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More than 160 affordable housing units opened at old Mission Valley hotel
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — More than 160 affordable housing units opened last month in Mission Valley after the completion of a project to rehabilitate an aged extended-stay hotel and convert it into rental apartments. The San Diego Housing Commission broke ground on the project, referred to as Presidio Palms, last fall as part of regional efforts to expand long-term, supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness by repurposing underutilized buildings. The more than $80 million project at the Hotel Circle property was supported in large part by funds made available through California's Homekey program, an initiative to support construction of a broad range of housing for people experiencing homelessness. San Diego approved its controversial trash fee: What's next? All of the units created at Presidio Palms will be allocated to people through the Regional Task Force on Homelessness' Coordinated Entry System, which screens and matches those experiencing homelessness with available housing options based on their needs. According to SDHC, the residents at Presidio Palms will also receive federally-funded housing vouchers, like Section 8, to support rental costs. Besides the units, the facility was also retrofitted to include space for on-site services, such as mental and behavioral health support, employment and skills training, substance use services, and case management. It is also close by to public transit stops that allow people to easily get to the Fashion Valley and Old Town Metropolitan Transit System hubs. 'With support from the state's Homekey program and strong local investment, 161 San Diegans now have a safe place to call home—along with the supportive services they need to stay housed,' San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said Thursday, celebrating the opening of the complex. 'Presidio Palms shows what's possible when we act with urgency and work together to deliver housing that ends homelessness,' he continued. Concerns grow over early plans to build in South Park canyon According to the commission, Presidio Palms' more than 200 residents across 161 households began moving into the building on May 27. It brings the total number of supportive housing units created in the city using Homekey funds up to 608. More than a half-dozen other affordable housing complexes managed by the Housing Commission are in development, which would add an extra 1,102 deed-restricted and supportive housing units to its portfolio by 2027. 'Today, Presidio Palms is a home and a source of hope for many of our previously unhoused neighbors,' SDHC President and CEO Lisa Jones said. 'Reaching this point is possible because of collaboration among all levels of government as well as local organizations.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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17-04-2025
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50-bed shelter for unhoused women opens in downtown San Diego
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new shelter for unhoused women and children opened in downtown San Diego on Thursday. The facility is called Rachel's Promise Center for Women and Children. The new shelter was approved by the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) earlier this year. Lisa Jones, SDHC President and CEO, previous commented ion the shelter, stating, 'We're seeing more women and girls among the people our homelessness programs are serving. This new shelter program will help to address that growing need in a setting that allows for more privacy for families, focuses on the unique needs of women and girls, and provides the services necessary to assist them with moving on to longer-term or permanent homes.' According to city officials, services for shelter residents will include a safe place to sleep, meals, clothing, access to showers, laundry, housing-focused case management, care coordination, referrals and support for enrollment in health care resources, individual therapy, life skills classes, and assistance applying for public benefits. Rachel's Promise Center for Women and Children will first be able to accommodate 50 women. An additional 160 new beds will become available during Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1, 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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12-04-2025
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City of San Diego opens new homeless shelter for young adults
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The city of San Diego's shelter for homeless young adults is set to double its capacity after moving into a new site, an underutilized office space in downtown. The new facility falls under the umbrella of the city's Safe STAY program for unhoused, transition-aged adults — or those between the ages of 18 and 24 — and will replace the existing 21 beds currently available across two interim sites that became available last year. The East Village shelter is able to accommodate 43 people in a semi-congregate setting, meaning beds are located within cubicles or in a shared room that offers more privacy than traditional shelter spaces. Growing homeless encampment in a City Heights neighborhood is worrying residents Like the program's interim shelters, the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) is contracting the San Diego LGBT Community Center, also known as The Center, to operate the facility in partnership with San Diego Youth Services and the YMCA of San Diego County. All three are leasing the space for the shelter from SDHC, which owns the building and had previously used it as office space up until the COVID-19 pandemic. City leaders viewed the vacancy in the building paired with its proximity to transit and schools, like San Diego Community College, as the ideal location for a long-term site to fill the gap left by the closure of Golden Hall, where the Safe STAY program was initially run. 'Transition-age youth is a huge need and a gap in our current system, so when we got the response with these three great partners working together, it seemed like the perfect opportunity,' Jones said. San Diego leaders first previewed the new shelter nearly one year ago as the city's first permanent emergency housing center supporting homeless young adults in the LGBTQ+ community, made possible by a $1.5 million federal grant. The funding had been requested by U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-San Diego) as part of Congress' annual appropriations process for local projects. City housing commission approves 210-bed homeless shelter for women, families While the shelter will maintain an emphasis on LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness, Jones says it will serve as emergency housing and supportive services for all young adults in need, helping them to get on a path to long-term housing. Those currently staying in the Safe STAY program's existing beds will be moved to the new East Village site sometime within the next two weeks, according to SDHC. It will then be opened up to those currently in the city's coordinated shelter intake program, which identifies and matches people who receive a referral for a shelter bed with one available. Jones said the goal is to keep the shelter open 'as long as they need a place to stay,' but noted there will still need to be conversations down the road about the city's ongoing commitment to keep it up and running. The Safe STAY program currently has an annual operating budget of $1.9 million that will be put towards supporting the costs of operating the site, according to SDHC. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
