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.
Category: Homelessness
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Coronavirus, Homelessness
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.
Posted inCoronavirus, Economy & Business, Homelessness
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.
Posted inHealth, Homelessness
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.
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S.F. Still Taking Tents From Homeless People During Deadly Pandemic
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Despite assurances from officials that the practice would stop, city workers continue to confiscate homeless people’s tents and remove encampments as the coronavirus spreads across a shuttered San Francisco.
Posted inCoronavirus, Health, Homelessness, Housing
Hotel Rooms for Homeless, or Back to Streets? Coronavirus Proposals Split S.F. Leadership
Dueling narratives from San Francisco politicians reflect a divide over not just how the city should care for its homeless population during the COVID-19 crisis, but also what kind of policies and financial support it should commit to for the longer term.
Posted inCensus, Coronavirus, Homelessness, Housing
Coronavirus Pandemic Delays Census Count of Homeless
Before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, the United States was ramping up its biggest peacetime mobilization: the Census. A complete count of all people in the nation is taken every 10 years, but this year, the shelter-in-place and social distancing orders to curb the spread of COVID-19 have forced the Census Bureau to adapt its timeline for the count.
Posted inCoronavirus, Health, Homelessness
Moving S.F. Homeless Into Shelters Could Make Outbreaks More Likely, Experts Say
The city’s plan to move people living on the street into emergency homeless shelters could increase the chances of an outbreak inside those facilities, say public health experts, social workers, and homeless shelter residents.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, City Hall, Coronavirus, Health, Homelessness
San Francisco Grapples With Containing Coronavirus Among Homeless
With the Bay Area under a shelter-in-place order because of the coronavirus pandemic, people are being asked to stay home. But for those without housing, that is difficult.
Posted inCity Hall, Coronavirus, Homelessness
Coronavirus Shelter-in-Place Order Leaves Homeless With Nowhere to Go
San Francisco announced an order Monday that requires residents to stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus. But for homeless San Franciscans, “shelter in place” may be next to impossible. The health order exempts homeless San Franciscans, of whom more than 5,100 live unsheltered, but they are “strongly urged to obtain shelter.” However, San Francisco’s homeless response system has long been overburdened, even for resources like emergency shelter. As of March 16, the city’s shelter waitlist was 799 people — and may become even longer if shelters begin spacing beds apart to practice social distancing.