Lisa Halverstadt
@LisaHalverstadt
@VoiceofSanDiego senior investigative reporter digging into San Diego County's homelessness, housing & behavioral health crises. 📧[email protected]
🧵Career highlight I hope will have many positive ripples: @Poynter just published a guide to homelesness reporting that I've spent months creating with an impressive group of journalists across the country with years of experience on the beat. poynter.org/ethics-trust/2…
The San Diego City Council will hold a final vote Tuesday on capping the number of ADUs on single-family lots. cbs8.com/article/news/l…
More on this via @marianamtzbarba: shorturl.at/4FMW4
For the first time, San Diego city crews cleared homeless encampments near downtown freeways on Wednesday under a new agreement with Caltrans, removing five tons of trash and debris from areas that have long been difficult to maintain. 10news.com/news/local-new…
My latest with awesome @voiceofsandiego intern @tessabalc: A few months ago, @elcajonpolice quietly stopped responding to some mental health crisis calls. voiceofsandiego.org/2025/07/23/fea…
NEWS >> New local data from RTFH shows 1,037 people fell into homelessness for the first time in June and 1,240 people exited the system for housing. “The strategies and tactics our community and elected leaders have prioritized and targeted are working,” RTFH CEO Tamera Kohler…
Via @marianamtzbarba: @CityofSanDiego now has a deal with @CaltransHQ allowing city workers to clear homeless camps on state land. voiceofsandiego.org/2025/07/22/agr…
Good profile by my colleague @JimKHinch on San Diego County's new South Bay supervisor, @paloma4D1. She was just sworn in, ushering in a new Democratic majority on the County Board of Supervisors. voiceofsandiego.org/2025/07/22/my-…
Class-action lawsuit over jail conditions faces crucial legal test this week in federal court sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/21/cla…
Via @BCunninghamN: "Hundreds of thousands of dollars were recently pulled from a program that aids San Diegans who are constantly being arrested or calling 911." sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/20/a-h…
Real estate expert to @sdut: “I think it is a sweetheart deal for the developer, but I don’t see a lot of good alternatives for the city.”sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/20/the…
KPBS faces uncertainty as Congress slashes major funding, putting critical public media at risk amid a fragile news landscape and safety concerns. cbs8.com/article/news/l…
Trump administration asks San Diego sheriff for data on all noncitizen inmates despite state law sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/17/tru…
When Elisa Serna's family agreed to settle their wrongful death lawsuit against San Diego County, they also demanded changes to policy. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/13/eli…