If the recent community meeting about the 225-bed Embarcadero navigation center is any indication, Monday's public meeting could be contentious.
If you missed your chance to weigh in last time, the meeting has been rescheduled for Monday night at 6 p.m. at Pier 1's Bayside Conference Room.
A UC Berkeley study showed no additional effects on crime around San Francisco's existing navigation centers.
Homelessness did not appear in San Francisco because of navigation centers, so it seems to me it's too late to argue about backyards — and that it's a perfect time to help the homeless people already living along the city's waterfront.