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As it was emphasized Thursday night at the Land Use and Housing committee meeting,  the first order of business is getting encampments off public property.

City-backed shelters are moving fewer unhoused clients into permanent homes amid a tough housing market and a decrease in housing resources that ramped up during the pandemic. 

Voice photojournalist Ariana Drehsler recently spent an evening speaking to the unhoused people whose tents line downtown’s Commercial Street.

State Sen. Brian Jones’ bill targeting encampments failed to pass a legislative committee, but the GOP is making the issue a key focus

The student choir is more than 100 years old and has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Boston Pops, Opera Orchestra of New York, the Super Bowl and many other venues.

In his absence, taxpayers are on the hook for untold legal expenses, advocates are brooding over potential impacts to county business and nearly 700,000 people will have no representative on the county Board of Supervisors.

Residents in several neighbors have complained about vehicle speeds and accidents on their streets.

The effort is part of a broader push by local leaders to crack down on people camping on sidewalks and streets

A San Diego city councilmember is proposing a new ordinance banning people from camping on San Diego streets.

Dispute over Santee tiny cabin proposal is the latest in long history of struggle to locate homeless facilities. Possible plan for Balboa Park’s Inspiration Point may be the next challenge.