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Unsheltered leaders of 37 MLK demand to be housed in hotels

By Alastair Boone on May 22, 2020
News
Some 30 people gathered outside Oakland’s Palms Motel on Friday to demand that the City of Oakland take immediate action to move more unsheltered people into hotel rooms.

Everyone deserves to shelter in place, including homeless people

By TJ Johnston on May 22, 2020
First-person   Opinion   YSA youth contributions
“Sheltering in place” is a privilege that over 9,000 unhoused San Franciscans do not enjoy. Yet, shelters are congregate environments where people sleep barely more than two feet away from one another, head to foot or top to bottom in bunks.

How has COVID-19 impacted homeless advocates and service providers?

By Daniel Lempres on May 12, 2020
Features   News
For advocates and those in the nonprofit sector racing to meet these needs, the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the extent to which unhoused people rely on an informal safety net of nonprofits, advocates, and volunteers to survive.

In Dialogue with Dr. Jason Reinking—aka “Dr. Jay”—of LifeLong Medical Care

By Ricky Rodas on May 1, 2020
Features   In Dialogue
Dr. Jay speaks about how unsheltered people can protect themselves during these tough times, and what their housed neighbors can do to provide support.

Breaking down the official COVID-19 homeless response in three Bay Area cities

By Kate Wolffe on April 1, 2020
News
Many unsheltered individuals say the protections are still not enough.

The pandemic resembles one of my psychotic episodes

By Jack Bragen on April 1, 2020
First-person   Opinion   YSA youth contributions
The current pandemic makes it seem as though the world has gone insane. This time, I'm not crazy, but neither are other people. Reality has taken a surreal turn.

A taste of homelessness

By Timothy Busby on April 1, 2020
Commentary   Opinion   YSA youth contributions
I can’t help but think to myself, “now the general population is getting a taste of what we, the homeless, face everyday.”

Street Sheet’s weekly COVID-19 policy recommendations

By The Coalition on Homelessness on April 1, 2020
Commentary   Opinion
The Coalition on Homelessness is closely following policy related to COVID-19 and homelessness. Here are their top shelf policy recommendations.



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