Growing occupation of the parking lots and restrooms of Robb Field and Dog Beach in Ocean Beach by vehicle dwellers and the unsheltered has revived public debate over whether – and where – vehicle habitation should be allowed in the City.
In a demonstration in front of City Hall, demonstrators called out Mayor Todd Gloria for the city’s continued practice of ticketing unsheltered people.
San Diego revived its vehicle habitation ordinance in 2019 after a federal judge found the prior iteration of the law was vague and being arbitrarily enforced by the San Diego Police Department.
Donations for unhoused San Diegans adorn a table at a memorial for Michael Bloom, who fought the city’s ordinance banning living in vehicles. Bloom was found dead in his van in June. (Courthouse News photo / Bianca Bruno)
SAN DIEGO (CN) Unhoused San Diego residents who have taken refuge in RVs and camper vans gathered Thursday to celebrate the life of one of their own: advocate and class action plaintiff Michael Bloom, who was found dead in his van June 3.