Houston and San Diego Address Homelessness

Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced plans for a city-sponsored encampment to manage homelessness, aiming to clear public spaces of unhoused individuals. This initiative, led by the Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, remains vague on specifics like location and capacity. Meanwhile, San Diego is facing the loss of hundreds of shelter beds but is introducing new initiatives to offset this deficit. Mayor Todd Gloria revealed plans to add nearly 500 beds and launched a diversion program to transition those in shelters into housing. San Diego's efforts involve collaboration across city departments and non-profits to ensure no one currently sheltered is displaced. Both cities are grappling with homelessness by implementing diverse strategies to offer shelter and maintain public safety.