shelter

Former Sebastopol Inn soon opens as Project Homekey supportive housing complex

The second of two new housing complexes for people experiencing homelessness, the former Sebastopol Inn, is scheduled to open in…

3 years ago

Covid-19 update: Massive evacuations raise virus exposure concerns as state battles two crises at once

Several counties around the Bay Area are fighting two crises at once: the Covid-19 pandemic and historic wildfires. Massive evacuations…

4 years ago

Mayor lays out $446 million Covid-19 budget proposal

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Tuesday laid out a spending proposal specifically related to Covid-19. She also stressed the need…

4 years ago

Six-country study shows safety measures prevented more than 500 million Covid-19 infections

Emergency health and safety measures taken in six major countries have prevented more than 500 million infections during the Covid-19…

4 years ago

SF releases guidelines for visiting people outside household

Department of Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax said Friday that despite Covid-19 shelter-in-place it’s clear residents are socially interacting.…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Bay Area counties inch toward reopening amid fears of new outbreaks after protests

Counties across the Bay Area are starting to reopen, although the region is generally moving slower than in other parts…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: U.S. deaths near 102,000, California voting at center of Trump-Twitter fight, Alameda County reports disproportionate impact

The nation faced Thursday with a Covid-19 death toll quickly nearing 102,000 people. Here in the Bay Area, that number…

4 years ago

Nearly 50 counties get okay to reopen salons, barbershops

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that 47 counties across the state, including Solano and Napa counties, can reopen hair salons…

4 years ago

Project Roomkey funds help shelter 90 San Mateo County homeless residents in hotel

Ninety homeless people considered at high risk have been sheltered at a San Mateo County hotel as part of the…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Some summer camps get green light with limits, state calls for 20,000 contact tracers, Tom Hanks salutes Oakland grads

The country is still grappling with the virus and impact of the virus on economic, health and social levels. Scientists…

4 years ago

State grants Napa, Solano counties approval to reopen more businesses, including dine-in restaurants

Napa and Solano counties have received state approval to begin reopening various sectors of their economies such as dine-in restaurants,…

4 years ago

Rec and Park to voluntarily provide location list for safe sleeping sites

San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer said Monday that legislation requiring the Department of Recreation and Parks to compile a…

4 years ago

Oakland tightens park restrictions to discourage gatherings

Oakland officials are implementing some changes starting Friday to encourage social distancing at city parks. Lake Merritt is one of…

4 years ago

City launches RV park to shelter 130 East Oakland homeless people through pandemic and beyond

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Tuesday that the city is launching an isolation trailer program to house 130 homeless and…

4 years ago

Die-in protesters ‘at wits’ end’ over mayor’s refusal to shelter homeless in hotels

Clad in black and holding red flowers, about 10 people laid on the street in front of San Francisco Mayor…

4 years ago

Mayor says SF ‘very likely’ to extend shelter order

“What that means is, you know, another few weeks or even a month of asking you all to comply and…

4 years ago

SamTrans reduces service on 31 routes, requires face coverings

SamTrans is reducing service on 31 routes starting this weekend and will also require all bus operators and riders to…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Outbreak shakes SF homeless shelter, Oakland slows streets, Newsom hopeful but cautious on state trajectory

As the holidays approach for several religious communities, local and state leaders are urging people to “hold the line,” as…

4 years ago

SMART reduces weekday train service by half

The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District is reducing service as ridership declines during the novel coronavirus health emergency. Under the…

4 years ago

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