Mayor tours H Barracks site before Safe Parking Program opens on lot

Mayor tours H Barracks site before Safe Parking Program opens on lot

The H Barracks site. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Todd Gloria via X) Officials on Friday previewed the H Barracks site, which will serve as another lot in the city’s Safe Parking Program when it opens this month. The barracks, near San Diego International Airport, is intended to have 190 spaces for people in the program. The San Diego City Council approved a one-year contract with nonprofit Jewish Family Service of San Diego to continue running the …

With a new lot for homeless residents on the way, police prepare to clear more streets

San Diego police are preparing to clear more streets where people sleep in parked vehicles now that the city’s close to opening a new lot for homeless residents. A court settlement says anyone spending the night in their car shouldn’t be punished if there’s nowhere else to go, and San Diego’s existing safe parking projects are generally packed. Yet with the number of spots citywide set to nearly double at H Barracks, a large property next to the…

City of San Diego previews new safe parking lot at H Barracks site

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGTV) Theres an empty parking lot near the San Diego Airport, and it's not a place you leave your car to catch a flight."We're here to announce the opening of the newest and largest location in our Safe Parking lot Program, Mayor Todd Gloria, City of San Diego, said.The lot located at the H Barracks will be the fifth City of San Diego-funded lot where people living out of their vehicles can come to rest for the night and get a…

In his briefing, the municipal director pointed out that a temporary need for more space in Meling would likely be solved by renting barracks.

Jewish Family Service to run Safe Parking Lot at H Barracks

It’s not over yet. That was the visceral reaction of some Point Lomans opposing H Barracks being turned into a 190-space overnight Safe Parking Lot for vehicle dwellers. San Diego City Council recently approved a one-year contract, with four one-year renewal options, with the nonprofit Jewish Family Service of San Diego to continue running the City’s Safe Parking Program including H Barracks near San Diego International Airport. The City abandon…