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In this week's issue, I wrote about the (In)visible Project, an exhibit that hopes to give San Diegans insight ...
View ArticleMuch-needed public restrooms get caught up in the battle over the future of...
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View ArticleOuthouses out
In this week's issue, I wrote about plans to put two Portland Loos (eco-friendly, cri...
View ArticleInnovative idea comes to San Diego
San Diego's not the first to do it, but at least they're doing it: using converted parking meters to raise money for homelessness programs. <a...
View ArticleThe evolution of San Diego's approach to homelessness
In all, almost 150 people have been helped off the street and into housing in the last year, the result of Project 25 and a second initiative focused on Downtown San Diego. Amid the progress linger two...
View ArticleMovin' Home parking-meter program update
In late October, I wrote about the solar-powered red parking meters, converted to accept donations, that were installed in three locations in Horton Plaza. Pa...
View ArticleAgain, no funding for Neil Good Day Center
On Monday, the San Diego City Council will discuss recommendations for how to spend roughly $10.7 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gra...
View ArticleThe Girls take over the Check-In Center
In January, the San Diego City Council came up with funding to keep the Water Man Check-In Center open, but only through the end of June. The fa...
View ArticleHomeless check-in center needs help
Think about your home, and take mental inventory of everything in it. Remove all the appliances and furniture, and you're left with stuff—items that you need and items that you've accumulated over...
View ArticleHomeless folks get a reprieve
When the plan to establish a permanent supportive housing and temporary-bed facility for homeless people Downtown was wending its way through the approval process two years ago, part of the enticement...
View ArticleLetters: Stop bashing Carl!
As I sit and read your paper about the LGBT pride parade ["Editorial," Aug. 1], I find the name calling to be rude and not very necessary.
View ArticleCheck-In Center's Danny McCray talks about working with homeless folks
On Monday morning, I spent some time with Danny McCray, whom I describe in this story as "both ambassador and security guard" at the Check-In Center, a lot in East Village that provides 250 storage...
View ArticleTodd Gloria announces plans for city-funded homelessness services
As mayor, Bob Filner pledged to turn the city's annual adult and veterans emergency homeless shelters-normally open Thanksgiving through Easter-into year-round operations. Though his <a...
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