Publications and Presentations

Public Restrooms in San Diego County: A Regional Assessment

In this report, we present our three-pronged examination of public restroom access in Downtown San Diego, December 2022.

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Public Restrooms in San Diego County: A Regional Assessment

In this report, we present our process in and results from developing the first county-wide database of permanent public restrooms, March 2022.

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Increasing Access to Public Bathrooms is Critical for San Diegans' Health

This memo on access to public restroom facilities is part of a series on public policy challenges facing San Diego, February 2020.

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News

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Persistence of Downtown San Diego bathroom nightmare fuels frustration over homelessness

(San Diego Union-Tribune, December 2022)

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SDSU Report Spotlights Downtown Restroom Shortcomings

(Voice of San Diego, Decemeber 2022)

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The Critical Need to Increase Public Restrooms Access in California

(Voice of OC, August 2022)

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Where the Public Restrooms are in San Diego

(San Diego Reader, April 2022) 

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San Diego Still Working to Add More Downtown Restrooms

San Diego Still Working to Add More Downtown Restrooms

(Voice of San Diego, April 2022)

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Dr. Jerel Calzo & Dr. Jennifer Felner on SDSU’S School of Public Health Podcast 

(If I Could Change One Thing, March 2022)

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Dr. Felner from the Project for Sanitation Justice Speaks to Local Media

Shigella Outbreak Highlights Lack of Public Restrooms

(NBC 7 San Diego,  December 2021)

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San Diego Still Can’t Solve its Public Restroom Problem

(Voice of San Diego, November 2021) 

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Trash, Needles, Human Waste Litter San Diego Sidewalks

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

(NBC 7 San Diego, October 2021) 

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Universal Bathroom Access in San Diego Could Help Save Lives. Here’s How.

(San Diego Union-Tribune, June 2021)

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