More than 1,000 people in San Diego County became homeless for the first time in August, which is up from the month before.
"I just got tickets for 'Book of Mormon' coming into town, and I'm like, 'OK, it's mid-day, so that's alright, but we have to go this route and we're going to walk, but I don't want to walk through a camp" Maddy Roland, a two-year resident of Little Italy, said.
While the city is working toward helping with safe parking lots, safe sleeping sites and low-income housing proposals, the number of people on the streets might not decrease as quickly as some wish.This article tagged under:
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