Lisa Halverstadt
@lisahalverstadt.bsky.social
@voiceofsandiego.org senior investigative reporter digging into San Diego County government & our homelessness, housing & behavioral health crises. 📧[email protected]
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Members of the Homelessness Beat Reporters Collective will be hosting a panel at @ire.org AccessFest on Friday at 2:30 p.m. EST to talk about how journalists can provide nuanced coverage on homelessness.
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AccessFest 2026 schedule | October 8-10, 2026
Welcome to the AccessFest 2026 schedule! Browse sessions and speakers.
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October 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Members of the Homelessness Beat Reporters Collective will be hosting a panel at @ire.org AccessFest on Friday at 2:30 p.m. EST to talk about how journalists can provide nuanced coverage on homelessness.
schedules.ire.org/accessfest-2...
schedules.ire.org/accessfest-2...
San Diego landlords are increasingly contracting with companies to allow them to charge more for utilities.
Today's @voiceofsandiego.org news blast leads with @journomack.bsky.social and Naomi Granata's story about renters who fought back against surging bills.
Today's @voiceofsandiego.org news blast leads with @journomack.bsky.social and Naomi Granata's story about renters who fought back against surging bills.
They Fought the RUBS and the RUBS Lost -- for Now
For half a decade at least, tenants at the Bankers Hill apartment complex La Suzanna paid a flat rate for utilities: $60 a month. Then, late last year, it all […]
voiceofsandiego.org
October 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
San Diego landlords are increasingly contracting with companies to allow them to charge more for utilities.
Today's @voiceofsandiego.org news blast leads with @journomack.bsky.social and Naomi Granata's story about renters who fought back against surging bills.
Today's @voiceofsandiego.org news blast leads with @journomack.bsky.social and Naomi Granata's story about renters who fought back against surging bills.
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County meetings can get racist, paranoid and off-topic. Supervisors are limiting public input even more.
County meetings can get racist, paranoid and off-topic. Supervisors are limiting public input even more.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
October 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
County meetings can get racist, paranoid and off-topic. Supervisors are limiting public input even more.
Reposted by Lisa Halverstadt
Myself and other members of the @homelessbeatrc.bsky.social are hosting a panel on delivering nuanced, high-impact stories on homelessness, this Friday, 2:30-3:30 EST. We'd love to see you! Come through! @ire.org schedules.ire.org/accessfest-2...
AccessFest 2026 schedule | October 8-10, 2026
Welcome to the AccessFest 2026 schedule! Browse sessions and speakers.
schedules.ire.org
October 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Myself and other members of the @homelessbeatrc.bsky.social are hosting a panel on delivering nuanced, high-impact stories on homelessness, this Friday, 2:30-3:30 EST. We'd love to see you! Come through! @ire.org schedules.ire.org/accessfest-2...
Welcome to Monday. ☕
The San Diego County Registrar of Voters just mailed out November ballots. @voiceofsandiego.org has a helpful gift for you: a voter guide to help you cut through the crap on all the candidates and propositions. 🗳
The San Diego County Registrar of Voters just mailed out November ballots. @voiceofsandiego.org has a helpful gift for you: a voter guide to help you cut through the crap on all the candidates and propositions. 🗳
The Inaugural No BS Voter Guide
Every election, Voice of San Diego reporters get asked by people they know, “How should we vote on X?” Well, we can’t tell you how to vote. But we can […]
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October 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Welcome to Monday. ☕
The San Diego County Registrar of Voters just mailed out November ballots. @voiceofsandiego.org has a helpful gift for you: a voter guide to help you cut through the crap on all the candidates and propositions. 🗳
The San Diego County Registrar of Voters just mailed out November ballots. @voiceofsandiego.org has a helpful gift for you: a voter guide to help you cut through the crap on all the candidates and propositions. 🗳
Reposted by Lisa Halverstadt
‘Stuck in the mud’: $17M and only one report later, voters will decide whether to overhaul this county office
‘Stuck in the mud’: $17M and only one report later, voters will decide whether to overhaul this county office
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
October 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM
‘Stuck in the mud’: $17M and only one report later, voters will decide whether to overhaul this county office
Thanks @sandiegouniontribune.com for covering our #Politifest2026 debate on a proposed countywide sales tax increase.
