In response to a Voice of San Diego and KPBS investigation into substandard housing, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said earlier this year he’d form a special enforcement team to help tenants.
The program got under way this month as the new fiscal year began, and its first order of business was improving access for non-English speakers.
Residents can now file complaints against landlords for unsafe housing in their native language. The city has added a translation function to its web page for its Code Enforcement department, which enforces state and city housing rules.