Homeless People Descending On San Francisco Airport For Temporary Shelter
A flood of homeless people have been descending on San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for temporary shelter, "especially in the early morning hours aft.....»»
San Francisco"s landmark Palace of Fine Arts is being converted to a makeshift homeless shelter for up to 162 people to help fight the coronavirus spread
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts venue is being conver.....»»
Homeless shelter, looming IPOs have San Francisco on edge
The city of San Francisco, which has too little housing and too many homeless people, is teeming with anxiety and vitriol these days. .....»»
Hotels sit vacant during the pandemic. But some locals don’t want homeless people moving in.
Following an outbreak among San Francisco's homeless, advocates worry smaller communities that have resi.....»»
There are more vacant hotel rooms in San Francisco than there are homeless people as the city decides whether to house its 8,000 homeless in empty hotels
Jeff Chiu/AP A proposed measure would require San Francisco to procure and rent empty hotel rooms to house its entire homeless pop.....»»
San Francisco"s largest homeless shelter has been hit with a coronavirus outbreak, with 70 confirmed cases
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San Francisco will shelter more of the city"s homeless in hotels after backlash over turning its mega-conference venue Moscone Center into a mass "camp-like" shelter
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San Francisco police have begun ticketing people who are violating the shelter-in-place order to contain the coronavirus
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images San Francisco police has begun ticketing some who are violating the regionwide shelter-in-place order directing people to stay in their homes to slow the spread of the.....»»
Hennepin County using empty hotels to isolate vulnerable homeless people
Empty hotel rooms across Hennepin County are being used to shelter the area's most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness as COVID-19 spreads across the state. As of Friday, 230 people were moved from local homeless shelters and into three de.....»»
A person at a San Francisco shelter is the first homeless resident in the city confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus disease
JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Image A resident at a San Francisco homeless shelter is the first to be confirmed positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus disease, in the city. The resident was taken to a ho.....»»
Las Vegas moved hundreds of homeless people to sleep 6 feet from each other in a parking lot after their shelter was hit by the coronavirus
Steve Marcus/Reuters A homeless shelter in Las Vegas closed after a man livin.....»»
The CDC is advising cities like San Francisco to leave people living on the streets during coronavirus outbreaks if shelters cannot meet social distancing guidance
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images San Francisco has taken steps to protect its homeless community in the face of.....»»
People violating shelter-in-place mandates can be fined or jailed: In Denver the fine is $999 per incident or criminal charges
Wikipedia When a city like Denver or San Francisco issues a mandate telling people to stay inside, those rules come with some teeth. Denver's mandate, which will take effect Tuesday at 5 p.m. local time through at least Ap.....»»
San Francisco may house its homeless community in shut-down schools and churches as a "shelter in place" order goes into effect to contain the coronavirus
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The San Francisco Bay Area"s 28,200 homeless are left in limbo as officials order residents to stay indoors for 3 weeks in an effort to contain the coronavirus
Melia Robinson/Business Insider The San Francisco Bay Area will be directed to "shelter in place" at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday until April 7 in.....»»
Birmingham nonprofit moving into new facility
More of Birmingham's homeless will be served starting this week. Firehouse Ministries will open the doors to its new 28,000-square-foot facility at 626 Second Ave. N. on Feb. 19. The building will be able to shelter 112 people, which more than double.....»»
Austin identifies second hotel to buy for homeless shelter
Austin has zeroed in on another hotel it may purchase to address homelessness. Austin City Council has several items on its Dec. 9 agenda that would move forward with the purchase of a 71-room hotel near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. It'.....»»
48 Major US Cities Struggling to Shelter Growing Homeless Population
The number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year. In 2017, homelessness had increased for the first time in seven years. On a........»»
Opinion: Red tape keeps many homeless people from sleeping in a shelter
This is the story of my Saturday evening. I volunteer for the overnight shift at a homeless shelter, but we don’t manage “drop in†clients. It is a 90-day program to give women a place to sleep, with a staff to help them through the red tap.....»»
48 Major U.S. Cities Struggling to Shelter Growing Homeless Population
The number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year. In 2017, homelessness had increased for the first time in seven years. On a........»»
San Francisco residents received death threats after setting up boulders to block homeless tents. Now the city is taking the rocks away.
San Francisco residents erected giant boulders along a two-block alley to prevent homeless encampments in the area. The set-up incited backlash: People began pushing the boul.....»»