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Shelter uproar highlights strife in expensive San Francisco

City at 'boiling point' over tech, houses, homeless

In this Thursday, April 18, 2019 photo, a man rests and reads the Bible while sitting across the street from the proposed site of a homeless shelter in San Francisco. The city, which has too little housing and too many homeless people sleeping in the streets, is teeming with anxiety and vitriol these days. The large new homeless shelter is on track to go up along a scenic waterfront area dotted with high-rise luxury condos, prompting outrage from some residents. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

San Fran.jpg — In this Thursday, April 18, 2019 photo, a man rests and reads the Bible while sitting across the street from the proposed site of a homeless shelter in San Francisco. The city, which has too little housing and too many homeless people sleeping in the streets, is teeming with anxiety and vitriol these days. The large new homeless shelter is on track to go up along a scenic waterfront area dotted with high-rise luxury condos, prompting outrage from some residents. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco's renowned waterfront hosts joggers, admiring tourists and towering condos with impressive views. It could also become the site of a new homeless shelter for up to 200 people.

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