"The prospect of a 225-bed homeless shelter on the Embarcadero, one of San Francisco’s most scenic and economically vital areas, took residents by surprise.
Only eight days earlier, the proposal had been unveiled to turn what is now a parking lot—Seawall Lot 330—into the largest homeless shelter of its type in the city.Neighbors arrived en masse at the Port Commission hearing to express their views.
It was standing-room only, with people crowded on floors and in aisles, and spilling out the door.
... All spoke passionately about their ties to the neighborhood and how the shelter would erode safety and quality of life.
...Several described how their toddlers have already been poked by discarded syringes and had to take HIV tests.
A father explained that his baby stroller was stolen as he was placing her in her car seat; a senior citizen recounted being chased by “a crazy person.”..."
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