By Miriam Raftery
Image: County Administration Building
July 2, 2025 (San Diego) – The $8.63 billion balanced budget passed by San Diego County Supervisors last week prioritizes housing, homelessness, public safety, infrastructure, health, environmental sustainability and support for vulnerable populations.
It also includes projects benefitting or impacting East County communities. These include:
- Buying two ambulances for unincorporated areas
- Purchasing a helicopter for firefighting and search and rescue missions
- A new crisis stabilization unit in El Cajon
- Operating safe parking programs in Spring Valley and unincorporated El Cajon, plus opening a third safe parking site in Grantville for people living in vehicles
- Constructing Troy Street Sleeping cabins in Lemon Grove to shelter homeless people
- Upgrades and repairs at the Descanso Fire Station
- Staffing two water tenders to provide water during wildfires
- Partnering with Cal Fire to explore using livestock grazing to reduce fire risk
- Enhanced fire and emergency medical services in Dulzura and Pauma Valley
- Improving a temporary space during construction of new Ramona Sheriff’s substation
- New county library opening in 2026 in Casa de Oro
- Creating community gardens in Spring Valley and Ramona
- New mobile veterinary surgical unit for unincorporated areas
- Cleaning up homeless encampments in unincorporated areas
- Installing new electric vehicle charging stations in rural areas
In addition to those East County specific projects, the budget includes many other items to benefit residents countywide including these:
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