Following a year of renovations, the Magnolia Safe Parking lot reopened Friday on El Cajon’s North Magnolia Avenue.

In 2022, the lot opened for temporary use as East County’s first Safe Parking program. It closed in August 2024 to begin planned renovations, so clients were relocated to the Bancroft site in Spring Valley to continue services.

What was once a 17-spot facility with porta-potties and a tent serving as office space now has 16 spots with two toilets. An ADA-accessible shower and an administrative space, complete with air conditioning, were added too.

For construction, District 2 county Supervisor Joel Anderson and the Office of Homeless Solutions for San Diego County contracted with Dreams for Change, a local nonprofit organization working to serve and stabilize homeless popu

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