San Diego County has taken another step toward a more sweeping ban against homeless encampments after the nation’s top court ...

The county Board of Supervisors is taking the first steps on updating its unsafe camping ordinance Wednesday in an attempt to ...

The idea is to use vacant city-owned land in the San Pasqual Valley, 40 miles north of downtown. Most of the approximately 14 ...

Fire department records going back years detail how many blazes might have been started by people living outside.

The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted to advance a proposal to clear homeless encampments when fire danger is high.

Deputies have taken multiple people into custody who are accused of trespassing at homeless encampments in and around Spring ...

San Diego’s unsafe camping ordinance prohibits tent camping in public spaces. To avoid frequent encampment cleanup, some ...

It’s been eight months since the U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally changed how cities in California and beyond can respond to ...

San Diego County leaders ... which has killed homeless residents in the area. Furthermore, it’s difficult to say how many fires originate in camps. Desmond said from the dais that “about ...

The city of San ... making camp and potentially setting fires. “It's cold out here at night," Coopersmith said. "We get why someone would want fire." Get top local stories in San Diego delivered ...

The department classifies fires as “likely” originating in or near tent camps based ... like hospitals. San Diego residents have described in interviews seeing and hearing homeless people ...