Lunes, 22 Junio 2026, 5:08
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The Neil Good Day Center, a resource hub that has served homeless San Diegans for 35 years, will shutter later this year due to budget cuts. However, Father Joe's Villages, the center's operator, has vowed to retrofit part of a cafeteria at its Imperial Avenue campus into a new, smaller day center.
The new center will be about a third of the size of the current one, and its service capacity will drop by at least 25 percent. It will also receive no city funding.
Despite the reductions, officials say it is better than nothing. “We can’t not have a day center in San Diego,” said Josh Bohannan, chief strategy officer at Father Joe’s Villages.
The closure is part of broader changes for homeless services. While the city anticipates a net increase of 205 shelter beds next fiscal year, the budget also cut two safe parking lots and more than 30 public restrooms, including portable restrooms intended specifically for unhoused people.
Meanwhile, the Regional Task Force on Homelessness reports that in May, 985 people became homeless for the first time in San Diego County, while 982 exited homelessness. For most of the last few years, local efforts to house homeless residents have not kept up with the number of people losing their homes.
In Chula Vista, the elementary school district saw a brighter outlook after Governor Gavin Newsom’s updated budget proposal included billions more for schools. The district has nixed planned cuts and cheered a $16 million reduction in its projected budget deficit, though it still faces a budget gap and declining enrollment.
The Voice of San Diego Podcast, now recorded in the new Alice and Doug Diamond Studio, also covered the messy exit of Chula Vista’s police chief. In Sacramento, lawmakers are eyeing caps on HOA fees, with a controversial bill by Caroline Menjivar facing opposition from fellow Democrats who argue it could leave homeowners with less money for repairs.
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