On today's SanDiego News Now podcast: Whistleblowers alerted San Diego County about alleged poor treatment of employees in its public defender office in late 2020, before a multi-million dollar settlement.
Whistleblowers alerted the County about problems in its public defender office, years before a costly settlement. More on that next. But first... let’s do the headlines….The shelter has 36 beds, and will operate at night.NAMI will provide case management, access to social services andAfter that, the city will explore the possibility of creating affordable housing on the city-owned property.Median home prices in the County are down nearly 100-thousand-dollars from its peak price last year.
Last year's point-in-time count showed a large number of people experiencing homelessness in the East County. Anderson said five years ago, East County officials weren’t aware there was an issue with homelessness in their area… and that a lot of progress has been made in the past year in finding shelter for people.
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