San Diego Mayor’s Call for More Homeless Shelter Funding Sparks Protest

The mayor proposed a large shelter and a safe parking lot for people living in their cars. Not everyone’s happy.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria speaks at the press conference at H Barracks on June 6. Jane Yang/The Epoch Times

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria held a press conference on June 6 to rally the City Council’s support for his 2025 budget proposal that includes increased funding for homeless issues.

Mr. Gloria’s proposals include a large-scale homeless shelter at a Middletown location, and a “safe parking” lot at a demolished navy barracks site, H Barracks, near the airport, where the press conference was held.