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Where the public restrooms are in San Diego

Call it a bathroom desert. Nearly half the county’s census tracts have no permanent public restrooms. At the same time, using the great outdoors in lieu of a loo could lead to a fine…

San Diego Still Working to Add More Downtown Restrooms

San Diego Still Working to Add More Downtown Restrooms

A few months after the city revealed its goal to place public restrooms within five minutes of any location downtown, it’s still working to achieve that target – and continuing to grapple with limited public access to two bathrooms it already has.

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Opinion: Universal bathroom access in San Diego could help save lives. Here’s how.

SDSU faculty is engaged in research regarding the health needs and community access issues of individuals experiencing homelessness. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jerel Calzo and Dr. Jennifer Felner…

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SDSU's School of Public Health Podcast-If I Could Change One Thing

SDSU faculty is engaged in research regarding the health needs and community access issues of individuals experiencing homelessness. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jerel Calzo and Dr. Jennifer Felner…

Dr. Felner Speaks to Local Media

Shigella Outbreak Highlights Lack of Public Restrooms

Nearly 50 people have now gotten sick from a Shigella outbreak in San Diego County, calling attention to the city’s lack of public restrooms and showers…

A public restroom in Mission Bay

San Diego Still Can’t Solve Its Public Restroom Problem

Ralph McRaw, who lives on the streets of East Village, counts himself as lucky. The 68-year-old says it’s not common for him to have to relieve himself in an alley or on a tree – as so many other homeless San Diegans do given the few restrooms in the area

 Trash, Needles, Human Waste Litter San Diego Sidewalks

Human Feces, Other Biohazards on San Diego Sidewalks Cost City Nearly $1 Million Every Year

Taxpayers in San Diego spend nearly $1 million each year sanitizing sidewalks from biohazards, including needles, personal hygiene waste and human feces. It’s a problem that is not only gross, it’s also a major public-health threat...