In California, where both homelessness and COVID-19 cases are on the rise, cities are rushing to help unhoused people — but advocates worry it won’t be enough.
cases so far. As public health officials recommend avoiding large groups and regular hand-washing, officials up and down the West Coast have been scrambling for plans to provide much-needed support to their residents sleeping in shelters, cars, and on the streets.
From San Francisco to Los Angeles, cities are setting up extra hand-washing stations and distributing hand sanitizer in shelters and through outreach workers.“We are extremely concerned about unhoused communities’ vulnerability to coronavirus,” said Daniel Homer, managing attorney at Homeless Action Center in West Oakland. In Alameda County, where Oakland is located, the
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