San Diego's H Barracks could include shelter, goes before Coastal Commission this week

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A permit application filed by the City of San Diego with the California Coastal Commission shows that part of the H Barracks in Point Loma could also include a potential shelter. The application is set to be acted upon this Wednesday.

Lashay Roberts, currently living in a van, said, “It’s been difficult because we don’t have a routine – a stable spot to stay at.” Her red van is as stable for she and her partner Aiden Casper along with their four-legged friend.

“We’re both trying to look for jobs at the same time,” Roberts said.

It's a long road with little resources, making it tough to find solid ground.

“We’re hopping around, going from a 24-hour open place to this one that is not,” Roberts said.

A proposed safe sleeping site at the H Barracks lot on Harbor Drive, equipped with restrooms, showers, and mental health services, could change that.

The site would mainly serve people experiencing homelessness for the first time, helping them get back on their feet.

“Being able to have a shower, some food, a safer spot,” Robert said.

But now there’s growing contention over what else is part of the H Barracks plan.