As San Francisco officials worked to expand housing options for the homeless, city leaders warned that anyone from outside San Francisco seeking a hotel room or other shelter would be turned away to preserve resources for those who were homeless within city limits before the pandemic hit.
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S.F. Supervisors Support Tent Camps – Some, Even Post-Pandemic
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is throwing its full support behind the idea of approved tent camps for homeless people to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19. And some say they want the encampments to stick around even after the pandemic passes.
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San Francisco Shelter-in-Place Order Could Be Extended Next Week
San Franciscans could be required to shelter-in-place well beyond May 3, the expiration date of the city’s current public health order.
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Leader Urges School District to Host Tent Camp
The president of the San Francisco Unified School District board plans to propose next week that the district offer at least one of its campuses as one of the city’s first-ever approved tent camps for homeless people.
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S.F. Street-Closure Program Draws Criticism for Limited Scope
Some city officials are dissatisfied with new transit rules that are intended to help pedestrians follow social-distancing guidelines by stepping into streets when necessary. Through its new Slow Streets Program, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will begin closing some streets to through traffic, freeing up space so that maintaining six feet of separation is easier.
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S.F. Officials Announce Mask Requirement
San Francisco officials announced at a press conference Friday that a regional rule requiring residents to cover their noses and mouths when riding public transportation or conducting essential business would go into effect at midnight.
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S.F. Cites Equipment Shortages in COVID-19 Testing as Thousands of Swabs Arrive in Town
UCSF has offered to provide free COVID-19 testing to San Francisco homeless shelter residents, but it’s unclear if or when the city will take the university and medical center up on the offer due to what Mayor London Breed on Sunday described as a shortage of nasal swabs and other testing supplies. A day earlier, a shipment of 100,000 swabs arrived at UCSF.
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S.F. Officials Explain Their Efforts to House Homeless During Pandemic
City officials explained their efforts to place homeless people in hotel rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference April 13.
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70 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed at S.F. Homeless Shelter
The Multi-Service Center South homeless shelter is being turned into a medical facility for COVID-19 patients after 68 of its residents and two staff members tested positive for the coronavirus, San Francisco officials announced Friday.
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S.F. to Secure 7,000 Hotel Rooms, Offer Mental Health Support During Coronavirus Pandemic
City officials said Wednesday that the city would be leasing some 7,000 hotel rooms to house those who may have COVID-19 and cannot isolate themselves, and announced new mental health support programs for frontline workers and city employees.