Time is ticking. City leaders find short-term solutions to losing over 600 homeless beds

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — About 600 shelter beds in San Diego will no longer be available at the end of the year, and city leaders are looking for other temporary solutions.

The shelters closing include the 264 beds at Golden Hall. The 60-year-old facility was always planned to be a temporary shelter as it is in need of repair and its permit is expiring.

Near the East Village, Father Joe’s Paul Mirabile Center is closing its 350 beds to transform into a detox center, and Rachel’s Promise is closing its 40-bed women’s shelter due to repairs.

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The city currently has 2,508 shelter beds including the safe sleeping tents, but could decrease to less than 2,000 in the coming months…

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