Officials overseeing the city’s flagship Gateway Center and its network of projects, designed to provide services for those experiencing homelessness, have lately experienced complications with operators and contracts. The most recent snag will result in the delayed opening of what officials have said for many months is a critical and “life-saving” gap in service — […]
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