Gov. Gavin Newsom holds Saturday update on COVID-19
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Governor Gavin Newsom spoke at noon on Saturday, April 18, 2020 outside of a Motel 6 in Santa Clara County.

Positive cases of COVID-19 at SF homeless shelter grows to more than 90

San Francisco is among the cities grappling with how to house and help the homeless to isolate in the middle of a pandemic. Some are calling for the city's homeless to all be moved into hotels, but Mayor London Breed is saying at this point that's an impractical solution.

AIDS Memorial Quilt volunteers using extra fabric to sew masks for homeless

For those who were once on the front lines of the AIDS crisis in San Francisco, what is happening now feels like a re-occurring nightmare.

SF Mayor discusses presidential race and pandemic

San Francisco Mayor London Breed appeared on The Nine Wednesday morning, to discuss the city's response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders suspending his presidential campaign.

San Francisco emergency ordinances approved calling for paid sick leave, more hotel rooms

San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency ordinance requiring paid sick leave for essential workers like grocery clerks, janitors, and delivery people working for large companies during the coronavirus public health crisis.

St. Anthony’s Diner is feeding more people now than ever in its 70-year history

Those who run St. Anthony's Dining Room in San Francisco's Tenderloin say they've never had to serve this many meals each day to the homeless and those who are nearly homeless. And they've been around for almost 70 years.

Santa Clara County reports sheltering of all homeless with COVID-19

Santa Clara County on Friday announced that it has provided housing to all homeless people confirmed with novel coronavirus.

Thousands of California's homeless will move into hotels: Gov. Newsom

Newsom said his team has secured 7,000 hotel rooms for the homeless, and is on the way to scoring 15,000 in what he is dubbing "Project Room Key." 

Homeless at high risk for contracting coronavirus

With 50 percent of the California homeless population over age 50, plans and precautions must be put in place now to prevent widespread illness and death.

Oakland Mayor Schaaf announces COVID-19 relief fund
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Mayor Schaaf and generous donors announced an emergency relief fund to assist the city's most vulnerable residents.

California's first known COVID-19 homeless death

How do you shelter-in-place without a home? Santa Clara County officials confirm the first known death of a homeless resident attributed to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.

COVID-19: Events with over 1,000 people at Oakland-owned properties canceled through end of March

Officials with the city of Oakland announced Wednesday, the cancellation of any events with 1,000 people or more in city-owned properties in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. As part of a declaration of local emergency, the order is in effect for events scheduled between March 12 and March 31.