A man sits in a wheelchair as he joins crowds along sidewalks where many homeless people live along the streets, as concerns grow over the homeless population due to the coronavirus Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
March 26, 2020
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March 26, 2020 10:07 a.m.
Few sheltered as California aims to help homeless amid virus
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Homeless outreach workers are passing out hand sanitizer, checking temperatures and pleading with people not to crowd together. But a week after California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged thousands of hotel rooms to help the homeless survive the coronavirus pandemic, most of those rooms sit empty.