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By Mimi Pollack San Diego has become a magnet for homeless people while shelters and government agencies struggle to keep up and provide help. Not only that, there are different kinds of homeless, such as generational homeless, those who want to be on the streets for one reason or another, those with drug or alcohol related problems, and the working homeless, those who live in their cars with limited resources. For the latter, Dreams for Change is there to help. Teresa Smith began Dreams for Ch...

Flower Hill donating meals to Safe Parking Lot Program Flower Hill Promenade’s Cucina Enoteca is partnering in the effort to support Jewish Family Services’ Safe Parking Program. (Courtesy) Print Instead of holiday events this year, Flower Hill Promenade is focusing on giving back to the community while helping the center’s restaurants survive through the pandemic. The Del Mar center is fundraising for meal donations that will support the Safe Parking Program. The Safe Parking Pro...

Photograph by Matthew SuÁrez San Diegans who live in their vehicles say the city has implemented new measures in its fight against so-called “van life” and the habitation of vehicles. “Amber” lost her job as a customer service representative due to Covid. Jobless and faced with high living costs, she, her husband, and her seven-year-old daughter moved out of their City Heights apartment at the end of June. In July, the family decided to buy an RV and live in it until they could get bac...

Sherronda are living in this rv on the outskirts of san francisco. >> i like being in control and i get to change my neighbors all the time. >> reporter: without it they say they would be on the streets living in a tent here they say they can spread out and cook their own meals. its an element of the crisis far less visible but no less painful for people like meghan sue who says she was evicteded from her home three years ago after her husband died of cancer. >> i didnt money for the first, last...