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Hundreds more shelter beds, housing for about 100 families and more outreach workers are part of a $10 million funding plan Mayor Todd Gloria said he will bring before the City Council in a new effort to help San Diego’s homeless population.
“These investments we are making are setting the city of San Diego on a path to achieve our ultimate goal, which is ending chronic homelessness,” Gloria said Monday morning at a press conference in North Park Community Park. Chronic homelessness generally is defined as someone who is homeless for more than a year.
The mayor also called for the creation of a Homeless Strategies and Solutions Department to provide better cooperation among all city departments as well as the county, which earlier this month created its own Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities.
Sean Elo-Rivera, the Ninth District candidate who beat labor candidate Kelvin Barrios
The Cinderella story of last year s November San Diego city council runoff is that of Sean Elo-Rivera, the Ninth District candidate who beat labor candidate Kelvin Barrios, forced from the race as campaign finance chargespiled up against him.
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Cisterra website
Barrios was flush with cash from the union he is employed by, along with some of the city s biggest developers, including $2100 from two top Cisterra Development employees, records show.
But after the election, Cisterra s cash, in the form of a total $1200 in contributions made by Cisterra chief Steve Black and company principal Jason Wood went to Elo-Rivera on November 13 and 17, respectively.