Public Safety

County Starts Short-Term Lodging for Jan. 22 Flood Victims

| 11:39 AM

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The County of San Diego has begun providing people displaced from their homes by the Jan. 22 flooding with up to 30-days of temporary lodging.

Government

New County Report to Address Inequity in the Region

| 11:16 AM

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Jobs and finances, food systems, health, and housing – data shows these areas have some of the largest equity gaps in the San Diego region. The Office of Equity and Racial Justice (OERJ) released the County’s first Equity Indicators Report on Wednesday.

Housing
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County Program Helps Qualifying First-Time Homebuyers

| 12:01 PM

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The County of San Diego’s Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program helps first-time home buyers whose income is 80 percent or less than the annual area median income, which ranges from $77,200 or less for a single adult, to $110,250 for a family of four and $145,550 for a family of eight. 

Housing

New Pilot Program for Seniors Approved by County Board of Supervisors

| 3:19 PM

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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved today a pilot program to create housemate matches between lower-income older adults and locals with a spare bedroom. 

Housing

Developers Needed for Senior Affordable Housing Development in Escondido

| 2:09 PM

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The County of San Diego is accepting requests for proposal from developers interested in constructing affordable housing for seniors on County-owned land in Escondido. The deadline to submit questions is Feb. 2, 2024, at 5 p.m., and the deadline to submit proposals is March 1, 2024.

Housing
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County Moves Ahead on Turning Excess Land into Affordable Housing

| 9:24 AM

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The County of San Diego is working to address the region’s housing crisis in a variety of ways including by designating unused properties as excess land. 

Health
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You Can Give an Unhoused Veteran a Home

| 9:09 AM

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The “Leave No Veteran Homeless” initiative needs landlords like Eddie Walker to offer some of their vacant units to veterans holding housing vouchers.