While the coronavirus was spreading in San Francisco’s homeless shelters, 30 recreational vehicles leased by the city to house people affected by the pandemic have been sitting empty for nearly a month, a city official confirmed Thursday. The RVs were intended to house people who were awaiting coronavirus testing or had tested positive for the virus and did not have access to adequate housing.
Category: Homelessness
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City Ramping Up Coronavirus Contact Tracing and Testing
San Francisco is training a corps of city workers to trace the contacts of people who may have been exposed to someone suffering from COVID-19.
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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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Distrust of S.F. Agencies Leaves Some Homeless Wary of Quarantine Hotels
Some homeless people say they wouldn’t move into the hotel rooms progressive city supervisors have been pushing to allocate for them. That’s largely due to longstanding distrust in city agencies by homeless people who have been subject to move-along orders, police citations and sweeps that resulted in their tents and other belongings being confiscated.
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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.
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S.F. Changes Course at Moscone Center West
San Francisco leaders announced Monday that they would make changes to the emergency shelter at Moscone Center West after 19 people had contact with two former residents of another shelter who contracted the coronavirus.
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Sociologist: Homelessness Crisis Creates Weaknesses in Pandemic Resilience
As of Monday, April 6, three people in San Francisco’s shelter system had tested positive for coronavirus.
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Coronavirus Case in Homeless Shelter Adds Urgency to Hotel Room Debate
The push to move San Francisco’s homeless residents into hotel rooms in response to the coronavirus gained urgency Thursday with the announcement of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 by a homeless shelter resident.
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S.F. Policy May Hurt Efforts to Curb COVID-19 Among Drug Users
As coronavirus cases climb, San Francisco officials have left unchanged a directive against distributing clean pipes to people who smoke drugs, a stance that may hurt efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 among the city’s drug users, outreach workers said.