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Lisa Halverstadt

San Diego

@VoiceofSanDiego senior investigative reporter digging into San Diego's homelessness, housing & behavioral health crises. 📧[email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Lisa Halverstadt

    A long-simmering city and county battle over their respective roles addressing the region’s homelessness and behavioral health crises just got hotter. At the center of the latest battle: the future of a 150-bed Alpha Project shelter serving homeless San Diegans with behavioral health conditions outside the county’s Midway District health complex that could now be forced to close.

  • 2 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Lisa Halverstadt

    A prominent real estate developer wants a Superior Court judge to halt the city’s plan to open a large safe parking lot for homeless people living in vehicles this spring.  McMillin-NTC, which transformed the former Naval Training Center now known as Liberty Station into a bustling shopping and entertainment district, recently asked Superior Court Judge Gregory W. Pollack to grant an injunction while its legal fight over the project near the airport continues.

  • 2 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Lisa Halverstadt

    Former top San Diego bureaucrat Eric Dargan’s discrimination lawsuit against the city has pushed the mayor’s team to say something Mayor Todd Gloria didn’t clarify when he announced he was axing the chief operating officer position in February: Dargan was fired. At a Feb.

  • 2 weeks ago | eastcountymagazine.org | Lisa Halverstadt |Jim Hinch

    Two Democratic candidates vying for the District 1 seat want the county to delay its budget approval until after the seat is filled. By Lisa Halverstadt and Jim Hinch, Voice of San DiegoApril 4, 2025 (San Diego) - Two Democratic candidates for supervisor are urging the county to delay its annual budget vote until after a now-vacant District 1 seat is filled.

  • 3 weeks ago | voiceofsandiego.org | Lisa Halverstadt |Jim Hinch

    Two Democratic candidates for supervisor are urging the county to delay its annual budget vote until after a now-vacant District 1 seat is filled. That push appears unlikely to garner needed support from a sitting board majority but a 2-2 political split on the county board may mean the candidates get their wish by default.

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Lisa Halverstadt
Lisa Halverstadt @LisaHalverstadt
11 Apr 25

RT @sdut: San Diego tied for highest inflation in the U.S. https://t.co/W5hpTC8kOj

Lisa Halverstadt
Lisa Halverstadt @LisaHalverstadt
11 Apr 25

"The increase in drug enforcement comes as cities and counties throughout California look to Prop 36 (...) to drive down crime while providing options to offenders to avoid time behind bars."

CBS 8 San Diego
CBS 8 San Diego @CBS8

Drug-related arrests and citations in the city of San Diego spiked by 24% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to data obtained by CBS 8. https://t.co/0Z6gtPYXJ1

Lisa Halverstadt
Lisa Halverstadt @LisaHalverstadt
11 Apr 25

Via @phildiehl: The @CityofOceanside City Council narrowly advanced new tenant protections, including a cap on rent increases, on Wednesday. https://t.co/JT8aGRpOx9