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Housing Commission says it cut 33 positions amid federal funding uncertainty
Summary
Lisa Jones, CEO of the San Diego Housing Commission, told the council the agency eliminated 33 occupied positions and will not fill 25 vacancies — about a 14% reduction — citing federal funding shifts and a projected deficit; unions and staff urged alternatives and protections for frontline workers.
The San Diego Housing Commission informed the City Council on March 17 that it reduced its workforce by about 14 percent as part of measures to cope with declining or uncertain federal and state funding.
Lisa Jones, president and CEO, said the agency eliminated 33 occupied staff positions and will not fill 25 vacant roles; the layoffs took effect Feb. 27. Jones said about 60 percent of eliminated positions were supervisory or…
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