San Diego is proof: Banning unhoused people from public spaces or moving them into shelters may help manage homelessness, but it doesn’t help solve it.
Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 24. Here's what you need to know to start your day. In San Diego, plans for mega shelters and a recent camping ban don't get at the root cause of homelessness.Gaza protests roil universities from California to New York. High-speed rail to Las Vegas is coming as soon as 2028. And here's today's e-newspaper San Diego’s mayor created a department in 2021 to find solutions to the homelessness crisis, signaling a new direction.
Gloria said that the H Barracks plan could change if city leaders act on his new proposal and sign a long-term lease for the warehouse site. None of these shelter proposals address housing costs San Diego was recently ranked the most expensive U.S. city to live in by U.S. News and World Report. Gloria called the lack of affordable housing the “primary cause” of the current crisis.
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