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

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 ...

Currently there are several existing state and local codes that address fire prohibitions and liabilities due to careless, negligent or intentional acts. These existing codes grant enforcement ...

March 14, 2025 (San Diego’s East County) -- With an estimated one out of every five fires in San Diego County started in ...

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will Tuesday consider updating its unsafe camping ordinance in an attempt to ...

The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to begin updating its unsafe camping ordinance in an attempt to ...

More than 1,100 fires in San Diego last year may have begun in homeless encampments, amounting to almost a fifth of all blazes in the city. That total was an increase from 2023, according to five ...

Tuesday's conversation follows a discussion from last month, when the board voted 4-0 to advance a proposal to clear homeless encampments during red flag warnings.