Statement: “Every single year in eight years that the site was located next to it, we had what are called emergency shutdowns,” City Council President Ben Hueso said Oct. 22 at a City Council meeting about placing a temporary winter homeless shelter near Perkins Elementary School in Barrio Logan.
Analysis: Debating where to put San Diego’s temporary winter homeless shelter has become an annual tradition for the City Council. As the colder, rainy months approach, scores of residents and business owners argue against having the shelter in their neighborhoods.
Fact Check: Emergency Shutdowns at Schools
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