SAN DIEGO—Following months of discussions with the property owner and the city council, Mayor Todd Gloria on Friday announced a proposed mega homeless shelter in Middletown was no longer realistic.
“After a year of negotiations and multiple hearings, we have come to the conclusion that the proposed homeless shelter campus at Kettner [Boulevard] and Vine [Street] can no longer advance,” he said. “As a result, we will present alternative solutions to the City Council on Feb. 10.
“These include one privately owned property on Second Avenue that would require lease negotiations and two city-owned properties the Old Central Library and the City Operations Building.”…