Homeless shelter set to leave San Diego Convention Center, now seen as vaccine site
4 years ago

Homeless shelter set to leave San Diego Convention Center, now seen as vaccine site

LA Times  

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announces plans to begin the phaseout of the homeless shelter at the Convention Center on Friday flanked by government officials and advocates. More than 700 people at a temporary homeless shelter in the San Diego Convention Center will begin moving into smaller shelters the week of March 22, but the waterfront venue isn’t expected to host any events in the foreseeable future. Instead, the Convention Center soon could become a mass vaccination site, San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chairman Nathan Fletcher said Friday during a news conference outside the complex. Father Joe’s Villages is overseeing about 400 of the 737 homeless people at the Convention Center shelter this week, and Vargas said there is more than enough room at Golden Hall to accommodate them all.

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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Could Be A 'Game Changer' For Homeless People
4 years ago

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Could Be A 'Game Changer' For Homeless People

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine against the coronavirus arrives in California, some homeless advocates are urging the state to prioritize getting it to unhoused residents, who can be harder to reach for second doses. A spokesperson for the governor said the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be distributed along with the vaccines from Pfizer and …

In ‘a panic situation,’ L.A. may turn the convention center into a homeless shelter
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In ‘a panic situation,’ L.A. may turn the convention center into a homeless shelter

LA Times  

Several members of the Los Angeles City Council have asked the city to study the feasibility of using the Los Angeles Convention Center, which has gone dark during the COVID-19 pandemic, to shelter homeless people. of Los Angeles, said that her organization supported homeless housing of all types but that she hoped the feasibility study would take into consideration downtown …

Officials Across The U.S. Scramble To Protect Homeless Population From Coronavirus
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Officials Across The U.S. Scramble To Protect Homeless Population From Coronavirus

NPR  

Officials Across The U.S. Scramble To Protect Homeless Population From Coronavirus Infections have sprung up in shelters, forcing cities to consider other options. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Health officials in San Francisco say that 70 people in the city's largest homeless shelter there have tested positive for coronavirus. Officials started testing everyone else at the shelter and yesterday said that 70 …

Why a fight over homeless people could determine how much coronavirus hurts California
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Why a fight over homeless people could determine how much coronavirus hurts California

LA Times  

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L.A. releases locations for 13 temporary homeless shelters for coronavirus crisis
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L.A. releases locations for 13 temporary homeless shelters for coronavirus crisis

LA Times  

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Death toll from San Diego hepatitis outbreak rises to 16, with 292 people hospitalized
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Death toll from San Diego hepatitis outbreak rises to 16, with 292 people hospitalized

LA Times  

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