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S.F. Still Taking Tents From Homeless People During Deadly Pandemic

by Brian Howey March 27, 2020July 7, 2020

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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.

Coronavirus, Health, Homelessness, Housing

Hotel Rooms for Homeless, or Back to Streets? Coronavirus Proposals Split S.F. Leadership

by Brian Howey March 23, 2020July 7, 2020

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.

Census, Coronavirus, Homelessness, Housing

Coronavirus Pandemic Delays Census Count of Homeless

by Laura Wenus March 23, 2020July 7, 2020

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.

Coronavirus, Health, Homelessness

Moving S.F. Homeless Into Shelters Could Make Outbreaks More Likely, Experts Say

by Brian Howey March 20, 2020July 7, 2020

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.

“Civic” Podcast, City Hall, Coronavirus, Health, Homelessness

San Francisco Grapples With Containing Coronavirus Among Homeless

by Laura Wenus March 17, 2020January 4, 2021

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.

City Hall, Coronavirus, Homelessness

Coronavirus Shelter-in-Place Order Leaves Homeless With Nowhere to Go

by Sam Lew March 17, 2020July 7, 2020

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.

City Hall, Coronavirus, Homelessness

Many San Francisco Emergency Handwashing Stations Broken, Empty, Missing

by Brian Howey March 17, 2020August 12, 2020

Stations were in a poor state, barely a week after they were installed to slow the spread of the coronavirus among the homeless. Officials pointed to overuse, as well as a private contractor that may have placed some stations in the wrong locations.

“Civic” Podcast, City Hall, Coronavirus, Health, Homelessness

San Francisco Advises Homeless to Sleep One to a Tent During Coronavirus Pandemic

by Brian Howey March 14, 2020January 4, 2021

In an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus among the homeless, city officials are encouraging people on the streets to sleep only one to a tent and to keep at least six feet between tents.

City Hall, Homelessness

During Coronavirus Outbreak S.F. Will Continue to Seize Homeless People’s Property

by Brian Howey March 11, 2020July 7, 2020

San Francisco will continue to confiscate belongings from people living in street encampments during the coronavirus outbreak, a Department of Public Works representative said, despite warnings from doctors and activists that the seizures may leave homeless people more vulnerable to the disease.

“Civic” Podcast, Homelessness

As City Changes Course on Homelessness, Nonprofit Leader Calls for Service-First Approach

by Laura Wenus March 6, 2020January 4, 2021

San Francisco officials are planning to shift their approach to homelessness after reviewing data that show the current strategy – a complaint-driven system – isn’t actually getting people off the streets.

Category: Homelessness