The long-disused Central Library will accommodate 26 unhoused residents starting later this month.
The former San Diego Central Library, shuttered since 2013, will soon provide shelter for unhoused residents. According to the Voice of San Diego, “Mayor Todd Gloria’s office said the city is preparing the long-vacant downtown library to accommodate 26 beds this winter and to get final approval from the fire marshal to shelter unhoused residents there.”
The city can proceed with the conversion after a Superior Court judge cleared a deed restriction that prevented conversion of the library site to a new use. The shelter will be operated by the National Alliance on Mental Illness San Diego.
The city’s behavioral health care system is also preparing to begin implementing the state CARE Court system, which “aims to make it easier to compel people with serious mental illnesses to access care,” while dealing with staffing shortages.
FULL STORY: Morning Report: Old Library Expected to Soon Become a Shelter
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