WATCH: Mayor Todd Gloria is about to deliver his third State of the City Address at the San Diego Civic Theatre, where he will likely focus heavily on the city's twin homelessness and housing crises.
‘It Feels Powerful': Three Freshmen at Clairemont High School Teach Other Students About the Dangers of Fentanyl"San Diegans are frustrated with the worsening homelessness crisis, and Mayor Gloria shares that frustration," she told City News Service."But unlike Mr. Walton, Mayor Gloria is translating that frustration into decisive, sustained action to improve the situation. To say that he has done nothing on homelessness is objectively false.
"The city continues to add shelter and take critical steps to address homelessness," said Councilman Stephen Whitburn, who represents District 3, including Balboa Park and Walton's neighborhood of Hillcrest."We need to keep adding shelter and housing as quickly as we can, because more people are becoming homeless due to the high cost of housing. San Diego is a wonderful home and we are working to make sure there's a home for all of us.
In December, San Diego was one of six cities in California to earn the state's Prohousing Designation, a recognition for committing to policies and practices that will help remove barriers to housing production. Deacon Jim Vargas, president and CEO at Father Joe's Villages -- one of San Diego's largest organizations working with those experiencing homelessness -- said he had some expectations for the mayor.
Also in December, Gloria and City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera released a proposed framework aimed at providing greater local protections for tenants. He also increased street sweeping schedules in downtown and highly trafficked areas -- intended to make the streets cleaner -- and pushed through the city council funding for his Build Better SD initiative, a move intended to equalize public infrastructure funding across all the city's neighborhoods with an eye toward those in greatest need.
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