Several residents of the city's first lot were generally positively about their experience during recent interviews.
More than a dozen people have moved into San Diego's second safe-sleeping site so far, with hundreds more likely on the way, as the city doubles down on legal camping amid increased encampment sweeps by police. Nineteen individuals were staying in 17 tents as of Monday morning, two days after O Lot by Balboa Park formally opened, according to Dave Rolland, a spokesperson for Mayor Todd Gloria.
'Compared to being on the street, it's a thousand times better,' said Jason Miller, 49, who said having a secure place to live combined with an experimental drug had recently helped him stop using fentanyl. Some of his neighbors complained that showers were only offered on site once a week, but staffers were working to improve the area, he said.
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