Elected officials in Encinitas and National City, two coastal San Diego County cities 30 miles from each other, are in a fight over how — and where — to shelter unhoused people.
That’s because Encinitas unanimously approved reserving 12 beds at the San Diego Rescue Mission’s South County Lighthouse shelter for its unhoused population, much to the dismay of National City Councilmember and mayoral candidate Jose Rodriguez.
He broke what he called an “unwritten rule” in speaking at another city’s council meeting Wednesday night when he criticized Encinitas for sending unhoused residents out of town instead of coming up with a solution closer to home…