The new initiative will create permanent housing solutions for the homeless while also providing services to help people transition out of homelessness.

Tenants of a Mid-City apartment complex shared stories with the San Diego Housing Commission on Friday about how a rent increase at their complex would alter their lives.

Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD), home to homeless veterans, will soon expand its residency program to include non-veterans.

Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD), home to homeless veterans, will soon expand its residency program to include non-veterans. NBC 7’s Bridget Naso has more.

The grand opening of a permanent housing facility in Mission Valley means that dozens of homeless veterans now have a safe place to live.

Dozens of homeless veterans can now call a place home after a Normal Heights apartment complex opened Tuesday.

For nine months, we met with local government financial experts and submitted public information requests to local agencies. Our requests asked for homeless spending data for the fiscal years 2015 and 2016. The data represents a range of costs associated with homelessness, including rental assistance, transitional housing, health services and clean-up costs.

With help from a public interest attorney, Darlisa McDowell and members of the San Diego Tenants Union are suing the San Diego Housing Commission, which they claim is responsible for “perpetuating racial segregation and the concentration of poverty” in the city.

Families that depend on rent subsidies are suing a city agency because they claim the Section 8 program is trapping them in low-opportunity neighborhoods. NBC 7’s Mari Payton explains.

The San Diego City Council voted Monday to eliminate parking requirements for some future developments in an effort to meet the city’s affordable housing needs.

The San Diego City Council voted 8-1 to eliminate parking requirements for some affordable housing projects. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has more.

Reforms proposed by Mayor Kevin Faulconer would eliminate parking space requirements for multifamily housing developments that are located within a half-mile of a trolley or bus stop.

The San Diego City Council passed a resolution to create additional permanent supportive housing units in every district to address its homelessness problem.

A groundbreaking ceremony kicked off construction for new affordable apartments in the Otay Mesa area for people and families with developmental disabilities.

City officials announced Tuesday up to $50 million available for developers planning to create or refurbish affordable housing units.

It’s a topic on the minds of many in San Diego County: housing prices that are increasing more and more each year. Now, more affordable housing will soon be coming to the South Bay.

The affordability will be intact for 55 years due to funding secured through the San Diego Housing Commission.

The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance that would prevent landlords from turning away tenants who receive rental assistance, like Section 8, to pay rent.

NBC 7’s Omari Fleming explains both side of the issue.

Logan Heights and Sherman Heights residents aren’t holding back their dismay now that they’re just a week away from sharing their neighborhood with a storage facility for the homeless.