Transformative or ‘bad policy’: San Diego County sales tax debate grows as race heats up
The coalition behind a ballot measure to raise sales taxes are touting what it can do for wildfire prevention and South County’s sewage crisis. But detractors note the vast majority of the money will ...
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
October 4, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Thanks @sandiegouniontribune.com for covering our #Politifest2026 debate on a proposed countywide sales tax increase.
🧵Happy Friday...and #politifest2026 weekend. 😀
Today's @voiceofsandiego.org news blast leads with the latest on the race to represent southeastern City of San Diego neighborhoods.
Today's @voiceofsandiego.org news blast leads with the latest on the race to represent southeastern City of San Diego neighborhoods.
Supporters Bash Supporters
San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera and County Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe took turns criticizing City Council candidate Martha Abraham for accepting support from San Diego United Com...
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October 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
🧵Happy Friday...and #politifest2026 weekend. 😀
Today's @voiceofsandiego.org news blast leads with the latest on the race to represent southeastern City of San Diego neighborhoods.
Today's @voiceofsandiego.org news blast leads with the latest on the race to represent southeastern City of San Diego neighborhoods.
More on these two ballot measures - Measure A, the charter reform measure and Measure B, the sales tax pitch:
October 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
More on these two ballot measures - Measure A, the charter reform measure and Measure B, the sales tax pitch:
🧵Since reporter @kellylynndavis.bsky.social passed away this summer, San Diego SPJ and those who love Kelly have been working with the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation on a memorial fund to recognize the impact she had and fuel more important work like hers.
October 1, 2026 at 4:35 PM
🧵Since reporter @kellylynndavis.bsky.social passed away this summer, San Diego SPJ and those who love Kelly have been working with the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation on a memorial fund to recognize the impact she had and fuel more important work like hers.
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For nearly 35 years, it was a safe space for the homeless in downtown S.D. Now it’s closed.
For nearly 35 years, it was a safe space for the homeless in downtown S.D. Now it’s closed.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
October 1, 2026 at 3:41 AM
For nearly 35 years, it was a safe space for the homeless in downtown S.D. Now it’s closed.
Via @apnews.com: "President Trump’s administration is shifting away from the approach at the heart of federal homeless policy. The proposed changes have left homelessness organizations scrambling to alter their housing strategies so they can keep getting federal money."
What Trump’s homelessness policy means for the most vulnerable
The Trump administration is shifting federal policy and dollars away from the “Housing First” approach that has been at the heart of federal homelessness policy.
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October 1, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Via @apnews.com: "President Trump’s administration is shifting away from the approach at the heart of federal homeless policy. The proposed changes have left homelessness organizations scrambling to alter their housing strategies so they can keep getting federal money."
Via @sandiegouniontribune.com: "Members of the San Diego County Juvenile Justice Commission on Tuesday 'temporarily paused' their volunteer oversight service, throwing the independent monitoring of the Probation Department and juvenile courts deeper into disarray."
Juvenile justice oversight work ‘temporarily paused’ amid county, court dispute
The commission’s chair said it voted to suspend operations, not resign, because the work was too important to walk away from entirely.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
September 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Via @sandiegouniontribune.com: "Members of the San Diego County Juvenile Justice Commission on Tuesday 'temporarily paused' their volunteer oversight service, throwing the independent monitoring of the Probation Department and juvenile courts deeper into disarray."
So excited to share this guide I've been working on with a group of excellent homelessness beat reporters across the country.
Learn more about our new toolkit and our 2025 guide on ethics and working with homeless sources: www.homelessnessreporting.org/guides
Learn more about our new toolkit and our 2025 guide on ethics and working with homeless sources: www.homelessnessreporting.org/guides
Hey media folk: Have questions about covering homelessness? We’ve got a new guide to help you navigate the avalanche of information, competing perspectives and political narratives surrounding the topic. Check it out:
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HBRC Guide_8.31.26.pdf
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September 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
So excited to share this guide I've been working on with a group of excellent homelessness beat reporters across the country.
Learn more about our new toolkit and our 2025 guide on ethics and working with homeless sources: www.homelessnessreporting.org/guides
Learn more about our new toolkit and our 2025 guide on ethics and working with homeless sources: www.homelessnessreporting.org/guides
Reposted by Lisa Halverstadt
Hey media folks 👋
Have questions about covering homelessness?
