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VIDEO: A Safe Place to Sleep

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It’s been a little over a year since the Safe Parking site opened below the State Route 67 overpass on North Magnolia Ave in East County. The program has served 104 people onsite, 30% of them being seniors.

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San Diegan Dies from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever – How to Protect Yourself and Your Pets

| 1:21 PM

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San Diego County public health officials are raising awareness of a disease known as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever following the death of a San Diego resident who traveled to the Baja California region before becoming ill.  

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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.

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Affordable Housing Development in San Ysidro Celebrates a Grand Opening

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Milejo Village, a new affordable housing development in San Ysidro, celebrated an official grand opening today. Located at 429 West San Ysidro Boulevard, the project features 64 one-, two- and three-bedroom homes with wrap-around supportive services to seniors and families facing homelessness and mental health challenges.