For the first time in nearly three years, more San Diegans found housing than became homeless in November, officials announced.
For the first time in nearly three years, more San Diegans found housing than became homeless in November, marking a small but significant milestone in addressing the region's homelessness crisis, officials announced Friday.
"The demand is still there, that hasn't changed," she said."But we are housing more people and that's encouraging for a lot of reasons but mostly because we know housing solves homelessness."We obviously want to see these trend lines continue in 2025, but I'll say this again: we need more housing across the board, and we need a dedicated funding source to help our most vulnerable friends, neighbors, seniors, veterans and families.
Councilmembers got a head start on addressing the budget shortfall by discussing changes to trash pickup and hearing reports on city spending. NBC 7's Joey Safchik reports.The city of San Diego is navigating a budget crunch but is moving forward with plans to add 262 new homeless shelter beds before the New Year.
Around 650 beds are being taken out of inventory due to planned developments at Golden Hall, Father Joe's Villages' Paul Mirabile Center and Rachel's Promise Shelter, along with the scheduled closure of several temporary shelters.
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