Supervisor Anderson Shares His 2024 Point-in-Time County Experience in East County
Excerpt from East County Community Times (p. 6)
Since taking office in 2021, Supervisor Anderson has successfully implemented several innovative programs to address homelessness throughout San Diego County, with a particular focus in East County. Some of these policies include:
(1) Opening a Safe Parking Lot in East County;
(2) Creating a Memorandum of Understanding on addressing homeless between the County of San Diego and East County Cities;
(3) Launching the Shallow Rent Subsidy Program to keep seniors off the streets and their homes;
(4) Initiating a housing match program for seniors looking to live with other seniors;
(5) Empowering local churches and nonprofits to host temporary emergency shelter sleeping cabins on their properties through a County grant.