point in time homeless survey - azalea park · 2020-02-04 · next meeting tuesday, february 11,...
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NEXT MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM AT AZALEA REC CENTER
February 2020
POINT IN TIMEHOMELESS SURVEY
At 5:00am on January 23, Grace Church opened up their community
room to use as a meeting spot to count homeless in City Heights creeks
and canyon neighborhoods as part of the annual nationwide Point In
Time homeless survey. San Diego Canyonlands took the lead on
organizing our local event. Council President Georgette Gomez and her
entire staff showed up for the third year in a row. Long time
neighborhood canyon and creek stewards, North Park Main Street staff,
Ocean Discovery Institute staff and other volunteers from the Regional
Task Force on Homeless also helped with the counting.
Sixty-six homeless individuals were documented in the census tracts
that contain Manzanita, Hollywood, Pepper, Swan, and Olivia Canyons
and the City Heights portion of Chollas Creek. Very few were seen in the
actual canyons and creek, due to the ongoing presence and work of San
Diego Canyonlands and volunteers plus the San Diego Police
Department Homeless Outreach Team and the Open Space Rangers.
The majority of the sixty-six homeless that were counted were
documented in and around the parks. Many thanks to all who
participated in this important event.
Photo by Linda Pennington
Matt Armstrong can be seen talking and offering information about available services to Ally and Rico who set up this tent in Manzanita Canyon two days after the homeless survey.
Photo by Linda Pennington
KPBS Journalist Ebone Monet and Cameraman Rich followed the team that surveyed Azalea Park, Hollywood Park, Hollywood Canyon and Pepper Canyon. You can see her piece at the link below. It follows an interview with Governor Gavin Newsom who joined the WeAllCount in downtown San Diego. You can Ebone’s piece at this link: https://youtu.be/we4k2ZX1Gt0?t=64
l Manzanita Canyon – 1 Individuall Hollywood and Pepper Canyons – 0l Swan Canyon – 0l Olivia Canyon – 3 Individualsl Chollas Creek in City Heights – 1 Individuall Hollywood Park – 5 Individualsl Azalea Community Park - 0l Census Tract 25.01 - Castle Neighborhood south of Dwight – 4
Individualsl Census Tract 25.02 – Azalea and Hollywood Park Neighborhoods - 4
Individuals, 1 Vehiclel Census Tract 26.01 – Fairmount Village – 20 Individuals (Includes
Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park)l Census Tract 27.05 – Oak Park Neighborhood - 8 Individualsl Census Tract 34.01 – Ridgeview and Webster Neighborhoods – 20
Individuals
Homeless Survey Results
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Meets every 2nd Tuesday from 6:30PM - 7:30PM at the Azalea Recreation Center, 2596 Violet Street
Next Meeting February 11th
Azalea Park Neighborhood Association
Meets every 3rd Thursday at 6:30PM at the Azalea Recreation Center, 2596 Violet Street
Next Meeting February 20th
Azalea Recreation Advisory Group
Meets every 3rd Saturday, 8:00AM - 10:00AM Spend the morning gardening with Cactus Bob
Next Event February 15th
Azalea Water Conservation Garden
Meets last Tuesday of the month at 8:00AM at the Mid-City Substation, 4310 Landis St.
Next Meeting February 25th
Mid-City Homeless Coalition
Meets every 1st Monday at 6:30PM at4089 Fairmount Avenue.Next Meeting March 2nd
City Heights Area Planning Committee
Meets every 1st Tuesday at 6:30PM at the Mid-City Substation, 4310 Landis St.
Next Meeting March 3rd
City Heights Town Council
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Every 1st Friday from 9:00AM to Noon Azalea Community Park (parking lot) 2596 Violet St.
Next Hike February 7th
Hike City Heights Canyons Loop Trail
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2014 photo of Todd with Linda Pennington, Jody, Dennis and Sam Carey Wood at the Manzanita Gathering Place “build”.
MEET AND GREET WITH TODD GLORIACANDIDATE FOR SAN DIEGO MAYOR
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 10AM TO 11AMBURLY AND THE BEAN
3014 COLUMBINE STREET (POPLAR AND COLUMBINE)Hosted by Linda Pennington and Jody and Dennis Carey Wood
The City Heights Area Planning Committee (CHAPC) is a locally-elected body meeting monthly that makes recommendations on land use, development, and transportation issues to the City Council and Planning Commission. Please vote - and remember to bring a photo ID or a utility bill or rental agreement to prove your current City Heights residency.
