The St. Anthony Foundation of San Francisco has paid some $400,000 of its own money, and expects to pay $250,000 a month going forward, for equipment, staff and service changes necessary to meet the needs of the community during the coronavirus pandemic, its director estimated.
Tag: pandemic
Posted inCoronavirus, Health
In Bid to Slow Pandemic, Officials Ramp Up Tracing of Patients’ Contacts
As the coronavirus curve flattens and San Francisco contemplates lifting shelter-in-place orders, public health officials are building a workforce of contact tracers to prevent a surge of transmissions. If successful, the program could dramatically affect the course of the pandemic in the Bay Area.
Posted inCity Hall, Transportation
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.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Coronavirus, Economy & Business, Homelessness
Supervisors Set Goal of 8,250 Hotel Rooms, City Secures 2,200
San Francisco is securing hotel rooms to help people socially distance and avoid the coronavirus. But for whom, and how many? Here’s what we know about hotels, and how we got here.
Posted inCoronavirus, Homelessness, Neighborhoods
Supervisor Pushes for Socially Distanced Homeless Tent Camps
San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is pushing the city to designate up to five public sites for sanctioned homeless encampments in an effort to protect unhoused residents from COVID-19.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Coronavirus, Health, Neighborhoods
S.F. Mission District Has Most COVID-19 Cases
San Francisco’s Mission District has the highest number of COVID-19 infections, based on new data released on the San Francisco Department of Public Health’s Data Tracker map.
Posted inCoronavirus, Homelessness, Land use
Tenderloin Service Providers Push Street Closure to Thin Crowded Sidewalks
Soup kitchens and homeless service centers are pushing San Francisco officials to shut down a Tenderloin street to through traffic so their clients can maintain social distance from one another as lines wrap around the block and tent dwellers crowd the sidewalks.
Posted inCoronavirus, Homelessness
RVs for Homeless Affected by Coronavirus Pandemic Sitting Empty
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.
Posted inCoronavirus, Labor, Transportation
Cable Car Bells Silenced as Crews Focus on Maintenance in Pandemic
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At San Francisco’s cable car barn on Mason Street, the large looms of wire that power one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions used to produce a loud, uninterrupted whirring. Now, the building’s interior is so quiet it’s unnerving.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Aging, Public Safety
With Increased Isolation Comes Increased Risk of Being Scammed
Fear, uncertainty and isolation, pervasive during the coronavirus pandemic, present an opportunity for malicious actors to deceive consumers into revealing private information, buying fake products or falling to fraudulent schemes and sending money.