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Some residents concerned over concentrating poverty in southeast San Diego amid the possibility of adding more affordable housing
SAN DIEGO — Amid San Diego’s housing crisis, some residents are raising concerns over where new affordable housing is being built. People living in southeast San Diego say adding more low-income housing in the area is concentrating poverty. Multiple affordable housing projects are coming to southeast San Diego....
A hot holiday weekend in San Diego is here. Know the signs of heat exhaustion
We're in the thick of summer and the middle of a holiday weekend, which means many people will be spending time outside to enjoy the sunshine. While an excessive heat warning is in effect for areas east of the San Diego coastline, it's important to be mindful of how the heat affects the body.
Retired fire captain gives back to San Diego by helping to clean up Fiesta Island post-Fourth of July
While thousands of people visit San Diego County beaches on the Fourth of July, not all of them pick up after themselves. The next morning has become a day for volunteer organizations to host beach clean-ups, like Surfrider Foundation, from Oceanside to Imperial Beach. But, for one man, he decided to take matters into his own hands on Fiesta Island.
California aid volunteers prepare for a crisis as migrants cross during heatwaves
The San Diego sector is where most undocumented border crossings are occurring as temperatures rise. The result is migrants crossing through more remote, dangerous and even deadly parts of the border.
Cal Fire Reports 50% Containment of Now 1,362-Acre McCain Fire in Jacumba
Firefighters are working Wednesday to subdue a wildfire that has spread over about 1,300 open acres in the rural southeastern reaches of San Diego County, threatening back-country neighborhoods and cultural relics while forcing hundreds of people from their homes. As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, the fire consumed 1,362 acres and...
San Diego Union-Tribune name removed from Downtown building after eviction battle
SAN DIEGO — It’s the end of an era for the San Diego Union-Tribune in Downtown San Diego. San Diego County’s sole daily paper had its moniker taken off the building at 6th and B Street, officially removing the Union-Tribune’s presence from Downtown San Diego’s skyline.
Excessively high temperatures expected for East County over the holiday weekend
Much of San Diego County is under an excessive heat warning through Saturday. KPBS reporter Katie Anastas talked to Lakeside residents about how they're beating the heat. Santee resident Grace Barrigan stopped by the Lakeside library for a book — and a brief break from the heat — on Wednesday.
San Diego County leaders consider Lemon Grove as possible site for 'sleeping cabins'
LEMON GROVE, Calif. — County leaders are looking at Lemon Grove as a possible site for dozens of sleeping cabins to house unsheltered people. The proposal for 60 sleeping cabins for the unsheltered in Lemon Grove comes after a similar proposal was shot down recently in Spring Valley, where residents had concerns over its proximity to schools, homes and parks.
The City of San Diego Needs A Vacancy Housing Audit
As San Diego continues to experience a monthly increase in homelessness and governmental entities pour millions of dollars into seeking to address the problem, it appears that the elephant in the room is the untapped number of vacant units already completed from Mission Valley to Downtown and beyond. We know that private developers own many of these buildings; that some are constructed as condominiums for sale or to be sold and that the rest which have been built as apartments for rent have monthly rates that exceed hourly wages for many.
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