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One month in and the tent city is still a full house. Keith Johnson was one of the first residents of San Diego’s Safe Sleeping Program. He is also one of the...

San Diego Opens Safe Camp Site for Homeless

The pre-trial ruling in a woman's case was issued days before San Diego enacted a new law cracking down further on encampments.

On Tuesday, June 27, the San Diego City Council approved the City’s controversial “Unsafe Camping Ordinance,” which bans tent encampments in certain public areas of the city in its second and final vote on the measure. The exact same line-up of council members voted for and against it as they had back on June 13.…

A nonprofit community organization Wednesday criticized the San Diego City Council's passage of an ordinance that will prohibit tent encampments in all public spaces throughout the city if shelter beds are available.

A nonprofit community organization Wednesday criticized the San Diego City Council's passage of an ordinance that will prohibit tent encampments in all public spaces throughout the city if shelter beds are available.

The San Diego City Council will consider a controversial proposed "Unsafe Camping Ordinance" Tuesday intended to address the city's homelessness crisis.

Many speakers during the four-hour public comment segment of Tuesday's council meeting were opposed to the proposed ordinance, saying it was cruel and wouldn't solve the bigger problem.

The Unsafe Camping Ordinance would prohibit tent encampments in all public spaces throughout the city if shelter beds are available.

The ordinance prohibits encampments in all public spaces if shelter beds are available and would ban tent encampments at all times in certain sensitive areas such as parks and near schools.