Housing

County Seeking Public Input on How to Spend $14M  

| 9:06 AM

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The County of San Diego’s Housing and Community Development Services (HCDS) wants to hear from you on how approximately $14 million in should be invested in the unincorporated areas and small cities of the County.

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County Ordinance Update Aids Housing Production, Affordability

| 5:14 PM

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The County Board of Supervisors has approved a 2023 Housing Zoning Ordinance Update that incorporates 21 state laws to help make housing more affordable and accessible for people experiencing homelessness.

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County Accepts $44.3 Million in One-Time Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Grant Funding

| 4:37 PM

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The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday using $44.3 million in state Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program funds to provide more housing for San Diegans who have serious behavioral health conditions and are experiencing homelessness. 

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County Breaks Ground on Three Affordable Housing Developments on Excess County Land in Clairemont

| 4:58 PM

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The County of San Diego’s Housing and Community Development Services (HCDS) joined Chelsea Development Corp. and other partners to break ground on the first three of four developments that will be situated on a property in Clairemont. The three developments will provide more than 300 affordable homes for low-income families, seniors and those with developmentally disabled relatives. The total number of new affordable apartment homes will on the site will total more than 400 with the completion of the fourth development.

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Nearly $17 Million Secured to Address San Diego Riverbed Homeless Encampments

| 2:56 PM

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A County-led partnership has been awarded nearly $17 million in State funds to help people experiencing homelessness along the San Diego riverbed into more permanent housing and connect them with much-needed services.  

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VIDEO: Safe Parking is Angel’s Answer to a Prayer

| 3:11 PM

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Last summer, the County’s Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities led an effort to transform a freeway underpass into a safe space for people experiencing homelessness and living in their cars. For people like Angel Gomez and his girl Luna, the Safe Parking lot has been life changing.

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County Removes Barriers to Housing Production

| 5:50 PM

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Today was a productive day for housing in the County’s unincorporated area as the San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopted 22 promising actions designed to ultimately help renters and home buyers affected by our region’s housing crisis.