San Francisco approves homeless shelter despite backlash from wealthy residents
City official hails Navigation Center as ‘part of the solution’ as attorney for neighbors vows to fight on
Authorities in San Francisco have approved plans for a homeless shelter that had faced fierce protests from wealthy local residents.
Tuesday’s unanimous vote by San Francisco’s port commissioners was the culmination of weeks of contention that began with residents of one of the city’s most desirable waterfront neighborhoods raising more than $101,000 in a crowdfunding campaign to pay for an attorney to fight the construction of the Navigation Center.