Author: Vanessa
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Letter to the Editor San Diego Union
Re “Port of San Diego’s censure action demonstrates accountability” (April 9) and “What’s going on at the Port of San Diego? Why all the secrecy and sudden departures?” (April 9): The U-T Opinion section recently published two points of view regarding the Port of San Diego, its commissioners, and what appears to be malfeasance and…
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New details emerge in warehouse homeless shelter deal
BY JEFF MCDONALD Liens against owner’s property raise questions about mayor’s lease plan On the same day investor Douglas Hamm paid more than $13 million for the abandoned warehouse that San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria wants to lease for 35 years, Hamm borrowed more than $17 million from a private lender in El Segundo. According…
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State audit: San Diego doesn’t adequately track millions in spending on homelessness crisis
San Diego has spent $218 million in the last three years to combat its homelessness crisis but does not adequately monitor the efficacy of that spending, per an audit released Tuesday. Why it matters: By not tracking in a single place how it spends disparate funding streams, San Diego hinders transparency and accountability — and…
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San Diego’s dubious real estate track record slows down mayor’s proposed new 1,000-bed shelter
It is the biggest and most expensive effort yet aimed at tackling the persistent crisis in homelessness that has confronted San Diego for years: a $1 billion-plus shelter program at the cusp of downtown to serve all comers, no questions asked.
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1,000-bed homeless shelter in San Diego hits first setback, lease review pulled
The mayor’s office shared that its Economic Development and Homelessness Strategies and Solutions departments would present the project before the Land Use and Housing Committee April 18