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TODAY’S TOP STORY:
On Monday morning, Mayor Todd Gloria and other City of San Diego leaders will unveil a plan to expand the capacity of homeless shelters.
According to a news release from the mayor’s office, city leaders will announce an increase to the number of beds within the city’s shelter system.
The mayor’s office added, “Details will also be provided about a new homelessness diversion initiative …”
By the end of this year, the city was supposed to lose more than 600 shelter beds at Golden Hall and Paul Mirabile Center at Father Joe’s Villages.
In early October, the San Diego City Council passed a short-term action plan to increase space, with solutions such as expanding Safe Sleeping sites and parking lots, and putting some unhoused individuals in hotel rooms.