Supervisors approve housing vouchers for temporary homeless shelter

The county's Housing Authority approved the use of $100,000 of its Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Fee Reserve revenue to provide temporary housing for homeless individuals and families in the unincorporated county during weather events which can be life-threatening to unsheltered citizens.

The board of the San Diego County Housing Authority consists of the five members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and two tenants. The Housing Authority voted 7-0 Jan. 27 to provide the funding the county intends to use for a hotel/motel voucher program.

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