New Beginnings for Homeless People in Transition
A Sunbreak is defined as “a breaking forth of the sun at sunrise; a new beginning.”
Sunbreak Ranch Homeless Triage Center
City of San Diego + County of San Diego
United States of America
Sunbreak Ranch is a “compassion-centered”, non-partisan, non-political, all-volunteer effort
to save lives and save our cities.
Sunbreak Ranch is a new approach to the nationwide homeless crisis that offers real hope, not more of the futile same.
Sunbreak Ranch is a central navigation center, designed to house people, identify their needs, and move them with care and proper treatment to more permanent housing or treatment centers. It is an emergency regional “triage center” where everyone in need will have a clean, healthy, safe, and secure place and bed.
Sunbreak is a voluntary facility.
Individuals can reside in a series of designated and protected areas for families, single mothers, seniors, veterans, those with dogs, and so on.
There will be clean toilets, showers, dining halls, medical tents, storage facilities, onsite homeless service providers, mental health counselors, substance abuse specialists and vocational trainers.
Sunbreak will have private security and a permanent 24/7 police station onsite to maintain a safe and secure environment for residents. Away from the criminals, drug dealers, gang members and sex traffickers who relentlessly prey on the homeless on the streets, homeless individuals will finally have a secure and safe place to get back on their feet.
According to Martin v. City of Boise (2018), the U.S. Constitution does not allow for prosecuting people for sleeping outdoors if there is no shelter available. With Sunbreak Ranch operational, and shelter available for every person in need, the court’s conditions will be met, thus enabling the return to rule of law regarding public loitering, camping, littering, defecating, urinating, drug use and criminal activity.
A civilized society must have rule of law, period.
Once proven, Sunbreak can be rapidly replicated across America. The opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of lives, end widespread suffering, and clean up America’s cities, is within our reach.
Bill Walton, R.I.P.
“Center” for Sunbreak Ranch
1952 – 2024
Click on the video above to watch the #1 rated cable news show ‘The Five’ co-hosts discuss Sunbreak Ranch as the solution to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s failed homeless policies.
Click on the video above to watch a short clip from Dr. Ben Carson’s “Sunbreak Ranch: A Common Sense Solution to Homelessness in America” – 1:47
Click on the image to view Dr. Ben Carson’s “Sunbreak Ranch: A Common Sense Solution to Homelessness in America” on YouTube – 33:07
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2017–2021
Neurosurgeon who performed first successful separation of conjoined twins
Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient 2008 (highest USA civilian award)
Click to read Dr. Carson’s endorsement letter
PDF version for emailing and printing
PDF version for emailing and printing
PDF version for emailing and printing
Watch Lawrence Jones report on San Diego’s homeless crisis and the Sunbreak Ranch proposal for ending it.
Watch Greg Gutfeld discuss Sunbreak Ranch in his #1 rated late-night “comedy” show, Gutfeld!
Watch Greg Gutfeld hail Sunbreak Ranch as “America’s homeless solution” on the #1 rated cable news show, The Five.
Watch The Five discuss NBA legend Bill Walton and the Sunbreak Ranch solution to homelessness.
Sunbreak is designed to be the “compassion-centered” location solution for all homeless persons in need — a triage center that will help each individual get where best fits their needs:
The best way to help people get back on their feet is by helping them find suitable jobs that will enable their return to independent living.
Sunbreak Ranch will have a Real Time Shelter Dashboard on-site to help residents locate open beds and housing around the county. Likewise, Sunbreak will have a Real Time Employment Dashboard on-site to help residents locate jobs and job training opportunities around the county. The two Dashboards will have Sunbreak representatives on hand to assist residents in their searches.
Employers throughout the county will be encouraged to offer jobs and job training opportunities for Sunbreak’s residents via our Real Time Employment Dashboard.
The following individuals and organizations have endorsed the concept of immediately implementing the Sunbreak Plan as the Comprehensive Homeless Solution for San Diego and the United States of America. We invite everyone to join us in endorsing Sunbreak – to do so please email us using the website contact form.
Sunbreak Ranch is not site-specific or location-dependent. We are open-minded to all site opportunities that meet the needs of our homeless brothers and sisters.
Miramar and Otay Mesa are our favored locations, both being about 15 minutes from downtown San Diego. In fact, these locations are closer to downtown San Diego than Scripps Ranch, Mira Mesa, and Del Mar. And thousands commute downtown daily from distances much further away.
Based on our “Federal Leadership, Local Control” approach to homelessness, the unused federal lands just east of Interstate 15 on the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar presents a unique and compelling opportunity. This location is at the heart of San Diego County and easily accessible to everyone. From Interstate 15, exit Miramar Way, head east for about three seconds and park…then IMAGINE the possibilities in this beautiful setting:
Aerial View of Proposed Miramar Site
A short 15 minute drive from downtown San Diego.
Closer to downtown than Scripps Ranch, Mira Mesa, and Del Mar.
A short 15 minute drive from downtown San Diego.
Closer to downtown than Scripps Ranch, Mira Mesa, and Del Mar.
Sunbreak is designed to be a large-scale temporary ranch in the layout of the Old California Ranchos – befitting California’s rich history and topography. It will be a creative, one-of-a-kind location featuring 35 plus amenities and benefits that strive to make the Ranch the best possible temporary home for our homeless brothers and sisters, friends and neighbors.
Take Back San Diego is a non-partisan, non-political grassroots coalition of native (and long-time) San Diegans who, in unison, are saying NO MORE to the homeless status quo of suffering.
We don’t want your money, we want your participation and action.
Contact Persons: George Mullen and Brian Caster
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