Media Coverage

Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman sits with KUSI Anchor Lauren Phinney to raise awareness of how the July 24 Executive Order on Homelessness ignores decades of data that proves the effectiveness and humanity of Housing First practices. Watch the interview here: Melissa Peterman discusses Trump’s July 24 Executive Order on Homelessness.

Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman sits with reporter Allie Wanger to talk about San Diego’s affordable housing needs in light of the recent publication of the 2025 San Diego County Housing Needs Report, a report put out annually by the San Diego Housing Federation in coordination with the California Housing Partnership. Watch the interview here:

In this appearance on KUSI News ahead of the #WeAllCount Point-In-Time Count in 2025, Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman explains why this annual effort coordinated by the Regional Task Force to End Homelessness in San Diego is essential to informing region-wide efforts to reconnect unhoused San Diegans with housing and supportive services. Watch the interview

In this appearance on Fox 5 ahead of the #WeAllCount Point-In-Time Count in 2025, Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman explains why this annual effort coordinated by the Regional Task Force to End Homelessness in San Diego is essential for the city and county. Also discussed is Townspeople’s participation as a deployment site, to count people

In this appearance on Fox 5 ahead of Giving Tuesday 2024, Townspeople Executive Director Melissa Peterman shares how donations help the organization provide permanent housing, non-congregate emergency housing, and supportive services to people in San Diego experiencing homelesness or are at-risk of homelessness. Watch the interview here: Giving Tuesday on FOX 5 with Townspeople