New initiatives to fight homelessness and addiction, boost housing and improve childcare are on the horizon for San Diego County next year, Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher said in his State of the County speech Tuesday.
Moving forward, Fletcher said, the county is opening a new homeless center with the city of San Diego, and will streamline the process and provide financial support for other cities to do the same.With support from the Lucky Duck Foundation, the county and city will place a tent shelter in the Midway District. And it is offering all 18 cities the chance to rapidly open similar homeless support sites.
County efforts will “help get folks off the streets instead of sweeping the problem under the rug,” Anderson said. “I am confident that the Board of Supervisors can work together in this coming year to address East County’s most pressing needs, including the issue of homelessness.” “It is time we align behind a regional plan which must include affordable childcare and better pay for our workers,” he said, noting that lack of affordable, high-quality childcare remains one of the main barriers to women’s employment and professional advancement.
Fletcher said his childhood experiences of financial hardship and domestic violence in a working-class family has shaped his efforts to address those problems in San Diego. “We’ll use county-owned lands in urban areas to build affordable housing,” he said, noting that the plan aims to add 10,000 new housing units though that program. “Let’s do it at scale.”
Well I don’t know what is gonna happen but I hope whatever it is works.
None of this stuff works because everyone is afraid to speak the truth and make tough decisions. No amount of money helps until people accept the truth.
Im down here i see this firsthand and we spend 100 millions already and it hasn't helped a thing, its only gotten worse so why would you authorize more money?
What an absolute joke. The County is supposed to be the responsible agency for dealing with homelessness and even with the massive reserves the county has all Fletcher can muster is $10M to attack this problem. SupFletcher is an absolute failure.
👎 No-one in SanDiegoCounty can believe anything felcher says! homelessness⛺️ Homeless SanDiego
I’m over this guy he has to get voted out. His brown shirted unScientific tactics which were all proven wrong will never b forgotten by me. Or businesses he and Gloria destroyed.
Los Angeles recently threw away 2 billion with proposition HHH. Money went to developers, and giving homeless luxury apartments. Make sure all money is accounted for. Tiny homes seem like a solution. Except for the price.
Fletcher acts like he wants to be a Mayor 👀
Rent regulations. Period.