Detractors Fear Tent Crackdown Will Make Things Worse for Black Homeless Residents
Black San Diegans are overrepresented in the city’s homeless population and in enforcement tied to homelessness.
MORNING REPORT
Morning Report: The Encampment Ban Meets Racial Disparities
Racial disparities have long loomed over – and exacerbated – San Diego’s homelessness crisis. As our Lisa Halverstadt writes, a new homeless camping ban the city is set to enact later this month will force the city to again confront…
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Politics Report: County Supes Shift Could Be Huge for Rural Housing Developers
In the race to replace former San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, San Diego City Councilwoman Monica Montgomery Steppe has been racking up the endorsements – many from unions that…
VOSD Podcast: The First Big Safe Camping Lot Is Open
This week on the VOSD Podcast, hosts Scott Lewis, Andrea Lopez-Villafaña and Jakob McWhinney discuss the details of this robust effort by the mayor to reduce tents on the streets…
Border Report: A Big Weekend for Tijuana’s Culture Scene
Organizers of some of the most popular cultural events pulled through despite scarce funding. Here’s what Tijuana is offering this summer
recent POSTS
It’s Time for City Hall to Hit Reset on Surveillance Oversight
Brian Hofer is the chair of the city of Oakland’s Privacy Advisory Commission, which he helped form in 2016. He is the founder of Secure Justice and helps cities implement…
Cup of Chisme: What We Found When We Checked the Mayor
City Council meetings can be pretty dense. And they aren’t always as interesting or well-attended as the San Diego City Council meeting on June 13. On that date the council…
San Diego Unified Is Putting Adults First, Not Students
We are depriving a generation of kids of the quality education they need to succeed. That needs to be fixed.
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Education
San Diego Unified Didn’t Hire Back Most of Its Area Superintendents
Only one of San Diego Unified’s previous area superintendents has been rehired.
The Learning Curve: Safe Camping Sites on San Diego Unified Property Are Still TBD
San Diego Unified wants to offer district-owned properties as new shelter options, but they’re unlikely to come online anytime soon.
UCSD Grad Workers Facing Administrative Violations for Protest
UC San Diego has levied administrative violations including physical assault against grad workers who staged a protest at a May alumni event.
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ENVIRONMENT
North County Report: Encinitas Pulls the Plug on Building Electrification
Encinitas was the first city in the county to implement a ban on natural gas appliances. Now, it’s the latest city to distance itself from it because of a lawsuit…
Environment Report: Congressional Reps ‘Shocked’ by Broken Border Plant
A plant treating Tijuana’s sewage at the U.S.-Mexican border needs more maintenance than Congress banked on funding.
The US Plant Treating Tijuana’s Sewage Is Busted
Precious federal dollars that were intended to build a bigger and better treatment plant at the border will have to be spent on fixing the old one.
NORTH COUNTY
Palomar Health Is in a Bad Financial Position – And It May Get Worse
Palomar Health’s financial reports over the past year show a significant downturn. And as the end of a partnership with Kaiser Permanente nears, it’s unclear how much more money the…
Her Work as a Homeless Advocate Almost Cost Her Everything
Vanessa Graziano’s own experiences with homelessness and addiction inspired her to help others, but attempting to tackle the overwhelming homelessness crisis almost pulled her backward.
Poway’s Lack of Shelters Limits Proposed Ban on Camps
The city of Poway does not have shelter beds within its jurisdiction, and the ones it could tap into to enforce a proposed ban on camping, aren’t readily available.
opinion and commentary
San Diego Is Failing Homeless Seniors
The San Diego City Council is set to vote on a proposed ordinance that will make life much more difficult for those living on our streets, especially seniors who already…
Commentary: ‘I Was Living a Nightmare’
Christopher Edmonds moved from Knoxville, Tenn., and settled in San Diego. No longer homeless, he is an advocate of the homeless and an active member of Voices of Our City…
Commentary: A Homelessness Journey Is Anything but Linear
I’ve been in and out of homelessness since the 1990s. The journey has been long and difficult. This is my story.
POLITICS
The New Partisan Lines on Homelessness
San Diego Republicans this week landed on a clear, consistent message in defining their opposition to the region’s consensus approach to homelessness.
Fletcher Is Officially Out
Lots of people theorized that County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher would not actually resign when May 15 arrived, the day he said he would resign.
Everyone Except Nathan Fletcher Pledges He Won’t Weigh in on Next County Boss
The selection of a new chief administrative officer is perhaps the most important decision County Supervisors will make this year.
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