Homelessness in San Diego

Almost a week and a half after Oceanside firefighters doused a hillside encampment fire, a family made a gruesome discovery. They believe first responders overlooked the body of their 32-year-old transient relative that died in the fire.

A North County vet is making sure the pets of homeless people in East Village get the care they need.

With his medical bag in hand, veterinarian Kwane Stewart hits the streets of San Diego’s East Village every week. The North County vet offers free medical services to the pets of downtown’s homeless community.

Since fiscal year 2019, the city of San Diego has received $78,414,999.08 in state funds for homelessness support projects.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria on Monday joined mayors from more than a dozen big cities in California to lobby for continued funding for homelessness support programs. Currently, cities receive state funding through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP). Since fiscal year 2019, the city of San Diego has received $78,414,999.08 in HHAP and Homeless Emergency Aid Program…

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

“I think there’s a lot of people living on the streets who have had a bad shelter experience, and we have to fight against that,” Donnie Dee, CEO of the San Diego Rescue Mission, told NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda.

There is mixed reaction to a plan by Mayor Todd Gloria to convert the old downtown Central Library into a homeless shelter.

The Board of Supervisors is considering asking for a one-year suspension of California’s gas tax. And, Mayor Todd Gloria signed the “Homes for All of Us” initiative. Plus, a new program pays the homeless to clean encampments.
Here’s What’s Up in San Diego County for March 15, 2022.

NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar spoke with a man who helped come up with the program, and a homeless resident who see its benefits.

The Triangle Project is a four month pilot program that pays homeless people who live in a certain neighborhood $2 per bag to throw out their trash twice a week.

A group of San Diego faith leaders and social activists showed up Thursday at the well-publicized homeless encampment in the Midway District denouncing recent enforcement as an “assault on homes and lives.”

San Diego Police Department officers visited a homeless encampment in the Midway District Thursday and told residents that next week they’ll be asked to leave or risk citations or arrest.

Homeless shelters are now taking clients again after the pause due to surging COVID-19 cases, along with this SDPD will return to enforcing tickets for trespassing, reports NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar.