Shelter requests surged after San Diego began clearing freeway camps. Almost all failed

Andrew Shields doesn’t want to be sleeping next to Interstate 5.

He dislikes that his bed consists of a foam block balanced on a coffee table, both of which are visible to people entering downtown. He knows that living outside makes it difficult for him to kick a drug addiction or take medication for his schizophrenia.

There’s just one problem: He’s unable to find an open shelter bed…

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