Homelessness response funding
The mayor’s FY2027 budget prioritizes homelessness with roughly $97.1 million proposed for shelters, supportive services, outreach, eviction prevention, and encampment cleanups, citing recent reductions in unsheltered homelessness. Homeless advocates have expressed worry that overall budget cuts could still reduce services even as homelessness remains a top resident priority in budget surveys.
How should San Diego fund and approach homelessness services amid the budget shortfall?
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Sources
City of San Diego (Mayor’s FY27 May Revise materials) — https://www.insidesandiego.org/faq-your-questions-about-city-budget-and-may-revise-answered
The Mayor's FY27 May Revise prioritizes addressing homelessness and includes $97.1 million funding for homeless shelter programs, supportive services, outreach teams, eviction prevention, housing instability prevention and encampment cleanups.
NBC 7 San Diego — https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-mayor-previews-draft-of-budget-cuts-to-address-118m-shortfall/4010847
Homeless advocates worry San Diego mayor's proposed budget could reduce services
Mayor Todd Gloria — https://www.sandiego.gov/mayor/mayor-gloria-releases-preliminary-city-san-diego-budget-fiscal-year-2027
prioritizing the core services residents expect and rely on every day... public safety, homelessness response, and infrastructure.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Expand shelter, housing-first, and prevention funding even if it requires new taxes
- Protect and slightly increase current homelessness program funding as a top priority
- Maintain existing homelessness funding levels while seeking efficiency gains
- Prioritize encampment enforcement and limit spending growth on shelter programs
- Cut homelessness program budgets substantially and emphasize policing of encampments