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Last year, the non-profit organization Alpha Project launched Wheels of Change, which pays homeless people minimum wage to spend a few hours cleaning up city streets. Now, the program is set to expand after it raised more than half a million dollars — including $250,000 from the city of San Diego. -
“You know, most of us don’t want to use outside, but sometimes we have to. We have to go to the bathroom somewhere,” said Ramona Garcia, who has lived on San Diego's streets on and off for four years. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego City Council members Tuesday approved a 12-month extension to the city's three "bridge shelters," which Mayor Kevin Faulconer has made a key component of his strategy to address homelessness. -
KPBS Midday EditionA group of faith communities and housing advocates are exploring how to make houses of worship part of the solution to San Diego's housing crisis. They call their initiative YIGBY, for "Yes in God's Backyard." -
KPBS Midday EditionPeople living out of their vehicles are upset about the city of San Diego's new vehicle habitation ordinance, but residents near the beach are hoping the law provides relief to an influx of campers. -
The director of the "Wesley House" at SDSU says there are currently more than 3,000 unsheltered students at San Diego State University, and the problem is even worse at community colleges. -
San Diego's Independent Budget Analyst has said San Diego's method of funding two of Mayor Kevin Faulconer's key homeless initiatives is "unsustainable." The mayor's three bridge shelters and a storage facility for homeless individuals have been paid for with reserves and one-time dollars. -
The state Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 258 which would provide $5 million to help California shelters better serve homeless pet owners. -
California Senate Bill 258 would provide $5 million to help shelters better serve homeless pet owners.
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San Diego City Council approves a limited ban on people living in their vehicles, homeless deaths increase by more than 50% in San Diego, and asylum seekers, who are forced to "remain in Mexico," struggle to make it to their court hearings in the United States.
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