Gary Warth, The Union-Tribune

Gary Warth

The Union-Tribune

North County, CA, United States

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Past articles by Gary:

San Diego audit finds confusion, disputes left some homeless shelters in disrepair

The city also found the San Diego Housing Commission could improve its process for avoiding conflicts of interest when partnering with outside agencies → Read More

Psychiatric help added to outreach team. 'Being homeless is traumatic'

Many people are reluctant to seek help. A psychiatric nurse has joined Father Joe's Villages' street medicine team to bring the help to them. → Read More

Downtown homeless population takes slight dip in February

A monthly count had shown population steadily climb to about 2,000 over the past six months → Read More

San Diego's Golden Hall shelter to close, hundreds of homeless people to be relocated

Families will move to a newly leased Barrio Logan motel and other places → Read More

Barrio Logan motel to become family shelter

The 42-room shelter will open later this year and will increase the number of shelter beds in the city to about 1,950 → Read More

Vista residents who want to build backyard skateboard ramps will now need a permit. The cost: $3,345

Residents said large ramps in their neighbors' yards disturbed their peace. Those larger than 6 feet will require city approval → Read More

Number of newly homeless people again outpaces those who found housing

More people appear to be living in a growing number of homeless encampments throughout San Diego County, and the latest monthly report on the disturbing trend confirms the situation isn't getting better. → Read More

This San Diego ministry doesn't need a building to do God's work

Mission that served downtown homeless population for about 100 years closed its building last summer, but volunteers have continued to serve meals → Read More

San Diego cuts hours on city's

The Neil Good Day Center provides restrooms, a place to rest and other services for homeless people. Beginning Monday, hours will be cut and it will close on weekends. → Read More

The world's oldest mouse? Meet Pat, who now has a place in the Guinness World Records

The tiny critter, named for actor Patrick Stewart, was officially recognized Wednesday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park → Read More

County commits to ending homelessness among San Diego County veterans

Supervisors unanimously agreed to pursue a coordinated approach with partners throughout the county to reach the goal → Read More

San Diego County, city invest $503K for 20 youth shelter beds

The expansion brings the number of Urban Street Angels shelter beds to 70 → Read More

Downtown San Diego homeless population reaches another record high

Downtown San Diego Partnership's latest monthly count shows the population approaching 2,000 → Read More

First Lady Jill Biden visits Oceanside mental health clinic for veterans

Biden is in Southern California this week for a series of events in support of the administration's Cancer Moonshot. On Sunday, she will attend the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. → Read More

San Diego to use $2.4 million state grant to help 50 homeless people near old library

Part of the money will go toward securing the streets so the encampments do not return. → Read More

Former library opens as temporary women's shelter in downtown San Diego

Closed since 2013, the former site of the city's Central Library reopened this week as a temporary shelter. → Read More

Grueling, early morning count collects vital data on county's homeless

'This should not be the only day that we look a person who is experiencing homeless in the face and ask them how they're doing' → Read More

County expands program for veterans in criminal justice system

Vista program will be offered regionwide to veterans recently released from jail who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless → Read More

County to begin tracking homeless population by name

The list is expected to improve services to homeless people and create a better understanding of their needs. → Read More

The trend continues: More falling into homelessness than becoming housed in San Diego County

Task force found 994 people reported becoming homeless for the first time in December while 759 homeless people found some type of housing → Read More