Blake Nelson

San Diego

Homelessness Reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune

Reporter for my hometown paper @sdut | Former: @njdotcom @starledger @AP | Writing + video, comics, podcasts, animation, data

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9 San Diego homeless shelters stop taking new people amid funding dispute

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Blake Nelson

SAN DIEGO - The city of San Diego has nowhere near enough shelter for everybody asking. Yet an ongoing dispute between city and county officials has reduced the number of available beds even more.
9 San Diego homeless shelters stop taking new people amid funding dispute

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Blake Nelson

The city of San Diego has nowhere near enough shelter for everybody asking. Yet an ongoing dispute between city and county officials has reduced the number of available beds even more. The Rosecrans homeless shelter, a large tent in the Midway district that helps residents with mental health issues, has stopped accepting new people, leaving 14 spots open as of Wednesday, according to Alpha Project CEO Bob McElroy.
9 San Diego homeless shelters stop taking new people amid funding dispute

1 week ago | swoknews.com | Blake Nelson

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9 San Diego homeless shelters stop taking new people amid funding dispute

1 week ago | dailygazette.com | Blake Nelson

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San Diego’s new Catholic leader is the U.S.’s first Vietnamese American bishop

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Blake Nelson |Maura Fox

Michael Pham knows what it feels like to struggle for breath in a cloud of tear gas. Pham was born in Vietnam in 1967 as the war reached a boiling point, and his family repeatedly tried to flee the country. One attempt when he was around 8 years old failed because the plane was too full. Another try involved squeezing onto a boat, but the group lacked food or water.
La falta de vivienda en el condado de San Diego finalmente disminuyó. ¿Se mantendrá esta disminución?

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Blake Nelson

En enero, se encontraron 9,905 personas sin hogar en el condado de San Diego, una disminución de varios cientos de personas desde principios de 2024 y la primera caída en la región en años. Y esa no fue la única buena noticia. El recuento anual puntual, publicado el martes, mostró una disminución en los albergues y en las aceras. El número de familias sin hogar se redujo un 18.5% en comparación con el año pasado.
El condado de San Diego da la aprobación final a la prohibición de acampar para personas sin hogar

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Blake Nelson

El Condado de San Diego ha dado la aprobación final a una prohibición actualizada de acampar que aumenta las sanciones por iniciar fogatas al aire libre en áreas no incorporadas. Las normas prohíben los campamentos de personas sin hogar, incluyendo el uso de tiendas de campaña y estructuras construidas a mano, así como dormir a la intemperie con una fuente de ignición, como un encendedor.
‘Don’t change course:’ San Diego County leaders celebrate a drop in homelessness

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Blake Nelson |Tammy Murga |Phil Diehl

For years, as officials across San Diego County spent millions of dollars on homelessness programs, passed camping bans and converted empty buildings into shelters, residents often had one question: Why aren’t things getting better? Leaders on Tuesday got a good way to respond. A new tally of the region’s homeless population found that this year’s number — 9,905 — was a decrease of several hundred people from 2024’s total and the county’s first drop since before the pandemic.
San Diego County gives final approval to homeless camping ban

2 weeks ago | modbee.com | Blake Nelson

San Diego County has given final approval to an updated camping ban that boosts penalties for starting outdoor fires in unincorporated areas. The rules prohibit homeless encampments, including the use of tents and hand-built structures, as well as sleeping outside while "possessing an Ignition Source," such as a lighter.
San Diego County gives final approval to homeless camping ban

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Blake Nelson

San Diego County has given final approval to an updated camping ban that boosts penalties for starting outdoor fires in unincorporated areas. The rules prohibit homeless encampments, including the use of tents and hand-built structures, as well as sleeping outside while “possessing an Ignition Source,” such as a lighter.