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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled details Monday in his proposed budget to help houseless residents in America s Finest City in a “compassionate, person-centered approach to addressing homelessness.”
Calling homelessness a humanitarian crisis that goes beyond San Diego,” Mayor Gloria proposed a plan to fund more resources for shelterless locals and to hire more individuals to help tackle the problem. His proposed budget includes:
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$1.35 million to expand substance abuse treatment programs and to add 65 short-term detox beds;
$6.3 million to add 300 interim shelter beds at new shelter sites;
A memorial service was held Sunday for the three people who were struck and killed when a driver plowed through a homeless camp on a sidewalk in downtown San.