free of tents, nine months after LA’s Inside Safe program dismantled an encampment there and offered motel rooms to the unhoused.
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Big city mayors, led by San Diego Mayor Gloria, ask Newsom for $1B in homeless funding
A coalition of mayors from the state’s largest cities, including San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, Tuesday visited Sacramento to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislature to make permanent funding homelessness services across California.
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Big city mayors, led by San Diego Mayor Gloria, ask Newsom for $1B in homeless funding
A coalition of mayors from the state’s largest cities, including San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, visited Sacramento to urge Gov. Newsom to commit to funding $1 billion a year for homelessness services, NBC 7’s Joey Safchik reports.
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City confirms 4 deaths at San Diego's safe sleeping sites
Four people have died at San Diego’s safe sleeping sites, the city confirmed to NBC 7.
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City confirms 4 deaths at San Diego's safe sleeping sites
The city of San Diego confirmed four deaths at multiple safe sleeping sites. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports on April 14, 2024.