Homeless
Walden Family Services Celebrates 50 Years of Youth Housing Across Southern California
This year, the nonprofit Walden Family Services celebrates 50 years of supporting children, youth, and families through family-based care, housing stability, and prevention-focused services. Founded in 1976, Walden has evolved to meet the changing needs of young people while remaining grounded in one core belief: children thrive when they grow up in safe, supportive families and […]
A Homeless Veteran Gets a Chance to Start Over
This past month, I got to interview a veteran, Antonio Roberti, who shared with me a life that took him on a very difficult journey. It started pre-COVID, early 2020, when he left the United States to travel abroad. He had a relative who offered him a business opportunity in China to experience financial success. […]
A Celebration of Rehab and Recovery
This past month, I was invited to attend the 10th anniversary of Confidential Recovery and the launch of Veterans Navigation Center. The event took place at the offices of the organization, located at the Eagle’s Nest Building at 4420 Hotel Circle Court in Mission Valley. The event was extremely well attended by donors, board members, […]
Art Castañeres Endorses Larry Turner for Mayor
A very well-known resident and businessman of San Diego has come public this past month to endorse Larry Turner for mayor of San Diego. Art Castañeres, publisher and editor-at-large of “La Prensa SanDiego,” who also has more than 30 years of governmental and business experience, gave a scathing report of the current mayor, Todd Gloria, […]
Update on Proposed Kettner and Vine Mega Shelter for the Homeless
By Paul Krueger / Previously published in the OB Rag The future of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed 1,000 homeless shelter won’t be known until the City Council returns from its summer break and resumes meeting in September. But there are rumblings at City Hall that the mayor has — or will — abandon his controversial “mega-shelter,” […]
Thanks to Our City Officials Chaos is the New Norm
If I was a current official (elected and chosen) for the City of San Diego, I would be truly embarrassed with the way the public at large, their constituents, are being treated and feel about their failures. Every day we see more chaos and failures happening around us, all because of the agendas of the […]
A Strong-Arm Mayor Who Works Against the Public at Large
By John Brady/Lived Advisors What happened the evening of Monday, August 22 at City Council is the outcome of the “Strong Arm Mayor” form of government. This got us the skydiving center, 101 Ash Street and looks to add the Kettner and Vine Street debacle as well. Any rational person would look at the […]
No On Kettner and Vine
No on Kettner and Vine wishes to issue the following statement regarding the Monday, July 22 City Council meeting and Kettner and Vine proposed lease agreement. We appreciate the no votes of council members Kent Lee and Vivian Moreno and appreciate the significant concerns voiced by council members Marni von Wilpert, Henry L. Foster III, […]
