San Diego’s homelessness crisis has spiked over the past decade as hundreds of San Diegans lose their homes each month. The region could step up preventive measures over the next two decades and significantly reduce that suffering.
What the region likely can’t do: fully stem the tide of people falling into homelessness without drastic changes to the housing market and federal policies outside the bounds of local control.
The past several years, the city and county of San Diego have ramped up programs that offer subsidies to keep people from losing their homes, collectively serving hundreds of seniors and families each year…