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[KUSI News @KUSINews]

Mayor @ToddGloria’s controversial Safe Sleeping site remains nearly empty since opening, only sheltering 19 people in 13 tents.

The pavement has reached temperatures of 140 degrees.

Mayor Gloria's office said there is a breeze, so it isn't too bad.

https://t.co/9jSUTMzi3v

[Ron Burgundy @BurgundySD]

Homeless man murdered:

"It's just another sad reminder about not only how dangerous it is and unsafe to be out on the streets, but also how so much hate filled rhetoric is driving this as well – including things we hear from the mayor." – @HomelessnessSD

[Stronger San Diego @StrongerSD]

The Mayor Keeps Saying He's Increased Shelter Capacity by 70 Percent. He Hasn't https://t.co/RGAtQIUWgv

[Michael McConnell @HomelessnessSD]

New study says high housing costs, low income push Californians into homelessness
"Homeless people in California are already a vulnerable group, often struggling with poor health, trauma and deep poverty before they lose their housing..." https://t.co/nJKWXF0Okr

[The San Diego Union-Tribune @sdut]

Hundreds of thousands face a 'massive benefits cliff.' San Diego food banks are scrambling to keep up. https://t.co/MW5UmykA8s

[Michael McConnell @HomelessnessSD]

San Diego count of homeless people soars to over 10,000 and sets all-time record. More are women, seniors and veterans. https://t.co/Zfw4Hnizlz

[Stronger San Diego @StrongerSD]

11,000 Homeless Students in the @CityofSanDiego.

[End Homelessness @naehomelessness]

What criminalizing homelessness does, per @annymoliva:

❌ harms people experiencing homelessness
❌ makes the jobs of service providers (which are already very difficult jobs!) even more difficult
❌ costs the system money
https://t.co/NvvEDkzlAO

[CBS 8 San Diego @CBS8]

City overtime report for 2022 shows $126.5 million paid out citywide. Nearly 400 workers made more in overtime than they did in base salary.
https://t.co/ZKmYauvTBB

[Michael McConnell @HomelessnessSD]

Mayor @ToddGloria out on the street doing a press event when a man comes up and starts going through the trash can next to him probably looking for food. The Mayor doesn't miss a beat and just ignores him instead of asking if he needs some help. #ForAllOfUs

[The San Diego Union-Tribune @sdut]

In what has become an annual finding, grand jury says San Diego needs more public restrooms downtown https://t.co/FuREkoie4L

[Water Mark 🚰 @OtayMark]

Very sad the City has not been able to provide basic public sanitation in the nations 8th largest city. 🚽

@SanDiegoCounty directs @CityofSanDiego to add more restrooms to combat hepatitis A among homeless residents.

https://t.co/6njWOSMLr0 by @PaulSisson via @SDUT

[Michael McConnell @HomelessnessSD]

A sign of a broken system:
San Diego County jails are the largest mental health provider in the region https://t.co/SfwLh8LWmQ via @CBS8

[Michael McConnell @HomelessnessSD]

This is good but let's not forget that Mayor @toddgloria is closing the city's largest shelter at the same time. So adding 500 spots while taking away 500 spots doesn't equal progress.

[Dorian Hargrove @DorianHargrove]

Since 2015, San Diego County has taken $3.2 million in social security benefits from foster kids without them knowing. https://t.co/aijt2zuTve

[Cody Dulaney @dulaneycd]

In the midst of a worsening homelessness crisis, a 58-year-old man from Santee is somehow slipping through the safety net of two government agencies, one private company and millions of dollars in public funding. Why? Paperwork. @ZoeKMeyers @inewsource https://t.co/oGq7EOwzsG

[Ron Burgundy @BurgundySD]

San Diego's homelessness crisis makes national headlines:

“No, it’s not OK!” Abdul shouted. “I’m nowhere close to feeling stable right now. I spent all day trying to get off this sidewalk and never made it 30 feet. This place is quicksand.” - via @nytimes
https://t.co/8GnWh7OTak

[The San Diego Union-Tribune @sdut]

April was one of the worst months for homeless people trying to find housing, monthly report says https://t.co/YRH2eOyFOn

[The San Diego Union-Tribune @sdut]

La Mesa vice mayor running for Assembly solicited $700,000 in donations to his own nonprofit https://t.co/I89BqqfhMB