92101 News & Notes: Befriending Our Unhoused Neighbors By Ron Donoho ● News ● August 5, 2023 Mary Benirschke’s common sense plan for the unsheltered. PLUS: Don’t patronize street vendors, more Gaslamp art space and arcade gamers.
Unsafe Camping Ordinance Puts The Cart Before The Horse By Ron Donoho ● Homelessness ● June 17, 2023 OPINION: Passing an unsheltered sleeping ban without a concise shelter plan means the mayor and city council now own the homelessness issue
Lucky Duck Foundation Adds To Its Homelessness Watchdog List By Ron Donoho ● Homelessness ● May 30, 2023 Nonprofit cites San Diego city and county, Coronado and Santee for positive and negative actions toward homelessness issues
Mayor Gloria: Balboa Park Safe Shelter Will Be “Temporary” By Ron Donoho ● News ● May 25, 2023 San Diego Mayor holds first “State of Balboa Park” address–glosses over homelessness and focuses on park improvement initiatives
Observation: The Infuriating Cycle of Downtown San Diego Homelessness By Ron Donoho ● Homelessness ● May 15, 2023 I watched the frustratingly inefficient “Whack-A-Mole” system of managing homelessness at work in my neighborhood
Chargers Legend Rolf Benirschke Backs Homeless Youth Enterprise By Ron Donoho ● News ● May 2, 2023 The new Timmy’s Place pizzeria/print shop will train and employ young people experiencing homelessness in downtown San Diego
In A City Beset By Homelessness, She’s A Firm, Quiet Consensus Builder By Ron Donoho ● News ● April 16, 2023 Business booster and Downtown San Diego Partnership CEO Betsy Brennan is behind the scenes pushing the urban core to regroup and rebound
Nathan Fletcher’s Fall Touches All San Diego Politics By Ron Donoho ● Homelessness ● April 4, 2023 County Supervisor’s resignation is an ongoing news story, and reverberates everywhere–even on efforts to abate homelessness
Homelessness Roundup: Small Steps & A Curious Media By Ron Donoho ● Homelessness ● February 15, 2023 While politicians and talking heads ponder, plan and propose, downtown San Diego homelessness remains a constant daily issue
City of San Diego Gets Inaction “Award” for Downtown Street Violence By Ron Donoho ● Homelessness ● December 23, 2022 The Lucky Duck Foundation bestows another “Shipwreck” designation (related to homelessness) upon city government officials