From Linda Pennington: For those who are new in the neighborhood,
Dennis and Jody and I wanted to give you the opportunity to meet Todd
Gloria who served as our District 3 City Councilmember from 2008 to
2012. Our area got cut out of District 3 in 2012 and we were put into the
newly formed Council District 9. Todd continued to serve CD3 from
2012 to 2019. He served as Council President for both of his CD3
terms. Then from August 2013 to March 2014, he was selected to serve
as Interim Mayor after Mayor Filner resigned. In 2016, he was elected
to the California State Assembly to represent the 78th Assembly District
where he currently serves as Majority Whip. He personally represents
diversity as an enrolled member of the Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of
Alaska. He is the son of a hotel maid and a gardener. His Filipino
grandmother worked in a San Diego cannery. He also serves as vice
chair of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus. He is well spoken and
humorous, too. We hope you will come to Burly and the Bean on
February 15 and meet Todd.
City Heights Area Planning Committee ElectionMonday, March 2, 2020 | 4:30-7:30 PM | 4089 Fairmount Ave.
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Cindy Lapio has been cleaning up our area for quite some time. She has
started driving our alleys, not only finding valuable discarded metal and
other recyclable items that can be sold, but she also talks to any
homeless she sees and encourages them to accept help to get off the
street. To help Cindy pay for gas, I asked her for a list of items that she
can recycle. Call her at 619-822-0247 if you have things to contribute to
this great effort which improves our environment locally and globally.
SUPER RECYCLERCINDY LAPIO
Cindy's truck full of items picked up behind the Fairmount and Redwood 7-Eleven on January
Thanks to Mark Pennington for taking it upon himself to rescue the
downed carved wood Violet sign in front of 2548 Violet St. The carved
wood signs were created by former neighbor Tom Benson in 1993 with
Community Development Block Grant funds. Repeated string trimming
around the bottom of the post with this sign had removed the paint, the
post had rusted and finally just fell over. Mark cut the bad part off the
post, drove up to Claremont and purchased a slightly smaller post at
Industrial Metals, cut a piece of it off to put in inside the old post with
some shims to make the fit tight, welded it, and dug out the original hole
and reset the repaired post in concrete. Neighbor Scott Hargrove has
committed to repaint the Violet as on close examination, it is starting to
peel. Artist Laurie Carlock was paid by Project CLEAN to refresh the
signs in 2011 and a team of four volunteers – Diana Diehl/Robert
Walters/Shannon Whitmore and Greg Diethrich – repainted all of the
posts that same year. Thanks to all of our wonderful neighbors for their
commitment to making our neighborhood a great place to live.
VIOLET SIGN RESCUE
Tom Benson InstallingTuberose Sign in 1993
Rescued VioletStreet Sign
On December 9, 2019, San Diego opened a first of its kind Navigation Center to assist those who are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of homelessness, by identifying immediate and long-term housing solutions, providing crisis management, accessing benefits that are important to housing stability, case management and housing navigation, and providing on-site access and referrals to medical, mental health and substance use disorder services. Over two dozen partners, including Alpha Project, DMV, and Veterans Affairs, are housed in the same place which means a person who needs help no longer has to get to multiple places to find help. San Diego is leading the way in finding innovative solutions to homelessness.
l Recyclables - CRV (Californian Redemption Value) plastic and glass bottles
l Firewood – Cindy can use firewood that is 14 to 20 inches for her small fireplace to heat her home.
l Metal - Appliances (be prepared to help load large items) Refrigerators, hot water heaters, washer, dryers, dishwashers, microwaves, toasters
l Tires with rimsl Wire, Christmas lights, extension cords, wire Christmas treesl Metal plumbing fixtures including faucets, car parts, siding, shelves,
mini blinds, chairs (office and patio), bed frames, poles (mops, brooms, patio umbrellas, curtain rods)
l Electric mixers anything else with a motorl Abandoned shopping carts and broken scooters and bikes (this is
new)
HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER OPENS1401 Imperial Avenue/619-906-5320
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