Homelessness

Homelessness, San Diego September 12, 2025

San Diego’s war on waste gets a homeless human touch

The bureaucrats of San Diego, in a moment of fevered clarity, decided to unleash a savage little social experiment: take the lost and the damned—the people clawing their way out of homelessness—and drop them knee-deep into the city’s green-bin garbage. Yes, comrades, the “Follow the Compost Pile” pilot program, a two-week stint at the Miramar Greenery, where the new laborers were tasked with pawing through…

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Fire, Homelessness, San Diego January 14, 2020

Homeless folks tied to nearly 13% of fire calls

Fire incident calls tied to homelessness are on the rise in San Diego. Last year, they made up nearly 13% of all fire-related calls. “We’re addressing it as best we can,” said Assistant Fire Chief Chris Webber, who added that the growing homeless problem is “no secret.” While the number of all fire calls has fluctuated over the past five years, fire calls that mentioned…