Officials are still looking for about 100 more volunteers to conduct the one-day census.
Rachel Downing spoke with Jason Bottomley, who lives in one of the encampments at the San Diego River. Downing was taking part as one of the volunteers working along the San Diego River for the annual point-in-time count in San Diego County on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Santee, CA.
The count comes at a key moment for the region and nation. For one, the county is finally getting some good news regarding homelessness. U.S. Rep. Scott Peters, a Democrat who represents coastal San Diego and inland North County in Congress, said he believes common ground could be found when it came to the president’s call for more housing. “I intend to hold him to his word,” Peters said in statement, and “to advance legislation that helps us build more housing to bring down costs and reduce homelessness.”
Miguel Figueroa was among the volunteers working on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 before sunrise in San Diego, CA., for the annual point-in-time count taking place in San Diego County. Figueroa surveyed a man from his tent on 17th street.
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