The Homelessness Beat Reporters Collective released a new guide to help you navigate the avalanche of information, competing perspectives, and political narratives surrounding the topic.
www.homelessnessreporting.org/guides#h.3j9...
Have questions about covering homelessness?
The Homelessness Beat Reporters Collective released a new guide to help you navigate the avalanche of information, competing perspectives, and political narratives surrounding the topic.
www.homelessnessreporting.org/guides#h.3j9...
Homelessness Beat Reporters - Guides
Homelessness Reporting Guide
www.homelessnessreporting.org
September 29, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Hey media folks 👋
Have questions about covering homelessness?
The Homelessness Beat Reporters Collective released a new guide to help you navigate the avalanche of information, competing perspectives, and political narratives surrounding the topic.
www.homelessnessreporting.org/guides#h.3j9...
Have questions about covering homelessness?
The Homelessness Beat Reporters Collective released a new guide to help you navigate the avalanche of information, competing perspectives, and political narratives surrounding the topic.
www.homelessnessreporting.org/guides#h.3j9...
Reposted by Lisa Halverstadt
Philanthropist Irwin Jacobs donates $50 million to build homeless center downtown
Philanthropist Irwin Jacobs donates $50 million to build homeless center downtown
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
September 29, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Philanthropist Irwin Jacobs donates $50 million to build homeless center downtown
🧵When I recently learned about employee misconduct and culture issues at @sandiegocounty.bsky.social's Edgemoor nursing facility, I immediately wanted to know how residents were doing.
September 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
🧵When I recently learned about employee misconduct and culture issues at @sandiegocounty.bsky.social's Edgemoor nursing facility, I immediately wanted to know how residents were doing.
Reposted by Lisa Halverstadt
Meet the Airbnb activist hunting for San Diego’s ‘apartment hotels.’ From investigative reporter Cody Dulaney. inewsource.org/2026/09/23/s...
Meet the Airbnb activist hunting for San Diego's 'apartment hotels'
Armed with housing data and complaints, this San Diegan is looking for apartment complexes converted into short-term rentals.
inewsource.org
September 23, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Meet the Airbnb activist hunting for San Diego’s ‘apartment hotels.’ From investigative reporter Cody Dulaney. inewsource.org/2026/09/23/s...
Reposted by Lisa Halverstadt
County to continue rental subsidy program, but current recipients won’t qualify
County to continue rental subsidy program, but current recipients won’t qualify
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
September 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM
County to continue rental subsidy program, but current recipients won’t qualify
Reposted by Lisa Halverstadt
This document helps courts decide who goes to prison. AI may soon help write it in San Diego.
This document helps courts decide who goes to prison. AI may soon help write it in San Diego.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
September 20, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This document helps courts decide who goes to prison. AI may soon help write it in San Diego.
If you follow me here, you know @voiceofsandiego.org tells stories that other news outlets don’t – and we don’t give up when we face obstacles getting records or information. We’re also nonprofit dependent on donations so we need community support to keep on keeping on.
September 17, 2026 at 6:58 PM
If you follow me here, you know @voiceofsandiego.org tells stories that other news outlets don’t – and we don’t give up when we face obstacles getting records or information. We’re also nonprofit dependent on donations so we need community support to keep on keeping on.
Two recent county public records debacles:
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September 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Two recent county public records debacles:
voiceofsandiego.org/2026/08/12/c...
voiceofsandiego.org/2026/09/10/h...
voiceofsandiego.org/2026/08/12/c...
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NEW SAN DIEGO HOMELESSNESS DATA: The number of people becoming homeless in San Diego County outpaced the number moving into homes in August. The Regional Task Force on Homelessness reports that 1,093 people became homeless for the first time and 884 exited homelessness.
September 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
NEW SAN DIEGO HOMELESSNESS DATA: The number of people becoming homeless in San Diego County outpaced the number moving into homes in August. The Regional Task Force on Homelessness reports that 1,093 people became homeless for the first time and 884 exited homelessness.
Reposted by Lisa Halverstadt
Fight to pass Measure B, the countywide sales tax increase, heats up
Fight to pass Measure B, the countywide sales tax increase, heats up
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Fight to pass Measure B, the countywide sales tax increase, heats up
More on the debate over the efficacy of tows that can leave San Diegans homeless:
September 16, 2026 at 1:30 AM
More on the debate over the efficacy of tows that can leave San Diegans homeless: