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San Diego Homeless Shelters To Open During Storm

Father Joe's Villages in San Diego's East Village provides shelter beds and other services to people in need, Sept. 13, 2016.
Susan Murphy
Father Joe's Villages in San Diego's East Village provides shelter beds and other services to people in need, Sept. 13, 2016.

Two downtown San Diego inclement weather homeless shelters will open later Monday.

Father Joe's Villages at 1501 Imperial Ave. can accommodate 250 people. Check-in begins at 4 p.m., and guests must be out by 5 a.m. the next day.

PATH San Diego/Connections Housing at 1250 Sixth Ave. has room for 30 people. Guests can check in from 5 to 7 p.m. and must leave by 7 a.m.

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Meals will be provided at both locations.

The shelters are opened when temperatures are 50 degrees or lower or if there is at least a 40 percent chance of rain, according to the San Diego Housing Commission, which oversees homeless programs.

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