San Diego's mayor, Kevin Faulconer, has proposed locating a homeless shelter in the city's Mission Hills neighborhood, by converting the former Mission Hills Library for this purpose. This is only one of eight homeless shelters that are being developed throughout the city.
Residents of the area have raised objections, citing concerns about having homeless persons close to students at Grant Elementary School. They are also concerned about the appearance of the shelter.
However, city officials explained that the residents of this shelter would be the homeless that are often invisible, such as men who live in their vehicles, or mothers with their children. People who want to find a place in the shelter would not be admitted if they have been convicted of a felony.
The city is trying to be proactive in its approach to the problem of homelessness, addressing it now until it grows to the crisis proportions currently seen in San Francisco and Seattle. Officials in situations like this can work with Print shops to create a newsletter for neighborhood residents.
Chris Ward is the council member for Mission Hills, and says that he will take residents' concerns to the developers who are working on the shelter, so they can take them into account during the construction process. Ward also pointed out that the plan will likely be in effect by year's end.
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