County officials have also expanded the number of older adults who can receive rental assistance under a pilot program.
Local and federal officials expressed cautious optimism Wednesday about new statistics showing only a small rise in homelessness throughout San Diego County. The annual point-in-time count found more than 10,600 homeless people in January, a 3 percent increase from last year. The previous tally recorded a 22 percent jump. Yet budget deficits are forcing leaders to make tough choices over how to fully reverse a crisis that has grown every month for two-plus years.
A bipartisan group of 10 mayors, including Gloria, Karen Bass in Los Angeles and San Francisco's London Breed, spoke Wednesday at a virtual press conference to warn against cutting the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program, known as HHAP. The governor's budget proposes slashing hundreds of millions of dollars from that initiative. The point-in-time count is overseen by the Regional Task Force on Homelessness.
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