New funding found for Midway District homeless shelter that had been set to close

Correction: The City Council on Tuesday allocated funding to keep the Midway District shelter open through August. An earlier version of this story said the shelter would soon close.

SAN DIEGO – The 150-bed homeless shelter on Rosecrans Street in the Midway District, which had been scheduled to close on June 30, has received a reprieve.

Funding initially only had been available until the end of the month, but after a San Diego City Council vote Tuesday, the shelter is set to remain open through August. The council added $488,000 to cover expenses at the facility, part of more than $7 million restored to the budget to cover homeless services and affordable housing…

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