DA: Homeless more likely to be crime victims, perpetrators in county
REGION — The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced a strategy this week to prevent the homeless from being involved with crime, following the...
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Homeless in North County: Joseph’s Story
‘A fate worse than death’ OCEANSIDE — She’d expected the phone call for months, even years now, steeling herself for it, prepared for it as...
Homeless in North County: Luke’s Story
REGION — Luke’s struggles began in college when he started exhibiting strange behaviors, suffering from confused thinking and expressing increasingly irrational beliefs. “He was doing...
Homeless in North County: Jake’s story
OCEANSIDE — Deborah said she’ll never forget how she used to drive by an intersection at Vista and Jefferson in Oceanside and see the same...
Vista City Council to consider parking, camping for unhoused
VISTA — The Vista City Council will consider establishing Safe Camping and Safe Parking sites for unhoused and homeless individuals within city limits, which would...
Commentary: Does Carlsbad have a homeless problem?
When was your last: meal at a restaurant in the Village; stroll on the Rail Trail; walk on the boardwalk; shared bench with a homeless...
Escondido’s homelessness advisory group resumes meetings
Escondido’s recently restructured Community Advisory Group on homelessness has resumed meetings after taking a pandemic break....
Carlsbad City Council hits pause on homeless ordinance
CARLSBAD — Arguably the biggest issue in Carlsbad, or at least Carlsbad Village, is the city’s homeless population. The Carlsbad City Council heard a presentation...
Commentary: City’s approach to helping unsheltered has residents feeling unsafe
By Natalie Settoon At approximately 3 a.m. in early June, my dog alerted me to voices outside of my bedroom window, one male, one female....
Commentary: Is the system broken in dealing with the homeless?
By Dan Hare One of the hot-button issues confronting Encinitas is the influx of homeless people who come here from other cities. The unintended consequences...
California Focus: Is permanent housing the real homeless solution?
Many don’t want the kind of permanent units that are becoming more available as governments devote ever more money to the issue....
Supervisors green-light homeless pilot program in North County
REGION — A new pilot program to establish a connection between cities and the county for more robust services for homeless residents was approved on...
Supervisors will consider homeless solutions program at Tuesday meeting
REGION — San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher announced today that his office will propose a Department of Homeless Solution and Equitable Communities during Tuesday’s...
Oceanside councilman’s proposed homeless pilot program stirs controversy
OCEANSIDE — A recently proposed pilot program aimed at addressing homelessness stirred frustration among many residents who felt the program would punish homeless people rather...
Encinitas council adopts contentious Homeless Action Plan
ENCINITAS — After hearing from a range of public opinions, the Encinitas City Council took its first step on the path to mitigating homelessness last...
